Illustrated by Wenjing Yang.

Cosmic beings, the final week of October is astrologically charged, with our first full week of Scorpio Season unfolding alongside our first full week of Venus retrograde in Libra . That combination of water and air asks us to honor the intensity of what we feel while also recognizing what is no longer ours to keep carrying. Relationships, financial stress, beauty, self-esteem, and the way we measure our own worth can all come under review. Scorpio wants emotional truth, while Libra wants balance, so this week may reveal where holding on has become heavier than simply letting go.

On October 26th, the Taurus Full Moon brings some much-needed earth energy into the mix and turns our attention toward the practical ways our lives need to change. Taurus is fixed energy, so there may be something we already know we have outgrown but still feel reluctant to release because it is familiar, comfortable, or once made us feel secure.…