Astrologer Helena Hathor says five zodiac signs will see conditions improve during the second half of October, a period she describes as a turning point after a tumultuous year. According to Hathor, these signs are poised to stop being passive and to pursue what they want with resolve. She characterizes the shift in attitude as the factor that makes the difference.

For one sign, Hathor points to Pluto moving direct in the house of career as the source of a wave of success. She says the past six months may have felt like a drought of opportunity, but that this changes after October 15. The sign is said to be showing others that it is the MVP.

A second sign has felt stuck, but Hathor says the tempo of its life is about to accelerate sharply. She attributes this to Pluto, the planet of transformation, now being direct in that sign. In her description, a fearless new attitude is drawing people in, and the sign moves from blending in with the crowd to being front and center, particularly in career, where it will no longer remain silent.

Hathor says a third sign manifests best from the Root chakra and that its roots are undergoing significant change, which she frames as positive. Delays that have been a source of frustration are coming to an end, and work and relationships begin to move along nicely in the second half of October. She also says toxic family members will no longer be a problem because the sign is about to dominate the home, and that it might decide to expand its family. Big changes are coming that may be difficult to manage at first, though Hathor says life will get much better.

Libra is named as a fourth sign. Hathor says the end of October is magnetic for Libra because Venus moves back into the sign on October 25 to finish out its retrograde. According to Hathor, this supplies the love, light and energy Libra has been lacking, putting power back in its corner and allowing it to lay down the law and attract awaited opportunities. Career-wise, Libra will feel more in charge, and Hathor says the sign is headed for a new level of intimacy in love as well as improved finances.

Leo is the fifth sign. Hathor says Leo is about to level up in a powerful way thanks to a new relationship, describing it as a partnership Leo has waited months for and that has finally arrived. She adds that anyone hoping to hear a yes from a particular person will not have to wait much longer. Astrologer Kate Rose explains that Pluto is now direct in Aquarius, a time of transformation and change in Leo's romantic life in which everything from who Leo is attracted to to the kind of relationship Leo creates will be up for debate. Rose says that may sound like a lot but is for Leo's benefit.