Mercury and Venus are both retrograde during the week of October 25 to October 31, according to the weekly horoscope, a setup the report links to second chances and renewed reflection. Old acquaintances and unresolved matters are expected to resurface. Monday is described as the week's most intense day, when a Full Moon in Taurus coincides with Pluto squaring the Sun, potentially bringing to a head whatever has been building since spring. Midweek offers a shift toward ambition as Jupiter begins edging toward Mars, and Friday is identified as a flashpoint, when retrograde Mercury squares Mars and tempers may run short. Halloween falls on Saturday, closing a week the horoscope frames around masks and revelations.
Aries is told its ambitions will not stay small, as Jupiter starts drifting toward Mars on Wednesday and sparks the beginning of a larger story. Monday night's Moon square to Mars may leave Aries prickly, and Friday's Mercury-Mars square could bring scrutiny of a plan Aries is attached to. Taurus planted something in the spring, whether a goal or a habit, and Monday's Full Moon in that sign marks harvest time. Venus retrogrades back into Libra on Sunday, making the week suited to reviewing values before starting anything new, and Jupiter's growing sextile to Venus adds a lucky streak. Thursday evening's Moon trine to Venus is described as ideal for celebrating with someone who helped.
Gemini may lose track of why they entered a room, attributed to retrograde Mercury in Scorpio, with Tuesday afternoon through Thursday offering a clearer window as the Moon passes through that sign. Friday's Mars square to retrograde Mercury could turn a minor disagreement into a debate, and a gentle Moon-Mercury trine early Saturday is said to help communication. For Cancer, the Moon slips back into that sign Thursday evening and stays through the holiday, an occasion to lean into nostalgia.
Monday's Full Moon in Taurus highlights friendship for Gemini, and a Friday morning Sun-Moon trine is expected to restore a sense of self. Leo faces competing demands from work and home, with Monday's Full Moon in Taurus putting career front and center while the Sun in Scorpio pulls toward family, and Pluto's square to the Sun peaking the same day. Virgo is advised that someone close will need to be heard rather than fixed, with Tuesday's Moon opposition to Mercury and Friday's Mars-Mercury square as moments when advice could backfire.
Venus retrograding back into Libra on Sunday is linked to makeover regret, with the horoscope suggesting an old signature look instead. Scorpio's Halloween falls in the middle of its season, and Monday brings Pluto squaring the Sun in that sign while the Full Moon in Taurus sits opposite, possibly prompting a candid conversation in a close relationship. Sagittarius is described as entering a bold, lucky stretch for romance as Jupiter begins a conjunction with Mars midweek and its sextile to Venus grows, with Thursday favored over Tuesday for making an ask.
Capricorn is warned that a Friday afternoon Moon-Saturn square will make declining a request feel heavy, though Wednesday's Moon sextile to Saturn is named a power window for finishing big tasks. Aquarius may encounter a kindred oddball when the Moon meets Uranus early Wednesday, and with Uranus still retrograde, the connection is described as pulling Aquarius out of their own head.
