Autumn Equinox 2026
Autumn Equinox Greetings!

The Autumn Equinox, the powerful moment of balance between the light of day and the dark of night, arrives on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Make sure to use the special energy of this turning point in time to harmonize with the greater light within you. The Autumn Equinox is associated with a time of harvest of efforts initiated in the past. It is a moment for pause and reflection upon what has come before in the preceding winter, spring, and summer... and on what lies ahead in the coming fall, winter, spring, and summer.
 

This moment invites you to let go of old patterns and embrace new approaches in the weeks and months ahead. Your new approach can influence your relationships, your collaborations with others, your spiritual practices, your financial prosperity, your health, and your personal growth.
 

Even though much of what you've depended upon and known to be true in the past may be fading away, sometimes rather precipitously, there also is plenty of space opening up for your new vision for your future. Think about what you would like to create in the coming season-and in the coming year-and begin to create a foundation that you would like to build upon in the time ahead. Keep in mind the big picture-what will give your life meaning and purpose in the future?

Human beings are self-organizing systems who always attempt to make sense out of chaos. During this chaotic time in the outer world, try to focus on maintaining the harmony and order within yourself. The diminishing light at the Autumn Equinox affords an opportunity to turn within, knowing that a higher the order will ultimately emerge. Take heart-disorder, even though it is uncomfortable in the moment, increases energy and produces innovation. A better world is coming!

The prominent astrological energies of the autumn season include many retrogrades and changes in directions of planets that will affect your everyday life. This means that some projects or situations you have been involved in will be prone to reversing direction. Life will feel a bit like a mirror! You may find relationship dynamics quickly reverse themselves in the autumn season. You may experience or receive from others the kinds of actions, sentiments, or words that you normally display to them-or you may give to others what has habitually been given to you. It is neither good nor bad, just a sense of reversals of trends and roles.
 

We are in a period of experimentation where normal patterns will be disrupted and without the inertia of the past, new patterns will take hold. This could affect you financially, where you have previously been spending freely, you may now feel more cautious. Or where you have postponed or withheld expenditures, you may feel more willing to take a risk. Or it could affect your relationship patterns. Where you have depended on others, you may suddenly feel independent. Or, where you have been free to do as you wish, you now may be accommodating the needs of others. Everything is up for grabs-or reversal-during this retrograde time.
 

Here are the Retrogrades of the coming season:

Saturday, October 3: Venus Retrograde in Scorpio until Saturday, November 14th-Rectify out-of-balance relationships. Expect reversals in relationship dynamics. 
Friday, October 16: Pluto Retrograde since May 6, 2026 turns direct-Buried issues from the past rise to the surface. New decisions and actions are required.
Saturday, October 24: Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio until Friday, November 13th-Clarify confused communications by introspecting about the true message you want to communicate. Otherwise, people will easily misunderstand each other and may assume each one means the opposite of what was truly intended.
Thursday, December 10-Saturday, December 12: Saturn and Neptune, retrograde in Aries since July, both turn direct-Opposing perspectives bring clarity to mysterious or unclear situations.
Saturday, December 12: Jupiter turns retrograde-Your sense of confidence in the future is challenged by new events.

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Additionally, on Sunday, September 27: Mars enters Leo & opposes Pluto on Saturday, October 3rd-A highly charged relationship energy could lead to a power struggle and reversal in the balance of power, both in personal relationships and on the global political-economic stage. 
 

All of my heartfelt wishes for love, light, inner peace & tranquility in the autumn season! 
Laurie
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Please Read on for Your Personal Astrological Predictions for Every Sign!

ARIES (March 21 - April 19)
With disciplined Saturn and flowing Neptune both in Aries and strongly influencing you, you may feel a little like "hurry-up and wait." Your life could feel like a mixture of imminent-action-required followed by delays that try your patience. This is a normal reaction to the cadence of the planets, so try to be patient with the erratic speed of events. Energetic Mars, your planetary ruler, travels through the magnanimous sign of Leo from September 27 to November 25, 2026. This is a good time to express your loving feelings and your generous heart. The Sun in your opposite sign of Libra from September 22 to October 23, 2026, will also help you harmonize and re-balance any out-of-balance relationships. A series of planetary retrogrades in the autumn season, of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, will prompt you to reconsider and possibly reverse a previously-fixed decision.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20)
Loving Venus, your planetary ruler, turns retrograde in your opposite sign of Scorpio on October 3, 2026. Examine a relationship in your life where the balance of power is skewed toward one party or the other. Look to your relationships to see where one person may be dominant and the other submissive, rather than equal partners. Unless you prefer a dominance-submissive relationship model, try to bring the power dynamic into a healthy balance. You will have an easier time balancing out-of-balance relationships when loving Venus is in Libra from October 25 to December 4, 2026. Exercise patience as a series of planetary retrogrades in the fall season will reverse the flow of energy in relationships-and in yourself. If you have been feeling extroverted, you may feel more introverted. If you have been feeling introverted, prepare to spend more time interacting with others. Try to avoid extremes during this time. Relationship tensions also are likely to ease after Venus resumes direct motion on November 14, 2026.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21)
Communicative Mercury, your planetary ruler, turns retrograde in Scorpio from October 24 to November 13, 2026. The energy of Mercury in Scorpio will enable you to delve deeper into an aspect of life that you have not previously explored or fully understood. This is a chance to learn more about health issues, dietary regimes, and time management, as well as any areas of science or medicine that have been mysterious to you. A series of planetary retrogrades in the fall season, including Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, may slow down your efforts to communicate new ideas. But this energy will also enable you to explore more deeply areas that you previously have not had time to study. Joining groups of like-minded others to share your explorations and discoveries will be fruitful for you!

CANCER (June 22 - July 22)
You may have a sense that a routine or relationship is about to veer off its normal path in the fall season. While you normally see change as something to avoid, the changes that come to you during the autumn season will feel necessary, unavoidable and even fortuitous. Open the space in your heart and mind for new relationships and new avenues of study or exploration. There is something waiting to be explored that will gently enhance the quality of your life. A series of planetary retrogrades in the fall season, of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, is likely to show you a new, creative perspective that will bring joy and excitement into your life. This could have to do with children or family members. Your financial security also is likely to be enhanced during the fall season. 

LEO (July 23 - August 22)
Fortunate Jupiter in Leo throughout the fall season will protect you in your business dealings and relationships. Energizing Mars in Leo from September 28 to November 25, 2026, also will give you extra energy to accomplish your goals. You may encounter people who remind you of members of your family while loving Venus is retrograde in Scorpio from October 3 to November 14, 2026. This may be good or bad for you, depending upon your family memories. A series of planetary retrogrades in the fall season may cause you to reconsider an opinion you've previously held due to new information you've gained. Make sure to consider all angles before making important decisions, especially while Mars is in Leo. This planetary placement could influence you to act impulsively in October and November.

VIRGO (August 23 - September 22)
Communicative Mercury, your planetary ruler, turns retrograde in Scorpio from October 24 to November 13, 2026. The energy of Mercury in Scorpio will bring you into contact with your neighbors, siblings (if you have any), and cousins. You may discover a hidden talent in one of these people. Stay attentive to the talents possessed by the people you interact with. Their positive energy will assist you! An unusually long stay of energetic Mars in Virgo from November 25, 2026, to February 21, 2027, and again from May 14 to July 14, 2027, will enable you to explore dimensions of relationships you previously have not experienced. This unusually long passage of Mars through Virgo is due to the retrograde of the fiery planet through Virgo and Leo. This celestial passage will be energizing for you, and will help you engage in relationships in a new and forthright manner. Mars in Virgo also may unfortunately attract aggressive behavior from others. So do your best to diffuse confrontations by remaining neutral and non-attached, which generally helps you to gain perspective and disperse tension. A series of planetary retrogrades of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto during the fall season may expose inefficiencies and give you a chance to readjust projects so they operate in a more streamlined way. 

LIBRA (September 23 - October 23)
The Autumn Equinox initiates a 52-day positive period for you! This corresponds to the annual 52-day positive period that everyone experiences, which begins on the day of your birthday. You also will enjoy a great deal of social interaction under the influence of Mars in Leo from September 28 to November 25, 2026 and Jupiter in the extroverted sign of Leo until July 25, 2027. Loving Venus, your planetary ruler, turns retrograde in Scorpio from October 3, 2026 to November 14, 2026. This will enable you to rectify any relationship imbalances from the past. The good news is that the return of Venus to Libra from October 25 to December 4, 2026, will make everyone feel more diplomatic and accommodating, so harmony should be easier to establish. A series of planetary retrogrades of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, during the fall season will facilitate a rethinking of former decisions. Since you see many angles of all situations, you may tend to be indecisive. So, try to firmly maintain previous decisions so you are not thrown off-track by new influences. The completion of many retrogrades in the new year will help you stay the course you previously set.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 21)
The spotlight will be on you during the fall season with a line-up of planets in Scorpio: Communicative Mercury will be in Scorpio for several months (more than a month longer than Mercury's usual one-month stay in each sign) from September 30 to December 6, 2026-due to Mercury's retrograde motion from October 24 to November 13, 2026. Loving Venus will be in Scorpio from September 10 to November 14, 2026, and December 4, 2026, to January 7, 2027 due to its retrograde (more than 2 months longer than its usual one month per astrological sign). Venus will be retrograde from October 3, 2026 to November 14, 2026. This preponderance of energy in Scorpio will influence people to search for profound information hidden under the surface, especially in relationships. This will prompt them to survey their relationship dynamics to make sure they feel safe and secure-and unlikely to be deceived or abandoned. More corruption will be exposed as underlying thoughts and feelings rise to the surface. A series of planetary retrogrades, including Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, will bring up issues from the past for re-examination to enable you to make decisions based on more complete information. 

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)
Fortunate Jupiter, your planetary ruler, in the creative sign of Leo along with energetic Mars in Leo from September 28 to November 25, 2026, will fuel your creative projects throughout the fall season. If you feel a creative impulse or inspiration, take advantage of this time to manifest your ideas! Communicative Mercury in Sagittarius from December 6 to 25, 2026, will also fuel your forward progress. A series of planetary retrogrades of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, will also bring you creative inspiration that comes during dreamtime or during periods of quiet contemplation. Given that you are typically an extroverted soul, take advantage of quiet moments to tune into your loving and spiritual soul as you spend time reflecting on your inner world. 

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19)
With your planetary ruler, Saturn, retrograde until December 10, 2026, this is a time to bring to a conclusion projects you have begun since July, when Saturn initially turned retrograde. Once Saturn resumes its direct motion from December 10, 2026, to August 9, 2027, you will feel perfectly poised to initiate new projects. An alignment of the Libra Sun and Saturn in Aries on October 4, 2026, may require you to defer to the decision of an authority figure. You will be in a better position to articulate your point of view later in October and November. A series of planetary retrogrades of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, will potentially create delays in your forward-moving plans. But these delays will ultimately give you an opportunity to refine previous plans and make improvements. 

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18)
Innovative Uranus, your planetary ruler, will be retrograde in Gemini until February 8, 2027. This planetary movement will enable you to review changes you have made in the past. With the passage of time, you may see these changes from a new angle, which may prompt you to reconsider and readjust. Give yourself time to put any course corrections into effect because you will likely discover new information while in the process of reconsideration. A series of planetary retrogrades of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, will also help you see projects you are working on in a new light. Prevailing relationship dynamics also may shift in the coming season. With energetic Mars in your opposite sign of Leo from September 28 to November 25, 2026, and lucky Jupiter in fiery Leo until July 25, 2027, there will be plenty of energy for new relationships that are energizing for you!

PISCES (February 19 - March 20)
Spiritual and subtle Neptune, your planetary ruler, will be retrograde in Aries until December 12, 2026. This planetary position will enable you to merge more fully into any spiritual or creative practice to which you feel dedicated. The energy of Aries may inspire you to zealously pursue your passions while Neptune traverses this sign until 2038. Combined with Saturn in Aries until 2028, this is an excellent time to monetize one or more of your spiritual or creative talents. This is your time to give structure to your flowing ideas and impulses. Think carefully about what you would like to create. Consider all angles and alternatives. And move forward with your new plans after mid-December, when Saturn and Neptune turn direct. Lucky Jupiter, your planetary co-ruler, in the creative fire sign of Leo will help fuel your journey. A series of planetary retrogrades of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, will create delays when readjustments are needed.

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Written September 18, 2026