October starts out in such a lovely way. The new moon of September 30, the sweetest of all of 2016, is now opening a portal of opportunity for you in your sixth house of health and work. It will be up to you to gather up all the opportunities that will be there for you, and they will be substantial. Let’s take your work life first.

With a new moon in the collaborative sign of Libra, if you have a project to complete that would allow you to work with a partner, one-on-one, in the way screenwriters do, this would be the right time to team up. If you have already done a project, like write a book by yourself, you can now team up with a publicist to get the word out that you have a fantastic book for sale. This same house rules the tools you use, so if you are self-employed, you may want to buy a new computer, software, or smart phone to help you become more efficient. If you work for others, your company may surprise you with new computers or may upgrade your department – either would be motivating.

Assignments that come to you in the first week will be exciting, and if you represent talent, you will find the people you are representing will be highly creative, fascinating types, and very successful. Indeed, those talents or clients you take on will be prestigious AND lucrative. If you need to hire an assistant or other worker to help you handle all the work, you could not wish for a better time than you have now, in early October. If you are in sales, during the first week, work hard on bringing in the really big clients, for Jupiter is playing a major role at that time. Jupiter greatly expands everything he touches, and also tends to bring money – lots of it.

If you work in law, a new moon in Libra might bring a case that will require you look into the very newest laws that are on the books. You will soon see that nothing about October’s first week is routine.

In terms of health, you have a very rare point in time to seek help, confident you will be doing so in one of the best periods in ten years to get stronger and feel better. You might say, I feel fine, and if so you can use this first week of October to join a gym that you find you are excited about, and perhaps it will be well appointed and luxurious. (Jupiter promotes luxurious setting.) You can hire a trainer or you can take lessons in a new sport.

If you are not completely well and would like the advice of a doctor who understands your condition and who can help you recover or at the very least, give you comfort, this is the time to get recommendations from friends and other doctors for a new doctor. Even if you have given up seeing doctors, you might want to see one more doctor this month – early in the month – because new techniques and medicines continually come on the market, and one might be right for you. Jupiter will be in your sixth house of health for a year, until October 2017. The ancients called Jupiter the great healer, and it is the only planet associated with miracles.

When Jupiter conjoins the Sun and moon (a very rare event, and even more rare in Libra, and this is happening early October), it sets off luck in other parts of your chart. Now let’s look at where else you have stunning luck! The Sun is the natural ruler of your fourth house of home, so in the first week of October, you should have outstanding luck with real estate – renting, buying property, selling it, contracting, doing repairs and maintenance, and for buying things for the home. Mercury is no longer retrograde, so you can shop as much as you like.

The moon will also be drawn into the conversation of Jupiter, so the first week in October will be superb for signing a contract, or taking a short trip of any kind, perhaps to see a client to present an idea, ask the client to give you a purchase order, or to negotiate a deal. If you need a brainstorming meeting for generating ideas for an upcoming task, you can do so in the first week. The legal ramifications of any actions you might want to take will be discussed in early October too, because that is what planets in Libra do so well.

Problems may start to crop up at the full moon, October 16, in Aries 23 degrees, which will be in exact conjunction to unpredictable Uranus. A certain fact that has been hidden is likely come out in the open now, and it may involve some political jockeying in the shadows. Once you know, you can deal with it – it is always better to know than not know. The very areas that were glowing for you earlier in the month – contractual talks, travel, anything having to do with real estate, or matters that have to do with family – are likely to go off the rail at the full moon. Domineering Pluto, from your ninth house of travel, academia, the courts, and the media, will be inserting his two cents too, so you will feel pressure from someone to conform to a certain method or dictate. Pluto is a financial planet, so the pressure may involve money.

This month is, indeed, weird in that you may see a complete inside out change of influence happen in such a short number of days and turn out to be dramatic. You will do best to tiptoe around the full moon, plus or minus four days. Don’t shake any trees to see if any coconuts will fall out – one likely will, and fall on your head. No, it’s better for you not provoke anyone. Don’t engage in an argument and don’t make big decisions near October 16, for you are likely to be feeling too emotional to think straight. By all means, do not sign any paperwork. The last thing you need is to build volatility into a new business or personal relationship. The birth of any relationship is often based on the day you sign the paperwork to commit your energy to the venture – this full moon is not the time to do that! Stay away from the full moon. Instead, during this time, open the window, sit back, and see what flies in. At this point it will be better to observe than act.

Another new moon, in Scorpio, 8 degrees, will appear on October 30, in your opposite sign of Scorpio. This new moon will open opportunity for commitment. You may get engaged or married, or in business, you may take on a business partner, agent, publicist, acting coach, writing partner, or you may do a joint venture with another company. Or, if you are the agent, you may take on a new talent. You get the idea – these are some examples. Teaming up in a partnership or collaboration will be an excellent idea, especially at month’s end.

This new moon is getting shimmering vibrations from Neptune, so it’s especially wonderful for those Taurus who are creative or work in a support function to creative people. If you are not getting engaged or married, or even if you ARE, you can also use this magical energy to make a wise choice for a business collaborator. These areas of opportunity for partnering up are not mutually exclusive.

I love that a new moon in Scorpio is happening just prior to Halloween – it’s so appropriate. Halloween is associated with Scorpio, and with Neptune so strong and friendly, the costumes will be wonderful!

If your birthday falls on April 28, plus or minus four days, you will feel this October new moon’s benefits the most. The same is true if you have Taurus rising, or a natal moon or planet in Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn, or Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces at 8 degrees, plus or minus five degrees. Actually I am splitting hairs, however, so plan to enjoy all that is coming up.

If you are single and not dating seriously and the business aspects don’t really apply to you, you might not feel the energy of the partnering new moon October 30 very much. In your case, know that your best chances for fun and love will happen while Venus tours Scorpio, from the start of the month untilOctober 18. Good to know!

All month, Mars, the action planet, will be urging you to think about various topics to broaden your horizons. Mars is in your ninth house now, hoping to extend the boarders of your world. In Capricorn, a sign that blends perfectly with your Taurus Sun, you will like the emphasis that Mars will have on you – it will be very energizing and stimulating. The ninth house rules all things that help us see the world in bigger terms: international travel and relationships publishing and broadcasting media, the courts, and all things associated with academia, in your pursuit to get a college or graduate degree. One of these areas will likely be a focus for you until Mars leaves on November 9.

If you need a break and hope to take a holiday, do it prior to November 9. Once Mars enters Aquarius from November 9 to December 19, you will be moving at the speed of light – your career will be on fire, and your professional reputation will grow. It will be a very exciting time!

At work you are golden. Whether you are self-employed or work for others, you’ll be in a prime position to get the sweetest projects that come through the door. Your clients or boss (most likely both) trust you, love you, and want you to have you in their corner. It will be flattering to see how prized you are professionally this month. This trend will continue for a long time, beyond October well into next year. The new moon of September 30 was to set off a time when the assignments you receive will be ones that you have always wanted, and they will allow you to showcase your skills on a higher level than you have so far. If you are self-employed, with just a little smart marketing, you should have clients waving checks as they beat a path to your door. Your aspects are that dramatic.

The full moon, October 16 will have influence on various possible parts of your life, so you may feel tension in more than one area. The full moon will conjoin the electrical planet, Uranus, which brings vacillating, on-off, AC/DC alternating energy. A secret someone tried to keep from you may surface now. Your partner may have kept this secret, or it may have nothing to do with your relationship and be instead related to a fact that surfaces during the court discovery phase of the case that surprises you. An alternative way this could work out, it may simply be that you need to keep a secret of your own from someone, but if so, be careful or it may slip out.

You also will want to travel mid-month, most likely on a romantic getaway, a lovely idea – go to a foreign country or a paradise island that requires a passport for entry. Your stars will help you put the pieces together almost effortlessly. All full moons have four days of influence before and after the day it appears, so plan accordingly and enjoy every minute.

You will have a strong focus on health and fitness from the start of the month onward for weeks. You might check in with your doctor to have a physical first, and find out what your doctor suggests you do. You may join a new, luxurious gym or a group fitness class, or buy a package of lessons from your trainer. If so, your timing will be perfect, the best of 2016, and in time, you should be pleased with the results. You have a lot going for you, for your success will be related to your well-known Taurus determination and consistency. By the year-end holidays, you’ll be the envy of your friends on the dance floor, so start now, while your stars are twinkling, not at the start of January when everyone does New Year’s resolutions. You have the right aspects now, dear Taurus, and won’t later.

Romance will be your full focus when the month draws to a close. A new moon in Scorpio will bring plans for a more stable, serious committed relationship in love or business. Venus will circulate in your marriage / partnership house all month, spreading petals in your path. At last, happiness will be yours.