The sun’s annual visit to Scorpio illuminates your 7^th house of marriage and partnership. If you are solo, that may not remain the case since fiery Mars, planetary ambassador of passion will also spend November in this same chart sector. The sun and Mars are hot planets that are likely to heat things up in your chart’s union department. If you are involved in law, counseling, conflict mitigation or diplomacy, you will find your work especially challenging since these planets also point to strongly impassioned adversaries. Pay attention to your intuition at new moon on the 4^th-5^th. Your ruling planet Venus gifts you with a surprise or unexpected benefit on the 19^th-20^th. The cosmic mood shifts when the sun progresses into Sagittarius on the 22^nd. There it will highlight shared costs, expenses, and investments along with themes of transformation.  Some spiritual teachers advise that by merely clearing out your closets you open the way for new energies and possibilities to enter your life. Ruler Venus will spend an uncustomary four months in earthbound Capricorn. Its passage through the Zodiac sign of accounting will compel you to take stock of what the Twelve Step Programs term—inventory.

The sun’s passage through Scorpio energizes your sixth house of health matters, pets, and the work you do in the world. This chart sector is keen on efficiency and the best ways to accomplish your daily tasks. If you go on a cleaning spree it’s not neurotic; it’s a cosmic prompt from your sixth house. This influence also enhances your critical acumen so do your best not to hurt someone’s feelings by revealing unwelcome assessments. Listen for any signals that your body might send, particularly at new moon on the 4^th-5^th and when combative Mars opposes Uranus on the 17^th-18^th. With a partial eclipse in your 12^th house on the 19^th, someone close to you (even a pet) may require a medical intervention. The mood thankfully shifts when the sun enters Sagittarius to light up your marriage and partnership sector. You’ll feel more playful and lose yourself in the warmth and attention of a significant other. If you’ve been solo, chances for meeting someone special increase. Love-star Venus, however, begins a very long journey across the anything-but sexy sign of Capricorn. In this Zodiac sector, she prompts lovers to pay attention to life’s pragmatic logistics.

Romance is on your menu since the sun heats up your 5^th house of romantic love, activities shared with children, and unleashing the quintessential artist within. If you possess a creative talent, you will likely get swept up in the tide of its expression. This is doubly true with passionate Mars also crossing your 5^th house for the entire month. Meanwhile love-star Venus initiates a passage through your house of marriage and partnership on the 6^th. She stays for an uncustomary four months. If you haven’t been in love or dating for some time, celestial factors plot to change that status. These tendencies intensify at new moon on the 4^th-5^th and also on the 17^th-18^th when Uranus, master of serendipity, weighs in. Children’s sports or competitions may prove significant. The cosmic mood shifts when the sun progresses into Sagittarius on the 22^nd. There it will energize your sixth house of health matters, pets, and whatever life work you are committed to. Since Cancer rules the stomach, more than other signs, you become what you eat and your health status reflects that. Alter the menu as needed.

Scorpio’s hour of cosmic power takes the sun, your ruling planet to your fourth house. It’s the domestic sector and responsible for where you live, the conditions in the home, and interactions with family members. These venues may seem super-charged this month due to warrior Mars’ passage across this chart sector. Mars, also known as the pioneer, may compel you to change your domestic ambiance or move outright. New moon presents strong signals that will help to guide you on the 4^th-5^th. Mars conflicts with Uranus on the 17th-18^th which increases the odds of an accident in or around the home. Be mindful around electrical outlets, in particular. Love star Venus begins an especially long passage through stern Capricorn starting on the 6^th. Capricorn signifies your chart zone of work and health matters. There will be plenty to do in the arenas of fixing, cleaning, and organizing so hopefully you’ll enjoy your labors.  Fortunately the sun will return to the fire element in its passage of Sagittarius beginning on the 22^nd. Infusion from your own essential element provides you with the fortitude to do what you must and the wisdom to take time-outs that allow for joy in the process.

The sun’s annual visit to Scorpio activates your 3^rd house of daily travels, commerce, communication, teaching, writing, learning and sales. This same sector governs neighbors, cousins, sisters, brother, aunts and uncles. Since Mars will project force into this same zone, activities shared with kinfolk are all but assured. Nonetheless, tendencies towards conflict erupt out of nowhere. This is most true on the 10^th-11^th and 17^th-18^th. Love star Venus begins an especially long journey through Capricorn where it highlights your 5^th house of romance. This is good news if you’re in the market for a new partner in sensual mischief. It also opens the flow to natural creative expressions. Hobbies may take on greater significance. In short, it’s time to capitalize on any inherent gift or talent. The cosmic mood will shift when the sun advances to Sagittarius on the 22^nd. There, it will light up your chart’s domestic sector where preparing for holiday guests or entering into one of your near religious cleaning rituals is all but assured. If you practice a spiritual ritual, it could take you to a new level on the 29^th-30^th.

The sun’s passage through Scorpio energizes your 2^nd house of real estate, income, and personal security. Warrior Mars accompanies the sun to doubly heat up this chart sector. Mars is known for taking the initiative and pioneering new paths. It may prompt you to explore or create a new revenue stream or otherwise actively pursue a real estate opportunity. New moon on the 4^th-5^th escalates these trends, but curb your impulses on the 17^th-18^th when you run the risk of diving into something before you know its depth. Ruler Venus begins an especially long journey across earth-bound, status-oriented Capricorn beginning on the 6^th. Your commitment to your career will intensify. Follow your intuition on the 19^th-20^th when an unexpected option lights up your radar. The cosmic mood shifts once the sun enters fiery Sagittarius on the 22^nd. Energizing your third house, the sun will support strategic efforts to better promote your talent, product, or service. This chart zone is related to sales, writing, teaching, advertising, networking and short trips. Get busy!

You now enter your hour of power and shine under the cosmic spotlight. Since both the energetic sun and enterprising Mars currently cross your sign, you are imbued with additional power, confidence, and charisma. Use the force well, Luke! New moon on the 4^th-5^th joins the sun and moon in your sign. These are your best days of the year to get a beat on what you truly want and how to obtain it. That, however, doesn’t mean you can ride roughshod over others’ needs or feelings. Be mindful and watch curb the tendency to let it rip on the 17^th-18^th. Love star Venus begins a prolonged passage across Capricorn starting on the 6^th. She warms up your 3^rd house of writing, teaching, advertising, networking, and short trips. This same sector relates to aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters and neighbors. Venus bodes well for creative projects shared with these individuals. The cosmic mood shifts once the sun enters fiery Sagittarius on the 22^nd. There, it will activate your 2^nd house of income, investing, and real estate. Co-ruler Mars aligns with mystic, Neptune, on the 29^th-30^th to guide your efforts if you take the time to listen for cues from your soul… or higher self.

It’s always a good idea to lay low in the weeks that lead up to your birthday. That’s because the sun operates like a spiritual battery. By the time it makes its way through the other eleven signs, you reach your lowest ebb. The sun enters your sign on the 22^nd to begin your annual process of restoration to body, mind, and spirit. Mars will also spend November in your reclusive twelfth house where you may require more sleep than usual. The twelfth house is euphemistically referred to as the sector of self-undoing. Here Mars can trigger poorly considered impulses. Curb the tendency towards self sabotage on the 10^th-11^th and especially on the 17^th-18^th. At new moon in the 4^th-5^th you are advised to meditate or look inward: important insights about your life will emerge. Love star Venus begins a prolonged passage across Capricorn starting on the 6^th. This status-oriented earth sign governs your 2^nd house of income, investment, and real estate. You may be looking for new places to park your money. Guidance from the spirit realm comes to you on the 29^th-30^th.

The sun’s annual visit to Scorpio lights up your chart’s eleventh house. It’s the Zodiac zone that governs friendships, group endeavors, and the power of synergy. That is: if two or more persons gather to pursue the same aspiration, a higher force will help to manifest the desired outcome. This month the adage: “be careful what you wish for” applies. That’s because love-star Venus, magnetic in her own right, begins an especially long passage across your sign starting on November 6. With Venus’ support people find you more attractive and applaud your creative/artistic expressions. Machiavellian Pluto continues its rare passage through your sign where you must guard against deploying an ends justifies the means attitude. Once the sun slips into fiery Sagittarius on the 22nd, it will draw you inward. Just as no responsible captain begins a journey before studying the map, it’s wise to allot time for communing with your inner self. How better to set your navigational course? Personal energy (and confidence) typically lull during the weeks that lead up to one’s birthday. Contemplation is favored over direct action until the sun reaches your sign at winter solstice. That’s when you begin your annual process of renewal.

The Scorpio sun is accompanied by energy king Mars as both cross your chart’s tenth house mid-heaven. This zone directly relates to your job status, authority over others, personal responsibilities, and interactions with persons possessed of power. Not all of your interactions are likely to go smoothly this month. Pay attention to events and their underlying dynamics at new moon on the 4^th-5^th. An unexpected adversary (or potential ambush set by fate) appears on the 17^th-18^th. It’s almost impossible to come to a meeting of minds with others on the 10^th-11^th. Scorpio planets square–which is to say challenge–your own. That means you are currently destined for challenges. Love star Venus begins an especially long passage through Capricorn, your twelfth house of reclusive contemplation, beginning on the 6^th. Your best ideas will come from Spirit so tune inward, accordingly. Curb the impulse for infidelity, too. Once the sun advances to Sagittarius on the 22^nd, it will renew your faith. Important allies and friends emerge to help champion your cause and the ideals you set your life compass to fulfill. You could well find an ally where you least expect it on the 29^th-30^th.

Your faith deepens this month, lest your thirst for knowledge and explanations for what makes this wild world tick draw you into adventures of the mind. Not that travel should be written off either since both the energizing sun and pioneering Mars currently cross your 9^th house of knowledge, foreign travels, publishing, legal affairs, and religious ritual. New moon on the 4^th– 5^th is a good time to launch a project, excursion or goal that enlarges your sphere of meaning. Your course of action may radically shift when Mars tangos with Uranus, the planet of surprises and disruptions, on the 17^th-18^th. Fortunately, as a mutable sign, you are adept in the art of adaptation. Flexibility will prove a strategic asset this month. Love-star Venus begins a long stay in serious Capricorn starting on the 6^th. She’ll lend her magnetic favor to your chart zone of friendships and social groups. When you embrace a greater sense of shared purpose you increase the odds of manifesting your aspiration. This power is keynoted on the 29^th -30^th when Mars (signature of new initiatives) harmonizes with your ruling planet, Neptune. The cosmic mood shifts when the sun enters fiery Sagittarius on the 22^nd to illuminate your career-oriented tenth house. You will be cosmically prompted to take your work more seriously.