Wow, October is pretty Spooky already, and it’s not even close to October 31. Thanks to all the really scary stories floating around, and all the ghost-town empty store fronts, springing up here and there, some of us are already confronting the spooks, ghosts and goblins of This Recession. I’ve never seen a scarier Halloween and believe me, I’ve seen a few( including the razor-blades-in-the apples -trouble, 40 years ago).
Here’s October’s psychic Halloween Astrology forecast for each and every Sun Sign. I’m calling it like I see it which means some Signs will party this month, and some will stay in bed, watching the annual reruns of "it’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" ) circa 1966.
Aries: I see apples for you this month, Ram child. You know what they say about apples keeping the doctor away, well, if you pay attention to your nutrition, eat healthy and get enough rest this month, you can dodge that scary flu bullet. Since you tend to be a hot-head and are prone to getting stressed & excited , calm yourself down with some fresh apple sauce or apple cider.
Taurus: There you go, charging off like a Bull in a china shop. You are one of the few signs who doesn’t scare easily - or maybe even at all. A few bumps in the night or even on the road don’t mean that much to you. You have a head full of steam and healthy self-esteem to go with it in October. I see you making good progress on the business and home front. You don’t cotton much to Halloween, so I won’t be expecting you to dress up (in spandex or otherwise). Unless you can win a big cash prize for the best Halloween costume, then you might get motivated to party.
Gemini: You are one of the few Astrology Sun Signs to care enough to dress the very best this Halloween. You take some time to find the right costume, because of course, you are either throwing a party or going to one. Fun! It’s your middle name. If you feel the least bit wicked, you might do a SNL take-off and dress up like Alaska’s former governor or the current Secretary of State. I know you’d rather dress as Cinderella, but you need something spicier this year. If you’re cooking, think chili or curry or Bloody Marys (virgin or Vodka). This month, it’s all about the spice of life for you.
Cancer/Moonchild: Ah, your Sign gets frightened a little quicker and deeper than many of the others. That’s because you only want to nurture and heal the planet and anything that sounds like it’s going to cause more damage fills you with fear and anxiety. I don’t think you’re into Halloween this year, because you already have so much on your plate. You are definitely more worried about the tricks than the treats. My advice is to try to lighten your load and indulge in some aerobics exercise and then some fun(whatever that might mean to you) . Try skipping rope if you can’t afford the gym. Even a hula hoop can do wonders to your waist and your budget. Don’t obsess about all the things going wrong or that could go wrong. Live one day at a time and wait for Halloween to pass.
Leo: Like your buddy, Cancer, your Sun Sign has a full plate this month (and it’s not spaghetti). You’ve been working your lion’s tail off for the past few months, and the further ahead you get, the further you still need to go. Life is a treadmill for you in October, just like it was in September. Halloween and its masquerades isn’t going to make any difference in terms of all the tasks you have to do. Finding financing is one of the most important. People are counting on you to bring in the bacon. I don’t see you dressing up this month, Leo, unless you decide to go as John Dillinger, which suits both you and your mood.
Virgo: Virgo loves holidays - any excuse to bake cookies, make candy (taffy or fudge), and greet the little ones at the front door. Your kitchen always smells good - and never better than at Halloween with all its spices. Your friends and family can count on your to bake the best pumpkin pies or pumpkin bread and you won’t disappoint them. Cooking has become one of your great escapes from both personal and public turmoil. September was a difficult month for you, but you are healing by nurturing (feeding) others. As you go through this month, cooking up a storm, you will also nurture your self.
Libra: Any excuse to dress up and party is something you relish, Libra, and so unexpected Halloween invitations will surprise and delight you. You are something of a fashionista (even on a budget), so if you go as Coco Chanel, you can dress down, wearing a guy’s vest and slacks, along with your rope of pearls and a beret - because you know, that’s how Chanel started. She didn’t have much money when she started out, so you have that in common this month, as well as your love of fashion. Chanel was nothing but creative, a trend-setter and a master of promotion. You would do well to take a few pages from her book as new opportunities arise this month.
Scorpio: Scary! This Halloween, you may be leaning towards dressing like Freddy Krueger or Bernie Madoff - who ever is spookier and more the villain. You are into using your powers to make things happen, Scorpio, and that includes your sting, well-placed, when it’s necessary to help you get what you’re after. You don’t scare easy, but you do scare others, and this is what gives you a certain kind of power. But pay attention, because some people are immune to your charm and your power-plays. Please don’t let yourself become too arrogant this month. A lot of people have read The Art of War.
Sagittarius: This fun-loving Zodiac Sign loves Halloween because the parties, the trick-or-treaters, even the candy is so delicious. You are one of the Signs to want to go through your kids’ candy bags and take out all the boxes of Dots and Junior Mints. "I dibs" you are likely to call, and then, as you do, remind your children they were very lucky you let them go trick-or-treating in the first place. Besides, you reason, as you bite into a red Dot, most kids don’t give a hoot about retro candy brands. You know what you like, Sag, and you know how to go about getting it - with your gentle art of persuasion. It may be rough going right now, but so long as you put together a schedule and a plan, you will eventually reach your destination. Intact.
Capricorn: I don’t think you’re into costumes this month, Cap. If you are going to a party, you are likely to wear your Lone Ranger or Mardi Gras feather eye mask or your Richard Nixon or Marilyn Monroe mask, left over from your parents’ era. You don’t really mind eating,drinking and making merry, you just don’t want to waste time and energy on a costume. You are busy being busy and Halloween is a distraction. But if some one wants to feed you or pour you a drink, you’ll set aside enough time to be sociable. And then you’ll dash off - like a ghost. Now you see her; now you don’t.
Aquarius: If you allow your children to go trick-or-treating, you will be very sensible about it and you will check ever item in their bags. You will dress them up like extras in a blockbuster movie for their school Halloween parade (if they still have them), but you are not so much for them knocking on neighbors’ doors to ask for anything (you don’t do it either - even when you need just a cup of sugar). You are the most likely of all Sun Signs to sit your children down and explain the meaning of Halloween, its history, and its traditions (including the Mexican/Latino Day-of-the-Dead). You don’t much like Halloween unless you are invited to a party that meets your standards for a Talk of the Town good time.
Pisces: You don’t like Halloween much, because you don’t like dressing in costume. It offends your sensibility to look and act like some one else. You’d rather Come as You Are, and you often do. You might be the only one not wearing a costume at a party, but you just don’t care. You also don’t much care for candy and sweets, so Halloween was never a treat for you. I expect this October you will stay at home, avoid answering the door bell (if you live in a neighborhood where there are children) and just pretend, like you always do, that Halloween is silly and that Oct. 31 is the day before Nov. 1. If you have to, you will take your little darlings Trick or Treating, but this is like going to the dentist for you. You’ve had your fill of goblins and witches this year, anyway. You don’t need a holiday to remind you.
Astrology notes for October 31, 2009.
Most of us have had a rough time over the past year or so, getting scared by real spooks and real scary characters. So this Halloween might not be as much fun as those in the idyllic past when we could throw a sheet over our heads and yell "Boo" and get away with that as a costume. Then again, there is a sort of vintage charm to wearing a sheet over your head and yelling "Boo." If you want to shop for a cool costume, this is the best time of year to go thrift shopping. The best thrift stores stockpile their vintage clothing and older costumes year-round and they bring them out now until the end of the month. Don’t go renting a costume or spending money on one until you’ve tried the thrift stores. Bridal gowns, vintage bathrobes, straw hats, stiletto heels - all available for reasonable prices. Good for you and good for the charities the thrift support.
09.29.09
