The Autistic Astrologer Has Some Mixed Emotions - And Important Advice! - About Your Upcoming Month

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By The Zine Witch

We are in strange times and we don’t need astrology to tell us this. I’ll be honest with you: this month is not subtle. Libra season brings things into karmic balance. October barges in like someone slamming a door, dropping their bags, and announcing all the things you didn’t want to hear. It’s confrontational in a way that feels almost personal, like the universe is pressing its finger into your most tender bruise just to see what you’ll do.

The earlier parts of the month are fiery, restless, and impossible to ignore. It’s the kind of energy that makes you replay conversations in your head until three in the morning, imagining all the things you could have said. Rumination becomes a form of self-torture, a loop you can’t quite break. My advice: shadow work, baby! Get to therapy, get to writing, pulling them tarot cards, whatever. Reflect inward. Ground yourself in nature and the things that bring you back to yourself.

”One night recently, I lay awake replaying a conversation with someone I love, like a broken record, convinced the words meant more than they did. I spun stories about betrayal, about what they really thought of me, about how I had been naive for believing they cared. By sunrise, I was exhausted. That is what this part of October feels like.”

Libra season brings relationship balance into focus. It’s a time to notice where give and take have been off and to realign with what truly feels fair and supportive. Connections that uplift you will naturally stand out while those that drain you become impossible to ignore. This season also encourages a gentle refresh of your own energy and boundaries so that you can step into interactions fully confident and centered. It is a moment to embrace harmony without sacrificing your own needs or brilliance.

October also has that Tell-Tale Heart feeling. You know the story…. the man who insists he’s sane even as he spirals into madness, haunted by the sound of the heart he tried to bury. That’s the kind of energy this month carries. It’s the noise you can’t silence, the thought you can’t stop replaying, the suspicion that grows louder the more you try to ignore it. Rumination is its own kind of haunting. You think you’re hiding the truth, but really the truth is hiding you.

Paranoia works the same way. In Poe’s story, the man projects his fear onto the old man’s eye, but what terrifies him most isn’t the eye at all & it’s his own mind. That’s October too. The paranoia you feel may be about someone else’s actions, but often it’s your own vulnerability that scares you most. You can’t control what others do, but you can control whether you let your fears run the show.

And manipulation? That’s the narrator’s final act. He tries to control the story, tries to tell us he’s rational, tries to insist he’s in charge. But the louder he denies it, the more obvious his unraveling becomes. October exposes those places where denial stops working, where the stories you tell yourself can no longer hold against the weight of reality.

I know it well personally because I’ve lived inside that loop. There was a night not long ago when I lay awake replaying a conversation with someone I love, hearing the same sentence over and over like a broken record. My mind convinced me that the words meant more than they did. I spun stories about betrayal, about what they really thought of me, about how I had been naive for believing they cared. By sunrise, I was exhausted, but also aware of how my own brain had become my worst manipulator. No one had done this to me. I had done it to myself. This is what happens when relationships become imbalanced. We begin to give away parts of ourselves for the approval of others. And as the daughter of two degenerate gambling addicts, that is never a safe bet, my friends.

That is what the first part of October felt and feels like. It stirs up a restless urgency that can turn inward if you’re not careful. The energy is hot, impatient, and reactive. It dares you to speak before thinking, or to lash out when you feel cornered. It can also ignite courage if you’re willing to harness it, but it requires honesty about what you’re actually fighting for.

The Justice card in Tarot is commonly associated with the sign of Libra and alludes to themes around the scales of justice, balance, equity, and making up ethical choices.

And manipulation? That’s the narrator’s final act. He tries to control the story, tries to tell us he’s rational, tries to insist he’s in charge. But the louder he denies it, the more obvious his unraveling becomes. October exposes those places where denial stops working, where the stories you tell yourself can no longer hold against the weight of reality.

I know it well personally because I’ve lived inside that loop. There was a night not long ago when I lay awake replaying a conversation with someone I love, hearing the same sentence over and over like a broken record. My mind convinced me that the words meant more than they did. I spun stories about betrayal, about what they really thought of me, about how I had been naive for believing they cared. By sunrise, I was exhausted, but also aware of how my own brain had become my worst manipulator. No one had done this to me. I had done it to myself. This is what happens when relationships become imbalanced. We begin to give away parts of ourselves for the approval of others. And as the daughter of two degenerate gambling addicts, that is never a safe bet, my friends.

That is what the first part of October felt and feels like. It stirs up a restless urgency that can turn inward if you’re not careful. The energy is hot, impatient, and reactive. It dares you to speak before thinking, or to lash out when you feel cornered. It can also ignite courage if you’re willing to harness it, but it requires honesty about what you’re actually fighting for.

My favorite Libra season oil is Art of the Root’s Deadly Attraction. Add to spells around love magic or simply wear it on a date and watch everyone swoon over you!

Then, starting just days from now, the month shifts. The later part of October feels quieter at first, but heavier. This is where paranoia takes root, the kind that creeps in during silence. It’s the nagging voice that wonders if your partner is hiding something, if your friends are talking about you, if you’re being left out of some invisible circle. It’s easy to spiral into suspicion, and if you’re not careful, suspicion turns into accusation. The line between intuition and paranoia can blur when you’re in the thick of it.

And then comes the reckoning. The end of the month asks you to look at the ways manipulation shows up in your life. Sometimes it’s obvious, like a person twisting your words to make you feel guilty. Other times it’s so subtle you barely notice it. The hardest form of manipulation to confront is the one you do to yourself. The excuses. The justifications. The gentle lies you tell so you can avoid making a choice that terrifies you. October pulls back the curtain on all of that, whether you’re ready or not.

If you were born in the mid-eighties, this month may feel especially sharp. There’s a sense of being called out, of something old being dragged to the surface. It’s not just about what’s happening now, but about the patterns you’ve been carrying for decades. The things you swore you’d never become but somehow did. The pain you promised you’d never repeat but still find yourself circling back to. It can feel brutal, but it’s also an invitation.

A life-changing book for anyone new to astrology is Astrology for the Soul, by Jan Spiller

And here’s the truth I keep reminding myself: when rumination takes over, when paranoia whispers, when manipulation clouds my vision, I always have a choice. I can keep spiraling, or I can stop and ask myself the question I’ve been avoiding. What am I afraid of facing? That’s the real work of October. Not to fight against the heaviness, but to see what it’s showing you about yourself.

So if you find yourself spinning, don’t panic. Notice it. Name it. And then ask yourself if the story you’re telling is actually true. This month doesn’t come to ruin you. It comes to strip away the illusions you’ve been clinging to. And sometimes the scariest thing is realizing how much energy you’ve spent avoiding a truth that, once faced, sets you free.

Best day for sex: October 21

Best day to tell someone off: October 19

[By the way, October 4 was also a good day to tell someone off - I just didn’t post this in time for that (you’ve heard enough about my staffing shortages that have put me behind, so I will spare you that excuse again), but I did want to say that if you think back and see that you DID in fact tell someone off on October 4, good move! The results should have been excellent. Yay for you! Keep it up! And if you are for some reason reading this in the archives, remember and relive that great sex you had on the 21st! -Jane]

These horoscopes are written with the rising sign in mind, since that tends to be the most accurate. If you don’t know your rising sign, no worries, you can still read for your sun sign. To find your rising sign (also called your Ascendant), just plug your birth details into this chart calculator.

And now, here are your individual predictions, starting with Aries!

Aries & Aries Rising: Mid-October kicks off with a spotlight on you…