Welcome to Erica’s OCTOBER STAR SCOPES.  My StarScopes are an alchemy of astrological signs, tarot insight, and oracle card guidance.  This month to honour the connection to nature and the changing of the seasons, I have set the scene with the sound of alchemical music from the hang plus mystical tones, cymbals and birdsong.  Incense of Merlin is lit, and my dragon infuser is gently puffing sacred smoke into the air.  Nights are drawing in and magic abounds.  Can you feel the change?  Here in the Celtic lands of Arthurian legend and Merlin’s magic I have called forth the message from my wisdom tarot.  The reading is overlit by Archangel Raphael.

 I know opinions on this differ, but I always associate Raphael with the East and the winds and air.  Therefore, he is the perfect Archangel to guide Libra.  I have also called on the divine feminine powers of the goddess Lakshmi who is associated with Libra and who connects us with our powers of prosperity and abundance.

October is ruled over by the angel Barbiel.  Barbiel reminds us of the generosity of nature and Divine magic.  As you sow, so shall you reap. As you reap, so shall you sow.  Live in harmony with the earth cycles.  Some fruits of our labours we enjoy immediately, others arrive at the optimum time.  This is also the month when we celebrate Samhain or All Hallow’s E’en. A night in the Celtic calendar when the harvest was finally gathered in and all else must be left in the fields for nature and foraging. Great communal fires were lit, there was feasting, and the bones thrown into the flames (hence the term bonfire). A flame from the fire was taken into each dwelling and lit to keep the fires burning through the winter months, honouring the Roman goddess Vesta and her Greek personification Hestia, the goddesses of hearth and home. Samhain marks the end of the Celtic Year. It is the night when the veil between the worlds thins so that departed loved ones can draw near. Candles are lit to guide them home. Jack ‘o lanterns are lit to divert spirits who are not invited into the home.  It is a night to reflect, to commune with the living and the departed and be grateful for all that was, is and will be.

To begin this channelling, I have called forth beautiful Raphael, the archangel of health and heart, to offer a card of guidance for us all this month.  The message is clear: Listen to your body’s wisdom. Honour and respect your body’s needs.  If you need rest, then rest.  If your physical instincts guide you to go somewhere or not go somewhere, listen.  

Erica is an Angel communicator & dragon whisperer. She works as a writer, broadcaster, healer, psychic advisor on 12Listen and sound healer. She lives in Cornwall.     Erica hosts her Monday weekly  show on Youtube  @ericalongdon444

The time is ripe for new enterprise and new beginnings. Use the power of Samhain, the Celtic new year, to gather the seeds of intention.  Set light to your fears, ignite your inner magic – I magic nation – imagination. The take some steps towards making it manifest. This is blueprint time.

For a blue sky thinker, you may be I in for an emotional month.  Not in any bad way, simply it’s a month to get out of your head and listen to what you feel.  Also be sensitive to the feelings of others. Stretch your abilities to empathise and be a trustworthy friend. It will come back to you threefold.

Even as the seasons change, make sure you are in touch with nature. Get out and walk if you can. Take it slow, take it all in before winter sends us indoors. This is a magical season. Gather your harvest of lessons from the year and store them as seeds for the next. Sift them well. Store them in a journal. Take a really close look.  Discard any rotten apples. It can be joyful work if you are prepared to keep a clear head and it will pay dividends.

Relationships could reach an understanding and new start this month.  That means healing in the broadest understanding.  Maybe they will come together with honest boundaries or perhaps it is time to walk different roads. Either way, make sure you are absolutely in your truth. Dig deep into motives and patterns of behaviour that are repeating. Only then will you know which path to take.

Focus on peace, health and wellbeing this month. You’ve had a busy year, so now take time to look back on the abundance you have created. Use this month to be grateful for everything and let go of anything that didn’t turn out how you hoped or expected.  That is still a form of abundance.  No lesson is wasted. Now you know what you don’t want, you can choose to redirect your energy towards a better future.

Archangel Raphael is particularly connected to Gemini this month. He reminds you that when trying to make decisions and choices you are never alone. Ask for guidance. This is not about what it looks like in the outside world.  This is absolutely about your intuitive inner guidance. If it doesn’t feel right, no matter what it looks like, take a pause and check in with higher self and inner guidance.

Cancerians can be a little …well, crabby sometimes.  Oh, c’mon you know you are the moodiest – I mean, the most sensitive sign of the zodiac.  So, laughter is going to be your best medicine this month.  A good laugh can pull us out of any pit. If someone has said something to hurt your feelings, or you feel excluded in any way, including financial refusals, see if you can reframe it. A change of thought and intentional refocus can life the melancholy and you can use your famous Cancerian side step to go around and onwards.

You are the fiery sun sign, and now we’re heading into autumn.  If you are feeling the lack of light find it in other ways. Join in celebrations with family and friends. Go to your favourite music venue or see a local band. You are a party animal at heart. Your inner fire is never dimmed. Glow from the inside out.

If you find yourself harking back to days of old, perhaps when you were a child, that’s OK. As the days shorten, they tend to lead us towards nostalgia. If there was something in the past that triggered you to give your power away, now is the time to revisit that, look with fresh eyes and see that you can take your power back. Do what you do because you want to and not because it’s what someone told you that you should.  When you hear the words “should” or “ought” take a deep look at who is in charge and what they want.  Self-mastery is very rewarding.

Happy earth day, Libra.  Time for another trip around the sun and the very best present you can gift yourself is time.  Time to take care of yourself.  Gentle exercise, mental decluttering, nurturing practices for mind body and soul. Downsize the “to do” list and be kindly honest with yourself and others.  That’s how good boundaries happen.  No people pleasing please.

Clocks are changing and the earth is beginning to hibernate for her autumnal rest. Snuggle down and slow down and create some good sleep hygiene.  This is your time to shed outmoded thought patterns and beliefs like leaves that have served their purpose. They fall to make fertile ground for new life. Trust your inner instincts and really make the most of loving friendships and family.

Fiery Sag, it’s time to meditate. You are the sign that is always looking at the horizon towards the next project that inspires you. Nothing wrong with that.  However, this month pull back a little. As the earth slows, take this time to recalibrate and plan. This is your opportunity to enjoy the wonderful life and nest you have created. Be still, be grateful and really feel the emotions of family and friends’ love. When you become still that’s when new partnerships can naturally arise without you chasing them.

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