The week 6th – 12th October 2025

The week opens under a Full Moon in Aries on 6 Oct — a flashpoint lunation that heightens emotional urgency and makes public events feel immediate and irreversible. That lunation squares long, slow pressures on institutions (Pluto/Capricorn still pressing systems) and lands while Mercury slides into Scorpio (a transit for digging, leaks and forensic detail). Expect the mood to be confrontational and disclosure-heavy: live footage, verified satellite imagery and activist testimony will dominate headlines and force rapid diplomatic responses rather than slow negotiations. This is already visible in the flotilla story — the Relief flotilla drew international attention and confrontations at sea early this week, and governments will be responding in real time to footage and consular crises.

Astronomically the slow planets are reinforcing zones of stress and infrastructure vulnerability. Uranus in Taurus continues to agitate trade-nodes and port corridors (Taurus being the gauntlet for earth/commodity lines) while Saturn and Pluto’s remnant pressure points keep bureaucracies brittle; that combination makes maritime chokepoints and supply chains unusually sensitive to sudden shocks — Red Sea approaches, Suez logistics and Mediterranean ports will be especially exposed to incidents or interdictions this week. Geo-zenith reading: cities and ports near Taurus meridians and local culminations — think Aden/Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez/Port Said, and key Mediterranean transshipment hubs — are under an astro-stress signature that favours sudden events that ripple into insurance, commodity and refugee flows. The humanitarian picture ties straight into this: WFP/FAO warnings remain dire for the Sahel, Sudan and Horn, and blocked corridors combined with weather and logistical shocks will deepen shortages and displacement during this period.

Politically, the Sun/Moon/Mercury pattern this week pushes visibility and accountability onto leaders: protests, high-profile detentions, and legislative flashpoints in democratic capitals are likely to be front-page items. In the U.S., domestic unrest and anti-ICE actions have already provoked heavy federal responses and National Guard deployments — an Aries Full Moon heightens direct-action energy and the Scorpio Mercury window fuels legal and media investigations that will amplify every incident. In Europe, the same lunation intensifies divisions exposed during public debates about Gaza, migration and energy; expect more symbolic parliamentary moments, urgent summit talk and pressure on the Commission to propose short-term measures (soft humanitarian corridors, temporary tariff/aid adjustments) to manage fallout. Leaders who try to paper over visible evidence will find the pressure increases this week.

Overlaying the human news is a vivid celestial backdrop that offers both danger and a pragmatic window. Comet and meteor activity (bright comets reported this month and Orionid/Draconid peaks later in October) are drawing attention and serving as symbolic pressure points; scientifically they do not cause earthly events, but astrologically and socially these nights are being used to time disclosures and spectacle. The practical takeaways for the 6–12 Oct week: 1) expect more high-visibility incidents at sea and at major ports; 2) expect humanitarian access and famine headlines to harden political responses (short-term pauses, emergency votes, targeted aid corridors) but remain fragile; 3) expect domestic political flashpoints — protests, legal moves and governance crises — to be amplified by fast communications and forensic evidence; 4) use the Mercury-Scorpio window to synchronize verified information releases (NGOs, investigative journalists, satellite forensics) because the week’s lunation will give those releases immediate leverage. For geo-zenith action points: monitor the Red Sea / Suez meridian, Gaza coastal arc, Kyiv-Crimea/Black Sea shipping lanes and the western European energy/port longitudes — those are the places the planetary map is most likely to focus headlines and material impacts.

Leo New Moon

We are in the final days of a lunar cycle that has been marked by confrontation, structural strain, and the call for personal sovereignty in a world still bent on control. The new moon arrives on 24 July at approximately 7° sidereal Leo, aligning closely with the star Subra in the constellation Leo — a star linked to courage, independence, and sharp clarity of purpose.

22 July
Today’s energy is shaped by the Leo Sun and Moon moving toward exact opposition with Pluto at zenith over the mid-Pacific, affecting the Pacific Rim, East Asia, and parts of the Western U.S. Pluto’s influence here forces confrontation with authoritarian dynamics — in politics, finance, and interpersonal life. Expect intensification of power plays, surveillance issues, and social censorship debates, particularly in regions like China, California, and Chile.

Emotionally, this is a day when authenticity must push through shame or repression. Control must be identified and released — not through rage, but through unshakeable inner clarity.

23 July
The Moon begins to darken as it approaches its conjunction with the Sun. This is a deeply internal phase, with strong Saturnian undertones from retrograde Saturn in Aquarius, now zenith over central Africa, southern Europe, and the Middle East. Governments and international agencies are under quiet but growing pressure. In Italy, Greece, and Israel, expect public disillusionment, protests, or restructuring efforts behind the scenes, especially around food policy, digital control, and economic models.

In personal life, this is a powerful day for shedding: outdated group allegiances, limiting ideologies, digital overload. Less is more. Silence is clarity. Empty space allows for new signals to be heard.

24 July – New Moon in Sidereal Leo
By mid-morning UTC, (Universal time) the Sun and Moon meet at 7° Leo, just past the zenith in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, casting long shadows across India, the Middle East, and the eastern Mediterranean. The energetic fulcrum is global. This new moon is about reclaiming the self not as isolated, but as sovereign within community. The Leo archetype is often misunderstood as egoic—it is, in this configuration, the light of centred leadership. Not showmanship, but stable radiance.

Mercury remains retrograde in Leo, so the expression of this leadership will come best through reflection, recalibration, and honest reassessment of how we speak, create, and represent ourselves.

Uranus in Aries at zenith over eastern Russia and Alaska stirs seismic activity and political unpredictability. Technological disruption and earth instability are both active fields now. The Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan, and Iceland are in heightened volcanic and tectonic sensitivity. Watch for data breaches, AI legislation debates, and cyber-activism to spike globally.

Meanwhile, Jupiter and Sedna in Taurus, at zenith over South America, continue to highlight ecological justice. Deforestation, agribusiness abuses, and water wars are escalating particularly in Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. The voice of the land is rising. The time to listen is now.

This is not a soft new moon. It is sharp, solar, and brave. But it does not seek conflict — it seeks clarity. Declutter. Deconstruct what is false. Prepare to step into something that lasts. Make sure it’s towards the future you want.