Read your horoscope for Mercury in Libra
Small talk, big wins
When analytical Mercury glides into balanced Libra from October 4th until October 21st, tact reigns supreme. The planet of ideas and communication becomes refined while occupying this air sign. It doesn’t plow ahead with bombastic hot takes or dash off impulsive “R u up?” texts. Instead, it calculates, strategizes, and elegantly composes itself before hitting “Send.” But don’t be fooled by this placement’s charming demeanor and elegant syntax. When outcomes gracefully fall in its favor, it can appear as though it were inevitable. But it wasn’t. Whether claiming victory in important debates or flirtatious matches of wit, Mercury in Libra’s wins are the result of shrewd negotiation skills and understanding how to phrase things just so. And partly, they’re also about old-fashioned “people skills.” Truly paying attention to others’ points of view — be they an intellectual opponent or a romantic playmate — is the secret for orchestrating harmonious and intentional interactions of all stripes.
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The following horoscopes were written by Grace Mungovan.
Aries & Aries Rising
Get crafty in your 1:1s.
Over the coming weeks, bring your tactical mind to your closest connections. Script important discussions in your notes app. Plot intricate dating strategies for your best friend on restaurant napkins. Contemplate potential interpersonal moves before you make them.
But note that you can use your analytical powers to temper fiery instincts and create more equality in your relationships too. A little detachment will help you better understand your love’s point of view — and troubleshoot issues in a way that honors everyone involved.
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Taurus & Taurus Rising
It’s time to advocate for your needs in work and wellness. Over the coming weeks, issues of inequality will be highlighted — and you have a part to play in bringing them back into balance.
If you or a coworker gets the short end of the stick on the job, strategize ways to articulate the value of your labor. If you’ve been burning the midnight oil and your body has fallen out of whack, research pathways to more health and harmony.
Treating yourself as worthy is the key to leveling every playing field.
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Gemini & Gemini Rising
Refocus on pleasure.
Over the coming weeks, make a study of anything that lights you up and get strategic about weaving more fun into your life. Whether that means filling your calendar with compelling first dates, researching the history of crystals, or prioritizing after-work belly dancing class, engage with what interests you.
Tuning in to your desires offers a radical counter to overly persuasive societal narratives. Just remember to trust your limits when enough is enough. Pulling back from the fray (or the apps) reconnects you to your standards and preserves your energy.
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Cancer & Cancer Rising
It’s time to clear your inner and outer houses. Over the next few weeks, crafting spaces that are elegant, balanced, and free of cobwebs will recalibrate your nervous system.
This could mean cleaning out your closets, scouring your counters, or wreathing your living room in fragrant incense spirals — but it could also require diving deeper into therapeutic work to expunge unhelpful ancestral complexes or internal voices that sabotage your peace. Listen to your intuition about where to direct your attention. Your own wisdom is the best mediator between your past and future selves.
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Leo & Leo Rising
It’s time to create more balance in your discussions, schedule, and connection with the world.
If your datebook is a blur of coffee catch-ups, appointments, and errands, trim what’s stressing you out. If you find yourself waiting to pounce and share your latest hot take in your conversations with others, first consider whether you’ve truly comprehended the other person’s point.
Running on pure firepower can be invigorating, but it can also lead to burnout. Weaving a touch of restraint and consideration — for yourself and others — into your efforts will harmonize the bustle of your days into a more pleasing symphony.
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Virgo & Virgo Rising
Layer logic into your money matters. Over the coming weeks, focus on strategizing your side hustles, investments, or secret inventions. By mapping out your business ideas or working with a coach to bust persistent scarcity mindsets, you’ll help clear your mental pathways to abundance.
Support is on your side for using your analytical gifts to research larger instances of financial inequity too. So study up on the ways dominant systems of power shortchange us all. There is no individual wealth without collective wealth, after all.
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Libra & Libra Rising
Learning how to champion your own point of view is a lifelong journey. Over the coming weeks, treat your preferences like a rich research project.
It may feel risky to share what you’re really thinking, volunteer to present first at work, or accessorize according to your hidden tastes, but the truth is, you were never meant to be a social chameleon. You’re here to impress your own vibrant mark upon your surroundings.
So channel your trademark charm. Practice articulating your desires clearly. And embrace that main character energy.
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Scorpio & Scorpio Rising
Make a date with your inner saboteurs, creatrixes, and other alter egos. Over the coming weeks, taking time away from the crowd will help you sift through your psyche’s choir of characters and discern what each voice is asking for.
Stress or anxiety can be a signal that there’s a lurking figure in your psyche just waiting to be passed the mic. Oftentimes, witnessing looping mental narratives robs them of their power. So start a dialogue in your journal and strike an equilibrium between your inner and outer worlds.
It also won’t hurt to beautify your sanctuaries. Let external loveliness assist you on the journey to your own luminous wisdom.
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Sagittarius & Sagittarius Rising
Your powers of mediation and diplomacy are on the rise. Over the coming weeks, your ability to comprehend both sides of every intellectual coin will be elevated. Extend this gift of even-handedness to your friends, co-conspirators, and any circles you’re mingling in.
You’re the perfect sounding board for helping pals resolve conflict, split up tasks, and radiate more loveliness than usual, so use your discernment to co-create elegant solutions to even the trickiest problems.
Go forth and seek the win-wins.
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Capricorn & Capricorn Rising
Calling all helpers. Over the next few weeks, you’ll have a heightened ability to charm, persuade, and negotiate your way to the top.
Whether you choose to smash glass ceilings at work or coordinate a community garden, playing nice with others will help you get things done. Asking for assistance, sending thank-you notes to mentors, and attending networking events will also magnetize support for your causes, so reach out.
Your road to victory is lined with good intentions and delightful small talk. Lead with a wink.
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Aquarius & Aquarius Rising
Seeking: lovely perspectives. Over the coming weeks, your cerebral currents will be drifting toward beautiful places. Let them.
The oasis you desire could be physical — like a weekend escape to a tranquil countryside — or spiritual, like teachings that promote harmony, peace, and balance. Whatever luminous locales summon you, focus on them.
Rearranging your vision board, sprucing up your altar, or reciting mystical love poems to yourself before you fall asleep can reconnect you to the elegance of life’s essential mysteries.
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Pisces & Pisces Rising
Your material exchanges with others are like a carefully crafted chessboard — and it’s time to plot your moves.
Over the coming weeks, you’ll be prompted to bring your powers of analysis to your financial mergers and other give-and-takes. Whether you scrutinize your agreements for hidden clauses, advocate for your needs in collaboration, or map out the impact of your investments, thinking it through pays off.
Right now, your powers of calculation are sharp. If you get strategic about your game plan, you’ll lay the foundation for a more lucrative future.
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