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Predicting the Surprises October Has in Store
This October, the celestial alignments promise to shake things up in a way we haven't seen in years. Join me, Evan Nathaniel Grim, on this episode of Astrology Unbound as we traverse through a month marked by transformative astrological transits. From the total solar eclipse in Libra to the intense energies of Mars and Pluto, we'll explore how these cosmic movements might affect global power structures, celebrity culture, and our own lives.
Prepare yourself for a deep dive into the astrological events that could reshape our political and economic landscapes. Mars entering its pre-shadow phase on October 4th, Jupiter's retrograde on October 9th, and Pluto stationing direct on October 11th are just a few of the key occurrences that promise to bring underlying truths to light and possibly heighten global tensions. We'll also look at how the Aries full moon on October 17th could be a tipping point for leadership, underscored by the dynamic influence of Mars and Pluto.
As Pluto transitions from Capricorn to Aquarius, we'll reflect on the decline of intermediary-dependent systems and the rise of individual merit, especially within the entertainment industry. This episode provides crucial insights on managing emotions and avoiding conflicts during these intense times. For those looking for an even deeper understanding and predictive analysis, consider subscribing to my Substack newsletter and following my updates across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
Hey, there, it's Evan Nathaniel Grimm, and welcome to the latest episode of Astrology Unbound. Today I'm going to be covering the slate of October surprises that we'll likely be navigating based on the position of the planets. Before I begin, though, be sure to check out my Substack newsletter for an in-depth breakdown of my predictions for the globe, my manifestation guides for each full moon, intention setting, recommendations for new moons, educational content and a lot more. There is a free subscription service where you can still access the high-level themes, but I also have a paid subscription service where you can get the sign-by-sign horoscopes, more of the educational content, and now also a weekly show where I do live birth chart readings. So you can access the weekly show it's every Sunday night by becoming a paid subscriber.
Speaker 1:So today, like I mentioned, we're going to be going into October, looking at October. This is actually going to be the first content that I've really published where I'm investigating the month of October. I've alluded to it in my election predictions, but consider this sort of the first, you know, journey into the month, and there is a lot going on, and I think there's going to be a lot of surprises, like I said, and it is, of course, based on the astrology. So some key dates that I want to focus on today. October 2nd, there's a total solar eclipse in Libra at 10 degrees of Libra, and that will definitely change the energy very rapidly, very suddenly, expect a sort of causal chain of events to activate very rapidly. Then, october 4th, mars enters its pre-shadow phase before the retrograde, and October 9th, jupiter stations retrograde. October 10th, the Moon is conjunct Pluto, followed by, october 11th, pluto stationing direct in Capricorn, getting its momentum back, moving forward, direct in Capricorn, getting its momentum back, moving forward and bringing a lot of the transformational change to maybe the forefront of our consciousness, but also externalizing it. It will definitely be a rapid succession of really change, but also closure and really closing the loop on some of the key themes of Pluto's transit through Capricorn, which has had a lot to do with both the building up of power and the destruction of that sort of you know system that sort of sustains power in almost this tyrannical way and at you know, the beginning of Pluto's transit in Capricorn, we did witness the Great Recession, which highlighted some corrupt we could say corrupt or elements of the financial system that were lacking in integrity. For example, the ratings agencies rating the mortgage-backed securities as like AAA, when they were definitely not that kind of quality. So with the Great Recession, we saw how various power brokers were able to rig the system in a way where money was just kind of flowing and people were gaining increasing profit margins on their investments, while again those investments were kind of rotten to the core. So Pluto and Capricorn was promising basically to expose corruption in any and all sectors where power is concentrated and where there are middlemen and intermediaries, so to speak.
Speaker 1:And now, as it's leaving Capricorn, it's going after a completely different sector, which is the entertainment business. And that's because Saturn, the ruling planet of Capricorn, is now in Pisces, neptune is finishing its transit through Pisces, and I've been harping on this for maybe even years at this point that there was going to be really a bubble bursting, the end of idealization, especially of celebrities. I mean, I've been talking about this for literally at least two years now, that Saturn and Pisces was going to end the sort of mystique surrounding celebrity, the celebrity culture was going to sort of erode. The celebrity culture was going to sort of erode. And I think that, well, it's pretty obvious what news story is driving this now. It's the whole scandal around Diddy, and you know all of his parties and the tapes and the footage supposedly associated with those parties and all the celebrities implicated. You know it sounds like this could be a tip of the iceberg situation that runs really deep and I really think that it could precipitate the downfall of not necessarily all celebrities but just that sort of again allure of the Hollywood culture. So that will definitely be continuing to that narrative and that storyline will continue to develop, I think, in surprising ways, as Pluto stations direct.
Speaker 1:October 11th, october 14th Venus opposes Uranus, the Sun opposes Chiron, mars squares Chiron which, yes, makes for an exact T-square. October 17th we have the Aries full moon, 24 degrees of Aries closely conjunct, chiron again squaring Mars squaring Pluto. Now we're talking about a cardinal grand cross at that point. And then you know I'm not going to talk about November 1st on this show, but just know that by then Mars will oppose Pluto during a Scorpio new moon in which Mars and Pluto are the ruling planets of Scorpio. So I'm going to use this episode to basically look at these dates and give you my initial gut reaction Because, again, I've only looked at October through the lens of last year's 2024 forecast videos, which hopefully you downloaded.
Speaker 1:So I did talk about the new and full moons in October then, and so obviously I recall some of the key transits and I've also talked about October through the lens of the presidential predictions, which you can access through my paid Substack newsletter. I've really decided to sort of park all of my like political predictions over there for a number of reasons you know, partly because the discourse around politics can be very sensitive and you know I put a lot of work into my presidential forecast. So, anyways, you can still access that through my sub stack. But Yuri's full moon, you know I have highlighted that in that video about my presidential prediction. I've highlighted that moment as really the day, or at least the week, that defines the election. So, anyways, let's start off with October 2nd. So I'm just going to go through each of the dates that I mentioned.
Speaker 1:So, first of all, october 2nd we have a total solar eclipse in Libra. We've seen this show before in a way, because last year October 14th, there was a solar eclipse in Libra. So think about where you were last October 14th. I believe it was the 14th, but either way, just think back to last October. Where were you at that time? What were some of the themes that came up in your life and you know there could be some sort of revisitation of those themes. And yes, I just confirmed it was October 14th last year.
Speaker 1:So, yeah, october 14th, what was going on in your life, you know, was there a dramatic change? Was there a series of changes? Did a certain feeling overcome you? And you know, were you, you know where were your relationships at at that moment? Because Libra rules relationships, so think about sort of the stability, or lack thereof, of all of your connections at that time. And it's not that this eclipse will repeat that.
Speaker 1:I actually think that last year's eclipse was probably more of a put you in a more reactive stance, because you know that was the first eclipse, total solar eclipse in Libra in this eclipse cycle. This is the second one. So hopefully you're coming at it with a more healed perspective, because we are. We've now dealt with the North node Chiron conjunction back in February, so ideally you're approaching this time little bit more confidently. So, october 2nd, definitely expect yourself to be capable of vocalizing either your satisfaction or dissatisfaction with someone, maybe to enter into some kind of contract situation, contract negotiation.
Speaker 1:People are going to, of course, ask like, well, can you even set intentions, can you even manifest anything on an eclipse? You know, I do think that it is possible. You have to be delicate with it. But you know, certainly, even if you're not, if you, even if you choose not to set a, an explicit intention around something, you can still take action, of course, around this time. And you should refer, by the way, to my newsletter about the pisces lunar eclipse that I posted, which talks about how to work through any eclipse.
Speaker 1:You know, you really have to work with your natal and transiting and the transiting south nodes, or, sorry, the natal and the transiting south nodes, or, sorry, the natal and the transiting lunar nodes. So what's the south node in your chart? Where's the north node in your chart? What sign are they in? What house are they in, what aspects are they making? And then apply that same process to the transiting lunar nodes and look at the dispositors, the rule, the planets that rule, the signs, where the north and south node are. And and yes, it's convoluted, I do lay it out step by step in the newsletter. But if you're consciously working with your karma, you're aware of the karma that you have sort of inherited or brought with you into this lifetime.
Speaker 1:I do think it could make the eclipses a little bit more. I mean, it could just make it easier for you to navigate the eclipses, but inevitably things will happen during an eclipse, right? So if I'm looking at the eclipse, mercury, you know, in a Kazemi with the Sun on September 30th, two days before, so there should be some clarity coming in at that time and then on the eclipse, mercury is still pretty close to the South Node. I do think that people will be potentially again signing deals, signing contracts. And if you look at the celebrity world right now, which is really reeling from Diddy's arrest and all the implications of that, I wouldn't be surprised if tons of celebrities are, like you know, cutting contracts with any of you know, any businesses tied to his businesses or, you know, maybe brands will, you know, negate or nullify their contract with a certain celebrity after some, you know, nefarious activities are revealed. So I do think, at a sort of a collective scale, things like that may happen, especially with Venus and Scorpio the ruling planet of Libra and Scorpio having a lot to do with money and financing and debt, among other things. But yeah, on a personal level, I think you will be in a position where you can vocalize, you can speak up for yourself, you can step into your own independence. But I'll have a separate podcast episode where I dive into the eclipse.
Speaker 1:But just for the sake of today, I just wanted to mention that October 2nd definitely will change the dynamics, change the energy in your life and it will actually set some kind of new tone that will really prevail for at least the next six months. That's just how eclipses work. They do sort of um, you know again, they kind of push, push you down a different pathway. So it is kind of like a course change and as you change course, it happens very suddenly. I think, and because the South Node is involved, it is partially dependent on your past life, karma, past actions in this lifetime, and also it does depend on whether or not your relationships are healthy. Are you in a codependent relationship or have you lost your identity to make a relationship work, or are you in relationships that really empower you? If it's the latter example, then I think this eclipse will help you. In a way, it will help validate that you're in the right relationship, just because the South knows in Libra and obviously myself and other astrologers have talked about how oh, that signifies karmic relationships are ending over the year and a half period while the South Node is in Libra. That doesn't mean it's like breakup central for everybody. So view this as a time to Again also maybe validate some of the contracts you have signed, some of the alliances you have made. But definitely that eclipse will set a lot of gears in motion at a collective scale.
Speaker 1:October 4th, mars entering the pre-shadow phase, squaring Chiron that one is very intense. That is definitely intense because we have Mars squaring Chiron which almost has this very, I mean, it's just very active but very tense and very aggravating. And I think this could, like I really think that when we're talking about, you know, the wars in Ukraine, russia, middle East, like those will all, I think, intensify when Mars starts to enter the pre-shadow phase in Cancer, which is a very defensive Mars position, squaring Chiron and Aries. It gives me the feeling of almost, like you know, some of the maybe most prominent like figures or leaders in, like, various factions which are involved in these wars, there could be sort of um, you know, some of these leaders may suddenly disappear and you know their, their side in the fight, will get really pissed off about that, you know, and it will sort of like, motivate them to perpetuate the conflict and respond. Like you know, I talked about this last year in my newsletter.
Speaker 1:But Chiron and Ares you know that has a lot to do with, you know, really weakened leadership or the passing of certain leaders, and we've seen that this year. We've either seen, you know, leaders and politicians, presidents, prime ministers, like people at these, you know, again in these leadership positions, either stepping down, announcing their retirement or even passing away. So as Mars starts to square Chiron, it does give me that again there's an energy here of potentially more leaders that are again representatives of these various groups and factions, you know, potentially exiting the picture, you know, and then that sort of inflames the existing battles that are going on on and in general I just think that the various nations that are involved in all these wars will take a more defensive stance. You know, once Mars starts to not only square Chiron but oppose Pluto as well, and then, you know, eventually sort of almost adding heat with that Aries full moon on the 17th and then October 9th, we have Jupiter stationing retrograde. You know, jupiter is that greater benefic. It has a lot to do with like luck and abundance and opportunity perspective when it stations retrograde, we have to kind of reflect on opportunities that have already, you know, sort of come up in our lives and, you know, just squeeze more juice out of them, get more mileage out of them. So there will be, on the one hand, less momentum in terms of just like sudden new opportunities falling in your lap, but on the other hand, jupiter and Gemini Jupiter's in its detriment, in Gemini. So when it's direct, I do think that, as we've witnessed, there's just been like a lot of information overload in the news media and I think, as it retrogrades, we'll kind of look back at maybe some of the information that we didn't notice before. But also maybe I don't think this is the case like if I'm as I'm saying this, but like maybe some people will feel a little bit less overwhelmed by the information that's coming through. But if I think about you know, obviously we're in an election cycle and October is packed with really I mean era defining transits, I don't think there will be any shortage of news. But with Jupiter retrograde and Gemini, maybe you'll reflect also on some kind of writing project. You did that, you started this year some kind of publishing effort and like really trying to finish that up.
Speaker 1:But I want to jump to October 10th and 11th. October 10th the moon is conjunct Pluto and actually, before I do that, I just want to mention that when Jupiter stations retrograde, it is in a yod formation with Venus and Scorpio. I'm just noticing that on the chart here. That could indicate some kind of faded change with. I don't know if it's financial per se, if it's with the financial sector, I mean it could be, but I think for a lot of people it may be something. Well, on a personal level, it could be that there's some sort of like health or healing related situation that comes to light, maybe through someone you know, or maybe you deepen a relationship with someone in a way that's really healing. That could be like a Chiron, venus, jupiter thing, especially with Venus and Scorpio. But you know, especially with Venus and Scorpio.
Speaker 1:But you know, anyways, when the moon conjuncts, conjoins Pluto on the 10th and then we have Pluto stationing direct on the 11th of October, I mean, people ask me this a lot, whether it's in client sessions or online. You know, on social media people always ask me about the economy. Is the economy going to be okay? You know the Fed just lowered interest rates, for example, because they're confident that inflation is under control. Well, I mean, I think that if there was any kind of financial disruption or disruption in the markets this year, it would happen around October 11th, because Venus is going to begin to oppose Scorpio around October 11th, because Venus is going to begin to oppose Scorpio. Obviously, venus does that every year, but what's different this time is that Pluto stations direct at the 29th degree of Capricorn.
Speaker 1:And when Pluto was at the 29th degree of Capricorn the first time, in March 2023, we had that regional banking crisis, and I think that I mean it doesn't mean that Pluto has to implicate finance there, but it will, at the very least, highlight debt. I think Pluto has a lot at being the ruling planet of Scorpio. Pluto does have a lot to do with debt and even if it doesn't trigger any kind of financial meltdown right now, I do think in mid-October it will come to light that maybe Americans are carrying a lot more credit card debt than we realized, or savings have run out. You know, it could be. Even the housing market is under more pressure than we think, or you know prices are suddenly dropping or people you know just aren't able to purchase new homes, like whatever it is there. It could be some sort of headline story like that which doesn't necessarily rupture the whole economy but just sort of send some tremors through the economy. It could also, of course, highlight this whole Diddy situation.
Speaker 1:I mean, you know, as I talked about in my substack the other day, like the last time Pluto was at 29 cap direct, that's when Cat Williams went on Shannon Sharp's podcast and basically laid this all out, what was going to happen. He was, like you know, all lies will be exposed and he talked about Diddy being part of that wave of truth that was going to come in and that he was going to be one of the people whose secrets would be revealed. One of the people whose secrets would be revealed. So that is obviously significant. The timing of that interview, which I think really set the tone for the whole year ahead.
Speaker 1:But with Pluto back at the 29th degree and direct October 11th, I think there could be a lot of shifts in that situation, meaning more is potentially revealed about Diddy's parties or his activities or the celebrities he was associated with, and I mean this is going to change Hollywood forever. I really believe that. And the North Node will go into Pisces next year, you know, and form a conjunction with Neptune, you know, in Pisces. And if I just quickly advance to that time period just for some visual, you know, sort of as a visual guide here, yeah, the North Node will conjunct Neptune in January and then eventually it will conjoin Saturn in, you know, basically April. So, you know, as we start to get eclipses in Pisces and Virgo, I really believe this will eclipses in Pisces and Virgo.
Speaker 1:I really believe this will be a, again, not overnight, but a slow, drawn-out, maybe two to three-year sort of I don't know change in Hollywood that I think maybe diminishes Hollywood's sort of status in the public consciousness. I think that while celebrities have by no means been seen as trustworthy in the past consciousness, I think that while celebrities have by no means been seen as trustworthy in the past, I still think that people tend to naturally idolize celebrities and believe that a celebrity can kind of serve as an archetype for the ideal partner or the ideal sort of heroic figure, the ideal XYZ. And I think in light of these scandals, people will be shocked to a point where they can't separate sort of the incidents with the celebrity, with the actor, with the musician, and a lot of these figures are so entrenched in Hollywood that their downfall will drag Hollywood down a little bit with them. Now, I'm not someone who's going to say, oh, hollywood is over. Like obviously there's still going to be someone or some sort of organization or other celebrities to fill the void. I mean, that's just how it works, right. Like there are things in this world with institutional memory, you know, that's like. You know it's kind of like saying, oh, if you know JP Morgan passes away, then like the bank cannot continue, like there will always be a new torchbearer. But I do think this will dent Hollywood to a point where it will create a sort of opening for, let's say, social media creators and independent creators to kind of like take up even more mind, share in the collective consciousness, meaning people will devote more time to just like consuming authentic content from individuals who have risen to prominence based on the merits of their own ideas, innovations, their own humor, their own skills.
Speaker 1:And what's happening here is like we're taking the middlemen, we're taking the intermediaries out of things. Like when I filmed a video over a month ago on TikTok and Instagram about Pluto's, like the theme of Pluto and Capricorn here in the fall season, I said exactly that I said, any systems that have an over-reliance on, again, intermediaries or middlemen, like they're going, these systems are going to start to decay and winnow away and I think that we're starting to see that now. Like with this whole industry, in the music business, a lot of it is dependent on, like it's designed in a way where incoming artists sort of have to depend on these titans of the industry for, you know, distribution potential, for credibility in the industry and, like the label, they have to rely on the labels and label executives. But we are going to shift into Pluto and Aquarius, which I think will prop up individuals just based on their merits, right Of, just like their innate talent, and it will be hopefully the system will be less susceptible to, you know, the abuse of power. So I think October 11th we will start to see a lot happen there. With Hollywood, a lot of changes incoming, a lot of secrets revealed.
Speaker 1:I do think it is possible that the economy could go through some kind of shakeup. I'm not going to say it's like existential here, but it definitely. It definitely Again, the way I'm phrasing it here is if the economy goes through some kind of rupture this year, it's happening immediately, october 9th, 10th, 11th approximately, and then October 14th. And obviously, by the way, there's a lot more with Pluto stationing direct and I'm going to cover that more in depth in the coming weeks, but just for the sake of this episode, again giving you my gut reaction Obviously political in terms of politics in the US, like that will shift as well, but I think that is going to be more sort of accented during the Aries full moon, october 17th.
Speaker 1:So October 14th, venus is in that tight opposition with Uranus, sun is opposing Chiron, mars is squaring Chiron. Like I said at the beginning of the show, that's an exact T-square with Pluto also kind of involved in a grand cross there. So October 14th, you know that definitely could yet again spell some kind of I don't know a tremor in the economy. There could even be, with the synopsis of Chiron, some sort of health announcement about a leader, whether it's a president or it's hard to say of which country. But there could be some kind of either, you know, health announcement or a leader could pass away. And you know that's partly been the theme of Chiron and Aries lately, with the North Node also in Aries.
Speaker 1:But I think the biggest day of the month is October 17th, that's the Aries full moon and really creating that grand cross in the cardinal signs, and again, I talked about what that means politically over on my Substack channel. So definitely check that out. But what I'll say for the sake of this public-facing podcast episode, there will probably be a major change in the political, the presidential race in the US. I think that this is the day again, plus or minus, maybe it's the 16th, maybe it's the 18th, but I really think it's most likely the 17th. I think October 17th completely redefines the election and it's a really intense full moon. I mean, it's not an eclipse, but it does follow a solar eclipse in Libra. Right, it is conjunct Chiron. I mean I've just been talking about Chiron in Aries. It's all about the health of leadership. It's about leaders suddenly revealing a weakness, leaders suddenly exiting, leaders suddenly disappearing, et cetera, et cetera. Again, I go into more detail about this on my sub stack.
Speaker 1:But this Aries full moon could also, you know, again bring back in these themes around, you know again, the wars in the Middle East, ukraine, russia. There could be some developments there. But I really feel like this Aries full moon is very, very it's daunting. It really is daunting, and I've used that word a lot on my YouTube channel, on this podcast, but I really mean that when I use that word. And I think that this is just the year where, like I talked about, with the Mars-Uranus conjunction in July months before that happened, I was like mid-July looks really volatile, does look really daunting, and I am seeing yet again, uh, with this Aries full moon, there is some kind of daunting energy here. So, um, yeah, I think the Aries full moon will bring a lot of themes from this year to kind of like a peak and to a head and, um, you know, I I almost feel like that is the climax and energy for the year.
Speaker 1:And in your own life, you definitely want to make sure that you just manage your emotions. I mean Aries full moon conjunct Chiron, a lot of people can leave that full moon feeling like they've been slighted or undermined or looked down upon or challenged and, because Mars is opposing Pluto at that time, like you just want to be very mindful of your actions and your reactions, because any reaction you have to something that maybe stokes anger within you, I think that the response is going to be even more intense. So it's just really important to kind of like again sidestep conflict at that time. That's a full moon where you really just don't want to like again sidestep conflict at that time. Um, that's a full moon where you really just don't want to like.
Speaker 1:I would go so far as to say like you actually don't want to take inspired action on that full moon. I know I talk about inspired action a lot, especially around eclipses and how you can kind of use your intuition in the moment to make a really amazing course change in your, in your life. But in this case I'm not seeing that. I see this as like intensely impulsive, reactive, um agitating, aggressive, volatile. You just want to like steer clear of this Aries full moon, in terms of um, you don't want to try to harness it because it's kind of like trying to control um a flamethrower.
Speaker 1:So, uh, and then November 1st, we do have Mars opposite Pluto during a Scorpio new moon, which just kind of like carries on some of these themes and sort of creates this feeling of like you know, stubbornness, obstinance.
Speaker 1:Nobody is willing to surrender their position on something. So, yeah, I'm going to dive into October, of course, on my YouTube channel. In the next few days I'm going to keep talking about this on my other channels my Substack, instagram, tiktok but consider this podcast episode again that my kind of first take on that first half of October which again will probably implicate the economy in some way, at least through the eyes of consumer debt. It will carry forward a lot of shocking, I think, revelations tied to the Diddy scandal and I think that it will put a huge dent in Hollywood as sort of a cultural phenomenon and also the presidential race will go through a major course change, I think around October 17th, which again I dive into on my Substack newsletter. So again just a reminder there to subscribe to my Substack and thank you for tuning into Astrology Unbound. Join me every Monday for astrological insights. I am Evan Nathaniel Grimm and I will see you at the next episode, take care.