Energy, Numerology and Horoscopes with TJ Higgs
October feels very different from September.
September encouraged us to begin, make decisions and recognise where change was needed. October asks us to slow that process down and look more deeply at the choices we are making.
This feels like a month of truth.
Relationships may need attention. Old feelings can resurface. Something we thought we had completely dealt with may come back around, and people from our past could unexpectedly cross our minds — or even our paths.
But I don’t see that as October dragging us backwards.
Sometimes we have to look at something one more time before we can finally understand why it happened, what it taught us and whether it still has a place in our lives.
October asks a very simple question:
Does this still feel right for me?
THE NUMEROLOGY OF OCTOBER
2026 is a Universal Year 1:
2 + 0 + 2 + 6 = 10 → 1
October is the tenth month:
10 + 1 = 11 → 2
So October carries the energy of a Universal Month 2, but I would also pay attention to the 11 before we reduce it.
Eleven carries a heightened intuitive and spiritual vibration, while 2 is connected with relationships, cooperation, sensitivity, patience and partnership.
September’s number 1 energy said:
This is what I want.
October’s number 2 asks:
Who or what belongs beside me as I create it?
We may become much more aware of the energy between ourselves and other people.
Who lifts you?
Who drains you?
Where are you constantly compromising?
And where might you need to listen more rather than automatically assuming you’re right?
October isn’t about forcing answers.
It’s about allowing the truth to reveal itself.
OCTOBER’S ENERGY and DATES TO WATCH
3 OCTOBER: VENUS RETROGRADE BEGINS
Love, money and the past return for review
This is one of October’s most significant energetic shifts.
Venus turns retrograde in Scorpio, beginning a period of reflection around relationships, love, attraction, self-worth and money.
Old relationship patterns may surface. Past feelings can return. Some people may even hear from somebody they haven’t spoken to for a long time.
But remember:
Someone returning doesn’t automatically mean they are meant to stay.
Sometimes the past knocks simply to show us how much we have changed.
This isn’t necessarily the time for impulsive decisions around relationships or finances. Observe first.
Energy message: Look back if you need to — just don’t automatically walk backwards.
4–6 OCTOBER: READ BETWEEN THE LINES
Communication deepens
Conversations may carry more underneath them than is actually being said.
Your intuition could be strong, but don’t confuse intuition with suspicion.
If something doesn’t feel right, ask questions rather than creating the answers yourself.
These are useful days for reflection, research and deeper conversations, but avoid pushing someone to reveal something before they’re ready.
Energy message: Truth doesn’t need to be forced.
10 OCTOBER: NEW MOON IN LIBRA
Reset your relationships
The New Moon arrives in Libra, the sign of relationships, balance, harmony and partnership.
This is beautiful energy for looking at how we connect with others.
What does a healthy relationship mean to you now?
Not five years ago. Not what your parents taught you. Not what society says it should look like.
Now.
Set intentions around love, friendships, family relationships and the relationship you have with yourself.
Compromise can be beautiful, but constantly abandoning your own needs to keep somebody else happy isn’t balance.
Good for: Relationship intentions, reconciliation, boundaries, peace and emotional reset.
Energy message: Healthy love has room for two whole people.
12–14 OCTOBER: LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITION
Something begins making sense
These feel like useful days for insight.
A feeling you’ve had for some time may suddenly make sense. Information can arrive that helps you understand a situation differently.
Pay attention to dreams, repeated thoughts and those quiet internal nudges.
You don’t have to act on everything immediately.
Sometimes awareness is enough.
Energy message: Listen before you move.
15–16 OCTOBER: POWER BEGINS TO SHIFT
Something changes underneath the surface
Mid-month carries an energy of movement.
Something that has felt stuck internally may begin to loosen.
You could suddenly realise you’re no longer frightened of something that once controlled you.
Perhaps you don’t need somebody’s approval anymore.
Perhaps an old situation has finally lost its emotional hold.
External circumstances may not change overnight, but internally something has shifted.
And that’s often where real transformation begins.
Energy message: Notice what no longer has power over you.
18 OCTOBER: FIRST QUARTER MOON
Decisions need action
The intentions you set around the New Moon now require something from you.
It’s easy to say we want change.
The harder question is:
What are we prepared to do differently?
Take one practical step.
Energy message: Intention becomes powerful when followed by action.
20–22 OCTOBER: EMOTIONAL INTENSITY
Don’t turn everything into a battle
The atmosphere becomes deeper as we approach Scorpio season.
Relationships may feel intense and people can become more protective, emotional or reactive.
Choose your battles.
Not every disagreement needs to become a confrontation.
Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is:
“I need some time to think about this.”
Energy message: Respond rather than react.
23 OCTOBER: SCORPIO SEASON BEGINS
Go deeper
The energy changes noticeably.
Scorpio isn’t interested in pretending.
It wants honesty, intimacy, truth and transformation.
This can be a beautiful period for spiritual development, mediumship, inner healing and understanding ourselves at a deeper level.
Things we’ve avoided emotionally may ask for attention.
Don’t fear that.
What comes into awareness can finally be worked with.
Energy message: What are you ready to understand about yourself?
24 OCTOBER: MERCURY RETROGRADE BEGINS
Slow everything down
Here we go!
Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio, and communication needs extra care.
Messages can be misunderstood. Arrangements may change. Technology can misbehave. People can hear something completely differently from how it was intended.
Double-check appointments, travel arrangements and important information.
But emotionally, this retrograde goes deeper.
Old conversations may return.
Things left unsaid could suddenly need saying.
Secrets or information may surface.
Don’t panic when something from the past reappears.
Ask yourself why it needs your attention now.
Energy message: Review before you react.
26 OCTOBER: FULL MOON IN TAURUS
Come back to what is real
This is October’s emotional peak.
After weeks of deep relationship and emotional energy, Taurus asks us to ground ourselves.
Home. Money. Security. Self-worth. Comfort. The body.
What makes you feel safe?
Something could reach a culmination around finances, relationships or personal values.
There may also be a tug between holding on because something feels familiar and letting go because you know you’ve outgrown it.
Don’t confuse familiarity with security.
Good for: Release, grounding, financial awareness, self-worth and recognising what genuinely matters.
Watch for: Stubbornness, emotional spending and refusing necessary change.
Energy message: Choose what brings peace, not simply what feels familiar.
29–31 OCTOBER: THE VEIL FEELS THINNER
Intuition, spirit & reflection
As October closes, the atmosphere feels quieter and more intuitive.
For those who work spiritually, this can feel like a particularly sensitive period.
Give yourself space for reflection, meditation and connection.
Don’t force anything.
The strongest spiritual experiences often arrive when we’re simply open enough to receive them.
Energy message: Be still enough to notice.
OCTOBER HOROSCOPES
ARIES
Relationships and shared emotional territory dominate October.
You are naturally independent, but this month asks whether independence has sometimes become a defence against vulnerability.
Money shared with another person may also require attention.
Venus retrograde could bring an old relationship issue back into focus. Don’t rush to fix it or finish it. Understand it first.
The Taurus Full Moon later in October highlights money and self-worth.
Remember that your value isn’t determined by somebody else’s ability to recognise it.
Best days: 10, 15 & 18 October
Challenging days: 3, 24 & 26 October
Your October message: You can be strong and still allow somebody close.
TAURUS
October is important for you because Venus — your ruling planet — turns retrograde.
Relationships come under review.
This doesn’t automatically mean endings. In strong relationships, it can bring conversations that deepen understanding.
But where something has been unbalanced, it becomes harder to ignore.
Then the Full Moon in Taurus on 26 October puts you firmly at the centre.
Something about your identity, needs or direction becomes clear.
Don’t make yourself smaller to preserve a relationship that requires you to disappear.
Best days: 10, 16 & 26 October
Challenging days: 3 & 24 October
Your October message: Choose relationships in which you are allowed to remain yourself.
GEMINI
October asks you to look carefully at your daily life.
Work, wellbeing, routines and responsibilities need balance.
You may have been doing too much and telling yourself you’ll rest later.
Later keeps moving.
The Libra New Moon brings creativity and enjoyment, but Mercury retrograde from 24 October means arrangements require extra attention.
Read messages twice. Check dates. Don’t assume.
Best days: 10, 12 & 18 October
Challenging days: 20 & 24 October
Your October message: Your energy is valuable — spend it deliberately.
CANCER
October could be surprisingly romantic and creative.
Something from the past may return emotionally — perhaps a person, but equally a dream or passion you once abandoned.
Ask whether it deserves another chance.
Home and family feel important around the Libra New Moon.
Later in October, friendships may reach a turning point.
You don’t need hundreds of people around you.
You need the right ones.
Best days: 10, 14 & 23 October
Challenging days: 3, 20 & 26 October
Your October message: Let joy back into places where life became too serious.
LEO
Home, family and emotional foundations need attention this month.
Something from your past may need revisiting, particularly within family relationships.
You don’t have to solve generations of emotional history in one conversation.
Go gently.
The Full Moon towards the end of October highlights career and direction.
Something you’ve worked towards may reach an important stage.
Allow yourself to acknowledge what you’ve achieved.
Best days: 10, 18 & 23 October
Challenging days: 3, 24 & 26 October
Your October message: You can honour where you came from without allowing it to define where you’re going.
VIRGO
Words matter enormously this month.
There could be conversations you’ve rehearsed in your head many times.
October may finally bring them into the open.
Money and personal value are also highlighted around the Libra New Moon.
Then your ruling planet Mercury turns retrograde on 24 October.
Don’t panic — just slow down.
Check information, avoid assumptions and give conversations room to breathe.
Best days: 10, 12 & 16 October
Challenging days: 24–26 October
Your October message: Not everything needs an immediate answer.
LIBRA
This is a powerful month for you.
The New Moon in Libra on 10 October offers a personal reset.
What do you want?
That’s an important question because Libra can become so skilled at considering everybody else’s needs that your own disappear from the conversation.
Your ruler Venus is retrograde, bringing money, values and self-worth into review.
Don’t undervalue yourself simply to maintain harmony.
Best days: 10, 12 & 18 October
Challenging days: 3 & 24 October
Your October message: You are allowed to choose yourself.
SCORPIO
October is probably one of your most significant months of 2026.
Venus turns retrograde in Scorpio on 3 October, and Mercury later turns retrograde in your sign too.
This is deeply reflective energy.
Identity, relationships, appearance, confidence and the way you communicate may all come under review.
Then Scorpio season begins and your energy strengthens.
You don’t need to become somebody new.
You may simply be rediscovering the person underneath everything you’ve been carrying.
Best days: 15, 16 & 23 October
Challenging days: 3, 24 & 26 October
Your October message: Transformation begins when you’re willing to tell yourself the truth.
SAGITTARIUS
October is quieter for you than you might naturally prefer.
Part of you wants movement, adventure and the next challenge.
But the energy asks for reflection.
Rest is important.
Something from your emotional past may surface around Venus retrograde.
Don’t immediately distract yourself from it.
Sometimes healing requires sitting with something long enough to understand it.
Your social life remains active, but choose quality over quantity.
Best days: 10, 15 & 18 October
Challenging days: 3 & 24–26 October
Your October message: Stillness can move you forward too.
CAPRICORN
October shines a light on friendships, networks and long-term ambitions.
You may begin questioning whether certain goals still matter to you.
That’s not failure.
You are allowed to evolve.
Career energy is particularly strong around the Libra New Moon, while Venus retrograde may bring an old professional connection or friendship back into your orbit.
Look at what has changed before deciding whether it belongs in your future.
Best days: 10, 15 & 16 October
Challenging days: 20 & 24 October
Your October message: Success should fit the person you are becoming.
AQUARIUS
Career and visibility become important this month.
You may reconsider how you want to be seen professionally or whether your current direction still excites you.
Venus retrograde encourages review rather than impulsive change.
The Taurus Full Moon highlights home and family and could bring a decision about your living situation or work-life balance.
Achievement means very little if there is nowhere in your life where you can exhale.
Best days: 10, 16 & 23 October
Challenging days: 3, 24 & 26 October
Your October message: Build a life that feels good privately as well as one that looks successful publicly.
PISCES
October feels spiritual and expansive for Pisces.
Beliefs, intuition, learning and your understanding of life may deepen.
You could feel drawn back towards a spiritual practice, subject or place that once meant something to you.
Don’t dismiss that pull.
The Full Moon highlights communication and could bring an important conversation.
Speak clearly rather than expecting someone to sense what you need.
Even intuitive people need words sometimes.
Best days: 10, 14 & 23 October
Challenging days: 20, 24 & 26 October
Your October message: Trust your intuition — but give it a voice.
TJ’S FINAL THOUGHT FOR OCTOBER
October isn’t asking us to fear the past.
It’s asking us to understand it.
People may return. Feelings may resurface. Plans may need reconsidering and conversations we thought were finished could begin again.
But we aren’t the same people we were when those stories first happened.
That’s the important part.
You are looking at the past with everything you know now.
So don’t rush.
Listen.
Observe.
Ask yourself what still feels aligned and what you have simply become accustomed to carrying.
Because sometimes the greatest transformation isn’t dramatically walking away from something.
It’s quietly realising:
I don’t need this anymore.
TJ Higgs
Spiritual Medium
