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October arrives with shifting winds and deeper shadows.
The Sun journeys through Libra, urging us to restore balance, refine relationships, and weigh up truth versus illusion.
By mid-month, Scorpio season takes hold, pulling us inward, closer to mystery, transformation, and our most honest desires.
Cosmically, October is rich: eclipses have stirred the skies, Mercury sharpens our words, and Venus invites us to examine what we love and why.
Pair this with the seasonal turn toward Samhain (the witch’s new year), and the tarot’s guidance feels especially potent — a chance to release what’s heavy and step boldly into what’s next.
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Aries
March 21 to April 20
Tarot cards for Aries for October: Three of Swords, Five of Wands, King of Coins
Meaning: October brings things in your life to a head that have felt like creeping dread or tension. You hate that kind of energy; unspoken rifts and resentments. You’d rather clear the air, have it out, and move along unfettered by other folk’s bad vibes. Too right!
The Three of Swords delivers the goods. You finally see someone or something for what it really is (and, spoiler, it’s not positive) while the Five of Wands gives you immediate opportunity to make a big change that releases this toxicity from your life for good. Don’t hesitate – act on it.
The King of Coins has you back in business by Halloween, striding towards your goals, making practical positive lifestyle and financial changes, feeling in control, and getting great rewards for your efforts. It’s like you just needed to clear that little gremlin out of your realm to let the positive vibes flow freely again.
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Taurus
April 21 to May 21
Tarot cards for Taurus for October: Page of Wands, Eight of Coins, Justice
Meaning: October is lucky. But you know what they say – ‘the harder I work, the luckier I seem to get’. Make that your mantra!
The Eight of Coins teams up with Justice to reassure you that every ounce of effort well spent will be met with equal, if not bigger, rewards. Maybe immediately, maybe down the line. And that includes something you’re really tired of plugging away at. Don’t give up, a breakthrough is on the way.
You work very hard. And the Page of Wands asks you to offset this grafting energy with playfulness and fun. A lighthearted Halloween week, perhaps? Hayrides, apple bobbing, fancy dress, and indulgent foodie treats and potions! Why not treat yourself? There have been enough tricks!
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Gemini
May 22 to June 21
Tarot cards for Gemini for October: The Magician, The Wheel of Fortune, King of Cups
Meaning: Powerful cards, Gemini, which suggest magical unseen forces are at work in your realm, all gearing towards creativity and invention! Use your heart’s desires and wildest dreams to take the first steps towards manifesting something in your realm.
The Magician and Wheel of Fortune are going to take one of your steps and propel you headlong into something unexpected but absolutely wonderful. You simply can’t predict what will happen, so don’t overthink it, just make a start.
The King of Cups shows that October will feel good! You love being creative, it’s the antidote to all stress and strain, and you’re very good at what you do, so the recognition and rewards will flow. Be the mad professor, the artist, the creative, the innovator… and show us all what new tricks you’ve got up your magician’s sleeve!
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Cancer
June 22 to July 23
Tarot cards for Cancer for October: Queen of Cups, Three of Cups, Knight of Coins
Meaning: Your sign is prone to go to extremes on things – either hot or cold, staying in 24/7 or being out all night every night, working harder than hard or doing absolutely nothing! The Queen of Cups shows that the key to a peaceful, restorative, passion-filled, romantic and joyful October (which is on the cards) is to balance your act.
The Knight of Coins says work hard, do a big shift’s work in a shift, apply yourself wholeheartedly. But then, come the bell, put down your tools and look to your leisure time for more than just rest.
The Three of Cups invites you to socialise, have fun, travel, explore, do new things, see folk you love, go on dates, play and frolic. Don’t retreat to an extreme… live in the centre enjoying the best of all worlds!
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Leo
July 24 to August 23
Tarot cards for Leo for October: Ace of Swords, Six of Swords, The Fool
Meaning: October is a pivotal month for you – endings which lead to new beginnings as shown by the releasing Six of Swords and the radical leap into the unknown of The Fool.
What is ending is welcomed, it’s the right time, and you’re glad to be free of this. What’s beginning is exciting and motivating, unexpected, and fun. Might involve travel, technology, progressive causes, or Aquarius folk!
The Ace of Swords is the key to managing all of this activity: brutal honesty. Don’t try and please others, keep the (fake) peace, or compromise yourself. Say what you want, express yourself fully, be truthful and ask for truth in return. This will unlock all of the opportunities that lies ahead for you this blissful October.
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Virgo
August 24 to September 23
Tarot cards for Virgo for October: Queen of Swords, Five of Swords, The Sun
Meaning: The Sun awaits you at the end of this month (some October sunshine would be nice actually – are you going away?) which is like a glittering portal to a lifestyle of wealth, joy, and success.
The price for entering the portal is self confidence and belief. You can do what you wish to. You can handle it. So do it. Stop making excuses. You’re selling yourself short.
The Queen and Five of Swords show that you wrestle with this self doubt at the start of the month and overthink your options. But, eventually, you reach clarity and a new sense of empowerment, and this is what compels you to take this bold leap! Something amazing this way comes, Virgo… be brave. Believe in yourself.
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Libra
September 24 to October 23
Tarot cards for Libra for October: Six of Cups, Seven of Swords, Ace of Cups
Meaning: Tread carefully this October, Libra. It is your birthday season, and this can trigger reunions, rekindlings, or the return of a past flame. You are always missed, and the Six and Ace of Cups predict a major reunion, a romantic or deeply loving one – maybe an ex, or love interest, or old friend, or even long-lost family member. Look out for Water signs – Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio.
This will lead to a very intense chapter, and maybe this relationship could last, this could be it. But not everyone will be pleased as punch about it. Always the case, right? The Seven of Swords shows a tinge of jealousy or resentment from outside quarters about this return, so play it cautious, safe, and protective.
Don’t overshare. Don’t rub folks’ noses in it who might disapprove. Keep things to yourself and see how it all plays out before you tell people. I am absolutely intrigued as to how this all unfolds for you. Sounds like a movie script!
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Scorpio
October 24 to November 22
Tarot cards for Scorpio for October: Two of Swords, The Hanged Man, The Fool
Meaning: It’s your season incoming and Halloween is also a fave of Scorpio folk because you adore the macabre, the mysterious and unknown. Well, The Hanged Man shows that something secretive and occult will definitely be revealed in your realm.
You have felt in a suspended limbo for a while over something that has stagnated. The answer to why this is, and what to do, will beam into your mind this October. But it will not be what you expect, or think now. The Two of Swords shows this will lead to a major decision in the coming two months, so before 2025 ends.
And The Fool shows this will lead to a new beginning activated between February and May 2026. Something totally offtrack and totally unexpected. You just cannot predict what will happen here (says the tarot reader) but it’s going to be epic!
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Sagittarius
November 23 to December 21
Tarot cards for Sagittarius for October: The Star, Temperance, Five of Cups
Meaning: Don’t be sad about anything you’ve lost or grieved or regretted in 2025, Sag, because the Five of Cups shows that the time for sorrow is passing. One last processing and healing sweep of your woes… and then release them to the air! Breathe them away. And look ahead.
The Star and Temperance are sparkling, powerful cards of hope, optimism, wish-making, and healing. Whatever was lost will be replaced with better. You have been somehow cleansed and purified and are ready to be refilled with magical new energy.
Look out for Aquarius and Sagittarius folk who feel like a soul mate connection. Look out for positive invitations and openings that align with a long-held dream of yours. This is going to be a life-affirming and restorative month for you. Enjoy!
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Capricorn
December 22 to January 21
Tarot cards for Capricorn for October: Page of Coins, Nine of Cups, The Hierophant
Meaning: You, my friend, are heading in the right direction, on the right track, and about to encounter promotion, validation, rewards, or much-appreciated input and help. The Universe likes what you’re doing. So do more!
The Page of Coins has you applying yourself to your ambitions, learning and taking on new insight and education to improve your position – knowledgeis power, after all. The Nine of Cups shows that gifts and rewards are coming, thick and fast, to help encourage you and reassure you that your efforts are building momentum and ‘getting somewhere’.
The Hierophant is your end game: expert level. You are rising, becoming known and visible, receiving invites to teach and share, being asked for advice and input. You are moving into the niche in this world meant just for you. Keep going.
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Aquarius
January 22 to February 19
Tarot cards for Aquarius for October: Ten of Cups, The Tower, The Devil
Meaning: Your life might feel like a movie this October, Aquarius, because we have high drama ahead! The Tower brings revelations, collapses, major unveilings of secrets and lies. Prepare to be surprised and bit shook, but ultimately glad you know what’s what now, because you can make better choices with a firmer foundation.
The Devil brings temptation, sexual chemistry and illicit liasons, a plethora of potential ‘bad decisions’ but ones which all have short-term highs and rewards. You are definitely going to live your life large this month.
And that brings us to the Ten of Cups – true love and happy ever after. Through the mist of drama, comes your knight/princess in shining armour/glamour! Possibly a Water sign (Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio). You will fall (deeper) in love, and reach new levels of bonding and intimacy that make you think you’ve found ‘the one’. Sometimes life has to test you to bring out your true feelings.
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Pisces
February 20 to March 20
Tarot cards for Pisces for October: Three of Wands, Death, Nine of Swords
Meaning: Suddenly out of the blue, the sun appears again, from what was previously a sky full of dark clouds – that is how life might feel this October. The sunshine after the rain. Death shows a powerful shift is coming, a life changing one, and one for the better.
The Nine of Swords lays bare how much stress and dread you’ve been living with recently, and keeping all to yourself, staying quiet about your feelings and hoping they will pass. The time has come to talk about them, get them off your chest, and just express the heavy emotions. And, suddenly, it will all just evaporate through a chance encounter, memory, invitation, insight, or change of heart.
The Three of Wands brings a lucky break that clears away the doldrums and restores your infectious good mood and optimism. From there, it’s all plain sailing again.
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