Scorpio

Scorpio (Ruling Planet: Pluto; Element: Water) Scorpios are truly a mixed bag. You can be passionate, but resentful. You can be ambitious and determined, but manipulative in the process. And although the Scorpion is one the most faithful of the signs, you struggle with trust and possessiveness, with forgiving and forgetting. However, Scorpio, you are still indeed a true water sign— sensitive and intuitive. And your emotional strength is what sets you apart from every other sign.

This month, you’re sliding from one side of the spectrum to the other. The start of October will be quiet and slow with Mercury transiting Libra and a full moon in Aries. It’s a good time to work alone on something you’re passionate about, and don’t be surprised if being around people drains the life out of you. But when the Sun enters Scorpio on the 22nd, it’s time for you to take the spotlight. It’s ok to feel excited about your own opinions and ideas, and when Mercury transits your sign two days later, you should let these thoughts be heard. They could wind up being something really successful in about a year. And the new moon in your sign on the 30th will give you a lucky boost for any projects that you start now, too. Lovely Venus will have you feeling affectionate while it’s in your sign, but when it shifts into enterprising Sagittarius on the 18th, you should dedicate yourself to getting paid and pursuing stable love interests. What a notion!

Your Trax: You’ll feel more introverted before things shift into your sign mid-month, but your imagination will remain super active, like any true water sign. Albums like Kississippi’s 6-song release We Have No Future, We Are All Doomed and Tough Love by Forth Wanderers are dreamy enough to feel non-invasive, and complex enough to keep the creative juices flowing. After the Sun enters Scorpio on the 22nd, you need to take charge. Kick things up a notch with heavier Easthampton shoegaze band Kindling or try Laika, a 7-song LP by Turnip King.

Dates to watch: 12th, 13th, 14th
Your events: 10/12 Slingshot Dakota, Kississippi, Off & On, Lilith @ O’Brien’s
10/12 Christine and the Queens @ The Paradise
10/12 Allston Pudding Presents: Halsour (EP Release), Big Eyes, Kindling, Laika’s Orbit, Dæphne @ Mid East Up
10/13 SALES, Roz and the Ricecakes, Strange Mangers @ Mid East Up
10/13 NOTS, The World @ ZuZu’s
10/14 Jroy Divorbison, We Can All Be Sorry, White Laces, Jarva Land, The Owens @ Trixie’s Palace