We're in Scorpio season under a double retrograde. Venus and Mercury are both retrograde until November 13, and a full moon in Taurus on October 25 opens the window. Here is what Scorpio season may ask of each rising sign, and the crystal companion we've chosen for each one: a stone to keep for the whole season and long after. For the week ahead, join The Sunday Sky, our letter every Sunday morning.
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The Sun moved into Scorpio on October 23 and stays until November 21. Scorpio is the sign of depth, intimacy and transformation, the part of us that wants what's real underneath the surface.
This Scorpio season comes with a double retrograde. Venus, our planet of love, beauty and values, has been retrograde since early October, and on October 25 she slips back into Libra. Mercury, our planet of the mind and our voice, turned retrograde on October 24 in Scorpio. Both of them turn direct on the same day, November 13.
It's common to brace for retrogrades. Sometimes conversations get tangled. But a retrograde is also an invitation to slow down, to revisit, to review. With Venus and Mercury retrograde together, we're being asked to revisit what we value, who we love, and how we speak about both.
On Sunday, October 25 at 9:12 PM Pacific there is a full moon in Taurus. Full moons carry culmination energy: something comes to light, something completes. This one sits on a square between the Sun and Pluto, the planet of deep transformation, so there's real pressure around what we're holding onto. Taurus asks what we want to keep. Scorpio and Pluto ask what we're ready to let go.
On October 30, Mercury retrograde squares Mars in Leo. Old conversations may heat up. A good week to pause before you react.
Looking ahead: a new moon in Scorpio on November 8 for planting seeds, both planets turning direct on the 13th, and Mars meeting Jupiter in Leo on the 15th, a big, brave, expansive moment. Every stone below is your companion for all of Scorpio season, through November 21. You can keep using it long after.
Scorpio rising: Labradorite
Your theme this season: A season of rebirth, touching who you are, who you love and where you come from.
This one's for our Scorpio risings. It's your season. The Sun is moving through your first house, the house of self, identity and how you meet the world, and Mercury is retrograde there until November 13. You may find yourself rethinking how you see yourself and how you speak about who you are.
The October 25 full moon falls in your seventh house of partnership, directly across from you, and it squares Pluto, your modern ruling planet, in your fourth house of home and roots. In evolutionary astrology, Pluto describes the soul’s deepest growth, so this is a full moon that asks you to evolve. It touches three corners of your life at once: who you are, who you love, and where you come from. What comes to light in one may stir the others.
Venus rules your seventh house, and she’s retrograde, slipping back into your twelfth house on October 25, the quiet, inward part of your chart. Relationship questions may be working on you below the surface rather than out loud. Give them room. Venus turns direct on November 13.
Meanwhile Mars, your traditional ruling planet, is moving through your tenth house of career and calling, where Jupiter has been since the summer. On October 30, Mars squares Mercury retrograde in your first house, so pause before you react. Then on November 15, Mars meets Jupiter at the top of your chart: your ruling planet joining the planet of growth in the house of your public life. Something you’ve been building quietly may be ready to be seen.
And in the background, the slower transits keep doing their long work. Saturn and Neptune in your sixth house are reshaping your daily rhythms and how you care for yourself, and Uranus in your eighth house keeps bringing change to intimacy and what you share with others.
The stone we've pulled for you is Labradorite, the stone of magic and transformation. Over the next few weeks, let it be your companion while you let go of who you were and step into who you’re becoming.
Our picks for Scorpio rising: Labradorite Meditation Stone · Eclipse Bracelet · Mystic Bracelet · Explore all Labradorite
Something to journal on: Who is my soul asking me to become, and which of my relationships are ready to grow with me?
Taurus rising: Peach Moonstone
Your theme this season: A moment of being seen, and of choosing what's worth keeping.
This one's for our Taurus risings. The October 25 full moon is in your first house. This is your full moon. Full moons in the first house carry a culmination around self: your body, your presence, the way you've been showing up. In evolutionary terms, it's a moment of being seen. Something you've been growing into quietly is ready to become visible, to you first.
This full moon squares Pluto in your tenth house of career and public life, so the pressure may come through your work or your role in the world. Pluto in your tenth house asks you to stop shaping yourself around what's expected and let your path reflect who you really are.
Across from it, the Sun and Mercury retrograde are in your seventh house, so partners and close relationships are part of this story too. Mercury retrograde there is a good time to revisit agreements and say what was left unsaid. And your ruling planet, Venus, is retrograde in your sixth house of daily routines and wellbeing, asking you to revisit how you care for yourself day to day.
Meanwhile Mars and Jupiter are in your fourth house of home, family and roots, meeting on November 15. Home may want more room, more warmth, or a brave conversation with family. Uranus in your second house keeps shaking up your relationship with money and security, and Saturn and Neptune move through your twelfth house, the quiet place where the soul rests and lets go.
Taurus rising can hold on tight when things change. The evolutionary edge this season is to notice what you're gripping out of habit, and to keep only what still nourishes you.
The stone for you is Peach Moonstone, a full moon stone, soft and nurturing. Over the next few weeks, let it be your reminder to tend to yourself as gently as you tend to everyone else.
Our picks for Taurus rising: Peach Moonstone Dome · Halo Bracelet · Solstice Bracelet · Explore all Moonstone
Something to journal on: What old way of being am I ready to release, and what daily devotion would honor who I’m becoming?
Leo rising: Pyrite
Your theme this season: Your light turns inward, toward home and the roots that feed it.
This one's for our Leo risings. Scorpio season moves through your fourth house, home and roots, with Mercury retrograde there inviting you to revisit family conversations or old memories. Your ruling planet, the Sun, spends the whole season in this deep, private part of your chart. Your light is turning inward, toward family, memory and where you truly belong.
The October 25 full moon lights up your tenth house of career and public life. Something you've been building may reach a peak, or come into view. This full moon squares Pluto in your seventh house, where Pluto has been transforming your closest relationships for a while now, so the pull between home, work and partnership may feel strong.
And Mars and Jupiter are both in your first house right now, building toward their conjunction on November 15. That's a big, expansive, courageous energy moving through you personally. Mars brings courage, Jupiter brings faith, and together they ask you to take up space.
In the background, Venus is retrograde in your third house of communication, so revisit how you speak to the people close to you. Saturn and Neptune in your ninth house are testing and softening your beliefs, and Uranus in your eleventh house keeps bringing new people and new dreams your way.
The lower road for Leo rising is performing confidence while feeling unsteady underneath. The higher road is to let your roots feed your light, so the way you shine comes from somewhere real.
The stone for you is Pyrite, a stone of confidence and abundance. Over the next few weeks, let it hold your intention to lead from your roots.
Our picks for Leo rising: Pyrite Sphere · Pyrite Skull · Fortune Bracelet · Explore all Pyrite
Also chosen for you: the Vitality bracelet in Citrine, Carnelian and Sunstone. It doesn’t hold Pyrite, but it carries the same warm, golden confidence in a bracelet you can wear every day.
Something to journal on: How do my private foundations support my public life?
Aquarius rising: Clear Quartz
Your theme this season: A rebirth of identity that reaches all the way home.
This one's for our Aquarius risings. Pluto is in your first house, and has been for a while now, so you know transformation. In evolutionary astrology, Pluto in the first house is a soul-level rebirth of identity: the old self falling away so a more authentic one can emerge. This season adds to it: Scorpio lights up your tenth house of career and calling, with Mercury retrograde there asking you to review your direction and how you talk about your work.
The October 25 full moon falls in your fourth house of home and inner life. It's a culmination at the root, perhaps around family, or your sense of belonging. It squares Pluto in your first house, so what comes up at home is tied to who you're becoming.
Mars and Jupiter in your seventh house bring energy and expansion to your relationships, meeting on November 15. Someone new may arrive, or an existing partnership may grow bigger and braver. Venus is retrograde in your ninth house of beliefs, learning and travel, a good time to revisit a teaching or a place that once opened you up.
In the background, Saturn and Neptune in your third house are reworking how you think and speak, asking for clear words and an open mind. And Uranus, your modern ruling planet, is in your fifth house of creativity and joy, inviting you to create in ways that feel new and entirely yours.
The temptation for Aquarius rising is to stay detached when change gets personal. The growth is to let yourself feel it, and let the people closest to you see the new you.
The stone we've pulled for you is Clear Quartz, the great amplifier. Over the next few weeks, use it to amplify your clearest intention for where you're headed.
Our picks for Aquarius rising: Clear Quartz Skull · Wisdom Bracelet · Clarity Bracelet · Explore all Clear Quartz
Something to journal on: What am I being called toward, and what needs to be settled at home first?
Libra rising: Rose Quartz
Your theme this season: Coming home to your relationship with yourself.
This one's for our Libra risings. Venus, your ruling planet, is retrograde and moved back into your first house on October 25. When your own ruler goes retrograde in your first house, the invitation is very personal: revisit your relationship with yourself, your sense of beauty, your self-worth. Libra rising's lifelong soul work is learning to create balance and harmony without losing yourself in other people.
Scorpio season moves through your second house of finances and values, with Mercury retrograde there asking you to review what you spend your energy and resources on. The full moon on October 25 lands in your eighth house of intimacy and shared resources, squaring Pluto in your fifth house of creativity, joy and romance. What you share with others, and what you hold back, may come to the surface.
The bigger story is Saturn and Neptune, both moving through your seventh house of partnership. This is a long season of redefining what commitment means to you, building what's real and letting go of illusions about love. With Venus retrograde in your first house at the same time, your relationships and your relationship with yourself are in deep conversation. Venus turns direct on November 13.
Mars and Jupiter come together in your eleventh house of friendship and community on November 15, bringing energy and expansion to your circle and your hopes for the future. And Uranus in your ninth house keeps opening your mind to new teachers, places and ideas.
The growth this season is to know what you love and let your relationships meet you there, rather than shaping yourself around what others want.
The stone for you is Rose Quartz, the heart stone. Until Venus turns direct, let Rose Quartz hold your intention to love yourself first.
Our picks for Libra rising: Rose Quartz Tower · Rose Quartz Heart – Small · Grace Bracelet · Explore all Rose Quartz
Something to journal on: What do I truly value, and does my life reflect it?
Aries rising: Selenite
Your theme this season: Redefining who you are, with your closest relationships as your mirrors.
This one's for our Aries risings. Saturn and Neptune are both in your first house, so you've been in a long season of redefining yourself, building structure while dissolving old ideas of who you are. In evolutionary astrology, the first house is where the soul works on identity itself: not who you were told to be, but who you actually are. Saturn asks you to build that self with patience and integrity. Neptune asks you to loosen your grip on old definitions so something truer can come through. That can feel foggy at times. The fog is part of the work.
Now Venus is retrograde in your seventh house of partnership, inviting you to revisit your closest relationships, perhaps even reconnect with someone from the past. The people closest to you become mirrors this season. What you admire in them, and what frustrates you, both have something to teach you about who you're becoming.
Scorpio season lights up your eighth house of intimacy, shared resources and the places we don't usually show anyone, and Mercury is retrograde there. It's a time for honest conversations about what you share, and with whom. The October 25 full moon falls in your second house of money and self-worth, squaring Pluto in your eleventh house of friends and community, so something may come to light about what you truly value and whether your circle reflects it.
Your ruling planet, Mars, is moving through your fifth house of joy, creativity and romance alongside Jupiter, and the two meet on November 15. After so much inner rebuilding, here's a real invitation to enjoy your life, create for the love of it, and take a heart-led risk.
There's a lower and a higher way to walk this season. The lower way is to rush past the discomfort and decide who you are too fast. The higher way is to stay present in the not-knowing and let your relationships show you who you're becoming.
The stone we've pulled for you is Selenite, the stone of light, for clarity and cleansing. Over the next few weeks, let it help clear the fog so you can see your relationships as they really are.
Our picks for Aries rising: Selenite Sphere – Small · Selenite Wand – Large · Selenite Bowl · Explore all Selenite
Something to journal on: What do I need from partnership now that I'm becoming someone new?
Cancer rising: Lepidolite
Your theme this season: Making home a place that holds you, and backing your own worth.
This one's for our Cancer risings. Venus is retrograde in your fourth house of home, family and roots. In evolutionary astrology, the fourth house is the soul's root system: where you come from, what you inherited, and the inner home you carry everywhere. This is a time to revisit what makes you feel safe and at home, perhaps even to rearrange your space so it reflects who you are now.
Scorpio season moves through your fifth house of joy, creativity and romance, with Mercury retrograde inviting you back to an old creative project or a passion you set aside.
Your ruling planet is the Moon, so every full moon speaks to you, and this one falls in your eleventh house of friendships, community and future dreams. It squares Pluto in your eighth house of intimacy and deep bonds, so a friendship or a shared hope may reveal what's real underneath it.
Mars and Jupiter join forces in your second house of money, values and self-worth on November 15. Here's a chance to back yourself: trust what you're worth and act on it. Saturn and Neptune, both in your tenth house, are rewriting your sense of calling, dissolving what no longer fits and asking you to build something that does. Uranus in your twelfth house keeps stirring your dreams and inner life.
Cancer rising tends to take care of everyone else first. This season asks you to let yourself be cared for too, and to make home a place that holds you.
The stone for you is Lepidolite, the stone of transition, calming and balancing. Over the next few weeks, keep it somewhere at home where you can rest your eyes on it.
Our picks for Cancer rising: Lepidolite Meditation Stone · Lepidolite & Pink Tourmaline Sphere · Kind Bracelet · Explore all Lepidolite
Why the Kind bracelet? It’s Pink Calcite rather than Lepidolite, chosen because it shares Lepidolite’s soft, soothing calm, so you can wear that same gentleness on your wrist.
Something to journal on: What brings me joy, and what does home mean to me now?
Capricorn rising: Black Tourmaline
Your theme this season: Revisiting what success really means to you.
This one's for our Capricorn risings. Venus is retrograde in your tenth house of career and public life, so you may be revisiting your goals, your reputation, or what success really means to you. And Saturn, your ruling planet, is retrograde in your fourth house of home and foundations. Saturn retrograde in the fourth house invites you to revisit the inner structures your outer life is built on: family patterns, old rules, your sense of home. Neptune is there with Saturn, softening walls that once kept you safe.
Scorpio season moves through your eleventh house of community and future dreams, with Mercury retrograde asking you to review your goals for the year ahead. The October 25 full moon lights up your fifth house of joy and creativity, a nudge to let yourself play. It squares Pluto in your second house of money and self-worth, where Pluto has been asking you to rebuild your sense of value from the ground up.
Mars and Jupiter meet on November 15 in your eighth house of intimacy, shared resources and deep change. This can bring courage to go deeper emotionally, and opportunity through what you share with others. And Uranus in your sixth house keeps shaking up your daily routines, asking for more freedom in how you work.
The lower road for Capricorn rising is measuring yourself by achievement alone. The higher road is to let success include joy, rest and the people you love.
The stone we've pulled for you is Black Tourmaline. Over the next few weeks, Black Tourmaline is your anchor: grounding, protective, a steady presence while you rethink what success means.
Our picks for Capricorn rising: Guardian Bracelet · Smoky Quartz Tower · Explore all crystals for Capricorn rising
Why these stones? Our Black Tourmaline pieces are still being photographed, so for now we’ve chosen two stones with the same grounding, protective energy: the Guardian bracelet in Obsidian and Hawk’s Eye, and a Smoky Quartz tower. We’ll add Black Tourmaline here as soon as it’s ready.
Something to journal on: What does success feel like, rather than look like?
Virgo rising: Amazonite
Your theme this season: Finding your voice, and trusting it before it's perfect.
This one's for our Virgo risings. Mercury is your ruling planet, and it's retrograde in your third house, the house of communication, learning and everyday connections. So this retrograde is especially personal for you. The third house is where the soul learns to listen, ask better questions and speak its truth. Perhaps you're revisiting conversations, rewriting something, or noticing what you haven't said.
Venus is retrograde in your second house of finances and values, so money and self-worth may be up for review too. And the October 25 full moon lights up your ninth house of beliefs, learning and travel. It squares Pluto in your sixth house of work and daily routines, so the way you've been working may be asking for a real change.
Mars and Jupiter come together on November 15 in your twelfth house, the quiet, hidden part of your chart. This is a powerful time for inner work, retreat and spiritual practice, even if not much seems to be happening on the outside. On the slower timeline, Saturn and Neptune in your eighth house are deepening your relationship with trust, intimacy and letting go, and Uranus in your tenth house keeps your career path open to surprises.
Virgo rising can over-edit, waiting to say it perfectly or not at all. This season, choose honesty over polish.
The stone we've pulled for you is Amazonite, the stone of truth, for calm, honest communication. Until Mercury turns direct on November 13, hold it when you have something important to say.
Our picks for Virgo rising: Amazonite Heart · Flow Bracelet · Harmony Bracelet · Explore all Amazonite
Something to journal on: What am I ready to say, and what do I need to hear?
Gemini rising: Amethyst
Your theme this season: Slowing your days down to what truly steadies you.
This one's for our Gemini risings. Your ruling planet, Mercury, is retrograde in your sixth house of daily work, routines and wellbeing. The sixth house is where the soul learns devotion through daily practice: the small, repeated choices that quietly shape a life. With your ruler slowing down here, it's a good time to review how your days are structured and what your body and mind need to feel steady. Which routines serve the person you're becoming, and which are just habit?
Uranus is in your first house, so change has been part of your identity for a while. Uranus asks you to become more authentically yourself, even when that surprises people. Venus retrograde in your fifth house brings you back to creativity and joy. And the October 25 full moon falls in your twelfth house, the house of rest and retreat. It squares Pluto in your ninth house of beliefs and meaning, so an old story about how life works may be ready to go. Let yourself go quiet.
Mars and Jupiter are lighting up your third house of communication, learning and your everyday world, and they meet on November 15. Your words carry extra fire right now. With Mercury retrograde, think before you speak, and let what you say come from the heart. Over the longer arc, Saturn and Neptune in your eleventh house are reworking your friendships, your community and your hopes for the future.
What helps most this season isn't a fuller calendar. It's quiet: fewer, truer commitments and enough rest to hear yourself think.
The stone for you is Amethyst, the stone of serenity, calming for a busy mind. Over the next few weeks, keep it by your bed as a cue to slow down at the end of the day.
Our picks for Gemini rising: Amethyst Meditation Stone · Amethyst Heart · Elevate Bracelet · Explore all Amethyst
Something to journal on: Which of my daily habits give me energy, and which drain it?
Sagittarius rising: Celestite
Your theme this season: Rest, dreams and inner listening, before the fire of your own season.
This one's for our Sagittarius risings. Scorpio season moves through your twelfth house, the quiet, hidden part of your chart, and Mercury is retrograde there. The twelfth house is where the soul releases, surrenders and remembers it's part of something larger. This is a time for rest, reflection, dreams and listening inward before your own season begins on November 21.
Meanwhile your ruling planet, Jupiter, is in your ninth house with Mars, building to their conjunction on November 15. That's a lot of fire around adventure, learning and big-picture vision. And Venus retrograde in your eleventh house may bring old friends back around.
The October 25 full moon falls in your sixth house of daily routines and wellbeing, squaring Pluto in your third house of communication, so something may shift in how you spend your days, or in how you think and speak. Saturn and Neptune in your fifth house ask for real commitment to what you love: your joy, your creativity, your play. Uranus in your seventh house keeps partnerships lively, inviting more freedom inside closeness.
Sagittarius rising is always ready to go. The wisdom this season is to wait, rest, and let the next adventure find its shape before you chase it.
The stone we've pulled for you is Celestite, named for the sky after its soft blue crystals, a stone for calm and quiet reflection. Over the next few weeks, keep it by your bed while you rest and dream, so you're ready when your season arrives.
Our picks for Sagittarius rising: Celestite Heart – Small · Celestite Heart – Medium · Celestite Cluster · Explore all Celestite
Also chosen for you: the Horizon bracelet in Apatite. It isn’t Celestite, but its soft blue carries the same calm, and it’s an easy way to keep this season’s intention with you.
Something to journal on: What am I dreaming about for the year ahead?
Pisces rising: Angelite
Your theme this season: Trusting your worth, and finding words for what you've known inside.
This one's for our Pisces risings. Neptune, your ruling planet, and Saturn are both moving through your second house of values, finances and self-worth, so you've been in a long season of building something real around what matters to you. The second house is where the soul learns self-worth: trusting that you have what you need, and that what you value is worth building a life around.
Scorpio season lights up your ninth house of beliefs, learning and spiritual growth, with Mercury retrograde inviting you back to a teaching or a path you once explored. Venus is retrograde in your eighth house of intimacy and shared resources. And the full moon on October 25 lights up your third house of communication. It squares Pluto in your twelfth house, where Pluto has been working deep below the surface, so an insight from your inner life may finally find its words.
Jupiter, your traditional ruling planet, is moving through your sixth house of daily work and wellbeing with Mars, meeting on November 15. This is a good time to build routines that support your gifts and to bring more heart into the work you do each day. And Uranus in your fourth house keeps bringing change to home and family, asking you to make room for who you're becoming.
The lower road for Pisces rising is drifting when life feels uncertain. The higher road is to let your spirituality come down to earth: one practice, one value, one real step at a time.
The stone for you is Angelite, a soft blue stone traditionally kept for peace and gentle calm. Over the next few weeks, keep it near your meditation space or wherever you study.
Our picks for Pisces rising: Angelite Meditation Stone · Angelite Point · Serenity Bracelet · Explore all Angelite
Something to journal on: What do I believe now that I didn't believe a year ago?
Read again for your sun and moon
These readings are written for your rising sign. Once you’ve read yours, read again for your sun sign, for how this energy touches your sense of self, and for your moon sign, for how it lands emotionally. Don't know your rising sign? Our free rising sign calculator will find it.
Astrology is a map, and you're the one who walks it. We're wishing you a beautiful full moon and a beautiful season.
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