Despite a few setbacks at work, you’re closer to realizing important goals. Consider this an excellent time to repair problems, heal hurts, and review your future plans.
Maintaining consistent energy can be a challenge, since your daily routine may not leave much “free” time to exercise. Make your health a priority, with a special focus on increasing your flexibility. Special care dealing with tension is necessary midmonth.
The value of friendship is emphasized, and an old friend returns to the scene. Renewing your connection can bring you closer, but situations evolving after October 20 can also show where you’ve grown apart. Philosophical differences can add stress to your personal relationships, although you may decide to keep your opinions to yourself in order to keep the peace. This is the time to evaluate your relationships to determine how they fit your current needs.
Until Mercury completes its retrograde cycle on October 6 you may be stuck in a tense situation at work due to a change of the guard or problems involved with complicated rules and procedures. Conservative mistrust of unproven innovations can overwhelm experimental possibilities, although there’s room for new plans to emerge after October 24- Your vulnerabilities are most apparent during the Moon on October 21.
You know about Mercury retrograde and problems with contracts, but Venus enters a six-week retrograde cycle on October 10. That marks a time to eliminate situations draining your resources.