Autumn Equinox 2025

Autumn Equinox Greetings!
 

The Autumn Equinox, the moment when day and night are equal, arrives on Monday, September 22, 2025. Enjoy the crisp, crystalline light as the angle of the Sun changes and the days become shorter as we transition into Fall. Use this time to  harmonize with the greater light within you rather than seeking light in the outer world. As you focus on the stillness within, bring your focus to your calm center. From this still point, cascades of light can flow through the energy centers within you and into the world around you. Be a beacon of light and use this "illuminating" energy to "enlighten" your surroundings and create a more light-filled Earth!
 

 
Light-filled Halloween Pumpkins, Carved by Monks at the Self-Realization Fellowship, Encinitas, California

Cosmic currents suggest a powerful, ongoing dance between tradition and trailblazing, with the universe inviting you to choose a new path. This is a time to be an anchor for yourself, to act with unwavering integrity and honesty, no matter the chaos around you. Commit yourself to the positive vision you imagine. Remember that even when it feels like progress is slow, the light of truth and goodness will ultimately shine through.

Accelerated Change Since 2020 Catalyzes Energy for Innovation
Planetary alignments beginning in 2020 and ever since have been highly disorganizing to our accustomed way of life. Disorder makes us feel uncomfortable. Chaos makes us feel even more uncomfortable. But molecules moving randomly inside of a container are more dynamic and innovative than molecules locked in perfect order. Disorder increases energy and innovation. Thus, we are in a highly creative and experimental time!

We apparently had come to a point of "too much order and stagnation" from a universal planetary perspective and planetary patterns portended a shake-up in 2020. While the current outer planetary alignments are causing significant disruption throughout the solar system and here on Earth, it is also the disruption to the status quo that is needed to catapult us to higher evolution. This higher level of evolution is beginning to dawn, although it will require patience as we establish a higher order. In the meantime, pray for your own internal stability so you may experience the inner peace you crave.

Cultivate Your Own Inner Stability
As a result of your greater inner stability, you will be able to receive more light and transmit this light and strength to others. This light will continue to emanate out to bring greater light, positive strength, peace, and harmony to our world. We will discover that true transformation starts within and then radiates out to others. 

As Mahatma Gandhi so wisely said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world."  

Equinox Eclipse
Eclipses are catalysts for change, urging you to release what no longer serves you. A powerful Solar Eclipse occurs on Sunday, September 21, 2025, just hours before the Autumn Equinox on Monday, September 22, 2025. This potent New Moon Eclipse is opposite Saturn and Neptune, and also forms a triangle in the sky with Uranus and Pluto. Additionally, at the time of the eclipse, Venus is squared by Uranus, and Mars is squared by Pluto and Jupiter. This level of integration and connection between the Sun, Moon, Venus, and Mars, and the outer planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, is quite rare. It portends a powerful evolutionary union between higher states of consciousness and life on Earth.

This eclipse also will resonate with a similar eclipse that occurred in September 2006. Think back to the issues that were at the forefront of your life at that time. You will have an opportunity to resolve these issues on a higher level now--if the issues are not already resolved. Or you may be poised at a similar crossroads. This is a time to break free from the past and venture forth into new territory that will expand your heart and mind--and create more fertile opportunities for the future. These could be opportunities to grow emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. This kind of growth will catapult you to vastly higher states of self-sufficiency, self-acceptance, self-confidence, and overall comfort with who you are and the purpose you incarnated to fulfill.

Mercury Retrograde
The other important planetary alignment of the Fall season is Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio and Sagittarius from November 9 to 29, 2025. This will be a time to try to slow down, relax, renew, reevaluate, and prepare for the future. 

Navigating the Waters of Change
At times of accelerated change and evolution, human nature's survival instincts long for what is familiar from the past. That is the reason for the retrogressive wave sweeping the planet pulling individuals to attitudes of the past. This pattern is mirrored in nature as well. If you watch an ocean wave before it is about to crest--the tide first pulls back to gather force, and then a bigger wave surges forward. The greater the backward pull, the greater the surge of energy that is available to move forward.

As individuals sense waves of higher consciousness coming, the instinctive urge to pull back may become strong for some. This very resistance gives the future its power. The irony is that the pull to the past only gives greater energy to an eventual surge of energy to propel us forward to new things.  

It is far wiser right now to surf the waves of change and become more centered and balanced in yourself. This approach will more surely guide you to your proper landing place. 

Global Politics
Some of you may remember my Autumn Equinox Forecast a year ago where I cautioned that the U.S. presidential election was held at the very end of Pluto's 16-year sojourn in Capricorn in 2024--but that consciousness-shifting Pluto would be moving for the next 20 years to Aquarius within 2 weeks of the election. Pluto, which rules the collective consciousness, relates to power and control. In Capricorn, Pluto represents autocratic, totalitarian power. Two weeks after the election, Pluto, moved into Aquarius. Pluto in Aquarius represents power-to-the-people populism. So, even though it appears that current world leaders may be overly exercising their authority, limiting free speech, and readily using military force, the upcoming planetary patterns will not support this energy over the long-term.  

Even though it feels safer to harken back to the past and re-create elements of days gone-by, the greater planetary energies support the ushering in of a new, innovative future. A more individually-empowered, technologically-enabled world is about to unfold. Groups of people may be giving their power to authoritarian leaders now, but the strong, top-down leadership of the past simply will not survive in the coming years. Like the wave about to crest, positive power is gathering at the more silent echelons of society in preparation for rising up.

Embrace the Unknown With Open Arms
Therefore, don't be afraid to let go of the past. Create a wishlist or template for the future and embrace the unknown with open arms. When you free yourself from old ways of thinking, you make space for a future full of possibility.

Enjoy the fall season. It is bound to be full of changes, surprises, and abundant discoveries of resources within yourself!

Feel free to get in touch if you have any further questions at Laurie@LaurieBaum.com.

Many Blessings for Love & Light at the Autumn Equinox!
Laurie

Please Read on for Your Astrological Predictions for Every Zodiac Sign

ARIES (March 21 - April 19)
A powerful Solar Eclipse on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will alert you to changes you need to make to support your health and to rebalance and imbalanced dynamics in your personal relationships. For example, if you are doing all of the work in a partnership, step back to let your partner make a contribution. If you are coasting, this is your time to step up. Energetic Mars, your planetary ruler, is strongly placed in the water sign of Scorpio and the fire sign of Sagittarius throughout the Autumn season. Use this potent water and fire energy to guide your course in ways that will bring you the greatest learning, transformation, and peace. Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio and Sagittarius, in tandem with Mars in Scorpio and Sagittarius, will give power to your words. Please be gentle with loved ones. And try to anticipate the impact your expressions will have on them--now and in the future. Make sure your words are aligned with the highest good of all. 

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20)
A powerful Solar Eclipse on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will help you explore a new and satisfying outlet for your natural creative flair. This could be through gardening, cooking, painting, drawing, sewing, or even drawing up a creative financial plan. This will be a fertile time to try something different, something you may never have tried before. It's also a good time to let go of a creative pursuit that is no longer fulfilling. Loving Venus, your planetary ruler will be opposite Saturn and Neptune from October 11 to 14, 2025. This will be a time to favor realistic expectations over dreams and fantasies. Your efforts in an important relationship have been valiant, but it's now time to adjust expectations. Mercury Retrograde in your opposite sign of Scorpio from November 18 to 29, 2025, will prompt you to reexamine the role of a close relationship in your life. How may you adjust to make the relationship proceed more smoothly? Mercury Direct in Scorpio from November 29 to December 11, 2025, will help you implement your positive intentions!

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21)
A powerful Solar Eclipse on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will help you reconfigure a relationship or attitude that affects your family and your home life. This is a good time to reconsider a multifaceted situation, such as those that arise in a family, from another person's point of view. You may find that your position in your family, or an opinion that you hold, is ready to change. Communicative Mercury, your planetary ruler, in Libra until October 6, 2025, will help you speak diplomatically and enable you to bring peace to conflictual situations. You will get to the bottom of a persistent mystery under the influence of Mercury in Scorpio from October 6 to 29, and November 18 to December 11, 2025. Mercury Retrograde from November 9 to 29, 2025, signals a time to slow down and to try not to push the river. This is a good time to review the past and make course corrections where you are overextended.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22)
Lucky Jupiter in Cancer until June 29, 2026, will bring plenty of positive opportunities to you in the coming year. Yet, the powerful Solar Eclipse on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will bring to the fore a potential disharmony with a neighbor or sibling. This situation may arise suddenly or it may have been brewing for many years. In any case, it will reveal energies that have been brewing under the surface for a long time. Even though you prefer peaceful, non-confrontational situations, the revelation of what's been hidden under the surface will clear the air and enable you to move forward with more clarity and less guesswork. It's always good to know where you stand. The retrograde of Mercury from November 9 to 19, 2025, will provide an auspicious time to rest, relax, and renew. You will be ready to move forward with creative solutions after Mercury turns direct on November 19, 2025.

LEO (July 23 - August 22)
A powerful Solar Eclipse on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will require you to rethink a financial plan to bring your priorities into line with your resources. Even though reprioritizing may feel like it would create limitations, it actually will help you experience greater gratitude for what you do have. Life has been whirling by a little too fast for you lately. The passage of the Sun into the Sign of Libra at the Autumn Equinox will help you come back into balance. You will have an opportunity to pull in your over-extended energy and slow your pace a bit. You generally radiate much love and generosity to others. But when you are under pressure, you can be a bit brusque as the love and generosity get pushed into the background. Lowering the stress levels in your life will bring out the best in you. Mercury Retrograde from November 9 to 19, 2025 will further support the process of rest, relaxation, and renewal that is so critical for your happiness and success as a Leo!

VIRGO (August 23 - September 22)
A powerful Solar Eclipse in Virgo on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will represent a turning point in your life. This is a potent time to let go of work obligations or commitments that no longer fulfill the direction you would like to go. A similar eclipse in 2006 may also have slightly altered your life path. Think back to that time for further clues about the directional changes you may consider at this point in your life, 19 years later. Loving Venus in Virgo from September 19 to October 13, 2025, will serve as a protective buffer in your relationships and other interactions. People will see you in a most positive light at this time. You tend to feel best when you are busy, but take some time to rest and renew under the influence of Mercury Retrograde from November 9 to 19, 2025. Review emails, subscriptions, and other written communications to evaluate what you would like to take forward with you into the future.

LIBRA (September 23 - October 23)
The Autumn Equinox is your time to shine as the Sun enters Libra and reinforces your natal tendency to embrace peace, harmony, and balance in relationships, and beauty in your environment. The 52 days after your birthday are considered your "solar period" They are the most fortunate days of your year. Decide what you would like to create and implement your ideas after your birthday! A powerful Solar Eclipse on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will awaken a latent talent or interest. Pursuing this new inclination will help you feel closer to your divine source. Venus in Libra from October 13 to November 6, 2025, will be a peak period for recognition by others of your innate beauty and grace. Loving Venus, your planetary ruler, opposite Saturn and Neptune from October 11 to 14, 2025, will enable you to bring an element of grounding and reality to a quixotic relationship. Strive for greater clarity at this time. Mercury Retrograde from November 9 to 19, 2025, will give you a moment to pause and rectify outstanding financial obligations. The situation will proceed smoothly after November 19, 2025.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 21)
A powerful Solar Eclipse in Virgo on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will bring to a close an unequal partnership where you've been giving more than you have received or have been receiving more than you have given. This is a time to settle accounts if any are outstanding. Energetic Mars is in Scorpio from September 22, 2025--the day of the Autumn Equinox--until November 6, 2025. This will be a powerful time for you to assert your altruistic ideas. Communicative Mercury also spends an extra time in Scorpio due to its retrograde motion. Mercury will be in Scorpio from October 6 to 29, 2025, and again from November 18 to 29, 2025 (retrograde), and November 29 to December 11, 2025 (direct). With the Sun in Scorpio from October 22 to November 21, 2025, and Venus in Scorpio from November 6 to 30, 2025, this is your time to make your influence felt. Your most fertile areas of self-expression include the areas of finance, counseling, healing, and exploration of life's mysteries.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)
A powerful Solar Eclipse in Virgo on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will thrust you into the limelight during the autumn months. You will be in much demand for your optimistic outlook and wise counsel. Your energy will be strongest while communicative Mercury is in Sagittarius from October 29 to November 18, and again from December 11, 2025, to January 1, 2026, as well as while energetic Mars in Sagittarius from November 4 to December 15, 2025, and of course, while the Sun is in Sagittarius from November 21 to December 21, 2025. The 52 days after your birthday are considered your "solar period" They are the most fortunate days of your year. Decide what you would like to create and implement your ideas after your birthday! Also, please be aware that communicative Mercury will be retrograde from November 9 to 29, 2025. Since Mercury will be retrograde in Sagittarius from November 9 to 19, 2025, be alert for issues arising from the past in need of resolution. Be patient if elements of the past do come back asking for your attention.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19)
A powerful Solar Eclipse in Virgo on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will trigger your spiritual inclinations and prompt you to re-evaluate your relationship to your spiritual practice--if you have one. If you don't have a spiritual practice, this would be a good time to look into nourishing your soul and spirit. Fortunate Jupiter in your opposite sign of Cancer until June 29, 2026, will support your positive relationships with others during this period. It also is a wonderful time to make home improvements or to reconfigure a financial plan. Mercury Retrograde from November 9 to 29, 2025, will ask that you slow down your pace at work and consider ways you can bring a more heart-centered quality to your career or other avocation. Energetic Mars in Capricorn beginning from December 15, 2025 to January 23, 2026, will strengthen your energy resources as you enter the new year.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18)
A powerful Solar Eclipse in Virgo on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will prompt you to introspect about what is not working in your life. This is a potent time to make needed changes that you may have postponed in the past. If you feel you have been compromising your principles, this is a time to bring your daily activities more in line with your higher aspirations. Mercury Retrograde from November 9 to 29, 2025, will challenge ways that you have veered away from your core values to either please others or avoid a confrontation. It's important to preserve peace and harmony in your community and among your friends, but it is even more important to be true to yourself. Introspect about what you value most and put your ideals into action in the Autumn season!

PISCES (February 19 - March 20)
A powerful Solar Eclipse in Virgo on the eve of the Autumn Equinox will challenge you to find a new equilibrium between what is practical and realistic, and what is idealistic or even fantasy.  Rather than choose one side over the other, this is time to recalibrate priorities--between your daily duties and responsibilities and your creative dream life and spiritual strivings.  The Sun and Moon in the sign opposite your own just hours before the Autumn Equinox will feel like the tide pulling out where energy is ebbing away from you (rather than coming toward you). In addition to the eclipse, karmic Saturn has moved back to Pisces, where it will be from September 1, 2025 to February 13, 2026. During this time, you will feel an even greater pull to rein in any excess in your life. Neptune will be in Pisces too, from October 22 to January 26, 2026. This will be an important time to continue reconciling the trajectories of the Piscean fish--one swimming toward the heavens and the other toward the Earth. Mercury Retrograde from November 9 to 29, 2025, will slow down the pace of activity around you and give you time to focus on your more lyrical, transcendent, otherworldly side. 
 

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