Aquarius - Weekly Rune Reading: Venus in Libra, Pluto Direct & Grand Kite! [October 9-15]

Crafted Runes By: Eric Paulson - Your Essential Practice
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Greetings, I’m Eric with Your Essential Practice.
This is your weekly sacred check-in—through the voice of the runes.

Welcome to this week’s reading on Your Essential Practice. We now enter the week of October 9–15, 2025, a period charged with powerful astrological shifts and deep symbolic resonance. The cosmos invites us to navigate themes of balance, transformation, and clarity, reflecting both in our relationships and personal growth.

The Astrological Landscape
The week begins with Venus entering Libra, where she is most at home. Venus magnifies love, beauty, harmony, and fairness, inviting smoother social interactions and deeper appreciation for art, aesthetics, and relational balance. Diplomacy flows more easily, yet we are reminded to maintain authenticity—peace should not come at the cost of truth.

On October 13, Pluto stations direct in Aquarius. Pluto governs transformation, power, and the unveiling of hidden truths. Its direct motion reactivates long-dormant currents, particularly in areas of innovation, community ethics, and collective structures. Stagnant energy begins to move forward, bringing progress, insight, and necessary shifts in both personal and collective realms.

October 14 presents a rare Grand Kite aspect involving Neptune and Venus in Libra. A kite blends tension and flow, opening channels for inspiration, creativity, and spiritual insight. Neptune’s influence heightens intuition and imagination, though discernment is essential. This is a favorable period for artistic or visionary work, reflection, and connection with higher guidance, yet caution against illusion or wishful thinking is advised.

The Broader Context
The Sun remains in Libra until October 22, emphasizing fairness, justice, and harmony. Mercury in Scorpio deepens communication and encourages truth-seeking, bringing secrets and insights to light. Meanwhile, Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus continue their retrogrades, amplifying reflection, review, and inner recalibration. This is a time to refine vision, confront past patterns, and prepare for future movement.

The Moon’s nodes in Pisces, linked with Neptune, underscore themes of spiritual clarity, empathy, and collective sensitivity. Illusions may arise, yet they also point toward lessons in boundaries, discernment, and compassionate awareness. Collectively, the energies invite us to reconcile inner and outer balance, integrating personal growth with relational and societal awareness.

Sacred Observances and Collective Rituals
Astrological energies are mirrored in sacred calendars worldwide. Sukkot concludes this week, followed by Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, marking divine presence, renewal, and cycles of wisdom. In Canada, Thanksgiving encourages gratitude for abundance, while the United States observes Indigenous Peoples’ Day, honoring ancestral wisdom and resilience. International observances include World Mental Health Day (Oct 10), Hangeul Day (Oct 9, Korea), and Día de la Hispanidad (Oct 12, Spain). Within Pagan and Wiccan traditions, the Feast of Divine Wisdom (Oct 9–11) calls attention to the eternal source of knowledge, harmonizing with Mercury’s truth-seeking influence in Scorpio.

These observances reflect the interconnectedness of celestial and human cycles. Astrology is not separate from our lived experience; it weaves into ritual, reflection, gratitude, and collective awareness. This week asks us to embody balance, seek clarity, and move with conscious presence.

Venus in Libra – The Harmonious Seeker
Venus in Libra Octover 13, amplifies our natural desire for connection, fairness, and aesthetic harmony. Relationships, partnerships, and social interactions are highlighted, emphasizing equality, respect, and meaningful connection over superficial attraction. This energy also heightens awareness of beauty in art, design, and inner life, encouraging cultivation of grace, poise, and elegance.

While Venus fosters harmony, authenticity must remain central. True balance includes honoring personal needs while creating peace, compassion, and fairness within our connections. Reflection on how we navigate relationships, beauty, and social grace becomes key this week.

Join me on Your Essential Practice as we navigate these potent energies together, cultivating awareness, balance, and alignment with the cosmic flow. Let this week be an opportunity to move consciously, honor relationships and creativity, and embody the harmony of both personal and collective growth.