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Mesha (Aries) monthly rashifal: October 2014 - Go carefully

The monthly rashifal for Mesha (Aries) Moon sign for October 2014. Every planet is counted from your Moon sign, with the dates it changes sign or direction, so you can see how the month unfolds.

This month asks for more care than most. Several of the important planets are in testing places, so keep to steady work, avoid hasty decisions and give things time.

How the month runs

  1. First half: 1 October to 15 October

    Go carefully

    This stretch asks for patience and care.

    Rahu works in your favour here, helping with daily work, rivals and pending tasks.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Ketu, Mars, Mercury and Venus ask you to go carefully with partnership and dealings with others as well as home, family peace and property.

    Sun would help with daily work, rivals and pending tasks, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.

    Things shift around 4 October and 8 October; see the dates to note below.

  2. Second half: 16 October to 31 October

    Mixed

    This stretch is a mix of easy and slower going.

    Rahu works in your favour here, helping with daily work, rivals and pending tasks.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Ketu, Mars, Sun, Mercury and Venus ask you to go carefully with partnership and dealings with others as well as home, family peace and property.

    Sun and Mercury would help with daily work, rivals and pending tasks, but are held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.

    Things shift around 16 October, 17 October, 18 October, 19 October, 24 October and 26 October; see the dates to note below.

Saturn in your 7th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Relationships

Saturn stays in Libra all month.

Saturn stands for hard work, discipline, duty and patience. It rewards steady effort and slows down shortcuts.

Saturn in your 7th house can bring distance or strain in partnerships and delays in agreements. Patience and fairness help.

What it means for you

  • Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.

Jupiter in your 4th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Family and home

Jupiter stays in Cancer all month.

Jupiter stands for growth, wisdom, guidance, good fortune, children and teachers. It is the year's main helper.

Jupiter in your 4th house can bring worries at home or about family matters. Patience and kindness keep things steady.

What it means for you

  • Family and home: small frictions at home are possible; patience and kind words help.

Rahu in your 6th house

Good
Areas of life:Career

Rahu stays in Virgo all month.

Rahu stands for ambition, hunger for more, the new and the unusual. It can bring sudden openings and restlessness.

Rahu in your 6th house helps you defeat rivals and handle competition. Bold work tends to succeed.

What it means for you

  • Career: work tends to be noticed; a good time to take on more or put ideas forward.

Ketu in your 12th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Spiritual lifeMoney

Ketu stays in Pisces all month.

Ketu stands for letting go, detachment and the inner life. It can bring quiet insight and a pull away from worldly matters.

Ketu in your 12th house favours spiritual practice and letting go. Spending needs watching.

What it means for you

  • Spiritual life: you may feel low or unsettled; quiet routines and prayer steady the mind.
  • Money: spending can rise; avoid large purchases, lending and risky bets.

Mars in your 8th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Money

Mars is in Scorpio until 18 October.

Mars stands for energy, drive, courage and how you handle conflict.

Mars in your 8th house calls for care. Avoid hasty decisions about shared money and stay away from disputes.

What it means for you

  • Money: spending can rise; avoid large purchases, lending and risky bets.

Mars in your 9th house

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Areas of life:LearningSpiritual life

Mars moves into Sagittarius on 18 October.

Mars stands for energy, drive, courage and how you handle conflict.

Mars in your 9th house can bring disagreements with elders and teachers, and setbacks in plans for long journeys. Patience helps.

What it means for you

  • Learning: focus can scatter; take one subject at a time and revise well.
  • Spiritual life: you may feel low or unsettled; quiet routines and prayer steady the mind.

Sun in your 6th house

Held back
Areas of life:Career

Sun is in Virgo until 17 October.

The Sun stands for confidence, authority, recognition and your relationship with your father and people in charge.

The Sun in your 6th house helps you get the better of rivals and pending work. Debts and competition tend to come under control.

For now Ketu obstructs the Sun's good results (vedha), so recognition and progress may come more slowly than this placement promises.

What it means for you

  • Career: the support is there, but recognition comes more slowly than you hope.

Sun in your 7th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Relationships

Sun moves into Libra on 17 October.

The Sun stands for confidence, authority, recognition and your relationship with your father and people in charge.

The Sun in your 7th house can strain partnerships and travel plans. Give your partner and business associates more room than usual.

What it means for you

  • Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.

Mercury in your 7th house

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Areas of life:Relationships

Mercury is in Libra until 16 October.

Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.

Mercury in your 7th house can lead to misunderstandings with your partner or in business deals. Spell things out clearly.

What it means for you

  • Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.

Mercury in your 6th house

Held back
Areas of life:Career

Mercury moves into Virgo on 16 October.

Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.

Mercury in your 6th house helps you outwit rivals and finish detailed work. Careful effort tends to be recognised.

For now Mars obstructs Mercury's good results (vedha), so deals and paperwork may need a second look before they come through.

What it means for you

  • Career: the support is there, but recognition comes more slowly than you hope.

Venus in your 6th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Career

Venus is in Virgo until 19 October.

Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.

Venus in your 6th house can bring disputes and disappointments with others. Avoid lending and keep away from quarrels.

What it means for you

  • Career: expect more pressure or friction at work; finish what you start and keep a low profile.

Venus in your 7th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Relationships

Venus moves into Libra on 19 October.

Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.

Venus in your 7th house can bring friction in partnerships. Be patient and clear up misunderstandings with your partner early.

What it means for you

  • Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.

Saturn, Sade Sati and Dhaiya

Saturn is not in Sade Sati or Dhaiya for your sign during this period.

Remedy for this month

Small, voluntary practices for the planets that ask for the most care this month. They cost nothing and promise no particular outcome; take up only what feels right.

For Saturn, best on Saturday

Saturn is in a testing place for you, touching partnership and dealings with others.

  • Help elderly people or those who do hard physical work, in any way you can.
  • Accept that some results come slowly; keep going without forcing the pace.

For Jupiter, best on Thursday

Jupiter is in a testing place for you, touching home, family peace and property.

  • Avoid overpromising and overextending; keep commitments you can meet.
  • Seek advice from a trusted elder before large decisions.

Dates to note

  • 4 October 2014

    Turns retrograde: 4 October: Mercury turns retrograde in Libra, your 7th house. A time to review rather than to begin.

    Mercury slows down over partnership and dealings with others, so old matters in this area come back for a second look.

    What to do: review, repair and finish old work rather than launching something new.

  • 8 October 2014

    Lunar eclipse: 8 October: a lunar eclipse in Pisces, your 12th house. Keep the day calm and avoid big decisions.

    An eclipse falls on spending, rest and the inner life, which makes this a sensitive spot for a few days.

    What to do: keep the day quiet and avoid new beginnings, big purchases and signing.

  • 16 October 2014

    Sign change: 16 October: Mercury moves into Virgo, your 6th house.

    Mercury moves into a helpful place for you, which supports daily work, rivals and pending tasks.

    What to do: use the days after this to start or push forward plans in this area.

  • 17 October 2014

    Sign change: 17 October: Sun moves into Libra, your 7th house.

    Sun moves into a testing place for you, which touches partnership and dealings with others.

    What to do: go slower in this area from this date and double-check before you commit.

  • 18 October 2014

    Sign change: 18 October: Mars moves into Sagittarius, your 9th house.

    Mars moves into a testing place for you, which touches elders, teachers, faith and long journeys.

    What to do: go slower in this area from this date and double-check before you commit.

  • 19 October 2014

    Sign change: 19 October: Venus moves into Libra, your 7th house.

    Venus moves into a testing place for you, which touches partnership and dealings with others.

    What to do: go slower in this area from this date and double-check before you commit.

  • 24 October 2014

    Solar eclipse: 24 October: a solar eclipse in Libra, your 7th house. Keep the day quiet and avoid new beginnings.

    An eclipse falls on partnership and dealings with others, which makes this a sensitive spot for a few days.

    What to do: keep the day quiet and avoid new beginnings, big purchases and signing.

  • 26 October 2014

    Turns direct: 26 October: Mercury turns direct in Virgo, your 6th house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Mercury moves forward again over daily work, rivals and pending tasks, so what was stuck here starts to move.

    What to do: restart what was paused, and wait a day or two before signing or launching.

These readings apply to everyone with the Moon in Mesha (Aries) and describe tendencies only. Your own birth chart, with its houses and periods, can tell a different story.

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