The smart savvy sign of Scorpio is front and center with snazzy birthday celebrations. Fall arrived with its glorious golden display of pyrotechnics, and Libras are now ready to turn the center of the stars over to the Scorpions, famed for the mysterioso holiday of Halloween. Mercury is costumed as the detective, also in Scorpio, as is romantically inclined Venus.

Scorpios are poised for happy birthdays and an inventive year ahead. You have weathered challenging cycles in life in the past, and now you know who you are and what you want and what needs to be done to make it all happen. 2020 is a favorable career year for you, with opportunities abounding. 

Aries- The expression about fortune favoring the brave must have been written about you, Aries. Now that the Sun is in Scorpio, you will instinctively know the direction that you want to move in and you will be emboldened to make the moves that will take you where you want to go.

Taurus- Romantic Taurus has as its partner in the stars the mysterioso sign of Scorpio. Over the month ahead relationships move front and center in your life. You will be active and in demand and as you have learned over the past few years, in control of your boundaries and ready for fun.

Gemini- Even the silver-tongued orator of the zodiac, Gemini, can become tongue-tied when your ruling planet, the messenger of the gods, Mercury, starts moving backward through the heavens. The solution is to plan what you want to say ahead of time and then speak clearly. 

Cancer- The Moon Children welcome another water sign, mysterious Scorpio, into the center of the web of life. You appreciate the creativity of the parties and costumes that are hosted by the Scorpions. Liven up your life with inventiveness and look for the potential of romance as well.

Leo- Scorpio will inspire the lions to design fantastical costumes and parties replete with clever décor. Now that fall has been introduced by the social sign of Libra, the new astrological energy of Scorpio reminds you to prepare for the next season, winter, and to ready for this change.

Virgo- Virgo appreciates the savvy approach to life demonstrated by Scorpio, and enlarges upon this theme in several areas of your life. Mercury, your ruler, reverses during the first three weeks of November. With your day-planner in hand, you can manage the delays that arise ahead.

Libra- After introducing fall to the mountains, you are pleased with your efforts, and hand the helm of the heavens to the sign that follows yours. Savvy Scorpio will help you place your finances in good order, and also navigate preparations for the winter season that arrives next.

Scorpio- Sophisticated Scorpio is scintillating during the month ahead. You have endured many transformations during the course of your life, and the arrival of good times in 2020 is what you deserve. With Mercury the magician currently in your sign, know what you want and work for it.

Sagittarius- The sign before yours, Scorpio, plumbs the depths of the collective psyche. We reveal or disguise our persona with costumes and we mystically commune with those who have gone before. As the thinking sign, you are ready to approach the month ahead in depth.

Capricorn- The heavens rotate and multi-dimensional Scorpio arises with all of its complexity. Capricorn and Scorpio weave opportunities into the future that they will design. Both signs are hard-working and cooperate with each other, as they know what they want and how to get it. 

Aquarius- Scorpio rises to the front of the astrological world stimulating you to career efforts. You will be assisted by Mercury, in his role as the detective. The messenger will be reversing, allowing you to look to your past for clues for your future plans in the work world around you.

Pisces- Pisces journeys into the mystic as the nights grow longer and disguises are donned for Halloween. In your spiritual studies, you follow the clues left by great civilizations and the teachers of times long past. Pisces and Scorpio are the twin intuitive signs of the zodiac. 

Karen Anderson is available for readings at 303-258-7258.

(Originally published in the October 24, 2019, print edition of The Mountain-Ear.)