While 2025 has seen a lot of societal change, arguably even collapse, we end the year on an astrological high note.

From October to December 2025, we have a positive, harmonious Grand Water Trine forming between Jupiter in Cardinal Cancer, Saturn and Neptune in Mutable Pisces, and Mercury, Mars, then Venus in Fixed Scorpio. Water is the element associated with compassion, sensing emotions, bonding and interconnecting, intuition and imagination. The Trine is a positive, flowing aspect of around 120 degrees between planets in the same element. Although the trine won’t be exact by degree, the planets will be within a couple of degrees of each other which is close enough.

Jupiter trine Saturn and Neptune

Benefic planet Jupiter, representing expansion, growth and freedom, and the traditional ruler of Mutable Pisces, will almost perfectly trine Saturn in Pisces during October to early December. Jupiter is currently transiting Cancer, where he is Exalted, highlighting our vision and hope for the future. Jupiter and Saturn are considered the social planets. Social life at a broad level seems to be collapsing, and there are endings as we release the old which no longer serves. With Saturn we then build the new foundations and structure, and with Jupiter we have the opportunity to expand and grow from the new vision.

The modern planetary ruler of Pisces, Neptune, is moving back into Pisces from a brief sojourn into Aries on 22 October 2025, and joins Saturn in late Pisces one last time – and this is for the duration of our lifetime. Saturn-Neptune collective cycle, reality, dissolution of reality, end of a dream and starting a new cycle of what we want to bring into material form.

Mercury conjunct Mars in Scorpio

Mars is in his traditional home sign of Scorpio, in his ‘Domicile’. Mars is therefore powerful here, and his role is to separate and sever; he is divisive. We will need to cut through what will work in the long term. Scorpio is a Fixed sign, here we see Mars getting things going and sustaining action, following through with long range plans, bringing them to completion, even though Retrograde Saturn might have slowed things down and created frustration, obstacles and roadblocks.

Mercury and Mars will be conjunct at 19-20 degrees of Scorpio, which commences the Grand Water Trine on 19 October 2025. Mercury will also be Retrograde in Scorpio from 18-29 November 2025. Mercury is the planet of communication, so this would be a good time for initiating and moving ahead with projects you are intuitively guided towards involving speaking, writing, enrolling in a new course and attending classes, seeking mentorship, starting a new business and getting the message out. Mercury stations direct and moves into the sign of Sagittarius from 29 October-4 November, leaving Mars in Scorpio on his own. Focus on being persistent and pushing through and make things happen. Mars will then leave Scorpio on 6 November.

Mercury Retrograde

With Mercury Retrograde, we need to re-vise and let go of what is no longer working, and open up to our new desires and dreams. On 18 November Mercury Retrogrades back in Scorpio, and goes Stationary Direct on 29 November, just as Venus leaves Scorpio at the end of the month, ending the trine with Saturn and Neptune. Again, this encourages us to speak and write, to use our abilities to put energy into our creative projects.

Venus in Scorpio

Venus will enter Scorpio from 6-30 November, and she will be in a whole sign water trine with Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune, as Mercury and Mars are now in Sagittarius. Venus, planet of unity, although in her sign of Exile, is signifying making adjustments in relationships, alliances and partnerships. This is a time to work out how to harmonise what is out of balance. She also highlights redesigning and restoring your creative dreams and abilities, bringing them into reality. These adjustments and shifts are being supported by Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune.

Find your flow

With the Watery signs, we need to go within and intuit the best way forward. The Water signs are non-linear, they are creative, so tune in to yourself, allow, and visualise your path ahead. This is a time to be more inner directed, to open up to the unconscious and imagine, envisioning something different, so connect with and explore your inner life. Journal, track and write down your dreams, and meditate. Trust your intuition and inner knowing.