This Week: October 21–28, 2026

Living and loving intentionally through a week of reflection, deeper connection, and change.

The Stars and Planets

Love & relationships

We’re moving into a more introspective period for love and relationships. Venus, the planet associated with love, connection, beauty, and values, is retrograde, inviting us to reconsider what we truly want from our relationships and whether the ways we give and receive love reflect those desires.

This is a good time to look beneath the surface of attraction and ask ourselves what makes a relationship genuinely nourishing. Are we responding to the person in front of us or to our hopes, fears, and familiar patterns? Are we choosing connection from a grounded sense of self or trying to secure love by pleasing someone else?

On October 23, the Sun enters Scorpio, bringing a more introspective tone to the weeks ahead. Scorpio season invites us to explore emotional honesty, intimacy, trust, and the parts of ourselves we may be reluctant to reveal. It’s an opportunity to move beyond surface-level connection and become more curious about what creates genuine emotional closeness.

Mercury turns retrograde on October 24, adding another layer of reflection. This Mercury retrograde is a good time to reconsider assumptions. Old relationship themes or unfinished conversations may come back into focus. Rather than rushing to conclusions, give yourself time to listen, clarify, and respond thoughtfully.

The Full Moon in Taurus on October 26 highlights the balance between stability and transformation. Taurus reminds us of the importance of feeling safe, grounded, and appreciated, while Scorpio invites us to explore the deeper emotional truths that intimacy requires.

Together, these themes offer a valuable question: Can we create relationships that feel both secure and alive, where we can be fully ourselves while remaining open to growth?

If something feels uncertain this week, try not to force an immediate answer. Slow down, notice what is happening in your body, and give yourself space to distinguish intuition from anxiety. Sometimes the most intentional thing we can do is pause long enough to hear what we truly feel.

Work & career

The same themes of reflection and reassessment extend into our work, creativity, and sense of purpose.

If you’ve been questioning a project, reconsidering your priorities, or feeling that an old way of working no longer fits, use this week to pause and take stock. The invitation isn’t necessarily to make a dramatic change, but to get honest about what is working, what is draining your energy, and what deserves more of your attention.

With Mercury turning retrograde in Scorpio, this can be a useful time to review plans, revisit unfinished projects, and look more closely at the details. Double-check communications, clarify expectations, and leave room for new information before making any decisions that can wait until later for closure.

The Taurus Full Moon on October 26 offers a reminder to bring big ideas back into the body and the practical world. Inspiration matters, but focus also on consistency, resources, and the small steps that help an intention take shape.

Notice where you may be pushing for progress at the expense of your own well-being. Your nervous system is part of how you work, create, and make decisions. Rest, grounding, and giving yourself a pause between stimulus and response can help you approach next steps with greater clarity.

Overall, this is a week for honest reflection rather than forced resolution. Let what you have learned about yourself inform your choices in love, work, and everyday life. You don’t have to have everything figured out to move forward intentionally.

Love Life Alchemy Podcast

We’re bringing the Love Life Alchemy Podcast into a new season of conversations about living and loving intentionally. Coming up, we’ll explore the inner work of calling in love, the patterns that shape our relationships, and the ways presence, embodiment, and nervous system awareness can help us create deeper connections.

We’ll also look at the dynamics of masculine and feminine polarity in relationships, including how to cultivate attraction and intimacy without losing our connection to ourselves.

The intention behind the podcast is simple: to explore how our relationship with ourselves, including our thoughts, emotional patterns, bodies, and nervous systems, shape the way we experience love and life.

Stay tuned for these upcoming episodes, and visit the Love Life Alchemy website for wellness resources, practices, and more.

Past episodes of the podcast are also available on our site.

Recipes for Autumn

As the days grow cooler, it’s a lovely time to bring a little more warmth and grounding into your kitchen.

This week, try this Golden Milk Squash Soup with Miso. Pair it with a crisp green salad and toasted sourdough for an easy, nourishing autumn meal.

Cooking can be a practice of intentional living. Choose seasonal ingredients, slowing down as you prepare them, and making space to enjoy the simple pleasure of a meal made with care.

Here’s to a week of listening more deeply, choosing more consciously, and creating room for the kind of love and life that feel true to you.