Daily Cosmic Calendar for October 18

Easy does it! The universe appears to be in a no-holds-barred type of mood — relentlessly throwing the kitchen sink of aspects in the direction of humanity probably as some sort of cosmic test.  Here’s what you will have to face — the Sun trines Vesta (5:44AM PDT), Mercury makes a frictional, 135-degree link with the largest asteroid Ceres (5:47AM PDT), the Moon in Sagittarius makes its monthly union with Mars (6:42AM PDT), the Sun parallels Saturn (7:43AM PDT) while the Moon unites with Juno (7:55AM PDT). Two of these aspects — the Sun trine Vesta and the Moon uniting with Juno — are certainly favorable, opening up the potential for making financial gains and improving partnership bonds. However, the other three alignments can send you on to unnecessary detours across the board. Steer clear of temperamental individuals and anyone carrying a grudge as the Moon conjunct Mars has a shadow side of inflammatory, volatile actions not based on logic or reason.  The Moon cruising through Sagittarius is an inherently buoyant vibration, but the evening hours provide more grist for the mill as Mercury parallels Pluto (7:41PM PDT) followed by an off-kilter, 150-degree contact from the Sun to Pallas (9:06PM PDT). Be the picture of human kindness on the social circuit. Avoid mental burnout and physical exhaustion. Board, word or card games can give you a lift.