Plus an astrology and tarot forecast, journaling prompts, and Womanrunes reading for the Aries full moon.
The October 2025 full moon falls in the sign of Aries. The Aries archetype is known for its bold – often rash – action, for going where angels fear to tread. As the first sign of the zodiac, it represents the active core of our spiritual journey on earth, and teaches us to act in accordance with our ideals. The Aries archetype teaches us to be unafraid to march to our own drumbeat, to assert our willpower towards the attainment of our desires, and to embrace beginner’s mind and the innate trust and explosive power {conviction + action} that is needed to start something new.
Spiritually, the Aries archetype teaches us about action. And as most of us know, it’s easier to talk about the things we want to do than to put in the work and actually do the thing! Aries teaches us that courage is the key to unlocking the full potential of this spiritual principle. And that comes from connecting your head to your heart, focusing your will, and taking consistent action towards your dreams.
This full moon also highlights our creativity and creative expression, and directs our attention towards the activities and pursuits that bring us joy.
There’s also a certain fieriness to this full moon, which can help us break through any limitations or shackles that have kept us stuck or limited in any way. If we can bring our creativity or creative problem solving to bear on this endeavor, all the better.
Overall, though, there’s a playful, creative strand of energy running through this Aries full moon. Tapping into it by making time for creative pursuits, hobbies, or interests will help us navigate any harsher currents more easily around this time.
Astrology and tarot influences for the October 2025 full moon
To throw some more light on the October full moon astrology, let’s take a look at the astrological and tarot influences of this lunation. The Aries full moon falls in Decan 2, which is ruled by the 3 of Wands. This is to be seen in conjunction with The Emperor, which is associated with Aries.
The Daily Pause Oracle Deck
I designed this beautiful, 40-card oracle deck to bring in some stillness, to give us a word or an idea to reflect on as we go about our day.
Supported by the four elements – earth, air, fire, water – and a carefully thought-out structure that connects the cards, The Daily Pause oracle will help you to listen to and trust your own inner knowing.
There’s no learning curve involved with using this deck. Just get quiet, shuffle the cards, pull one out, and reflect on the word you’re presented with.
There’s a strong sense of forward momentum with this full moon, almost like something that was stuck has been shaken up and stirred. Take advantage of this upwelling of energy, and ground it in your creative pursuits if possible.
If there are projects or plans that you’ve long been considering, it’s time to put them into motion, strategically. Consider your resources, the tools you have at your disposal, and take a bold step into the unknown.
The time for dilly-dallying is past. It’s time to move forward. Baby steps are fine, as long as you continue to take small steps forward. If you’ve been spending too much time up in your head, it’s time to come back into your body and just begin — even if you don’t feel ready. Readiness, after all, comes from action, not from constant thinking and planning.
Every journey starts with a single step, as illustrated by the figure on the Three of Wands. They have their staff in hand, probably a knapsack to carry on the journey, as they await the ship that will carry them to the far shore. The energy of The Emperor guides them — his wisdom and strategy and sense of personal power lending them a sense of support.
So it is for you — what project or goal beckons you from the far shore? What might you carry in your knapsack as you move towards that goal? Know that you’re probably more ready than you think you are, and move forward with confidence.
Visionary Neptune is also active around this Aries full moon. Harness its energy by tuning into your intuition, and try to engage in ritual or meditation to keep a clear channel. Neptune’s energy can easily turn things foggy, playing up and highlighting our fears, most of which don’t have much basis in reality. Engaging in creative pursuits can help harness its more positive aspects at this time.
Ceres also lends its nurturing, comforting energy to this lunation. If things feel heavy, do something to soothe yourself — most of us have some tools in our tool box that can help us through emotionally difficult times.
Overall, this Aries full moon asks us to trust both our fire and our tenderness. To begin a new journey towards what calls us, and to nourish ourselves along the way. And to remember that the path unfolds as we walk it, with each action — no matter how small — we take.
Womanrunes for the October 2025 full moon in Aries
Every full moon, I will draw a Womanrune for us, as a theme, a learning, a focus point for the days until the next full moon rolls around. This month, I drew Rune 20: The Great Wheel. Rune of Infinity.
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The Great Wheel is a rune of patterns and the grand scope of life. It points to the cyclical nature of life and the lessons and patterns we brush up against at multiple points in our life’s journey.
There’s a myth that healing is linear, but this rune reminds us that it isn’t — it’s circular. What’s come into wholeness? What lesson is coming around again, with, perhaps, a new angle for you to consider? What pattern, what story are you living in — perhaps for the first time, perhaps once again?
What is coming into being for you? What is being completed? Do you feel a sense of yourself in the greater pattern of life?
If you’d like to delve deeper into this work, in understanding the patterns and archetypes that surround you, take a look at my new tarot workbook — Soul lines: Discover the Story Written in Your Birth Cards.
The Womanrunes were created by Shekhinah Mountainwater in 1987. There were originally no written interpretations available for these runes, other than the name and one word meanings, which offer tremendous scope for personal interpretation. The remastered original hand drawn Womanrunes can be purchased here. Molly Remer subsequently wrote Womanrunes: A Guide to Their Use and Interpretation, based on her own meditations and interpretations of the runes. Her book is available on Amazon and Etsy.
Tarot spread for the October 2025 Aries full moon
Here’s a tarot spread to tap into the energy of this full moon.
The journey: The energy of the journey you’re on. This card will help to clarify your goal or project.
Resources: What resources do you have that will support you on this journey?
Strategic action: What strategic action do you need to take to move towards your vision?
Personal power: What personal power {mindset or energy} do you need to draw on, that will support you on your journey?
Mamma moon says: This is always an encouraging message
If you share your spreads on Instagram, please use the hashtag #moontarotstories or tag me @moderngypsy.in so we can connect with each other.
Journaling questions for the October 2022 full moon
Not a cardslinger? No problem! Here are some questions to consider instead:
- What project, dream, or goal has been calling to you and what first small step can you take toward it?
- What tools, strengths, or resources do you already have that can support you on this journey?
- If you’ve been lingering too long in planning or overthinking, how can you shift into embodied action?
- What fears does this journey stir up for you? What practices can help you clear the fog of fear and hear your inner wisdom more clearly?
- If you were to step into The Emperor’s energy, what wisdom, strategy, or inner authority would guide you at this time?
Soul Lines: Discover the Story Written in Your Birth Cards
Have you ever wondered why certain patterns, fears, or longings seem to follow you, no matter how much you grow or change?
It can make you feel like something’s wrong with you…like you’re broken.
But what if these patterns aren’t flaws?
What if they’re signposts — part of an archetypal story written at the time of your birth?
Soul Lines: Discover the Hidden Story Written in Your Birth Cards is a powerful yet approachable workbook designed to help you uncover the deeper threads of your personal myth by befriending three core archetypes—universal patterns that live within each of us—shaped by your Soul, Personality, and Hidden Factor Cards. Through guided tarot spreads, journaling prompts, and storytelling exercises, you’ll learn how to:
- Identify your three core archetypes (Soul, Personality, and Hidden Factor Cards).
- See your recurring life patterns in a new light: not as mistakes, but as meaningful themes.
- Transform old, limiting narratives into a new story that you can live into with more clarity and self-trust.
By the end of this workbook, you won’t just “know” your birth cards, you’ll have a living relationship with them.
What if the answers you’ve been seeking were within you all along? What if uncovering the language of your birth cards showed you the way back home to yourself?