#566 October 2026 Transits: Your Human Design & Astrology Forecast

The transits are back. After a month off, I'm joined again by Yvette for the Human Design transits and Lauren for the astrology, and October 2026 is a big one. Coming out of eclipse season, this month is all about slowing down, getting out of your head and into your body, and asking what you actually want to be devoted to. We get into the splenic gates lighting up one after another (instinct, intuition and evolution), the powerful manifestation window from the 9th to the 14th when almost the whole bodygraph is switched on, the Libra new moon, Venus retrograde in Scorpio and what it stirs up around money, fear and what you're afraid to lose, Mars moving into Leo, and the Mercury retrograde landing late in the month. If you take one thing from this episode: slow down, reflect, and let the old stuff go. What You'll Learn: - Why the splenic gates switching on make October about instinct, intuition and evolution, not starting new things - The high-energy manifestation window from Oct 9–14, when nearly the whole bodygraph is lit up - What Venus retrograde in Scorpio is really asking you (what are you afraid to lose?) - How the Libra new moon, Mars in Leo and the late-month Mercury retrograde shape the month - How to work with retrogrades instead of fearing them, and why slowing down is the whole message Chapters: - 00:00 — The transits are back: catching up after a month off - 01:01 — Lauren's news, and why it's healthy to stop tracking every transit - 03:31 — Coming out of eclipse season as a different person - 09:10 — Living your life as the business strategy (the new paradigm and AI) - 13:21 — Human Design transits: the splenic gates switch on - 16:56 — Money arriving from all directions - 18:49 — The 30/41 channel: desire, fantasy and visioning a new future - 22:37 — Libra season, ruled by Venus in Scorpio - 27:57 — The shadow of the spleen: fear and what you're afraid to lose - 33:57 — The Oct 9–14 power window: intuition, gate 57 and four motors firing - 37:40 — Astrology: the Libra new moon (Oct 10) - 42:25 — Mars enters Leo for all of October - 46:40 — The T-square through Oct 5: stay in your own lane - 50:11 — Venus retrograde in Scorpio (Oct 3–Nov 13): money, values and exes - 55:58 — Oct 23: Sun enters Scorpio, the Venus cazimi, and Mercury retrograde begins - 01:00:45 — Full moon in Taurus (Oct 26) and finding some ease - 01:03:35 — The month's real message: slow down, and what will you be devoted to? **BodyGraph Chart Software** Create your own Human Design chart tool with BodyGraphChart! Embed a chart tool on your own website, so you can engage with your leads, grow your business, teach Human Design the way YOU want to teach it and create success! Get BodyGraphChart here: https://bodygraphchart.com?via=emmadunwoody Use the code **humandesignpodcast** for 30% off for 6 months! Get Started: Join the 21-Day Money, AI & Human Design Challenge (open now): https://www.emmadunwoody.com/offers/qA2BTwL9/checkout Get your free Human Design chart and Visionary Archetype: https://www.emmadunwoody.com/get-your-chart Work with me inside Maggie AI: https://meetmaggie.co/ Subscribe to Substack for the full Money + Human Design Series: https://thehumandesigncoach.substack.com/ Guests: - Yvette (Human Design transits): https://www.yvettemayer.com/ - Lauren (astrology): https://www.astrobetch.com/ Resources Mentioned: - The 21-Day Money, AI & Human Design Challenge - Key October transits: splenic gates, gate 30/41 (desire and fantasy), gate 57 (intuition), gate 51 (awakening), Libra new moon (Oct 10), Venus retrograde in Scorpio (Oct 3–Nov 13), Mars in Leo, Mercury retrograde in Scorpio (from Oct 23), full moon in Taurus (Oct 26) Support the show