Monday, October 20, 2025
Dark Moon
Neptune, Saturn, Chiron, Uranus Retrograde
Welcome to another week! It feels better, being out of the Pluto Retrograde, doesn’t it? Although, for me, this past week was more chaotic than I would have liked, more like a Mercury Retrograde week than anything else.
But it’s a new week. And tomorrow is a new moon in Libra. I’d like a little balance and harmony, please and thank you.
As we did last year in October, we are using The Halloween Tarot, by Karin Lee, with art by Kipling West. You can buy the deck from US Games here.
This deck has different names for the suits.
Pumpkins = Pentacles
Ghosts = Cups
Bats = Swords
Imps = Wands
If you’re new to the weekly readings, this is a spread of mine. It’s read from left to right, 5 cards. Any card that needs more interpretation can be built into further, above and below, with either more tarot cards, another tarot deck, or an oracle deck.
These interpretations are mine, based on my experience, intuition and responses to the artwork. You may have a different experience. This is an overview of the week as it stands now; every decision we make from the moment of the reading can change the outcome. If there’s something in the reading that worries you, you have the information ahead of time so that you can plan, make better choices, or handle it differently than predicted for a better outcome. Tarot sets out possibilities, which you change through your choices and actions.
Left to right, the positions are as follows:
1. The Collective Energy of the Week
2. The Week’s Challenge
3. The Week’s Opportunity
4. The Week’s Stretch
5. The Week’s Comfort
The Collective Energy of the Week – Strength
For me, this card is not about aggression, but about quiet determination. I don’t have to be loud and cruel. I can be quietly persuasive. However, it’s also about holding boundaries and staying strong in the face of adversity. Since this card is in the collective position, it means, as a collective, we need to hold onto our core values with strength.
The Week’s Challenge – Page of Imps
This is the equivalent to the Page of Wands in other decks. It is about enthusiasm exploring a new sense of self. This isn’t yet ready to bring out into the world, even though the impulse may be to share it. Work with it and on it a bit this week, and nurture it, rather than sharing too early, even though the impulse to share before it is time so to do will be a challenge.
The Week’s Opportunity – Four of Imps
Two weeks ago, this card appeared in the “stretch” position. This week, it’s moved into the “opportunity” slot. The 4 of Imps (wands) is about building something permanent and beautiful. This ties in directly to the two previous cards, about quiet persuasion and not sharing something before it’s ready. It also ties into the 7 of Pentacles card in last week’s “challenge” slot, about patience, and letting things grow. Hold the course, and keep steadily building.
The Week’s Stretch – Two of Ghosts
The 2 of Ghosts (Cups) is about partnership, be it romantic or platonic, friendship, harmony, and working together. In this position, of a “stretch” it may mean giving someone the benefit of the doubt or a second chance. Or it might mean making the effort to connect. Consider this week’s stretch advice to meet everyone as a potential ally, until they prove otherwise. You will get some lovely surprises.
The Week’s Comfort – Page of Pumpkins
This card is equivalent to the Page of Pentacles in other decks. It’s tied to the physical plane, new opportunities and curiosity about tangibles, including money and home. Again, it’s something to be nurtured, not flaunted this week, and take comfort in it. There’s more support around you than you think (which is supported by both the 4 of Imps and the 2 of Ghosts).
You will note that there are no bats (swords) in the week’s reading. This week has more to do with being and feeling than thinking. Also the two pages indicate new choices on the horizon, that need some nurturing. This ties in with tomorrow’s new moon.
Gentleness and nurturance for the week are indicated in the cards. Offer it when and where you can; accept it when it’s offered. Step back and hold boundaries when there’s aggression toward you.
Did anything in particular resonate with you, or did you have a different interpretation? I’d love to hear about it in the comments.