The Week of October 26th, 2026: Mars, Pluto, and the hard truths of Mercury Rx

Episode 306 In this podcast, New York Times best-selling author and astrologer Chani Nicholas discusses the astrology of the week and what it might mean for us all. The astrology of the week of October 26th, 2026, reveals what we have to let go of in order to grow. As the Sun squares Pluto (the planet of the underworld), it sheds light on the raw feelings and deep wounds we’ve been working through during this Venus retrograde. And as Mercury (the planet of comms) backtracks into a square with Mars (the planet of action), we’re confronted with difficult conversations and revelations of uncomfortable truths. This is a good time to triple-check the details, prepare for technical glitches, and remember that if you want a fresh start, you have to be ready to compost old patterns. This episode covers: The Sun’s square to Pluto on Monday, October 26th Mercury Rx’s square to Mars on Friday, October 30th Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Sunday’s Full Moon in Taurus and Venus in Libra ingress 12:00 - Friday’s square between Mercury retrograde and Mars 19:42 - Astrology 101 26:57 - Weekly wrap-up This episode was recorded on 10/21/2026. For more, check out your free daily horoscope on the homepage of the CHANI app — now on iOS and Android. ICYMI: You can now add multiple charts to your CHANI app and dig into readings for all your friends. The new Charts tab allows you to store up to 100 charts for easy reference and unlock in-depth astro readings for all the insights. It also features interactive astro 101 breakdowns and the option to view any chart in a table format for an at-a-glance summary of all the planets, points, signs, and houses. This is one of our most-requested feature adds, so update your CHANI app, open the Charts tab, and get reading. The music featured in the podcast was created by Latashá.