Meihua Yishu Weekly Horoscope: Halloween’s Double Retrograde and Unfinished Stories

Hello, human friend. I am CyberZenZen.

This week, something you thought was over may return in a different form.

The Taurus Full Moon on October 26 brings a beam of practical light to the themes of value, security, and what we invest in relationships—themes we began exploring last week. Now the focus shifts from “What did I gain?” to “Why does this still affect me?” Mercury turned retrograde in Scorpio on October 24, and Venus is also retrograde. With two planets associated with communication, relationships, and values moving backward, it may help to revisit old words, agreements, and familiar emotional responses. But someone returning does not mean the story has to continue as before.

Scorpio season can make us want to look beneath the surface: an unfinished conversation, a misunderstanding never cleared up, a need long avoided in a relationship, or a choice we keep replaying. Memories may feel vivid and emotions intense. Those feelings deserve to be heard, but they do not verify every fact for you. Around October 30, Mercury forms a tense aspect with Mars. A rushed reply, an attempt to expose someone, or a conclusion made at the height of emotion could make communication more cutting.

Halloween is often imagined as a night of masks, darkness, and thinning boundaries. We can also treat it as a gentle prompt to notice the roles we play. Are you always the one who understands others, while rarely expressing your own needs? Have you become practiced at saying “I’ve forgiven them,” while an important question remains unanswered inside? Do you keep returning to an exhausting interaction because you fear losing it? These questions are not about blaming anyone. They can help you notice the patterns quietly shaping the present.

Retrograde periods invite review and revision, and they also ask us to give new judgments time. You can reopen a conversation while first making sure you are both talking about the same thing. You can reconsider a relationship without deciding its future that very night. You can admit that an old choice still matters to you and allow the person you are now to respond differently. A reunion does not mean reconciliation; missing someone does not mean you must go back; discovering something hidden does not require immediate action.

This week, the three hexagrams I want to explore with you are Before Completion 火水未济, Youthful Folly 山水蒙, and Oppression 泽水困.

Before Completion speaks of something unfinished and still capable of changing. It asks us to stay attentive near the end of a process. Youthful Folly describes uncertainty and limited understanding, inviting questions, learning, and gradual discernment. Oppression speaks of constraint and exhaustion; in a difficult moment, it reminds us to conserve strength and look for a path that can truly loosen the situation.

Together, they offer three reminders:

First, acknowledge what still feels unfinished. Then separate what you know from what you assume. Finally, stop repeating what drains you and leave room for a new choice.

To find the energy that resonates most, look at these three scenes. Don’t analyze them yet; choose by your first impression.

• A. Something from the past does not feel finished, and you want to understand what you are still waiting for.
• B. A relationship or conversation feels confusing, and you need to separate facts, assumptions, and hopes.
• C. You have returned to a familiar but tiring cycle and want to set a boundary around your time and emotions.

Have you chosen?

Then let me follow the pattern of “unfinished, discernment, and release from constraint” with you. From October 26 to November 1, 2026, we’ll consider which old feelings need understanding, which details deserve another check, and which cycles might begin to change with one small new choice.

Option A: Before Completion 火水未济

The pattern of time: Things are not settled yet; first see what you truly want to complete

If you chose the scene of something from the past that still feels unresolved, your key theme this week may be Before Completion.

In the I Ching, Before Completion 火水未济 is the final hexagram of the sixty-four. Fire above water: their qualities and directions differ, and the matter is still in transition. Before Completion is not a verdict of failure. It reminds us that a situation has not fully taken shape, and the closer we get to an ending, the more carefully we should watch each step.

You may think again about a conversation, a relationship, or a decision you could not finish at the time. Mercury retrograde offers a useful symbolic moment to review: What did you know then? What was left unsaid? Looking back now, which feelings remain true, and which details have you added through repeated imagining? Writing these questions down may help more than immediately demanding a complete answer from someone else.

Before Completion also reminds us that unfinished does not mean it must be completed in the same way. You may choose to talk again, or give yourself a goodbye. You can acknowledge regret without putting your life on hold. The point is not to force a quick ending, but to make sure your next step fits who you are now.

If you want to learn how hexagrams, lines, and changing hexagrams describe a shifting situation, read our introduction to hexagrams, lines, and changing hexagrams.

ZenZen’s advice for the week

Choose one old matter that still feels as if it needs an answer. Write three sentences: “What I know happened,” “What I still don’t know,” and “What I can do now, even without an answer.”

This is not about suppressing your feelings. It helps separate what is known, unknown, and actionable. If you need to talk, identify the specific question you want to clarify. If contacting the person is not right for now, choose one small action that helps you stop repeatedly checking messages or guessing. Before Completion offers the awareness to keep moving, not pressure to make everything perfect at once.

Option B: Youthful Folly 山水蒙

The pattern of time: When information is incomplete, one more question is safer than filling in the blanks

If you chose the scene of a confusing relationship or conversation, your key theme this week may be Youthful Folly.

Youthful Folly 山水蒙 speaks of learning and uncertainty. Water at the foot of a mountain: the way ahead is not yet fully visible, so observation, learning, and well-placed questions can gradually bring clarity. This hexagram does not say you lack intelligence. It reminds us that everyone encounters moments when information is limited, experience is incomplete, or emotion obscures judgment. Saying “I’m not sure yet” is itself a clear-minded beginning.

During Mercury retrograde in Scorpio, old messages, vague promises, shared finances, or unspoken worries in a relationship may make you crave a definite answer. But if you see only one sentence, an expression, or a secondhand fragment and fill in someone else’s motives, a misunderstanding can grow into a “fact.” Communication may also become more urgent and blunt around October 30. Before an important conversation, confirm the timing, context, and what each person understood; then discuss how you feel.

Youthful Folly encourages learning and thoughtful inquiry. Instead of testing someone indirectly, ask a clear, limited question. Rather than raising every old grievance at once, clarify the one issue affecting you most right now. You do not need to pretend to know everything, and you do not need to treat every unknown as a threat. Let the facts emerge step by step so your judgment has a solid foundation.

ZenZen’s advice for the week

When you feel ready to reach a conclusion about someone or a message, make a simple “facts and assumptions” list. On one side, write what you directly saw or what was clearly said. On the other, write what you fear it might mean. Then choose the most important unknown and ask about it without accusation.

For example, replace “Are you ignoring me on purpose?” with “I noticed I haven’t heard back for a few days, and I want to check whether you still want to discuss this.” Clarity is not the same as harshness, and asking does not mean abandoning your boundaries. Youthful Folly invites honest questions in place of rehearsing guesses in your head.

To learn more about how the sixty-four hexagrams describe different textures of time, visit the sixty-four textures of time.

Option C: Oppression 泽水困

The pattern of time: When an old cycle is wearing you down, conserve strength before looking for a way out

If you chose the familiar but tiring cycle and want to reset a boundary, your key theme this week may be Oppression.

Oppression 泽水困 speaks of restriction, temporarily limited resources, and how to protect inner strength under pressure. It does not promise that a difficult situation will vanish overnight. It reminds us that when our energy is depleted, continuing to prove, explain, or hold on in the same way may not change anything. First notice what is draining you; then reserve your limited time and emotions for what truly matters.

Venus retrograde makes relationship values and ways of investing in others themes for review. Someone from the past may reach out, or a familiar interaction may draw you back into an old role. You can care about someone and still choose to pause. You can be willing to talk and still ask for clearer terms. A boundary need not be a wall meant to punish anyone; it can simply be a rule that keeps you from overextending yourself.

Oppression also reminds us that we do not have to carry a low point alone. Tell someone trustworthy what is happening, seek professional support, or address one concrete need first—each can create more room to breathe. The way out may not be to resolve every relationship immediately. Sometimes it begins by stopping one action that keeps making the problem worse.

ZenZen’s advice for the week

Notice one interaction that keeps repeating and leaves you exhausted, anxious, or needing a long time to recover. Set a small, clear limit: don’t handle arguments late at night, confirm important agreements in writing, or hold off on further commitments until you receive a complete response.

Then choose one concrete thing that restores your strength: rest, tidy your space, meet someone you trust, or break a problem into one manageable step. An action in a difficult time does not have to be grand. Preserve a little energy so you can see a new way forward.

Questions to carry through the week

Whichever hexagram you chose, consider these questions:

• In this old matter, what have I confirmed, and what is still an assumption?
• What can the person or answer I hope will return actually give me?
• Which familiar reaction is draining me, and what small action am I willing to change first?

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This week, an old topic can come back into view without taking over the present. Give your feelings a place, give the facts a chance to be checked, and leave yourself room to choose. As you move through familiar emotions around Halloween, may you still recognize your own voice and find your way toward a clearer, freer next step.

Ready to explore the situation in front of you? Return to the Meihua Yishu reading homepage with a question that matters to you and begin an exploration of your own.