Holly Hall's Week of Oct 18: Sidereal Astrology Forecast

It is nearly midnight on a Sunday, and the voice on the screen is already mid-sentence. "Hello, spiritual soul family. Let's take a look at this week astrologically." The speaker, Holly Hall, identifies herself as a master sidereal astrologer who writes under askhollyhall.com, and she has a mention to make before anything else: a recent appearance on Coast to Coast. "It's midnight on the day of Sunday the 18th moving into Monday the 19th," she says, and then she starts the week the way her weekly videos do, with a read on the global mood before a single sign is named. This piece looks at that format, the ideas that hold it together, and the claims inside it that a reader should handle with care.

What is sidereal astrology, and why does the distinction matter?

Hall frames sidereal astrology as a practice tied to the actual sky. In her words from the opening section, it is "astronomy astrology, it's according to where all the planets are in the sky right now." Much of the Western tradition, by contrast, anchors its signs to the seasons. Hall does not spend long on the technical difference in this video, but she makes one point clear: the sidereal reading is her primary lens, and she notes that the same logic carries over. "This all applies to western astrology as well," she says when discussing the first house and the placement of the Moon and Sun, which signals that for her the disagreement between systems is about emphasis rather than a wholesale rejection of the other.

That detail is useful for anyone encountering her work for the first time. Sidereal and tropical astrologers routinely produce different sign placements for the same person, so a reader who has been told "you are a Pisces" by one reader may hear something else from another. Hall's position is that the sky is the reference point, and the rest follows from it.

How does a weekly forecast move from world events to personal life?

The structure of this video is worth studying because it is the template behind a lot of popular astrology content. Hall moves in three stages.

The first stage is the "download," her term for what she says she is receiving about the wider world. She describes the week as one in which "we've just moved into Libra" and the Sun is "easygoing, balanced." From that framing she predicts "battles that will be brought to the table on the news front, in the courts," and a "massive political court agenda." She also says the public "will begin to know on the 22nd of October," and then adds a qualifier that matters: "It doesn't mean it's your government."

The second stage turns collective to emotional. She tells viewers that "on a personal level, we are going to be very emotionally tied to what's fair and what's not fair," and she connects that theme to children and young animals. The language is general enough to apply to almost anyone's week, which is part of the format's durability.

The third stage is the sign-by-sign reading, and this is where most viewers settle in. Each sign gets a short narrative about how the week will feel, what to watch for, and what to do about it. The advice is practical and often specific to daily rhythm.

What does the Aries reading show about how these forecasts work?

Hall's Aries segment is a clear example of the craft. She begins with a description of the previous weekend that many listeners will recognize: "You were going a mile a minute in 20 different directions." She then asks a run of questions, "Was it distraction? Maybe. Was it that you were just trying to keep yourself busy? Probably," which lets the listener supply the answers. Only after building that picture does she give a prescription: a physical release of nervous energy in the morning. "I don't care if you jump up and down, shake your body all over the place, or turn on crank on some music and dance."

That is sound advice in isolation, and it is the reason these forecasts feel useful. A reader can follow the physical suggestion without accepting any astrological premise at all. The forecast works as a prompt for self-observation, and the framing of "you were tired, now you will be tired again on the weekend" is the kind of pattern most people can recognize in their own calendars.

What are the signs saying about the week's relationships and decisions?

The Taurus section centers on money and help. Hall says Taurus will "wake up with a brand new plan" and can compartmentalize, but advises asking for assistance. "Two heads are better than one," she says. The Gemini section turns on argument and being right. She asks a pointed question: "Were you right about being right? Was that righteousness necessary?" It is a line that could be pulled from a good counseling session, and it is the kind of prompt that people tend to remember.

"There was a big component of that argument where you were right. But were you right about being right? Was that righteousness necessary?"
— Holly Hall, weekly sidereal forecast video, published October 18, 2026

Sagittarius receives a similar treatment about promises and rest, and the closing advice across signs keeps returning to a single theme: take it easy, protect your alone time, and do not overcommit. Read as a whole, the video's personal advice is far more consistent than its predictions about the news.

How should a reader weigh the predictions?

This is where a responsible reading has to slow down. Hall says she is receiving information about "the American government," about a cabinet member, and about events "around Israel," which she connects to "weaponry, war, protocol, and a misconduct there." She also says "I do believe" that this is the case. These are her readings of what she perceives. The video does not offer sources, evidence, or a method that would let a viewer check them before events unfold. Her stated background, which includes philosophy, psychology, neurolinguistic programming, past life regression hypnosis therapy, remote viewing, and "downloads," is part of how she presents her authority, but it is not a verification mechanism.

The most useful approach is to treat the forecast as a lens rather than a ledger. The personal guidance can be tested against your own week. The world-event predictions can be recorded and compared with what actually happens, which is the only honest way to learn whether any forecasting method is working for you. Hall herself asks viewers to "keep your ears and eyes peeled open" for the news she describes, which is a reasonable instruction even for a skeptic: pay attention, and check.

Where to go from here

If you want to go deeper into this style of astrology, watch the full video for the Libra, Scorpio, and remaining signs, and compare its sign-by-sign advice with a forecast from a tropical astrologer for the same week. Keep a simple log of the predictions that name specific dates, such as the 22nd and the week of the 25th, and check them against reporting once those dates pass. For the practical side, Hall's advice about physical release, asking for help, and protecting rest is worth trying regardless of your view of the sky. The forecast is most useful when it sends you back to your own week with better questions.