New Moon in Scorpio 🦂 Nov 13, 2023
artist: William Teason
Monday, Nov 13 🌑 3:27 am CDT
Happy Scorpio Season! Every month the moon spins into the same constellation as the sun. This lunar-solar conjunction is what we call a new moon. This month the moon and sun soak together in the mysterious waters of Scorpio.
New moons are new beginnings. This time we’re asked to consider our healing journey. Pain & trauma from the past are up for review. Scorpio is also associated with sex, intimacy, inheritance, and shared wealth.
Scorpio’s attention is directed inward towards our own hidden caverns, as well as those of others. We are curious about what motivates others as we ponder our own habits and reactions – what is the root, the origin of a given impulse? Our objective now is to understand every layer of every situation. The more complicated the better!
In understanding the subconscious motivations of others, we become ever more powerful. This inner knowing is actually a form of empathy. Insight to the emotions of others makes forgiveness easier. Remember all that we have just learned from Libra Season.
The fixed nature of this phase manifests in the urgency of our needs and desires. The key to unlocking scorpion power is spending time fixedly and passionately on one endeavor; this will bring much more success than diverting our attention to other things that are less meaningful.
Scorpio, like her animal counterpart, lives in the unseen parts of human life. Like her, we must peer into the shadow and put words to the wordless; shed light on that which repels it. Can you let your guard down just a bit? Can you be more honest with yourself?
Scorpions are intriguing nocturnal animals who live under rocks in the desert. Their complex mating rituals remain ill-understood despite much observation and scientific research. They are the only animals known to commit suicide in the face of death, choosing to take control of the death experience rather than submitting to it. Their need for control is that strong: uncontrolled death is not death, but defeat. It is interesting to think of the scorpion’s tail as a device that she can turn against her own life.
Though she is often depicted as a dark and morbid archetype, it is important to remember that the scorpion swims towards chaos in order to be reborn, to transform. Scorpio learns the hard way, routinely stinging those she loves most. The greatest challenge for Scorpio is learning how to use her power correctly. Much easier said than done; her power is real and intoxicating. I think what brings Scorpio to her knees is the idea that her power can be channeled in a way that is gentle and graceful. It does not need to be so arduous, so dark, so intense. It can be light and beautiful and forgiving.
This new moon is a death process but there’s nothing sad about it. Sometimes we have to kill something off in our lives, figuratively speaking, rather than continue living through unacceptable conditions. We have to in order to be be more free and empowered.
So, chiquitos, what has become so heavy that you can’t bear it anymore? This new moon seeks release from pain and suffering. The scorpion is also a master minimalist and essentialist as she values quality over quantity, so this is a good time to get rid of anything you don’t need – materially, emotionally, or otherwise.
Deep breath – this new moon (and, later in the morning, the sun as well) will oppose Uranus Retrograde in Taurus. Expect the unexpected. Social dysfunction abounds. Don’t count on anything going to plan; unusual or unpredictable outcomes. Body rhythms thrown off. Chaos, destruction, overwhelm; roughness and intensity.
Notes from last year: heart & body healing; internal turning point; stress & overwhelm without solutions gives way to surrender & acceptance
resilience ~ power ~ self-control ~ self-love ~ metamorphosis ~ rebirth
New moons make us feel more tired than usual. Sleep and silence are important. This is not a social phase. Rest is the vibe. This is not a time to push through. It is, however, a good time to write, meditate, or engage in any spiritual practice which takes you deep within yourself. You will know what you need to do. In meditation, focus on the sacral chakra. Open your pelvis with Scorpio Yoga. To find your personal moon sign, click here.
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