SCORPIO NEW MOON NOVEMBER 7
I’M FIGHTING MY SHADOW…
It’s time to plant seeds for your evolutionary journey on a more conscious level when the Moon meets the Sun at 15-degrees 11-minutes of Scorpio on November 7 at 8:02 a.m. PT & 11:02 a.m. ET.
Both luminaries wax toward a sextile to Pluto, Scorpio’s ruler, at this time, denoting that we all have opportunities to further consciously empower ourselves, regardless of our current situation.
And how to we do that?
By facing our shadows, of course!
This is always easier said than done, but this sextile undoubtedly presents less stressful opportunities for us to peek under that rock and courageously face the Scorpionic darkness that lies beneath.
It’s clear in retrospect that the October 24 Taurus Full Moon shone a light on that darkness, too, as we’ve all witnessed through events that occurred within the collective at and following that full Moon.
So, where has that light revealed something hidden in your life? And do you have the guts to both acknowledge, face, & release your fears now?
By doing so, you diminish the power of fear that may have a hold on you—and I mean fear of anything! We all have an unconscious dark side that we keep locked in our subconscious, frightened that if we let it out people will run from us in horror, OR that it will overtake us and we’ll succumb to our dark side permanently.
Whatever we repress because we cannot bear to look at it in the light of day gets projected out and comes back at us in the form of another or others through their behaviors.
Therefore, we manifest our greatest fears most tellingly through our relationships, be they with lovers, family, friends, colleagues, authority figures, etc.
This Scorpio New Moon asks us to plant seeds of courage and hope, so that we may become empowered enough to shine a light onto the seamy side of our psyche and in this way deprive it of its power over us.
It’s like imagining evil behind the dark, but when you turn on the light you see harmless household objects. Like seeing a goblin, monster, or devil, when it’s really the shadow cast on your wall by the tree outside your window, created (you realize when you look more closely) by that hydrangea bush you planted last spring!
Sinister images become benign when exposed to the light, and the ensuing relief can be both palpable and substantial. In this way, we expose our shadows to the world of living and light instead of banishing them to dark places where they’re hidden from the light of consciousness forever…
What we refuse to acknowledge consciously can haunt us through our shadows for all of eternity. However, a willingness to at least begin to understand that often we manifest our own worst fears because we reject them instead of embracing them into our ego-oriented reality becomes paramount now.
I’M STILL HERE…
It’d be best if some important astrological occurrences not go unnoticed leading up to this Scorpio New Moon. The first is the fact that Uranus retrogrades back into Aries on November 6, which happens to be the day of the U.S. midterm elections. I note frequently on my radio show that one doesn’t have to be “political” or “news oriented” to understand that our inner world reflects outer world events & vice versa…
This concept is summed up nicely by the quote “As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul…” which comes from Hermes Trismegistus, purportedly the author of the Hermetic Corpus, a series of sacred texts that are the basis of Hermeticism.
It means these two worlds are interconnected always, and not as separate as our empirically-driven, reality-based, conscious egos OR our carefully developed spiritual natures (which may often eschew the concrete world completely) often lead us to believe.
This movement of Uranus back into fiery Mars-ruled Aries denotes sudden events, accidents, explosions, fires, shootings, earthquakes, volcanos, and the like. Therefore, anything quick &/or unexpected may happen, and we already know tensions are high, both and around the world…
As we lead into the Scorpio New Moon, it’s time to ask ourselves where we’ve resisted screwing up the courage to face our shadows—both personal AND collective–AND whether our delay in doing so will continue to bring sudden, shocking change…
Retracing its steps through the latter degrees of Aries—from now until March 6, 2019—leads Uranus temporarily back into the energy of the past seven years or so. Initiating events from 2010 & 2011 included the Arab Spring uprising, the earthquake & tsunami-induced Fukashima nuclear reactor meltdown in Japan, and continued through terrorist events & natural disasters around the world.
Above all, though, Uranus in Aries was/is about having a voice and not being afraid to express yourself. Further, the ability to speak out continues to be the theme over the next few months, since Uranus still squares the transiting karmic nodes–which regress back to Capricorn/Cancer on November 15–into the new year.
Continue to watch for what happens in the collective to illustrate on a grand scale what’s going on internally. Releasing the waning Taurus Full Moon’s fear of our shadow—both personal & collective–while embracing the coming Scorpio New Moon’s ability to face our dark sides & transform it into light is our task now…
Life is at times literal, and unexpected explosions—literal &/or metaphorical–may more obviously be meant to remind us that change is necessary for our evolutionary process as we journey through this lifetime. It may take that flash of light to spark illumination that leads to banishing the dark.
When the dust settles and things calm down, we must all remember we’re engaged in the process of living our lives to their highest potential in this lifetime. And that entails growing in consciousness about our own sense of inner empowerment.
The goal? To be able to can pat ourselves on the back and proudly say “I’m still here…”
IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN…
The second astrological issue to note just prior to the November 7 Scorpio New Moon is that the lunar phase is balsamic, meaning we are in what’s called “the dark of the Moon.”
When you look up at the sky during this balsamic lunar phase, you cannot see the Moon’s light and so the sky appears dark. Traditionally, this represents a time when we give final release to the old so that upon the new Moon—when the Moon & Sun come together at the exact same degree of a particular zodiacal sign—we may plant something new.
So, November 6, the day before the exact Scorpio New Moon, becomes a time when we are to let go so that we do not drag unwanted or unnecessary old baggage with us into the new seed-planting time. If we don’t, whatever we drag with us becomes a kind of dead weight.
How exactly this will be reflected through outer events remains to be seen. However, understanding what’s going on internally eventually can shift outer events so that they increasingly ultimately harmonize with our internal energies…least that’s the name of the consciousness game, lol…
It pays now for us all to meditate on what needs to go so that we may open up space in our consciousness for that which we want to see grow to fullness over the next six month, or the Scorpio Full Moon on May 18, 2019.
WATCH THE TEARS AS THEY FALL DOWN
Before Uranus regresses into Aries at 11 a.m. PT & 2 p.m. ET on November 6, the Scorpio Sun forms an exact water trine to Neptune in Pisces at 10:40 p.m. PT November 5 & 1:40 a.m. ET November 6.
The import of this may manifest negatively or positively, as with any aspect in the heavens. Positively, this is an energy of great empathy, of understanding that “there but for the grace of God, go I.”
Negatively, a water trine may be just as sensitive, but direct its energy inward rather than outward. For example, this aspect might make some of us feel more “woe is me” or “why am I always the one getting screwed?” rather than able to feel the plight of others & view it through a more charitable lens.
The Scorpio Moon makes its own exact trine to Neptune early morning November 7, just hours before the Scorpio New Moon occurs. Likewise, this aspect can be even more prone to our feeling either empathy toward others or sensitive to self, depending on how we roll…
Now, don’t get me wrong, many who feel like they’ve been victimized actually may simply be absorbing the energies of others—and the collective in general—and thus be internalizing the feelings of others.
Either way, however, & especially if that’s the case, this can lead to feelings of helplessness or cause one to retreat back to the warm safety of hiding under their bed covers. It pays to remember that NOW is the time to release any unwanted emotional overwhelm, and that at the coming Scorpio New Moon you will plant seeds of greater self-empowerment!
As Mercury waxes into a square dance with Neptune leading up to the Scorpio New Moon (the two won’t actually square exact because Mercury will begin slowing down to station retrograde on November 16) pay close attention to the fact that all that glitters is not necessary gold.
This can be an aspect of confusion, delusion, and illusion, especially since Mercury in Sagittarius may be quite exaggerative & perhaps cry wolf one too many times. Neptune in its own sign of Pisces can throw out a different kind light that makes it difficult to discern between fact and fiction.
As they move toward a square formation at this Scorpio New Moon, we’re likely to have to strain to separate reality from “alternative facts,” and to have to decide whether we’re living on terra firma or in the ethers now. If the former, then it’s going to be our obligation to decipher what’s real from what’s not and to make decisions accordingly…
Intuition vs. empirical “knowing” of the “if I see it, then I can believe it” kind reality may prove problematic for many of us at this time. One solution is the aforementioned meditation, which helps us cut through the noise and confusion and derive our messages directly from the divine realm.
Another way to achieve this is through writing! Express yourself through journaling now, or tackling that manuscript you’ve been too fearful to put down on paper. Use this time to empower yourself to get rid of your fears & speak the truth—no matter how painful that might be–so that upon the Scorpio New Moon you’ll more easily plant the seeds that empower you to take charge of your future…
This endeavor is made easier now by Venus retrograde in Libra’s trine to Mars in Aquarius, which harmonizes our desire for peace, harmony, & beauty with our need to exert ourselves on an ego level.
I’M FIGHTING MY EGO
Jupiter enters its own expansive sign of Sagittarius on November 8, just following the Scorpio New Moon. What this will bring remains to be seen, but it’s surely more purely about Jupiterian/Sagittarian themes.
These include travel (read: immigrants & those from foreign places & cultures), law & politics (read: political policies, both domestic & foreign), higher education (read: the right to free education & student debt), & philosophy, including religion.
Jupiter is THE planet–& Sagittarius THE sign–of expansion of consciousness through broadening ones horizons through these themes. Generally, this archetypal energy embraces all-inclusiveness, living by a moral code, and education & travel as roads toward enlightenment.
This planet and sign DO have their dark side, however…
The Jupiter/Sadge archetype—Jupiter is, after all, the king of the gods—CAN manifest as righteousness or through what the Greeks called “hubris,” or excessive pride. This is the “tragic flaw” shared by many heroes throughout the ages, both fictional and real.
It’s when we become arrogant that we may emit a “holier than thou” attitude toward those around us. But arrogance doesn’t good look on anyone, so allowing ego to overshadow humility, empathy, or sensitivity for the plight of others is something to watch out for this coming year while Jupiter transits Sagittarius.
Instead, use this Jupiterian energy to view your glass as half full rather than half empty! All that’s been unearthed, discovered, & brought out from under that rock while Jupiter’s transited through Scorpio has been meant to empower us on our journey forward, both personally & collectively.
Now it’s time to take what’s been learned and make higher use of it so that we may all remain optimistic about life as we continue to move through it and evolve…
Finally, remember this Scorpio New Moon is about loyalty, trust, & deep bonding on a soul level—it’s representative of an ironclad commitment that can never be broken. And the most important commitment we can make is to OURSELVES!
We now have the opportunity to take back the power we might otherwise place in others who we make responsible for our own happiness.
We’re called at the Scorpio New Moon, above all else, to make the commitment to transform from giving away our power to any external person, authority, or other source, and to bring that power back to self…
I discovered this song, written by the artist Sia—a Sadge Sun!–that I feel most appropriately fits our current energy on the eve of both the Scorpio New Moon & Jupiter’s shift into Sagittarius. Check out the great young dancers calling attention one of the themes which emerged into prominence during Jupiter’s transit through Scorpio this past year!
“I’m Still Here” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gLegsij4EY&feature=youtu.be
“I’m fighting a battle
I’m fighting my shadow
Herd fears like they’re cattle
I’m fighting a battle, yeah
I’m fighting my ego
Lost youth, where did we go wrong?
I’m fighting for me, though
I’m lighting the long way home
Oh the past, it haunted me
Oh the past, it wanted me dead
Oh the past tormented me
Oh the past, it wanted me dead
Oh the past, it haunted me
Oh the past, it wanted me dead
Oh the past tormented me
But the battle was lost
‘Cause I’m still here
I’m winning the war now
I’m winning it all now
Watch tears while they fall down
I’m winning the war now
I win against ego
Cast light on the shadow’s long
I’m winning from ego
I’m lighting the long way home
It’s haunted me
Oh the past, it wanted me dead
Oh the past, it’s haunted me
Oh the past, it wanted me dead
Oh the past, it’s haunted me
Oh the past, it wanted me dead
Oh the past tormented me
But the battle was lost
‘Cause I’m still here
I’m fighting my ego
Lost youth, where did we go wrong?
I’m winning for me, though
I’m lighting the long way home
Oh the past, it’s haunted me
Oh the past, it wanted me dead
Oh the past tormented me
Oh the past, it wanted me dead
Oh the past, it’s haunted me
Oh the past, it wanted me dead
Oh the past tormented me
But the battle was lost
‘Cause I’m still here…”
~ Sia & Jesse Shatkin
Namaste…
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Mercury’s our intellect—how we think and express ourselves, including our soul’s deeper wisdom. In deep, intense, volatile, passionate, secretive, taboo-oriented, & potentially obsessive Scorpio, our thoughts turn toward getting to the bottom of things–like what we truly value… 
In the currently fraught “hesaid, she said” political environment where we can’t help but witness gender & sexual battles both to the right and to the left of us, it’s especially important for us to try to find a healthy balance between the conscious and unconscious portions of our psyches.
Her grief, despair, and anger become palpable when separated from her beloved daughter and–unable to convince the gods to rescue & return Persephone–she starves the earth, and therefore mankind, by no longer allowing crops to grow.
This fixed grand square to the nodal axis all but ensures that any impetus for change will meet with resistance, which makes the fight even harder. We’re tasked now to look at where we desire change but because of ingrained beliefs entrenched in our psyches (i.e., as my mother used to say “any man is better than no man”), we are unable to make such change happen…
Quincunxes are known to be aspects that require adjustments. It’s possible to realize now—as the Libra New Moon calls us to balance our inner perceptions with our outer ones— that speaking about old wounds honors our ability to become whole. And in that way, we heal… 
Such behavior is often driven by FEAR–fear of exposure of one’s most vulnerable sensitive parts, one’s most fragile emotions–which often sends the Cancer archetype diving back into her shell for safety & the comforting reassurance that no harm will befall her there.
eclipse. Solar eclipses are like jump starts to a car battery. Often, they can give us a jolt. We may be shocked, surprised, taken aback, nonplussed, etc., but whether we deem such surprises “good” or “bad” remains to be seen.
or held, or listened to, or simply to cry without being judged a wuss or a softie or a pansy, or attacked?)
plant seeds around our commitment to groups and their causes, and to those toward whom we feel brotherly/sisterly love.
how we add our own specific and special individual divinely-inspired gifts to the group by first defining our gift or gifts, and then releasing them into the group for its betterment–the betterment of wo/mankind.
Most astrologers liken Capricorn energy to serious, success-oriented, and goal-driven behaviors, and all of this is true. Capricorn energy possesses a propensity for hard work, organization, upward mobility, and maintaining a positive reputation in a particular field, specific industry, or the wider world in general.
Initially, these painful losses most likely strengthened our conviction that we suck big time at something or other in life.
few more years still to go. Last December he was joined by Saturn moving into its own sign, which strengthens this Capricorn theme even more for at least the next three years.
Through knowing that if we’re ever left totally on our own WE WILL SURVIVE! 
