Wednesday November 7, 2018

New Moon in Scorpio 11:02 am EST

The Scorpio New Moon is your time to renew and reset. As a kid, I had a habit of repeatedly blinking my eyes. I felt I had no control over it. My teacher noticed it one day and told my parents, concerned or annoyed, and the adults scrutinized me, instructing me to quit this strange behavior. It was as if I was attempting to re-set myself. Blink blink. Back to neutral. Considering the turmoil that was going on, under the surface, at home it is no surprise that I developed nervous tics. Scorpio symbolizes, among other things, trauma and what goes on beneath the surface that people don't want to address and face. My child self was likely on emotional overload and was, subconsciously, trying to blink my way out of my parents' dysfunction and suffering.

You may have spent some time over the last couple of weeks cleaning and clearing out on a physical and/or emotional level. Scorpio is connected to releasing. You must release something in order to change, in order to move on from the past. Scorpio is about empowerment and if you have this sign prominent in your chart you are meant to use your magnetic Scorpio draw (your powers) for good and not evil - politicians often have this sign prominent in their chart (due to their ability to draw people in and share their message) - speaking of, hopefully everyone voted today!

Jupiter, the planet of expansion and opportunity, has been in the sign of Scorpio for the past year and is now, at the time of the New Moon, in the last degrees of Scorpio, making it intense and powerful - Scorpio themes of releasing baggage, digging beneath the surface, healing past trauma are prevalent - and at the same time Jupiter is about to make his way into Sagittarius on November 8th and will remain there until December 2, 2019. A big change for good ole’ Jupiter who is not as comfortable in the sign of Scorpio. If you have been involved int the pastime of ruminating over the past months (a Scorpio tendency), now you will feel an energy shift as you begin to focus on the lighter side of life again and what inspires you, what makes you feel joyful.

The planet Jupiter is focused on opportunities and expansion and when Jupiter moves into its own sign (Jupiter is the ruling planet of Sagittarius), there will be potential for expanding your horizons. Depending on where Jupiter is in your Transit chart, you can tell more about the area of life that will have potential to open up, and the angles, if any, Jupiter makes to other planets/signs will give you still more information about what he has in mind for you. As always, if you would like to sign up for an Astrology Reading, to find out specific information about your chart (e.g., where Jupiter is in your transit chart), please sign up here.

Please keep in mind that the downfall of good natured Jupiter is overdoing/overindulging and going to extremes - in order to combat this potential, try to keep a level head with any projects you begin, focusing on the practical details in order to make sure big plans are rooted in reality.

Mercury retrograde is  upon us once again. We can’t catch a break this year with the seemingly never-ending retrogrades but we're getting there. :) Mercury, the planet of communication, will officially move into retrograde mode on November 16th. You may feel hints of mercury retro already as it approaches. In general, 2018 has been a year of retrogrades preparing you, perhaps, for new beginnings in 2019. With Mercury retrograde you most likely don’t want to start anything brand spanking new now unless it is something that you are circling back to from the past. You may have done a lot of reflecting and thinking things over this year. While Mercury is retrograde this theme will continue: things may come up for review. Take the time to ponder/re-evaluate and explore. And slow down.

The New Moon is making connections to both Pluto and Neptune so it may be an intense and/or spiritual one for you. Pluto has to do with transformation and healing, as well as death/rebirth and issues of control/power, while Neptune points to our desire to escape or transcend reality. When Neptune is part of the picture, you have watch for deception and addictive behavior; the best use of Neptune energy is connecting to the spiritual/non-material world (via yoga, meditation, spending time in nature, creative/artistic pursuits, or any other practices that are effective for you).