Into the Depths: New Moon in Scorpio 2024

New Moon @ 9 degrees Scorpio 35'

November 1, 2024

5:47 AM PDT

8:47 AM EDT

November's New Moon in tropical Scorpio coincides with Samhain (aka Halloween), a significant Celtic/Pagan cross-quarter day to honor, remember, and give offerings to the ancestors and those who've passed on. The meaning of Samhain and Halloween fits neatly within the Scorpio archetype, which derives some of its symbolism from the venomous, nocturnal arachnid.

Scorpio is a sign of reality's unseen and sometimes culturally subjugated depths. It connects with the shadow and the underworld. It has ties to a high level of emotional and psychic depth and intelligence. Scorpio also has shamanic, psychological, and mystical qualities that connect it with mystery, ecstasy, and terror. Experiences that bring us to the edges and the depths in both positive and negative manifestations fall into the Scorpionic domain.

As the first New Moon free of eclipse season and occurring before the Mars/Mercury retrograde storm in December, this is a better lunation for implementation and initiation. With the Samhain/Scorpio element, perhaps also for magic or rituals too. With Mars' close opposition to Pluto (it will revisit twice more due to its upcoming retrograde from early December through late February), this is a powerful New Moon for tapping into the unconscious terrain for healing, insight, and psychic integration.

A water grand trine between Mars, Neptune, and Mercury represents a synergistic flow of emotion, creativity, intuition, and tangible access to the numinous. This New Moon is a fertile portal for implementing anything we want to go deep into or intensely feel and experience. In its negative manifestation, there is such heightened emotional power that reason and common sense might get left out of whatever processes or experiences consume us.

The Mars-Pluto opposition can also reflect the less pleasant aspects of the Mars archetype and bring to the surface issues you will find yourself confronting and transmuting through the start of next year. Anger, frustration, and grief can represent some of the more tumultuous terrain we might be moving through to make space for what's emerging. Acknowledging obstacles that block willpower can bring you closer to the source of particular frustrations or setbacks.

As often with Mars, there is a conflict over the proper use of will, force, and self-assertion. Consider areas where pulling back might be more effective or where you need to push yourself more. The dissipation of motivation to pursue specific ambitions or goals might represent hitting a dead end with something no longer suited for you. Mars' ongoing opposition to Pluto through the new year transition can help align the primal and spiritual will to connect more clearly to those essential desires and how to claim them best.

Honest Assesment: New Moon in Scorpio 2016

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New Moon @ 7 degrees Scorpio 44'

October 30, 2016

10:38 AM Pacific

1:38 PM Eastern

October's New Moon in tropical Scorpio highlights a time to go deeper within yourself and with those you are connected to. During any New Moon, we are consolidating our energy, turning inward, and recharging ourselves for the new lunar cycle ahead. Notice what emerges around you now. This New Moon is likely to reveal to you insights about life and yourself you may have been unconscious of or weren’t ready to face. The sign of Scorpio deals with uncomfortable truths and favors blunt honesty.
 
With Mercury’s conjunction to the New Moon, use this time to explore subjugated topics--sex, death, occultism, psychology. Take conversations to a new level of depth and meaning. Look around for opportunities to bond, make eye contact, and to say what you’ve been afraid to say. New seeds are being planted for the honest assessment of yourself, your relationships, and more truthful communication. Often, we move through our social interactions behind a superficial veneer.
 
That works well to establish connections, rapport, and social cohesion, but too much politeness deprives us of expressing who we truly are. As the Sun and Moon conjoin in Scorpio, expect that veneer to disappear, exposing us to the raw dimensions of others, ourselves, and the world around us. With Venus and Saturn conjunct in Sagittarius, consider how new or established relationships take on a tone of seriousness, tending toward the assessment or possibility of commitment. Saturn conjunct Venus is stirring up our ideals about partnership, favoring a more sober and realistic assessment of what’s possible (and what supports further growth and maturity).
 
Combined with this Scorpio lunation conjunct Mercury, this might be a time to openly discuss what you really want from yourself and others. Don’t settle for small talk or superficial exchange. This is the season to take things further, maybe even take a risk to fully express yourself to another person you trust. The New Moon makes a trine to Neptune in Pisces. Expect certain topics of exploration or conversations to lead toward an expansion of consciousness or an opportunity to glimpse spiritual insights. If you get anything from this New Moon, keep your mind and heart open to a reality you’ve been avoiding. It has the power to greatly alter your perception, leaving you more insightful and aware of what’s possible.

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