New Moon in Scorpio
We have made it through the eclipse portal and Scorpio season is tapering off - the sun has made it to the 20th degree of Scorpio where the moon will meet them. This new moon offers us a potent opportunity to dive deep into our psyches to untangle some schemas that have not been serving us. Can we be honest with ourselves about our role we play in upholding defense mechanisms that we no longer need? Are we ready to change our perspectives and alchemize limiting beliefs into limitless possibilities?
The sabian symbol for this new moon is, “Obeying their conscience, a soldier resists order.” *Sigh* we can only pray for such a reality to manifest, but we can embody this energy in ourselves and hope that this has a ripple effect.
Linda Hill’s (sabiansymbosl.com) interpretation is:
“This symbol shows someone whose “Conscience” stops them from following a certain course of action, staying with a project or relationship when they’d rather leave, or, someone not prepared to compromise their values to do something that society says they must do. You may find yourself in situations where what you are expected to do is against your inner values, your conscience or how you see your future unfolding. You may have to make the difficult choice between allegiance to duty or your own inner truth. True freedom can only be found when one faces situations with a sense of integrity and preparedness to face the consequences, be they positive or negative.”
Mars is not only the ruling planet of this lunation but also conjunct this new moon, amplifying his influence in this cycle. The Mars archetype is combative, impulsive, fiery, determined, and sometimes a little too aggressive. The higher expression of the Mars archetype is the Sacred Warrior, the one who fights for Truth and for the betterment of all without the need for force or violence. Will you choose Fear or Love? Will you choose to follow the whispers of your Inner Truth, or be swayed by harmful narratives instituted by the powers that be? Scorpio is all about the power dynamics of society, of how we use our power and give it away, or more positively in how we participate in healthy exchanges of energy. We are seeing that people are becoming fed up with the abuse of power that exists in our government, in our workplaces, in our communities, and in our relationships and our families. However, we must be deliberate in the way we exercise our power as we challenge harmful systems and oppressors. And if we are gripping too tightly to control and behaving like a tyrant, may we have the discernment and courage to confront this behavior, forgive ourselves, and rectify any harm we may have caused. We must become masters of our emotions so that we can employ them effectively for change.\
We all have ways in which we protect ourselves from vulnerability. We build walls, constructed with beliefs about why we can’t do things or why things don’t work out or why we don’t have the kinds of relationships we want. It all comes down to fear. It comes down to stories we tell ourselves, excuses we make about why we can’t do or have the thing, to prevent ourselves from getting hurt, from being rejected, from losing control. We all have trauma, and it is our responsibility to heal, to move forward, and trust again. Allowing these painful experiences to color our future interactions only isolates us, and keeps us from experiencing joy that is only possible when we surrender to life. Mars conjunct the new moon in Scorpio awakens our metaphorical warrior within that we have to consciously embody as we begin to form and devote ourselves to new ways of understanding ourselves and our experiences. Will we lift our swords to protect ourselves from others, believing the world around us to be dangerous, that it’s us against them, or will we cut through the delusory stories, silence our vigilant egos, and consciously decide to take responsibility for and agency over our mind? When we choose the latter, we realize that we don’t need to grip so strongly to our false sense of control, and that when we choose to live life assuming, believing, trusting that the Universe (or God or whatever you want to call it) actually wants and is conspiring for the highest and best for us, then we can experience unimaginable joy and calm.
Uranus in Taurus is opposite the new moon in Scorpio - this can offer sudden insights and disruptions that help us to shake off the deep, psychological imprints that we have been working hard to let go of. If you have felt like you’ve been living out the same lesson over and over and over again, use this new moon to set intentions around releasing the pattern - write in your journal, pray, call on your ancestors to assist you in your healing and for everyone involved, sit under a tree or by a body of water, take a bath - water and earth are powerful tools as we work to move this energy out, and amend and fortify the soil of our minds. You have to do your part, by staying open to the messages and situations that are showing up to help you transform these lessons, to release the old stories, so that you are left renewed and ready for the next phase - your next spiral upward.
Scorpio season is arguably my favorite season - as a Scorpio rising with my moon in Scorpio and Pluto on my ascendant, I feel very comfortable in the dark void, in the realm of transformation, dealing with matters of the occult, accessing and expressing big emotions and diving into profound conversations. I am not afraid of the darkness, of the alchemy that results from facing shadows and letting what has been hidden come into the light. Be brave as you set your intentions for this lunar cycle - believe in the power you have inside of you to hold the extremes of emotions - that you can experience unimaginable joy, rivers of sadness, burning rage, and everything in between, and that every time you surrender to and move through these emotions, you are transformed, in big and small ways.
Sending you all the love and all the courage as you traverse these choppy seas.
Stay kind, stay curious, stay weird.
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