Scorpio New Moon / Total Solar Eclipse
Tuesday November 13th,
exact at 10.07pm BST, 5.07pm EST!
This is an incredibly potent New Moon, as not only is it in powerful, intense
and transformative Scorpio but it is also followed five minutes later by a
total Solar Eclipse! And just to add to the strength and power of all of this,
it is also a Perigie Super Moon, which means that the moon is closer to the
earth so it has a greater than usual pull on the tides, the earth and of course
our minds, bodies and spirits. Solar eclipses bring the potential for powerful
and significant new beginnings and have a tendency to shake us to our core,
waking us up to a new understanding of ourselves and our lives. New Moons also
represent new beginnings and an opportunity to take stock of our lives and
decide what we want for ourselves and what is best left behind in the dark of
the Moon. With every beginning there must be an ending, and the energy of this
New moon might bring some things to the surface that we have either been
unaware of or avoiding so that we can examine them and truly let go once and
for all.
Scorpio is an intensely emotional sign who likes to dig deep and find
the root cause of anything, really getting to the heart of the matter. She is
the essence of transformation; the force which identifies and eliminates anything
which may be destructive, dead or
decaying in our lives or psyches in order for something better and healthier to
take its place. She is not afraid to delve around to find what lurks in the
shadows; the underlying truth of who we are; our fears, passions, desires and unconscious
motivations, and bring it all out into the open so that the light of our
conscious awareness can shine on it. Scorpio also represents real intimacy and
asks us to let go and trust enough to be truly vulnerable, sharing our deepest
hopes and fears and daring to show our tender underbelly and all that lurks
beneath the surface, no matter how dark we might think it is. Not an easy thing
to do, but without this kind of emotional honesty we are only scratching the
surface and life is really quite superficial. We have all done things that we
are not proud of and have all had bad things done to us, and it seems that this
Moon will cause some muck from our pasts to come bubbling to the surface so
that it can evaporate once and for all. Sometimes we don’t know what we are
holding onto until we have let it go. This moon may help us recognise what it
is and let it go.
As for the other planets involved in this Moon, Mercury has been
retrograde since Tuesday the 6th Nov, and his retro-action is making
us look back, possibly bringing up people, relationships, patterns, behaviours
or thoughts that we need to revisit in order to better understand who we are
now. Saturn in Scorpio has just started forming an aspect to Pluto which will continue
to build in energy and is going to be a big part of the Winter Solstice. The
two planets are in mutual reception which means that they are in each other’s
sign, increasing the power and energy of the signs Scorpio and Capricorn. It
seems it is the time for things to come up to the surface which have been
suppressed, forgotten or ignored until now. Whatever comes up may be surprising
and not all that pretty, but it is really necessary to become aware of it so
that we can let go and move forward with a lighter step. This is a time for us
to be emotionally honest with ourselves and do some deep inner work in order to
eliminate any patterns, relationships or behaviour which may somehow be holding
us back from moving forward. On both a personal and collective level we are
being forced to shine light into the cracks and whatever we find there must be
faced honestly so that we can move forward to the next step with integrity.
Neptune is forming an incredibly close and challenging aspect to our
retrograde Mercury, meaning that things could get a little bit confusing during
the few days before and after the Moon. In fact it could get downright weird!
We may have intuitive thoughts or dreams which are hard to understand
logically, but which could offer real insight if we can let go of the need to
rationalise them. Don’t be surprised if you feel a little disoriented, as
Neptune is the planet of illusion and smoke screens! Neptune is also positively
aspecting Saturn in Scorpio, meaning that its’ energy may have a dissolving
effect on our emotional structures, allowing us to become more aware of the
root cause of any dis-ease in our lives. It is important to understand the actual
source of any problems in our lives, because only then can we truly heal.
Otherwise we are merely putting a patch on the wound and allowing whatever
actually caused it to continue to fester beneath. Neptune will offer us a
chance to look at our emotional landscape from a different perspective.
This Moon is likely to bring up some pretty mucky stuff for us to flush
out so that we can replace it with something clearer and brighter. It seems to
be a continuation of the theme of the times; we are currently being forced to
confront our fears and the darkest parts of ourselves both personally and
collectively so that we can move forward towards a more enlightened and
conscious way of being. Some pretty disgusting and disturbing things have come
to the surface in recent times, but it needs to happen if we are to move
forward; the shadows simply must be confronted in order to fill the space with
light. As we process and purge any painful memories which linger in the
subconscious, poisoning our psyches, we are giving ourselves a chance to be
born afresh as lighter, more joyous and fully present human beings. This is a
wonderful chance to banish fear, guilt, negativity and pessimism and confront
anything from our past which may be holding us back from true happiness and
success.
Like snakes we must shed our skins, leaving all of the old, unconscious
psychic garbage behind in the dark of the moon and move forward towards the
light, all shiny and new! Without the hard protection of the old skin we are
then able to be more emotionally honest with ourselves and others. What do we
truly desire? What are our passions? When it really comes down to it, what do
we want for ourselves? What do we need to change in order to be more light and
joyous? What is holding us back from true happiness and success? These are all
good questions to ask ourselves on this Scorpio, Solar Eclipse Super New Moon!
This Moon is truly a chance for transformation; a time to dig deep and allow
anything to pass away which no longer serves us, opening ourselves up to
whatever must then take its place. The shedding process may not be easy, but I
think we will be amazed at how much lighter we feel afterwards!
Much love
Amy
xoxo
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