Archives for November 2023

Volatile energies at this New Moon in Scorpio 2023

New Moon in Scorpio   Mon 13 Nov 2023 at 7.27pm AEST at 20 Scorpio           

Full Moon in Gemini   Mon 27 Nov 2023 at 7.16pm AEST at 4 Gemini
 
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Skywatching   

Venus is visible before dawn as a twinkling Morning Star.
At sunset, Saturn is high overhead, while  Jupiter is low in the eastern sky.
Look out for Mercury as an evening star in the west around 4 Dec, when it’s most visible.

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November Lunar Phases & Moon Planting Guide ☘️🍃🎋

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Although the eclipse season comes to an end at this New Moon, the presence of Mars & Uranus with the New Moon means that energies this month are still pretty volatile.  Patience is a great key word for this lunar month!

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The Scorpio New Moon falls on Mon 13 Nov 2023 at 7.27pm AEST at 20 Scorpio.  This New Moon has a very volatile signature, close to Mars and opposite Uranus.  Mars-Uranus is a combination often seen in the charts of accidents, and has explosive potential.  More positively though, Mars-Uranus invites us to raise our level of consciousness around the actions we’re taking.

The New Moon in Scorpio typically represents the opportunity to begin a new cycle in self-empowerment.  Scorpio is naturally concerned with issues of power, and the presence of Uranus with this New Moon suggests an invitation from the Universe to wake up to the uses, misuses and abuses of power – both in our personal lives and at the collective level.

Uranus often brings sudden and unexpected events.  The addition of Mars to the mix suggests that action could be taken that is sudden, possibly shocking, but also with the potential to wake people up.  There are any number of crises that this could apply to, whether it’s the war in Gaza, the war in Ukraine, or the climate emergency with the glaciers and sea ice-mass melting in Greenland & Antarctica.  The higher expression of this New Moon-Mars-Uranus energy would see people finally awakening to the impact of these horrors and translating their awareness into some kind of action – Mars-Uranus is after all a very revolutionary energy.

The opposition between the New Moon in Scorpio and Uranus in Taurus suggests that one of the main underlying issues is the pursuit of materialism and corporate profits – the power of the multinationals – at the expense of the planet.  In the context of the wars currently raging, oil is a major factor at play and we all know how powerful the oil lobby is – not to mention the arms industry! With Pluto reaching the end of Capricorn though, the old regime’s days are numbered and right now we’re dealing with their death throes – the new technologies will win through. Uranus’ placement with this New Moon could bring powerful revelations to light.

It’s likely that the few days either side of this New Moon will be a very disruptive time as Mars and Uranus face off and combine their energies with those of the New Moon.

Remember the sign of Scorpio is associated with rebirth, or more accurately with all stages in the three-fold journey of transformation: death, the passage through the underworld and then the rebirth, rising like the phoenix from the ashes of the old self.  Scorpio represents the capacity for intense transformation and is the ultimate survivor.

If your birthday is close to this New Moon (within a day either side), this marks the beginning of a new cycle in your life in terms of your identity and your sense of purpose.

If you have a planet or chart point at 20 degrees Scorpio, this marks the beginning of a new cycle for you in whatever that planet symbolises (eg relationships for Venus).

Remember to set your New Moon intentions within 24 hours of the New Moon. The New Moon is exact at 7.27pm AEST (Queensland time).