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New Moon in Scorpio - 28th October 2008  
 
 
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29 September
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30 August
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1 August
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3 July
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3 June
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5 May
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7 March
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7 February
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8 January
 
 

This is the month of reckoning . . .

OK, here we go! This is the month when Saturn begins its opposition to Uranus (early November – written last month), and in late November, Jupiter and Saturn complete the effective dance they’ve been doing over the last year or so (also written last month). On 27 November, the same day that Uranus turns to go forward again, Pluto finally goes into Capricorn to stay until 2023 (see below).

Depending on your level of daily focus, you may experience this as hardship or adventure. If you think of the physical world being all there is, then you are likely to see your fears manifest. If you understand that all is naturally unfolding as it needs to, in order to bring the world into better harmony, then you will notice what happens and adjust to it as you go along - you will manage, and even enjoy the changes. But let’s start by looking at this New Moon . . .

New Moon in Scorpio

In this New Moon chart, the Sun and Moon are not connected to the rest of the planetary arrangements, nor is Scorpio’s ruling planet, Pluto, connected. It’s as though we are dealing with deep personal realisations that transform how we experience ourselves and the world, while the situations and events that happen around us are about something else entirely – two disconnected layers of experience.

Scorpio represents the deepest emotional experiences we have, where life touches us so deeply that we become involved. There is no escape from an impact once it’s been received at this level. Adjustments have to be made, and these changes are permanent. No wonder Scorpio is often seen defending itself. This is where we tend to stick to old judgements as a way of not changing. But a defended Scorpio is stuck, growth suspended or, at best, very slow.

Because Scorpio is sensitive at such a deep level, not much goes unnoticed, so whatever is shared, however unsavoury, needs to be taken as information. As strong as the current flows at the bottom of a deep river, so is the determination in Scorpio once a decision has been taken. This movement in action is difficult to stop, so there is a need to consciously check on a regular basis to make sure that the direction is still desirable.

This is a good month to check all automatic opinions, reactions and behaviour, to examine the truth about our motives (Mars in Scorpio trine Uranus). We may not like what we find (Mercury in Libra), but at least it has got us to where we are. We find it is easier to do things differently when we own up to the truth about ourselves (Mercury trine Neptune), rather than criticising ourselves for it (Saturn in Virgo). Inner work this month promises to be effective, and the ‘you’ that then engages in the world outside will be more personally confident and relaxed from any inner work you do.

At the very deepest level of all, Scorpio represents the space that we are that holds all phenomena with love. Generally we are not conscious of this because we are relating to what’s going on, but there are moments when we sense it – the bird singing after a rain storm, a little child’s hand in one’s own, the fragrance of a rose – moments of stillness when we know that, at an essential level, there is something utterly unchanging and completely accepting. Resting in the knowledge that this is the truth of existence, we can go forward, dealing with whatever changes in life-style become necessary, without fighting the way things are.

 

Getting the foundations organised - Jupiter in harmony with Saturn

We’ve had our opportunities to clear the decks and ready ourselves for change. It all began in March/April/May 07, when new ideas as to what we would like began to surface, and seem possible of achievement. November/December 07 started the movement towards necessary transformation (Jupiter over Pluto). Then, in late January 08 (when Pluto began revealing the real state of the financial world), we got to see where we would need to re-organise ourselves, if those early dreams were to manifest. Having seen where the problems lie, we had another opportunity to sort out our circumstances early September this year.

The last wave to surf home on is flowing now, and completes on 21 November. Then at last we reap the results of our efforts, financially, health-wise, house-wise, or wherever you have needed to focus. In your birth chart, the Houses that contain Capricorn will indicate the area of life where you will be facing the biggest changes. By the end of November, our time of choice will be done, and, whatever state we are in, we will face whatever local weather the changing world delivers.

Getting on with each other – diplomacy of Mercury in Libra

Mercury, retrograding through Libra, was exactly trine Neptune in the last New Moon chart, Interestingly, it is the same position moving forwards in this New Moon chart, trining Neptune once again and therefore continuing the fine intuitive focus in our conversations. This month, though, we will be focusing on what’s next rather than adjusting the past, perhaps beginning to use the solutions that were discussed last month, personally as well as globally.

Let the changes begin - Pluto into Capricorn

Last month, I wrote about Saturn beginning to oppose Uranus. But it is extraordinary to notice that Uranus stops its retrograde movement the day Pluto enters Capricorn. Uranus is the energy of sudden changes that surprise us, and his forward movement is more free and up-to-date than when retrograde. So it looks as though the material changes that were beginning to affect us all last January get properly underway very fast. It’s as though, now we know the truth about the unhealthy state of the world finances, the need to do things completely differently will be obvious.

Let’s go for transformation: regard your present situation as your personal chrysalis. Let the melt-down of your needs and desires begin, just knowing one thing – you will be a butterfly by the time it’s all done, quite different from the leaf-eating caterpillar! We cannot predict what the new circumstances, or the new you, will be like, but if we do our 10% of adjusting willingly, the other 90% will happen in ways we can assimilate.

 

Contemplation for this New Moon in Scorpio
Be still for a moment.
Stay with the in-breath, the out-breath, gently.
Feel your centre chest breathing around your heart.
Let yourself relax gently into your heart,
and in your heart float gently down
relaxing into the loving arms of your spirit
falling softly into the depths of being.
Gentle darkness opening
to all that is
with love.
Absorb the love
allowing your heart to grow
filling with love that spreads through you
growing you with love until you become the loving space
accepting and blessing all life with the love that you are.
During your days
allow what is happening around you
from that peaceful deep place
of loving within you.