The New Moon in Scorpio goes exact at 9.47pm on Tuesday, 25 October (Australian daylight savings time). It is also a partial Solar Eclipse. (remember to check the time for your specific location if you live in a different time zone).
A new Moon always occurs when the Moon and the Sun are conjunct. In other words, they are next to each other in the sky, and so their energies and influences blend.
It is also a partial Solar Eclipse which means that the Moon is bewteen the Earth and the Sun and therefore the Moon is more dominant, thus intensifying and highlighting our emotional selves beyond the already intense Scorpio energy.
The new Moon generally is all about new beginnings and setting new intentions, and with this new Moon in Scorpio, it is all about diving deep into our emotions, our love relationships, and our secret shadow side.
The energy of Scorpio is Fixed Water - intense like a deep, dark bottomless lake; and the deeper you dive, the more the intensity. It is about secrets, what is private and what is hidden under the surface. It can be about your shadow self which can be challenging to face in the light of day. So, suffice to say this is NOT a light-hearted New Moon.
The Moon in Scorpio is in Fall, so the Moon is not very comfortable in this sign which adds to the intensity. So, anything you wish to begin at this New Moon will be intense and uncomfortable, but it is also an opportunity for deep self-introspection around our relationship with ourselves and others, especially as Venus (the planet of love) is also conjunct the Sun and the Moon.
To top it off, we have a Stellium (three or more planets located in the one sign) with the Sun, Moon and Venus all located in Scorpio. This adds even more emotion to this already intense energy, as Mars (the planet of action, passion and war) rules Scorpio (along with co-ruler Pluto) is in the sign of Gemini, and is trine (in harmony with) the Moon. This brings the opportunity to not only reflect deeply about how you feel concerning your romantic partner, but provides the opportunity to talk about it more harmoniously, and perhaps re-ignite that spark of love that initially brought you together.
So what does this all mean for this New Moon in Scorpio?
This New Moon in Scorpio requires looking deeper in the mirror and facing all aspects of ourselves - especially when it comes to emotional relationships.
Emotions are deep and intense, so think carefully about your intentions and what you wish to begin.
Understand that any new beginning at this time will feel uncomfortable, but if you can take the time to truly acknowledge your deepest secrets and shadow aspects like jealousies, grudges, resentments and let them go, you can create space for new self-empowering intentions.
This deep dive into one's own hidden world of secrets, passions and feelings can bring self-acceptance for the duality of light and shadow that resides in each one of us, and perhaps allow a deeper love for ourselves as well as our significant others.
Harnessing this intense, internal energy of this New Moon in Scorpio offers the opportunity for the deep emotional transformation and self-growth, if you so chose.
Interpreted and authored by:
Lesley - The Metaphysical Crone
Innerji - Tarot, Tea & Astrology