The Month of Scorpio 
Communicating with Rebirth

22ND Happy Birthday Scorpio! It is no mistake that we get into our own and other people's psychology when the Sun is in Scorpio. Curiosity creates questions that are not interested in any gray answers but rather are seekers of black and white. In our search for answers we recognise no boundaries. We seek to dig deep, penetrate and infiltrate to glean the secrets within. There is a keen sense of intuition and a high degree of psychic receptivity. The stubborn determination to succeed and fearlessness that temporarily motivates us can be overbearing and self-destructive. We are influenced by intense passionate energies that are filled with desire but ever so complex and secretive.

 

Competition can be aggressive, no holds barred and resourceful. Suspicion is on the rise. Profound perception and violent urges can overwhelm some. Fiery ephemeral passions are prone to fierce jealousy and possessiveness. More positively with increased powers of observation and penetrating insight we get a chance to see what we would otherwise miss. We can discern hidden motives; ferret out secret flaws and discover vulnerabilities. How we use this shrewd insight is karmically important. We can exploit if we are not responsible. In this sign high spiritual development is the most difficult as we must be alchemists, transmuting dark nature and selfish impulse into purified desire, striving to discipline ourselves and to curb and channel destructive power toward constructive ends.

 

25TH People can be very talkative on the Gibbous Moon. Some are excited, others agitated and still some more caught on recalling a plethora of details. We have our wits about us and are up to a debate. Some can take things too seriously and override the high of flowing communication. Others are caught on some hurt or other hook that stops them from keeping up to the interaction. Taking things too personal can be a real problem. There can be an increase in social activities, dinner parties and gatherings. The streets are busy with merry makers. It is important to know the source of your food to avoid the potential for contamination.

 

28TH Demands escalate and energy increases to meet it but not in any greater abundance than we need. Our choices are lessened and our expectations are modified which helps somewhat. We do not expect anyone else to do it for us, we rely on ourselves. If an opportunity for speculation arises it has a chance to be well placed. There is a small degree of luck available. Legalities can be resolved. There is an increase in controversy but it appears to lend itself to a good use. Sports, martial arts and physical exercise can be particularly enjoyable. We can push our boundaries successfully, address the opposition or deal with the block and choose to make up our own mind rather than be influenced by others.

 

Venus, the archetype of creative feminine energy and symbol of love can become fickle in the sign of Libra. Seeking balance and harmony in relationship we can be prone to looking elsewhere for something better. Usually the social calendar lights up offering the opportunity to interact with more people. Since we are more compromising and desirous of team-ship we are drawn to want the comforts of close relations. We are encouraged to be more friendly and outgoing. We do not want to be alone, we want to be with others and have fun. We seek out activities involving art, music, dance or design. Venus in Libra can be quite dramatic but not inclined to get itself dirty. We are drawn to the elegant and pristine. We can discover our creative or artistic talents.

 

With Mercury in Sagittarius our quickening mind hurtles over things misses the details and easily makes mistakes. We can put our foot in our mouth only to remove it for the other foot to be firmly planted. Something leaps out of our mouths at the wrong time or we are too blunt. On the other hand some can actually enjoy the shock and awe of playing with other people's minds. Enthusiasm, hopefulness, optimism and curiosity spur the mind. Try not to pester people. The impulse is to pick other people's brains. Many lean toward truthfulness, honesty and philosophy. We want to tap into natural wisdom, we want to ask many questions, we are restless and want to let go of erroneous beliefs. This buoyant energy will lift our spirits and provide some fun while broadening our mental faculties.

 

29TH This is another Full Moon that may claim the lives of many who have a slim hold on life. While parting brings sorrow their passing is accessional. It is a rite of passage, a transformational exit. Greater attendance to the elderly may be required. Unusual or sudden event can be invigorating, shocking or unsettling. Many are worried about finances, the state of the world and many other fears. Rage is high but does not appear to take hold even though it can escalate in rioting countries. Even more important are the possibilities of food shortages in certain regions. We have our work cut out for us. At least it is obvious what we must do.

 

31ST Happy All Hallows Eve! When the Great Mother Ceres turns retrograde, the entire notion of mothering and nurturance is in limbo. It is interesting this is occurring on this children's celebration. Will the nature of Halloween change for security purposes or will many children be old enough to trick or treat on their own? But far beyond just children, Ceres is how we give in order to receive loving support. We reconsider what we really care about.

 

When retrograde we are more likely to allow our babies to grow up and be free of our attachments that are holding them back. We reject or filter out others to reconnect with a web of life and loving. Nurturing ability, unconditional love, and family attachment will turn inward. Learning to love ourselves unconditionally helps us to be able to love others better. We tend to turn that fountain of sympathy and understanding we give to everyone else towards fulfilling our own needs. We decrease our dependent tendencies.

 

The impact of our childhood and "the mother" figure can come to the forefront for resolution. But understand that it is extremely difficult to resolve the effect of a lack of nurturance in childhood unless you learn to love yourself the way you want to be loved. Issues that deal with food, digestion, oral-gratification and feeling protected or taken-care-of are troublesome. We must learn to give ourselves the love we seek from others.

 

In the battle of becoming, the formation of something, or in the case of hesitancy of manifesting and executing our objectives we need to be cautious and careful about making the right decision. Do not be hasty but be sure to take action. We cannot judge by old standards, codes and agreements because the correct format for this moment means taking on a new look. In some way we modernize our dos and don'ts, our code of conduct. Move past frustration, anger and bitterness. They are fear based paralyzing emotions. We need to cultivate trust in ourselves. We can call upon our most disciplined efforts and rise to our duty to achieve our goals.

 

November 2ND We are stretched between our tasks, obligations, responsibilities and daily requirements also overwhelmed by work and anything else we are juggling during theDisseminating Moon. Good financial strategies can be formed to secure investments and savings. We are drawn to people we do not know and repelled by those we have known for some time. It is novelty we are after. Excitements, thrill, fun, something new and different are temporarily alluring. These are escapes of a different breed. For others, social disorder makes our home a nurturing sanctuary in comparison. Dreams are prolific and sometimes prophetic.

 

4TH Daylight Savings Time ends. Family values are strengthened and strong emotional support systems are formed. Relationships can become more stable and nurturing. This increases the depth of relating to give couples more stability, strength and loving confidence. We can build solid and realistic foundations that will nurture our activities. We may be busy working hard but we find it easy to combine parenting and career successfully. We are good examples of self-sufficiency when providing nurturing and security to others. Children develop responsibility, independence and self-worth due to parental absence. They can take on a more balanced and practical approach. In general we are all more in control in a kind, caring and disciplined way.

 

5TH Hopes, wishes, expectations and optimisms carry us away although the windows and doors of opportunity are not obvious. For a very few there can be a lucky break. The only condition is we have to do it alone. The appearance of potential can be a mirage as over-optimism and expectation sees what it wants to see. There will be disappointment. A dichotomy exists around independence. Where they are solidly based, faith, belief and trust are strong. Long standing legal issues proceed well.

 

6TH During Mercury retrograde in fire sign Sagittarius the instinctual mind returns to a spark previously ignited, a previous idea. Internal fireworks can be generated which leads to outbursts of enthusiastic thought. Improved mental vitality follows. This can prompt a raw or heartfelt expression. It is a good time to review our philosophy and pick up dropped threads of inspiration. We are on walkabout in search of greater knowledge. This retrograde is for connecting the dots in an interdisciplinary way which calls for integration and an expansive approach. We need to see the big picture and be willing to incorporate unseen influences. When Mercury dips back into Scorpio on the 13th it will add to our dimensional understandings and perceptions. Without conscious effort we rewire old habits and patterns. A more deeply felt truth will liberate and energise. Dreams can be active and meditation is beneficial.

 

The sun-moon cycle is winding down at the Last Quarter Moon. Collectively we tend toward being withdrawn, seclusionary, quiet or passive. We are drawn to the people, places and things that are the most purposeful to us. It is wise to let go of details and issues that would retard this selectivity. Many positive actions have been taken to secure finances, investments and assets which put a positive light on a dim and grim projection. Widespread travel is not recommended as many parts of the world are volatile at this time. Best if we do not wander into unsafe regions. That goes for neighbourhoods as well as countries. Transformative energies are at work no matter how they are disguised. There is turmoil but it is for the purposes of transcendence and evolution.

 

7TH We need to consider strategic variables with the problems we now face as they have no immediate answers. Our ambitions and achievements have created certain conflicts. We struggle with these to find answers. Reconfiguring the male image will mean delving into the many layers of psychological experience. These energies work very well with the male social paradigm and with politics. Do not waste energy fighting the wrong battle. We tend to be ready willing and able. Built up frustration, aggression or anger has a quick fuse. Fear manifests as false strength and courage. Confrontation may in this way reveal our lack of confidence.

 

9TH Wilful concentration, full focus and conscious direction of our energy will meet the bull's eye of our target. We get a chance at completion and will attend to interests central to our being. We need to balance self-directed action, dedication to truth and integration to make the best use out of these powerfully stabilizing energies. We will not compromise ourselves to accommodate the whims of others unless our masculine side is impotent. Then blocks, alienation, non-committal action, tunnel vision and aggressiveness can surface. We can pour ourselves into our work to avoid or escape when in fact autonomy and self-determination need to be integrated into intimate relationship with sensitivity and tenderness.

 

10TH Festering energies need to be dealt with swiftly during the Balsamic Moon and before they become too toxic or infected. We can eliminate thought patterns that have kept us in a loop for eons. It is possible to blast through the cumbersome baggage of our subconscious fears, paranoia and mind sets. The old way of thinking continues to be revolutionised in favour of future trends. Being unsure is okay. Take time to figure things out. Not all opportunities are what they appear to be though. Do not be taken fraudulently and do not leave property open to vandalism. It is mindlessness behind the wheel of those types of behaviour.

 

Whenever Neptune changes direction either way we have a temporary bout of confusion as mental focus blurs and our words slip out before we have thought them through. We may feel our words are superficial and inadequate for what we are trying to say. We become a little ungrounded. Whatever inner dialogue was occurring becomes blurred or overly fluid. With Neptune direct we are about to turn back into the public sphere and consciously cooperate with the collective. This is the sponge, not the filter, so once again we are vulnerable to the influences of others; the media, hype, gossip, fantasy, brainwashing and social pressure. At this pristine turning we need to consider what is best for us rather than become a puppet to convention, obligation or persuasion. We need to encapsulate our spiritual self in our vision of a better life, more freedom, equality, peace and contentment. We need to remain tuned into our hopes, our wishes and our dreams. Beware of detours; blind allies, dead zones and remember to do everything with love for ourselves and faith in our beliefs.

 

11TH Eventually we can gain proportion. But at first we may experience some confusion in handling different levels of experience. In our attention to the details that present themselves we lose sight of the overall plan, which makes our plans difficult to manifest. This may be because the way we planned things turns out to be much different from the way we find we have to act on the plans. This happens a lot in home renovations. You never know what you are going to find when you open up an old building to repair, renovate or add on.

 

13TH Since 2009 the theme has been about healing our patterns and becoming enlightened. As a whole, the collective, humanity is wounded. We are lost in a drama of limitation and compelled to find the keys for planetary healing and individual upliftment. We are moving away from the traditionalists because they do not have the resolutions needed for a modern society. There is no choice but to be unconventional and futuristic.

 

Our individual electrical energy field is growing more and more intensified. Some will see these energies or auras clearly. Others just feel people's energy field. We can at times feel uncomfortable around certain people at certain times. It is more possible to tune into other dimensions, other timelines and have access to collective wisdom. In the process of healing our woundedness and addressing the illusion of limitation our thinking is becoming more free and independent.

 

The Solar Eclipse occurs on 21 nearly 22 degrees of Scorpio. The Sabian Symbol for this degree refers to the socialisation of human's primitive instincts. Furthermore this reference says a group's aggressive instincts find a socially accepted release when the powers of this degree are released. This can turn the tide from the ideal of refusing to accept the practices of war to a society that accepts and ritualises aggressiveness. It is too pertinent to current events not to mention it. What act of aggression could possibly cause this? What threat to our homeland? What fear or protectiveness are we operating with? Government, police, military are definitely the target in some countries. The protests will no doubt continue but they are not helping to find a way forward.

 

This New Moon is seriously darker than most. We lose the nightlight of the Sun so it is harder to find our way to the right path. We can get lost. We can take the wrong trail. All the wishful thinking in the world is not going to make up for what we did not do when we could. Although it is hard we must look forward and set our sights upon a new plan of direction. We can take steps to bring balance and fullness to our relationships and everyday existence.

 

With the Sun, Moon and Node still clinging to each other in Scorpio while being chaperoned by Saturn; Mercury slides backwards out of Sagittarius to accompany these travellers. This is a formidable line-up. It is like the raid can to bugs. It could be said we will be debugged. The bugs in our programming, habitual modus operandi, script or traditional rules and regulations can be rooted out. All this penetrating power will drill down into the recesses of what is secret, beyond what is said or thought to what we anticipate. The mind is an alchemical stewing pot as we search for completion. It is hard to maintain the niceties when we are digging into the messier, meaner and not-so-attractive parts of reality. Intellectual toughness is needed to tackle our most difficult shadow side. It is like rooting out an abscessed tooth. There is discomfort, pain and gain. Mind games, plots, slyness, deception, insensitivity, manipulation and skilfully penetrating remarks are lower forms of this energy.

 

14TH Chiron turns retrograde and then returns direct every year but what is special about this resumption of direct motion is that Chiron is in Pisces running with its ruler Neptune. Healing fear is our number one task. We have been working on ourselves during the retrograde and now we are ready to evolve forward and take a new expansive step in a direction of wholeness. We have been fixing and repairing the self inwardly and now we will apply ourselves to the external situation. We make improvements, claim originality and think more individualistically. We are less conflicted or antagonistic in our relationships and less limited in the amount of change we will adapt to. We get on with pulling the key elements of our life together.

 

15TH Adaptation is required, we are going to internalise the process first before we act. The thought of what we have to do intimidates and threatens our sense of security. We come face to face with our inflexibility, our limitations and self-made blocks to progress. Confronted with a puzzle we have to solve we will grow in awareness. Sudden unexpected tearing down or tearing away will be revealing. The winds of time can bring drastic shifts that amaze and bemuse.

 

We may not feel supported, self-approval is more important and we must take practical steps during this chance to prioritise so it does not slip away. The old does not unlock the new possibilities. We must try, give things a chance, and be adventurous. If there is stress with other people they may be holding us back, or what we think about them may be holding us back. Some people can become cantankerous and frustrated. We need to watch our attitude.

 

16TH Try to remain open to change rather than be "set in your ways". Question everything, especially authority. Life events will put us in the position where we have to choose between what we believe is best and what we have been told. A change of jobs improves careers. Responsibilities avoided in the past resurface. Childhood memories brought up by family events can be painful but it helps us to heal old wounds and start to change old patterns. Letting go is highlighted now. Failures, regrets and mistakes in love, work or career can be forgiven, forgotten and healed. Barriers and blocks can be removed. Setting more rewarding and meaningful goals is indicated now.

 

Mars moves into Capricorn adding its energies to those of Pluto. Capricorn is the management tool that serves with responsibility. Pluto has been deconstructing and reconstructing the global economy, commercial structures or systems and government as well as every one of us since January 26, 2008. Mars in Capricorn makes us more ambitious and willing to work hard for whatever is real and important. We are more disciplined in our use of energy and want to see tangible results. Courage builds while Mars is in this sign, something we need to counteract worry and fear. Our focus can turn to career, acquiring training or education, achieving position and status. Value remains attached to income levels and social prestige unless we work toward a higher cause.

 

When Mars enters Capricorn, even though it is not in exact alignment we can already feel the distant stirring of the revolution and revelation of the Uranus square to Pluto. Highly charged energy levels will start to be aroused. This energy will step up the vibrational atmosphere making it ripe for metamorphic renewal, psychological work and intense cleansing and purging. For now we just feel this stirring, getting ready to come to life. There will be change.

 

At the present moment we are enjoying the Crescent Moon. Karmic thrust and guidance is bountiful. We connect to persons, places and things that are meant to be on our path. We can be in tune with our inner spirit more than usual. We are refitting ourselves; rooting out what needs fixed and replacing it with new materials. Intense emotions swell up and can overwhelm. Take care on the road. Pull over and stop to let road rage go by. Frustrations can surge. We cannot have what we want to have just because we want to have it, it must be karmically correct. No sense taking it out on others. Just keep on fixing what needs fixing and let others do their demolition if that is what they must do.

 

17TH Physical energies are low making this a good time to relax study, read, meditate, be in seclusion, retreat and regenerate. Sensitivities are high, we are more receptive. Compassion is increased along with the inclination to help. All this relies on the ego being out of the way, or upon our being able to identify detrimental ego drives. By doing so we gain in insight and these insights alter our goals. We can intuitively be drawn to a more enlightened or spiritually superior course of action. These are very creative energies, artists will enjoy them. We will enjoy involvement with the fine arts or with the fringe of society.

 

No matter what we have planned we are likely to experience some stress and have to rethink how we are going to act on them. What we were going to do is much different from what we end up doing. There is a tendency to feel we are not able, that we have missed some detail and to doubt. Take some time to reassess and in so doing develop greater confidence in choice. A full retreat is not necessary. Dreams, instincts or intuitions will convey deeply felt truths. Meditation is beneficial.

 

19TH It would make sense if things were to fall apart, if we were unable to complete something due to circumstances other than are in our control. To fall together properly things have to have well and truly fallen apart. Rethink anything that is challenged at the moment. The heart and the head are not in unison, we have to listen very intently to harmonise the imperative. It does not make sense to keep trying where we do not and will not fit. We cannot accommodate it. What is blocking us is within. The backlog on our to-do list will just keep us stagnated. Redundancy is trying to reveal itself. Reform comes out of contradiction and hypocrisy. Whatever is happening is trying to help us manifest our vision.

 

We experience conflict in how we give and receive loving support. We are passionate about what we really care about. This can result in conflicts between parents about their children, or between children and their parents. A dilemma of parenthood is bound to surface. We are turned in and thinking of our own needs which may add to or be what creates the dilemma. There is conflict between the need to nurture and the need for self-assertion. There is greater stress placed on the single parent. Children want more independence and are likely to break away from parental influence. Custody battles can peak as one or the other parent faces a degree of loss. We can get very angry over situations surrounding our children. Self-willed physical action and adventure nurtures the spirit. Self-worth is tied up in self-love.

 

20TH Sometimes a dream can come true which is the case with this First Quarter Moon. So make a wish, ask for something healthy and wholesome, or leave it up to the universe to decide exactly but give it a suggestion. We have manifesting power, vision, determination and guidance. Even the challenges that could come our way now allow us to feel like we are getting somewhere. This should be a boost to our resolve. The past, memories, complexes, conflicts, issues, attachments, illusions and other dysfunctional states are rapidly dissolving, being eliminated and replaced with realisation. For a First Quarter this is pretty powerful. The soul's path opens up.

 

Pallas has been gathering strength as it prepares to turn direct. We have been circumspect long enough to understand the shifts and adjustments that would make our plans and strategies better. We can go forward now, having perceived our patterns; we are ready to create new ones. We know where we fit and where we do not. If there are any battles to confront we will be governed and guided more wisely. Rejuvenated intelligence has matured into inner wisdom. Our defence, the immune system, is fortified by this change in direction. We are clearer about how we want to take charge and manage with inventiveness and civility. It seems technology becomes more efficient or we with it. Approval is easier to come by. We have a greater sense of self-authority which accompanies self-acceptance that requires no validation from others.