On Tuesday, we had a New Moon in Scorpio (the Moon will be in Scorpio until 6:41 pm EDT today). With this New Moon, Mercury's retrograde energy subsides at last and, as with all New Moon cycles, we have the opportunity to grow. I like Waxing Moon energy - the period of time leading up to a Full Moon always feels the best for me, being the cockeyed optimist that I am.

Cafe Astrology had this to say about this New Moon cycle:

A time of new beginnings, this New Moon is a rather "challenged" one, as it forms hard aspects to Saturn and Uranus. This lunation emphasizes a new beginning in the fixed water sign of Scorpio. It's a time when we can focus on some of the constructive traits of the sign of the Scorpion--passionate, resourceful, focused, probing, deep, and perceptive--and consider how to positively incorporate these qualities into our lives. Scorpio New Moons are generally good for working on our self-mastery skills. We may want to pinpoint the things in our lives that make us feel out of control, such as addictions and debts, and work on freeing ourselves of these emotional burdens. This New Moon cycle is also an opportune one in which to explore what is missing in our lives that leads us to engage in these self-destructive behaviors.

One of Scorpio's "lessons" involve learning to dig deeper into the mysteries around us instead of always being content with status quo. Taking the time to understand others' motives can enrich our feelings of intimacy, forgiveness, and sense of meaning. Scorpio also teaches us that dedication to one meaningful relationship or undertaking can be significantly more satisfying than spreading ourselves around. Here, "quality over quantity" applies. We might want to use this cycle to work on focusing on and developing one special project or relationship in order to help add purposefulness and depth to our lives.

Some very good advice indeed! You can read more here: This Week in Astrology.

Perhaps it is because tomorrow is Samhain that I am feeling particularly introspective. The lessons of this New Moon resonate particularly powerfully right now and I want to immerse myself in the Scorpionic mystery and magick.

There is an energy of Samhain that is palpable and has caught my attention over the past few days. Enough to shake me out of my busy, new-job intensity so that I am noticing the magick all around me. The air has turned very cold here in Boston, it's dark when I wake up, the wind blows and leaves fly around like eerie little phantoms. It will be a good Samhain this year, I can feel it.

Posted by Angela-Eloise at 7:39 AM