"Day of Reckoning": The NEW MOON at 09°35' SCORPIO, Friday, November 1, 2024, 12:48 UTC

We are not negotiators but harbingers of truth; this lunation is no truce but a judgment day, a call for the reckoning we can no longer delay.

Oct 31, 2024

Under the shadowed chasms of this November's New Moon in Scorpio, we find ourselves venturing into one of the most psychologically intense lunations of the year. At 9°35' Scorpio, this New Moon embodies Scorpio's relentless hunger for emotional truth, dragging us toward hidden corners and down long, dark corridors, where secrets are stored and power is negotiated. Of course, Scorpio doesn’t ask for your trust nicely—its enormous overestimation of its power mandates your undivided engagement, plunging you deep into the caverns of your own psyche for some hardcore excavation, compelling you to face layers of yourself that you've consciously—or subconsciously—held back. Scorpio, as the Moon's "fall," intensifies our defences and ignites urges that, if left unchecked, could turn into compulsive behaviours or masked emotions.

In the all-consuming cauldron of Scorpio, emotions morph from fleeting feelings into forces, gripping you with a ferocity that doesn’t let go easily. One gets the sense that the time for superficial explorations is done; you're now summoned to witness the underbelly of your most demonic desires, terrifying fears, and morbid insecurities. Perfect for a bit of Halloween mood-setting, really. It is Scorpio's interminable drive for intensity that often translates into an addictive need for power and control over emotions—whether our own or over others—a survival instinct rooted in fear of vulnerability. Yet, the paradox lies in Scorpio’s ultimate demand: to relinquish control, wholly submit one’s ego and become consumed by the alchemical processes of transformation. As such, this New Moon may expose where you've held back from complete vulnerability, either through jealousy, possessiveness, or a guarded fear of loss. In any drama, the invitation to strip away layers of emotional armour and examine what lies beneath is exhilarating as it is frightful, a kind of spiritual trick or treat, for real.

In relationships, this lunar phase marks a crucial turning point, a pressure point even, where, after the spate of recent eclipses/lunations, the need for emotional depth and authenticity either binds you closer to a partner or painfully exposes what you’ve tried to ignore, in which sense sealing an ultimate demise. Scorpio’s desire for absolute commitment can veer into obsession, where lines blur between self and other. Under this New Moon, you may feel the irresistible magnetic pull toward a person or situation that demands you to fully immerse, challenging your capacity to balance independence and autonomy with the sacredness and power only entrusted in a Scorpionic union. If you’ve resisted such intensity in relationships, this Scorpio Moon may draw out long-suppressed emotions, conjuring a most timely reckoning with the psychological drives you’ve tried to keep hidden.

Yes, Scorpio energy is like a furnace, intensifying the heat upon whatever it touches, be it love, resentment or disgust. One cannot resist the depths of emotion Scorpio offers, for it only stores away energy that festers and resurfaces as domination, manipulation, or subtle sabotage. Repression under Scorpio is never a quiet process; it compounds and, ultimately, erupts. This Mars/Pluto-ruled New Moon encourages you to find new methods of emotional alchemy, transforming possessiveness and hidden resentments into creative fuel. By taking on the abrasiveness of Scorpio’s ego-excoriating realm, you learn to work with emotional power rather than against it, directing your will toward constructive outcomes instead of projecting turmoil onto others.

VECTORS OF REALITY (Aspects to the New Moon)

The sesquisquare to Neptune generates an undercurrent of ambiguity, heightening your sensitivity to emotional cues while blurring the line between intuition and illusion. This Neptune aspect subtly pulls at the edges of clarity, tempting you toward escapist fantasies that might feel soothing but could interfere with the raw honesty Scorpio requires. The result is a dynamic tug-of-war between grounding your emotions in concrete intentions and drifting into vague yearnings for something just out of reach. Together, these influences create a psychological crucible where only the strongest, most authentic insights can emerge. With both planets in water signs, this lunation demands an intricate balancing act, challenging you to work within the paradox of stability and surrender, caution and intuition, as you forge a path that respects both the shadows and the light within.

Meanwhile, the water trine from retrograde Saturn in Pisces amplifies this Scorpio New Moon with an anchoring force, stabilising its intense energies and demanding a pause to reassess commitments. Saturn’s retrograde influence creates a tension between the desire for total emotional immersion and the need for disciplined, realistic boundaries, tempering the Moon’s impulsive leanings with a steady, unhurried energy that calls for measured self-reflection. The focus on foundations is clear: only what is grounded in sustained effort and mature understanding will withstand the test of time.

FACED WITH OPPOSITION (Concurrent Factors)

A series of oppositions during this Scorpio lunation creates a forcefield of intensity that draws every shadow, unspoken desire, and latent potential out into the open, pushing relationships and intentions to the edge of transformation or fracture. Oppositions force confrontations with the “other,” making us face the reflection of our deeper motives and emotional undercurrents through the dynamics they create with those around us. With the Scorpio Moon, these oppositions embody the all-or-nothing nature of Scorpio energy, where engagements with others become a battlefield for emotional survival or a crucible for rebirth. The Mars-Pluto opposition at the anaretic degree—the critical final degree—embodies this notion to an extreme, as Mars, Scorpio’s traditional ruler, meets its modern counterpart, Pluto, in an ultimate face-off of force and willpower. Here, the stakes are excruciatingly high, leaving no room for half-hearted efforts; this is a line in the sand, a “gun to the head” moment that unremittingly requires either complete and utter change or the release of destructive attachments that no longer serve a higher purpose.

In this setting, Mars in Cancer and Pluto in Capricorn test the very foundations of how we assert power within our lives, both personal and collective. Their tense opposition exposes where control has calcified into oppression or where protective instincts have become corrosive fears. This will not stand, this aggression. A concurrent opposition of Mercury and Uranus in fixed signs Scorpio and Taurus adds to this doggedly adamant turmoil, a powerful clash between uncompromising viewpoints, where communication is volatile, potentially brilliant, yet ripe for bitter misunderstandings. In such an environment, interactions are less about amiable dialogue and more a relentless pursuit of truth that seeks to cut through niceties, forcing a most uncomfortable re-evaluation of deeply held beliefs. As Mercury confronts Uranus’s disruptive influence, expect revelations that upend old routines or provoke confrontations around staid values, an energy that demands breaking out of age-old mental entrenchments and rigid perspectives.

From these two opposition, two Grand Water Kites, each with distinct focal points—Pluto in Capricorn and Uranus in Taurus—create dynamic channels for unprecedented culturally induced mutations within this intense opposition-laden landscape. Pluto's Kite, involving Mars in Cancer, Neptune in Pisces, and Mercury in Scorpio, offers a powerful release valve for the control struggles between Mars and Pluto, grounding any contentiously confrontational power dynamics in emotional resilience and psychological insight. Meanwhile, Uranus’s Kite channels the Uranus-Mercury opposition’s intellectual tension into creative, intuitive solutions. Neptune's involvement in both Kites brings empathy and depth, softening abrupt revelations with a spiritual lens. Together, these Kites offer channels to transform raw power clashes into adaptive, insightful change, balancing upheaval with a steady flow of introspection and emotional integration.

Amplifying this tension, Venus and Pallas Athena opposing retrograde Jupiter in Gemini intensify the rhetoric of dynamic tension, exposing the polarity between boundless ideals and mutable boundaries within relationships. This aspect magnifies the inner and outer struggle between principled beliefs and flexible, adaptable understandings, particularly in areas of social justice, gender norms, and intellectual freedom. Venus in Sagittarius, joined by Pallas Athena’s strategic, visionary influence, seeks higher purpose and unbridled expression, while Jupiter in Gemini is pulled between divergent narratives and viewpoints, unable to consolidate into a single truth. This opposition pulls at the structures of relationships and social dynamics, highlighting imbalances and calling for a reassessment of where values align or diverge. Supporting this recalibration, a subtle fire sextile from Chiron in Aries introduces an unprecedented healing pathway for autonomy and self-assertiveness, in some sense triggering old wounds that must be mended, laying down the groundwork for collective shifts as Chiron nears Eris—a conjunction that, by 2025, could spark waves of social upheaval and protest before some degree of appeasement could quell the enraged and wounded beast of transgenerational pain that we each carry within.

“VOTE WITH YOUR FEET” - A Synopsis

As the Scorpio New Moon pulls us into its chthonic depths, the coming days/weeks portend a serious reckoning brewing in the public consciousness—a collective judgment of power, agency, and truth that echoes across political and personal divides that have torn us apart alike. With Scorpio’s hunger for authenticity fuelling an existential need to strip down facades, this lunation finds fertile ground in the chaotic atmosphere preceding the US election.

As two ambitious candidates vie to become the embodiment of a nation’s future, the Scorpio Moon’s shadow casts doubt on political theatrics, igniting a need to look past promises and unearth the grit behind institutional failures. This lunation commands a no-nonsense, primal response to disillusionment, prompting individuals to act in wholehearted alignment with their convictions, knowing that mere words from polished podiums are as hollow as the crumbling structures they represent. Scorpio’s influence in the current climate reminds us that true change arises not from rhetoric but from a collective decision to redefine what and who is worthy of our trust.

"Vote with your feet," they say, and as Mars crabwalks toward Cancer’s anaretic degree, homies are compelled sideways by sheer raw instinct—propelled by an almost primal revulsion against superficial displays of authority.

The diminishing influence of institutional powers is reflected in what, by the end of this weekend, becomes a wave of growing public disillusionment, where even in the most pivotal contexts, those still clinging to establishment narratives will struggle to hold ground. Pluto's corrosive process is nearly done. Only that which could stay gold will stand.

This Mars-Pluto opposition (Nov 3) manifests as a silent rebellion against the inauthentic structures that demand allegiance without offering real substance, leading people to turn their backs and retreat into the safety of personal conviction and communal truth over the hollowness of corporate-driven, fear-induced authoritarian directives of Capricorn. The patriarch who cannot keep his household upstanding, nor his folk united can not stand.

With only days to go in Capricorn, this will be the final opposition Pluto has, which indeed marks the imminent collapse of the power of those phoney legacy models, like old media, its anointed celebs or its corporate-sponsored political figures as stewards and gatekeepers of public sentiment, discourse and policy. We can see this now, as the rise of socials and independent media—the collective voice of the people—now sets the agenda, demanding stories that resonate with real, personal concerns, not those spun by charismatic figures parroting corporate agendas.

The battlegrounds in this ideological struggle are telling: powerful seats, maven influencers, and persuasive groups, once steadfastly aligned with the dictates of mainstream perspectives, now show little appetite for the same bullshit narratives. The impishly cringed-out Mars in Cancer, opposing Pluto’s final, desperate 'Dæth-Star' grip in Capricorn, symbolises the instinctive pull to reject top-down influence. People are no longer swayed by polished scripts; they seek raw, unfiltered truth, accessible through gritty citizen journalism and decentralised voices. They vote with their feet, by turning and walking away.

In this moment, the confluence of these oppositions—Mercury versus Uranus, Venus/Pallas Athena versus retrograde Jupiter in Gemini—adds turbo fuel to the revolutionary fervour gripping both the collective and the personal. Oppositions are known to intensify polarisation and breed "othering," but they also strip illusions, making intentions transparent. In a flash, we see through each other’s motives, dissolving power games and inviting true empowerment. Old channels of communication fracture, yet the craving for unorthodox thinking and expansive perspectives grows, fuelling a surge in collective and individual agency. When one side finally ceases the finger-pointing, a genuine movement towards unity can begin, clearing the way for a meaningful rescue operation.

For now, this collective erosion of trust in institutional voices, this avalanche of dissent, shows the power of Pluto's overarching grip in dismantling power structures. Once-revered institutions—the courts, the media, political hierarchies—now buckle under the weight of public disdain, facing a quiet yet unstoppable exodus, as Mars in Cancer drives individuals toward authenticity over contrived authority. Just as no single party in an intimate relationship should wield absolute control, corporate entities dictating narratives and beliefs are seeing their influence draw its final breath. Every symbol of eroded power, every waning margin of influence, marks a rejection of systems that, under Pluto’s scrutiny, have become remote and obsolete.

The enduring intensity of Mars in Cancer, now only weeks away from stationing to retrograde, reminds us that the collective voice has awakened, more powerful than any anointed custodian This portends a judgement day for those corporate-backed symbols of control; the old machinery remains, but through the recent period of micro-aggressions, Mars unconsciously drives people to choose the real over the scripted and rehearsed, bringing the era of corporatised media influence to its knees with an almighty judgment that will be felt for generations.

IN CLOSING

This Scorpio New Moon is a rare invitation to face the shadows that have held us in their grip, offering a potent reset for the soul. Here, transformation is not about armouring up; it’s about expanding your emotional vocabulary, embracing the vulnerability in your depths, and drawing on the wisdom of your softer undercurrents. In the latest lunation horoscopes and New Moon intentions (links below), we explore how these cosmic influences may manifest in each zodiac sign, offering distinct guidance and insight to empower you on your journey forward. Under Scorpio’s intense gaze, you’re urged to harness these raw, primal energies to fuel growth and resilience rather than destruction and denial.

This lunation is your call to redefine power from within. It’s a moment to reclaim control of your inner world, not by wielding it over others but by aligning it with your truth. In this process, you may unearth resilience beyond measure, a strength that only arises from the courage to embrace your own shadows. With the Scorpio New Moon as your guide, you’ll find clarity, self-mastery, and a profound understanding of what it means to truly own your power—in love, ambition, and self-discovery alike. This is your moment; choose wisely, act fearlessly, and emerge renewed.