Scorpio season kicks off - and, yes, we are already feeling this - with an INTENSE New Moon Solar Eclipse in Scorpio conjunct Venus (ruler of the North Node). One door closes/another opens. We will talk about this in detail in the New Moon Eclipse post next.
The inner 'planets' are all active this week, so we will be, too. The end of October/beginning of November is a very pivotal time period.
We have Mercury making multiple aspects and changing signs. Mars, ancient ruler of the South Node and Scorpio (so connected to the Eclipse) is stationing retrograde after his 'chat' with Mercury. Venus, ruler of the North Node, and in mutual reception with Mars, plus Mercury is answering to her, is trining Juno. And we have the Sun and Moon meeting for a New Moon. And the middle planets are active, too - Saturn, having just stationed direct in his ancient sign, and Jupiter backing into Pisces, his ancient sign.
This week's Eclipse will be a partial Eclipse, since the Moon/Sun are only widely conjunct the South Node, but South Node Eclipses (Solar Eclipses) are always important/impactful. Something is eclipsed OUT/not everything is seen. What goes into the ground now (the New Moon's conscious/unconscious planting) carries the energy of FATE/the power to right old wrongs, wrap up ancient story-lines. There is more going on than what we can SEE. Jupiter backs into Pisces giving us access to old magic through our faith/hope.
Let's dive into the week and then pull it all together in a separate Eclipse post!
MONDAY - Mercury square Black Moon Lilith
TUESDAY - New Moon Solar Eclipse in Scorpio, Mercury inconjunct Neptune
WEDNESDAY - Mercury trine Vesta, Mercury trine Mars
THURSDAY - Mercury square Pluto
FRIDAY - Jupiter retrograde re-enters Pisces
SATURDAY - Mercury enters Scorpio and inconjuncts Jupiter, Venus trines Juno
SUNDAY - Mars inconjuncts Pluto (doesn't perfect) then Mars stations retrograde (25 Gemini)
With multiple Mercury aspects this week, there is alot here about news/information/ideas/communication, and challenging secrets coming out. There is also much hidden.
Before Mercury leaves Libra next Saturday, following Venus and the Sun into Scorpio, he/she will square Black Moon Lilith, inconjunct Neptune, trine Mars and square Pluto. Then he dives into Scorpio and inconjuncts Jupiter. I can't remember this many Mercury aspects in a week! Then the week closes out with Mars stationing retrograde in Gemini answering to Mercury.Whew!
On MONDAY - Mercury's week starts with a square to Black Moon Lilith in Cancer. At this point Mercury in still in Libra. Our conversational "dance" (avoiding stepping on other people's toes via our words in an effort to keep the peace, make things nice, make us LIKEABLE) is interrupted by BML. The controversial female energy/woman who chooses herself. Our womb wound. Yes, she is still in Cancer! So, this will likely connect to home/family/maybe mother or our maternal line. Scapegoat story-lines. The Moon - BML is answering to the Moon - will be in Libra, making nice with Mars but squaring Pluto. This might pull in power struggles, feeling like something is 'life and death' (sometimes it is). We are pulled under the covers. Into the underworld. Forced to see what's under the hood.
On TUESDAY - the Moon meets the Sun at 2 degrees Scorpio- the sign of the South Node, making this a Solar Eclipse (partial). The Moon is conjunct Venus, ruler of the North Node. Whatever ends/closes/dies/is taken away opens a NEW DOOR. At the same time Mercury is inconjunct Neptune, so we have to watch for unrealistic expectations. Not all words will be true. Not all ideas realistic. This would NOT be a good time to sign a contract and if you must, be extra careful to read the fine print/think things through.
On WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY - Mercury trines Vesta in Aquarius - our words/information/communication in smooth flow with groups, the future, that thing that is keeping us up at night. Then, Mercury, at 25 degrees Libra is going to trine Mars (in Gemini) and almost immediately (26 degrees) square Pluto in Capricorn. So, new actions/new ideas and then very quickly some kind of tension/frustration/restriction or maybe this is a relationship disagreement that leads to permanent change. Watch those babies when you toss that bathwater. We want to avoid un-needed verbal confrontations with that Pluto square. We could be manipulated/manipulating or dealing with imbalanced power situations, We want to be stepping into our power/holding our center, and not getting all intense/cray-cray with any challenges. If we find ourselves obsessing, we have the ability to step away from the mental circles. Trying to control something/someone will lead to frustration. Mercury's next move will be a rock-and-a-hard-place with Jupiter, retrograde in Pisces. So we don't want to be over-thinking, over-promising, over-ANYTHING, right now either.
Then Mercury dives into the dark waters of Scorpio (Pluto's territory) where he can be brought back to himself (the mutual reception) by Mars. Mercury gets to Gemini through Mars. Mars gets to Scorpio through Mercury. Our words and our actions are working together. Gemini situations - communications, contracts, writing, ideas, siblings, local community, transportation tech - will require a more detailed approach, research, going deeper. Scorpian situations - power, other people's money, merged monies, taxes, insurance, inheritances, life and death, reproduction, sex - will require a more Gemini approach, something lighter, more versatile, communicative, looking at different options, doing multiple things at once, doing things twice, etc.
The uncomfortable fears/stuff underneath that becomes ALMOST visible now, at the Mercury/Pluto square, will be playing out for a while. Mercury will be crossing over the South Node right around the time of the Lunar Eclipse in two weeks when something is changing/breaking free, big time.
"everyone is a moon and has a dark side" ... Mark Twain (Scorpio rising, Mercury in Scorpio, Moon conjunct Pluto)
On FRIDAY - Jupiter retrograde backs into Pisces. We are back to May 9th/10th when Jupiter left Pisces the first time. This might indicate the need for rest. An enthusiasm/passion can drift away/dissolve. Sometimes it is an illness that takes our legs out from under us for a while. Take your vitamins. In Aries, Jupiter has been focused on the new - new projects/new initiatives, the NEW YOU - now we go back into Pisces, the other sign that deals with what we CAN'T SEE - have I said there are things we can't see now?! - something here wasn't finished up back in May. There could be an opportunity we missed the first time through. Time to "re" our Pisces house theme. Think - old hopes, dreams, faith.
On SATURDAY - Mercury, having had enough of Libra's pink paint and indecisiveness, dives into deep, intense, committed, and, yes, sometimes deadly SCORPIO. Happening as Venus in Scorpio trines Juno in Pisces, our close relationships are pulled into the mix.
This is excellent energy for deep (Scorpio) investigation/research (Mercury). Greater verbal intimacy. This would be an excellent time to go into therapy. We are going deep/talking about and thinking about Scorpian topics.
Normally with Mercury in Scorpio - our mind would need to focus. Multi-tasking would be harder because our intellect would want to sit with one thing for longer than we usually do. We would want to puzzle our way through things/get to the bottom of things.
BUT, this year with Mars in Gemini, while Mercury is in Scorpio, things are a bit different. Because remember, Mercury doesn't really WANT to focus. He wants to move quickly and stay on the surface of things. This intensity is not usually comfortable. But this year, maybe this will be easier/smoother. We can focus AND we can flit. We can commit and we can flirt. Can we? Maybe. We can try! This can come though our own abilities or we might pull in someone who has the skills here we are lacking, but either way we CAN WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME or maybe I should say, we can walk and eat a four course meal at the same time (although I wouldn't recommend it).
Still, Mercury will be in Scorpio, so we will be getting to the bottom of things and will not be satisfied with Libra's (Mercury's last stop) conversational civilities. We'll want to know, and think/talk about, what is really happening.
It won't always be comfortable.
Usually with Mercury in Scorpio, the hard truths won't be blurted out
spontaneously - we would have to dig for them, but this year with Mars in Gemini, there might be some BLURTING.
You might want to decide first if you really
want to know what is hiding underneath because Plutonian authenticity
is not only transformational - it is permanent. There is no going back to "not knowing". Mysteries can be solved. The truth could come out. Secrets can be languaged and spoken out loud.
Difficult conversations will create deeper levels of intimacy now. If you are dating someone and you have sex (also Scorpio ruled)
with them you can never go back to not having sex with them even if
you never have sex with them again. The intimacy is still there. Although maybe this isn't true right now, because, well, Mars in Gemini!
Once we know the information - we own it. It's our move (with Scorpio the move might be internal).
It changes who we are and we ignore who we are at our own peril.
Careless language (disrespect for ourselves and others) and our careless treatment of other people's words (and their reaction to ours) will be karmic.
Keep this in mind.
There could be battles for mental supremacy and mind games during this transit. People prone to manipulation could be extremely effective (or someone will finally see right to the bottom of what they or we are doing), although with any Scorpio super-powers there is the chance of self-harm if used to gain power/control over someone else. This is a time to take a good, long look at what we are really seeking when we are trying to make a situation/person behave in a way that pleases us. Think about it.
There are gold nuggets to be mined
now. Even tiny specks can be used to create great fortunes. Scorpio rules our inheritance.
The fly in the jelly here is that we might think we are mining for gold
when we are really just obsessing on the same old same old. Scorpio rules obsession and compulsion and our minds could easily go there now. Notice it. Don't judge it. Think about - "what does it mean that I keep thinking about this?". USE that versatile Mars in Gemini to DO SOMETHING ELSE. Something lighter, funnier/funner, more casual.
Scorpio rules death, too, and the South Node. It's not only what we dig up, but what we put into the ground that matters now.
On SUNDAY, Mars stations retrograde, at 25 degrees Gemini - lots of 25 degree action this week - for THE REST OF THE YEAR. Now, we really are going backward to go forward. This station happening with Mars in mutual reception with Mercury is a good thing. For now at least he can get back to himself, his Scorpio-self that is - through Mercury, so by doing multiple things, two things at once, being more Gemini, etc.
I am writing a BIG post about the Mars retrograde because it's a BIG deal and a LONG chapter. Whatever we have been working on is subject to "re-dos" now. With Mars in Gemini, we can change our mind. So can other people. We will really need to measure twice before we cut once. Situations/conversations with siblings, neighbors, cousins, our local community - will be re-visited. Words/contracts/agreements will be rewritten. Commerce can change. Our Gemini house has been and will be a strong focus. Drive safely. Back up your files.
I hope something here is helpful. Back with the Eclipse post next!
xo
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