Into the Mystic

Toni Frissel's "Lady in the Water"

The New Moon at 13°40′ Scorpio occurs on November 6th, 2010 @ 12:52 am EDT and 4:52 am UT.

This lunation brings the opportunity to begin something anew, or redirect our course, in a manner that allows for Scorpio related themes to operate in the highest form in our lives. Scorpio, a fixed water sign, is the space of regeneration(healing) through elimination. As the eighth sign of the zodiac, Scorpio concerns revolve around shared energy/resources, legacies, sex, intimacy, transformations, death and rebirth. Scorpio is a piercing energy that seeks to go directly to the root of any situation/issue and has little tolerance for half-truths or mind-games.

Healing that takes place within the realm of Scorpio has a deeply invasive quality and is a no-stone left unturned procedure. What lies hidden and rejected, emotional and/or psychological, must be brought to awareness to satisfy Scorpio’s need to purify the organism(individual, familial or societal) through the penetration of the psyche.

For any given individual, familial unit and society, dependent upon the conditions of social propriety at their time of existence, there are certain subjects and experiences considered “taboo” for any number of reasons within the entity in question. These “taboo” forms are subjective in nature and not all forms are relative to all individuals/groups. Yet no matter the substance of that which is hidden, and may be considered too unseemly to be brought into public recognition, the burying of the form leads not to freedom from said form but to the degradation of the host individual or group through a stagnation of the energy of said form through the denial of Light(wisdom/understanding). This is not to imply that all forms that are designated to be “taboo” are healthy and productive for the growth of an individual or society yet it is only through the acknowledgment of the existence of a ‘thing’, no matter it’s form or attributes, that liberation from said thing or further integration and embodiment of, can begin to take place.

The current lunation offers an opportunity to bring into unity our masculine and feminine selves(light and dark/sun and moon) through the resolution of Scorpionic issues, by breaking with past emotional and psychological conditions that are unfavorable, and through choosing a healthier course to embark upon that is more conducive to our emotional and psychological well-being.

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The New Moon @ 14° Scorpio makes no major forming aspects though there are other considerations as follows:

We find this New Moon occurring on the same degree, 14 Scorpio, upon which Venus stationed retrograde in October during the Libra New Moon. The Sabian Symbol for the degree of the VenusRx station and of the current New Moon shares that this degree is one of “A Telephone Lineman at Work Installing New Connections”. When Venus stationed upon this degree we were shown what the goal for this Venus retrograde period was to be, though first we had to undergo the retrograde phase, working out along the way any kinks that may be preventing the “installation of the new connections”. Since no event stands alone, and all is interwoven into a larger design, to truly appreciate the New Moon in Scorpio we must also consider the larger backdrop occurring that this lunation is woven into and the current themes dictated by VenusRx need to be incorporated.

VenusRx in Scorpio has been assisting us in identifying any hidden blockages that may be preventing our fullest expression of our Venus functions in a manner that is conducive to our Highest potential. Any blockages identified at this time are likely to have their roots generating from a misaligned psychology in relation to “taboo” subjects, forms and/or experiences. Again, it is important to keep in mind that what is considered taboo by one may not be so to another.

I have found from experience that issues designated as taboo are those that most often generate feelings of shame and guilt. To adequately judge a form as being healthy or unhealthy, productive or non-productive, acceptable or taboo, one must consider a broader context of variables beyond merely feelings such as shame and guilt and therefore must go beyond confined parameters to attain a full measure of the form.

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The co-rulers of this lunation, Mars and Pluto( in Sagittarius and Capricorn respectively), assist our quest during this New Moon with Mars in Sagittarius willing us to expand our perceptions beyond ‘just the facts’ and to explore beyond our current boundaries for solutions that offer liberation through our identifying our personal “Truth”.

Pluto in Capricorn, now tightly conjunct the North Node(our path of highest development potential), continues to urge us to transform anything that prevents our being a productive member of larger society while also bringing us into a more mature form of authority in some manner than we have previously been.

Mercury, also in residence in Scorpio though not in orb of the lunation, is in a tight square to Neptune and Chiron in Aquarius and is providing the impetus to delve deeply into Scorpionic issues that may be hindering personal and collective healing by addressing one’s thought forms and taking appropriate measures to correct any thought processes in relation to Scorpio concerns(sex, death, intimacy etc) that are found to be misaligned.

Jupiter, co-ruler of  Pisces, is the final dispositor in the New Moon chart and offers blessings and protection for our New Moon intentions and endeavors while also fostering healing in whatever manner is necessary. This may entail more endings in some form yet these endings continue to prepare the space from which new beginnings shall come forth early next year when both Jupiter and Uranus reenter Aries.

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This New Moon places a strong emphasis on the value of honest discourse with one’s self leading to the embodiment of a truer power.

It is my opinion that True Power is born of the mastering of one’s shadows, of one’s “taboo’s”, and through the subsequent following of what one knows to be proper, and in alignment with their Highest Path, without being dissuaded nor discouraged in their pursuit of that Path by the opinions and/or beliefs of others. It is not necessarily an easy road to tread and yet to follow the path of another(s) that is not congruent with one’s own merely leads to a hollowness of experience that wearies the Soul and separates us from our True Nature.

VenusRx these past weeks has been making it clear where we may be pursuing objectives that we falsely believed could fulfill our desires for Love and Beauty. Likewise, this Rx period has also been a reminder as to what does qualify in our experiences as fulfilling Venus expressions.

I recommend when resetting your course with this New Moon and/or sowing new intentions to first consider where you now stand in relation to your Venusian principles and then utilize this Scorpio New Moon to jump start you onto a path free from emotional and psychological baggage that prevents your standing in your True Power and sharing your Truest Self with others.

Scorpio is known for it’s manifestation ability through the focus of Will, and for those that are intent upon release from emotional and psychological wounds that are enslaving in some form, now is the time to pull out the stops and focus one’s full intent on breaking those chains once and for all.

Blessings! Kachina Houska