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Wednesday morning through Friday morning
Eastern Daylight Time
Wednesday, October 26
Moon enters Scorpio 11:08am
Moon trine Chiron (Pisces) 12:20pm
Moon inconjunct Uranus (Aries) 1:22pm
New Moon in Scorpio 3:55pm
Venus (Scorpio) square Mars (Leo) 6:23pm
Moon sextile Pluto (Capricorn) 7:29pm
Moon opposite Jupiter (Taurus) 7:54pm
Thursday, October 27
Moon inconjunct the South Node (Gemini) 1:03pm
Moon trine Ceres (Pisces) 1:29pm
Moon conjunct Mercury (Scorpio) 10:07pm
Moon square Mars (Leo) 10:56pm
Friday, October 28
Moon conjunct Venus (Scorpio) 12:22am
Moon square Neptune (Aquarius) 7:48am
(begin void of course)
Moon enters Sagittarius 10:44am
The Moon moves into Scorpio this morning, heading for the New Moon this afternoon. We're entering the season of Samhain, moving into the dark half of the year. This is a reflective time, an inward time. It is sometimes presented as a scary time but need not be––are we afraid of ghosts or ready to welcome and listen to them? The ancestors are near, asking to be acknowledged and offering their help.
The Moon's first contact in Scorpio is a flowing trine with Chiron. The embodied Moon, filled with feeling, is in touch with Chiron, the cosmic healer and sage. This opening connection reminds us where we hurt, with the intention of offering healing and finding the gift. This deep healing potential can be expressed in many ways.
Not long after the Chiron connection, the Moon forms an inconjunct to Uranus in Aries, a reminder not to leave our psyches behind in this time of big, fast change. Uranus in Aries is a bright flame facing the future. The Scorpio Moon represents what we don't see, what is hiding behind us. Authentic growth needs both.
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It's intriguing, thinking about the Scorpio New Moon aspecting the Pluto–Uranus square, that the most recent objections to the Occupy sites are cast in terms of public health issues: concerns about human waste, about rodents and other pests, about smelly stuff. At this Scorpio time, we see the shadow and need to figure out how to integrate and transform it.
The New Moon is opposed by Jupiter in Taurus, a call to balance the needs of the manifest world (Taurus) with the needs of the hidden, intuitive world (Scorpio). Jupiter is expansive, generous and philosophical as he reminds us not to go so deep into the cave that we forget the beauty of the world around us.
The New Moon is part of a Scorpio stellium that includes Venus and Mercury together in late Scorpio. These two square Mars in Leo, a combination that calls for a new dynamic balance between feminine intuitive ways of knowing (Venus and Mercury in Scorpio) and the solar masculine (Mars in Leo). The square recognizes both connection and difference, and the power that emerges from that.
Thursday, the Moon continues her journey through Scorpio with an inconjunct to the South Node, a need to rethink our connection with the past. This is followed by a nurturing trine with Ceres, an opportunity to connect with another strong feminine presence deeply familiar with the shadow.
Thursday night, the Moon joins Mercury, then squares Mars, with the Venus conjunction to follow in the early hours of Friday. This calls our attention once again to Venus and Mercury squaring Mars. How are we balancing the feminine and the masculine within ourselves? How are we honoring and empowering each?
The Moon's last aspect in Scorpio is a square with Neptune in Aquarius, deep emotion looking for a new balance with bright visions of the future. This opens a three-hour void of course time before the Moon enters Sagittarius, a time to reflect on what the New Moon offers.
The Sabian symbol for this New Moon in Scorpio is Scorpio 4: A Youth Holding A Lighted Candle In A Devotional Ritual Gains A Sense Of The Great 'Other World.' During this Samhain New Moon, we light candles for the ancestors as we light candles to illuminate our own darkness, welcoming transformation.
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