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Scorpio New Moon in Mind, Body, Spirit
Mind:
This New Moon is for exploring the root catalysts of your motivations. Scorpio’s role is to reveal what gestates in the darkness, and to have knowledge of what flourishes in secrecy. On the New Moon, we journey into those recesses of our mind, our hearts, and our imaginations, to discover what is at the root of our desires. Into the shadows we go. Coupled with a drive to understand our desires, is the need to honestly assess the power dynamics at play that are directly manipulating those desires. Mars sits just 2° away from the Sun Moon conjunction in Scorpio, igniting a transformative fire within us, offering us the potential to shift into a different relationship with both our goals, the way we go about achieving them, and how we relate to authority, both inner and external.
With Uranus in opposition to Mars and the New Moon, there is potential for liberatory poetics to surprise us. Not only are we tasked with noticing how we can shape-shift to better serve our authentic selves, but we are emboldened to fight for the empowerment of others.
questions for reflection:
Do you truly desire what you think you are craving?
Are your cravings rooted in a desire for deep nourishment?
Or are your cravings a distraction from your healing potential?
Do your desires support a larger cosmic vision?
Are you motivated by self, other, or collective?Â
At the heart of all these lines of inquiry is the question: who or what takes authority in your life?
This New Moon offers us the opportunity to explore these unanswered questions - questions that might keep us up at night. This a brilliant time for mind-mapping, drawing body constellations, vision boarding, and automatic writing practices, rather than getting stuck in tangled thinking that leads to inaction. Attempt to work out what is at the center of your current motivations, and notice when you are effectively utilizing your energy to actualize your goals - and when you might be mindlessly doing as an act of avoiding the deeper soul work. Drop into your ecosystem with the attitude of both detective and alchemist. We are prompted at this time to do our inner research and cultivate an attitude of experimentation.Â
Body:
Our bodies may feel electrified under this New Moon, with Uranus opposing Mars kicking up our embodied sense of anxiety. This is the moment when we should tread lightly through our routines, and notice if we are quick to react or erupt. Do whatever helps you to regulate your nervous system: meditate, take your herbs, shake out your body, perform banishing rituals. Above all else, slow down! We may feel the need to rush around as Mars and Uranus oppose one another, but this can lead to accidents and over exertion. Be kind to your body today and for the remainder of the week. Move gently through the world whenever possible.Â
Spirit:
This New Moon you may find yourself casting manifestation spells and planting energetic seeds. Be aware that what you desire now, may not be what you desire once your spells have come to fruition - and that’s ok. Find acceptance in one of the basic principles of witchcraft: our magic is in collaboration with the cosmos. Cast your spells with a sense of curiosity and you may find yourself better able to accept the outcomes.
This New Moon creates space for us to come to terms with our personal power. Seeking personal empowerment at this time means acknowledging the web of interconnection we all participate within. In the same way that no one can be free unless everyone is free, if we cannot feel fully in our personal power, how can others?  Use this lunation to tune into what your personal power is; what does it feel like? Where does it live in your body? What color is it?
When we are in our personal power, we are less likely to be on the defensive, to be afraid, or to let other’s dictate our needs. Remember that being in your personal power is not an isolating experience, rather our personal power is fed and nurtured by the web of relations we exist within.
Take your flower essences. Carry your power crystals. Care for your familiars and your family. Engage with your creative spirit. All acts of care feed your personal power, and will reveal the true nature of your desires.