Sun Moves Into Scorpio. Time to Dive Deep

The Sun moves into the fixed water sign of Scorpio on October 24th in Australia. It is no coincidence that Halloween, originally known as Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere, where the Sun began to descend and the darker months began, occurs during Scorpio season. Of course, this is not the case in the Southern Hemisphere. Still, it is desirable to use the metaphor of descending into the dark as we explore the upcoming Scorpio season and explore all that Scorpio entails.

Scorpio as energy represents some of the absolute facts of life that we mainly consider taboo or don't talk openly about. This includes death, money, sex and power.

The Scorpio experience deals with as honestly as possible all that life entails, including the darker parts of life and human nature, and this is what this Scorpio season will ask of us.

Those with planets in fixed signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius are being asked to delve deep, feel and deal with what has been potentially lurking beneath the surface. On a collective level, keeping our cool will not be so easy. Scorpio season will now be stirring up the Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Taurus square aspects that we have been dealing with collectively and for some, personally, all year, and we can expect to get deep, dark and potentially dirty.

On the 31st, the day after Halloween, the Sun is joined by Mars in Scorpio. The Sun will also make square energy to Saturn in Aquarius. Scorpio is ruled by Mars, the God of War, and Pluto, God of the Underworld. Together as rulers of this water sign, they bring up emotions from the surface and act upon them, sometimes with intense fury, coercive control and manipulations. At its highest level, Scorpio intends to transform from one state to another.

We can expect our personal and collective emotions to be activated now and come at loggerheads. All year we have been experiencing the restriction of movement and freedom with Saturn in Aquarius and the breaking down and breaking through of our systems and structures with Uranus in Taurus. Now, in Scorpio season, any pent up, deeply held emotions that have not been able to surface will need to be dealt with and ultimately transformed into a higher frequency that hopefully serves our personal and collective needs.

The fighting instinct, passion, and drama will be accelerated with Mars joining the Sun in Scorpio It is dramatically intensified on November 5th with the new Moon joining Mars and the Sun in Scorpio whilst it opposes Uranus Aquarius. Expect the unexpected, especially watch for emotional outbursts and pent up collective energy to come forth like a volcano.

If the sign of Scorpio asks anything from us, it is to face our darker parts as honestly as possible, and this season will be a time to dig deep. We need to be aware that sometimes we find feelings that we may not be comfortable facing or handling, but rather than repressing or suppressing, we are asked to face the fear of confronting our shadows.

It is Scorpios penetrative depths that ironically also leads to their reputation of not trusting. Scorpio doesn't believe that what you display on a superficial level is the truth; hence their trust issues stem from a deep knowing that everyone has secrets and skeletons in the closet. We can use this period to work on any trust issues we may have personally. What is it we don't trust and why? These themes will be explored in more detail during the New moon and full moon phases

Scorpio's most evolved perspective is about transformation, the shedding of the old to make way for the new. Scorpio represents death but with it rebirth. We may be able to ask ourselves, especially during this new Moon, what we wish to transform and how we want it to look and feel. This may be an important question for the collective now- how do we want our new world to look and feel, how do we want our collective communities and governing institutions to look and feel? If we are re-emerging from a dark place over the last few years, how should the new world look and feel, and how do these events transform our personal lives?

There may be a powerful sense of impulsiveness and unpredictability at this time, which of course, could become a source of conflict. However, we are still being asked to find an emotionally deep balance between our personal and collective needs.

Emotions may feel a little crazy around this period, so I suggest being mindful of the energies at play and waiting for this potentially turbulent time to pass before making any hasty or rash decisions, especially around the 5th and 6th. We are being asked to trust our feeling realms and learn to balance them with our intellect.

The intensity may soften a little after the 6th when Venus moves from firey Sagittarius into the more stable and pragmatic sign of Capricorn.

On the 7th, however, Mercury moves into Scorpio as well. Mercury in Scorpio likes to dig deep to penetrate beneath the surface of any information. We may discover some 'untruths' during this period, both personally and collectively. Either way, communications with others take on a more intense flavour. With Saturn making a challenging aspect to Mercury and Mars on the 11th, we may feel a contradiction between pushing ourselves forward, saying and acting how we want to, and a part of us that is compelled to hold ourselves back.

The Full Moon occurs in Taurus on the 19th, bringing Mars in opposition to Uranus and the Sun in opposition to the Moon. Again themes of unexpected turbulence is in the air, emphasising and accentuating the Scorpio Taurus polarities of keeping the peace vs emotional outbursts, security and the status quo vs crisis. It is undoubtedly going to be an exciting time

Weekly Glimpses: The Astrology for the week of 18th- 24th October

Full Moon in Aries. October 21. Take Action

The upcoming full moon in fiery Aries,happens in Australia on October 21st at 1.24 am. This full moon is a period of really ramping up the volume and changing the pace into an action-packed forward moving energy. I'm sure all of you who are still in some form of lockdown and restriction will be pleased to hear that the energy shift supports our desires and needs to break free from restriction and get moving again.

Prior to this month's full moon, we have had a shift in Jupiter and Mercury, turning direct from their retrograde phase.

Starting with Jupiter, when retrograde, we were likely to have been inward-looking on a philosophical basis. But now, as it moves forward again, we will find ourselves looking at that suitcase longingly, planning new adventures, escapes and travel expeditions. Our enthusiasm for life, in general, is elevated. Being in Aquarius, we will also long to get together with our friends, our tribes, our people to share some fun. This can be an excellent period for sharing our newfound philosophies on life that we may have all have been forced to reflect on in a Covid world. Building up to this full moon, our enthusiasm and excitement to get going may feel very expansive.

On the same day, Mercury moves forward as well in the sign of Libra. We will be more likely to have some clarity in our thinking, make decisions more manageable, and communicate within our relationships may have extra impact. In retrograde, our close partnerships may have been impacted as we often look back and reflect on previous relationships and what we may have learned. Now, as Mercury begins a forward motion in Libra and as we approach the full moon in Libra's opposing sign of Aries, we are in a position to let go of past mistakes, regrets or hurts in our relationships.

When the Sun is in Libra and the Moon is in opposition in Aries, we are asked to look at the balance between ourselves and the other. This is a period of actively considering how we go about honouring ourselves within our relationships. Where could we be out of balance regarding looking out for our personal needs in the context of our significant relationships? Are we giving too much of ourselves to the other? Are we stifling our desires to keep the peace or keep our partner happy? This full moon is a perfect time to consider these questions and let go of any habits or revelations that may come up regarding how we treat or mistreat ourselves or allow others to in the context of our relationships.

The Aries Libra polarity asks us to consider how we can get our needs met whilst also attending to the needs of others in a balanced and holistic way. It is an opportunity to redefine relationships, perhaps looking at how we give and take within the relationship. It is a period in which we may also look at considering others perspectives as well as our own or asserting our position clearly where we may not have communicated it before out of fear of upsetting the apple cart.

If we are not in a relationship, this is a time of sorting and shifting things or ideas that we may have about ourselves that are not serving us in forming new relationships, if this is something you would like. How has self-criticism affected how you show up with others, what you expect of others and how they respond to you. Use this full moon to let go of self-doubt and anything you feel may be holding you back in fulfilling your relationship needs.

Aries is ruled by the God of War, Mars. During this full moon, Mars sits next to the Sun in Libra in opposition to the moon. Both signs work on the polarity of war: negotiation, strategy, fairness, and justice in Libra and taking on physical combat and action in Aries. So with Mars in Libra in the mix, one will need to carefully watch out for increased combative energy during this full moon.

Mars in Libra, in opposition to the full moon in Aries could bring up themes of where you may feel injustices are being done or what you feel you may need to fight for in your relationships. Given it is a full moon, this is the period of consciously letting go of any aspects relating to these themes that are not working for you, whether from within present relationships or past relationships. For example, are you banging your head against a brick wall trying to get the point across to your partner that is just falling on deaf ears? You may want to consider that the point is in continuing to partake in that battle? It's these types of themes we can explore at this time. With Mercury in Libra, this is also a period in which we can look at how we can reframe and or change how we communicate to our loved ones to feel heard and get our needs met.

This full moon is also forming challenging square energy with Pluto. Pluto may add an extra level of intensity to all of these dynamics as it brings up any deeply held or suppressed emotions from the surface. This moon is in an action-orientated fire sign, and in relationship to Pluto and Mars, there could be a lot of pent up energy that comes forth in an almost explosive fashion. This energy may display itself collectively and individually. Either way, this energetic theme is important not to ignore but equally important to tread carefully with. If there are combative themes in your life at this time, be conscious of your words and actions, as this energy is very much like adding fuel to the fire.

If there are deep or repressed emotions, especially around themes of jealousy, control and manipulation within past or present relationships, use this full moon to write down the hurts you now want to let go of. Given it is a fire sign full moon, use fire ( carefully, of course) to burn what no longer serves you.

Libra is ruled by Venus, which is currently in the sign of firey expansive and philosophical Sagittarius. Venus rules what we value and how we value ourselves. Being in Sagittarius now, we could find ourselves philosophising on our deep values around relationships and how we fight for our values. We could spend some time releasing old held beliefs and values that no longer serve us during the full moon. At another level, while Venus is in Sag, it is also a favorable time to look at our philosophies around money and what beliefs around money no longer serve us.

If Libra is about the other, Aries as a sign is about the self and our need to have self-courage, self-assertion, self-confidence. This full moon, at its essence, is about taking action, finding our inner courage, and how to manage our self-interest with cooperation and how to be consciously assertive whilst still honouring the other. In many ways, this full moon is all about bringing up any self-interests that are not being met without fear of conflict. This is the full moon of action, feeling the fear and doing it anyway, and letting go of anything that is not serving us regarding a healthy sense of self.

I hope you can find your inner warrior and get moving with this fiery, full moon in Aries to help yourself and others.