Are You Willing to Dive Deep?
The Sun quietly slips into the watery depths of Scorpio season on Friday, October 23rd. Imagine a cool, still cenote… contained all the way around by earth but endlessly deep. Diving straight down, you encounter discomfort.
Will you swim back to the surface to wait out this time? Or, will you take a risk, face the emotional intensity, look into the shadowy crevices, and uncover the hidden truths waiting to be revealed?
Like the Scorpion itself, the four weeks of the year we spend in Scorpio season are marked by stillness, patience, and intensity (if you’re open to it). Many traditions believe this time of year thins the veil between the seen and unseen realms; earth and the cosmos; us and our ancestors. I believe there’s powerful wisdom to be found during this period.
Protected by a hard exoskeleton, the Scorpion seems impenetrable from the outside, but really it’s just protecting its heart and retaining its essential moisture (emotions!).
I just spent a weekend with many dear souls at a yoga retreat. There were several Scorpio-influenced people there and it was remarkable how the soft watery emotions flowed freely when we were surrounded by others like us, felt safe, and were impeccably supported in our efforts to look inward, encounter the discomfort of hard truths, and quietly listen to what was meant to move through us. Scorpio essence for the win!
This Scorpio season, ask yourself if you’re willing to dive into the mysterious cenote? How might you purify yourself through an emotional detox? What truths are calling to be faced? Setting your defenses aside, how does your heart long to be acknowledged and held?
Astrologically, there are many big moves during this four week period. Here are some highlights:
Oct 23 - Venus retrograde cazimi the Sun. This powerful purification ritual takes place in the earliest moments of Scorpio season. Venus emerges transformed and quickly moves into its home sign of Libra for the second half of its retrograde cycle. There, the planet of love, connection, and beauty will be well resourced, though still engaged in a period of reflection, reassessment, and recalibration. You may be asked: what do you actually value? What relationships and dynamics deserve your devotion and care? Which are ready to be released?
Oct 24 - Mercury retrograde in Scorpio. The planet of communication, technology, and mental function reverses for one of its 3 retrogrades this year. Slow down, take the time to triple check your plans, schedules, itineraries, communications, etc. Try not to make any big legal or contractual moves during this time… the details can get slippery as Mercury asks you to review, revisit, and revise now through November 13.
Oct 25 - Full Moon in Taurus. Ooooh, the Moon loves Taurus! Fully feeling herself and in the sign of her exaltation, this Moon is a radiant culmination. Sense into your body and allow it to lead the way. It knows what is best! Enjoy sensual pleasures - a delicious meal, the coziest blanket, a loving massage.
Nov 4 - Mercury retrograde cazimi the Sun. Here Mercury passes through the temple of the Sun for its own purification and transformation process. Sitting alongside the star around which everything orbits, Mercury is briefly powerful by association. If logistics need to be sorted out during Mercury’s retrograde, this is the day to take care of that business!
Nov 8 - New Moon in Scorpio. Do the Scorpio things (see above!). The Moon just passed by purified Mercury. What messages is your body giving you? How might this influence the area of your life ruled by the Moon (i.e., your Cancer house)?
Nov 13 - Mercury and Venus station direct. Moving along on their forward trajectory now, you may find you too are released from cycles of review and re-evaluation. It’s time to move forward - transformed and revitalized!
Nov 15 - 19 - Jupiter + Mars + Sun. While these are each separate interactions, for simplicity’s sake, I’ll say - you may feel an energetic boost and desire to get some things done these days. Bask in a blend of optimism and action; radiance and gratitude; drive and intensity.
I’ll be on vacation these days and will literally be sitting in the bright hot sun but doing as little as possible (sorry, Mars!).
Nov 21 - Sun moves into Sagittarius. Setting emotion and inquiry aside - fire, activity, and the urge to take leaps bring us out of Scorpio’s depths!
The beauty of astrology is that because we are all different, where all of these things takes place and if/how/when we’ll experience these movements depends on our personal birth charts. If you’d like to learn more about how these celestial shifts are influencing you, book a reading!
From my Scorpio-saturated soul, wishing you a powerful Scorpio season!
💫 Maggie
