Out Of Ashes ~ Rebirth

On November 1, 2024 when the Sun and the Moon are conjunct at 9 degrees Scorpio at 8:47 AM ESDT, a new season, a new beginning unfolds.

Scorpio is about passionate immersion into life. It’s a fascinating paradox for Scorpio since Pluto, its ruling planet contains death in its symbolism.

There is the possibility of an actual physical death however it is also a metaphorical symbolic death. The purpose of this death is to foster letting go. Thus making space for the needed transformation and rebirth to take place.

New perspectives on life emerge as a result of soul searching responses to circumstances that the process of Scorpio and Pluto evoke.

This brings to mind the metaphorical archetype of the Phoenix. Story has it that in the throes of a life or death situation the Phoenix wills itself into flames.The destruction of itself by its own willful means leads to its resurrection and rebirth. Emerging out of its own ashes vibrant and vividly alive, rejuvenated and ready to take flight.

Taurus ruled by Venus and its polar opposite to Scorpio acquires and values its earthly acquisitions. Whereas Scorpio finds itself compelled to let go of the material world. Frequently having its trust tested, Scorpio takes the plunge in order to birth something better. Thus out of the ashes the Phoenix rises.

In this regard Scorpio has the ability to see the darkness and the light as two different sides of the same coin. Without judgement there is a willingness to be bone chilling honest with oneself and others. Scorpio must adamantly get to the heart of any matter unless it prefers to be veiled in mystery. Mystery is another resource of Scorpio.

The Sun/Moon conjunction in Scorpio forms a square to Pluto at 29 degrees Capricorn. The question of power must be explored and considered very carefully as we enter this new cycle of the Scorpio Sun/Moon conjunction.

This is set off harmoniously as Sun/Moon in Scorpio is trine to Saturn Rx at 12 degrees Pisces. This insures slow steady movement forward with care and consideration as part of the process.

The sextile that Pluto, the ruler of Scorpio forms to Neptune in Pisces involves acknowledging great power which must be addressed with humility. Neptune in Pisces must be in service when needed as its resource is compassion, understanding and mercy. While powerful Pluto in Capricorn can work together with Neptune in this sextile. Pluto in Capricorn keeps Neptune’s watery dissolution of boundaries intact. This becomes a benign aspect that supports the transformation and shifting energies of the time we are living in.

There is a shift in our conscious understanding of what really matters.

Part of this shift is due to the influence of Saturn transiting through Pisces, among other things. Such as Mars in Cancer at 29 degrees exactly opposite Pluto at 29 degrees Capricorn. This is a penetrating dynamic.

In the context of the moment we are living in, yes, there is danger. The volatility of this contact has the capacity to evoke fear and rage. However, when understanding becomes part of the equation, which is very possible during this cycle, the power of this moment has benign potential. It can be understood to be a dynamic to bring many of us together to support life. Definitely NOT senseless destruction.

Pluto sextile/Neptune Rx at 27 degrees Pisces as Pluto sextile to Mercury in Scorpio has the capacity to open the mind to a deeper understanding of what’s what.

We have at this New Moon a magnificent flow of the mind’s use of information in service of getting to the bare bones of what really matters. This energizes the potential to get some good work done.

Neptune Rx in Pisces at 27 degrees activates compassion and understanding. This opens the door to clarification and connection. There is no hiding behind delusions when Mercury in Scorpio and Pluto in Capricorn are involved.

Seems like the energies of these powerful aspects occurring around the Mars/Cancer opposition to Pluto/Capricorn eases some of the tensions and challenges arising from this contact.

This is a time where the blending of these harmonious relationships has the potential to imbue this moment with wisdom. Through a harmonious blending of energies comes clarification. This eases some of the stress evoked via the Mars/Pluto opposition. It is also good practice to reflect and ask the question, what is this moment teaching us?

It is fascinating to reflect on how the Mother/Father polarity is being played out within this Mars/Cancer opposition to Pluto/Capricorn. It can be interpreted as an inherent need to develop a new relationship to authority that is healthier and much more humane than the one we are shifting away from.

This includes a new paradigm pertaining to the healthy balance between unconditional love along with conditional love. Just in time for Pluto’s ingress to Aquarius on 11/19/2024 where it will remain until 3/8/2043. And in all likelihood so will these themes.

Mars in Cancer sextile to Uranus Rx in Taurus as Uranus Rx is sextile to Neptune in Pisces brought together via its trine to Mars. Grounded in genius, innovation and understanding we carry on.

Truly seeds of innovation have taken hold. It’s the creative fire and fury of Mars in the nurturing sign of Cancer happily creatively utilizing new ideas coaxed into consciousness via the Neptune/Pisces trine.

All this while the bissextile from Neptune Rx in Pisces to Uranus Rx in Taurus trine to Pluto in Capricorn at 29 degrees sextile to Neptune Rx at 27 degrees Pisces, plays on…..

This tunes our consciousness to new possibilities that have the capacity to open the door to newfound perceptions.

Then we have a Grand Water Trine of Mercury at 28 degrees Scorpio to Mars 29 degrees Cancer trine to Neptune Rx at 27 degrees Pisces.

Water pertains to our emotions, to the unconscious. This Grand Water Trine has the potential to evoke awareness of the depth perception of intuitive understanding. To influence our consciousness this moment so that the mind is utilized in service of our feeling nature. It is understood in psychological thinking that our feelings and emotions do not lie. The culprit to be aware of is the mind. It’s the mind that has the capacity to hide and distort usually in service of a false need. More about that another time.

Our feeling, intuitive nature is to be valued specifically at this time. Feelings always tell the truth. Clearly there is an opportunity to speak truth to power at this New Moon in Scorpio.

( It’s up to us to understand and know how our mind must be fed the truth of our feelings. To allow our mind to be used in service of accurately identified feelings. Then the mind as “mission control” is put to good use in order to navigate and negotiate strategies where the need indicated by the feeling can be met.)

So now we have Venus at 17 degrees Sagittarius in opposition to Jupiter Rx at 20 degrees Gemini. Jupiter square to Neptune Rx along with Saturn Rx in Pisces as Venus in Sagittarius is square to Saturn Rx and Neptune Rx in Pisces. “And the band played on…..” sang the Temptations.

What does it all mean?

“Without the pain there’d be no growing, without the hurt we’d never learn.” -graffiti found on a bathroom stall wall-

Without the challenge of the squares and oppositions there’d be no growing. Without the boulders of challenge we’d never learn. So gratefully we got some!

This challenging bunch of planets evokes conflicts around laws, truth and resistance. Resistance from a psychological perspective is a component of growth via the healthy instinctual need to individuate. A birthing of one’s self. A Scorpio theme of the Phoenix once again rising up out of its own embers of glowing ashes.

With Sagittarius and Gemini being the influencing signs seeking the meaning, acknowledging it and communicating about it is a component of the theme.

However, there is more.

We have Venus in Sagittarius, planet of love, peace, beauty and harmony, living in the material world while respectfully upholding laws of justice. Venus transiting through Sagittarius in opposition to Jupiter transiting through Gemini.

So Jupiter, the ruling planet of Sagittarius, is transiting through Gemini. Gemini being the sign in polar opposition to Sagittarius on the Zodiac wheel. With Jupiter transiting through Gemini we put words to the laws so as to put them into practice. Jupiter is a planet that expands with optimism what it is being influenced by. In this case Gemini. With hope and optimism this placement provides meaning to our lives and respect for the law.

In other words, Jupiter transiting through Gemini gives meaning to the information it gathers in order to transmit it. Venus in Sagittarius has the capacity to use the necessary information to uphold the law. To make things right by establishing balance that harmonizes with life.

Then there is the challenge of the squares they both form to Saturn and Neptune in Pisces. Saturn being zigzagged in its solidified somber demeanor via the mystical watery solvent that is Pisces. Pisces ruled by Neptune is part of this challenging equation.

Saturn and Neptune in Pisces forming a challenging aspect to Venus in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Gemini imbues this moment with an important struggle.

The Saturn/Neptune in Pisces energy charges up Venus and Jupiter to do battle with the Neptune fog of deceit and delusion. To lift Saturn and Neptune up to the transcendent place of love, compassion, mercy and understanding. However most importantly and most necessary Neptune and Pisce is about service, “to serve or to suffer” says Isabel Hickey about Pisces. (As the Nodal Axis shall get ready to shift to Pisces/Virgo in mid-January 2025, coming up shortly. The operative concept added to “serve or suffer”, shall be rescue. More about that another time)

It seems to me that this moment is testing us as we navigate the challenges of this double t-square and opposition.

This includes the Pluto/Capricorn opposition to Mars/Cancer.

For a healthy world, country, community and family, allowing for disagreements and conflicts to emerge ultimately makes way for the new systems and structures to come into being.

This New Moon in Scorpio allows us to enter into a new phase of engagement, at least here in the U.S. as we are facing the most crucial election of our lives, our country’s and the Global Community. To my mind the astrology is guiding us as members of the commons to hold our elected officials feet to the fire. So to keep them honest. To guide them away from being sucked into the fog of Neptune. So to prevent them from sucking us into it with them. To awaken out of the “deep moral abyss” into a return to integrity and ethical morality that supports life.

If things “escalate to de escalate”, as economics Professor Jeffrey Sachs says, “it would ruin everybody’s day.”

This energy holds true to the relationships in our own personal and interpersonal sphere.

This is the beauty of this moment. So much wisdom available to us.The key is to stay fully present and to be open and aware. And always to be bone chilling honest with ourselves so we know who we are, where we are coming from and what’s coming at us from everybody else.

So remember to breathe deeply, be mindful and aware. To know and trust that we are in the midst of great challenges being cooled down by trines and sextile’s.

As we keep on keeping on to know and trust that we are in the midst of finding and discovering solutions that are innovative and life affirming.

So onward and upward we continue on….

The New Moon in Scorpio through the signs ~

Aries ~ It’s a time of healing old wounds as you gain the necessary insights to understand them. Things will begin to lighten up and feel more creative and fun as Mars, your ruling planet enters Leo on 11/3/2024. So your mood should lighten up a bit. Revel in the wisdom you have gained while you enjoy a sense of light hearted play and creativity.

Taurus ~ This is a time to pay attention to how you communicate in order to get your needs met. As a sign of sensuality with a penchant for intuitive perceptions it should be a fun adventure. Adventure is the operative word for you right now as Venus, your ruling planet transits through Sagittarius. The powerful period of growth and learning continues on. This is a good thing since now you have learned how to dance with all these powerful energies.

Gemini ~ This continues to be a time of expansion for you. Your love of learning and gathering information is opening your life to new horizons of knowledge. It is also a beneficial time to assess what your own mundane needs are. To always have self sovereignty even in the midst of so many powerful influences inspiring you.

Cancer ~ Cancer harmonizes with Scorpio season. Being energized by many influences feeding your innate sensitivity with innovative ideas. Time to clarify what really matters to you. In the midst of powerful influences, you are still you. So it’s a good time to give yourself the time to check in with yourself. To relax, breathe and become aware of what really matters to you. To check in to see if your goals match the person you are now. If not how have you changed? To give yourself the space to self reflect is good use of the cycle you have been living through. Now it is time to set your intention on a new goal or to further clarify how to flesh out your continued goal.

Leo ~ This is a new beginning for you on so many levels so go with the flow. Most importantly do consider what is of utmost importance to you. When Pluto reenters Aquarius on November 19, 2024 you will feel the powerful transformative components of its influence. So use this Scorpio cycle to familiarize yourself with the influence of this sign ruled by Pluto. In so many ways this moment has the potential to be your own private renaissance. So keep on…..

Virgo ~ This is a creative moment stimulated by an easy flow of energy. It is inspiring in many ways due to how Mercury, your ruling planet is being aspected. Still and all, it is a good time to pay attention to your dreams and give yourself time to meditate and reflect. It’s been such a powerful time for you astrologically and this will continue for quite some time. So allow yourself to ground and center yourself. Then check in with yourself to see how far you have come. This helps to answer the question, what would you like to set your intention on moving forward? Allow yourself to do what you need to do in order to follow through with fulfilling it.

Libra ~ This is a mind expanding time for you. A time to become aware of other cultures and situations that differ from your own, Albeit, there might be stress and resistances.To become aware of challenges that you might be experiencing as opportunities to understand components of your life that have been hidden in the shadows. As you enter into this New Moon cycle embrace your shadow as a newfound treasure to bring into the light. Then become aware of what intention you’d like to set moving forward.

Scorpio ~ ✨🌞✨Happy Solar Return ✨🌞✨ Wishing you a year ahead of sugar’n spice along with everything powerful and intense, as you like it. This New Moon cycle is certainly starting you off with a mix of harmonious gifts and fascinating challenge. It’s actually all about going with the flow, breathing deeply and dealing head on with situations that arise which seem to create obstacles. Sometimes even a delay may prove to be beneficial. It’s a time where it is a good thing to open your mind to new, innovative ideas. In the long run this will prove to be beneficial. So move forward into your new cycle with fascination and the spirit of adventure. Most importantly in the midst of it all remember to acknowledge your deepest wishes and set your new intention moving forward accordingly.

Sagittarius ~ A time of learning about expansion and contraction and how to flow within those two polarities. Your inherent spirit of adventure is so stimulated yet you must contend with obstacles that get in your way. To trust that you are being rerouted towards your true destiny. To surrender and let go is necessary. So is clarifying what really matters to you. Even in times of challenge and difficulty we must remember to connect with what in our daily lives brings comfort, joy and bliss. This is a meaningful moment for you because it is time to open your horizons towards self awareness with much love and compassion. To do this with clarity and grounded centering.

Capricorn ~ “What a long strange trip it has been”, to quote the Grateful Dead. What with Saturn, your ruling planet in Pisces to softens the systems and structures of your life. It can bring up a bit of anxiety which is its own teacher. It’s been said that anxiety is the feeling we have as we are about to embrace our freedom. So think of this as a freeing time particularly as Pluto who has been in your sign for the past 20 years will now be moving on. This will occur on 11/19/2024. That makes this powerful New Moon cycle a good time to reflect on the past 20 years. What were the challenges? What pearls of wisdom have you gleaned? So now you can let go, turn the page and continue on. Then reflect on your new intention moving forward at this beautiful New Moon in Scorpio.

Aquarius ~ Hold tight, Aquarius!!! Pluto makes its ingress to Aquarius on 11/19/2024 for 20 years. This is a life changing transit which is here to affirm your growth and positive transformation for your life. If you know your chart then look to see what House it is in. Then you can know what topic of life to be mindful of. It is a good time to seek a reading and some life coaching in order to have the support you need. To work with this powerful transit consciously will enable you to embrace the gifts of this powerful time. ✨I offer that service and my info to contact me for a reading is at the conclusion of this post.✨ Along with the Pluto transit, you are learning how to be in the material world from your own unique understanding of it. This is your time to express yourself about it. Your ability to articulate a grounded sensibility about the world is the resource you take with you. To share and express ideas about hope, love, compassion and understanding whose time has come.

Pisces ~ Truly a time of moving forward with the flow of harmonious energies. It’s a good time to be present to communicate to others what is on your mind. To also listen and create a dialogue. To focus on setting your new intention on what you most need, want and desire to bring into your life at this time. The depths of your compassion and understanding integrated with self assertion will grow as Neptune, your ruling planet’s ingress to Aries in March coming up in 2025. So it’s a good time to affirm your new intention moving forward this New Moon in Scorpio. Then take an action to affirm your manifestation of it.

So there it is. I hope this is helpful, supportive and inspiring.

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Pamela