Like all eclipse cycles, the changes, feelings and challenges signified by the eclipse can be felt many days or even weeks before and after the actual fact. So although the eclipse actually occours on November 3rd at 5:49 Am PDT it will actually be playing out in a much larger window or 'umbrella' of time. If you get hung up on the exact timing of New/Full moons and eclipses you can miss the boat, so to speak.
New Moons are initiating and full Moons culminate things, stories, relationships,ect. Use this time to initiate a new phase wherever this Elicpse falls in your chart. As always, much depends on how this cycle is aspected to your natal chart and other time cycles running in the background.
SCORPIO
Scorpio is the sign relating to the alchemical process of putrification, that important stage that seperates the poison from the medicine or the lead from the gold. Virgo separates, Libra balances and Scorpio Eliminates. Slash and burn. This is the shadow of Taurus who is the principal of fecundy and fertility.
However it's the needed elimination process that allows for a regeneration, ressurection and revival. This Phoenix phase of Scorpio is much more appealing for most, particularly Scorpio types who can be rigid and unielding like all the fixed signs (Taurus, Leo and Aquarius included). This dichotomy of holding on and letting go is an important theme to keep in mind right now or all the time if you or someone in your life is strongly Scorpionic.
Let go, sacrifice and surrender. New life will rush into the empty space you have created.
Mercury Retro & Direct
Mercury has been retrograde in scorpio so during this time we may be dealing with scorpionic themes and people from our past who have popped back into our lives in the past weeks. For some this will be the neccisary clarity that allows us to drop whatever is holding us back and finally move forward. Mercury will go stationary Direct (It's most powerful and weird time) November 11th. The stationary period lasts several days before and after that date so be mindfull of the process and double check everything from paperwork, communications and battery life on your cell phone.
Venus in Capricorn - Retrograde in December
Venus moves into Capricorn November 5th untill March! This extended stay is due to her Retrograde cycle starting around the Full Moon in December. Capricorn deals with caution and playing by the rules. You may want to hold back from carelessly jumping into relationships right now as Venus Retro can be a bit of a let down when initiating new relationships. It's not to say they won't work out but they won't always go as planned. For some it will be a time of disspointment and a bit of a dry spell in matters of Love. It's still a month away but a stage is being set. You may want to avoid getting into trouble by being patient and cautious like a good Capricorn. More on this later...
How does the New Moon effect me?
What are you holding on to and what needs to be let go? Where are you being willfull or obsessive? What is transforming, Regenerating and ressurecting?
Where this New Moon occurs in your chart will reveal what area of life will be effected, changed or challenged. For this you will need to look to your RISING sign. If you don't know your rising sign you can calculate with the free rising sign calculator at Cafe Astrology. : Rising sign calculator.
As always, this is an exceedingly brief look at what is going on for each rising sign and does not take into account a variety of factors that signify other evens in your life that can mitigate, exaggerate and modify these themes. (Email me to set up a consultation to get the real inside scoop on the astrological activity in your life at Ian @ pantheonastrology.com)
Aries : 8th House: intimacy, sexuality, psychological and occult matters, shared resources, inheritance, credit, loans, personal power of regeneration.
Taurus : 7th House: marriage, partnership, close friends, rivals, open enemies and all important one-on-one interactions.
Gemini : 6th House: health & illness of physical body, work, service, routines, habits, co-workers, hired workers and staff.
9th House: Travel, education, philosophy, teachers, foreigners, legal issues, courthouses, broadcasting and publishing.
Cancer : 5th House: Love affairs, dating, games, fun, play fullness, entertainment and entertaining, performance arts, creativity, pregnancy and children.
Leo : 4th House : Home & family, houses, real estate, rentals, renovations and relocating, roommates and all who live in the home.
Virgo : 3rd house: The Mind, writing and communications, siblings and neighbors, errands and movement within your local area, plans, media.
Libra : 2nd House: Self worth, money, wealth and finances, personal assets and values.
Scorpio : 1st House: Identity, self-assertion, selfishness, personal demands, the Face and outer appearance.
Sagittarius : 12th House: Hidden issues, self-undoing, secret or private issues, retreat, cooperation, hospitalization, retirement, completing old issues, subconscious drives and issues which inhibit free will.
Capricorn : 11th House: Groups, friends and Acquaintances, networks, cliques, Hopes, dreams, gains, personal and shared goals.
Aquarius: Pisces : 10th House Career, profession, position in society, public standing, reputation, authority figures, bosses, fathers, awards, responsibilities, desire for achievement.
