I believe that the entire universe is in a giant conspiracy for our ultimate well-being, if we can listen to its promptings. All of my work and writings are aimed at helping you listen to this inner guidance.

This week’s astrology forecast:

November 17th – 23rd

Message for the week:

The most potent New Moon of the year is in Scorpio on Wednesday/Thursday (depending on where you live), which is conjunct Mercury retrograde, exactly opposite liberating Uranus, and in a Grand Trine in water with Jupiter and Saturn. Emotions will be strong and flowing. This won’t be as dramatic outwardly as inwardly—the water signs and retrograde planets are introspective. Scorpio is the raw, messy realm of vulnerability and emotional intimacy with another.

This is a potent, but quiet New Moon. Create time this week, particularly on Wednesday and Thursday, to get off the wheel and sit with the person you are becoming. Be willing to look at the truth of who you are within yourself, look even into the basement of your psyche where you keep things hidden—just look. One of the images of Scorpio is the serpent and at the New Moon, it is molting and shedding its old skin to uncover the new growth.

Electrifying Uranus can provide a jumpstart for liberation from old versions of yourself to evolve into a new version—your future self is calling!

The Uranus influence in Taurus (the natural world) is also the invisible field that connects you to the web of all life. The liberating influence of cultivating reverence for all living things feeds your energy field in a symbiotic dance and awakens a deeper sense of belonging and knowing.

This would be a good week to get out in nature, near water or take a healing, cleansing bath. A good time to listen to Dr. Benne Brown’s TED talk on vulnerability, revealing how to embrace our vulnerability rather than fear it. Scorpio craves intimacy, but that requires vulnerability, so they go hand in hand.

This could also be a good time to read The Tao Te Ching, often called the watercourse way. One of its lines provides appropriate guidance for this week:

“Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?”

Monday: The Sun in Scorpio is in a water Grand Trine with Jupiter and Saturn, providing emotional stability, greater empathy and emotional maturity. A good day for all mental activities with Mercury sextile to Pluto, bringing greater focus and concentration. A peaceful start to the day with the Moon in harmony-seeking Libra moving into emotionally intense Scorpio this afternoon and square to Pluto, bringing up old material that needs to be released—purge who you aren’t to become who you are.

Tuesday: Mercury enters deep-seeking Scorpio today, activating an interest in all things hidden—excellent for research and investigation. The Moon is also in intimacy-seeking Scorpio with its only aspect being a conjunction with amorous Venus this evening—sounds romantic!

Wednesday: A steady start to the day with the Moon in insightful Scorpio in a grand trine with Jupiter and Saturn.  The New Moon in Scorpio occurs late tonight on the West Coast at 10:47 PM PST, conjunct Mercury and opposite Uranus—A potent time to let go of the old you and emerge into who you are becoming.

Thursday: This day is infused with positive, upbeat energy with the Moon entering optimistic Sagittarius with its only aspect being a supportive sextile to compelling Pluto. Approach this day like an adventure and get out and explore it. Uranus is also sextile to Neptune, linking intuition and vision together—stay open to inspirations from your higher self.

Friday: Powerful currents are flowing through the cosmos today with the Moon in freedom-seeking Sagittarius conjunct empowering Mars to—put yourself in high gear and enthusiastically go for it. The Sun is opposite Uranus, adding to the “break free of restraints” tone of the day, while the Sun is also trine to Neptune, giving access to guidance from your higher self. A lighthearted and playful evening unfolds as the Sun moves into carefree Sagittarius.

Saturday: You may have a slow start to an otherwise upbeat and interesting day with the Moon in normally enthusiastic Sagittarius square to limiting Saturn in the early morning—shake it off and get going. Mercury in a Grand Trine to Saturn and Jupiter can bring deep and meaningful conversations. You may feel a little spacey this afternoon while the Moon squares other worldly Neptune but grounding soon occurs as the Moon enters down to earth Capricorn. 

Sunday: If there has been a big project you’ve been thinking about, like clearing and organizing the basement or some such thing, this is a good day to do it, with the Moon in “get things organized’ Capricorn with no disruptive aspects. The Sun is also sextile to Pluto, giving deep reserves of energy.

May the stars be with you!

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