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This November 1, 2024, the Scorpio New Moon occurs at 9°35' of Scorpio. It offers us a new beginning infused with the Martial intensity and raw force of Scorpio’s fixed energy. New Moons symbolise fresh starts, a time to plant seeds for the future.

This New Moon in Scorpio is ruled by Mars, which is currently moving through Cancer meaning it is in Mutual Reception with the Scorpio Moon. It is in the bound of Venus. The New Moon falls in Scorpio's first decan, a place where desire is ferocious, and the will to attain is unyielding. Scorpio is fixed, feminine, meaning more internal and receptive and is the water element, making this New Moon an ideal time to address long standing desires and passions that run beneath the surface.

Mars, the ruler of this Scorpio New Moon is currently in its fall in Cancer. Mars is typically assertive, action-oriented, bold, and direct, but in Moon ruled Cancer, its energy can become more protective, emotionally driven, and indirect. Mars in Cancer can express itself through defense of home, family, and personal security, rather than through outward assertion or aggression.

We also find Mars moving through its pre-retrograde shadow, and forming a tense opposition to Pluto in Capricorn. This will be the first pass in a series of connections that will continue as both planets shift into Leo and Aquarius in the coming months. This opposition may reveal or highlight tension, power struggles, hidden motives, and deep emotional confrontations, it can also bring a slower, karmic understanding of previously hidden dynamics in your life.

The Moon, and particularly a New Moon can act as a trigger, or translator, for bringing the information from the planetary aspects directly to us on Earth. Mars' relatively weakened, or fall, state in Cancer suggests a struggle to assert oneself directly, or a need to assert and protect in a different (Lunar) style. Pluto's final direct travels in Capricorn complete themes of societal control, authority, and the structures that bind us that we have been working to transform since 2008 and are now concluding before Pluto moves to Aquarius for the next 20 years. This is the last New Moon with Pluto in Capricorn that we will experience in our lifetimes.

The Cycles of the New Moon

Every New Moon signals the beginning of a new lunar cycle, offering a clean slate for new intentions and fresh starts. We are familiar with the feeling, as we experience one every month. The monthly cycle lasts about 28 days, from one New Moon to the next. For the New Moon in Scorpio on November 1, 2024, the monthly cycle will culminate with the Full Moon in Taurus on November 15, 2024, and will have completed by the New Moon in Sagittarius on 1 December 2024.

The longer emotional and transformational journey tied to this New Moon can be worked with until you see a culmination at the Full Moon in Scorpio on May 12, 2025. Over this six-month period, the seeds of emotional intensity, regeneration, and personal power that are planted or initiated during this New Moon can reach their full potential.

The Moon Family Cycle: A Longer Journey

This New Moon also marks the beginning of a Moon Family cycle, as described by Dietrich Pessin in Lunar Shadows III. This cycle extends over 28 months, progressing through four key lunar phases at roughly nine-month intervals, offering a broader arc of development.

* The First Quarter Moon in this cycle will occur on August 1, 2025, at 9° Scorpio, when the seeds planted at this New Moon will first face challenges or demand some correcting action. It will be a time of adjusting your path and making decisions that will further your goals.

* The Full Moon arrives on May 1, 2026, at 11° Scorpio, bringing clarity and culmination to the themes initiated at the New Moon in November 2024. At this time, you will b