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Sun Moves into Scorpio on November 15 - and shortly after the Sun and moon consummate the 2009 Scorpio cycle. As always, the Scorpio cycle will be a time of reflection and inner reckoning.

Scorpio is the feminine (internal/reflective) nature of Mars. The nature is to strengthen our insecurities and fears, those things that are making us emotionally weak.. or at least the things we perceive to be making us weak. This is the difficulty of Scorpio. When we perceive our threats to be external we may act out against them.

First, The Bad News
Given the nature of Scorpio to be reflective and internal and related to the emotions, there is also a possibility of casting ourselves in the “victim role”. Then given the nature of Mars to protect and defend, we may look to vanquish those that have victimized us, of course justified because they “had it coming to them” and the may “do it others”. Mars is a very protective influence. I have seen so many negative Scorpio types that justify aggression with the explanation that “You did this to me and I am fighting with you so you don’t do it to others”.

Aggressor and victim roles get instantly juxtaposed with the negative Scorpio model. This is the vicious cycle of victim/aggressor that Scorpio needs to be careful of. I am speaking archetypically, not specifically. So, if you are reading this and have a few planets in Scorpio I am not necessarily talking about you — so calm down!

Now, The Good News
When evolved, Scorpio looks within to the true source of weakness,our emotional fears – then works hard to strengthen the source by taking on those emotional challenges. They will often make enormous
emotional progress in life by going into the most emotionally risky situations. They are fiercely loyal and will go to the mat with you – willin got get into complicated and scary emotional situations that make others flee. But given the nature of Mars to be daring and “living on the edge” Scorpio needs to be careful not to mistake emotional intensity and emotional drama for “growth”. They are different. We don’t actually grow until we calm down.

As with all sign ruled by cruel planets, there is often the expectation that life is going to be hard, and even when it is not – Scorpio make create complications and intensity, so they can handle it and overcome the problem and fight the battle (the nature of mars).

Many times, the most profound depth of truth and meaning from astrology can be done by reducing the the signs to their rudimentary components.

Ruling planet – Mars – strengthening us by fighting battles and facing difficulties
Element – Water – feelings, emotions and intuition.
Direction – Internal and reflective
Modality – fixed – resistant, stubborn, organized, solid.

Specifics and A Few Tooks to Work With

The exact new moon cycle consummates at 11:13 AM pacific time on Monday, November 16, 2009. Mercury will join this New Moon/Sun in Scorpio and there is an exact (applying) aspect from Saturn in Virgo also here..especially on Mercury. Both virgo and Scorpio are Tamasic, oriented toward removing trouble. Mercury is about self expression and communication. When he is in a feminine sign it supports writing.

Journaling and all sorts of writing could be very transformative this month. Mercury is the voice in your head that is telling you the story of your life. Those thoughts create the reality, so be careful with the darker side this month and romanticizing the darkness through the prose in your head.

Given that the north node is not in Sagittarius, the second house from the Sun/Moon conjunction – speaking may be a little more complicated and confusing. B e careful speaking when you are too emotional.

The Balancing point of this cycle occurs on the Full Moon in Taurus on December 1, 2009.

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