Scorpio New Moon

Scorpio New Moon 

“The Depth Beneath the Silence”

This is the New Moon of transformation, truth-telling, and soul retrieval. A time to sit with what’s buried — not to fear it, but to reclaim the power it holds. In this dark womb of sky, a deeper truth is waiting to be born.

Sun and Moon in Scorpio
Axis of Power and Surrender | Fixed Water–Earth Polarity
Ruled by Mars and Pluto

Astrological Overview

The Scorpio New Moon invites us to begin again — not on the surface, but at the root. Scorpio rules all that is hidden, intimate, and intense. It is the domain of soul contracts, psychological depth, sexuality, death, and emotional alchemy.

When the Sun and Moon join in this fixed water sign, we are called to shed skins we’ve outgrown — stories, attachments, defenses — and meet the truth of who we are beneath them. This lunation opens a portal of deep emotional release, psychic insight, and transformational beginnings.

Scorpio asks for radical honesty. It asks us to get naked with ourselves — not just physically, but emotionally, spiritually, energetically. Where are we leaking power? What are we afraid to feel? What is rising from the ashes within?

The shadow of Scorpio can cling to pain, control, or vengeance. But the higher path is regeneration — the Phoenix rising in grace from the flame.

Evolutionary Themes of the Scorpio New Moon

• Embracing the Shadow as Sacred
  Scorpio reveals what’s been repressed, disowned, or feared. This moon invites you to meet the parts of yourself you've hidden — and to witness them without shame.

• Letting Go of Control, Embracing Power
  There is a difference between control and sovereignty. This lunation helps you release the tight grip of fear and trust the deeper unfolding.

• Death as Initiation
  Whether it’s an identity, relationship, pattern, or cycle — something is ready to die. Not to be lost, but to be transformed. This is holy compost.

• Soul-Level Intimacy and Truth
  This moon brings clarity to emotional entanglements and soul bonds. It offers a time to purge what’s toxic, clarify what’s true, and reclaim what’s yours.

• Reclaiming Sexual and Creative Energy
  Scorpio rules the life-death-life force. This moon can awaken your creative, erotic, or spiritual vitality — especially where it has been blocked.

Reflection Questions

• What emotional pattern or identity am I ready to release?

• Where have I been giving my power away — and why?

• What am I afraid to feel — and what might happen if I did?

• What truth have I not yet dared to speak?

• What version of me is trying to rise from the ashes?

Ritual: “The Sacred Unveiling”

A Ceremony of Release, Reclamation, and Phoenix Rising

You Will Need:

• A black or deep red candle

• A bowl of water with salt (or rose petals for softness)

• Pen and paper

• Optional: obsidian, garnet, or labradorite

The Ceremony

1. Enter the Temple of Shadow

Light your candle in the dark. Breathe deeply. Place your hand on your womb or solar plexus and say:

“I am willing to see. I am willing to feel. I am willing to transform.”

2. Truth on Paper

Write down a truth you’ve been avoiding, a story that no longer serves, or a wound you’re ready to release. Let it flow unfiltered.

3. Witness and Submerge

Read your truth aloud. Fold the paper. Submerge it into the salted water as a symbolic baptism — a dissolving of the old self.

4. Anoint the Becoming

Dip your fingers in the water and gently touch your heart, your brow, or your belly. Say:

“I rise from what I release. I reclaim what is mine.”

5. Close in Silence

Blow out the candle slowly. Sit in stillness, feeling the energy shift within. Stay as long as you need. Let the quiet hold you.

Closing Blessing

May this Scorpio New Moon guide you to the truth beneath all roles.

May you release with grace, and reclaim with power.

May the shadows become your teachers, not your chains.

And may you rise - not untouched by fire, but trnasformed through it.