Time to Get Your Shaman On

New Moon in Scorpio — November 19/20

November’s New Moon in the late degrees of Scorpio arrives just before or after the midnight hour on November 19 or 20, depending on your time zone (1:47 am ET on 11/20).

This is not a subtle lunation. Mercury retrograde — the messenger moving between the seen and unseen worlds — is in pow-wow with the Sun and Moon, and all three bodies stand in direct opposition to Uranus retrograde, the great liberator.

Mercury has just re-entered Scorpio, the sign of the shaman and truth-teller. Uranus has just re-entered Taurus, shaking the ground beneath long-standing patterns that may feel like deep-rooted cords draining your life force. This is a pivotal moment for releasing an old cycle of entanglement.

It’s as though the cosmos has picked up a megaphone. Whatever message you most need to hear right now is coming through loud and clear — if you’re willing to tune in. It may feel unsettling as familiar comfort zones tremble and the old scaffolding loosens. But you, courageous traveler, are the alchemist.
Trust yourself.
You’ve got this.

If you’re seeking clarity, here are some doorways to explore:

1) Scorpio’s invitation:
Go deep into the shadows of where you’re holding yourself back — in patterns, thoughts, beliefs, or unspoken fears. Scorpio always offers a chance to shed the old skin, but it requires ruthless self-honesty. About everything.

2) Questions for contemplation:

• Do the things you’re engaging in truly feel good to you?

• What are you attached to?

• Where are you resisting change?

• What is finished?

• What facet of your life is asking to be reborn?

Mercury retrograde’s blessing:
This is a moment for reflection and re-storying. Make time to review, reconsider, rearrange, and re-vision. Mercury the Messenger is whispering essential truths — if you create the space to hear them.

Consider where you are still tethered to paradigms of separation or survival. The more we allow the old narratives to drop away, the more clearly we experience our true nature: whole, complete, and utterly untethered.

A gentle closing reminder:

Be soft with yourself and with others.
Attend to your body — a brilliant master of renewal.
Let stillness hold you, and allow the I AM to hum through your cells.
This New Moon is a turning point. May it reveal what’s ready to rise, and dissolve what’s ready to fall away.