November Astrological Update

Let's talk about the New Moon, the 11.11 portal, and Friday the 13th.

Late on 11.9 we had the New Moon in Scorpio. Since this is coming to you after the fact, we still have plenty of time to use that energy.

Scorpio is a sign of death and rebirth, transformation in its purest form. Endings that make way for new beginnings. The phoenix that rises from the ashes.

For the next six months, this New Moon will be asking us to work on channeling intensity into healing, depth, and authentic power rather than destruction.

This phase of the Moon occurs at 16 degrees and 53 minutes of Scorpio. This New Moon  aligns with retrograde Mercury and squares the Mars-Jupiter alignment in Leo. In the sign of Scorpio, matters related to intimacy, control, power, money, and sharing will be a strong focus in the period ahead. New beginnings or fresh starts are possible in these areas.

The New Moon in Scorpio marks the beginning of a cycle, presenting an opportune time to commit to personal goals that express the positive energies of the sign of the Scorpion: passionate, resourceful, focused, probing, deep, and perceptive.

Scorpio New Moon cycles favor working on our self-mastery skills. We may want to pinpoint those things that make us feel out of control, such as addictions and debts, and work on freeing ourselves of these emotional burdens. This cycle is also opportune for exploring what is missing in our lives that leads us to engage in these self-destructive behaviors.

There can be an opportunity to rid ourselves of junk in our lives, both material and spiritual. With this potent Scorpio energy, we have the chance to make important changes.

Each sign teaches us valuable things, and one of Scorpio's lessons involves learning to dig deeper into the mysteries around us instead of always being content with the status quo. Taking the time to understand others' motives can enrich our feelings of intimacy, forgiveness, and meaning.

Scorpio also teaches us that dedication to one meaningful relationship or undertaking can be significantly more satisfying than spreading ourselves around. Here, quality over quantity applies. We might want to use this cycle to focus on and develop one special project or relationship to help add purposefulness and depth to our lives.

Work On:

• Releasing your fear of confrontation and heavy emotional situations

• Recognizing that uncomfortable conversations can lead to psychological healing

• Asking for support from others when you need it

• Building motivation from within to accomplish your goals

• Letting your discomfort with the past motivate new beginnings rather than keep you stuck

Look Out For:

• Struggling between wanting to be direct and aboveboard versus defaulting to strategy and secrecy

• Feeling lost or foggy about your path (retrograde Mercury makes it hard to see clearly)

• Using the discomfort of the past as an excuse to stay in old patterns instead of moving forward

The Core Tension:You want to be honest and direct, but something in you wants to stay strategic and guarded. Notice when you are choosing strategy over sincerity. That is where the real work lives.

The Scorpio New Moon: A Deep Cleanse

Scorpio doesn't do surface level. This New Moon asked us to look at what we have been hiding, even from ourselves. The desires we have edited out before allowing ourselves to name them. The relationships or patterns we have outgrown but kept holding onto out of comfort or fear.

This is the fertile void energy. Nothing is blooming yet, but the deep work of breaking down old patterns is happening beneath the surface. Think of it as compost: messy, dark, and necessary for what is coming next.

The 11.11 Portal: The Still Point

Right between the New Moon and Friday the 13th, we hit 11.11, a master number of intuition, illumination, and doorways. This wasn't a day for a laundry list of manifestations. It was a day to pick one intention. One clear seed. Speak it into the quiet before the cosmic traffic starts moving again.

The Moon was in Sagittarius forming a harmonious trine to Jupiter, a moment of faith, luck, and optimism. But Mercury and Venus were nearly stationary, preparing to shift gears. It was the stillness right before the forward motion.

Friday the 13th: The Liberation Day

Here is the plot twist: in 2026, this infamous date was actually a liberation day.

Both Mercury (communication) and Venus (relationships) stationed direct on this exact day. They had been retrograde during the intense Scorpio season, forcing deep reviews of how we speak, connect, and value ourselves. The fog of the previous weeks began to lift.

The unlucky stigma of the date was overshadowed by the astrological reality of unblocking. It was the moment to take the insights from the New Moon and the intention from 11.11 and actually start moving them into the world.

This trio of dates tells a story:

November 9 (Scorpio New Moon): Go inward. Get honest. Release what no longer fits.     ( or after  Astrologically speaking, we get a three day grace period to do any kind of spiritual work.)

November 11 (11.11 Portal): Plant one clear intention. Keep it simple and sacred.

November 13 (Friday the 13th): Move forward. The communication channels are open. The blockages are clearing.

Instead of fearing Friday the 13th, light a candle for the relationships or projects that survived the retrograde review. Take one tangible step forward. The energy is moving again, and so are we.