New Moon in Scorpio | Thursday 11/4, 2:14pm PDT

"I am open to insights and transformation that are preparing me for the turning of the year, and a new beginning.
I am committed to honoring all parts of myself.
I offer my unconditional forgiveness to myself and others.
I step into my power with trust, good intentions and dignity.
I welcome in transformation and new beginnings."

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"...We can learn to dance with the dark, surrender to the alchemy and transformation it offers, and emerge on the other side, back into the light, in an even deeper embodiment of our authentic magic and power."

~@amy.thenorthstar

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New Moon in Scorpio | Thursday 11/4, 2:14pm PDT

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"Scorpio Season is a magical time that brings us the opportunity to face our deepest shadows, accept them, and grow with them instead of away from them. This season teaches us how to become our own shamans, alchemists, and psychologists as we travel to the deepest layers of our beings. As the Sun sits in the energy of Scorpio, it brings us the courage to face our whole selves and a willingness to be honest about every aspect of our energy.

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This season feels very intense at times as we ride the waves of Scorpio, but the turmoil is worth it, as we discover forgotten pieces of our souls and heal the foundation of our hearts. As we begin this new season, take the calmness and balance you found in Libra and hold on to it. It is from this place of inner harmony that you can truly begin to do the work Scorpio Season offers. Return to your breath and your body when you need to, and always remember that you have the power to return to peace."

~@SpiritDaughter

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“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” (T.S. Eliot). The reason this quote is so applicable to our present experience is the ongoing influence of the planet Uranus. Since July, at every new moon this planet of evolution has been in aspect to the Sun/Moon conjunction. In July Uranus was inconjunct or quincunx (150 degree aspect that requires one to relate from a higher perspective) the Sun/Moon. In August, with a 2 degree separation, Uranus squared the Sun/Moon. September there was an exact trine present. October another inconjunct, this one exact and in November, the current new moon is affected by an exact opposition from the planet of enlightenment.

This planet suggests risking all to shed conditioning and open to the ‘heavens’. Uranus was the god of the heavens. Considered to be eccentric due to its uncommon axis, we are destined now to ‘travel out of bounds’. The energy of Uranus together with the Sun/Moon in Scorpio is a potent recipe for success! There is no other sign more passionate, determined, assertive and decisive. It is an optimal time to take the plunge into the depths of our own unknown..."

~Anna Chapman | Read the rest of Anna's article here!

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"The New Moon in Scorpio brings us intensity, magic, and the opportunity to transform our shadows into light. It is one of the most powerful New Moons of the year. We feel this Moon deeply in our energetic and emotional bodies. It’s important to set aside time to understand the energy affecting you. When you pause and reflect on the vibrations raining down on you, you can harness them to create impactful change in your life. This Moon also opens a doorway to your subconscious, allowing you to see energies normally hidden. In viewing these vibrations honestly and whole-heartedly, you can understand where your blocks may be hiding but also see your true desires. All of this information enables you to write intentions with clarity, purpose, and commitment. Get to know yourself at the deepest level this New Moon and love every piece you find.

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Scorpio teaches us that pressure is what makes the diamond. It’s through the process of intense self-inquiry that we gain the power to change our lives. This honest look at ourselves can sometimes feel excruciating. It’s not easy to face our shadows, but this New Moon asks that we find the courage to look those shadows in the eye and understand them. Often our shadows are our subconscious emotions. They are fear, anxiety, guilt, regret, and shame. We don’t know how to process them, so we bury them in the corners of our minds, where they meddle with our lives without us even knowing. In the eyes of Scorpio, though, emotions are simply energy. Therefore, they can be transformed just like any energy. Scorpio does not teach us to rid ourselves of intense emotions. Instead, it teaches us to transmute the energy into something else. Emotions, after all, carry raw potential. They are powerful and help us change our lives once we learn to direct their energy."

~@SpiritDaughter

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Crystals for Transformation

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Labradorite | This gray stone with an iridescent blue flash is known to strengthen faith in the self and trust in the universe. Labradorite is a useful companion through change, imparting strength and perseverance. A stone of transformation, Labradorite prepares body and soul for the ascension process. (Hall, 170).

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Malachite | Vivid green with concentric banding, Malachite encourages an adventurous spirit, and summons the strength to take responsibility for one's actions and break old patterns and unhealthy ties. This stone develops empathy with other people, assists the re-birthing process, and is used for inner exploration, stimulating dreams and memory. (Hall, 183-184).

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Herkimer Diamond | This stone energizes, enlivens, and promotes creativity. It stimulates spiritual vision, promotes dream recall, and stimulates conscious attunement to the highest spiritual levels and to your own potential. Herkimer facilitates gentle release and transformation, bringing your soul's purpose forward. (Hall, 142).

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See Judy Hall's Crystal Bible for more information about these stones and hundreds of others.

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Diving for Light | Wisdom from the Sacred Rebels Oracle Deck

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During this New Moon we may feel restless energy pushing us out of our comfort zone and into a zone of transformation and metamorphosis. It can be uncomfortable to sit in the dark of the moon and observe the cycles of our deep emotional waters, but we can resolve to integrate our shadow, not push it away. When we do so, we can be empowered to further deepen and complete the lifelong journey of unravelling the essence of our true nature, which is timeless, boundless and eternal.

The darkest parts of us can come into the light to be noticed, recognized and accepted. We can alchemically transmute traumas into sources of profound strength and commit to honoring all parts of ourselves.

As we sat with the energies of this New Moon we felt inspired to tap into the consciousness of universal mind and pull a card for the community (collective") from one of our favorite oracle decks by Alaina Fairchild, "Sacred Rebels". The card we drew was Diving for Light and it felt so spot on that we are inspired to share it here.

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Diving For Light:

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"How brave you are! You are diving for light. It can be so much simpler to seek light in the heavenly, in that which is blissful, sweet, loving and kind. To look for the light in that which is dark is an advanced task that only a rebellious and brave heart will attempt.

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You may not feel that you have taken such a journey by choice. Yet you have taken this wise challenge on from deep within your soul. Your innermost being has evoked this situation in your life with the intention that you grow in power, wisdom and creative juice. It also wants you to experience a bold and fearless trust in life and become further empowered to live it with zest and courage.

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The oracle of Diving For Light speaks of a time when you are called into the darkness through life circumstances, situations, relationship challenges or inner struggles that defy clear understanding. That darkness might be a creative block, a sense of being in a void or feelings of depression, rage, sadness, fear or anxiety. There may or may not be an obvious cause. The darkness might be generally accepted and socially acknowledged because there is a socially acceptable or obvious reason for it – such as a death, divorce or retrenchment. However there may be no obvious justification for your experience of darkness. You might not need a ‘reason’ to be able to accept it, likewise you may struggle to find an unconditional acceptance of your experience. Just know that you are actually on track and right where you need to be.

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Our creative process and our spiritual path go through a similar ‘turning of the wheel’ progress. There is spring and summer, in the seasons of our soul, as well as in the earthly ones. There is the autumn harvest and there is the death inherent in winter, when energy is concentrated and pulled within to seek out the darkness where it can rest, regenerate and simply be, until the time is right for new life, energy and creative inspiration to burst forth.

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When diving for light, one must be willing to bear the darkness and understand it has a purpose, much like winter does upon the earth. It is not in error or through lack of consciousness that you are here now. It is testament to your spiritual growth and creative process, not a sign that they are lacking or stalling. The healing process below will help you with your inward plunging and to successfully navigate it.

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This oracle brings particular guidance that although you are powerful, you are also vulnerable at this time. You need to be alert to sabotage and criticism that may make your progress more difficult than it already is. That would be rather unnecessary. At least some of the people around you might be more attached to their fear and doubt than to their faith in your process and the ways of the creative, rebellious, spiritual path that asks us to trust unconditionally. They may be frightened due to a lack of understanding. You don’t need to carry their fear for them. You have your own process to attend to and they can choose to be inspired by your journey, or frightened by it. They are free to respond as they wish and whatever those responses are, they are part of their journey, for them to work through.

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You also need to be vigilant against the darker forces within you. These are the voices that you may not expect, particularly if you are a pure-hearted being who typically resonates with love. These voices or feelings might surprise you with their dark intensity. They may be feelings of hate, terror or of wanting only to sleep because anything further is all just too hard. They may contain vicious criticism of yourself or tell you that your inner creative work is pointless, unoriginal, not worth it or stupid. These dark forces might try to tell you that you are on the wrong path, suggest that you will fail, or ask with great condescension, ‘Who the hell do you think you are?’

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You must stay in your heart and not believe these dark forces. Stay in compassion. Fear creates the energy of anger, hate and destructiveness. These forces are a part of life. We don’t have to be frightened of them, nor do we need to deny their existence or try to ignore them in order to find light in the darkness. We just need to hold compassion and be intelligently aware so we can avoid being seduced into the trap of needing to prove ourselves or into the mistaken belief that we need to fight against darkness. It is too easy to get caught up in trying to heal the dark. Darkness just is. Recognize it when it is there and be in your compassionate heart. All you need to do is make a choice – will you stay in your heart or will you be seduced by darkness and overcome by hate or sleepiness?

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Diving for light is a spiritual test and a threshold for all true creative work. We successfully navigate our way through this test and pass the threshold into new creative birth, by staying connected to the light of compassion in our own hearts. It is not an easy test, but it is one that you must be ready for – otherwise it wouldn’t be coming to you now. Just remember, it is the light of the heart that sustains. It exists within us always, even in the darkest depths of unknown terrain.

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This oracle also comes with a special message. There is a darkness within or around you that could become problematic if left unchecked. If, for no particular reason, you find yourself feeling angry, irritated, hopeless or tired more easily than usual, unable to rest or it is just too much effort to exercise or take care of yourself, then this darkness is having an unnecessary effect on you. It is time to end that now from a place of compassion. The healing process below will empower you for that task. Don’t be afraid. you are learning this lesson and the unending power of compassion because you are ready for it. Feel honored by the lesson and stay humbly centered in your powerful, rebellious heart that refuses to be conquered by fear and remains faithful to love. All will be well.”

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Healing Process: “Say this aloud, as an invocation. Repeat morning and night for at least three days and continue for as long as you wish and feels good for you:

“I call upon the presence of unconditional love. Be here now, without restraint. Fill me and fill this space. Touch all beings with your grace.

I feel the presence of unconditional love within me. I acknowledge the presence of unconditional love all around me. I am the presence of unconditional love and in this love, no fear can remain.

May unconditional love guide any fear back to the light of love, o back into the earth , as serves the greatest good. My body, mind, heart and soul are now completely bathed in and protected by unconditional love.

Through my own free will, this is so.”

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Thank you, Alaina for this powerful message.

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If this resonated with you, you might want to pull a "more information card" from one of your own decks asking how this message relates to you or how you might work with this message.

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You can find the Sacred Rebels Oracle at Paradise Found, or in our online bookshop! Alana has also created a beautiful accompanying journal for recording your insights and reflections.

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