On October 17, the Full Hunter Moon will rise and rage in the impulse-prone, Mars-ruled sign of Aries. The Supermoon in Aries will be the biggest and brightest supermoon of the year. Read on to learn more about the meaning and astrology of this supermoon and what to expect for your zodiac sign.
Full Moon in Aries
Because this full moon falls in the cardinal mode, the cardinal signs, Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, and those with personal planets in those signs, especially in the late 20-29 degrees, will feel the effects of this supermoon – especially the impulse to heal, more acute.
The Full Hunter Moon in Aries falls on October 17. Getty Images
The brilliant astrologer Evan Nathaniel Grim of Inner Worlds Astrology told The Post that because this full moon will be conjunct Chiron, the astrological representation of our open wounds and the causes of traumathis munation will be something of a trial by fire for the cardinal babies.
“The cardinal signs may be better after this full moon, but they should be very bold,” he noted. “They must be willing to open their hearts to someone else in their life or to themselves and admit, confess or share some of their deepest insecurities and oldest wounds.”
For Aries, this full moon represents a choice between the vulnerable and the unstable. scaliger – stock.adobe.com
Grim explained that for Aries people, this full moon illuminates their first house of self and will be equal parts empowering and overwhelming.
“They will have to work with a lot of abstract emotional material; some of them are very raw and internal and cannot be easily pointed out or explained,” he said.
Grim noted that now is not the time to hold back. “Aries must be very transparent and open with people about their feelings, because if they try to suppress the wounds that arise, then the energy is distorted into something very unstable.”
If the Rams can cross the line closer to vulnerability than volatility, Grim promised they are poised for deep recovery.
For Aries, this full moon represents a choice between the tangible and the volatile.
“If Aries can take full inventory of their past wounds, it can be a celebratory, cathartic release of things you no longer have to hold on to.”
Now is the time for parental reconciliation and career changes for Cancers. scaliger – stock.adobe.com
For Cardinal Cancers, this full moon hits their tenth house of career and authority. “For Cancers, the tenth house full moon is about healing wounds with authority figures and people you look up to, whether it’s a parent, manager or boss,” Grim said.
Regarding parents and elders, he shared that it’s a great moon for reconciliation and notes that some Cancers may have to respond to a health crisis in their family or choose to take on a caregiving role.
In terms of career and aspirations, Grim said this month could be a big turning point. “Some Cancers will reach a career milestone and decide to pursue a different line of work that provides them with independent power, especially working in a field that’s in the healing space.”
Grim noted that Mars, our planet of action and aggression, is currently in Cancer, setting the stage for tense exchanges for Cancer natives. “Cancers are more likely to find themselves in opposition now and they need to really focus on conflict resolution and the things they need to transform their important relationships,” he said.
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Libras may need to cut ties in order to move forward on their healing journeys. scaliger – stock.adobe.com
Grim shared that for Libras, this moon invokes themes of partnership and alliance. “Libras must decide whether or not allies and partners in their lives are contributing to their healing journey or blocking it.”
The question to consider? “Has your partner, best friend, or significant other been healed? Are they open to them? OWN healing journey? If not, those relationships will surely end. There has to be a certain amount of vulnerability in these one-on-one relationships.”
Grim noted that, as always, what must be will be, and if relationships are resilient and resilient in their vulnerability, this madness can foster true communion between partners and trusted friends.
“There has to be a lot of support in that relationship, but also, both individuals have to be strong on their own and eventually close the loop on the healing journey independently.”
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For Capricorn, this full moon is hitting their fourth house of home and descent. “We’re talking about a possible breakthrough in a healing journey in relation to the family.”
Grim believed that some hats could be called upon to care for the family or to get in touch with the painful and profound realities of their ancestral traumas.
“The full moon can be the end of something, and in the fourth house for Capricorns, it can be the end of a living situation, coexistence. Some Capricorns may move somewhere a little more conducive to healing.”
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It’s time to reach for your shadows and shake hands with your demons, folks—there’s a new moon shining in the sign of Scorpio.
The new moon in Scorpio peaks on November 1st at 8:47 am EST.
Scorpio is ruled by Mars, the planet of vitality, and Pluto, the luminary of death.
It is through the reconciliation of these extremes that Scorpio finds its ultimate power.
New Moon in Scorpio
Scorpio rules the eighth house of sex, death and resources. Matryoshka – stock.adobe.com
Scorpio owns the eighth house of sex, endings and resources – that building of the unconscious where things are felt but not seen.
The new moon in Scorpio insists that you dig deeper, see in the dark, and move closer to the kind of honesty and intimacy that terrifies you the most.
A trust in the abyss, if you will.
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The meaning of the new moon
During the full moon, the sky darkens and we go deep. TrondChristian – stock.adobe.com
The new moon is a clean slate, returning the fresh impurities of a month-long lunar cycle. The sky darkens and we go deep, especially under the influence of Scorpio.
A new moon occurs when the moon is in conjunction with the sun – and so is no longer visible from our earthly perspective. As such, the new moon always falls in the same zodiac sign in which the sun is moving.
The sun symbolizes the ego, the core self, and our forward trajectory, while the moon represents our primal nature, the need for nourishment, and subconscious urges.
In astrology, the sun symbolizes the ego, the core self, and our forward trajectory—while the moon represents our primal nature, the need for nourishment, and subconscious urges. When these two bodies align in sign, it is an opportunity to appreciate and progress.
This week, that possibility takes shape in the fixed waters of death-centered, obsession-prone Scorpio.
Manifestation of the new moon
The new moon in Scorpio coincides with the thinning of the veil. leo – stock.adobe.com
New moons are powerful times for manifestation practices. Because this new moon falls in the sign of the threshold of death during the time of year when the proverbial veil between the worlds is thinnest, it is an excellent opportunity to seek advice from the ancestors and initiate a dialogue with the departed.
For tips on how to communicate, see our guide here.
New Moon in Scorpio 2024
The new moon falls on the Day of the Dead amid a tense opposition between Mars and Pluto. Salander Studio – stock.adobe.com
During the new moon in Scorpio, the sign’s two planetary rulers, Mars and Pluto, will close in anertic-degree opposition, a tense AF aspect that brings to the fore fears, insecurities, base instincts, emo reactions, and struggles for power.
Tempers flare, daggers fly. Approach anything that opposes you. Hold on tight, hold the sting, and try to see the friction as a spark for intimacy rather than a match for discord.
What is a shadow?
Our shadows represent all that we have exiled. Arunrat – stock.adobe.com
Scorpio is synonymous with shadows and shadow work.
To better understand the dark side, it is helpful to define it. Basically, our shadows represent everything we’ve internalized—all the bad parts, shameful urges, overwhelming emotions, intense experiences, and terrible truths we’ve tried to repress and/or separate from.
But as any psychologist will tell you, shadows make for a very shallow grave, and there’s no better time to exhume and integrate than under the dark skies of a Scorpio new moon.
New Moon in the meaning of Scorpio
Claws up, zero f–ks, it’s a new moon in Scorpio. vaclav – stock.adobe.com
Scorpio represents the transformative power of trauma and the potential for our shadows to reveal a path to the sun of actualization.
Spiritual types will tell you that every decision in life comes down to a choice between love and fear. They are never higher than when we face our own shame, guilt, and avoidance.
It’s easy enough to bring out the hidden qualities of ourselves—places where we’re afraid, jealous, hateful, or cowardly. But there’s no use looking in the dark if we don’t work out why something got kicked out in the first place.
Transformation through trauma
Scorpio represents the transformative power of trauma. Image Craft – stock.adobe.com
Part of this process may involve thanking these dark parts of ourselves for the role they played in protecting us. We can accept that service by explaining that we no longer require that particular wall.
After all, Scorpio is the sign of healing, shamanic work and rebirth. We can initiate ourselves into the art of healing by seeing our lives as blessed by the baptism of fire, which better equips us to hold space for others as they walk their seasons in hell.
As astrologer Jill Wintersteen brilliantly explains, “When we acknowledge anger, it often becomes motivation or clarity. Fear can become surrender and trust. Anxiety or worry can lead to calmness or even excitement. Sadness can lead to creativity and self -acceptance. And emotional connections can lead to gratitude and an ability to move forward.â€
Fear as fuel
Georgia O’Keeffe. Getty Images/Tony Vaccaro
This energy of transformation is not about being fearless, but resolved.
As dual Scorpio Georgia O’Keeffe once confessed, “I’ve been absolutely terrified at every moment of my life and I’ve never let it stop me from a single thing I wanted to do.”
The themes and threads of the new moon apply to all of us, regardless of sun sign. Where and how this energy is expressed depends on the house within your individual birth chart ruled by Scorpio.
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After a whirlwind round of October eclipses, we’re headed for a different kind of reckoning: election season and the onslaught of holidays, both of which will test our tact, strength, and ability to breathe through emotional triage.
Fun.
For most of this month, the sun will shine in the dark waters of Scorpio. vaclav – stock.adobe.com
The month begins with a new moon in Scorpio on November 1, setting an intense tone for the transformative weeks ahead.
On November 3rd, with the closest presidential election in decades, death daddy Pluto in Capricorn will directly oppose warmonger Mars in Cancer. The energy here is powerful, but it can also support self-control and unleashing a death blow (a Pluto/Mars poem) on things that are dead, dying, or determined to destroy us.
I can’t think of a better day to quit smoking, break up with a narcissist, or swear off corn syrup.
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On November 11, Venus, our planet of possessions, relationships and aesthetics, moves, or rather, power moves ino Capricorn. Venus in Cap knows what she wants and wants it to last, providing an impetus to commit or disengage—depending on the ROI.
This month, the full moon falls in the horned and horned sign of Taurus on November 15th. Start – stock.adobe.com
On November 15, the Full Moon in Taurus rises and shines.
The Moon is exalted in Taurus, which means our luminary of food and security lives to bask in the pleasure pastures of Taurus. But this year, dashing and lightning-fast Uranus is in the mix, making us prone to impulses, excesses and outbursts. Tread carefully, and because Taurus rules the throat, speak your mind—lest you choke on the dry husk of your honest diatribes.
On the same day, Saturn goes direct in Pisces after months of retrograde; this stationing should help us all see a little more clearly and move purposefully towards dreams and schemes that may have felt stuck in neutral/energetic purgatory since June.
Pluto, named for the god of the underworld, moves into Aquarius this month. siangphong – stock.adobe.com
On November 19, power planet Pluto sets up shop in Aquarius, where the dark lord will reign for the next two decades. Pluto in Aquarius will (hopefully) usher us all into the age of the utopian alien where we can rise to the strange and perhaps even subvert the dry, exploitative, capitalist structure of yore.
Stay tuned.
On November 21, the sun moves from the crypts of Scorpio to the pirate sails of Sagittarius, providing a much-needed spiritual lift.
Get it while you can, folks – Mercury retrograde begins on November 25th. The trickster planet will be in peak interference until December 15th.
Mercury retrograde; don’t be afraid, be prepared. wasan – stock.adobe.com
This is a relatively short retrograde period for Mercury, but if we consider the shadow period, it will last through both Thanksgiving and Christmas, which can mean more explosions and internal strife. But in the Sag spirit, what is spilled, spoken or broken can lead to broader views and better connections.
Here’s the hope. Read about your sun and birth signs.
Make your ashes the clay this month, Aries. deviney designs – stock.adobe.com
Scorpio season highlights your eighth house of sex, secrets, endings and beginnings, Aries. While you have no problem finding fuel for your proverbial fire, this month has you wondering what can be built upon the pile of what has been burned.
To help you to your scaffolding, I bring you the words of fellow Aries and Dadaist poet Tristan Tzara: “Not old, not new, but necessary.”
Taurus may see their trusted relationships tested this month. Kittipong – stock.adobe.com
Scorpio season casts a shadow over your seventh house of partnership, Taurus. The Full Moon and Uranus in your sign at mid-month promise something shocking to your system and to the foundation of your trusted relationships.
Remember, my taurus babies, while we would rarely, if ever, choose to be rocked or completely overturned, in the currents we often thrive.
By slowing down and adapting, Gemini can elevate their routines into rituals. Enigma – stock.adobe.com
This month, themes of routine and ritual are at the fore for you, Gemini. Consider the ways in which the former can rise to the latter. In relation to your daily life, certain situations, such as living quarters, jobs, hobbies, etc., may feel inconvenient for you this month.
Use this energy to look for unexpected alternatives. While you don’t have to change everything, wealth is with you if you choose.
Scorpio floods your house of fun, Cancer. Dennis – stock.adobe.com
The Sun in Scorpio waters floods your house of fun, Cancer, offering countless opportunities for fancy flights, afternoon delights and falling dice.
There is little friction between opportunities for praise and the pressing demands of everyday life. Don’t miss your chance to play ball, baby.
If you’re not able to say, ‘Take this job and push it,’ try to build fun into each day, every day. Eat an ice cream on your lunch break, put your bare feet on the grass, go dancing with strangers. For energetic inspiration, I recommend watching “Hook,” starring the moon child, the late great Robin Williams.
Rifle through your roots this month, Leo. CrunchyBeans – stock.adobe.com
Scorpio season asks you to dig deep into your root system, Leo. Use your sign’s theatrical merits to analyze the knots tied by the suffocating threads.
If you see your life as performance art, are the parts of mother, father, elder, sage, and brother played by the right people in ways that make you feel confident and brave? Free and complete. If not, it’s time to reframe.
Keep your ear to the ether this month, Virgo. Iswanto – stock.adobe.com
The Sun in Scorpio places a seashell in the ear of your third house of communication, Virgo.
For the first half of the month, Mercury, your ruling planet, will also be in Scorpio, encouraging you to listen carefully to messages of all kinds from all sources.
The veil between worlds is at its thinnest this time of year, so if you’re in the mood to seek guidance or reassurance from someone you’ve lost, now is the time to set out a can to call upon the dead.
Feel good, take gold Libra. photobieshutterb – stock.adobe.co
Scorpio season highlights your second house of values and valuables, Libra, house of cash and cold, hard faith.
In astrology, as in salary, there is a direct correlation between our earning potential and our concept of what we deserve. With that in mind, I hope you’ll evaluate before you say yes to anyone. Being wanted and needed by others is not an adequate reason to avoid your pursuits. No more martyrdom as a means of self-sabotage, Libra! Overcome your fear of inadequacy by claiming and doing exactly what you want.
Dress like the divinity you are this month, Scorpio. Pixel Matrix – stock.adobe.com
Happy return of the sun to you, Scorpio. This month begins with a powerful new moon in your sign, offering you a chance for rebirth in the dark night. Your sign is synonymous with transformation and trauma, but this time of year, challenge and change can take the form of a physical adjustment. Fashion is a language, and the best way to communicate your latest incarnation may be in stoic armor or the screaming neon of a new outfit.
Pro tip: Imagine how your favorite movie character or mythical figure would fit into our broken, modern world. What does Medusa wear to the grocery store? Hades in the club? Does my horse go for a run?
Find a mantra for self-mastery this month, Sagittarius. Infinity – stock.adobe.com
The Sun in fixed Scorpio waters always invites introspection. However, the call is stronger for you, Sagittarius, while Scorpio highlights your twelfth house of conclusions, ghosts, hidden forces, and the subconscious mind.
Experts agree that the best way to influence the subconscious is through repetition of words; basically, what we speak becomes what we believe. You can find a mantra that makes you master of yourself.
Find unexpected inspiration this month, Capricorn. Sergey Shimanovich – stock.adobe.com
The Sun in Scorpio highlights your eleventh house of community and connection, Capricorn. You tend to be a one-of-a-kind type, ensuring absolute perfection and glory.
However, this season, with Pluto in its final death throes and the degree of your sign, you are called upon to call upon others, if not as direct collaborators, then as unexpected sources of insight and inspiration.
The wilder and wider the net you cast, the richer you will be.
PS – Trees, animals, children and ghosts in your car and/or dreams all count as community members who can contribute to your cause.
Cut or kill Aquarius. eliosdnepr – stock.adobe.com
Ahoy, Aquarius! The big news for you is the entry of death father Pluto into your sign, heralding a period of serious transformation, especially in relation to how you hold, hold and experience power.
As an outer planet with a very long orbit, this impact will not be instantaneous.
Still, water bearers can set the stage and pave the way for Pluto to do its work by eradicating anything that weakens it, be it habits, beliefs, heritage or relationships.
Believe me, my boys – in due time, if you do not surrender these things freely, they will be taken away by force.
You have to get through it to get there this month, Pisces. jonathan – stock.adobe.com
Finally, Saturn is going direct in your sign, Pisces. Saturn is known as the Great Teacher, and while his lessons are rarely easy, they are formative. Saturn’s guidance leans heavily on themes like patience and sacrifice—again, not a lot of good times and happy rags.
To that end, you may face obstacles and setbacks that feel sharp in the moment—but later prove to be the breadcrumbs and levers that lead you on the right path and equip you to open doors and windows of opportunity. truths.
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Gather, my babies; this week, we have a powerful opposition between Pluto, the planet of death and destruction, and Mars, the planet of conflict, action and aggression.
If that sounds yikes, that’s because it is.
The opposition is correct on November 3, but we will feel the effects and dizzying consequences of this showdown for several days before and after the main event – including but not limited to election day.
Understanding the Mars-Pluto opposition
Mars is getting ready to move from the cardinal waters of Cancer to the feline fires of Leo. graphic master – stock.adobe.com
In conversation with each other, Mars and Pluto are combative, but they also invite us to find and stand in our power, overcome our base instincts, and fight the proverbial good fight.
Mars in Cancer directly opposes Pluto in Capricorn at a fatal and anaretic 29 degrees. Both are just days away from changing signs, and this precipice amplifies the energy of the antagonism.
Current views of this week’s Mars-Pluto opposition. zef art – stock.adobe.com
Mars is the planet of war, while Cancer is the sign of maternal care and memory. In this way, this transit asks us to consider what memories and past pains continue to cause conflict in our consciousness, what triggers they continue to cause – and what roles we insist on reviving.
Mars in Cancer craves stagnation, the toxic known over the frightening unknown, and tends to react more than respond. During this opposition, emotional resistance, all-out outbursts and hypersensitivity are predicted.
Conflict can arise to test whether we operate from a place of bold empowerment or covert encouragement and patterned victimization. While the divine machine of fate does not stop, there are ways to observe and integrate its teachings.
Power struggle and warnings to cause
Pluto is named for the god of the underworld. Archivist – stock.adobe.com
Pluto is the planet of karmic punishment, and Capricorn is the sign of power, authority, and the paternal structure. Since Pluto began its tour of Capricorn in 2008, the dark lord has been at work uncovering and destroying traditional structures and oppressive power dynamics. See the financial crisis, the #MeToo movement, and the takedown of accused predators and power wielders like Weinstein, Epstein, and Diddy.
Pluto eventually emerges from the mouth of Hell to heal.
In its highest expression, Capped Pluto displaces and overturns the obsolete. On the other hand and in the lower abdomen, it can express itself as a dark need for control and an oppressive father knows the energy best. In the final stages of this transit, it will be interesting to see what kind of curtain the planet of death will close.
Pluto = death and Mars = vitality, so this opposition can manifest as life-or-death scenarios—or power struggles that reach a fever pitch and make you feel like survival can only come through detachment.
However, Pluto eventually emerges from the mouth of Hell to heal. Pluto is also the planet of karmic reckoning, and this opposition and the subsequent presidential election occur a few days after Pluto enters Aquarius, the sign it was in when the United States declared its independence.
Cultural catharsis
Pluto is sounding its death knell in the last degree of Capricorn. Janez Volmayer – stock.adobe.com
Similarly, this opposition and this upcoming Pluto cycle promise to usher in a new era for our nation.
Some people will experience this transit as explosive right away, while others will see the seeds planted in the coming days produce flowers of change and challenge over the next few months.
Whether the effects are fast and furious or slowly transformative, it’s a moment of deep catharsis.
Remember that the etymology of catharsis is to cleanse through purification. Typically, catharsis follows crises, as one must reach a major scale before one can pivot. We can’t be redeemed without failure, we can’t cleanse without being poisoned, and we can’t rise without resistance, people.
In myth, Orpheus connects the worlds of Pluto and Mars. SERHII – stock.adobe.com
In myth, the clearest connection between the god of the underworld, Pluto/Hades, and the god of war, Mars/Apollo, is Orpheus, the slayer of the free-spirited lady.
According to many accounts, Apollo taught Orpheus how to play and/or gave him his first instrument. So beautiful was the game of Orpheus that all forms of life, even inanimate objects, moved in rhythm with him.
When a snakebite killed Orpheus’ wife, he descended into the underworld to bring her back from the dead. His pain and the music he held were so moving that Hades himself was moved to tears and granted Orpheus his wish, on the condition that he never look back until he reached the world of the living.
if you’re going through hell, keep going. QuietWord – stock.adobe.com
In this sense, our instructions for surviving and overcoming this transit are similar – we must keep moving forward, and only when we surrender to the other side of the destruction, can we return and begin to understand the path that brought us through it.
Basically, if you’re going through hell, keep going. If you have personal planets falling in late degrees (25 to 29 degrees) of cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn), you will feel the effects of this opposition more acutely.
Good luck there. After the rubble and ruins, the road leads to better, brighter days to come.
Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and reports candidly on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
