New Moon Scorpio
Thursday, November 17
6-7:15 pm PST
All Salome events are hosted online.
A link for the live event will be sent a day in advance & a recording will be sent following.
As the year closes, the Sun and Moon are joined by an embracing Mercury and Venus – again – but this time they meet up in the sign of Sagittarius, The Archer: He of the dead eye aim and the lofty philosophies. Our desire for the truth (finally, please!) following the elections will be hammered by the continuing retrograde Mars in Gemini opposing Venus and Mercury as they head deeper into Sagittarius. These polarized energies square Neptune in Pisces, and Neptune is joined once again by Jupiter (as was the case in April): a tsunami of emotion and information, bringing plenty of obfuscation, outright lies, beliefs, and delusional behaviors.
The Sun transiting in Sagittarius—higher purpose, loftier goals, aim at the possible, don’t be dissuaded by disappointments—reaches an exact opposition with retrograding Mars in Gemini on December 7-8. The tension between possibility and pragmatics is high here, and we’ll all have tough choices to make about who and what we believe. At the same time, Mercury and Venus begin their journey into Capricorn: collaboration around mission with timetable and budgets will bring some of the more mutable arguments into clarity and action.
The Capricorn New Moon of December 23 anticipates a communion with the Venus/Mercury/Pluto trio in Capricorn, the emergence of order around priorities, and we end the year and begin the next with resolution and grim optimism!
Note: If you have a copy of your own horoscope, it will be possible to trace these currents to your own experiences. For more information on reading your own natal chart, you can purchase the recording of How to Read Your Own Horoscope 101.
About Carol Ferris
Carol Ferris is a full-time consulting astrologer, teacher, and private tutor of astrology with four decades of experience. She completed her MA in Interdisciplinary Studies at Marylhurst University. The title of her thesis, The Sky's Body: Constellations and Medicine reflects her ongoing interest in nature-based medicine and governance thinking of the ancient Near East and Chinese philosophers and astrologers. Carol's work with the multivalent symbols of astrology is interwoven into work with dreams and active imagination. Over the years, Carol has seen these two frameworks —astrological mapping and Jungian imagery —as mutually beckoning guides to understand how all life, in its exquisite specificity, rises from a unified field.
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Online Attendance: A link for this salon will be emailed to all registrants within 24 hours of the event. Household members are welcome to join for the single login.
Recordings: A video will be emailed to all registrants within 24 hours of the event. All New Moon Salon recordings expire after one month.
Scholarships & Discounts: If finances would prevent you from joining us, please send an email with a short note. No questions asked. We would love for you to be able to join.