New Moon in Scorpio: Transformation & Depth Ritual (October/November)

Understanding New Moon in Scorpio Energy

If Libra was about surface beauty and harmony, Scorpio is about diving into the depths and facing what's hidden. The new moon in Scorpio is the universe handing you a flashlight and saying, "It's time to explore the shadows. It's time to transform. It's time to die and be reborn."

Occurring between October 23 and November 21, this new moon activates the fixed water sign ruled by both Mars (traditional) and Pluto (modern). This is the most intense, powerful, transformative new moon of the entire year. Scorpio doesn't do surface-level work—it demands DEPTH.

The Scorpio Archetype: The Phoenix & The Alchemist

Scorpio is the phoenix rising from the ashes, the alchemist turning lead into gold, the shaman walking between worlds. This sign understands that true transformation requires death—death of old patterns, old identities, old ways of being. During this new moon, you're being called to let something die so something greater can be born.

During this new moon, you're being called to:

• Transform completely - Shed old skin, release old identities, become someone new
• Face your shadow - Explore what you've been avoiding, heal deep wounds, integrate darkness
• Embrace your power - Reclaim your personal power, set fierce boundaries, own your intensity
• Dive deep - Go beneath the surface, seek truth, explore mysteries
• Release and rebirth - Let go of what's dead, make space for new life
• Merge and bond - Create deep intimacy, share resources, trust completely

When Does New Moon in Scorpio Occur?

The new moon in Scorpio happens once a year, typically between October 23 and November 21. Check a lunar calendar for the exact date and time in your timezone.

2024-2026 New Moon in Scorpio Dates:

• November 1, 2024
• October 21, 2025
• November 9, 2026

The ritual window is 48-72 hours from the exact new moon, with peak potency within the first 24 hours.

What to Manifest During New Moon in Scorpio

Perfect Intentions for Scorpio New Moon:

Transformation & Rebirth:

• "I am releasing my old self and stepping into my power"
• "I am transforming completely from the inside out"
• "I am dying to who I was and being reborn as who I'm meant to be"
• "I am shedding old patterns and embracing radical change"
• "I am the phoenix rising from the ashes"

Shadow Work & Healing:

• "I am facing my shadow with courage and compassion"
• "I am healing my deepest wounds and traumas"
• "I am integrating all parts of myself—light and dark"
• "I am releasing shame, guilt, and self-judgment"
• "I am comfortable with my intensity and depth"

Personal Power & Boundaries:

• "I am reclaiming my power from everyone and everything"
• "I am setting fierce, unshakeable boundaries"
• "I am no longer available for manipulation or control"
• "I am owning my intensity without apology"
• "I am the sovereign ruler of my own life"

Deep Intimacy & Trust:

• "I am creating soul-deep intimacy in my relationships"
• "I am trusting completely and being trusted in return"
• "I am merging with another while maintaining my power"
• "I am experiencing transformative sexual and emotional connection"
• "I am attracting relationships that go beneath the surface"

Occult & Mystery:

• "I am developing my psychic and intuitive abilities"
• "I am exploring the mysteries of life, death, and rebirth"
• "I am connecting with my ancestors and spirit guides"
• "I am mastering the occult arts and hidden knowledge"
• "I am comfortable in the unknown and the unseen"

Complete New Moon in Scorpio Ritual

What You'll Need:

Crystals:

• Obsidian (shadow work, protection, grounding)
• Black Tourmaline (protection, transmutation, boundaries)
• Labradorite (transformation, magic, psychic abilities)
• Smoky Quartz (releasing, grounding, transmutation)
• Garnet (passion, power, life force)

Candles:

• Black candle (shadow work, protection, banishing)
• Deep red candle (passion, power, transformation)
• Purple candle (psychic abilities, spiritual power)

Herbs & Oils:

• Mugwort (psychic abilities, dreams, shadow work)
• Wormwood (banishing, protection, spirit work)
• Dragon's blood (power, protection, transformation)
• Patchouli (grounding, sexuality, earth connection)
• Myrrh (death/rebirth, spiritual transformation)

Other Items:

• Cauldron or fireproof bowl (for burning/transformation)
• Black cloth for altar
• Snake or scorpion imagery
• Phoenix symbol
• Tarot deck (especially Death, Tower, Devil cards)
• Journal and black pen
• Items representing what you're releasing
• Mirror (for shadow work)

Step-by-Step Scorpio New Moon Ritual

Step 1: Create Your Underworld Altar (15 minutes)

Scorpio energy is DARK, INTENSE, and POWERFUL. Your altar should reflect this.

1. Choose a private, intimate space (Scorpio is secretive)
2. Lay down black cloth
3. Place your black candle in the center
4. Arrange obsidian and black crystals in a protective circle
5. Add scorpion, snake, or phoenix imagery
6. Include your cauldron or burning bowl
7. Add deep red roses (almost black if possible)
8. Place tarot cards that represent transformation
9. Make it INTENSE—Scorpio doesn't do cute or light

Step 2: Cast a Protective Circle (10 minutes)

Scorpio work goes DEEP. You need protection.

1. Hold your black tourmaline and walk around your space clockwise
2. Visualize a circle of black light forming around you
3. Say at each direction (North, East, South, West): "I am protected. Only love and light may enter this space."
4. Return to center and say: "This circle is cast. I am safe to go deep."
5. Burn dragon's blood incense or sage
6. You are now in sacred, protected space

Step 3: Invoke Pluto & Scorpio Energy (5 minutes)

Light your black candle and say aloud with POWER:

"I call upon Pluto, lord of the underworld, keeper of transformation and rebirth. I invoke the energy of Scorpio, the phoenix, the alchemist, the shaman. I am ready to face my shadow. I am ready to release what's dead. I am ready to transform. I am ready to reclaim my power. I am not afraid of the dark. And so it is."

Step 4: The Shadow Work Ritual (20 minutes)

This is the CORE of Scorpio new moon work. Be brave.

In your journal, answer these questions with BRUTAL HONESTY:

What am I avoiding looking at?

• What truth have I been denying?
• What pain have I been numbing?
• What part of myself have I rejected?

What am I ashamed of?

• What do I judge myself for?
• What do I hide from others?
• What makes me feel "bad" or "wrong"?

Where have I given my power away?

• Who or what controls me?
• Where do I play victim?
• What am I afraid to claim?

What needs to die?

• What old identity am I clinging to?
• What pattern is no longer serving me?
• What relationship, job, or situation is already dead?

Don't judge what comes up. Just WITNESS it. This is your shadow—and it holds your power.

Step 5: The Death & Release Ceremony (15 minutes)

Scorpio requires DEATH before rebirth. Let's kill what needs to die.

1. On separate pieces of paper, write everything you're releasing:

• Old identities: "I release the identity of [victim/people-pleaser/perfectionist]"
• Toxic patterns: "I release the pattern of [self-sabotage/codependency/fear]"
• Dead relationships: "I release [person/situation] completely"
• Limiting beliefs: "I release the belief that [I'm not enough/I'm unlovable/I'm powerless]"

2. Hold each paper and FEEL the weight of what you're carrying
3. Say aloud: "I release you. You are dead to me now. I am free."
4. Burn each paper in your cauldron
5. Watch it turn to ash—this is DEATH
6. When all papers are burned, say: "It is done. The old me is dead. I am ready to be reborn."

Step 6: The Rebirth Intentions (15 minutes)

Now that you've created space through death, what will be BORN?

Write 5-10 intentions for who you're BECOMING. Use powerful, transformative language:

• "I AM reclaiming my power from everyone and everything"
• "I AM the phoenix rising from the ashes of my old life"
• "I AM transforming into my most powerful self"
• "I AM comfortable with my intensity and depth"
• "I AM creating soul-deep intimacy and connection"
• "I AM mastering my psychic and intuitive abilities"
• "I AM the alchemist of my own life"

Read each intention aloud with CONVICTION. FEEL the power.

Step 7: The Power Reclamation Practice (15 minutes)

Scorpio is about POWER. Let's take yours back.

1. Stand in a power pose (feet wide, fists clenched or arms raised)
2. Close your eyes and visualize everyone you've given power to
3. See golden threads connecting you to them
4. One by one, say: "I take my power back from [person/situation]"
5. Visualize cutting the cord and the power returning to your body
6. Feel it filling your solar plexus (above belly button)
7. When you've reclaimed all your power, say: "I am WHOLE. I am POWERFUL. I am SOVEREIGN."
8. Roar, scream, or make a primal sound to seal it

Step 8: The Scorpio Tarot Pull (10 minutes)

Scorpio rules the occult—let's access hidden knowledge.

1. Shuffle your tarot deck while asking: "What is being transformed in my life?"
2. Pull 3 cards:

• Card 1: What is dying/being released
• Card 2: The transformation process
• Card 3: What is being born/emerging

3. Journal about the messages
4. Trust your intuition—Scorpio knows

Step 9: The Alchemical Transformation Meditation (15 minutes)

Scorpio is the alchemist—turning lead into gold, pain into power.

1. Sit comfortably holding your obsidian or smoky quartz
2. Close your eyes and take 10 deep breaths
3. Visualize yourself descending into a dark cave (the underworld)
4. In the center of the cave is a cauldron of black liquid
5. Step into the cauldron—let it dissolve your old self
6. Feel yourself DYING, breaking down, dissolving
7. Then, from the depths, a phoenix rises—this is YOU, reborn
8. See yourself emerging from the cauldron, transformed
9. You are MORE powerful, MORE whole, MORE yourself
10. Ascend from the cave and return to your body
11. Open your eyes—you are TRANSFORMED

Step 10: Close the Ritual (5 minutes)

Place your hand on your heart and say:

"I have faced my shadow and I am not afraid. I have died to my old self and I am reborn. I have reclaimed my power and I am sovereign. I am the phoenix. I am the alchemist. I am the shaman. I am TRANSFORMED. Thank you, Pluto. Thank you, Scorpio. Thank you, Universe. And so it is."

Close your protective circle by walking counterclockwise and saying: "This circle is open but never broken."

Let your candle burn completely if safe. Keep the ashes from your burning ceremony—they represent your transformation.

Scorpio New Moon Shadow Bath Ritual

Ingredients:

• 3 cups Epsom salt (purification, release)
• 1 cup sea salt (protection, grounding)
• 1/2 cup activated charcoal (detox, shadow work)
• 5 drops patchouli essential oil
• 3 drops myrrh essential oil
• Black rose petals or deep red roses
• Obsidian and smoky quartz crystals

Instructions:

1. Draw a bath in complete darkness or candlelight only
2. Add all ingredients (the water will turn dark—embrace it)
3. Light black and red candles
4. Place crystals at the corners
5. Step in and submerge completely (if safe)
6. Soak for at least 30 minutes
7. Visualize all shadow aspects, toxins, and old energy leaving your body
8. Affirm: "I release what's dead. I embrace what's being born. I am transformed."
9. When done, pull the plug and watch the darkness drain away
10. Rinse with cool water to seal the transformation

Working with Pluto Energy (Scorpio's Modern Ruler)

Pluto Correspondences:

• Themes: Death, rebirth, transformation, power, the underworld, shadow, obsession
• Colors: Black, deep red, dark purple
• Symbols: Phoenix, snake, scorpion, cauldron, underworld
• Deities: Pluto/Hades (Greek/Roman), Persephone (Greek), Kali (Hindu), Hecate (Greek), Anubis (Egyptian)

Pluto Invocation for Transformation:

"Pluto, lord of death and rebirth, keeper of the underworld and hidden treasures, I call upon your transformative power. Help me face what I've been avoiding. Help me release what's dead. Help me reclaim my power. Help me rise from the ashes, transformed and whole. Hail Pluto, bringer of transformation!"

Scorpio New Moon Tarot Spread

Use this 8-card spread for deep transformation guidance:

1. What shadow aspect needs my attention? - The hidden
2. What is this shadow trying to teach me? - The lesson
3. What needs to die in my life? - The death
4. What is being born? - The rebirth
5. Where have I given my power away? - The leak
6. How do I reclaim my power? - The reclamation
7. What transformation is occurring? - The alchemy
8. Who will I become? - The emergence

Scorpio New Moon Journaling Prompts

1. What part of myself have I been rejecting or hiding?
2. What needs to die in my life so something new can be born?
3. Where have I given my power away? How do I take it back?
4. What am I most afraid to face? Why?
5. What would complete transformation look like for me?
6. How comfortable am I with intensity, depth, and darkness?
7. What secrets am I keeping (from others or myself)?
8. Where do I need to set fiercer boundaries?
9. What does my shadow want me to know?
10. If I fully owned my power, what would change?

Scorpio New Moon Activities

Shadow Work & Transformation:

• Work with a therapist or shadow work practitioner
• Do deep journaling on difficult topics
• Face a fear you've been avoiding
• Have a difficult but necessary conversation
• Release a toxic relationship or situation
• Explore your family patterns and ancestral wounds

Occult & Mystery:

• Study tarot, astrology, or other occult arts
• Practice scrying, divination, or psychic development
• Connect with ancestors or spirit guides
• Explore past life regression or deep meditation
• Read about death, rebirth, and transformation

Power & Intimacy:

• Set fierce boundaries with someone
• Reclaim your power in a situation where you've felt powerless
• Deepen intimacy in a relationship (emotional or sexual)
• Explore tantric or sacred sexuality practices
• Share a deep secret or vulnerability with someone you trust

Common Scorpio New Moon Challenges

1. Intensity Overwhelm

Scorpio energy is INTENSE. If you feel overwhelmed, ground yourself. Touch the earth, drink water, take breaks. You don't have to process everything at once.

2. Obsession or Control

Scorpio can become obsessive or controlling. Transformation requires SURRENDER, not control. Let go.

3. Staying in the Shadow Too Long

Shadow work is important, but don't get stuck there. After you face the darkness, return to the light.

4. Fear of Transformation

Death (even symbolic death) is scary. But on the other side is REBIRTH. Trust the process.

Scorpio New Moon Affirmations

• "I am not afraid of my shadow—I embrace all of myself"
• "I am releasing what's dead and welcoming what's being born"
• "I am reclaiming my power from everyone and everything"
• "I am the phoenix rising from the ashes"
• "I am transforming completely from the inside out"
• "I am comfortable with intensity, depth, and mystery"
• "I am sovereign and no one controls me"
• "I am creating soul-deep intimacy and trust"
• "I am the alchemist of my own life"
• "I am powerful beyond measure"

Signs Your Scorpio New Moon Ritual Is Working

Watch for these manifestations over the next 2-4 weeks:

• Major life changes or endings (jobs, relationships, living situations)
• Deep emotional releases or breakthroughs
• Increased psychic abilities or intuitive hits
• Feeling more powerful and less controlled by others
• Shadow aspects surfacing to be healed
• Deeper intimacy in relationships
• Letting go of what no longer serves you
• Feeling like a completely different person
• Synchronicities related to death/rebirth themes
• Attraction to occult, mystery, or transformative practices

Final Thoughts: Embrace the Death

The new moon in Scorpio reminds us that transformation isn't comfortable—it's necessary. You can't become who you're meant to be while clinging to who you were. Something has to die.

But here's the secret: what dies wasn't really YOU. It was just a costume you were wearing, a role you were playing, a story you were telling. The REAL you—the powerful, whole, sovereign you—has been waiting beneath the surface all along.

This new moon, let the old you die. Face your shadow. Reclaim your power. Descend into the underworld and emerge transformed.

You are the phoenix. You are the alchemist. You are the one who turns pain into power, darkness into light, death into rebirth.

Rise.

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