We will have a New Moon in Scorpio on Wednesday at about 3:55 pm EDT. As with every astrological event, those who prepare will be most aware. That preparation necessarily begins with a review of what all New Moons have in common. It would then be appropriate to examine what is different about a New Moon in this particular sign. Finally, it would make sense to correlate the general and specific with the big picture. In our lives, this simple, three step process will provide a valuable clue about how best to adapt our relationships to our place and time.
In every case, a New Moon is when the luminaries, Sun and Moon, are at the same place in the same sign. It happens about once a month. When two objects are at the same place in the same sign, that is a conjunction. In three dimensions, the conjunction translates as Moon moving between Earth and Sun, with the gravity of both combining to act on our planet from the same direction. That alignment has another consequence. We cannot see our Moon while it is lost in the solar glare, reflecting Sun’s light from the side turned away from us. The periodicity (recurrence at regular intervals), the conjunction aspect, the gravitational effect (most easily seen in the ocean tides), and the invisible lunar disc are all native to every New Moon. That is not the case with where it happens.
Nearly every New Moon is in a sign different from the previous luminary conjunction. That is the first and most fundamental distinction. In astrology, every object in the sky corresponds to something in your life. When an object changes signs, it is as if the corresponding character has changed attire. You know what a difference clothing can make in how others perceive you as well as how comfortable you are. The same is true of luminaries and planets. The costume represented by any given sign does not fit all archetypes equally well. That extends to conjunctions because they represent a merger of energies.