new moon in scorpio • poem-scopes

happy new moon in scorpio, friends!

the conjunction of the sun and the moon in now-direct mars-ruled scorpio is exact at 9:07 PM PST on november 14, 2020.

the poems that follow are horoscopes for this lunation. they are best read for your rising sign, but may resonate for any of your personal placements, including your sun/moon sign.

ARIES:

energy cannot sustain

itself in a vacuum

going only in one direction

forever. but it cannot be

destroyed, even in death-

the coarse rub of tired hands

over worn out fibers one day

will stop,

but the friction can

never fade

from the fabric.

TAURUS:

dedicate the love

that you would give to

the other that sparks the fire

in your hungry belly

like no other

to you.

for you hold the universe

in your palms

and infinity in your arms.

accept no less than the

universe

that you are.

GEMINI:

have you ever felt silence

creep up your back

like a chill from the wind

deafening, yet

screaming all the same?

use the quiet moment

to breathe in the cold air

feel the crisp burn in your nose

and the warmth return

to your blood and your bones

as you travel on.

CANCER:

breathe life into that

which you cannot bear

the thought of existence

without its presence

now that you found it

build on the foundation

you so carefully laid

and watch the monuments

of your labor grow like

the ancient pillars

of the gods.

LEO:

scribble out the lies

in the dictionary passed down

by those who were illiterate in your love language

they do not define the words

that you deserve to hear

you are capable

of digging roots out

from toxic soil and replanting them

in a garden all your own.

VIRGO:

community is more

than those you are physically

able to see

or touch

community is 

communication

with those who feel like home

even if they are not there

to feel the embrace of their kin

remember that and

you are never

truly alone.

LIBRA:

the high standards you set for yourself 

rigid as they are 

do not serve you as you search 

for that which makes you whole 

the soul you carry 

is heavy as lead 

when the weight of the world 

is on your shoulders. 

set it down 

just for a moment long enough 

to stretch your neck.

SCORPIO:

you are no stranger to the pull

of the undercurrent that resides

in your heart.

the tides are the roughest

under the surface,

dangerous to those

who lose their grasp

ten toes down, you wade in anyway

determined to play in the waves

and feel the sun

on your skin.

SAGITTARIUS:

allow your shadow to meet you

in its favorite candlelit room

watch it dance on the walls

and caress its cheek

as you join in the celebration.

the quiet flickering of the flames

can guide your way 

far better

than any lantern you bring

into the unknown of the dark.

CAPRICORN:

sometimes delay 

can be the greatest teacher

and other times it feels

as though salt is buried 

under the skin

of an open wound.

although the door is closed

and the window is open

do not hastily jump through

into the street below.

have you tried a different key?

AQUARIUS:

the road you travel is a long one

not many have the courage to tread.

but that which is yours

is on its way to you

and that which is not

will fall away like the scales

on the eyes that see you as adversary

until all that is left is aligned

with your becoming.

PISCES:

the world has aged you

faster than you can keep up

and the childlike wonder of

all there could be was

replaced with all that there

“is”

beyond the limits of corporeality

lies the truth you have been seeking

from the material world

for too long.