The sultry Scorpio wants you to embrace your desire for intimacy and inspect what we share with our nearest and dearest
Grace McGrade is an intuitive astrologer and priestess based in Los Angeles. She is the co-founder of ASTRAL ORACLES and author of Palpable Magic; a website exploring prose about sex, love, Los Angeles and the occult. Her sessions include natal chart readings, energetic clearing and activations, and tarot readings.
November kicks off with the Sun in Scorpio, encouraging us to focus on transformation, depth, intensity, and intimacy. As we travel through the sign of the Scorpion, power dynamics are highlighted, and we are asked to abandon the desire to control others, and instead choose to be vulnerable, open, and honest. As always with the sign of the Scorpion, we are hungry for truth. Scorpio season pulls the hidden out of us from the underworld, where we can expect deep insights and intuitive power. Relationship themes permeate in November, as we look to experience depth and passion in our connections with others.
The sultry Scorpio wants you to embrace your desire for intimacy, and inspect what we share with our nearest and dearest. As always with Scorpio season, our attention turns towards things with intensity, and we are beckoned to share our more hidden attributes, and get closer to those we love.
A New Moon in Scorpio on the 4th beckons us to set intentions and goals around our deepest desires, transformation and pursuit of intimacy. The following day, pleasure planet Venus enters Capricorn, encouraging us to embrace relationships with longevity and practicality. When Venus is in Capricorn, we are looking for integrity and commitment from our counterparts, with little tolerance for those who waste our time. Mercury, planet of communication, also enters Scorpio on the 5th, encouraging us to divulge secrets, investigate and perhaps facilitate a more vulnerable dialogue. This placement can make us more emotional, but in the same vein, more paranoid.
The main event of the month occurs on the 19th, with a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Taurus. Eclipses are astrological wildcards, and can bring a slew of unpredictable events. Lunar eclipses can create unpredictable endings, designed to catalyse us into a rapid period of growth. In the sign of Taurus, we are evaluating what we no longer value, and themes of possessions and self-worth are accentuated.
On the 21st, the Sun moves into the visionary sign of Sagittarius, giving us a sense of wanderlust and faith, after the intensity of Scorpio. Sagittarius season imbues our moods with a sense of adventure and drives us to expand our outlook. We are free-spirited and eager for experience. Helpful aspects from Neptune, the planet of imagination, give us a sense of inspiration and an urge to expand spiritually, whether through adopting a new philosophy, or finding deeper meaning in the experiences that have made you who you are today.

ARIES//ARIES RISING
Happy November Aries! Your planetary ruler, Mars, just entered Scorpio, prompting you to examine where you invest your energy. You are challenged to charge towards things that change you, exude passion, but avoid power struggles. Choose vulnerability over control, and allow yourself to share energy with others. You are encouraged to embrace openness with your counterparts, and divulge secrets you may otherwise avoid. With Venus transiting your career sector, opportunities to share your mission and message with a wider audience are plentiful. A Lunar Eclipse on the 19th has you taking inventory of how you spend and earn. Use this date to make a budget for yourself, or clear out your space.

TAURUS//TAURUS RISING
As a fixed sign, you are stubborn to change, but having had Uranus (planet of awakening, rebellion, abrupt change) stationed in your sign for some time- your habits and routines are being challenged by the external. November is a month of culmination, where you are ready to shed an old identity, and instead seek experiences that bring you passion and purpose. Scorpio, another fixed sign, pushes you to examine the energy you share with others. Scorpio rules power exchanges of all sorts, so whether you are standing your ground in your professional sphere, or looking to get deeper with a partner, transformation is encouraged. Buried resentments may resurface this month, and it is an ample time to do away with all of the outdated patterns of pain so you can make room for the new. A Lunar Eclipse in your sign on the 19th solidifies your resolve to shed an old identity.

GEMINI//GEMINI RISING
You are very media savvy, and posses the ability to get to the bottom of anything, if your curiosity is peaked. With Mercury kicking off the month in Scorpio, you may find yourself doing some deep digging on social media, eager to do detective work. Try and balance paranoia and jealousy with vulnerability and softness. You can use this intense focus to lighten your workload, and dedicate your time to finishing passion projects. With the Sun transiting through your 6th house of productivity and health, your resolve to transform your routines are supported. A Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on the 19th asks you to surrender old emotional baggage and spend time in solitude. It is important for you to take time off of social media, perhaps even in nature, and allow yourself a period of reflection and reprieve.

CANCER//CANCER RISING
November begins shining a spotlight on your sector of romance and self expression, encouraging you to be bold, passionate and vulnerable. You may feel nostalgic for simpler times, romantic and especially tender, as the Sun transits through fellow water sign, Scorpio. A New Moon on the 4th encourages you to set intentions for your love life, whether you are invigorating an old flame or looking for a new one. Use the potent Scorpionic magic to attract, not chase. You are looking for someone with integrity, honesty and the ability to commit. A Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on the 19th pushes you through an enlightening period of reflection and pushes you to breakthrough patterns of stubbornness and self preservation. Try to examine where in the past, you have allowed fear to override your desire for love. Remember, the only way to feel seen is to be open.

LEO//LEO RISING
The Sun, your ruler, is transiting through the deep waters of Scorpio in early November, and themes of intimacy and intensity are highlighted. You can sometimes allow your pride to interfere with your ability to be vulnerable, and as this season accentuates patterns you need to transform from early childhood. Now is the time to choose vulnerability over self preservation. Venus moves through your sector of health and daily routine, encouraging you to spruce up your self care. Here, your love language takes on a more practical nature. You are looking for someone who can show up in the day to day. Shed old illusions of romance that are more of a hindrance than they are helpful. A Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on the 19th culminates cycles of placing worth and value on the wrong things. You are encouraged to release anything blocking you from embodying self-worth, and examine how you spend and earn. You will be grateful for Sagittarius season, on the 21st, when you are restored a sense of perspective and optimism after making hard changes.

VIRGO//VIRGO RISING
With your ruler, Mercury, entering the sultry sign of the Scorpio, you are internally inspecting those you share your energy with. This placement imbues you with a sense of focused passion, and can be beneficial for those looking for love or to deepen relationships. Scorpio season uncovers imbalances in relational dynamics, and can bring out jealous, controlling attributes for some. You are always keen to work towards solutions, but perhaps the solution is to walk away from draining connections. Midmonth, Mercury is traveling close to Mars, god of war, and you may find yourself speaking up more than usual. A Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on the 19th solidifies your resolve to step away from anything that drains you, and instead commit to building your sense of worth and resources.

LIBRA//LIBRA RISING
November presents you with new avenues of income, as the stars conspire to shower you with financial blessings. With the Sun transiting through Scorpio, you are learning how to trust in your own peculiar magnetism, how to draw the right things and people towards you- as if by magic. The focus then shifts to matters of the home, whether you are sprucing up your living environment, or spending time with family. A shit-stirring eclipse on the 19th on Taurus can bring about abrupt endings, sudden revelations and timeline jumps. You are encouraged to break childhood patterns and instead opt for carrying a greater sense of self ownership moving forward.

SCORPIO//SCORPIO RISING
Happy Birthday Season, Dear Scorpios! You are magnetic and powerful this November, and the celestial bodies are conspiring to assist you on the road to greatness. As always with birthdays, your sharpened focus is on your ambitions and deepest desires. You will feel energised and revitalized but be wary of impulsivity, particularly with communication. With Mars and Mercury travelling close together mid month, you may find yourself hungry to say the harsh truth at the expense of some of your relationships. Try to channel this energy to support your goals instead. On the 19th, we have a Lunar Eclipse in your opposing sign of Taurus. This symbolizes endings in the way you relate to others. Perhaps it's time to shed some of the relationships you have outgrown. This is an astrological wild card- a time of powerful endings. You are being asked to evaluate the company you keep, and ask if they are a true expression of your values.

SAGITTARIUS//SAGITTARIUS RISING
Happy Birthday Season, early Sagittarians! You spend the first half of November in deep reflection and pondering life's deepest mysteries, as the Sun moves through Scorpio. A New Moon on November 4th spruces up your sexual appetite, and encourages you to set intentions for your love life. How can you experience more intimacy? How can you allow yourself to be more vulnerable? As Venus moves into Capricorn, your finances are accentuated as is how you spend your time. Before your birthday rolls around, we have a Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on the 19th. Lunar eclipses signify endings, and you can utilize this energy to determine what you don’t want to bring with you into your next year. The mood brightens just in time for your season on the 21st.

CAPRICORN//CAPRICORN RISING
Saturn, your planetary ruler, stationed direct last month, signifying doors opening and new probabilities for your professional life. With the Sun moving through the sign of the Scorpion, you have an increased appetite for intimacy. Lucky for you, Venus enters your sign on the 6th, imbuing you with an otherworldly magnetism and helping you attract exactly what you are after. This should be a pleasant period, where you receive extra bouts of attention and perhaps even the occasional gift. As the month progresses, things begin to get a bit more hectic. A Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on the 19th can cause breakdowns and sudden changes, all gearing you to get more serious about how you embody your sense of worth. This is a culmination energy, asking you to end toxic cycles. By the time Sagittarius season begins on the 21st, you are ready for a restored sense of optimism, prosperity and prospects for the future.

AQUARIUS//AQUARIUS RISING
You love your space, Aquarius, and like to be able to come and go as you please in your relationships. The intensity of Scorpio season can make you feel a little claustrophobic, and it may feel like you are over-saturated with other people's energy. Take time alone if you have to. You are learning to balance your cerebral nature with a little more emotionality and empathy. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on the 19th challenges you to practice self worth even in the face of unexpected change. This is an ending of sorts for all signs, and can free you from old patterns.

PISCES//PISCES RISING
November brings buried things into perspective, and shines a spotlight on your emotional landscape. You feel so much, and can sometimes be resistant to sharing it all, out of fear of being burdensome. You are being asked to do the opposite, and facilitate deeper dialogues of openness and vulnerability. With Mars and Mercury traveling close together in Scorpio mid month, you have the ability to find concrete solutions to old problems. Sudden, unexpected events are promised by the Lunar Eclipse in Taurus on the 19th. Try to avoid burn out by taking this day to yourself. Tend to your energetic hygiene by cleansing or smudging your space. Your sights set on adventure and your hope is restored by the time the Sun gallavants into sunny Sagittarius on the 21st. Your focus shifts to teamwork and collaborations, friendships and the future.