3rd Quarter Moon in Scorpio

February 13, 2023 | 8:00 am (PST) | Keyword: Hardness

The Moon is moving through the sign of Scorpio making quick work of events related to power and control where intuition and emotion are stronger influences than logic or reason. Failure to act on opportunity can be problematic, but this is a cycle where you may be motivated to initiate activities without much persuasion involving social activity and communication with others. This might include matters related to romance, the arts, or creative pursuits. In some cases, difficult situations or confrontations over money are the focus. The need is to concentrate on practical matters, accept responsibility, and avoid indecisiveness. It’s likely that you’ll have to practice patience as worry or delay is connected to plans that are most important to you. For some, an older person or authority figure plays a significant role in events that may include a Scorpio person (sun, moon, or rising).

Situations reflect the inner desire to experience life and others on a profound level and the probing nature of Scorpio grants an elevated ability to perceive the subtle psychological motivations behind the actions of others. Emotional encounters provide insight into power struggles and the use of manipulation through interactions characterized by ambivalence, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, jealousy, guilt, unexplained anger, or feelings of helplessness. These situations prompt you to carefully consider decisions if you feel responsible for others.

Personally, someone in your immediate circle may be in need of counseling or you may be a professional therapist or counselor. Discernment may come through a formal study of psychology or by simply associating with persons who are disturbed on some level. These intense encounters place you in a delicate position that requires tact and diplomacy, but you can also rely on a growing intuitive and psychic awareness to influence your conscious approach. There’s a heightened preparedness for dealing with emergencies and crisis, which may include health challenges, surgery, facing a fear, or recovering from a loss. As you become aware of your own emotional needs, you’ll begin to recognize these psychological influences in others as well.

Additionally, this cycle emphasizes financial concerns and you may feel overly possessive about property or desire to have greater control over a jointly shared asset. Your efforts are applied toward activities involving budgets, loans, taxes, insurance, wills, or investments. Debts may go up or down, but if you share funds with a spouse or some other person, the amount of money you receive will change through increase or decrease and can instigate disputes over how you handle money or pay the bills. It may be the decrease in your own personal resources that leave you with a greater sense of inequality and dependency. However, this can be a conscious choice due to valid circumstances.

The keyword for this cycle is hardness which may suggest a brutal attitude toward others. Events presage feelings of loss and sadness that are an inevitable part of the process of life. Perhaps assertion that’s also confrontational is needed to achieve a goal, and this period can signal the onset of arguments and conflict. However, it also cautions against acting in a manner that’s too aggressive or argumentative. An overemphasis on the material at the expense of relationship suggests an estimation of others based on fear and mistrust that’s actually a projection of the baser self.

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