#sunentersscorpio

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Sun Enters Scorpio // October 23rd, 2018 // “Law of Conservation of Energy”

Happy Solar Return to all you Scorpio's sulking around out there!

                    The Sun entered the sign of Scorpio two day's ago! (October 23rd, 2018) The Sun keeps up with the zodiac's spin, and changes signs monthly. If the Sun shifts into your Sun sign, you can be assured your birthday is coming soon. In astrology, the sun controls all things related to our identity, our personal will, "the ego", and our father's/father figures. During this phase watch as Scorponic themes bleed into these areas of your life. 

              Honestly, with the mash up of planets in Scorpio right now, it's felt like Scorpio season since September! Currently the Sun, Mercury, Venus, AND Jupiter are all stationed in this watery sign. We have dark and transforming themes presenting themselves in our conscious ego, our communications, our hearts (Venus is ALSO Retrograde right now!), and our own knowledge/wisdom. These themes will present themselves until these planets begin to shift out of Scorpio (Jupiter heading into Sagittarius later in November).  

             I've written so many articles around the Scorpio archetype lately, I'm almost sick of reading it myself. The universe however is not finished dolling out our lessons in the underworld. We cannot move into the light until we have seen, faced, and integrated all the shadows that lurk in our own subconscious, our words, our souls, and even the flaws of our own knowledge. With the Sun in Scorpio, perhaps now you are ready to see some of these shadows in the light of day. The sun will begin to illuminate the shadows you've been boxing with, and as they come into the light, you may be surprised at what you see. Often it is our own reflection in the dark water that has been making us flinch.  

           Scorpio is an interesting sign because it has many forms. While many know the Scorpio to be represented by the Scorpion, big stinger//little body, the Scorpio is also represented by the Eagle, and the Phoenix or Dove. These three forms represent three planes of consciousness: The low/Underworld, The middle/Physical Reality, and the Divine/Heaven. The Scorpio archetype moves through these planes of consciousness, transforming from one to the next as they evolve mentally, and soul-wise.  

                 During Scorpio season, try to channel the watery energy into a transformation from your lowest to your highest form of expression. Watch your shadow thoughts as they creep in, accept them, and watch them, as if they belonged to someone else. Then integrate them in the healthiest way possible for your well being. I've thought often about how one integrates the shadow, without becoming the shadow. Regardless of how many seminars I listen to, or articles I read about Carl Jung's shadow studies, there seems to be no difference in the two to me. Perhaps however, when you watch your impulses, you can mentally go with them momentarily. Play out different scenarios about how your actions might effect you, and the possible outcomes of your own shadow play. If they bring you joy, then there is no option but to integrate them, and go with them until their end. True joy is found without guilt, without sadness, without pain. Consider weather your shadow self actually brings you true joy...or just more of the aforementioned.  

In taking a long walk through the Underworld, we can consider this...

      In theory, some believe energy can neither be created nor destroyed.  As such, the energy inside of you must exists someplace, as it cannot be destroyed, and perhaps you personally didn't even create it, just attracted it. 

if holding back your shadow makes you feel like you are living your own personal hell...if it brings YOU pain, suffering, or conflict...

you must know you have chosen to carry that load of energy like the martyr. To protect others then should bring you joy.  

         In integrating your shadow, and acting upon it...you can choose to possibly unleash such pain, suffering, or conflict on another as a conduit for the energy you have attracted to be released from your being.  This release then should bring you joy.

         The theory of energy neither being created, nor destroyed leaves one to believe no matter if they choose the path to carry the load, this energy will harm someone/something. In nature, the shadow is dark, in it's essence is pain. Pain which may need to harm, in order to complete transformation. It leads you to believe that no matter how much you want to protect something out there, be it yourself, or another, you cannot extinguish the presence of pain in this reality. Harm comes even in the softest of beds. The shadow is a double edged sword. You take the pain, or they can, and I bet regardless both parties will suffer somehow. 

           If you find yourself holding back your shadow, or encouraging others to hold back theirs, consider why it is that you run from "pain". Obviously, it hurts, but perhaps deep in your subconscious there is a memory of a time when you found it incredibly hard to heal, in turn creating fears of wounds. Try to trace the depths of your darkest places this Scorpio season, and see if you can't find the place where the wound began, long ago. Only once you find your wound, and heal it, can you begin to heal, and help others.