It is Scorpio season; time to re-examine, reflect and reassess our own individual ideas of truth

BY GARCIA AKUA

Peace, love and light star family! I hope you are all well and taking good care of yourselves. As we enter various stages of restrictions and lockdowns throughout the world right now, our mental and spiritual health need to be our top priority.

This year we have been flooded with information from various sources. Mainstream media is saying one thing, social media may be saying something completely different. Then your Aunty’s whatsapp message contradicts both, but your favourite celebrity just said the opposite. I feel confused even writing that last paragraph (LOL). So what’s the truth? Let’s see if the cosmos has some answers.

We have officially entered Scorpio season. Scorpio is a water element of the zodiac, ruled by Mars and Pluto. It’s energy is deep, introspective, sexual, and ultimately seeks the truth in all matters. Scorpio energy challenges us to look beneath the surface of things to understand the root cause. Scorpio represents the deep, dark water. We can find many things buried away in the water: debris, garbage, etc. However we can also find our buried treasure, gifts and talents. We find our truth and power here.

We can lean into this energy to help us discern what is true for ourselves. Our realities are shaped by our perceptions. What one may perceive as truth may not be what you hold to be true. With the myriad of perspectives out there today, we need to be mindful of what feels truthful to us and not be led by someone else’s idea truth.

We are also experiencing our last Mercury retrograde of the year. Mercury is also in Scorpio this time, highlighting our need for emotional intelligence. We are being called to re-examine, reflect and reassess our own individual ideas of truth. How do our emotions impact our perception of reality? Do we operate out of fear? Do we move in extremity when emotionally overwhelmed?

Mercury comes out of retrograde on November 3rd, the same day of the US elections, the universe definitely got jokes! It will take Mercury approximately two weeks to return to its regular course of action. By mid-November we should begin to get more clarity around what we feel is our personal truth, based on our individual perceptions. Use the month of October to look within and explore the deep waters of your truth.

We often are afraid of the dark, especially the darkness we have within. Our hurts, traumas, pain and disappointment can often lead to finding more light, healing and liberation. The deep waters can be scary but as mentioned above, we can also find our treasure here.

October started with a full moon and will end with one on Halloween night. The universe is illuminating what’s in the dark for us as a collective. Release our fears, embrace our journey and bring light to your dark side. Dare to have the courage to step into the deep waters and find your treasure!