Scorpio New Moon Ritual: 7 Intentions to Set Tonight

Every month, the New Moon opens a new cycle, and you can make New Moon wishes about anything at all. November's is different: it falls in Scorpio, the sign of transformation. So this ritual follows a single thread, letting the old skin go, and gives you everything, from the supplies to the words. In half an hour, you'll have written seven intentions made for this sky, and chosen what you're leaving behind.

The New Moon is exact on Monday, November 9, 2026, at 2:02 a.m. ET, at 16°53′ Scorpio. By evening, the ground is clear. So what do you want to grow in this fresh soil?

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Why do a ritual on the New Moon in Scorpio? 🌑

At the New Moon, the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun: its lit side turns away from us and it vanishes from the sky. Tradition sees it as planting season. Nothing shows yet, and anything can begin. That's why people set intentions now, for the waxing Moon to carry all the way to the Full Moon.

The November 9, 2026 New Moon forms at 16°53′ Scorpio. In astrological tradition, Scorpio is a fixed water sign, ruled by Mars and, for modern astrologers, by Pluto. It's linked to the eighth house: what dies in order to be reborn, what we share, what stays hidden. A Scorpio New Moon plants a special kind of beginning, the kind that grows out of an ending.

The sky drives the point home: Mercury is retrograde in Scorpio from October 24 to November 13, and Venus is retrograde in Libra until mid-November. Astrologers read this as a time to retrace your steps rather than charge ahead. The seven intentions in this ritual are about sorting and shedding, not big launches. And no, it isn't an eclipse: all four of 2026's eclipses are already behind us.

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The 7 intentions to set on the New Moon in Scorpio 🦂

This ritual barely needs any objects: words are its raw material. Each of the seven intentions answers a theme that tradition gives to Scorpio. Read them before evening, keep the ones that speak to you and rewrite them in your own words if you need to.

1. Let go of what's over 🍂

Theme: shedding · what dies to be reborn

Scorpio is the sign of necessary endings. The first intention clears space: a habit, a role, a hope that has run its course. Name it without judging it, and say that you're letting it go. Every rebirth starts right here.

To write: “I let go of what has run its course, and I keep what it taught me.”

2. Tell the truth, to yourself first 🔍

Theme: depth · what lies hidden

Scorpio doesn't settle for appearances: it wants to know. The intention: look squarely at a truth you've been walking around, and allow yourself to say it, to yourself first of all. No need to write it all out tonight. Just agree to see it.

To write: “I dare to look at what is true for me, and I welcome it without fear.”

3. Trust and let people in 🤝

Theme: intimacy · deep bonds

The sign of intense bonds, Scorpio also knows how to hide behind armor. This intention opens it a crack: letting someone who deserves it come closer, sharing more, agreeing to be seen as you are. Trust is given a little at a time.

To write: “I open my door to the people who wish me well, and I let myself be known.”

4. Reclaim your power 🔥

Theme: willpower · the legacy of Mars

Mars, Scorpio's traditional ruler, gives it its drive. The intention: take back control wherever you handed it over, in a decision, in your time, in your space. It isn't about dominating anyone; it's about no longer shrinking yourself.

To write: “I take back my place and I decide what matters to me.”

5. Turn hardship into strength 🌱

Theme: regeneration · the thread of Pluto

Pluto, which modern astrologers link to Scorpio, is the planet of metamorphosis. This intention doesn't deny what was hard; it chooses to turn it into compost for new growth. Think of a recent challenge and what it helped grow in you.

To write: “What I've been through makes me stronger, and I turn it into strength.”

6. Rebalance giving and receiving ⚖️

Theme: what we share · the eighth house

The eighth house, which tradition ties to Scorpio, is about what we hold in common: time, energy, money, attention. The intention: restore balance where you give too much, or where you don't dare to receive.

To write: “I give in the right measure and I allow myself to receive.”

7. Listen to your intuition 💧

Theme: water · feeling

A water sign, Scorpio feels before it understands. The last intention asks you to listen to subtle messages: a hunch, a dream, an unease that warns you. The glass of water next to the candle reminds you of it throughout the ritual.

To write: “I listen to what I feel, and I trust my inner voice.”

Scorpio themes: astrological tradition (fixed water sign, ruled by Mars and, for modern astrologers, Pluto, linked to the eighth house), presented as such.

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How to do the Scorpio New Moon ritual, step by step? 🕯️

Set aside thirty quiet minutes on the evening of Monday, November 9. A white candle, a glass of water, a sheet of paper and a pen are all you need. There's no point looking for the Moon in the sky: at the New Moon, it's invisible.

1. Prepare your space. Clear a table, switch off your phone, open the window for a moment to let in fresh air. Place the candle in the center, the glass of water to its right, and the paper and pen in front of you. Three minutes.

2. Light the candle and clear your mind. Sit facing the flame. Take three slow breaths, letting your shoulders drop. Think back over the past month without dwelling on anything in particular: you're closing one door before opening another.

3. Name what you're leaving behind. Under your breath, say one thing you don't want to carry into this new cycle. Just one. This is the first intention, the shedding one, and it makes room for the other six.

4. Write your intentions. Fifteen minutes, by hand, with the date, November 9, 2026, at the top of the page. Copy out the seven intentions, or the ones that speak to you, in the present tense and the first person, and under each one add a sentence of your own: what will actually change.

5. Read them out loud. One by one, slowly, with a hand over your heart. After the last one, take a sip of water and think: “I let these words sink in.” Note how you feel, without judging it.

6. Choose a first step. Circle the intention that calls to you most, and write in the margin one simple action to take before the end of the week. The Universe opens the door; it's up to you to walk your part of the way.

7. Close with gratitude. Thank the Moon, out loud or silently, then blow out the candle. Fold the paper in half, toward you, and put it somewhere that's yours. Pour the rest of the water at the foot of a plant. Never leave a lit candle unattended.

👉 Why by hand? Jan Spiller, who popularized New Moon wishes, insisted on it: handwriting commits you more than a keyboard does.

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After the New Moon ritual: the three days that matter 🌒

Keep the folded page until the Full Moon on Tuesday, November 24, 2026: reread it that evening and note next to each intention what has shifted. The lunar calendar lists the dates of the coming lunations, and our guide to the phases of the Moon explains what each one brings.

Over my years of practice, I've seen this ritual do something very simple: it makes you choose what you keep. And under a Scorpio New Moon, that choice carries more weight than usual. The ritual doesn't do the work for you, it gets you moving; what comes next is yours, and you're the one who decides what will bloom.

👉 No intention is mandatory: seven is a suggestion. Two or three heartfelt intentions are worth more than seven recited ones.

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Your questions about the Scorpio New Moon ritual

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