When the MOON is VOID OF COURSE anything that you begin will not reach fulfillment. Here are the daylight hours this month when the moon is void of course: Nov. 5 from 10:10 a.m. to 3:47 p.m.; Nov. 10 before 4:59 p.m.; Nov. 15 before 3:30 p.m.; Nov. 23 after 10:53 a.m.; and Nov. 30 from 9:25 a.m . to 11:44 a.m..

LUNAR  ACTION
Waning Periods: Nov. 1-9 and Nov. 24 - Dec. 8  begins with the full moon.  It's a time of completion. In candle magic, it's known as a time of banishing.
Waxing Periods: Nov. 10-23  begins with the new moon.  It's a time of new beginnings. In candle magic it's known as a time of gathering.
NEW MOON: Nov. 9 @ 3:03 p.m. in Scorpio. The waxing period focuses on new issues of intimacy, sex, legacies, secrets, taxes, mortgages and sharing of resources.
FULL MOON: Nov. 24 @ 6:30 a.m. in Gemini. This waning period focuses on completing social events, networking, issues concerning siblings, neighbors and transportation.

PLANETARY  MOTION

How to Use This Column: As you read your sun and moon sign, you will note each section is broken into Focus, Test, Key & Action. Focus defines what you will find yourself focused on during this time. Test: is the issue or experience which will test your focus. Key: is a little gemstone which can help you pass the test if you will use it. Action: Is the outcome of what you do at this time.

		ARIES: November 1-9: Focus: Balancing finances. Test: Boasting. Key:  Security comes from knowing who you are - not what you own. Action:  Completing an indulgent purchase requires a balancing act. 10-23: Focus: Reassessing power. Test:  Examining your most secret self. Key:  View yourself first with an Angel's eyes, then you'll be free to see all of you without shame, blame or guilt.  Action:  Intense emotions surface when you reconsider intimacy with another.
		TAURUS: November 1-9: Focus:  Completing a luxury purchase. Test:  Simple enjoy what you have earned. Key:  Contentment is in the moment, not the future. Action:  You fulfill a desire now in a luxurious way. It may include love. 10-23: Focus:  New balance of personal power. Test:  Avoid boasting. Key:  By balancing silence and speech you find power. Action:  You must find balance when a new passion creates secrets and conflict in intimacy.
		GEMINI: November 1-9: Focus:  Slowpokes. Test:  Aggressive words. Key:  Honor others' consideration of details: for what they see may be what you're missing. Action:  You're annoyed by the slow pace of others while completing a purchase. 10-23: Focus: Emotional  stress. Test:  See clearly what's behind the scenes. Key: Feelings are a key to the unseen. Examine yours. Action:  New levels of intimacy cause stress. You reevaluate the depth of your emotions.
		CANCER: November 1-9: Focus:  Sensual indulgence. Test:  Martyrdom. Key: Contentment is the result of satisfying your needs and desires. Action: Finally you indulge yourself in something luxurious; whether purchasing property or securing a sensual partner. 10-23: Focus: New passion. Test:  Manipulation. Key:  Passion used wisely empowers all life and honors all creatures. Action:  An opportunity for passion, power and control are given to you by family or those in your home.
		LEO: November 1-9:  Focus:  Overspending. Test: Budget. Key: Shopping while emotionally stressed will create more problems later. Action: Fulfilling an indulgent desire will challenge you; family, fun and creativity. 10-23: Focus: Intimacy. Test: Expose your feelings. Key: Address issues openly without manipulation, anger or running to others for self-pity. Action: The irresponsible clown sabotages your relationship. Honesty and responsibility are the foundation of intimacy.
		VIRGO: November 1-9: Focus:  Sweet indulgences. Test:  Celebrate. Key: Prudence knows how to save and how much to spend when time for celebration arrives. Action: Finally you receive an opportunity for more income. This fulfilling energy can magnetize love into your life. 10-23: Focus: New position of power. Test: Hug yourself. Key: Passion for what you do gives you the power to achieve. Action: New circumstances empower you either passionately or professionally.
		LIBRA: November 1-9: Focus:  Desires and Income Test: Financial wisdom Key: There is limited joy in indentured acts. Action: An expensive: piece of jewelry, car or artistic work, cause you to reconsider your finances. 10-23: Focus: New secrets frustrate. Test: The difference between truth and manipulation. Key: Actions will always describe what is lost in the manipulation of words. Action: You're emotionally annoyed by new gossip and surfacing secrets
		SCORPIO: November 1-9: Focus:  Love, luxury and security. Test:  Indulge without using. Key: The balance of sensuality and passion is the result of honestly exploring trust. Action: Something you desire finally comes into balance, when you release control. 10-23: Focus: Intense feelings. Test: Be vulnerable. Key: Trust in God, makes it easy to trust another. Action: A life or death situation exposes intense feelings. Sharing responsibility takes center stage.
		SAGITTARIUS: November 1-9: Focus: Income Test: Avoid overindulgence. Key: Ignoring the future to gratify desires today is unwise. Action: You want to complete an expensive purchase but need to reconsider your income. 10-23: Focus: Annoying power plays. Test: Listen with your heart. Key:  Use the unemotional logical mind to untangle the deceptive web. Action: New passionate manipulations require a keen understanding of your deepest feelings and most intimate needs.
		CAPRICORN: November 1-9: Focus: Sensuality Test: Go for what you want. Key: Luxury is the result of feeling secure while indulging all the senses. Action: Opportunity arises to fulfill a commitment of love and indulge the senses. It may include a new car, home or mate. 10-23: Focus: New Intimacy. Test: Power.  Key: By blending resources we share power; from mortgages to sex and children.  Action: You're empowered by new opportunities to share resources in love or money.
		AQUARIUS: November 1-9:  Focus: Values. Test:  What do you want? Key: Only when we acknowledge our needs can they be satisfied. Action: Your values challenge you to express your need for sensual fulfillment or security. 10-23: Focus: Power Test:  Listen. Key: Obsessive passion is not reasonable. Action: Intense emotions challenge you when new secrets surface. Can you take a powerful position and remain honest?
		PISCES: November 1-9: Focus: Promotion Test: Honor yourself. Key: When receiving  recognition, include yourself in the 'Thank you's. Action: An opportunity to fulfill a desire for love, security and sensual luxury. Indulge. 10-23: Focus: Intense emotions. Test: Let your emotions out. Key: Your hunches are cueing you, trust yourself. Action:  An opportunity to share your feelings and deepen the bond between you and someone you're passionate about.

HAPPY  BIRTHDAY SCORPIO!!

Eighth Sign of Zodiac  • Feminine  •  Fixed Water Sign  •  Rulers: Mars & Pluto
Color:  Maroon & Black • Gemstone: Topaz  • Flowers: Geranium, Honeysuckle
Herbs: Aloes, Witch Hazel  • Cell Salt: Calc Sulph • Rules: Reproductive Organs
Key Phase: "I Transform!" • Most Compatible Signs: Pisces & Cancer

    Scorpio,  you're the power houses of the zodiac. You exude power, have a deep seated need to be in control and get to the cause of things. Intuitively you know other people's most vulnerable emotional buttons and when in your negative nature use this to your advantage.  Scorpio is the only sign in the zodiac that has three levels. First is the Scorpion which tends to blame everyone else for its failures. During this level you have a tendency to manipulate others emotionally to get whatever you want. Second stage is the Phoenix where you begin to take responsibility for your own actions. The third level is eagle where you view all things from the level  of soul.
    When you are scorpions, you are controlling, vengeful, possessive, obsessive, sadistic, phobic, suspicious, stubborn, opinionated, sarcastic, temperamental and underhanded. When you are eagles, you are affectionate, penetrating, magnetic, probing, confidential,  shrewd, determined, creative, passionate, intensely aware.
    You excel as detectives, healers, chemists, researchers, pathologists, secret agents, assassins, mystery writers, funeral parlor owners, morticians, occultists, tax collectors, auditors, estate executors, trustees, mortgage brokers, loan sharks, surgeons, reproductive specialists, gynecologists, intimacy counselors, psychotherapists, hypnotists, magicians, politicians, embezzlers, plumbers, pornographers, explosive experts, miners and coroners. 

Famous Scorpios include:
    John Adams, George Patton, Erwin Rommel, Tiberius - Emperor of Rome, Leon Trotsky, Will Rogers, Theodore Roosevelt, James Knox Polk, William of Orange, William Penn, Robert Louis Stevenson, Johann Strauss, Christiaan Barnard, Martin Luther, Charles Manson, Marie Antoinette, George Bizet, Daniel Boone, Richard E. Byrd, Jawaharlal Nehru, Christopher Wren, Niccolo Paganini, Dick Cavett, Benvenuto Cellini, Charles - Prince of Wales, Chiang Kai-Shek, Christopher Columbus, Marie Curie,  Shah of Iran, Fedor Dostoevski, Erasmus, Voltaire, Robert Fulton, James Garfield, Warren G. Harding, Katharine Hepburn, Rock Hudson, John Keats, Grace Kelly, Joseph Goebbels,  Billy Graham,  Charlie Daniels, Carrie Snodgress, Fanny Brice, John Candy, Robert F. Kennedy, Auguste Rodin, Pablo Picasso, Jan Vermeer, Burt Lancaster,  Dick Francis, Cameron Mitchell, Abigail Adams, Hedy Lamarr, John Philip Sousa, Tatum O'Neal, Eugene Debs, Sun Yat-Sen, Joan Sutherland, David Schwimmer, King Hussein, Barbara Hutton, Soichiro Honda, Gene Tierney, Jimmy Vasser.

Michele Avanti CAP, EFT-3, is a certified astrology professional, metaphysical minister, emotional freedom practitioner and award winning author. For a personal consultation (taped session $122 per hour) call: 541-863-6631.