Here's How To Work With Friday's New Moon In Scorpio

It's officially Halloween week, Scorpio season has begin, and the spooky vibes are palpable. And to round out the Halloween season, we've got a Scorpio new moon that will be exact (0 degrees) the morning after Halloween.

With a Scorpio new moon, this time of year feels especially magical. As astrology expert and author of Astrology SOS, Imani Quinn, tells mindbodygreen, Scorpio brings up our deepest truths to be revealed, allowing for new beginnings—but only if we allow ourselves to discover them.

Scorpio is also no stranger to darkness, with Quinn adding that while it can be uncomfortable to travel to shadow realms, Scorpio is very much encouraging this. As Scorpio knows all too well, it's always darkest before the dawn, and new moons are all about new beginnings—so this moon is very much giving deep transformation.

This is also a water moon, since Scorpio is a water sign. As Quinn explains, this makes it a good moon for taking some emotional inventory or even working with magic and rituals.

"We just came out of an intense season with the eclipses, and even though we're out of eclipse season now, Mars is in Cancer, and Pluto is in Capricorn," Quinn says, adding, "Emotions may still feel really heightened, especially with Mars being in a water sign."

New moons are a time for setting intentions, and Quinn recommends doing some candle magic to connect more deeply to your intentions. All you need is a candle (bonus points if you choose a related candle color) and your intention.

Think of your intention, feeling into it, as you light your candle—and every time you light it thereafter up until the full moon. When you want to put it out, snuff it rather than blowing it, Quinn explains, as to not blow away your intentions.

Quinn adds you can watch the way the candle burns as an indication of how your intention is going. "If you get a lot of black residue, that could be blocks or challenges you need to move through. If you have a really clean burn, that can mean this intention is ready to come through, and there's not that many challenges ahead," she explains.

As aforementioned, Scorpio is a water sign, so you'll want to incorporate water into your rituals this new moon. And what better way to do so than by taking a ritual bath? Of course, taking a dip in a natural body of water is a great option too, but if location or weather doesn't allow, your bathtub is a great option.

Autumn is a time of change and letting go, and Scorpio season encourages us to dig deep in order to unearth and transform what lies in the depths.