How To Thrive During This Weekend's New Moon In Secretive Scorpio

Ready for an extreme makeover? Or a notable shift? The 2020 Scorpio new moon gets the ball rolling.

In secretive Scorpio, change is as much an "inside job" as it is an outer transformation. This is the nudge you need to examine your beliefs, buried feelings, and self-imposed limitations.

Not an easy task, we know: Scraping up against those edges can churn up powerful feelings (one of Scorpio's hidden blessings. Thanks to a helpful boost from three power planets—Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto in success-driven Capricorn (forming a 60-degree sextile)—efforts could yield bountiful rewards, setting you up for long-term success. The trick? Dig deep while aiming high.

Reuse, repurpose, and upcycle! Creative Scorpio has a knack for turning trash into treasure. With a little style-sleuthing, this new moon could bring some serious finds.

Ruled by Pluto, god of the underworld, Scorpio is the sign of internal health. With cold and flu season upon us (not to mention this pandemic!), the 2020 Scorpio new moon reminds us that now is the time to support the immune system. Eating seasonally can be a great form of preventive medicine. Butternut squash, harvested now, is loaded with antioxidants and vitamin C. Warming foods like garlic and ginger can help build internal heat…so how about adding them to a butternut squash bisque?

Probiotics improve gut health, and by extension, keep your immune system strong. Plus, they've been proved to reduce respiratory infections. Load up on this "good bacteria" by eating yogurt and fermented foods like sauerkraut and tempeh.

As the ruler of the reproductive organs, Scorpio has earned its rep as the zodiac's sex sign. With your mojo rising strong under this new moon, plan some intimate time with a partner...or by yourself. (Think of it as "sex-positive self-care.")

Scorpio has two galactic guardians. Its modern ruler, Pluto, governs the unconscious—the parts of ourselves that we disown and even project onto other people. Before the icy dwarf planet was discovered by telescope in 1930, Scorpio (along with Aries) was governed by Mars, the fierce, combative warrior planet. Either way, this cosmic force field is a powerful one. Turbulent emotions can arise under this new moon—and whether they express themselves internally (Pluto) or externally (Mars), the experience can be both arousing and unsettling.

Time for some money moves! This security-minded sign rules our long-term resources like stocks, real estate investments, and basically anything that's loaned and owned. Look beyond the 9-to-5 grind to illuminate new paths to prosperity. Commissions, royalties, bonuses, and inheritances are Scorpio's domain.

Now is the time to activate your assets. Do you have a retirement account—and if you do, does it include a diversified mix of high and low-risk investments to satisfy your personal comfort level? If the term "mutual fund" makes you say, "huh, wha?" cue up a book by authors like David Bach, Suze Orman, or Barbara (Stanny) Huson.

When it comes to money, fiscally savvy Scorpio knows that we can be stronger together. Under the 2020 Scorpio new moon, make like the Property Brothers and co-sign for the win. But do so strategically! Scorpio likes everything backed and guaranteed as much as possible.

Did you know that Katy Perry—a triple Scorpio (sun, moon, and rising)—was dropped by three labels before "I Kissed a Girl" launched her to stardom? When not one single label would sign Jay-Z—who was born with boundary-dissolving Neptune in Scorpio—he established his own. At its highest manifestation, Scorpio is like these musical icons: a phoenix, the mythical bird that rises from the ashes of despair to create new life.