The Dark New Moon In Scorpio: A Night For Our Inner Warriors
On November 20, the Moon goes dark in Scorpio, bringing one of the most powerful reset points of the year.
Astronomically, it is just a new moon. Energetically, it is a turning point. Scorpio is the part of the zodiac that deals with honesty, endings, healing, and the kind of growth that does not look cute on Instagram while it is happening.
This is not a “manifest ten things in ten minutes” moon.
This is “tell the truth, bury the old story, and rise” energy.
Perfect for inner warriors. Perfect for our community.
Why this new moon matters more than usual
New moons are beginnings. They happen when the Sun and Moon meet in the same sign and we get a quiet, fertile moment to plant new intentions.
In Scorpio, that beginning usually comes with three invitations:
Go beyond the surface
Scorpio does not care about your highlight reel. It is interested in the thoughts you have when you cannot sleep. The patterns you repeat when you are scared. The stories you tell yourself about what you deserve.
Tell the inconvenient truth
This energy asks questions like: Where am I pretending I am fine. Where am I staying small because it feels safer. What am I avoiding feeling, because I know once I feel it, I will have to change something.
Choose transformation over comfort
Scorpio is the phoenix, not the plush blanket. It says, “You can stay here and keep repeating the same cycle, or you can walk through the fire and meet the next version of yourself.” It is not gentle, but it is honest, and there is a certain relief in honesty.
This new moon is like a dimmer switch turning down the outside noise so you can hear what is actually going on inside.
Scorpio, shadow work, and the Humble Warrior way
Humble Warrior was not built on tidy timing and unlimited resources. It was built on grit, risk, and this stubborn belief that people deserve a place to come home to themselves. That is pure Scorpio.
Scorpio energy in the studio feels like:
That moment in a long Warrior 2 when your legs are shaking and your mind says “I cannot,” but your breath says “Stay.”
The song in savasana that cracks your heart open and you do not know why you are crying, only that something needed to move.
The quiet after class when you sit on your mat a little longer, because you are not ready to put your armor back on just yet.
This new moon is an invitation to use your practice as a truth portal. To let the shapes, the sweat, and the stillness show you:
Where you are clinging to an old identity
Where your nervous system is tired of pretending everything is fine
Where are you ready to be more honest, especially with yourself
You do not have to read your horoscope to feel this. If you are a human who has lived through the last few years, you have already done Scorpio work. This moon simply spotlights what is ready to be released and reclaimed.
A simple Scorpio new moon ritual for our community
Keep it simple. Keep it honest. You can do this at home or before or after class anywhere in our studios between November 19 and 21.
1. Land in your body
Roll out your mat.
Move through a few slow rounds of Cat Cow.
Add hip and heart openers. Low lunge, lizard, pigeon, supported bridge.
Take gentle twists to rinse out stale energy.
The goal is not “best practice ever.” The goal is, “I can actually feel myself again.”
2. Sit in the dark on purpose
Turn down or turn off bright lights.
Sit or lie down with a candle, salt lamp, or soft light.
Place one hand on your heart, one on your belly.
Take ten slow breaths. Notice each inhale and exhale. Notice where your mind tries to escape. Scorpio work begins when we decide not to follow it out the door.
3. Ask three uncomfortable questions
Write these down, then answer without editing:
What version of me am I secretly done with
Where have I been giving my power away
What truth about myself do I already know and keep pretending not to know
Do not worry about pretty sentences. This is not for anyone else. This is you seeing you.
4. Make one fierce promise
Scorpio does not need a long list of intentions. It wants one real commitment. Something that actually shifts how you move through your life.
Your promise might sound like:
“I will not abandon myself to keep other people comfortable.”
“I will treat my body like a teammate, not a project.”
“I will stop apologizing for wanting a big, beautiful life.”
Write it. Say it out loud. Let your body hear it.
How we will hold this energy at Humble Warrior
Around this new moon, in classes lean into:
Strong, grounded flows that remind you how powerful you are when you stay
Longer holds that help you meet your edge without going past your nervous system
Calming, nervous system friendly finishes so you leave feeling held, not wrecked
When you walk into any of our studios, you are stepping into a container that understands that life is not “back to normal.” You are not the same as you were last year, or three years ago, or even last month. Your practice gets to reflect that.
You are not too much. You are not behind. You are not broken for wanting more from your life, your body, your relationships, your work, your joy.
You are a human in a season of transformation.
You are an inner warrior in training.
A note from me, under this Scorpio sky
If you see me (Talitha) around this new moon, probably in leggings or a suit & heels, or a combo of both, holding Penelope in one hand and a seventy-five-item to-do list in the other, know this: I am in it with you. I am also shedding old stories about who I am “supposed” to be. I am also learning how to be softer and stronger at the same time. I am also practicing not shrinking just because someone else is uncomfortable with my growth.
We did not build Humble Warrior because we had it all figured out. We built it because we did not, and we needed a place to fall apart and rebuild without being judged for it. That is what I want this new moon to be for you. A tiny pocket of time where you remember that your shadow, your mess, your grief, your big ridiculous dreams, all have a place here.
So come as you are. Bring your doubts, your sarcasm, your tender heart, your stiff hips, your brave little flicker of hope. Roll out your mat under this dark Scorpio moon and let something old die with dignity so something true can live.
I respect the hell out of anyone who is willing to do that kind of work. I love you for even considering it. And I am honored that you let our studios be part of your becoming.