It is said that the only certain thing in life is change. The more we hold on, try to keep things the way they are, or go back to how they were, the more likely we are to suffer and struggle. It might be useful to keep that in mind during November as planetary energies demand that we change, let go, and move with the shifting tides. This might be difficult if you resist what is happening because you feel it is wrong. The fixed signs in particular — Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius — are likely to find November a challenging month. This is not only because they are fixed signs — sometimes rather fixed in their mindsets — but also because tense planetary alignments are occurring in them.

This begins with a powerful new moon in Scorpio joined by passionate Mars. This means there will be a lot of powerful and transformative energy that gives us all a chance to change something that’s not working in our lives. Here is an opportunity to let go and rise as the phoenix from the ashes from a situation that has been damaging. This would be a positive moment in time when we feel strong enough to move on from something worn out. However, this new moon is squared by Saturn in Aquarius, which suggests a struggle between the need to heal, let go, or transform an aspect of ourselves and the need to cling to what feels safe and secure. We like our comforts even when they have become painfully restricting.