10/22/2025
This shift from Libra season to Scorpio season signals a time when nature shifts from abundance to decay and starts her descent underground. The leaves fall, the air cools, and everything begins to slow down. So I’ve been slowing down too. And I’m just about at a still point here as I prepare for a 10 day silent retreat.
I’ve learnt through tracking the cycles of the seasons and my own cycles of growth over the years that there is no release without awareness. And there is no awareness without stillness. Finally, there is no rejuvenation without surrender to the seasons.
That the creative spark that’s waiting on the other side of the unknown just can’t be accessed fully when you drag old patterns into a new season.
So, with the shift into Scorpio season, I prepare myself for yet another cycle of death and then rebirth. I surrender into what I know - that this month will be a journey into the shadow. The shadow does have to mean pain, fear or trauma. It’s simple peering into that the light doesn’t illuminate. It requires an inward focus.
We are asked to go here every year at this time. All of us. It’s the repeating part of the zodiac that teaches us to look at the patterns lurking under the surface, to sit with discomfort, and to trust the deeper process that’s happening even when we can’t see it. It’s the void, the downward spiral, the journey into the womb.
November takes us through the decent and in December we get cozy in the womb where all things dissolve and all things are made new. ✨
Scorpio season asks us to send what we’ve outgrown to compost and stop replaying the old stories that no longer fit. It’s not an easy process, but it’s the one that prepares us for the great renewal that’s coming (when the light returns at Winter Solstice).
If you’ve been feeling the pull inward or the knowing that it’s time to shed some old layers, I created the Harvest to Solstice Workbook 2025 to help guide you through this very important two month passage. It’s a companion for identification of your old patterns, self-reflection and release; aligned with the natural rhythm of the seasons.
✨ Get it for free here → alishaecasia.com (or link in my bio)
