Get cozy with your shadows
Journaling + a meditation for Scorpio Season
They call this time of year “Spooky Season.” But to me, I feel and view it as more of a Shadow Season. It’s time to take a look into the places and parts of ourselves we’ve been avoiding. It’s time to release any fears around accessing our shadows and instead see them in a new light—a light that transforms those shadows into part of our personal power.
Scorpio Season (approximately October 23-November 21) invites us to take a dip into the darkness, visit and get cozy with our shadows and fears, and then come back up to the surface transformed.
Scorpio season can be intense, and you can find yourself confronting difficult emotions and doing a lot of releasing. I know we’ve all heard it before, but remember that when things come to an end, when we have to let something go (whether that be a situation, a person, a habit, a mindset or belief), it makes room for something new to come in. When we release, we allow ourselves to evolve into the next phase. We discover who we are without all those things we thought we needed.
To help you navigate the energy of Scorpio, below are journal prompts and a meditative journey.
And since many of you are new here, you may not have checked out last year’s Journaling for Scorpio Season audio course. It is also available on my Insight Timer page for the app’s paid subscribers, but you can listen for free here on Soul Journaling Sessions.
I want to know what this season means to you. How are you feeling as this season officially kicks off? What are some of your practices for working with your shadows?
Coming soon: An On Journaling guest host episode focused on journaling and shadow work. Stay tuned!
Your Scorpio Season Journal Prompts
Which practices or rituals can help me connect with my shadows this season?
What shadow areas most need my love and attention at this time, and how can I provide them the support they deserve?
Where do I feel the energy of transformation in my body? In my heart?
Where in my life am I ready for a big change or transformation?
Scorpio Season Meditation Practice: Transformative Darkness
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I love how you’ve reframed “Spooky Season” as “Shadow Season.” That feels so much more aligned with the depth of this time of year. For me, Scorpio Season really is nature’s way of inviting us to slow down, dig deep, and let go of anything that no longer serves who we’re becoming. The HDC has been instrumental in allowing us the space to BE who we have become more and less of who we have been shedding.
This season, I’m working on letting go of the fear that I won’t make enough to support myself and family with the new business structure. It feels challenging but also empowering to see those shadows as part of my personal growth. In embracing my shadows instead of shunning them—the integration has proven beneficial for my stress levels to say the least. Journaling has been a huge part of that for me, so I’m excited to explore your prompts. I’m especially drawn to the idea of discovering who we are without all the things we’ve held onto out of habit or fear as with each step in her shoes, I feel more and more empowered and free. Thank you for this beautiful invitation to dive deeper.
I’m curious—what’s been the most surprising or transformative insight for you during Scorpio Season?
Love this!! Thank you for writing