New Moon in Scorpio, Mercury and Venus about to resume their pace and an entire country looking toward the transcendent. A mini ritual to choose where we direct our intention. There are days that feel different, even if the calendar marks them as just another Wednesday. November 11 is one of those days. From early on, the networks fill with screenshots of clocks showing 11:11, lit candles, and wishes written on little slips of paper.
But this year the 11/11 doesn’t arrive alone. It appears in a week in which the sky is rearranging itself and in which many people, along very different paths, seem to be seeking something in common: to find meaning in what we live.
There is a lot of energy in motion. The question is not only whether the portal works, but what we do with all that is happening and where we choose to direct our attention.
What is the 11/11 portal?
The 11/11 portal emerges from numerology, the discipline that assigns a vibration and meaning to each number. Within this tradition, 11 is considered a master number: it does not reduce to a single digit, but retains its value. It is associated with intuition, inspiration, and the bridge between the material and the spiritual.
When the date repeats that number — the 11th day of the 11th month — we speak of a portal: a moment when that vibration intensifies. The image is eloquent. Two ones standing side by side, like the columns framing a door. And a door, by definition, is a place of passage: it does not compel us to cross, but it invites us to do so.
Therefore, many people experience this date as an opportunity to pause, to ask, to give thanks, or to close something they do not want to drag into the rest of the year. Beyond anyone’s beliefs, it can be a good excuse to gift ourselves a moment of connection with ourselves.
A week with charged air
This year, moreover, the 11/11 coincides with a week that is particularly mobilizing in Argentina.
On the one hand, we come from a New Moon in Scorpio. On the other hand, we are touched by the visit of Pope Leo XIV, who today capped it with a mass in Luján, one of the country’s most cherished pilgrimage sites.
At first glance, one might think these events have nothing to do with each other. Yet there is something interesting in this coincidence: different traditions, beliefs, and events are drawing our attention toward the sacred and the transcendent.
We do not need to assign a single cause to recognize that there is a collective movement. Countless people are focusing their attention on similar questions, even if they come from very different places: what they expect, where they stand, what moves them, what they need to ask for or to thank for.
And when so much attention concentrates in the same moment, something happens. It may not be a magical portal opening in the sky, but it is an opportunity to pause and observe what is happening inside and around us.
What’s happening in the sky: coincidence or causality?
From astrology, this week is also rich in symbolism.
Mercury and Venus are retrograde and resume their direct motion on Friday the 13th. They are two planets linked to fundamental aspects of our daily life: Mercury, with communication, ideas, and decisions; Venus, with our connections, desires, values, and what we consider important.
Retrograde periods invite us to review, reconsider, and revisit matters we perhaps thought had been resolved. Sometimes pending conversations surface, relationships that need another look, or desires that no longer fit who we are today.
In that context, on Monday the 9th the New Moon in Scorpio perfected. Every New Moon marks the beginning of a cycle, an opportunity to sow intentions. But Scorpio invites us to do so from a deeper place: to review our attachments, to recognize what needs to transform, and to dare to leave behind what has already served its function.
It isn’t about starting anything at random, but about identifying what changes we need to make to build something different.
Thus, 11/11 arrives as a kind of hinge: between the revisiting energy of the past weeks and the possibility of starting to move in a new direction.
Coincidence or causality? Perhaps we don’t need to solve it. We can take these languages as different tools to observe the same moment and give it meaning.
The energy is here; the “for what” is up to us
Now, there is something important not to lose sight of: neither this portal nor any other does the work for us.
We can believe in the energy of a date, connect with its symbolism, or simply use it as an opportunity to pause. But, in any case, there is something that depends on us: to decide what we want to do with what we are experiencing.
And the first step is to choose an intention.
A vague intention dissolves; a clear intention has a direction. After weeks of reflection, perhaps we already have some answers. Very often, what we need to address is exactly what has kept resurfacing lately.
It isn’t the same to ask for “things to go well” as to identify a concrete area of our life where we want to generate movement.
It might be love: to open ourselves to a connection, to heal one, or to close another. It might be work: to muster the courage to develop that project we have been postponing. It might also concern the body, rest, creativity, or simply letting go of something that weighed us down this year.
We do not need all the answers. It is enough to begin to recognize where we want to go.
Mini ritual for 11/11
We don’t need anything fancy. Just a few minutes to pause and connect with what we want.
What we need: a candle, two papers, and a pen.
1. We pause. Find a quiet place, light the candle, and take several deep breaths.
2. We let go. On one paper, write down what you want to leave behind: a situation, a fear, a habit, or something that feels like it has run its course. Then tear it into pieces as a gesture that you are letting it go.
3. We choose. On the other paper, write an intention that begins with “I Choose…”. Try to make it concrete and something you truly want to build.
4. We commit. Read your intention aloud and think about a small action you can take to move toward it.
We store the “I Choose…” paper in a place where we can find it again.
The intention is the beginning. What we do with it is what can transform things.
The door is open
This year’s 11/11 arrives in a week when many people are looking upward, each in their own way. We can use this moment to do the same, but also to look inward.
Not because a date will magically change our lives, but because stopping, recognizing what we are going through, and consciously choosing where we want to direct our energy can be the start of something different.
The door is open. Crossing it, and deciding where it leads us, is up to us.
Astro & Craft: a experience to discover your natal chart among friends
With the year coming to a close and calendars filling up, finding a moment to share with friends can become a nearly impossible mission. That is why Male Escuti proposes a different plan that blends astrology, creativity, and a relaxed, unhurried gathering.
Astro & Craft is an experience designed to uncover your natal chart and shape it through art, while you share a glass of wine, something tasty to nibble on, and a nice conversation.
No prior knowledge of astrology or artistic experience is required: the idea is to connect with oneself, explore the natal chart’s universe, and enjoy a creative moment in good company.
The gathering will take place on Thursday, November 26, at 7:00 p.m., in Colegiales, and includes all materials needed for the activity.
Spaces are limited, and registration is through this online form.
A perfect invitation for that group of friends who always says “we should organize something” and never finds the time. This time, the plan is already set.
Source: @male.escuti
