TLDR — Read This First
- The sacral chakra sits just below your navel and governs passion, creativity, pleasure, and desire. It’s a water center, which is exactly why Scorpio season lights it up.
- The “sacral curse” is the belief, taught to so many women, that wanting joy and pleasure for yourself is selfish or “too much.” Scorpio season is your invitation to set it down.
- Scorpio season runs roughly October 23 to November 21, during the darkening half of the year, which makes it an ideal window for release work.
- You can start unblocking your sacral chakra today with three simple practices: journal prompts, a four-card tarot spread, and a water-and-fire tea ritual.
- The whole point is permission: to feel deeply, create freely, and want what you want without apology.
I’m Sara Walka, founder of The Sisters Enchanted, and I’ve spent years guiding women through the wheel of the year and the inner seasons that come with it. If there’s one season my community asks me about more than any other, it’s this one. It’s Scorpio season, and the energies of transformation and introspection are swirling all around us. If you’ve been feeling the pull to dive deeper into your inner world, you’re not alone.
As we enter the darker half of the year, Scorpio invites us to shed the layers that no longer serve us and reconnect with our true, unbound selves. But here’s the thing: to fully embrace this transformative energy, we have to start with one of the most powerful energy centers in the body, the sacral chakra. That’s where your passion, creativity, and pleasure live, and for a lot of us, it’s also where we’ve buried the belief that wanting those things is somehow “too much.” Let’s change that together.
DEFINITION: The Sacral Chakra
The sacral chakra (Svadhisthana) is the body’s energy center of passion, creativity, pleasure, and desire, located just below the navel. It’s associated with the water element, so it governs flow, feeling, and emotional movement. When it’s balanced, you feel creative and alive to what you want. When it’s blocked, joy and desire feel out of reach.
What is the sacral chakra, and why does it matter in Scorpio season?
The sacral chakra is your energy center for passion, creativity, pleasure, and desire, and it sits just below your navel. It matters so much in Scorpio season because both are ruled by water. Like water, this chakra is about flow, movement, and deep emotional connection, and Scorpio season stirs all of it to the surface.
Scorpio season falls in the heart of autumn and brings themes of release and renewal, much like the shedding of leaves from the trees. That energy is calling you to let go of outdated narratives about who you “should” be and instead embrace who you truly are. I like to think of your sacral chakra as a reservoir of stories: the stories you tell yourself about joy, pleasure, creativity, and desire. To truly receive the abundance you crave, you first have to release the energetic baggage stored there.
“Your sacral chakra holds your most potent stories.”
— Sara Walka, The Sisters Enchanted
What is the “sacral curse,” and why do so many women carry it?
The “sacral curse” is my name for the belief that prioritizing your own joy, pleasure, and desire is somehow frivolous or “too much.” So many women carry it because we’re taught to, from a very young age. It’s that nagging feeling that putting your own passion first is selfish, so you keep it under wraps and hold your creativity back to fit the mold.
I call it a curse on purpose, because it isn’t yours. It was handed to you. We’re taught to set our own needs aside, to keep our passion quiet, and to shrink our creativity so we don’t take up too much space. Scorpio season challenges us to break that pattern.
If that belief sounds familiar, it’s because the sacral curse is one intimate expression of something much older. I call it the witch wound: the ancestral fear of being too powerful, too visible, too much. The sacral curse is that wound showing up in your relationship with your own pleasure. If you want to understand the bigger picture, I walk through all seven self-sabotage patterns in my guide to the witch wound. For now, just know that unblocking your sacral chakra is also a way of interrupting one of the oldest patterns keeping you small.
DEFINITION: The Sacral Curse
The sacral curse is Sara Walka’s term for the learned belief, common among women, that prioritizing your own joy, pleasure, and desire is frivolous, selfish, or “too much.” It lives in the sacral chakra and blocks the natural flow of creativity and passion. Releasing it is an act of permission.
Why does Scorpio season activate the sacral chakra?
Scorpio season activates the sacral chakra because they share the water element, and water is the language of feeling, flow, and release. Scorpio season runs roughly from October 23 to November 21, during the darkening half of the year, a stretch that naturally turns us inward.
This is the season of release and renewal. As the leaves fall, you’re invited to shed what no longer belongs to you. Scorpio’s influence encourages you to dive deep and ask an honest question: what am I holding onto that keeps me from fully experiencing my power and passion? Your sacral chakra is where a lot of those answers live. When you work with this energy center during a water season, you’re moving with the current instead of against it, which is exactly why this time of year is so potent for inner work.
How do you unblock your sacral chakra during Scorpio season?
You unblock your sacral chakra by gently releasing the stories stored there and inviting your creativity and pleasure to flow again, and you can start today. The ritual I return to every Scorpio season has three simple parts: journal prompts, a tarot spread, and a water-and-fire tea. You don’t need anything fancy. You just need a little quiet time and a willingness to be honest with yourself. Here’s how I do it.
Step 1: Journal prompts to explore your sacral chakra
Journaling is one of the most powerful ways to surface the stories held in your sacral chakra. Set aside some quiet time, light a candle, and sit with these prompts:
- What passions and desires have I been pushing aside or ignoring? This is your invitation to explore what truly lights you up, without judgment or limitation.
- Where have I been feeling guilty about prioritizing my own pleasure and joy? Reflect on the sacral curse and any lingering beliefs that tell you it’s selfish to put yourself first.
- How can I embrace my creative energy in new ways? Scorpio season is a time to transform, so explore how you might channel your creativity and passion in a way that aligns with your truest self.
Step 2: A sacral chakra tarot spread for Power, Passion, Purpose, and Promise
Tarot is a beautiful way to guide this inner exploration, because it gives shape to what you already know deep down. This four-card spread helps you explore the energy within your sacral chakra and reveal insights for moving forward with passion and purpose:
- Card 1: Power. What personal power am I ready to reclaim?
- Card 2: Passion. What passion within me is ready to be reignited?
- Card 3: Purpose. How can I embrace my purpose with full authenticity?
- Card 4: Promise. What promise can I make to myself to stay true to my path?
Take your time with each card and notice what resonates. You might uncover a hidden passion or a long-lost dream that’s waiting to come alive.
Step 3: Brew a sacral chakra tea infused with water and fire
Since the sacral chakra resonates with water, you can balance it further by adding a touch of fire, which is Scorpio’s transformative influence. This tea is as nourishing as it is symbolic, blending the flowing nature of water with the warming qualities of fire.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp cinnamon, for warmth and fire
- 1 slice of fresh ginger, for passion and flow
- 1 tsp honey, for sweetness and self-love
- Optional: a small piece of carnelian or red jasper to sit beside your cup, to infuse it with fiery energy
Directions
- Bring a cup of water to a gentle boil.
- Add the cinnamon and ginger, and let them steep for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Pour into your cup and stir in the honey.
- Before drinking, place the crystal near the cup to charge the tea with intention. Sip slowly and savor each moment, feeling the warming fire and soothing water harmonize within you.
“When we release the sacral curse, we give ourselves permission to be fully alive, to feel deeply, and to pursue our passions without holding back.”
— Sara Walka, The Sisters Enchanted
What happens when you release the sacral curse?
When you release the sacral curse, you give yourself permission to be fully alive. You let yourself feel deeply, create freely, and want what you want without apology. That’s the whole invitation of Scorpio season.
This season asks you to break free from the ties that bind you and step into the power, passion, and purpose of your unashamed, unbound self. So let go of what’s no longer yours to carry, and step boldly into your power as you journey through the dark, transformative waters of Scorpio. Your sacral chakra holds your most potent stories. Embrace them, transform them, and let them guide you toward a life of unapologetic joy and purpose.
Where to go deeper with The Sisters Enchanted
At The Sisters Enchanted, this kind of seasonal inner work is the heart of everything I teach. If you want more rituals, tarot spreads, and guidance for moving with the wheel of the year, you’ll find my current programs and free resources all in one place. Come find what’s calling you at thesistersenchanted.com/links.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Sacral Chakra and Scorpio Season
What is the sacral chakra?
The sacral chakra is your body’s energy center for passion, creativity, pleasure, and desire, and it sits just below your navel. In the chakra system it’s known as Svadhisthana, and it’s associated with the water element, which is why it governs flow, feeling, and emotional movement. When your sacral chakra is open and balanced, you feel creative, sensual, and alive to what you want. When it’s blocked, joy and desire can feel out of reach, or even a little shameful to admit. At The Sisters Enchanted, I teach the sacral chakra as the seat of your most potent stories, the beliefs you carry about whether your pleasure and creativity are allowed to take up space. Working with it isn’t about forcing good feelings. It’s about clearing what’s stored there so your natural passion can flow again. Scorpio season, ruled by water, is one of the most supportive windows of the year for that work.
What are the signs of a blocked sacral chakra?
A blocked sacral chakra usually shows up as a sense of being cut off from your own joy, creativity, or desire. You might feel creatively stuck, numb to pleasure, guilty when you prioritize your own wants, or quietly convinced that enjoying your life is selfish or “too much.” In my work with women at The Sisters Enchanted, the most common sign is the belief I call the sacral curse: the learned idea that your pleasure and passion are frivolous and should be set aside for everyone else’s needs. Other signs include a stalled creative life, trouble pinpointing what you actually want, and a tendency to downplay the things that light you up. None of this means something is wrong with you. It usually means something is stored in the sacral chakra that’s ready to be released. The good news is that this energy center responds beautifully to gentle, intentional practices like journaling, tarot, and ritual, especially during a water season like Scorpio.
Why is Scorpio season good for sacral chakra work?
Scorpio season is ideal for sacral chakra work because both Scorpio and the sacral chakra are ruled by the water element, so they amplify each other. Scorpio season runs roughly from October 23 to November 21, during the darkening half of the year, a stretch that naturally pulls us toward introspection, release, and renewal. That’s the same energy the sacral chakra thrives on. Water is about flow, depth, and emotional movement, and Scorpio invites us to dive beneath the surface and look honestly at what we’ve been carrying. I think of the sacral chakra as a reservoir of stories about joy, pleasure, creativity, and desire, and Scorpio season gives us permission to drain the stories that no longer serve us. As the leaves fall and the year turns inward, you’re being invited to shed outdated beliefs about who you “should” be. That makes this one of the most powerful windows all year to unblock your sacral chakra and reconnect with your passion.
What is the “sacral curse”?
The sacral curse is my term for the belief, taught to so many women, that prioritizing your own joy, pleasure, and desire is frivolous, selfish, or “too much.” It’s that nagging sense that you should keep your passion under wraps, set your own needs aside, and hold back your creativity to fit the mold. I call it a curse because it isn’t yours. It was handed to you by a culture that rewards women for staying small and self-sacrificing. The sacral curse lives in the sacral chakra, the energy center of creativity and pleasure, and it quietly blocks the flow there. Scorpio season is the perfect time to release it, because this season is all about shedding what no longer serves you. When you set the sacral curse down, you give yourself permission to be fully alive, to feel deeply, and to pursue your passions without apology. That permission is the real work, and it’s available to you right now.
How can I balance my sacral chakra at home?
You can balance your sacral chakra at home with simple, intentional practices, and you can start today. The three I recommend most are journaling, tarot, and a water-and-fire tea ritual. For journaling, set aside quiet time, light a candle, and explore what passions you’ve been pushing aside, where you feel guilty about prioritizing your own pleasure, and how you might channel your creativity in new ways. For tarot, pull a four-card spread on Power, Passion, Purpose, and Promise to surface what’s ready to be reclaimed. For the tea ritual, brew cinnamon and fresh ginger with honey to blend water’s flow with fire’s warmth, and set a piece of carnelian or red jasper beside your cup to charge it with intention. None of this requires special training or expensive tools. The sacral chakra responds to attention and intention more than to anything fancy. The point is to create a small, repeatable ritual that tells your body your pleasure and creativity are welcome again.
How is the sacral chakra connected to the witch wound?
The sacral chakra and the witch wound are connected through the same core belief: that your power, your pleasure, and your magic are “too much.” The witch wound is the ancestral fear of being too powerful, too visible, too much, and it shows up today as the self-sabotage patterns that keep women small. The sacral curse I teach is one of the most intimate expressions of that wound, the specific belief that your joy and desire are frivolous and should be hidden. When you work to unblock your sacral chakra, you’re also interrupting one of the witch wound’s oldest patterns. That’s why Scorpio season, a time of release, is such fertile ground for both. If you want to understand the full picture, I walk through all seven self-sabotage patterns in my guide to the witch wound. Once you can state the pattern, you can interrupt it, and your sacral chakra work becomes part of a much larger reclamation.