The Libra new moon arrives with Mars in tow, exactly conjunct the Venus ruled lunation with shouts over yonder (semi sextile) from Uranus throwing something unexpected in the mix.

 

This Mercury retrograde has got my mind in a tumble. It’s been so nice switching off and losing track of time, following where the little threads of curiosity lead. Surrendering into a state of not too many plans, nothing pulling this way or that. Even if it has all been a bit of a blur, clarity eventually comes and we may as well make the most of it while the retrogrades are in full swing. Creating space for these moments in time make it all the more enjoyable. 

 

In true Venusian style there is a level of surrendering, and of deepening as she nears the end of her Scorpio transit this new Libra new moon. Even though it is a new moon, usually the energy for new beginnings and reflection, it is also conjuring transformational release and action. It’s almost like a clearing out of all the chaos in our systems from as far back as last year when the world went belly up. A clearing to find new place of balance. Things may never be the same, but we can find a new sense of balance, even in the midst of changes and what may feel challenging when dealing with the ‘we'.

 

That said with Saturn moving very slowly about to turn direct it feels as if time slows, even with Pluto, Mercury and Jupiter all also turning direct! Things will start moving once Saturn moves more. There doesn't feel like there is going to be a lot of headway made with topics that are floating in our fields. Differences in opinions aren't magically going to resolve themselves and are going to require readjustment, balancing and understanding.

 

This is not necessarily an easy moon, but one where you may potentially recognize what needs to come back into alignment in the realms of relationships, self care and compassion. It may slowly seep in like an evening haze or abruptly like a swooping ghost from the past. Either way remember there is an element of letting go while renewal happens from the moon. What is seeded now hangs around for a while.

 

Being in places of beauty that inspire heart opening (in nature) and spark creativity will encourage balance and peacefulness. Be kind to yourself, be kind to others.

 

There’s much more to be said, but: brain. Colin’s got you covered below.

It’s compelling to me that “Balance” is an answer to so many of the questions we have. Balance textures our conversations, our strategies, relationships, and end points. It’s an Astrological topic that feels everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Despite its ubiquity in conversation, the polarized state of the world tells me - balance is not as common as we’d like to believe in praxis. 
 
I think it’s because most of us are unsure what we’re attempting to balance and that topic is what the New Moon in Libra wants to help us with. What that requires from us is the self-acceptance that we all have contradicting and competing desires, values, and hopes internally. Astrology (and poet Walt Whitman) teaches us that we “contain multitudes” and so we can and often will contradict ourselves in pursuit of the Truth we’re trying to understand. Communication scholars Leslie Baxter and Barbara Montgomery put forward their Relational Dialectics Theory in 1996 which parses through contradiction as the fundamental form of relating, too. So in effect, we are contradictions individually and our relationships are a knot of contradictions too. We work from this premise as we understand what contradiction is being balanced under the New Moon in Libra. 
 
Each and every one of us straddle the paradox and experience the tension between a desire for predictability and safety side by side with a desire for adventure and surprise. No one just wants familiarity. No one just wants spontaneity. We are all on a continuum of both. The same is true for the dialectic tensions between autonomy and connection. We all want to feel connected and in relationship with others and we all want to feel a sense of autonomy and individuation too. Most of us were trained to look at contradictions through a monologic lens of either/or but since we contain multitudes; we are balancing both/and. The New Moon in Libra helps us hold the contradictions of autonomy and connection, predictability and novelty, love and desire while not seeing these contradictions as a problem that needs a solution but simply a paradox that needs to be leveraged.
 
At the time of the New Moon in Libra, both Mercury - which is currently retrograde - and Mars transit Libra. So both lunations and two personal planets join together in Libra helping us sort through where we can move from polarity to complementarity. Where we can leverage the paradox. And see communication and our open-forms of communication as the only bridge which can help us find the win/win among competing ideas and our path back to each other. 
May the New Moon in Libra give you the permission to be multitudes, the grace to witness other people’s multitudes, and the balance in conversation which seeks understanding and peace.

  

 

Romance, Love, Partnerships & Trust

You can have two things at once, Aries! I know “one” is your favorite number as the first zodiac sign but the New Moon in Libra on wants you to hold the balance of two, “the both” and maybe even “the third” strategy for negotiation’s sake. This New Moon helps you seek understanding while being understood and comprise while getting your needs met, too. 

 

  

  

Humility, Health, Wellness & Routine

Let others help you, Taurus! The New Moon in Libra helps you see other people as helping you on your personal development goals. You’re not just focusing on how routine optimizes your mental, emotional, and psychological wellbeing but you’re also paying attention to the people who inspire you, who hold you accountable too, and who will point the way to your growth. 

Courage, Worthiness, Charisma & Lovability

It is safe to self-disclose, Gemini. The New Moon in Libra helps you share what needs to be shared to someone who genuinely has to hear it. It’ll be vulnerable; maybe even messy but like Anaïs Nin says, “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” so lets have you expand courageously and tell the story that’s longing to be expressed in your heart! 

Vulnerability, Home, Family & Emotionality

“Home” is a feeling, Cancer. And its most felt with other people. The New Moon in Libra helps you connect meaningfully to the feelings, the people, and the places too that give you emotional safety. Get clear and specific about what you want those feelings to look like so the Universe can work towards bringing you closer to your chosen family and soul chosen homes. 

Curiosity, Observation, Language & Active Listening

Let’s think about thinking and speak about speaking, Leo! The New Moon in Libra is a meta-one which helps you perceive perception differently and communicate more effectively. Your cognition and communication skills are crucial now. So you’ll be experimenting with new ways of thinking, speaking, and accurately listening to feel more connected with loved ones.

Finances, Security, Clarity of Values & Pleasure

What’s the space between having what you want with a grateful heart and yearning for another desire too, Virgo? It’s a big question that the New Moon in Libra wants you to answer. You’re allowed to be in both gratitude for what you have and desire for another context. That way, you’ll have a lens of both grounded sufficiency and the excitement that comes with wanting. 

Identity, Desire, Charisma & Authenticity

Happy Birthday, Libra! Your birthday wishes are all the Universe wants to manifest. So write down your intentions with fearlessness, specificity, and worthiness. When you claim worthiness as your birthright this birthday, you’ll have an exceptional foundation that helps you understand who you want to be, what you want to do, and the level of results you’ll want to have. 

Completion, Surrender, Healing & Spiritual Support

It’s time to let go, Scorpio. The New Moon in Libra helps you find all the contexts you need for closure. From the thinking-traps, emotional-habits, behavioral patterns and even the people too. This is lunation that wants you to let go first; so that in the space you proactively clear, the Universe can provide you with all that you’re more frequency specific to to match your integrity. 

Friendship, Activism, Convictions & Shared Humanity

Let’s talk reciprocity, Sag. The New Moon in Libra wants you to measure the level of reciprocity in your friendships. Are you receiving as much as you’re giving? Are you giving what you hope to receive? Pay close attention to the form of people’s generosity; which might be different than yours but equal in content. You deserve the most mutually supportive relationships. 

Career, Purpose, Integrity & Responsibility

Relationships are the new bottom line, Capricorn. The New Moon in Libra wants you to complement your competence with connection(s). Everyone knows you have what it takes to professionally succeed; now the Universe just wants you to bring the best of your relational intelligence and relational skills to the workplace so that you and everyone else succeeds too. 

Wisdom, Publishing, Vision & Higher Education

Apply the learning, Aquarius! The New Moon in Libra wants you to identify the key-findings of this last year’s immense education and get clear on what helps you live from that learning. How do you move from strategy and idea to execution and impact? Which behaviors operationalize your vision? Your newfound understanding is begging to be applied for even bigger growth. 

Intimacy, Eros, Sexuality & Transformation

What’s your big “Truth” Pisces? The New Moon in Libra wants you to accept and even communicate a new understanding in the realm of intimacy. You know who you want to be, what you want to do, and who who you want to engage in meaningful intimacy with. So this is the moment to reveal, not conceal. To share, not withhold. Your self-disclosure will bring healing self-revelation.