New Moon in Libra Lights, Camera, Action

October Colors                                                        Catherine Al-Meten Meyers

This New Moon in Libra is not your status quo, keep everything in balance New Moon. It's activated by Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus to spotlight the beginning of a new chapter on your journey. New Moon at 26 degrees of Libra (third decan) on Thursday, October 19 highlights whatever sector of your life/chart it transits. It brings popularity, connection, and lots of attention to that area of your life. For those whose Ascendant, Sun sign, Moon or other major planets are in this sector of Libra, it can be a spectacular start to a new phase of life. This new moon is in peregrine (farthest away from Earth) and is therefore highlighting that which is least fortunate. For example, those who are held in disregard, receive extra attention. Or the area where you most struggle with requires the most attention at this time. If you have trouble making decisions, this may be when you’re faced to take that leap of faith. Risk taking is essential to this. Libra most loves to keep things in balance. Seeing all points of view, and not wanting to rock the boat. The growing edge though for any planet where Libra is, is in taking a stand and acting in ways that make way for or room for growth. 

Biding one’s time, or ‘waiting for the perfect moment’ is not what is needed at this time. The New Moon is exactly conjunct Jupiter in Libra (within 5-7 degrees of where Jupiter just entered Scorpio). This is a very potent and optimistic time, and we may feel ourselves on an emotional roller coaster of optimism and outright fear of what is ahead in the mystery that is the future. Focus as best you can, on how the benefits outweigh whatever tests or tasks the future brings. Whatever you have been preparing for and saying you’ve wanted, is now sitting pretty much right in your lap. Instead of freaking out, be glad that you have this opportunity to start anew. The orbit of Jupiter around the Sun is 2 1/2 years, so your journey is blessed in whatever you begin now. The sky is the limit, so take that risk and pursue that dream or at the very least, take some definite steps in that direction. Make a commitment to move forward in the direction of your calling. 

We are protected by the energy Jupiter brings, and we are infused with that same energy to protect and encourage others. Don’t promise more than  you are willing to deliver, but likewise, don’t be afraid. You are prepared for this next shift, and have been releasing whatever stood in the way of your being able to move forward in some major area of your life. The New Moon in Libra also is conjunct Mercury,We are able to speak clearly, and are receptive to straight forward communication. Being authentic and above board, as well as realistic, helps us make the most of all forms of communication as this New Moon opens a new lunar cycle and a new path ahead. We now are able to use the best of our communication skills. Both intuitive and intellectual knowledge provide the necessary guidance and clarity we need now. Libra Moon combined with Mercury creates the storyteller combination that helps us tell a good tale, weave a new myth, or provide a good rationale for whatever we hope to get across. Humor, charm, and intuitive brilliance gild the tales with a magical quality that Jupiter helps brighten. Watch what you say and how you say it. Be discerning in all forms of communication, and listen to what is being said, and what is not. Notice the details, for they will matter greatly later. 

The New Moon in Libra is opposite Uranus in Aries making us highly attuned emotional to shifts and changes in our lives, the world around us, and in the way old patterns are changing and new ones are developing. We need to shed the old skin, and walk forward in the new.  Because there is such significant change happening right now, Uranus’ electrifying shifts and responses can feel highly charged and a bit frightening. Okay, maybe a lot. Because when we are truly on a new path, or having to adjust to a new reality, we have to become the strongest and best of who we are to manage and thrive. Whatever we would like to hold onto like a security blanket, probably won’t do at this time. We are learning new ways to deal with the rapid fire and unexpected changes that is now our world and is manifesting in our lives. Despite your desire to run away or pull the covers over your head, that is not the choice. The energy of a new again is upon us, and what is needed and demanded now is our highest and most capable thoughts, actions, and service. 

What is necessary in this new environment  is discernment. We need to be able to  sift through the panic-driven actions  and rhetoric and outcries for extreme reactions. Very deep and highly evolutionary developments are possible if we maintain a high level of integrity and compassion. Love can and does overcome fear and hate. Turning our energy, individual and collective into uplifting and righteous thought and actions is what is needed. What has shocked and in many cases wounded us, we will find has tempered us to withstand what is needed to recover, heal, and thrive.  We need to create more beauty, seek greater understanding, and become increasingly tolerant of what we at the same time reject as a source of our attention.  A great awakening has taken place, and we are in the first stages of recovering from the shock and pain. The work before us is great, and our strength and attention is needed to recover. For people in the West, particularly the USA, this chaos and disruption is relatively new, in the scale it’s being experienced now. That is not true, however of the rest of the world where resilience and evolutionary change  plus reconciliation are necessary for survival. Our strength, courage, and resilience is being tested, and this New Moon in Libra focuses our attention on what it is within each of us that can be used to cope with what we are experiencing. 

New Moon in Libra with the Mars-Jupiter influences pushes and invites us to stretch our emotional, physical, creative, and intuitive muscles to allow for a new path to emerge—one that will enable us to move out of a place of stagnation, fear, pain, or hopelessness. As a warrior girds for battle, we have many resources within  and much in our history to prepare us to stand up for what we believe and to work for what is good, loving, kind, and right for all and for the planet. Nothing worth having comes without some sacrifice and dedication to help make it happen. Now is when we can see what gifts, talents, and experiences we have to help us live more purposeful and fulfilling lives.