Libra New Moon Sunday, Sept. 25th

 The Moon catches up to and joins the Sun, newly entered into airy Libra, at 5:55pm on Sunday the 25th. It truly is all about the balance of inner and outer at this pivotal time of the year. The Sun seeks connection outwardly in relationships and equality, while the Moon turns inward for feelings of harmony. This is the ultimate test of give and take and how to maintain self in connection with other. True balance begins when the inner self is aligned with the higher self, attracting partnership that resonates on all levels.

Venus is the ruler of Libra and has a strong need for pleasing others in order to get what it wants. The attracting power of sophistication, enjoyment and pleasant company is Libra’s secret weapon. Just how much one has to give often depends on how much one wants to receive and that’s the important job for Libra’s balancing act. The real secret is moderation… not over-doing or under-doing, but finding a way to keep maintain inner harmony.

Libra is an air sign and that means communication and interaction through give and take, listening, as well as talking, weighing your options and knowing that it’s not just up to you how harmony is achieved. Partnership isn’t always fair, sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down on the seesaw. Whether in business or personal relationships, the key is to try and maintain a sense of fairness.

Wherever you are experiencing the need for balance in your life, remember that change happens best in moderation and strike a balance between your head in the stars and your feet on the ground.

The Sun Moves Into Libra at the Fall Equinox

 Tonight, September 22, 2022 at 9:04pm EST, the Sun leaves earthy Virgo and moves into the Cardinal Air sign Libra. This is the pivotal point of equal day and night hours. The solar focus shifts away from organization of schedules and daily details, to balance, harmony, beauty and relationship. For the next 30 days, we get to ask ourselves, where am I out of balance... am I working too much and not enjoying myself enough... how can I create more beauty and harmony in my environment...?

We are also at the halfway point in the zodiac, which requires assessing how we are doing and how far we have come on our journey. In order to move ahead with more harmony and insight, Libra uses it's charm to initiate social activities that can bring desired connections. The challenge for Libra is to see both sides of a situation and to avoid a tendency to tip the scales in their favor for the desired outcome. It's important to consider our loved ones, co-workers and anyone we have to engage with in business or personally, in order to maintain fairness and equality. It begins  with personal honesty which filters out to others in our communities and beyond.

As you consider how best to utilize the energy of this Venus-ruled sign, remember that creating beauty around you is an important piece of the Autumnal puzzle.  Remember to recruit loved ones in your projects, because everyone benefits from both inclusion and enjoyment.

Pisces Full Moon September 2022

 

The Full Moon culminates overnight tonight at 12:42 am on the 10th. It takes place at 18° Pisces, the Sabian Symbol for which is: "In a gigantic tent, villagers witness a spectacular performance." This symbol speaks to the collective appeal of an individual's skill and/or oratory and the time for self-dramatization.

Neptune rules Pisces and has dominion over the seas, fog, film, illusions, drug, alcohol, fantasy, art, and music. as well as our dreams, sensitivities and psychic abilities. Whatever feelings are rolling around in your subconscious or dream state is where you need to pay attention now. With Neptune sitting next to the Moon in the 7th House of others, we may have trouble dealing with what is real and what is just for "show".

A Full Moon always allows us an opportunity to take the opposite viewpoint and that's where the Sun currently resides in Virgo. Attention to detail, weeding out, taking care of our health and well-being is what we need to consider during this polarity. In the chart for the Full Moon, the Sun sits on the Virgo ascendant in a trine aspect to Uranus, where it can have a strong and unusual influence on people. Perhaps, someone's meticulous research into a matter of necessity brings an unexpected breakthrough or surprise to light.

There is a "Mystic Rectangle" in this chart, connecting the elements of Water and Earth through the Moon and Sun in Pisces/Virgo and the lunar Nodes in Scorpio/Taurus. Awareness can come through the opposition of the Lights, bringing understanding through the trines to the Nodes and a practical opportunity for finding a way to integrate these harmonious energies through the complimentary sextiles between the Moon and North Node and the Sun and South Node. I know this may be confusing to some of you, and I'm asking you to just sit with this information and let it percolate through your heart and mind. You'll get what you need from it.

Saturn, the planetary archetype of hard work and responsibility, is heavily invested in this Moon cycle, forming as it does a T-square to the Nodes. Self-discipline and a commitment to working within the framework of a group or organization to effect necessary change is the challenge here. Perseverance and elbow-grease will help move you to your desired goals.

Enjoy the moonlight, bathe in it's exquisite serenity and absorb her message of connection to the whole world, but avoid building castles in the sky without a solid foundation. In other words, remember to keep your head in the stars and your feet on the ground.