Weekly Insights: The Libra New Moon...

Libra is the symbol of balance. The scales weigh our options - Yin and Yang, giving and receiving, the self vs another, etc.. Libra asks us to compromise, make adjustments, and re-evaluate our realities so that we can find greater harmony between the extremes in our lives. October 10th brings the Libra New Moon, and opens a portal of manifestations for our highest and greatest good. Libra invites us to ask ourselves, "what do we need to bring into balance during this waxing Moon?" By doing so, we create the opportunity to honor both ourselves and those around us. The middle path reminds us that true harmony can hold space for two things to be honored at the same time. From healthy relationships and collaborative work to creative expression, financial harmony, diplomatic interactions, and the balance between our inner and outer realities, this New Moon helps us set a new healing cycle in motion. When we can create balance while still honoring our own desires and needs, we begin to satisfy the deeper calling of Libra.

In the dark void of the New Moon, there is infinite potential. Seeds are planted in darkness, and as the Moon begins to wax, we are asked to nourish the new sprouts we have planted while also reaching outward for support. This becomes an empowering way to create balance between our own skills, abilities, and resources and all of the help that is available to us. Manifesting peace requires the strength and willingness to discern what helps us expand, while releasing what leads us toward contraction, stagnation, and limitation.

We may hold dreams and visions of manifestation within us, but the waxing Moon asks us to transmute those inner desires into physical behaviors and tangible actions. We bring our inner world into form when we follow through with our creations, and we move our bodies, beautify our surroundings, create, nourish ourselves, and spend more time in nature. Libra, guided by Venus, gives us permission to connect with others on a deeper level, cultivate a more peaceful environment, nourish and move the body for vitality, and consciously create a life that reflects the wholeness we seek. This is an empowering time to align ourselves with the direction and path we are choosing, and then commit to that path through our physical actions.

When we learn to honor ourselves while simultaneously honoring others, we help create the equilibrium that Libra calls forth during this lunar cycle. We are not being asked to choose between ourselves and those we love, but we are being invited to discover the sacred middle ground where both can exist in harmony with each other. At the end of this cycle, the Light will reveal what is ready to grow in our lives. All we have to do is have the courage to show up, nourish what we have planted, and follow through with our passions. The Universe will do the rest!