The New Moon in Libra on October 16, 2020 (at 15:30EST) is caught between paradigms.
No longer the old, not yet in the new.
We hang in the balance.
Balance is created through an equal tension that promotes stability.
Moor to mystery.
As uncertainty rises, choose to regulate.
Deepen within.
Continue to anchor to essentials. Continue to unstick, unbind, and free up energy and limiting patterns so that the scales can tip as they may. Look for ways to enter right-relationship with what’s here.
A paradigm is ‘a set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them.’*
Consensus shapes reality.
What have you consented to that is revealing itself to be unsustainable?
Which assumptions have become a burden or a blockade?
What stagnant energies are longing to be freed?
Assumptions, concepts, and values that do not accurately reflect our true nature are ripe for reinvention.
A New Moon in Libra is a chance to change our agreements, remaking them and shifting our structures and responsibilities so energy flows in reciprocity.
This Moon serves as a hinge or a fulcrum - a point of support that allows for a pivot.
“If we want something we have never had, we have to do something we have never done.”
What do you want more than anything?
What can you clear out so what you crave can come in?
This Moon minds us of the power of desire.
Desire is a cosmic phenomenon.
desire (verb)
de : “down from”
sidus : “heavenly body, star, constellation”
to long for, wish for, await what the stars will bring
Your hunger is holy.
Unearth the wants that have been withheld.
Unleash the appetites that have been thwarted.
Let your thirst be a motivator for your makings.
Deem the many dimensions of your desire as important.
Attract what’s rightfully yours.
Mercury is Retrograde in Scorpio October 14 to 27, then in Libra until November 3rd.
Mistakes + Mysteries
Dive deep and listen to what’s hidden.
The next 3 weeks will be a wild ride of evolutionary proportions. Welcome surprises and disruptions; look to them as creative opportunities. Normalize changing your mind.
Dig in. Peer past the surface. Go to the source.
Invite the ancestors and ghosts to your table. Feed them in kind.
This is a time of raw exposure and interdimensional insights.
Reveal yourself and be in power.
Intimacy means, “into me, you see.”
Your secrets are sacred. Do your secrets scare you?
Be honest - saturated with truth*** - especially about the things you’d rather hide. Plumb your inner depths. Bare it all.
Trauma is food for transformation.
Destruction makes fertile ground for regeneration.
Feel the dirt. Smell the aromatic compost. You contain a most potent elixir.
Regeneration is totally possible.
Everything you need is already right here. It’s within. Merge with your own power to unearth it.
Some memories are short. The world has changed many times over. Magic is indigenous to this planet and the beings upon it. Power is born in soil and flesh.
Many dimensions of Earth exist. Some have been concretized through assent and affirmation, while others have been banished and relegated to hidden realms. Exile does not erase existence.
Nothing stays hidden forever.
That which is innate will never be erased.
That which is innate may be tampered with, annihilated, even re-engineered - but it will never be extinguished.
You will never be removed from what you really are.
Keep faith, and go deeper.
You are a mirror for evolution.
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Read New Moon Reports for your Sun, Moon and Rising Signs Below
Aries: I call in mutually-empowering relationships.
Staying still is the way to move forward. Going slow is necessary, because it gets me in touch with what I really want. What am I willing to stay for? I move with enough care and intention to preserve my deepest desires and bring them to fruition over time. It is becoming clearer that I won’t be able to go the way I thought I’d be going. I am wise enough to recognize and respect that I need to transform before I can move forward. There is an energy burning in me, and I deliberately lay the groundwork for my longterm life-direction. I won’t be going it alone. This Moon plants a seed of new beginnings in my house of relationship and partners. What new rules are necessary to ensure that we can both access our depths and the power of our potential?
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Taurus: I reset with healthy rhythms and order.
Keep it simple. Clean it up and clear it out. After some time, waste and disarray accumulates. This New Moon is an opportunity to establish balance by eliminating excess and practicing the type of clarity rituals that set me free. I commit to the processes that elevate my wellness. I choose to digest with ease. My body is beautiful and regenerates itself with fresh energy daily. Another place that needs cleaning and clearing? My most significant relationships. Over the next 3 weeks during Mercury retrograde, I look for build-up from the past and address skeletons in the closet. Old ghosts and memories revisit. Conversations with beloveds delve back in time to unearth lingering issues. I am game for the inner work that fosters intimacy.
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Gemini: I begin a love affair with life.
This New Moon gets my juices flowing. It is high time to refresh my joy. Saturn has moved through my 8th house since December 2017; anchoring intense commitment bonds yet also inhibiting intimacy. This New Moon brings back some sparkle. A new paramore, perhaps? A date with the muses? “Your love life is your love of life.” Rochelle Schieck. Moving forward, I will prioritize my pleasure. This New Moon inspires new creative projects dedicated to self-expression and play. When was the last time I experienced wild, childlike joy? I am creative. Connected. Erotic. On a more practical note, I dedicate the next 3 weeks to building a schedule and lifestyle plan that supports my wellbeing. Because I love myself, I take excellent care of myself. The better to love you with, my dear.
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Cancer: Home is where the heart is.
Sometimes the best way to move forward is to revisit the past. This helps me to recognize what will and won’t be coming with me into the next chapter. I take my relational bonds seriously, but I can still recognize when we’ve outgrown one another. This is a time of clarifying the real shape of my attachments and commitments to beloveds. This Moon marks new beginnings in home and family. I plant seeds of nesting to meet my needs, focusing on cultivating a nurturing environment. I am happy to dedicate the next six months to creating coziness and making sanctuary. While Mercury retrogrades until November 3, I am reminded to play, revitalize, and bring love back alive in my life. I move from an open heart.
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Leo: I stay curious.
When things feel complicated and overwhelming, it helps to remember that they are also simple. When there isn’t enough time, it helps to know that becoming more present can make time expand. When others don’t share my vision, I can be sure that there are those out there who do share a similar perspective and set of beliefs. For everything that isn’t, something also is. Opposites are true - and they remind me to stay curious. This New Moon is full of possibility. Under it, I begin a 6-month process of learning through communication, friendship, and information exchange. Meanwhile, as Mercury retrogrades until November 3, I trust my gut and hone my instincts. I need to give any major decision some time. This period is ripe for deep inner research. Reviewing my past and family of origin inform the intricate understanding I take into the present.
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Virgo: I have what it takes to prosper.
This New Moon brings an opportunity to reset finances. New avenues of income and earnings could become available - or I could make real investments that are worth it to me. I choose to stay close to my values and put my money where my mouth is. What’s happening in my life now is a direct reflection of my ability to channel and wield power. I know I have what it takes to magnetize and manifest my desires. I unburden myself of obstacles that prevent me from living creatively. I count the riches I am blessed with and double down on a vote of confidence in myself as a generative creator. While Mercury retrogrades for the next 3 weeks, I take extra care with communication. I practice curiosity and seek opportunities to learn through exchange.
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Libra: New Moon, New Me.
This is my moon. For me. By me. Of me. Under this Moon, I commit to myself. My real self. Not the version others want me to be. Not the judgements people have leveraged upon me. Not the person who accommodates and makes things easy. While I love my gifts of being a mediator, I am clear about what I’m not willing to compromise. It is time to anchor real reciprocity into all of my relationships. Historic family burdens are not mine to bear. I was born to recreate the ways we relate. Home stressors and pressures to restructure create a catalyst for right-relationship with self and other. Meanwhile, Mercury retrogrades through my 2nd house of earnings, money, possessions, and worthiness. I clear out what stands between me and the prosperity I genuinely value.
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Scorpio: I shed my skin, releasing what isn’t me.
I admit it. I have taken on too much. My plate is overfull, and it is interfering with my ability to properly function. I don’t have to do things this way. There are other methods I can try. Under this Moon, I let go of what isn’t mine. I let go of what no longer serves my life. I let go of what keeps me from being well. It is time to trust that old adage - if it’s meant to be mine, it will find its way back to me again. Under this Moon, I reset the mental and physical patterns I’ve been operating under. As I soften my grip, I create space for true opportunities to flow. For the next 3 weeks as Mercury retrogrades, I choose to focus on me. Reclaiming myself. Recalling who I’ve been in the past. Reviving my essence, and incorporating it into my identity.
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Sagittarius: My connections affirm my worth.
I reserve my energy for communities who facilitate my creative fulfillment. I draw the line at investing in alliances that don’t share the same bedrock values. If I leave a group feeling drained or undeserving, I consider that these simply aren’t my people. But there are people out there who welcome my gifts and relish what I have to offer. I commit to making space for them to appear, and calling them in closer. This New Moon highlights a freer future. A future of authenticity, truth-telling, and connection. I am ready to create. Create for real. Not a fun art project - but an entire world. Who’s with me? For the next 3 weeks, I allow closure, transition, and release. Surrender does not equal failure. Endings are healing. I will float downstream to where I’m needed next.
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Capricorn: I define my place in the world.
I am my own authority. My wisdom is bone-deep. I am committed to preserving my integrity and showing up for the communities that genuinely align with that. I am defined by what matters most and lasts the longest. I know the difference between being rigid + brittle versus flexible + deeply rooted. I will endure, but I will not bend to unjust powers or controlling fears. I will stand in these flames and stay close to myself. I will affirm what I want to see crystallized. I allow this pressure to complete its 3-year process of remaking me. I am a person of impact. I will know myself as such. The world will know me as such. I carry the old ways with me. My life’s work is just beginning. 6 months from now, my public standing and career will see those results.
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Aquarius: I go where I grow.
New Moon, new journeys. New adventures. New pathways. I plant seeds of abundant growth and boundless heights. Seeds of truth and passion for knowledge. Travel takes many forms - physical, mental, and spiritual. Under this New Moon, I sense what makes my spirit light and bright. I practice teleportation and telepathy. I quest in the libraries of the forest. I spread my wings and open my eyes wider. I am cultivating my special, superhuman capabilities. For indeed, they have always been in me. As we raise our energy collectively, they are turning on. And these powers will be needed as I step forward, taking my position as a leader on New Earth. Over the next 3 weeks, I review the legacy I want to leave, and become the person I need to be to perform my life’s work.
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Pisces: I am endless.
This New Moon is the beginning of great depths. An intimate, dynamic, pervasive story begins, and will unfold over the next 6 months. The beautiful thing about love and life is that we can always go deeper. We can always be more honest. We can always be more in touch with the raw veracity of our desires. To uncover my gifts and reveal my future, I invest deeply in community connections. I choose alliances that guide me to merge with my own power. For the next 3 weeks as Mercury retrogrades, I explore the myths and legends that reflect my journey. I seek to reshape my lens to reflect the philosophies that help me make the most meaning in life. I listen to know the stories that want to be told.
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