Dear Star Tribe,
I received a fantastic vision for today’s New Moon. Imagine, in this moment, that the world is safe and healthy in every way. Cities and towns around the world are hosting spontaneous dance parties to celebrate global peace and every person on the planet is invited! How do you feel? Would you go? What would you wear? What music would you play? Isn’t that a beautiful fantasy? But, what if that was truly possible? Thank you so much for joining me as we explore the potent cosmic currents of early October.
When we experience a New Moon in an Air sign like Libra, it can feel like a new wind is blowing, designed to stimulate new conversations, friendships, partnerships, sparks of new romance or heated discussions. Mars, the cosmic Warrior and Leader, is very closely conjunct the Sun and Moon at this time, all at 13 degrees of Libra, which represents the Scales of balance between day and night at the Autumnal Equinox. The history of humanity is rampant with imbalance and injustice in many aspects of life, and this truth has been powerfully exposed in the collective mind since 2020. As I see it, the strong presence of Mars at this time is summoning the Sacred Warrior within us to initiate strong acts of courage that will create more balance, equality, fairness, justice, peace, love and connection in any life situation that we feel passionate about.
Chiron, the cosmic Healer, is in Aries, opposite the Sun, Moon and Mars in this lunation. It is time to foster a stronger healing awareness of the infinite ways in which the Leader archetype can express itself in all people, regardless of age, gender, language or beliefs. Everyone has a unique leadership style relative to the placements of Mars and Aries in their birthchart, and everyone needs to express this yang energy and release any tension as consciously and constructively as possible. Otherwise, it can flare up internally in various organs of the body. To feel anger, frustration, bitterness and resentment is natural, but these emotions are signals that we can use as information to inform our next actions from a calm and heart centred space. “The good news is that with Mars so strongly in the picture, there is also ample energetic fuel available to harness our willpower, know when to say enough is enough, and make the changes in awareness, attitude, and active engagement that could result in greater healing for ourselves and our relationships.” ~ Leslie Benson, Astrograph.com
Libra connects to the planet Venus and they both reflect the energies of balance, harmony, rhythm and music. If we compare the solar system to a galactic symphony, the planets are the musicians, the zodiac signs are the music, and we are the dancers. Our bodies move with seasonal, circadian, biological and gravitational rhythms. “Although we can’t hear it, our biology is dancing to the tune of the music of the universe.” ~ Deepak Chopra - The Shift Music Festival & Visionaries Summit. Art, colour, beauty, sensuality and music transcend all barriers and unites all of us in vibration and movement that immediately soothes our psyche and releases tension that naturally build up in the body. This beautiful New Moon in Libra invites us to slow down, breathe deeply, and instinctively do anything within our environment that will create more peace and harmony in our nervous system. It could be cleaning, smudging, music, dance, candle light, re-decorating your home, painting, praying, poetry, singing, drumming, hugging or walking hand-in-hand with your lover. Let’s give ourselves permission to bathe in those divine healing frequencies as much as we need.
It is particularly fascinating to note that one day after the New Moon, Venus leaves Scorpio and enters the warm fire energy of Sagittarius for a month. Venus, goddess of love and relationship invites us to jump in the dance of life with more fervour and excitement to connect with new faces and places. Let’s enjoy the adventure of it all.
In October, four planets will shift direction from retrograde to direct motion, thus quickening and accelerating the flow of energy in the social matrix this fall. Mercury, one of the cosmic Tricksters, is currently retrograde in Libra from September 27 to October 18, and seems to be creating quite a few glitches here and there. However the purpose of this Mercury retrograde is an invitation to slow down and review our thinking and communication patterns in all of our relationships. Can we relate to ourselves and others with more patience, grace, understanding and diplomacy?
Pluto resumes direct motion on October 6th, the same day as the New Moon. When a planet slows down, stops and changes direction, it is always a highly significant change in psychic energy. Pluto was retrograde since late April, so all this week, we will feel the intensity increase in amplitude. As Pluto stirs and rumbles from the Underworld, we are seeing more secrets and scandals exposed, and power issues bubbling up to the surface in the world media. We need to remember that we always have a choice regarding how we channel this energy on a personal level. Pluto invites us to consciously express our deepest sense of power and purpose towards meaningful goals. Pluto reminds us that it is safe to feel how truly powerful we are as human beings, and teaches us to harness our power and use it with wisdom and compassion towards a transformative healing and empowerment of all people and communities on the Earth.
Perhaps the most important message of the New Moon in Libra involves the quality of the social universe within which we form relationships with everyone and everything around us, in many dimensions of time and space. “As you continue along your enlightenment journey, you may have more awareness of other life expressions you have experienced, and bring forth skills that were honed in other places and times. You may suddenly become aware of an ease of connection to other guides or beings you had forged relationships with during those lifetimes. In a sense, you might start to consider and experience yourself as your own collective, being able to draw on various aspects of yourself for wisdom and guidance!” ~Archangel Gabriel through Shelley Young. As we embrace the magic of Libra at this time, we can foster a more loving and harmonious cohesion within our own mind and heart space, which will help us to initiate a new dance with all life in this world and the universe.
This New Moon in Libra invites all of us to plant new seeds of intention for what we wish to manifest over the next four weeks. Then, trust and let the Universe do its magic. What would you like to see in your dance with life in October? Our intentions, focus and thoughts create our reality to a much greater degree than most of us realize.
I am enjoying writing more in-depth weekly guidance for my Patreon community and just finished doing a podcast with a friend called : “Making sense of 2021”, which will be released shortly. Please visit my webpage and sign-up to my newsletter or join me on Patreon to hear it and tune in to the music of astrology. Richardmaletteastrology.com
With love and gratitude for the Dance,
Richard ✨ ♎️ ✨
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