New Moon @ 16 degrees Libra 07'
April 5, 2023
9:35 PM PDT
April 6, 2023
12:35 AM EDT

April's Full Moon occurs in tropical Libra and opposes the Sun's conjunction with Chiron and Jupiter. This is an ideal time to check in and assesses various relational dynamics--friendships, colleagues, lovers, and partners. With eclipse season around the corner and eclipses touching on the Aries/Libra axis this year and next, anticipate some significant changes in the lifelong balancing of personal boundaries and the needs of others.

A Full Moon in the archetypal field of Libra, ruled by the planet Venus, represents a clustering of turning points, culminations, and breakthroughs in the relational dimension, especially those more intimate and interpersonal rather than broad and collective. Of course, in the context of the Full Moon, we must consider the polarity of Aries and both the antagonistic and complimentary dynamics between commitment/dependence and freedom/autonomy.

Yet, as it pertains to the Full Moon in the domain of Libra, the demands of relationships, such as love, bonding, and mutual participation, come to the forefront with this lunation and dominate for at least several days. In emphasizing this tension, I am mindful of Chiron's conjunction with the Sun and opposition to the Moon, as Chiron so often correlates with a magnification of 'wounds'--defects, traumas, and other perceived inadequacies.

Perhaps some resolution, however significant or subtle, arrives alongside this lunation, a moment of reconciliation, healing, and integration of opposing needs, desires, and perspectives. This is the higher potential and something to aspire to as the lunar cycle climaxes. To avert the negative side of this lunation requires an openness to see another's point of view and to put aside overly egoistic tendencies. Yet also remain mindful of the shadow of complacency and surrendering all boundaries to someone else's demands and desires.

Balancing the personal and interpersonal is a significant Libran challenge. Jupiter's opposition and conjunction with the Sun/Chiron cluster open new possibilities, dialogues, and areas of relational expansion, healing breakthroughs, and attitudinal shifts. With all of these symbols combined, look to this Full Moon as a moment of making some critical adjustments in your relationships that open space for greater equality, equanimity, and connection. While limitations and wounds may be amplified here, so too will be ways to transmute and transcend them.