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New Moon @ 02 degrees Libra 48'

September 25, 2022

2:55 PM PDT

5:55 PM EDT

This month's New Moon occurs in tropical Libra. It features conjunctions with Mercury and Venus and oppositions to Jupiter and (widely) Neptune. The Sun and Mercury recently met up on the equinox (Sept. 22), the midpoint of Mercury's retrograde cycle. This deeply reflective space highlights gaining perspective and stability in relationships. While a Libra New Moon can open up new relational dialogues and connections, Mercury's backward motion adds an element of revision or past/lost connections.

This New Moon invites picking up the pieces left behind in our relational encounters; karma emerges, and unfinished conversations resurface. Yet, Mercury retrograde isn't always about the past. There is an alteration of perspective or worldview alongside this New Moon that can occur through deeper, intimate encounters and new bridges we create with others.

However, Neptune's opposition to Venus suggests caution with excessive idealism that might blind us from authentically seeing others. There's nothing wrong with enjoying a fantasy or feel-good neurochemical release, but those experiences shouldn't lead to solid commitments without some critical evaluation and reflection. Yet, doors are opening under this New Moon that allows for the serendipitous meeting of souls or a rediscovery of a creative passion/artistic vision.

We are invited in this dark Moon to follow less logic and more intuitive, heart-centeredness where authentic connections are genuinely formed. Jupiter's opposition opens up new possibilities, horizons, and experiences, where expansive relational and creative openings emerge. Strive to see a new point of view under this New Moon. Perhaps listen more and feel your way through the conversations.