New Moon Solar Eclipse in Libra

“Don’t drink the muddy well water” – the 10/2 New Moon Solar Eclipse in Libra closes a chapter, moving us forward with the ability to more keenly and patiently scrutinize our behavior and the behavior of others (without judgment) inviting balance, healing, forgiveness, and gratitude to be our next chapter companions. The crossroads at the closing of this eclipse portal is gifting us clear insights, new starts, advice to “clean up our acts”, improve our relationships, and surround ourselves with what brings us joy, not fear.

The feminine-forward Tarot correspondences for this eclipse include Justice (Libra), The Empress (Venus is the ruler of Libra), The World (Saturn rules decan 2), the 3 of swords and the Queen of swords. These cards tell a story of restoring balance, comfort and stability after the end of a difficult chapter with the strength of mind, body and spirit propelling us clearly forward into the next chapter.

Libra 11’s Sabian Symbol is “A professor peering over his glasses”, a symbol related to both learning and instructing as well as seeing others for who they really are with keen, intuitive insight. It corresponds well with the I Ching Hexagram 48 (The Well), Line 1 which acknowledges our exhaustion and advises us to dig deep into what motivates us, to be patient with others and to focus on correcting our behavior. With Venus in Scorpio, it’s a perfect time to do this deep excavating work on our values. This Line changes Hex48 to Hex5 (Waiting), which again speaks of patience, finding stillness within and combatting unnecessary anxiety so we can face our upcoming challenges with a clear mind and pure purpose.

Ask yourself what you are allowing in your precious energy field and reject anything and everything that feels false, fear-based or lacking integrity. The time of muddying the waters with unprincipled behaviors, past heartbreak or anxieties about the future has past – set your clear eyes on a brighter future! We’re not going back!