Libra New Moon 2026
October 10, 2026
There’s alot going on with this Libra New Moon so I will break it down into specific parts while still regarding the essence of its entirety.. Overall it contains more of a relationship, Libra/Scorpio essence.
Initiating Libra Style
At this time we want to partner into the initiating aspects of Libran qualities. Inserting yourself into social dynamics. Introducing yourself. Starting a conversation. Starting a certain kind of relationship. Beginning to listen. Beginning to co-operate. Beginning to balance out. To begin to assess what is fair and just. Starting to put in motion a creative collaboration with another. Starting to take into consideration another's point of view. Mars in Leo now likes "outward" willed push too.
Yet,...Venus is in retrograde.
This is a beautifully balanced time actually, the New Moon has beginning, outward, initiating, self-determined forward energy, while at the same time, the overall energy of the aspects and placements of this chart also support the inward turn, self-examination, to withdraw, introversion and introspection. Libra is more about finding that balance between these ways.
Also then with Libra, other people can spark your inner looking, the mirror turns toward you. "So how do I look?!" you say. Choosing an expressive fashion option to start your day to be confident in actually fits well with this energy. Objective awareness is an important topic with this New Moon cycle. It's important to have the inward introspective examination while also recognizing it AS others, and in our relationships, that is like food for our continuous, conscious, awakenings and self-discoveries.
Close to the Feared Dark and Unseen
Do you like snakes? How about a Tarantula or a Scorpion? Let's say they scare the heck out of you, you don't like them, "keep that away from me! EEEEEK!" It's threatening.
Well how about instead, you decide to keep one as a pet. You put it in an enclosed aquarium style glass case and you keep it in your private space like your bedroom. You have it in a place that you're in control of. You monitor it and begin to be curious about it as you watch through the glass.
Why did you get this scary creature?
You get curious. You name it. You watch it. It's slow to come out of its dark hiding spot. You actually become interested in it and its movements. You have to feed it. You're caring for it now. You learn and read about it. You watch YouTube videos on it. You tell your friends about it. You've relaxed about it. It's not so bad. This things actually pretty cool.
Begin to start to notice and start a new relationship with what is uncomfortable and how you deal with it.
Because what you were told about something by others, family, society, some things then are scary by default. Or from your past life subconsciously, you had an experience that made you have such fears perhaps. Your fears had already been experienced and so things got handed down, or handed down through lifetimes or from your childhood friend or your. parents. All sorts of things, like societal rules and prejudices work their way down the line. You've become influenced by society, and their or other people's values and frame of mind. But you didn't experience things, people, places or whatnot, on your own, you didn't get that first-hand knowing in order to make your own decisions about it.
Deeper still, it can be aspects of your own self that you've kept at bay to keep you safe, and safe in society, because you were told what was "ok "and what was not. Doing what's not "ok," or against the rules, can get you cast out or become abandoned. Fear and safety is involved on a deep level as well as belonging. When you see others behaving in "wrong" ways, you take notice and often criticize others, or shame them, or want to cause harm, but it can be your own aspect of self that is un-integrated, your “shadow” aspects, the stuff kept in the dark that you’re scared to acknowledge or see.. Living with deeper, scarier, uncomfortable, ugly, or parts we don't like about ourselves, or others that we are close with, need a better relationship, one of curiosity, love and compassion. Not only can these darker sides of things be noticed in ourselves but in and within the collective and groups of people.
Major Tension Aspects
Mars is moving along but it is in Leo opposite Pluto “T-Squared” to Venus and Mercury. Here are some thoughts on these energies:
This has an energy of being a vehicle for physical or creative energy for society's needs. Maybe it was a need that began back in January. (On the scale of society, "Operation Metro Surge" in Minnesota -where I live and experienced- with the abuse of power of the US government, the murdering 2 US citizens, arresting immigrants and legal US citizens, mass protests ensued. The US nabbed Maduro from Venezuela. Trump said he wants to expand the US to take over Iceland.)
This is an energy of passionate motivation. Being an example in society. A coach vibe ,yet while being part of the team like a captain of a hockey team. A time to use your courage.
Reaction, anger, rebellion that is "on-stage" so to speak, seen.
The tension and power struggles of wanting freedom and independence yet while being as part of a social group. Like in a hockey game when your personal behavior gets to be too much and out of hand and starts fighting with others then you get put in the penalty box.
Speaking up against the wrongs or unjust actions and behaviors of a group or Society. The “whistleblower.” The referee and a sports game, that's not right, just or proper,, or against the rules.
Challenging the status quo or the traditions of society or the group.
Issues with the approval of a group.
The control and power of peer-pressure in regards to how a group expects and wants you to be.
Collective unconscious shadows bubble to the surface, the muck, the hidden, on the world's stage, or projected onto popular or famous individuals.
You start to create and nurture a good relationship to yourself when you are looking deeper within yourself and what has been unconscious regarding your habitual actions and things you do to feel and be safe in society become more known.
It can also bring up to notice the relationship you have to discomfort and what you do, or don't do about it especially in one on one and or in group social situations.
Developing real, honest and authentic relationships through intimate communication. I see you, you see me. I can understand your needs and you can understand my needs. We deepen the connection with curiosity and understanding. We also learned about each other, through the other, with conscious awareness and then introspection. This can especially be done as result from past relationships and learning about yourself from them.
Another example of this planetary placement in society is the US government is airing its own television commercials. The president is spending taxpayers money to promote himself, a focal point of attention is needed at all costs..
Chiron in Aries
"Hold on...before we go any further, there are some things we need to take care of." Any issues of Aries themes that need our specific attention to heal or work out. Issues of identity and image, how you take up space and your right to, sexuality and sexual issues, sexual action/behaviors, wounded “Masculine” themes, anger issues, issues of asserting yourself or the inability to, personal energy use and how it’s being used or not. All this needs reexamination in order to move forward.
A good time to start to understand your relationship with desire, the variety of desires of all types. Why? What? Are they on alignment with your personal values, and still are they your values or someone else's or of what you were told by society?
Topics of sex and its use along with how it's used with power, manipulation and or seduction, taboo topics on the darker or shadow sides of things can be more prominent, but investigating these topics within one's self, or as a topic of interest, or becomes more seen in society.
Activate direct experience.
Fear can largely be a concept as well as a product of our imagination and an exaggerated safety procedure of the ego. Direct experience calls us to confront with courage that which is uncomfortable, unknown and scary. On the other side is direct truth and personal evolutionary growth. What has been limiting you? What holds you back?
“This is who I am, who are you?”
Venus Retrograde in Scorpio with Mercury
This is a more withdrawn, hideaway, introspective, quiet, self-protective, kind of anti-social kind of energy. So with this New Moon in the relationship vein of Libra, there can be opposing energies which then can cause tension.
A good time to start to ask questions about why you felt limited or controlled in a relationship and begin to empower yourself in a bold way through new actions, new values, and ways also of communicating that effectively.
Deep interaction with another intimately. Asks why and investigates the nature and motivations of how you've been in relationships, how you've been sexually, and the kinds of people you've attracted. Any past abandonments, attachments, needing someone, issues of being used, manipulations and betrayals can come to the surface to examine all in a part to learn and grow from. What have you gained, incorporated, learned, or become, from being in relationships with these people? These kinds of transformations and elements of growth, or healing, typically happen after the fact and you can have a more objective view now.
This is a good time to reassess your values. Start to make a list.
Time to reinvest. Look more intently and give attention to your finances. Are you spending money on what is in alignment with your values, where your heart is? Other people's money plays a big factor.
You, or women in your life, may kind of go into hiding so to speak, they're on their own inner journey, needing space and can be more self-protective..
This also can have more of the “dark Feminine” kind of energy. Revenge. Retaliation for past hurts. Anger. Harder past relationship energy resurfaces to be examined. The strong vocal Feminine energy. Venus wields a sword of Truth in justice for all. The #MeToo movement in media. This all funnels the Mars/Pluto opposition energy as well as the Chiron in Aries issues.
It's important to recognize and activate your inner-self-securities and empower yourself. Recognizing and acting in your self-worth is very prominent here. Be tapping into that.
This can be a time to learn to say "no" and communicate that and be aware of your self-worth.
Go on a retreat. Pent up emotions. Ruminating. Mind meld with another. Thinking deep. Thinking about your values. Uncovering truth. Lessons of detachment.
A great time to start a creative project. Something you might be able to collaborate with something on. Something that expresses deeper emotional meaning.
Perhaps instead of starting a new relationship this would be starting a deeper intimate relationship within one that you already have taking it to that level.
Relationships in general are a big theme with this New Moon start.
"Christ, you know it ain’t easy…"
This chart is also a good example for the energy in connection with John Lennon. He had his bed-in with Yoko during a Venus retrograde. Also from this time he wrote a song and finished it with Paul McCartney his creative partner and recorded it for The Beatles as a single during that same Venus retrograde time. Interestingly enough, only John and Paul recorded this song.
The song was The Ballad of John and Yoko. The song was banned on many radio stations and caused quite a stir when it came out due to some of its religious lyrics ( “They’re gonna crucify me.”).
So here we have a person who was a Libra and an artist, a songwriter as an individual coming up with ideas out of that rebellious political bed-in that was an art performance in itself which was peaceful, yet was done as a protest to society and war, passive-aggressively, and was done during a Venus retrograde time. He's an independent person bringing his talent to his band as a whole which is very Aquarian and then the song causes a rupture in society.
Paul McCartney has Mars in Leo. And interestingly also enough is that John Lennon's Moon is at the same degree of this current Pluto, for which it is in opposition to his natal Pluto.
All these things that we notice outside us have their reflection somewhere within us. Take notice. Investigate what things mean to you personally.
Other songs in these energies:
Strong Enough by Sheryl Crow
I Need You by The Kinks
Get Into The Groove by Madonna
Have a good Journey, Obla Di Obla Da, life goes on braaah!
Christopher
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