New Moon Journal: 2.16 Venus, Mars

Acorn Fall is about harvesting the seeds for planting next spring. What you planted in March 2006 is now ready for harvesting. If you planted weeds then you are harvesting weeds. If you planted corn you are harvesting corn. Cycles and rhythm and balance are what this astrology stuff is about. Bringing the sky and the earth together and honoring the rhythm of the seasons, the rhythms of the day and the night forces. This rhythm around you is mirrored back within you. In that regard issues we may be dealing with are ready to be taken to the next level, released and surrendered too (Scorpio) based on the way you think (Mercury).

Are you asking yourself why am I in this funky place again?

New Moon in Libra
October 22, 2006 at 1:14 AM est
28 degrees Libra 40 minutes

This New Moon in Libra rules:

Marriage including partnerships, agreements, sharing, interdependence
Fairness including balance, equality, appreciation of opposite views, negotiation, counseling.
Harmony- peace, beauty, art, decorations.
Teamwork- giving and receiving, collaboration, supportive relationships, cooperation.
Social ability- being companionable, tact, getting along with others, one on one interactions, diplomacy, affinity for others.
Refinement- luxury, elegance, pampering, good taste, grace.
Loss of self-identity- co-dependency, appeasing behaviors, indecision, aimless discussion.
Restoring health- adrenal glands, buttocks, diabetes, kidneys.

Seesaw1 This lunation requires some serious action, Saturn in Leo is demanding it. Libra an air sign ruled by Venus seeks balance, harmony. She rules law, justice and fair deals. Fair play. When we are out of alignment, then the scale swings to one side or the other.

Libra is about our relationship to other– siblings, parents, partners– marriage and friends.
Libra represents 7th house of relationships. Marriage. At this new moon relating is highlighted.
Who am I in relationship to you? Where do I get lost?
Where do I hold back? Am I in balance?
Is this my truth or your truth? Where do I stand and what do I stand for?
What truth am I telling myself about this relationship?
A paradigm is truth concretized. Do I need to shift my thinking, reevaluate my relationships? Compromise?
A paradigm is a truth we hold as real. What truth am I vested in? Is it mine or someone else's?
What you planted at in the Spring March 2006 is now ready for harvest. What seeds are you reaping through your emotional, spiritual, mental and physical body?

When I was a kid at the Jersey shore we went to the 34th Street playground. It was always fun to find the balance on the seesaw. That’s the way I think of Libra’s energies – we are called to balance body, mind and spirit like a seesaw. In partnering with another the goal is to stay within yet merge- there is always a dance with balance issues. Relationship issues are up- how you partner with another, how you balance your needs versus your husband, children, work. ***smile***

At this New Moon VENUS/SUN/MOON/MARS are all lined up at 27-29 degrees of Libra. These are personal planets, energies related to the chakra centers within your body:

Venus rules the Heart- the 4th chakra. How are you in harmony with others? What relationships past or present still get you? Who are you holding hostage? You may want to work with Byron Katie's book– Loving What Is.
Moon rules the 6th chakra- the seat of intuition. How do you access that divine wisdom within on an intuitive level? How secure am I with my own knowing, seeing, hearing? If this chakra is wanting you may want to read the book Divine Guidance by Doreen Virtue.
Sun rules the 8th chakra- your connection to Spirit, the God Force. Bringing Spirit's energy down into your body. How do you make that connection real in everyday matters? Grounded Spirit. If this chakra needs building, you may want to read Sacred Contacts by Carolyn Myss.
Mars rules the 3rd chakra- the seat of power. If this chakra is wounded you may want to read my friend Colleen’s new book: Energy for Life: Connect with the Source and Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing. If you haven’t got a clue what I am talking about, then go for a walk, ask for a healing dream. This is a time to show up for yourself.

For the past couple days I have stirred the pot talking about Scorpio. At the time of the New Moon in Libra Jupiter and Mercury are holding court at 22 degrees of Scorpio. Mercury (the communicator) meets up with Jupiter, moves off then comes back to meet with Jupiter. This happens three times during the next 30 days. Jupiter’s energy asks us all to take a risk.

The Call: You might remember that in May of 2000 there was a planetary lineup of Jupiter and Saturn at 22 degrees of Taurus. The Call: a new global structure to be built on practical values, based on heart and soul. Everyday Matters. Jupiter and Saturn left a mark- personally and globally.

The Response: Now these energies are at a crossroad called a square – Jupiter in Scorpio, Saturn in Leo. What did you want to create back in Spring of 2000? What opportunities occurred to build something new. How did you join forces with the right people? Issues of relating– you are called at this lunation to bring long standing problems to an end. Don’t drag your ratty old bag of trash deeper into this cycle– leave it at the door.

That’s the letting go part of Scorpio– in the fixed signs we want to hold back, hold on, hold up because it’s routine, we feel secure in those routines. Scorpio demands Push we surrender. Did you know that the New Moons until Spring of 2007 all occur at the late degrees. This time is fated, the energy presenting itself is finished, time to move on, move through. You have the tools in hand to make the changes. Push out of your comfort zone.

Where is 21-24 degrees of Scorpio in your chart? That is where the action is. The cycle back in 2000 asked you to create something of value. Practical value. You had six years to build a new foundation. The things that don’t work in this cycle are up for revision. That’s a challenge –mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Libra is about balance. Libra at 29 degrees acts more Scorpio.

So if you are a healer, you can’t be all woo-woo with it. Someone (you) must pay the bills. Come out of your shell. Do a dismemberment journey.

On the other hand have you been called to be a healer??? Maybe you approached this with so much practicality, driven by your need for security that now you find your life and things in a tizzy. Have you been too practical, too rigid? Stuck. Break out of the shell. Do a dismemberment journey.

I am talking about the Taurus/Scorpio polarity- the seesaw. Finding that centerpoint of balance. Last May many of my readers graduated from Sandra Ingerman’s two year training. What did you shout out into the Ring? What you are facing now is part of that declaration. Look to the chakra’s I have referenced. Any insights there? Now is a good time to journey to your Teachers in non-ordinary reality. Since Fall’s harvest is about separating the wheat from the chaff a dismemberment journey may be in order. Check in, frame the question…we are all letting go to build anew next Spring.

The sky energies of Taurus and Scorpio’s work together on the seesaw of life to balance out practicality with power. Holding on, holding up, holding back related to your thinking. Jupiter has been moving through Scorpio this past year getting you ready to take a different path…maybe the road less traveled. What you are noticing is the an inner resistance. And I celebrate this with you because you are right on target. Cry, fret, beat some pillows then move on. This lunation in Libra is stirring the pot, asking you to look again and face the fears.

Where is 29 degrees of Libra in your chart? Where is 22 degrees of Scorpio? 24 hours before the New Moon go within, connect with what is working and learning you. Journey on it.

24 hours after the New Moon- write down your intentions, verbalize it, and let it go.