Libra New Moon

Libra Threshold into Autumn

A reflection on balance, beauty, and collaboration

Autumn is the season of thresholds, when daylight and darkness meet as equals and the air begins to change. Each day draws us inward a little more, asking us to release what has been and make space for what is becoming.

I like to think of autumn as the beginning of the end of the year. With three months still ahead before the calendar turns, it offers a gentle yet powerful invitation to take stock of what has bloomed, what is ready to be harvested, and what may still need tending before the cycle closes. This is the perfect time to reignite projects that paused during summer or bring closure to what has been left unfinished. Autumn’s energy is steady and grounding, an ideal companion for meaningful reflection and deliberate action.

Libra season mirrors this transition perfectly. As the cardinal air sign ruled by Venus, Libra invites us to move with grace, restore equilibrium, and design lives that feel as harmonious as they are beautiful. The symbol of the scales reminds us that balance is never fixed; it is a living rhythm, a spiral between giving and receiving, doing and being.

Autumn is the beginning of the end of the year. With three months still ahead before the calendar turns, it offers a gentle yet powerful invitation to take stock of what has bloomed, what is ready to be harvested, and what may still need tending before the cycle closes.

The Libra New Moon

Libra is the sign of beauty, harmony, and relationships, bringing an energy that is supportive, creative, and collaborative. There is a natural inclination to cooperate with others and cultivate a sense of peace and balance. Ruled by Venus, the planet of love, relationships, and abundance, Libra invites us to cultivate both inner and outer harmony.

The archetypes that represent Libra are the Lover, the Artist, and the Peacemaker—all emphasizing the desire for connection, creativity, and tranquility. However, when Libra's energy spirals downward, it becomes combative, superficial, and performative.

In the Tarot, Libra is symbolized by the Justice card, embodying fairness, truth, and the pursuit of equilibrium in all things. Venus, Libra's planetary ruler is symbolized by The Empress card, and the Queen of Swords symbolizes Libra modality and element, cardinal fire.

Journaling for Beauty, Harmony, and Collaboration

The Libra New Moon is reminder that beauty is the visible expression of inner balance. Harmony begins within, then ripples outward into how we connect, create, and collaborate with others. Journaling at the Libra New Moon helps you reconnect with what feels beautiful, aligned, and to bring those qualities into your relationships and daily life.

Libra New Moon prompts for reflection:

1. What does harmony feel like in my body, home, and relationships?

2. Where can I invite more beauty into my surroundings or routines?

3. How can I collaborate more intentionally with both generosity and self-respect?

4. What kind of partnerships make me feel supported and inspired?

5. How do I bring grace to moments of tension or imbalance?

   
   

What are the Libra Focus Areas?

Set Libra Intentions

The new moon is when the sun and the moon are together in the sky. Making it a potent time to set intentions based on the focus area of the zodiac sign they are in. The Libra New Moon is a potent time to set intentions around partners, balance, harmony, and kindness.

Review Libra's focus areas. Identify which attributes/qualities you would like to continue, cultivate, or release. It can be something to focus on this new moon (aka moonth), season, year, or for the rest of your life. Also, identify if there is a shadow aspect you’d like to work through.

• Partnerships: Marriage, Agreements, Interdependence

• Collaboration: Teamwork, Cooperation, Camaraderie

• Friendliness: Tact, Diplomacy, Kindness, Peacekeeping

• Balance: Equity, Compromise, Justice, Impartial

• Harmony: Peace, Beauty, Art, Adornments

• Sophistication: Luxury, Elegance, Pampering, Style

• Codependency: Indecisive, Hesitant, Subservient

Exercises:

1. Pick some of the Keywords above.

2. Journal why you would like to continue, bring in or release from these qualities.

3. Write down up to ten intentions or wishes themed on Libra focus areas.

   1. If you want to figure which astrological house this Libra New Moon is highlighting for you read

The best way to make your intentions into a reality is by dedicating time to them. Every new moon I set my intentions, do the YesSpiral New Moon Tarot spread, and revisit both throughout the moonth. I reflect on where I was, where I am, and where I'm going. I find this introspection brings me clarity on how to move forward. It also helps with synchronicity because the Universe knows what I want.

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Libra New Moon Tarot Spread

Yes Spiral Practice

Work with the energies of the moon, astrology, and tarot all at once. The tarot spread below is a SPIRAL practice. The first and last card connect one new moon to the next. Card number 5 becomes card number 1 in the next new moon spread.

1. What is the seed of the Libra new moon?

2. What do you nurture to grow at the Aquarius waxing moon?

3. What do you celebrate/forgive at the Taurus full moon?

4. What do you release at the Leo waning moon?

5. What is the seed of the upcoming moonth in Scorpio? (use card # 5 as card # 1 next moonth)

Updated October 2026

Updated September 2025