Solar Eclipse New Moon in Libra Horoscopes: October 14 to October 27
Libra Season | September 23 to October 22
Spend time with the art that fuels you. Meditate on beauty. Sometimes, cussing somebody out is peace of mind. Diplomatic does not mean neutral. Stick beside your friend in public, but tell them they are wrong in the group chat. Write a haiku. Impose beauty on your world. Read long-form profiles of your favorite artists. Attend a pottery-making class. Watch your favorite art house film. Refine your artist statement.
“All of our waste which we dumped on her and which she absorbed. And all of our beauty, which was hers first and which she gave to us. All of us--all who knew her--felt so wholesome after we cleaned ourselves on her. We were so beautiful when we stood astride her ugliness. Her simplicity decorated us, her guilt sanctified us, her pain made us glow with health, her awkwardness made us think we had a sense of humor. Her inarticulateness made us believe we were eloquent. Her poverty kept us generous. Even her waking dreams we used--to silence our own nightmares. And she let us, and thereby deserved our contempt. We honed our egos on her, padded our characters with her frailty, and yawned in the fantasy of our strength.
And fantasy it was, for we were not strong, only aggressive; we were not free, merely licensed; we were not compassionate, we were polite; not good, but well behaved. We courted death in order to call ourselves brave, and hid like thieves from life. We substituted good grammar for intellect; we switched habits to simulate maturity; we rearranged lies and called it truth, seeing in the new pattern of an old idea the Revelation and the Word.”
― Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
Notes on the Solar Eclipse New Moon in Libra
Annular Solar Eclipse 21°07 Libra – October 14th, 2023, at 1:54 pm ET
Eclipses are supercharged lunations that occur when the new moon (solar) or full moon (lunar) is near the moon’s two orbital nodes, known as the north or south nodes. In natal astrology, eclipses can initiate groundbreaking changes, insights, and shifts in the house where it takes place, particularly the planets or angles within 1-2 degrees of the eclipse, which is 21°07 Libra.
With the approaching solar eclipse conjunct the south node, we feel the pull of the traditional and status quo, “the path of least resistance,” but we are pushed to be active participants in bringing newness into our lives. The events triggered by eclipses feel inescapable and “fated,” but our responsibility is to alchemize these events into a larger, glorious self-narrative. The Venus-ruled new moon in Libra brings our full attention to aesthetics, peace, beauty, justice, and perhaps more importantly, the absence of them in the world and our lives.
Questions for the solar eclipse new moon in Libra:
What are you willing to release and do to know peace?
Who does your diplomacy honor? Does it account for an imbalance of power?
Do your definitions of fairness, equity, and balance include justice for yourself?
Can an artistic form or tradition elevate your perspectives or expression?
Important Transits & Dates
14 - New Moon in Libra (Solar Eclipse)
14 - Mercury in Libra opposite Chiron in Aries Rx
20 - Libra Sun conjunct Mercury in Libra
20 - Mercury in Libra square Pluto in Capricorn
21 - Libra Sun square Pluto in Capricorn
21 - Capricorn Moon conjunct Pluto in Capricorn
22 - Venus in Virgo trine Jupiter in Taurus Rx
22 - MERCURY ENTERS SCORPIO
22 - Mercury in Libra trine Saturn in Pisces Rx
23 - SUN ENTERS SCORPIO
24 - Scorpio Sun trine Saturn in Pisces Rx
25 - Pisces Moon conjunct Neptune in Pisces Rx
READ ME: From my heart to yours, “Horoscopes with Heart” is an offering of cosmically aligned inspiration. I hope these words support as you make your way through the week. May you always remember you are the author of your life, and astrology is not a prescription for what you can and will do but a guidepost that supports you in activating your living creativity. I read my weekly horoscopes for my rising sign, but feel free to read for your sun or rising sign. Thank you :)
ARIES & ARIES RISING
With Chiron in Aries's support, you have been diving headfirst into the difficult task of caring for your childhood wounds about your relationship needs. This new moon, find the balance between honoring the bids of intimacy from your loved ones and diplomatically tending to your need for space. Needing more alone time is not weird or strange, whatever wounds you tell you. But it is your responsibility to communicate to your number ones about your need for space with care. With your ruler, Mars, wading into the marshy waters of Scorpio until November 24th, prepare to plunge into depths of death, debt, taxes, and intimacy. This is your cosmic invitation to go deep.
TAURUS & TAURUS RISING
My dear Taurus, the new moon in Libra sheds light on your routines. Notice how bringing artistic flair into your daily habits can balance you as you move into a new chapter of your life. Absorb any insights into your patterns, work style, and wellness rituals you receive during and around the eclipse. As Venus, your sign’s ruler, makes its annual sojourn through Virgo until November 8, you might feel the call to bring detailed attention to your hobbies and romantic pursuits. Make a checklist of all your favorite date night spots and adventures. Research some new potential hobbies. You might feel the need to share your affection through acts of service.
GEMINI & GEMINI RISING
Dazzling Gemini, this new moon, observe what brings you delight. Don’t ignore your need for fun. Soak up the last of this Libra energy before your sign’s ruler, Mercury, moves into Scorpio on October 22nd. You’ll shift from thinking about your art's aesthetics to making space to delve into your creative obsessions. Use this season to continue to name the aesthetics that excite you and make room to go deep. You have many talents, but notice which ones you take for granted. When the call to level up comes, remember you can’t bully your way to greatness.
CANCER & CANCER RISING
The new moon finds you in familiar territory, thinking about your roots, heritage, and parents. Take note of what insights and events happen around your ideas of home. More than most, you are attuned to the currents that connect and bind us to each other across space, time, and generations. What patterns of acquiescing to the needs of others have you accepted as normal? Let the solar eclipse reveal a new vantage point to revolutionize mothering yourself in light of or despite your upbringing. Consider Audre Lorde’s charge: “WE CAN LEARN TO MOTHER OURSELVES.” Optional reading: Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines
LEO & LEO RISING
Words are a portal for you as the solar eclipse shines on your conversations and daily interactions. Acknowledge your unique ability to communicate in ways that diffuse conflict when necessary and elevate the dignity of everyone involved. Your gift is not something to be taken lightly, my dear Leo. Feed yourself with the words and art that enrich your ability to see and affirm the good and endless beauty around you, and let them nourish you. This doesn’t mean platitudes and positive thinking, but rather, make an art of mastering your charm and lightness. Speak beautifully and see the trail you leave behind.
VIRGO & VIRGO RISING
There’s no way to overstate how the responsibilities of adulting can take a toll on our self-esteem. Meeting unending and unyielding expectations and obligations can feel unbearable, but this solar eclipse wants to reveal your inner resources. It wants you to take stock of your values and self-being to make yourself an ultimate project of beauty. With your ruler, Venus, in Virgo until November 8, in your zone of talents and possessions, what you give to others, make a list of what you have to offer the world objectively. Become a steward of yourself and your innate beauty.
LIBRA & LIBRA RISING
Sweet Libra, I want to honor the weight you’ve had to carry standing in the middle. Playing the peacemaker in your relationships and life is no easy task. You’ve played the role so long that it’s become a habit. Let the solar eclipse reveal how you can embody your own choices. What good is peace if it robs you of the ability to make the right decisions for yourself? With the ruler of your sign, Venus, in Virgo until November 8, resist the impulse to criticize yourself endlessly or give into self-doubt. Use the meditative insight that comes up to fuel your transformation.
SCORPIO & SCORPIO RISING
How long can you hide your beauty? There is a tenderness that this new moon wants you to realign yourself with. You’ve become too accustomed to reacting to the world with a blade rather than a poem. It’s no surprise the solar eclipse lights up your zone of isolation. Notice what invitations arise in your meditative musings and honor the depth and beauty of it all. With your ruler, Mars, moving through Scorpio until November 24th, use this energy boost to initiate a new outlook on life. Mix your cardio with your inspiration and speak over yourself. You'll be ready to share your beauty with the world when your season comes, and it will come.
SAGITTARIUS & SAGITTARIUS RISING
Whatever happens, this solar eclipse, let it lead you to a deeper communion with your hopes and dreams for humanity. You are deeply tapped into the collective and our capacity to bring about justice, beauty, and peace in this lifetime. How can you bring the energy of this belief into rewriting your grant applications or artist statement in authentic and connective ways? You can energize and excite people within the reality of their lives. The pull of the normative and the status quo is enormous, but you are an agent of truth. Truth is essential, but timing and skill are as important as the message.
CAPRICORN & CAPRICORN RISING
Your hard work on your career goals and aspirations is on full display this new moon. You’ve learned to say and do the “right” thing to achieve your social status and reputation, but do you have peace of mind? The solar eclipse might reveal where you’ve compromised in your career out of habit. What does the evolution of your vocation look like, and are you doing justice to your soul? Answering the true call of your life might not be a career, but rather, it's an ethos of integrity that you carry with you.
AQUARIUS & AQUARIUS RISING
The solar eclipse lights up your zone of long journeys, inspiration, and higher education. The kind of originality you have needs a reservoir to tap into. You are channeling ideas that are bigger than you and any political or cultural moment. Plug into the philosophers, theologians, and artistic spaces that allow you to make connections that excite you and express them with care. Take a trip, whether within or somewhere abroad, spread your wings, and let the knowledge of being connected to something grander than you course through. The kind of inspiration you’re after isn’t fickle or superficial but is based on a deep and spiritual understanding of justice.
PISCES & PISCES RISING
You are no stranger to loss, Pisces. The solar eclipse might reveal the mysteries about your potential to be reborn in the face of unthinkable loss. As you shed the versions of yourself that you’ve outgrown, take time to forgive yourself. Imagine how you have been infinitely forgiven and tap into that abundance. Remember the words of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, “Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it.”