Henry Seltzer – Thursday evening’s New Moon in Libra, conjunct Jupiter, brings fresh energy to the place of harmony that resides within each of us, because Libra is the sign of diplomacy and balance.
Venus, ruler of this New Moon, strongly aspects Neptune in Pisces, by a trine, as the Sun and Moon stimulate this exchange, and while numinous and illusory Neptune remains in orb of his square with the limitations represented by restrictive Saturn.
The aspect of conflict between them has been operating for many months, and is now fading from its final exact contact. Since this New Moon brings their natural antithesis to the fore, the battle between fanciful idealism and overly negative realism is stronger than ever.
We also have a powerful presence of a recovering Mercury, in Virgo, opposite Chiron in Pisces, reminding us of our fears for the future, and of concepts of inner wounding that hold us back from being the truest version of ourselves that is potential within us, the human beings that we aspire to be, and were all along intended to become.
With the protean astrological archetype of Neptune so strongly configured in this New Moon, in contrast with Saturn, we could experience a powerful sense of almost fairy-tale optimism and idealism that is somewhat at odds with the constraints of a practical and realistic point of view.
Sarah Varcas – Conjunct retrograde Chiron and forming a T Square to Mars in Sagittarius, this is an emotionally energised eclipse with a cathartic edge. Whilst some emotional catharses can clear the air in the long run, others may complicate an already difficult situation and we must stay present to know one from the other.
