Libra New Moon ☉☽ ♎︎ Beyond the Veils 11th Oct 2026
Beautiful Cunning Folk & Star Lovers ...
This is a deeply profound time to trust in the unseen, and to know that magic is happening behind the scenes!
The Sun represents personal expression,
with the New Moon in Libra (balance and truth) ♎︎
♎︎ Cardinal Air 🜁
Planetary ruler Venus ♀
Libra New Moon ☉☽ ♎︎ 17 degrees
Saturday, 10th October 2026
8:49am PST San Francisco
11:49am EDT New York
3:49pm BST London
11:49pm AWST Perth
Sunday, 11th October 2026
0:49am AEST Brisbane
1:49am ADST Sydney
As a menopausal Star Witch, I have been in seclusion, tending and nurturing my physical body. I have also been witnessing many beautiful individuals and the sadness they have been experiencing in their human existence.
This is more than just planetary alignments, so please know when I write these astrological updates, it is not to dismiss the practicalities of life or its challenges. Quite often I throw the charts aside and go into the forest to converse with the ancient elders of the trees. Their gift is clear communication, and as an earth witch who has walked these places under the moonlight, this is restorative magic to be present in the beauty of nature.
However, with the celestial theatrics at the moment, it is also a potent time to choose (if you want) to get your witchy vibes on to clear any outdated soul contracts which have been spoken across time & space.
These cardinal air 🜁 activations clear the imprints of the past that no longer serve. Use your breath to go deep into your body & shift old stagnant energies.
Your breath is incredibly powerful.
It is the creation of the word.
The creation of the cosmos.
The sign of Libra ♎︎ does bring immense beauty and the value to appreciate the beauty of life and nature.
I have been moving through the veils (with some planetary assistance), revisiting personal soul contracts of health, wealth and wellbeing within the Akashic Records, rewriting and releasing what is no longer serving me.
There is always a solid review of any actions due to my practical fixed-earth Taurean self, and most importantly after reflective time, setting new boundaries through these dynamics present in my own natal chart of the 2nd and 6th houses with life choices.
The gift of Venus-ruled Libra ♎︎ is to bring everything back into balance, with truth and harmony in your life.
As always, it depends on what is happening in your personal natal chart with other planetary transits, as we are definitely not 'victims' to the heavens. Transpersonal astrology is a potent psychological map to explore with radical self-enquiry, responsibility and personal agency.
We are all navigating these choppy emotional oceans and collective murky terrain the best we can with Venus Rx in Scorpio (fixed water).
Some of us may possibly feel in dire straits with relationships, finances and karmic endings or indeed the rebirth of new beginnings as we seek directional clarity whilst these transits stir up whatever has been submerged & hidden.
Is this the death of the old and the beginning of something new?
What is revealing in the black obsidian mirror of the dark waters?
How do you personally navigate symbolic death and rebirth.
The gift of each new moon is the sacred space where dreams are born.
The Genius Loci where you can commune with the Spirit of the place or home to find a deeper meaning in life. I would like to take this moment to remind you of the invitation to find a sanctuary for yourself. Remember it can be within you or a favourite place out in the wild.
☽ ASPECTS TO THE NEW MOON ☾
Libra Moon (Cardinal Water) ☽ with the Sun ☉ ♎︎ Libra 17 degrees opposite the feminine asteroid Vesta in Aries (cardinal fire). Vesta represents the sacredness of tending to life in your day-to-day existence, and in the sign of Aries (cardinal fire) brings vitality and action.
The two luminaries of the Sun and moon ♎︎ are also harmoniously sextile Jupiter ♃ in Leo (fixed fire). The sign of Leo asks us to shine boldly, unapologetically embodying who we are. The planet Jupiter ♃ adds an amplified element of creative passion with the fire trine to Vesta in Aries.
Trines are considered harmonious aspects within the art of astrology, and this current aspect of Jupiter ♃ and Vesta, encourages heart-led leadership and the confidence to live bold and courageously.
The planetary ruler, Venus ♀ currently in retrograde is conjunct Mercury ☿ in Scorpio (fixed water). This is intense and transformative in the ritual act of writing and speaking.
What has been buried deep in the psyche is preparing to come to the surface, especially when Mercury ☿ Rx at the end of the month.
Sometimes in life when one door closes, we can often feel sadness or disappointment. Yet these Venus ♀Rx retrograde moments remind us not to hold onto bitterness or the stories of the past, but to let them go with trust that new and exciting opportunities are waiting behind another door.
The moon ☽ is cyclic in nature, and this luminary influences our emotional, psychological & spiritual well-being. The Moon is the bringer of prophetic dreams and psychic mysteries, tending to the hearth of imagination, poetry and the encosmic soul.
Astrologically, the moon represents how you express and cope with your emotions, instinctive reactions, psychic abilities, fertility, home & family, relationship to the mother and the subconscious.
Lunar ☽ Planetary Attunement:
Emotional healing, Sanctuary of the home, Channeling Intuition, Ancestral Gifts, Releasing the past.
Botanicals Sacred to the Moon:
Blue Lotus (water dwelling plants), Clary Sage, Lemon Balm,
Milky Oats, Mugwort, Water Lily
We are cyclic beings so enjoy all the precious moments whilst living in the magic of everyday life.
Choose an oracle card for the day
Enjoy a somatic practice
Slow down to enjoy nourishing food
Indulge in the sweetness of life & what brings you joy
Cultivate more compassion and self-love
Reflect on where the heart of justice resides within you?
The new moon is reflective with how we nurture and soothe ourselves with tenderness & sensitivity as we harvest our magical herbs and inscribe our ritual tools with sacred sigils.
On a closing note, you may want to spend less time on socials and more time out absorbing the beauty of nature in the world around you.
Much love from the wild woods ... Rachael x
If you want to delve deeper into the Venus ♀Rx - the link below takes you to my Sky Temple series.
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