libra new moon

Libra brings us to a still point, a moment to reflect on what needs balancing in our lives. Much of our attention turns toward our personal relationships, which serve as mirrors reflecting our sense of worth and what we believe we deserve.

Libra has the beautiful ability to see life through another's eyes. She seeks harmony and fairness, yet in her desire to keep the peace, she often loses sight of her own needs.

She gives too much of herself as the perpetual people-pleaser. Venus, Libra's ruling planet, reminds us that sacrificing ourselves for the sake of harmony is not self-love.

With Venus retrograde in Scorpio, she descends into the underworld to reclaim the power she has given away. Here, she confronts the truth that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace. True harmony requires honoring our needs and recognizing that boundaries are healthy.

As Venus journeys through Scorpio's depths, our relationships become catalysts for transformation. We begin to recognize the toxic patterns rooted in childhood, the need for approval, fear of rejection, and the ways we have sacrificed ourselves to feel loved. Hidden dynamics of manipulation, control, and power are brought into the light.

It invites us to confront our shadow by transmuting the patterns that have kept us from evolving in relationships.

True peace is not the absence of conflict. It is the absence of conflict within ourselves.

Libra teaches us that right relationship begins with the self. When we restore balance within, we no longer need to betray ourselves to maintain it with others.

Blessings,

Tara