🌑 New Moon in Libra: The Threshold Between Grace & Truth
“Balance is our invitation. Truth is our revolution. Within the mirror of Oshun we see our reflection; in the wind of Oya we feel our transformation.”
After the storms of eclipse season, the sky finally exhales.
The October 21 New Moon in Libra opens a 10-day portal of beauty, balance, and divine recalibration — a moment to breathe again after weeks of chaos and cosmic confrontation.
This lunation closes Libra season on a note of harmony and discernment, gathering all that’s been revealed and crystallizing it into a single, sacred choice:
What does peace truly mean for you — and what must change to make it real?
⚖️ The Astrological Current: Calm After the Storm
We stand at the tail end of Libra season, ruled by Venus, goddess of love, art, and justice. The Scales remind us that peace isn’t passivity; it’s alignment in motion.
But Libra’s elegance meets friction this week: a T-square between the Moon, Jupiter, and Pluto forces truth to the surface. Power dynamics shift. Secrets crack open. What’s hidden demands light.
Even the peacemakers are called to take a stand.
Finding true harmony sometimes means upsetting the balance first — confronting what’s unjust, dishonest, or out of rhythm.
The cosmos adds a little extra heat: Mars and Mercury conjoin in Scorpio just one day before the New Moon, sharpening focus and deepening desire. This is strategy energy — clear words, decisive action, long-range vision.
And as Saturn and Neptune align, dreams begin to anchor into form. The message is simple: overcome confusion with faith and follow-through.
We’re offered a choice between securing what we already have and venturing toward something new. Both paths require courage — and clarity.
💛 Oshun & Oya: The Mirror and the Storm
Within the Orisha cosmology, this New Moon lives at a crossroads between two divine forces:
- Oshun, Orisha of the river, beauty, diplomacy, and love, flows through Libra’s Venusian waters. She teaches that grace is a strategy — that sweetness can soften even the hardest hearts. Oshun governs relationships, attraction, and self-worth; she whispers, “Let your reflection please you first.”
- Oya, Orisha of the wind and the marketplace, of death-and-rebirth, guards the gates of the cemetery and sweeps away what no longer serves. She embodies transformation — the courage to tear down what is false so new life can rise.
When both appear, we are asked to hold paradox: calm and storm, charm and confrontation, peace and power.
The New Moon in Libra is Oshun’s mirror kissed by Oya’s wind — the moment before the shift, the breath before the truth.
Spiritually, this mirrors the passage from Rada to Petwo, from the cool flow of diplomacy to the hot fire of change. The scales of Libra and the tempests of Scorpio are not opposites but partners — teaching us that evolution begins when beauty and bravery share the same altar.
🌬️ The Portal Between Air and Water
Libra’s airy grace dissolves into Scorpio’s watery depth right after this lunation — Venus yields to Mars, diplomacy to revelation. Life moves in layers: surface and soul, light and shadow.
This week isn’t an either/or moment; it’s both/and.
We can live and let live and tell the truth.
We can love and let go.
We can honor the peace we crave and the storm that makes it possible.
The divine feminine and divine masculine — Venus in Libra and Mars in Scorpio — are both at home, holding private council about our next chapter.
Passion meets poise. Truth meets tenderness.
The lesson: integration.
🔮 Ritual & Reflection
Altar Work
Create a balanced altar or working surface with two halves:
- For Oshun: a mirror, a bowl of honey, yellow or gold flowers, sweet perfume, or a piece of jewelry.
- For Oya: a black or purple candle, a glass of water left uncovered to catch the wind, nine small stones or feathers.
Light both sides and speak:
“Oshun, sweeten what is meant to endure. Let love and fairness guide my hand.”
“Oya, sweep away what blocks my truth. Let transformation come clean and clear.”
Sit in silence and notice the air shift — the moment when stillness turns alive. That’s the doorway opening.
Journal Prompts
- Where have I confused peace with avoidance?
- What relationship — with myself, another, or Spirit — needs recalibration?
- What truth have I been avoiding that wants to breathe?
- How can I express grace and power at once?
- What new cycle am I ready to birth now that the eclipses have passed?
Offerings & Acts
Bring beauty into your environment — tidy, decorate, adorn yourself. Do something creative or relational: art, dance, or heartfelt conversation.
Balance your day with stillness and action — one act of love, one act of courage.
🌕 Integration: The 10-Day Portal
From now until the waxing crescent, you walk between worlds: Libra’s refinement still whispers while Scorpio’s depth begins to stir.
Each morning, ask yourself:
“Am I moving from love or from fear?”
If it’s love, continue.
If it’s fear, breathe, recalibrate, and return to center.
Let this be the start of your new rhythm — one that honors the sweetness of Oshun’s river and the strength of Oya’s wind.
🌿 Closing Blessing
May your reflection be gentle and your truth unshakable.
May the scales of your heart balance grace with conviction.
And as you step through this portal, may Oshun’s light and Oya’s storm walk beside you — reminding you that beauty and transformation are never separate, only stages of the same divine dance.
Ashé.
Written with love and equilibrium, through the mirror and wind,
Mambo Jae Ashé | www.thehouseofashe.com