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This lunation chart was drawn up at the exact moment of the Sun / Moon conjunction on October 14, 2023, it gives the “general” astral trends for the coming month mainly based on the Aspects and Signs of the zodiac.
This study must be nuanced by bringing it closer to your birth chart, and to your Transits and Progressions for Forecasts.
Think, to help you, to read my interpretation article of the New moon and Full moon in houses.
Main signs impacted during the lunation:
The 3rd decans of the cardinal signs, Libra, Capricorn, Aries and Cancer.
Need for “cleanings”
We are in the presence of a solar eclipse new moon, since it is close to the south node here, which makes it a particularly energetic lunation, which “answers” in a way to the previous solar eclipse new moon of April 20, 2023 in Aries, this type of lunation being likely to mark easily 6 months…
This month of October 2023 seems to be quite dynamic in any case as a period, it seems to accompany phases of unblocking not to be neglected, especially for the situations which could have a little “rotten” or get stuck during the summer (I have already talked about it quite a bit during these previous lunations), the lights are now more green.
I also refer you to my article on the entry of the Black moon into Virgo, which drives the period quite a bit and forms an energetic change that should not be neglected precisely to allow new realizations, a new karmic phase.
The period seems to be mostly concerned with relational and emotional issues, so it remains interesting especially if you want to negotiate or reconcile something, the Libra archetype itself obviously lends itself to this, and after the retrograde phase of Venus this summer, we also need a “little bit of Air” which does not hurt!
Do not neglect either the major influence of Scorpio which emerges over the period, which will mark a large part of this lunation, and which can help us to “clean” (sometimes by emptying), or to purify, situations, relational patterns.
So if situations may have been frustrating or limiting previously (the last few months/weeks), it may also be time to break the chains and become more free of them.
Don’t forget that it is the south node that is highlighted here, so more a priori questions related to “the past”, or with a karmic liability, with things that we already know, that we have experienced, and that we must not deny for all that, on the contrary, we must succeed in relying on them, but all the while “changing”, what is not suitable.
And this “cleanup job” may take up a good part of this lunation then, especially the first half of the cycle I would say, until the full moon on October 28, 2023!
Be careful not to fall back into old habits, old relationships, because Venus, the ruler of Libra, remains quite weakened during the period in fall in Virgo, a position which does not naturally help to establish one’s personal value, and which can make one doubt, or hold back from making these changes (by conservation, by security fears, by hesitation, etc etc)
In the second half of the lunation, there are more energies to confront and emancipate, we see in particular the fast transits opposing Jupiter/Uranus Taurus, or Venus reaching the trine to Uranus, so it remains quite an electric period.
In addition, we also see Saturn resuming its direct phase from the 1st decan of Pisces, which remains an interesting clue overall to regain better social dynamics at the end of the year.
Note that Venus will pass in its Libra domicile around November 08, 2023, thus at the end of the lunation, it remains here obviously much more interesting and harmonic to exploit, thus if you must seduce or convince, it can be judicious to wait for this passage, also according to your own birth energies obviously, to have this additional asset for you!