Showing posts with label balance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label balance. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Moonlit Mirrors: New Moon Seeds – Libra

 Libra New Moon – October 21, 2025

new beginnings | growing light – dream + manifest


✨ The Balance Between Grace and Growth

This Libra New Moon rises with a quiet reminder: balance is not something we chase; it’s something we embody.

The air feels still but full of potential—an in-between breath that asks for patience, reflection, and recalibration. Libra energy calls us into harmony through conscious awareness: harmony with our work, our relationships, our inner rhythm, and the promises we keep to ourselves.

In my own notes for this moon, I wrote:

“Energies calling for harmony, patience, and conscious recalibration.
Be balance.
I need to release control as safety and call in trust as strength.
Commit with care.”

That’s the heartbeat of this lunation. It isn’t about doing more—it’s about aligning what already exists inside us.


πŸŒ• The Spread: Sixes, Courage, and the Art of Steady Becoming

Where I Am — Six of Cups

A gentle remembering.
This card brought a wave of childlike joy—a reminder to return to what feels safe and genuine. It’s the invitation to play again, to move and dance and swim, to be nourished by softness instead of striving.

“There is a sweetness at your core,” the card seemed to whisper. “Nurture it.”

What’s Influencing Me — Six of Swords

The winds of change have shifted. I’ve crossed a threshold, moving away from turbulence and into peace. This card marks the calm after the storm—the recovery and recalibration that comes when we finally let go of control.

Safety, I’m learning, is not found in holding on. It’s found in trust.

What I’ve Released — Eight of Cups

Something heavy has been left behind: the pull to overwork, over-give, or stay in spaces that no longer fit. The Eight of Cups honors this courage. It says, you’ve already done the hardest part.

Leaving can be sacred when it’s done with gratitude.

What Seeds I’m Planting — Ace of Pentacles

The Ace of Pentacles grows where balance takes root.
It’s the promise of abundance born from self-trust. This isn’t about chasing prosperity—it’s about tending to what sustains you.

🌱 I plant only what I have the strength and love to grow.

How to Help My Intentions Grow — Seven of Wands

Libra teaches that harmony is active, not passive.
The Seven of Wands reminds me that courage is required to maintain peace. Setting boundaries is an act of devotion. Standing in truth is a form of balance.

πŸ’¬ My peace is worth defending.

What I Can Rely On — Strength

The Strength card closes this spread like a deep, grounding exhale.
Courage and grace are now replacing reaction. I am reminded that I no longer need to prove my power—I only need to embody it. Like the lion, I rest when needed and rise when it’s time to act.

πŸ’— I release control as safety and call in trust as strength.


🌿 Seeds for This Cycle

  • Trust is the new structure.

  • Commitment is sacred when it’s intentional.

  • Balance begins where self-compassion roots.

  • Peace is not passive—it’s your quiet form of power.

The Libra New Moon asks each of us to live in integrity with what we value most. It’s a moon of fairness, beauty, and grace—but also of truth. This is the time to realign how you give and how you receive.

Ask yourself:

  • Where am I being invited to commit with care?

  • What do I need to release to make room for calm?

  • How can I live in balance, not just seek it?


πŸ’« Closing Blessing

May balance breathe through every step you take.
May courage soften into calm.
May your heart lead with care,
and may peace find you wherever effort once lived.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Turning the Cards, Turning the Wheel: October 2025 Tarot Reflection

October arrives with shifting light, falling leaves, and the steady pull inward as the veil thins. This month’s cards weave a story of balance, fiery momentum, patient healing, and deep joy. Guided by Temperance, October calls for discernment, moderation, and integration in the midst of life’s turning cycles.


October Themes

  • Feelings I Seek: Centered • Productive • Organized • Relieved

  • Looking Forward To: Autumn festivalsSacred seasonal ritualsSamhain

  • Intentions: Hold discernment closely • Honor endings as beginnings • Balance study, work, and rest • Celebrate ancestors • Choose joy in seasonal rhythms

  • Need to Release: Overextension • Power in over-doing • Fear of missing out

  • Priorities: Plan Samhain ritual • Tend health and balance • Stay grounded amidst obligations


Month Ahead Spread



1. Energy This Month — Temperance (XIV)

Balance, healing, and integration. This is the month of moderation — small daily adjustments keep life steady.

2. Love — Eight of Wands

Movement, excitement, and joyful connection. Relationships bring news and quick shifts, reminding us to flow with spontaneity while avoiding overscheduling.

3. Money — Knight of Wands

Passionate pursuit of opportunities but with a caution against recklessness. Boldness is encouraged, but enthusiasm must be tempered with care.

4. Work — Five of Cups

A call to release disappointment and notice what remains. Though obligations may feel heavy, the card urges turning toward joy and meaning still present.

5. Health — Knight of Pentacles

Slow, consistent habits are the medicine of the month. Grounded routines, rest, and patience build sustainable well-being.

6. Spirit — Nine of Cups

Joy, gratitude, and fulfillment. As Samhain approaches, spirit is nourished by abundance and connection with the unseen. Wishes made now carry weight and blessing.


Overall Story of October

This month is guided by Temperance, reminding us that balance is the foundation beneath all else. The fiery energy of the Eight of Wands and Knight of Wands brings momentum and opportunity, yet must be moderated by discernment. With two Knights present, pacing is essential: knowing when to move swiftly and when to slow down. The Five of Cups asks for release of sorrow and reframing of work’s demands, while the Knight of Pentacles offers steady healing through patience and consistency. The journey culminates in the Nine of Cups, a card of joy and fulfillment, promising that by Samhain’s end, the month closes with gratitude, abundance, and celebration.


Closing Reflection

October teaches that endings are thresholds. Balance, steady care, and joyful release weave together, guiding us toward Samhain’s deep mystery. Turning the cards, turning the wheel, we are reminded: with discernment and gratitude, transformation becomes blessing.