Musings on the Libra Full Moon
Tonight's full moon is in the beautiful, loving, gentle sign of Libra. Ok, I'm slightly biased because my moon is in Libra so this one feels especially poignant for me :) Full moons are the peak of energy in the monthly moon cycle, bringing whatever we're feeling into full light. Some of us may be feeling the intense impact of isolation (Libra is all about partnerships, so this can be prevalent right now), others may be feeling more connected than ever with the daily Zoom and Facetime chats. So whatever you're feeling, wherever you are today, Libra is asking you to be one of its favourite sentiments - gentle. With yourself. With others. With your thoughts and actions. We continue to go through our individual journeys, each at our own pace, and compassion to whatever we're feeling or experiencing I truly believe is what we need more than ever right now.
But for this moon musing, I'm taking a slightly different approach. I'm paying tribute to Libra's ruling planet (each zodiac sign is ruled by a planet) - Venus. In all her beautiful glory. Venus is the planet associated with beauty, with love, with what we value most in life. And with my natal moon in Libra, this came clear to me this morning.
Yesterday I went into town for the first time in a while to get some groceries. As I walked towards the store to wait in line outside, all artificially separated from each other by lines on the ground, all I could see were these giant posters plastered everywhere in black, white and red that said "STOP" and their various demands. They were huge and overbearing and to be honest, scary. I looked at the people in line, all looking anxious of whether they were too close to the person in front of them, almost wondering if we were allowed to look at each other, if smiling was ok. And I started to feel tears well up inside of. Witnessing this scene somehow emptied me of everything. Entering the store many shelves were barren and there was this underlying palpable feeling of, well, fear. A man was literally wearing a gas mask. Driving back to the farm I was reminded why I find March/beginning of April the hardest time of year for me. We're on month six of not seeing anything green in nature, anything reminding us of life. I'm a very visual person and find the monotone colour of the ground merging with the buildings merging with the sky very difficult. Why I tend to try and leave Canada at this time of year haha! So all in all, I wasn't doing great. I felt void of anything beautiful, the harshness of the grocery store making me feel anything but filled up with what I love.
And then this morning my moon in Libra took over. All I wanted was beauty. All things beautiful. She (Venus/my need for beauty) has been starving and yesterday it hit me full force. I felt Venus take over inside of me, ignoring the fact that it was still grey outside and the ground frozen and everything being one shade of bland. She/I couldn't change the weather, the state of the world, but today Venus was showing me what I could change. I put on a sexy pair of black lace underwear. Because I feel sexy as fuck in them. I put on my velvet pants I usually only wear on special occasions because I love the feeling of them. I put on my yellow sweater because that's my favourite colour. I drank coffee from the most beautiful, Venusian mug I could find. I put on music that had gorgeous harmonies (Libra loves harmonies!) and took the time to listen to how beautiful it was to hear voices merge into one. I put on makeup for an astrology reading I was doing, not because I was ashamed of how I looked, but because I wanted to feel glamorous and not have my skin blend in with the white walls behind me. I rubbed essential oils into my hands and felt the healing power of scent. I am going to take the most lavish bath tonight, with beautiful essential oils, beautiful lighting with candles, gorgeous music, two types of salts to soothe me (ok, let's be real, that's every bath haha!). I am going to watch Spirited Away and be transported into that beautiful, magical world. Today, because god fucking knows I know how quickly things/emotions change these days, I am just going love surrounding myself in beauty. In whatever form it takes.
With everything going on in the world, in our own personal lives, the importance of beauty can take a back seat. Even seem frivolous. It definitely has for me. I began to merge into the very monotony that seemed to be draining me from the outside. But you don't have to have a Libra moon to feel the importance of beauty. Each and every one of us has Venus in our charts. Beauty is a birth right, and what we deem beautiful is so individual and well, beautiful! Some may be brought to tears hearing a piece of music, others sit in awe at the setting sun, or feel whole reading their favourite poem. In a time where many of us are prioritizing 'getting by', where we're afraid to be outdoors too long, where we're met with imposing signs telling us what we can and can't do, with news giving us hard, cold facts, today I am feeling this full moon knock into my head that prioritizing finding beauty in our lives is of utmost importance right now.
So on this full moon, over the coming days, every day of our entire lives, see if you can find something to bring beauty into your life. What lights you up and makes you feel goooood. At peace. A movie, a song, a photo, a painting, a tree, your dog! I am hitting all of my senses today with touch, taste, smell, sight and sound, but maybe there's one you gravitate more towards. With most of us spending so much time in our homes, is there anything you could do to make it feel even an ounce more beautiful? Buy yourself some fresh flowers, tidy the fridge (yes that counts for some haha!), eat the most decadent chocolate, play your favourite record at full volume and just get lost in beauty for a couple moments. Apparently art galleries are showing exhibits online! But whatever form it takes, I can attest to how taking a moment to honour beauty, to honour Venus, can fill you up. If it was warmer out I would be wearing my most fabulous dress outside just because I can. We need these moments, these reminders of beauty, of what we love, of what we value, when we are surrounded by so much heaviness these days.
The green of nature will return, the natural world will spring to life and be beautiful again.
But until then, I have my velvet pants.
With all my love,
Xx Faye