RASA School of Astrology Learn The Language of the Stars!
Editor: Robin Armstrong
2024-10-02
Libra New Moon
Northern Hemisphere
About this Newsletter:
All of the symbols in this newsletter refer to the moment of the New Moon.
Twelve hours earlier or later and most of these symbols will change.
Each symbol reveals something relevant to the meaning of the moment.
The moon phase and pattern type will have a longer span of influence,
but their effects will still be profound for that day.
This is a beautiful example of the scope and depth of astrological insights.
The effects of the moment of the new moon will be expressed across the entire month ahead.
The new moon represents the seed moment of the month.
If you can tune into or capture the implications of the seed moment,
You will be powerfully aligned with for the entire month ahead.
Most of these symbols have great depth with significant personal implications.
Tuning into them will allow you to master the month.
These symbols come from a degree of the zodiac and a line of the I Ching hexagrams.
There are 360 different sets of symbols.
In the newsletter the symbols apply to the meaning of the New Moon and the degree it is in.
A similar compilation of symbols can be done for the position of each planet or sensitive point in a horoscope.
There are 360 degrees in the university of life.
The New Moon
When your feelings about the past, memories, and your sense of security
conjunct or meet up with
Your confidence, purposefulness, and your hopes for the future
A profound impression is made.
A note on the harp of the soul.
A seed moment in celestial manifestation.
The Horoscope for the New Moon is for the exact moment of the New Moon.
There are no houses in this chart because the Moon is in all 12 houses at the same time when viewed globally. So this is the true New Moon chart for anywhere on earth. You can add the houses to it according to where you live.
Most computer printouts will draw the horoscope with the houses as appropriate for where you are on the planet. This was not done here in order to focus on things valid for everyone on the planet.
New Moons are the peak points of subjective impressionability in the month.
Receptivity to core insights and to God, are accentuated.
Chanting (or even drumming) on a New Moon will give an extra vitality to your efforts over the following month,
until the next New Moon.
A holy environment and spiritual companions are a great blessing.
The New Moon accumulates and reflects on all of the experiences of the past month. On the New Moon the conglomerate of experiences past, creates a high tide of intuitive impressions. At the moment the Moon meets the Sun, light is shone on these impressions creating a new sense of purpose. It is the Sun than effects the Moon.
From our worldly consciousness we cannot see the combination or aggregate of memories, but we can certainly feel it.
Unfortunately our habit patterns are too gross or physical to allow us to attune to this phenomenon consciously, but we certainly can feel it.
Only the initiate or one established in spiritual disciplines can clearly witness the New Moon within.
For all of the symbolism and associations given here for the new moon, there are also equivalent symbols and associations to each planet or factor in an individual horoscope.
Zodiac Pattern Types
THE SPLAY TYPE:
One empty area must be a square or larger. There must also be two other empty areas a sextile or larger. There must be two or more ways to divide the chart through empty areas. It cannot be a bucket (One planet on one side and nine on the other half, even with a third open area, it would still be a bucket.)
The splay type is established in its own unique ways. You cannot stand being labeled or classified in any way. You are yourself. You have a stable pyramid or tripod-like nature. You are sure of yourself even when surrounded by people with very different natures. You like to do your own thing! You walk to your own beat.
WANING CRESCENT MOON PHASE
45° – 0°, 3 1/2 to 0 days before the New Moon.
This is the last phase of the lunar cycle before the new moon. It is often called the balsamic moon phase and it lasts for three and one half days from the crescent to the new moon. The light finally disappears into the mystery of silence and darkness. Completion becomes important. Your own projections seem to disappear in the vastness of all that is happening around you.
You are searching for something new but are unsure of how to end the old attachments. Your awareness of others begins to lose relevance as you approach renewal. Try to understand what needs to be left behind. This should be a daily meditation. You have the uncanny ability to know when anything is ending or about to fall apart. Unfortunately it is not usually wise to tell others about it. They would probably consider you to be too negative. You need to learn why things come to an end. It is important for you to mind your own business or you will keep seeing everything that is going to collapse on everyone. Learn to look within for the new vision. Trust silence. Take steps to move towards your vision. Be very selective. Listen and wait.
Often people will not appreciate you until you have gone. Try to insure that your influence is a positive one. Watch what you say. Often you will seem overwhelmed by useless or futile commitments. Do not try to save face. Be honest and let go.
The quality of ending will directly effect the nature of the new beginning just about to come. So be wise. No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. It may not make sense to others but if you trust your conscience, you will see the way. Hold on to your principles. Do not make promises that you cannot keep, especially long term promises.
You have the tendency to lose yourself in others only to be left very insecure when they do not have the answers. You want to become completely involved with someone. You will constantly search for or wonder about the ultimate love of your life. Often you will feel that what you have is not enough, and then you will wonder why you bother to stay within it.
You are looking for completion and fulfillment and are not likely to embrace freedom comfortably. You want to burn your past for future goals. It is amazing though how long you can procrastinate and wait. You want to help but often do not know what to do. You will probably not bother until somebody else cares.
A little encouragement can have profound effects. To attract positive feedback you must be positive towards others. If you must end a situation, it is important for the reason to be correct, otherwise your problems will reoccur in the new arena.
THE WAXING NEW MOON PHASE
O°- 45°, 0 to 3 1/2 days after the New Moon.
This is the beginning of the lunar cycle and lasts for three and one half days. The light is emerging gently. From the depths of the darkest moment up to the first slim crescent of light, and a little farther until the crescent is smiling brightly.
This is a highly intuitive time filled with deep impressions and new beginnings. This is a time of seed moments and powerful insights. There is a predominant undercurrent of anxious anticipation. A new moon cycle is born.
Born under this phase you need to feel that your life is just beginning to open up. The challenge is subjective: are you prepared to advance your own cause? You should readily adjust your lifestyle to support any new sense of direction that you feel is emerging within you. You will be constantly having to make new starts in life. You will be sensitive to new beginnings and uncertain about your present surroundings. You are inclined to leave old attachments and memories behind. You want to move forward towards your goals and will be frustrated by any setbacks.
When you begin a project it is important to advance with care and gentleness. Make sure that you nurture and protect the germinating seed; ie. the new you. It is usually easier for you to do things than to talk about them. Remember that you do not have to achieve everything right away, but it is important for you to feel that you are advancing toward your goals.
You are the kind of person who plants ideas in the minds of others. You will reach out and impress others subtly. You will always be able to sense the new path that should be taken. As long as you are moving along this path you will feel relatively secure. Worries and problems will surface when you crystallize or stop growing. Do not look back or hold on to the past. Nurture the light within. Protect your own development and do not throw your good ideas out to fools who will not appreciate them. Neither should you follow the dreams of others. Trust your own inner sense of direction. Whenever you can make the effort to be creative, you should. Do not try to explain the process, just do it! Consistent effort will accumulate. Reach out. Rely on your instincts. Grow. Break out of old patterns. Move on. Move on. New beginnings always seem small against the vastness of life around you, none-the-less every journey starts with one small step. Try to find friends who will support and acknowledge your efforts. Always be cautious about what you say. Words can come back to haunt you.
You will always be trying to start something. Make certain that you take time to water the flowers and plants in your garden of hopes and dreams. The end does not always justify the means so make your daily life creative. Take time to smell the flowers along your path. You will be able to draw encouragement and inspiration by listening to birds singing.
DAYLIGHT IS DECREASING = Momentum towards responsibility
MORE DARKNESS THAN DAYLIGHT = Belonging predominates
CARDINAL = Makes things happen.
AIR = Communicative, intelligent, cerebral.
MASCULINE = Projective.
RULED BY = VENUS: Desire for satisfaction and appreciation/ self worth..
KEYNOTE: = “I balance” (I harmonize)
PART OF BODY = Kidneys, ovaries, loins, appendix.
COLOUR = Green.
GEMS = Opal, diamond, moss agate, coral, jade, alabaster, lapis lazuli, beryl, and chrysolite.
METALS = Copper
HERBS = Dandelion, yarrow, penny royal, violet, thyme, catnip, silverweed, archangel, bearberry, burdock, and almonds.
Some Libra Considerations:
Libra is a Cardinal sign. Cardinal signs are assertive.
Libras push to be appreciated and especially to be listened to.
They want their ideas to be relevant. They are driven by
encouragement and relevance in the eyes of others.
They like to share and can talk too much.
Libra is ruled by Venus, the planet of values and choices, of attraction and repulsion, of beauty and ugliness, and of love and hate.
When negative Libra can be driven by envy or vanity.
They need to develop worthy values so that they have something significant to share. There is a tendency to trivialize.
If one can’t get what or who one wants, one is inclined to take the next best choice. There is a need to cultivate proper selectiveness and self worth. Sometimes one must do without and wait for what one really wants. One needs to avoid choices of degenerating quality and escalating repercussions.
This is the beginning of Fall or the light half of Autumn.
Darkness is increasing and with it involvement and responsibilities increase. Darkness is now also greater than daylight.
The concerns of others predominate and determine priorities.
This is the trigram of Keeping Still, Mountain.
One can easily be pulled into other people’s concerns
And get nothing accomplished for oneself. Talk is cheap!
One needs to learn to wait and listen for appropriate relevance and true value before speaking or acting.
There is a tendency to do nothing unless someone else is interested or cares. Keeping still works in two ways.
Either it puts one to sleep, or it wakes one up in deep meditation.
Meditation is the cultivation of the experience of silence.
In Libra the Eightfold Path is Right Effort.
1. One needs to use their will energetically to prevent unwholesome states of mind from arising.
2. One needs to get rid of unwholesome states of mind that have already arisen.
3. One needs to produce and cause to rise good and wholesome states of mind not yet risen.
4. One needs to develop and bring to perfection the good and wholesome states of mind already present.
Pentans
Pentans are five degree divisions of the Zodiac in which the zodiac repeats itself creating a sub-level of meaning. Sub-pentans divide each 10 degrees of the zodiac into 12 sub-sub-signs adding a third level of meaning. The Zodiac sign is the Main Theme, The Pentan is the Special Focus and the Sub-Pentan is the Intimate Detail.
To Understand Pentans watch this video: (Click on the title Pentans)
Zodiac Faces
Today we see
the Face of Assertion
Aries: This will be an aggressive day. You need to assert yourself. Do not double think your position. Indecision will cause delays and setbacks. Try to be straight forward and quick.
Taurus: This will be an assertive day when people will try to force you to do what they want. Pay no attention to the strategies of others. Go at your own speed and trust your own instincts.
Gemini: Jack be nimble Jack be quick. Keep alert and be ready to take the initiative. Put your ideas into action. Assert your position and your efforts will be appreciated.
Cancer: If you want to get your way you will have to assert yourself more than you want to. You can expect resistance and competition. Nothing will be accomplished without real effort and force.
Leo: It will be easy for you to assert yourself today. There will be little or no opposition to face. The lights in front of you are all turning green. Take the initiative. If you snooze you lose.
Virgo: You will be knocked of track by the opinions of others. People asserting their ideas will disturb your system. Try to be useful and don’t complain. Don’t get in other people’s way.
Libra: Does no mean yes or yes mean no. Think about it! If you follow your initial impulses today you will be led astray. Assert yourself intellectually but back off physically.
Scorpio: People will push themselves and their agendas on you today. It would be better for you to keep aloof than to acquiesce. Silence will preserve your sense of mystery.
Sagittarius: You will suffer from hoof-in-mouth disease today. Amidst the adrenaline you will be inclined to incorrectly assess the situation. You will then assert your incorrect conclusion. Silence is golden!
Capricorn: You will be upset by the personal antics of others. People will try to force their own agendas on the situation. Assert your authority. Let the fools make their own mistakes.
Aquarius: “Up, up and away. You need to assert yourself today. If your content is solid you will be able to get other people working for you. Do not bicker over trivialities.”
Pisces: The more you try to explain the more you will wish that you hadn’t. Do not assert yourself today. It will be better for you to do the wrong thing for the right reason than the right thing for the wrong reason.
Hexagram Degrees
10 Libra 04
Main Theme:
LIB 10°-11° (IC) INFLUENCE, WOOING: W.31, Line 5: Active.
Special Focus: 10° 00’-10° 10’ Lib (Ge IC-lvl2) TAMING POWER OF THE SMALL: W.9, Line 6: Firm.
Intimate Detail: 10° 03’ 20”-10° 05’ 00” Lib (Ar IC-lvl3) APPROACH: W.19, Line 3: Responsive.
Main Theme
31. INFLUENCE, WOOING
(Alternative Name: 14. Persuasion)
THE SEQUENCE:
Zodiac:………06° – 12° Libra
Calendar:……..Northern Hemisphere: Sep 29 to Oct 5 approx.
……………….Southern Hemisphere: Mar 26 to Apr 1 approx.
House 6:……..84° – 78° setting to IC
Time of day:…06:24 to 06:48 PM (Local Mean Time or Sun Dial time)
Aspect:………84° – 78° Waning
Moon Phase:.. Waning Crescent Moon Phase (90° – 45°)
……………………(7 to 10½ days after the Full Moon).
ABOVE AND BELOW:
The lake above, the mountain below.
Joy above, stillness below.
Pleasure without and calm within.
Contentment will settle in or
One will be tempted to leave the stillness.
THE IMAGE:
A lake on the mountain.
One must be impressed.
The mountain gives to the lake.
The lake returns the favour.
The effect of water on the mountain is wonderful.
Who can resist the effect of happiness?
One will stay for awhile.
Good humour with restraint.
Romantic elegance.
THE JUDGEMENT:
Pleasure without, tranquility within.
In the midst of enjoyment
One is challenged to be calm,
Exercise restraint and maintain inner composure.
To be carried away in the happiness of the moment
Will diminish character,
And one’s ability to make sound decisions.
Even moderate pleasure can disturb one’s peace of mind.
A proper balance must be maintained
If one is to enjoy tranquility.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP:
The third son to the third daughter.
The third son will keep still.
The third daughter will want his attention.
He is patient. She is reckless.
He will follow. She will lead.
He aspires to stay calm and placid.
She wants to dance and laugh.
He will back her up. She will encourage him.
He will rest content. She will want to have fun.
He pauses and hesitates. She is quick to exert influence.
He will not always agree with her, and he will be slow to follow.
She is confident about getting his attention.
She will make him laugh.
ZODIAC CONSIDERATIONS:
06-12 LI: 31. Influence, Wooing
The influence of voices increases.
The art of persuasion prevails.
One enjoys comforts and wants to share.
If someone does not hold the same values,
Can they be persuaded?
Expressions of beauty will have great appeal.
One is happy and is ready to share.
Little effort is needed.
Someone will come.
THE LINES
Nine in the fifth place: (10° – 11° Libra)
One smiles and the world responds.
Straight forward and decisive.
One is not dissipated by trivialities.
A good example is made.
Appreciation follows.
…..The fifth place: 10° – 11° Libra: 9. Taming Power of the Small
…..Gentleness will have a great effect.
…..One will see clearly
…..And express oneself well.
……….Nine in the fifth place:
……….In a position of authority
……….One gives generously
……….And rewards the worthy.
……….Support is gained.
……….Good fortune.
Technical Considerations of Line 5:
Solid in an odd place
Appropriate action
Firmness at the right time
(Astrological note: This place concerns the affairs of Houses 9 and 10)
Holding Together with appropriate energy above.
(Astrological note: Appropriate reinforcement from Houses 11 and 12)
Inner Correspondence: Approval and support from Line 2
(Astrological note: Approval and support from Houses 3 and 4)
Trigrams of Influence:
Upper Nuclear
Upper Primary
Zodiac
Considerations (Sub-Pentans) for the Fifth Place:
Special Focus
9. TAMING POWER OF THE SMALL
(Alternative Name: 59. Penetrating Words)
ABOVE AND BELOW:
Wind above, Heaven below.
Gentleness on the outside, strength within.
Words of gentleness will have power.
Creative expression is highlighted,
But it must be sensibly presented
If maximum effect is to be achieved.
THE IMAGE:
Wind in the heavens.
A strong perceptive person.
Kind words will open the way.
Be courteous.
Speak before you act.
Gentle discussion will diminish opposition.
Hasty impulse will impede progress.
THE JUDGEMENT:
Gentleness without, strength within.
Gentle words will have influence.
Expressions of kindness will touch the hearts of all.
One is happy and spreads good cheer.
A smile can heal.
Considerate progress.
There will be no complaints.
A courteous question will be answered.
Good ideas when expressed gently are like a breath of fresh air.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP:
The father to the first daughter.
He is strong. She is gentle.
He talks freely. She is persuasive.
His demands will not change her.
He will be profoundly affected by her.
If he is not sensitive, he will run into opposition.
He must learn how to talk to her.
She knows how to penetrate and reach his heart.
ZODIAC CONSIDERATIONS:
00-06 GE: 9. The Taming Power of the Small
One need not push the river or rush the growing warmth.
One wants to run and play.
It is important not to inconvenience others.
Do not let your impulses disturb the peace.
Be of good cheer.
Champion happiness and beauty.
THE LINES
Nine in the sixth place: (00° – 01° Gemini)
One acts without considering what is right.
Impressed with one’s own self importance,
One gives advice when one should not.
One does not know when to stop.
Sleep will be lost.
…..The sixth place: 00° – 01° Gemini: 19. Approach
…..One takes advantage of the time
…..And rushes ahead.
…..One does not consider
…..Whether the approach is appropriate or not.
……….Nine in the sixth place:
……….One says more than one should.
……….Humiliation.
……….Inconsiderate words will have deep consequences.
……….One would be wise to apologize.
……….One would be wiser
……….If one had said nothing in the first place.
Technical Considerations of Line 6:
Solid in an even place
Inappropriate action
Firmness at the wrong time
(Astrological note: This place concerns the affairs of Houses 11 and 12)
No Holding Together
No Correspondence
Trigrams of Influence:
Upper Primary
Zodiac Considerations (Sub-Pentans) for the Sixth Place:
Intimate Detail
19. APPROACH
(Alternative Name: 48. Victory of the Light)
ABOVE AND BELOW:
Earth above, the Lake below.
Receptivity without, joy within.
Yielding to pleasure.
One will act on one’s desires.
No one will oppose.
Many will want to join in.
If one does not take the right approach,
The quality of who one attracts will suffer.
THE IMAGE:
Great change.
The light returns.
The earth is flooded.
Action will replace inertia.
Laughter will overcome fear!
To champion the helpless brings light to the darkness
And ensures success.
An energetic start is essential.
THE JUDGEMENT:
Receptive without, cheerful within.
Everyone is happy with the approach of spring
And the increasing light.
Happiness is the right approach.
One takes the initiative and encounters no opposition.
No one wants to be confined by the sensitivities of others.
There is a little more freedom than there was yesterday.
The darkness is fading.
Light becomes easier.
Everyone responds to happiness.
One person’s good cheer
Will have a vast effect.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP:
The third daughter to the mother.
The mother is busy.
The third daughter likes to have fun.
The third daughter tries to cheer up her mother.
The mother would be happier
If her daughter would help more.
The third daughter will promise to return
But she is quickly tempted to do whatever is more fun.
The third daughter likes to play.
Her mother doesn’t have the time
Or the will power to oppose her.
If she approaches in good cheer,
She will get her way.
ZODIAC CONSIDERATIONS:
00-06AR: 19. Approach
Impulse drives.
One acts without listening to reason.
It is spring, the time of fools.
It is also a time of individual strength and courage.
Action prevails.
Movement towards freedom and laughter.
THE LINES
Six in the third place: (02° – 03° Aries)
A field of mud.
There is doubt but no hesitation.
One walks through it.
One’s feet get wet.
There is mud on one’s clothes
And a smile on one’s face.
…..The third place: 02° – 03° Aries: 60. Limitation
…..The water is deeper than it appears.
…..The path is difficult.
…..The more prepared one is, the better it will be.
…..To consider limits would be wise.
……….Six in the third place:
……….One gets too happy.
……….There will be a lapse in duty
……….And others will be inconvenienced.
……….If one’s intention is good
..………And one is prepared to make an extra effort to compensate,
..………One will be forgiven.
Technical Considerations of Line 3:
Broken in an odd place
Inappropriate receptivity
Yielding at the wrong time
(Astrological note: This place concerns the affairs of Houses 5 and 6)
Holding Together with inappropriate energy below.
(Astrological note: Inappropriate reinforcement from Houses 3 and 4)
No Correspondence
Trigrams of Influence:
Lower Primary Lower Nuclear Upper Nuclear
Lower Nuclear
Upper Nuclear
Zodiac Considerations (Sub-Pentans) for the Third Place:
Zodiac Considerations (Sub-Pentans) for the Third Place:
Aspect Hexagrams
Stars By Degree
Earth Zodiac
Light of Qabalah in this Degree
Light of Qabalah in this Degree
Light of Qabalah in this Degree
Ancestors by Degree
Movement by Degree
Drumming by Degree
Drumming by Degree
This hexagram reveals the drum rhythm by degree. Play this on your own or in a drum circle for the New Moon. Tune into the seed moment of the month. The Base at the red dot should be played louder!
Melodies (Scales) by Degree
Each degree has a very special melody or scale. You can play this with any instrument and tune into the feelings of this New Moon.
Watch the video:
LIB 10°-11° (IC) INFLUENCE, WOOING: W.31, Line 5: Active.
Chanting by Degrees
Chanting on the New Moon evokes a very special presence.
It is one of the most powerful and sensitive times to chant.
Chanting by Degrees
This is the Chant for the New Moon in Libra at 10Lib04. By chanting you will tune into the essence of this New Moon in Aquarius.
——— 5 minutes of call and response chanting
——— 1 minute of continuous chanting
Watch the video:
LIB 10°-11° (IC) INFLUENCE, WOOING: W.31, Line 5: Active.
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I Ching Links
How to use your horoscope to access the I Ching. The 64 Hexagrams as a Zodiac of 64 divisions.
The relationship of the three main cycles: the year (sun), the month (moon) and the day (earth) to both the I Ching and astrology.
A site about the I Ching with a good history, and instructions about how to divine a hexagram using yarrow stalks, coins or dice. The mystical Great Treatise that explains the inner depths of the I Ching is also here.
A new interpretation of the I Ching Hexagrams. References to the Superior Man have been removed. In its place the accentuation is on the individual. One does this, one does that, one remains free of blame!
https://www.i-ching-changes.com
A collection of cosmic connections to the I Ching. How numbers, the Kabbalah, and the seven rays relate to the I Ching, and to many other systems of understanding.
The Eight Trigrams of Earlier and Later Heaven and their relationship to Astrology.
On this site you will find applications of the I Ching to rhythm, melody and to chanting.
This takes the I Ching interpretations beyond the realm of words.
http://www.musicofthespheres.net
This website has mystical musical insights.
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