RASA School of Astrology Learn The Language of the Stars!
Editor: Robin Armstrong
2025-03-29
Libra New Moon
Southern 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.
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Zodiac Pattern Types
THE BOWL TYPE:
All the planets on one side of a chart, within an opposition. One half to almost two thirds of the chart is empty.
The Bowl Type has a deep sense of being separated from one half of existence. Half seems to be with you and the other half not. Because this pattern is based on the opposition there is an inherent awareness of duality. You will embrace your concerns strongly. You will also be powerfully aware of what does not concern you. You clearly see who you are, and who you are not! You tend to champion causes and will usually go out of your way to give to others on one level or another. Your sensitivity to duality will find you questioning the purpose of existence.
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 Complaint
Aries: You will be bogged down by the complaints of others. The more people mind your business the less freedom you will have. Cut through indecision with decisive action. Actions will speak louder than words.
Taurus: Your complaints will fall on deaf ears today. Someone will even try to do the thinking for you. Maintain your own sense of dignity. Don’t let your defences down. Silence will be golden.
Gemini: Good vibrations. There will be little or no interference today. Be happy and say what is on your mind. If you must concentrate on anything then make an effort to listen before you comment. No complaints!
Cancer: You will have plenty to complain about but no one willing to listen. Your frustrations will not be respected. Do what you have to do as quickly as you can, and keep your emotions to yourself.
Leo: You will be inclined to push forward more that is in your best interest. If you hear any complaints, then you should slow down and listen. Do not under estimate the opposition.
Virgo: It will be easy to start things but difficult to finish them. Your attention will be distracted. You will feel imposed upon by others. Make adjustments but do not complain.
Libra: You will get mixed signals today. Someone will approve and someone else will complain. When faced with opposition, agree to differ. Accentuate the positive or you will make matters worse than they are.
Scorpio: Do not confuse your friends from your enemies. Don’t empower the negative more than the positive. If you complain you will be seen in a wimpish and irresponsible light.
Sagittarius: You are not likely to run into any complaints today. It is more likely that you will be acknowledged and accepted. People will enjoy your company. You can and should take the lead if the opportunity arises.
Capricorn: You will be inconvenienced by the strategies of others. People will get in your way. Expect to run into complaints and bickering. Listen well but take time to reflect before you react. Don’t take sides. Silence is golden.
Aquarius: Trust your instincts. If you express yourself clearly you will find listening ears. Be formal. Make sure that you ask for permission before you take the initiative.
Pisces: You can’t judge a book by looking at the cover. Be wary of people who are too nice. If you show favouritism to anyone, someone else will complain. Talk will be cheap but feelings need to be kept within.
Hexagram Degrees
09 Libra 00
Main Theme:
LIB 09°-10° (IC) INFLUENCE, WOOING: W.31, Line 4: Active.
Special Focus:
09° 00’-09° 10’ Lib (Ta IC-lvl2) WAITING (FOR NOURISHMENT): W.5, Line 6: Yielding.
Intimate Detail:
09° 00’ 00”-09° 01’ 40” Lib (Aq IC-lvl3) AFTER COMPLETION: W.63, Line 6: 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.
Nine in the fourth place: (09° – 10° Libra)
Inappropriate action.
One tries too hard to please.
Sensitivity will be diminished.
One does not live up to expectations.
…..The fourth place: 09° – 10° Libra: 5. Waiting for Nourishment
…..One must wait for tensions to ease
…..Before one acts.
…..To force one’s way will create opposition.
……….Nine in the fourth place:
……….One enjoys beyond proper limits.
……….To persevere will bring humiliation.
……….To force one’s will on others
……….Will spoil the relationship.
Technical Considerations of Line 4:
Solid in an even place
Inappropriate action
Firmness at the wrong time
(Astrological note: This place concerns the affairs of Houses 7 and 8)
No Holding Together
Inner Correspondence: Approval and support from Line 1
(Astrological note: Approval and support from Houses 1 and 2)
Trigrams of Influence:
Lower Nuclear Upper Nuclear Upper Primary
Upper Nuclear
Upper Primary
Zodiac Considerations (Sub-Pentans) for the Fourth Place:
Special Focus
5. WAITING FOR NOURISHMENT
(Alternative Name: 58. Work to Stay Positive)
ABOVE AND BELOW:
Storm clouds above, heaven below
Danger above, strength below.
The use of force will increase difficulties.
Be discriminating about what you do and when you do it.
Wait for the right time.
You will not have long to wait.
THE IMAGE:
Dark clouds in the sky,
No rain.
To embark now will invite danger.
No satisfaction.
Control your temper.
Smile in the face of adversity.
Nourishment will come.
Wait for the rain.
THE JUDGEMENT:
Discontent without, creativity within.
Progress is blocked.
Too much freedom can be dangerous.
One faces difficulties.
To push forward will increase adversity.
One cannot get what one wants right away.
The voice of criticism will increase opposition.
One’s influence without will be delayed.
One can use the time for self improvement.
In this way one will be able to welcome the storms of life
And benefit from them.
Even flowers need rain.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP:
The father to the second son.
The father is direct. The second son is not.
Any disapproval or discontent expressed by the father,
Will have an alienating effect.
The father wants the second son to solve his own problems.
The second son’s biggest obstacle is his older brother.
The father talks and laughs.
The second son analyzes and broods.
What is easy for the father will be difficult for the second son.
The father speaks freely.
The second son is critical
And will find more support from his mother.
ZODIAC CONSIDERATIONS:
24-30 TA: 5. Waiting for Nourishment
To think that one knows is sickness.
Only when one becomes sick of this sickness
Can one become free of it.
One must listen and wait for the right time.
When your heart is in the right place
You will advance.
Until then you must wait!
THE LINES
Six in the sixth place: (24° – 25° Taurus)
A safe place is found.
Stay there and wait for the storm to pass.
To disturb things now
Will only make matters worse.
Be calm. Don’t complain.
Count your blessings.
…..The sixth place: 24° – 25° Taurus: 63. After Completion
…..The storm persists.
…..But it will not last forever.
…..Wait for the right time before you act.
……….Six in the sixth place:
……….The storm is passing but the difficulties have not.
……….Others will ask for help.
……….One will share what one has.
Technical Considerations of Line 6:
Broken in an even place
Appropriate receptivity
Yielding at the right time
(Astrological note: This place concerns the affairs of Houses 11 and 12)
Holding Together with appropriate energy below.
(Astrological note: Appropriate reinforcement from Houses 9 and 10)
Inner Correspondence: Approval and support from Line 3
(Astrological note: Approval and support from Houses 5 and 6)
Trigrams of Influence:Upper Primary
Zodiac Considerations (Sub-Pentans) for the Sixth Place:
Intimate Detail
63: AFTER COMPLETION (APPROPRIATENESS)
(AlternativeName: 42. Clarifying Obstructions)
ABOVE AND BELOW:
Water above, fire below.
Storm clouds above, lightning below.
The danger can be seen.
There is a right way and a wrong way.
One can find the correct way to solve problems.
Discrimination without and clarity within.
THE IMAGE:
The danger is passing.
It continues to snow.
The way is becoming clear.
Movement is appropriate.
THE JUDGEMENT:
One’s behaviour does not deviate.
Not a movement out of order.
Not a pause without composure.
What appears simple is difficult to achieve.
What appears difficult will be easily dealt with.
One meets criticism with praise, and praise with criticism.
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP:
The second daughter to the second son.
Optimistic clarity meets doubtful brooding.
She understands his difficulties
And knows the right way to approach him.
She is closer to the father.
He is closer to the mother.
Her light reaches into his darkness.
It will have a good effect.
His criticism will be softened or diminished.
There will be insightful dialogue.
ZODIAC CONSIDERATIONS:
24 -30AQ: 22. After Completion (Appropriateness)
A time of balance.
There is a storm without and warmth within.
The storm will not last.
One prepares for when the sky will clear.
One is considerate
And works to improve the circumstances of others.
THE LINES
Six in the sixth place: (24° – 25° Aquarius)
No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
One embraces peace and harmony.
One will sleep well.
…..The sixth place: 24° – 25° Aquarius: 64. Before Completion
…..Critical insight.
…..One is concerned about what is inappropriate
…..And about setting the right example.
…..One will learn from one’s mistakes.
…..There is no need to interfere.
…..Be patient.
……….Six in the sixth place:
……….One pauses and considers the implications
……….Of what has been achieved and what has not.
……….Nothing to be done,
……….That can’t be done better tomorrow.
……….No blame.
Technical Considerations of Line 6:
Broken in an even place
Appropriate receptivity
Yielding at the right time
(Astrological note: This place concerns the affairs of Houses 11 and 12)
Holding Together with appropriate energy below.
(Astrological note: Appropriate reinforcement from Houses 9 and 10)
Inner Correspondence: Approval and support from Line 3
(Astrological note: Approval and support from Houses 5 and 6)
Trigrams of Influence:
Zodiac Considerations (Sub-Pentans) for the Sixth 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 09°-10° (IC) INFLUENCE, WOOING: W.31, Line 4: Active.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rs6lWXY6X4
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
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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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