Libra New Moon and Venus Retrograde: When Balance Isn't Enough

The Libra New Moon, Venus retrograde in Scorpio and the courage to be honest about what you really want

There are times in life when we know something needs to change, but we aren't quite ready to admit it.

Perhaps a relationship no longer feels the way it once did. Perhaps a situation that you've tolerated for years is beginning to feel uncomfortable. Maybe you've outgrown a version of yourself, a pattern of behaviour or even a vision of what you thought your life was supposed to look like.

And sometimes, rather than facing that truth, we try to restore the balance.

We compromise a little more.

We stay quiet.

We put someone else's needs before our own.

We tell ourselves that keeping the peace is more important.

But is it really balance if you are the one continually giving something up to maintain it?

That is one of the questions I believe this Libra New Moon invites us to consider.

The Libra New Moon: a new beginning, but perhaps not the one you expected

The New Moon arrived in Libra on Saturday 10 October at 17°22′, opening a new lunar cycle associated with relationships, balance, cooperation, harmony and the choices we make in connection with others. New Moons traditionally represent a point of renewal — a moment to pause, reflect and consider what we would like to cultivate moving forward. Astrolis

Libra is often associated with peace and harmony, but there is a deeper side to this sign.

True harmony isn't about avoiding difficult conversations.

It isn't about making yourself smaller so somebody else can be comfortable.

And it certainly isn't about pretending that everything is fine when, somewhere inside, you know that it isn't.

Sometimes creating balance means acknowledging the imbalance first.

This particular New Moon has an especially interesting backdrop because its ruling planet, Venus, is currently retrograde in Scorpio. Rather than simply encouraging us to move forwards with a clean slate, this combination invites us to look backwards, inwards and beneath the surface before deciding what comes next. Astrology.com

And that can make this a much more meaningful new beginning.

Venus retrograde in Scorpio: what are you really valuing?

Venus is associated with love, relationships, beauty, pleasure, money and — perhaps most importantly — what we value.

When Venus is retrograde, astrologically it can be a period of reassessment. We may find ourselves reconsidering relationships, desires, financial choices, personal values or questions around self-worth.

With Venus retrograde in Scorpio, the process can become considerably more introspective.

Scorpio isn't particularly interested in staying on the surface.

It wants to know what is really going on.

What are you feeling but not saying?

What are you accepting that you no longer want to accept?

Where are you giving your power away?

What have you outgrown?

What do you genuinely want — rather than what you think you should want?

And perhaps the most uncomfortable question of all:

What do you already know, but haven't yet been willing to acknowledge?

Venus remains retrograde in Scorpio until 25 October, when it moves back into Libra, before eventually turning direct in November. Susan Miller Astrology Zone

So there is no need to rush.

In fact, this isn't necessarily a time for forcing answers.

It may be more valuable to allow yourself to notice what is coming to the surface.

Sometimes keeping the peace comes at a price

There is nothing wrong with compromise.

Healthy relationships require it.

We all have different needs, expectations and perspectives, and learning how to meet somewhere in the middle is part of being human.

But compromise becomes something very different when it repeatedly requires you to abandon your own needs, values or boundaries.

Perhaps you've become the person who always understands.

The person who always forgives.

The person who doesn't want to cause a fuss.

The person who says, “It's fine,” even when it isn't.

Over time, that can become exhausting.

And sometimes we don't even recognise that we're doing it because the pattern has become so familiar.

This is where the Libra–Scorpio combination feels particularly powerful.

Libra asks: “Where is the balance?”

Scorpio asks: “But what is really happening underneath it?”

Together, they encourage us to look beyond appearances and become more honest with ourselves.

Because sometimes the most loving thing we can do — for ourselves and for somebody else — is to stop pretending.

What does self-worth actually look like?

We often talk about self-worth as though it is something we simply need to feel.

But perhaps self-worth is also something we demonstrate through the choices we make.

It can look like saying no when something doesn't feel right.

It can look like asking for what you need.

It can mean walking away from something that repeatedly diminishes you.

It can mean allowing someone else to be disappointed rather than continually disappointing yourself.

And sometimes it simply means listening to your own intuition.

That quiet inner voice that says:

This isn't right for me anymore.

Or:

There has to be another way.

Or perhaps:

I'm ready for something different.

You don't necessarily have to know what that “something different” looks like yet.

Awareness can come before the answer.

What can tarot reveal?

This is one of the reasons I love working with tarot.

A tarot reading doesn't necessarily tell you something you have never known before.

Sometimes it gives language to something you have already been sensing intuitively but haven't quite been able to articulate.

The cards can create a space to pause.

To step outside the noise.

To look at a situation from another perspective.

And sometimes, when a card appears on the table, there is that unmistakable moment of recognition:

I knew that.

Perhaps you did.

But knowing something intellectually and being ready to acknowledge it emotionally can be two very different things.

Tarot can help bridge that gap.

And for me, that is where the real value of a reading lies — not in being told what your future supposedly holds, but in gaining greater insight into where you are now and what choices may be available to you.

Awareness gives us a choice

This is also where tarot and coaching can work beautifully alongside one another.

We can become very good at recognising our patterns.

We can understand where they came from.

We can know why we respond in certain ways.

But understanding a pattern doesn't necessarily mean we have to continue living it.

The past can explain us without having to control what happens next.

Once we become aware of a pattern, we have an opportunity to make a different choice.

That choice doesn't always have to be dramatic.

It might be a boundary.

A conversation.

A decision to stop chasing something.

A decision to start something.

Or simply a commitment to stop abandoning yourself in order to keep somebody else happy.

Change often begins much more quietly than we imagine.

Pluto turns direct: moving from inner transformation towards action

There is another significant astrological moment this week, with Pluto stationing direct in Aquarius on 15 October. Pluto is associated with deep transformation, power, psychological processes and the release of what has become outdated. When a planet changes direction, astrologers often regard the period around the station as particularly potent. Astrolis

Following the introspective themes of Venus retrograde, this can add another layer to the question:

What are you ready to reclaim?

Not necessarily control over other people or circumstances.

But your own agency.

Your own choices.

Your own voice.

Your own understanding of what you want your life to become.

Three questions to reflect on under this New Moon

You don't need an elaborate ritual.

Find a quiet moment, make yourself a cup of tea, take a walk or simply sit somewhere you won't be interrupted.

Then ask yourself:

1. What am I tolerating in the name of keeping the peace?

Be honest.

Is there somewhere in your life where “keeping things harmonious” has actually meant ignoring your own needs?

2. What truth have I been sensing beneath the surface?

You don't need to act on it immediately.

Just acknowledge it.

Sometimes giving ourselves permission to admit what we already know is the first step towards change.

3. If I genuinely trusted my own worth, what would I choose differently?

This may be the most powerful question of all.

Because when we stop making decisions from fear, guilt or the need for approval, our choices can begin to look very different.

A new chapter doesn't always begin with a dramatic decision

Perhaps the most important message of this Libra New Moon is that balance doesn't mean keeping everything the same.

Sometimes balance requires change.

Sometimes it requires a boundary.

Sometimes it requires letting go.

And sometimes it simply requires becoming more honest with yourself.

You don't have to know exactly where the road is taking you.

You don't have to have every answer.

You don't even have to make the decision today.

But you can begin by listening.

Listening to your intuition.

Listening to what your emotions are telling you.

Listening to the parts of yourself that perhaps you've been silencing for longer than you realise.

Because perhaps the most powerful intention you can set under this New Moon isn't to create a completely different life overnight.

Perhaps it is simply this:

To become more honest about the life you actually want — and brave enough to take the next step towards it.

🌙 What deserves to begin in your life now?

A final thought from me

We often wait for certainty before we act.

But certainty doesn't always arrive first.

Sometimes awareness comes first, then choice, then movement — and clarity follows.

The Libra New Moon invites us to consider where greater balance is needed.

Venus retrograde in Scorpio asks us to look beneath the surface and question what we genuinely value.

And Pluto's movement forward reminds us that transformation is not simply about letting go of the past — it is also about reclaiming our power to choose what happens next. Astrology.com

Whatever you're navigating at the moment, you don't have to see the entire path.

You simply need to decide where your next step begins.

With warmth and insight,

Susanne KennedyTarot Reader • Psychic Medium • Coach

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When Balance Isn’t Enough: What the Libra New Moon Is Asking You to Look Beneath the Surface

The Libra New Moon, Venus retrograde in Scorpio and the courage to be honest about what you really want

There are times in life when we know something needs to change, but we aren't quite ready to admit it.

Perhaps a relationship no longer feels the way it once did. Perhaps a situation that you've tolerated for years is beginning to feel uncomfortable. Maybe you've outgrown a version of yourself, a pattern of behaviour or even a vision of what you thought your life was supposed to look like.

And sometimes, rather than facing that truth, we try to restore the balance.

We compromise a little more.

We stay quiet.

We put someone else's needs before our own.

We tell ourselves that keeping the peace is more important.

But is it really balance if you are the one continually giving something up to maintain it?

That is one of the questions this Libra New Moon invites us to consider.

The Libra New Moon: A New Beginning, But Perhaps Not the One You Expected

The New Moon arrived in Libra on 10 October, opening a new lunar cycle associated with relationships, balance, cooperation, harmony and the choices we make in connection with others.

New Moons traditionally represent a point of renewal — a moment to pause, reflect and consider what we would like to cultivate moving forward.

Libra is often associated with peace and harmony, but there is a deeper side to this sign.

True harmony isn't about avoiding difficult conversations.

It isn't about making yourself smaller so somebody else can be comfortable.

And it certainly isn't about pretending that everything is fine when, somewhere inside, you know that it isn't.

Sometimes creating balance means acknowledging the imbalance first.

This particular New Moon has an especially interesting backdrop because its ruling planet, Venus, is currently retrograde in Scorpio. Rather than simply encouraging us to move forwards with a clean slate, this combination invites us to look backwards, inwards and beneath the surface before deciding what comes next.

And that can make this a much more meaningful new beginning.

Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: What Are You Really Valuing?

Venus is associated with love, relationships, beauty, pleasure, money and — perhaps most importantly — what we value.

When Venus is retrograde, it can be a period of reassessment. We may find ourselves reconsidering relationships, desires, financial choices, personal values or questions around self-worth.

With Venus retrograde in Scorpio, the process can become considerably more introspective.

Scorpio isn't particularly interested in staying on the surface.

It wants to know what is really going on.

What are you feeling but not saying?

What are you accepting that you no longer want to accept?

Where are you giving your power away?

What have you outgrown?

What do you genuinely want — rather than what you think you should want?

And perhaps the most uncomfortable question of all:

What do you already know, but haven't yet been willing to acknowledge?

Venus remains retrograde in Scorpio until later this month, when it moves back into Libra. So there is no need to rush.

In fact, this isn't necessarily a time for forcing answers.

It may be more valuable to allow yourself to notice what is coming to the surface.

Sometimes Keeping the Peace Comes at a Price

There is nothing wrong with compromise.

Healthy relationships require it.

We all have different needs, expectations and perspectives, and learning how to meet somewhere in the middle is part of being human.

But compromise becomes something very different when it repeatedly requires you to abandon your own needs, values or boundaries.

Perhaps you've become the person who always understands.

The person who always forgives.

The person who doesn't want to cause a fuss.

The person who says, “It's fine,” even when it isn't.

Over time, that can become exhausting.

And sometimes we don't even recognise that we're doing it because the pattern has become so familiar.

This is where the Libra–Scorpio combination feels particularly powerful.

Libra asks: “Where is the balance?”

Scorpio asks: “But what is really happening underneath it?”

Together, they encourage us to look beyond appearances and become more honest with ourselves.

Because sometimes the most loving thing we can do — for ourselves and for somebody else — is to stop pretending.

What Does Self-Worth Actually Look Like?

We often talk about self-worth as though it is something we simply need to feel.

But perhaps self-worth is also something we demonstrate through the choices we make.

It can look like saying no when something doesn't feel right.

It can look like asking for what you need.

It can mean walking away from something that repeatedly diminishes you.

It can mean allowing someone else to be disappointed rather than continually disappointing yourself.

And sometimes it simply means listening to your own intuition.

That quiet inner voice that says:

This isn't right for me anymore.

Or:

There has to be another way.

Or perhaps:

I'm ready for something different.

You don't necessarily have to know what that “something different” looks like yet.

Awareness can come before the answer.

What Can Tarot Reveal?

This is one of the reasons I love working with tarot.

A tarot reading doesn't necessarily tell you something you have never known before.

Sometimes it gives language to something you have already been sensing intuitively but haven't quite been able to articulate.

The cards can create a space to pause.

To step outside the noise.

To look at a situation from another perspective.

And sometimes, when a card appears on the table, there is that unmistakable moment of recognition:

I knew that.

Perhaps you did.

But knowing something intellectually and being ready to acknowledge it emotionally can be two very different things.

Tarot can help bridge that gap.

And for me, that is where the real value of a reading lies — not in being told what your future supposedly holds, but in gaining greater insight into where you are now and what choices may be available to you.

Awareness Gives Us a Choice

This is also where tarot and coaching can work beautifully alongside one another.

We can become very good at recognising our patterns.

We can understand where they came from.

We can know why we respond in certain ways.

But understanding a pattern doesn't necessarily mean we have to continue living it.

The past can explain us without having to control what happens next.

Once we become aware of a pattern, we have an opportunity to make a different choice.

That choice doesn't always have to be dramatic.

It might be a boundary.

A conversation.

A decision to stop chasing something.

A decision to start something.

Or simply a commitment to stop abandoning yourself in order to keep somebody else happy.

Change often begins much more quietly than we imagine.

Pluto Turns Direct: Moving From Inner Transformation Towards Action

There is another significant astrological moment this week, with Pluto turning direct in Aquarius on 15 October.

Pluto is associated with deep transformation, power, psychological processes and the release of what has become outdated.

Following the introspective themes of Venus retrograde, this can add another layer to the question:

What are you ready to reclaim?

Not necessarily control over other people or circumstances.

But your own agency.

Your own choices.

Your own voice.

Your own understanding of what you want your life to become.

Three Questions to Reflect On Under This New Moon

You don't need an elaborate ritual.

Find a quiet moment, make yourself a cup of tea, take a walk or simply sit somewhere you won't be interrupted.

Then ask yourself:

1. What am I tolerating in the name of keeping the peace?

Be honest.

Is there somewhere in your life where “keeping things harmonious” has actually meant ignoring your own needs?

2. What truth have I been sensing beneath the surface?

You don't need to act on it immediately.

Just acknowledge it.

Sometimes giving ourselves permission to admit what we already know is the first step towards change.

3. If I genuinely trusted my own worth, what would I choose differently?

This may be the most powerful question of all.

Because when we stop making decisions from fear, guilt or the need for approval, our choices can begin to look very different.

A New Chapter Doesn't Always Begin With a Dramatic Decision

Perhaps the most important message of this Libra New Moon is that balance doesn't mean keeping everything the same.

Sometimes balance requires change.

Sometimes it requires a boundary.

Sometimes it requires letting go.

And sometimes it simply requires becoming more honest with yourself.

You don't have to know exactly where the road is taking you.

You don't have to have every answer.

You don't even have to make the decision today.

But you can begin by listening.

Listening to your intuition.

Listening to what your emotions are telling you.

Listening to the parts of yourself that perhaps you've been silencing for longer than you realise.

Because perhaps the most powerful intention you can set under this New Moon isn't to create a completely different life overnight.

Perhaps it is simply this:

To become more honest about the life you actually want — and brave enough to take the next step towards it.

What deserves to begin in your life now?

We often wait for certainty before we act.

But certainty doesn't always arrive first.

Sometimes awareness comes first, then choice, then movement — and clarity follows.

The Libra New Moon invites us to consider where greater balance is needed.

Venus retrograde in Scorpio asks us to look beneath the surface and question what we genuinely value.

And Pluto's movement forward reminds us that transformation is not simply about letting go of the past — it is also about reclaiming our power to choose what happens next.

Whatever you're navigating at the moment, you don't have to see the entire path.

You simply need to decide where your next step begins.

With warmth and insight,

Susanne KennedyTarot Reader • Psychic Medium • Coach