Tarotscopes for the New Moon in Libra

Insights for being in loving partnership with ourselves

We live in a culture that encourages us to give the best of ourselves away. If we are champions, we are expected to take up a person, place, or cause to champion. If we are compassionate, we are pushed to pour it where it’s needed (everywhere!). If we excel at creating supportive structures for the launching of dreams, we find ourselves repeatedly in supportive roles. We play the parts that feel most designated for us in service to a harmonious world. That’s deeply necessary and righteous.

But what would the world look like if we gave ourselves the best of us, too? I don’t mean the hoarding of resources, or self absorption. What I mean is: what if we brought the same gifts we bring to partnership with others into being in loving relationship to ourselves? What if our first testing ground for the healing skills we are known for is our own hurting hearts? What if we had our own compassion? What if we had our own advocacy? Our own loyalty? What if we facilitated the support necessary to launch our own dreams?

This Libra New Moon, the cards are asking us to call in a partnership with our own selves. To get on the same page as us. To ease the tension between our conflicting parts. To intuit what our scared or angry parts need to feel at ease. To reestablish balance, order. To do ourselves…