The complete lunation emerges at 26 degrees of Libra, in the Egyptian bounds of Venus, and the final decan of Jupiter/Mercury. Before wholeness, the Libra Moon has recently trined Libra's exaltation ruler: Saturn (in Aquarius). Post-lunation, the Moon immediately squares Pluto in Capricorn. Venus, the ruler of the Moon, is exalted in Pisces - however, she remains liminal in the 6th space (from the Moon) and 12th space (from the Sun). The Moon feels somewhat alone, yet she knows she is never alone.
I termed this Libra Full Moon as High Priestess of "Liminal Mirrors" due to a few factors:
1) Mirrors are inherently Venusian because it is an object that is related to beauty and perception of it in our mundane lives. Mirrors are also inherently Lunar because it is a reflective object-subject dynamic, it comes from the process of applying a metallic silver (Moon) or aluminum (Mercury) on a glass. Before the invention of mirrors, our ancestors used a pool of water as their mirrors - another indication of Lunar + Venusian influence.
2) Liminal because Venus is celebrated in Pisces. Liminal because the Moon's ruler is Venus: exalted yet concurrently hidden from Moon's "sight" being in the 6th place. Liminal because it feels like a fantastical dream or horrendous nightmare you experienced, but no words or visualizations are readily available for you to describe its range. It's liminal because it feels like we are both at the gates of Heaven (Pisces planetary mix) & Hell (waning square with Pluto) concurrently.
3) Liminal Mirrors because this full moon brings out the best and worst in all of us. In spirituality, there is this belief that "everyone is a mirror" of who we are - meaning that all meaningful relationships we wish to cultivate, all insignificant encounters we wish to swift through, all of those are someway-somewhat-somehow reflections of our unconscious and subconscious worlds, including our deep shadows.
The Libra Full Moon opposes an exalted Aries Sun; the Libra Moon is an archetypal goddex who wishes to contain, relate, and communicate all forms of authenticity in our relationships. I have always loved folks with Libra Moon placements; some folks call them fakes or inauthentic - I call them the purest and most authentic mirror of all Moon placements. Libra is the exaltation of Saturn, Libra will match your authenticity in equilibrium. Thus, if you are mad - a Libra Moon will consider and mirror your madness, if you are happy - a Libra Moon will gladly reflect your happiness, if you are sad - a Libra Moon will swim with the depth of your gloom. Libra Moon's role is always to show us who we are, while positing who they are as well in the process, it takes two to tango and a Libra Moon is the whole dance. A Libra Moon's fullest authenticity is when we consider other people's authenticity into the equations - that makes a Libra Moon one of the best judge of character of those they are in relationship with. They do not want fake friendships because they don't want to be fake themselves inside, it is an unhealthy equilibrium to be in fake relationships. The degree of fakeness is up for us to judge. The full moon reminds us of this lesson.
Nonetheless, the curse and gifts of authenticity are that conflicts (Aries/Mars) are meant to happen. Conflicts happen because we deeply love another person, they happen because we are all mirrors, and we project on each other, take on each other's projection, and are all in a spiral of mirrors. But that's also because we choose Venus, we choose to Love, we choose the highest form of connection there could ever be, and love inherently demands justice (another Libra signature), always. To be celebrated for our fullest authenticity (exalted Aries Sun) is to demand justice in all relationality (Libra Moon).
Thus, this High Priestess of Liminal Mirrors may bring about conflicts in parts of our lives where we have felt deep injustices, whether of our own doing, our pasts, or others. Yet, if in this relationality - we still feel the liminal mirror of the other, we still feel the love we have for them, we will choose to forgive and have compassion for ourselves - as much as it is for each other. We will say: we are both in this together because we are both transforming by being together: with our friends, families, communities, lovers etc. The Moon's closing trine to Saturn in Aquarius promises longevity of relationality only if we are accountable for being radically honest, for being authentic, and for being different. On a personal note, recently, I went to an art museum with someone I am interested in connecting deeper with, I had a beautiful-heavenly-illustrious time. Yet, I also found myself spiraling and overanalyzing the relationship dynamic after the wonderful time. This Libra Moon reminded me that everything always comes in balance and in moderation; everything is liminal mirrors of one another. I ask myself: what am I devoted to in this relationship? Love, and the most loving authenticity that comes with it. Thus, I permitted myself to experience the fullness of it. The high, the low, and the letting go, the roller coaster, and the break pedals of my inner-selves. Love yall!
I would like to end with a quote of Prophet Muhammad's Hadith Qudsi, I extracted from Radical Love by Omid Safi, a book I am reading during this Venus in Pisces transit:
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I was a Hidden Treasure and I loved to be intimately known So I created the heavens and the earth that you may know Me Intimately
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The End
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