Fall Equinox Astrology Meaning
Have you ever wondered what the equinox really means for us energetically? The equinox is when the day and night are equal and it just so happens it's at the start of Libra season. Libra rules the 7th house in the birth chart, so the equinox is a time when the energy is focused on the descendant and relationship energies.
Just like Libra energy, which is all about balance and harmony, celebrating the fall equinox means we're halfway through the astrological year. This is a great time to ask yourself: Where is your energy at this point of your year? How can I harmonize my relationships more?
With every season moving forward after the fall equinox, we get to check in on what was happening during the astrological season that was the partner to the current solar season sign (Aries - Libra, Taurus - Scorpio, Gemini - Sagittarius, Cancer - Capricorn, Leo - Aquarius, Virgo - Pisces).
Equinox Astrology Cycles Explained
The culmination of every season, Aries through Virgo, allows us to complete the first half of our energetic cycle. The bottom half of the astrology chart is all about creating our outer self which interacts with the world. You can call it developing your “public persona”.
So now that we are experiencing the equinox, we are about to begin to develop the “inner persona”, going deeper with each season from Libra to Pisces. It’s important to figure out how our shadow behaviors block abundance from coming through the more intricate parts of our lives. When we consciously identify our zodiac energy patterns, we can become the healthiest version of ourselves mirrored out in our world and relationships.
Understanding Equinox Manifestation
So ask yourself, six months ago, what were your intentions? What were you trying to create in your life? What were you wanting to come true? This time of the astrological year is when the embodiment of those intentions come up most strongly. We are going from one side of the zodiac spectrum to the other, creating fulfillment in our energy expression and understanding.
Every zodiac sign has a partner and every season moving forward will make sure that we go deeper and deeper into those layers of healing and work through the shadows so that we can create the life we want.
The Purpose of the First 6 Zodiac Signs
Seasons one through six was Aries through Virgo. During this point of the astrological year, we're really building a foundation for ourselves and how we will develop relationships with other people. Now with Libra energy, we are tuning in to how we actually interact with the world from that foundation we have built in the last six months.
So you can see a reflection of our internal energies now in the exterior environment with the Aries and Libra Dynamic. Did you pay attention to your needs and work on fulfilling them from an internal place, or were you still seeking to fill voids with other people's energies, presence and affirmations?
The Purpose of the Aries and Libra Energy Dynamic
Aries was all about creating the self identity: how we courageously go into the world and push pursue our interests and our dreams. Libra will now say, “OK, how well did you do in accomplishing that? Can you actually interject yourself and co-create an identity within the partnership without losing your own identity?”
This is key because the Libra Shadow is being too codependent on each other in relationships. Through that codependency, we then rely on ‘the other’ as the source of our energy which creates a lot of tug and pull, a lot of need and want and restriction in relationships, people pleasing and so forth.
How to Balance Libra Energy
So with the equinox, the day and night being equal, you can think of it as the light and the dark reflecting each quality in a true mirror effect of where you're at in your healing and spiritual journey. At this point in the year, it is very important that you reflect on the last 6 seasons and the last six months: What has been the work? What things have come up? How am I resolving that so I can add energy and value to the partnership without being highly influenced by my partner to where I let go of my relationship with myself?
Right now, we're going to see how our energy is really developed in the way others experience our energy. We get triggered throughout these deeper seasons where all these things really come up. We'll see the depth in the core of where we need to do the work. Because of this, it’s a great time of the year to get an astrology reading to better understand how you show up in relationships.
Of course, like always, you will want to check where Libra is in your chart and what aspects it is potentially making. You could also look at your progressed natal chart and see what's happening there, what are the transits, what energies are merging together? Even though astrology can help you understand the path you’re on, the number one thing is to always listen to your intuition. Let that speak the loudest and guide you into your highest self!
If you really love this holistic astrology perspective, check out the latest updates on the NOONLIT SAGE Blog. Let me know what you're curious to know more about your zodiac signs, how to use astrology and apply it to your daily life and your healing journey.
*This article has been written by Monica of NOONLIT SAGE. She has a Masters of Social Work, Masters of Child Development and Bachelors of Psychology. Once her passion for Astrology ignited in 2019, she began to host a monthly therapeutic Astrology Manifesting New Moon Circle in Phoenix, Arizona, and has done hundreds of birth chart readings. She continued her studies and completed an Astro-Herbalism Certification via the School of Evolutionary Herbalism to provide even more holistic wellness insights into those whom she meets on their healing journeys.