Embracing harmony and self-love with healing herbs during Full Moon in Libra
The Full Moon in Libra is here, bringing with it a powerful energy of balance, connection, and love. Libra, ruled by Venus, is all about relationships, whether it’s with others, with just beauty around you, or with yourself. This is the perfect time to reflect on where you may need more harmony in your life and invite in the energies of balance and self-love.
As the Full Moon highlights these themes, we can tap into the support of some lovely herbal allies. If you're intention is to nurture your body, calm your mind, or open your heart more, the right herbs can help you manage this moon cycle with more clarity and peace. Let’s begin!
The influence of Libra on our relationships and self
Libra is represented by the scales, symbolizing fairness, balance, and harmony. When the Full Moon occurs in this sign, it casts a light on how we relate to others and ourselves. Are we feeling in tune with our relationships? Are we giving and receiving love in a healthy, balanced way? These are the questions Libra asks us during this time. It's also a time to nurture our inner beauty and express ourselves authentically in our connections.
If you’ve been feeling emotionally off balance or disconnected, this Full Moon is your opportunity to realign and find peace. Along with reflection, herbal remedies can help restore balance and support you emotionally as you manage these shifts.
Herbal allies for the Full Moon in Libra
Now, let’s explore now some herbs that will support you during this Full Moon. Each one carries qualities that align beautifully with Libra energy, whether it's bringing calm, opening the heart, or supporting clear communication.
#1 Lavender, a soft embrace for the heart and mind
Lavender is a classic herb for relaxation and peace, and it’s especially helpful when you need to clear the mind and soothe emotional tension. Libra loves peace and harmony, and lavender brings both in spades. If you're feeling overwhelmed by your relationships or simply need a moment of calm, lavender can help.
You can use lavender in many ways: in a warm bath, as an essential oil, or in a cup of tea. It’s particularly helpful for winding down at the end of the day when emotions might be running high, especially during a Full Moon.
#2 Jasmine for nurturing intuition and inner peace
Jasmine, just like rose, is another Venusian herb that connects us to love, beauty, and emotional openness. It encourages a deeper connection with our intuition and emotions, helping us to open up and express ourselves authentically. Jasmine helps release fear or resistance around vulnerability, allowing us to be more present and connected in our relationships.
Jasmine is perfect for meditation or enhancing any rituals where you want to cultivate emotional intimacy. Use jasmine essential oil in a diffuser or add dried jasmine flowers to your bath. The intoxicating scent is incredibly grounding and heart-opening.
#3 healing emotional wounds with balm of gilhead
Balm of gilead, with its deeply soothing properties, has long been used to heal emotional wounds and offer comfort in times of distress. Known for its calming and restorative effects, this herb is especially beneficial when we’re navigating heartache, tension, or difficult emotions in our relationships. It helps to gently soothe the emotional body, offering a sense of relief and space for healing.
For a simple ritual, steep balm of gilead leaves in hot water or diffuse the essential oil, meditate on releasing emotional tension, and journal about healing and restoring balance in your relationships, finishing by holding a rose quartz crystal to amplify love and peace. This ritual with balm of gilead will help you embrace the healing powers of the Full Moon in Libra, allowing you to release any emotional pain and move forward with a peaceful heart.
#4 heart-opening with hibiscus
Hibiscus is vibrant and heart-opening, making it ideal for the Libra Full Moon's focus on love and connection. It helps balance the heart chakra and promotes emotional healing, making it a great herb for fostering harmony in relationships and inviting more love into your life.
Brew a cup of hibiscus tea and sit quietly, focusing on the warmth within slowly, to tune in. As you sip, visualize your heart chakra opening and filling with love. Visualize your relationships flourishing with harmony and connection, and feel gratitude for the love that surrounds you. Finish by sitting in stillness, allowing the energy of the tea to settle within you.
#5 Restoring peace + grounding with lemon verbena
Lemon verbena, with its fresh, uplifting scent and soothing properties, is a perfect herbal ally for the Full Moon in Libra. Lemon verbena helps clear away emotional clutter, promoting mental clarity and emotional balance, making it ideal for this lunar phase when we seek equilibrium and healing.
Known for its calming and clarifying properties, lemon verbena can help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety, allowing you to reconnect with your inner peace. As Libra governs relationships and the heart, lemon verbena can help ease tension, bring soothing energy to difficult situations, and invite greater harmony into your emotional world. It's a wonderful herb for aligning your mind and spirit with the energy of love, cooperation, and understanding during this potent time.
For the final ritual, take a small sprig of lemon verbena or a few leaves, and gently crush them in your hands to release their uplifting, citrusy aroma. Stand or sit comfortably, taking a deep breath, and with each exhale, imagine any lingering tension or emotional weight being released from your body.
Next, hold the crushed leaves near your throat, allowing the soothing energy of the herb to connect with the area Libra governs. Visualize balance and clarity flowing through you, especially in your emotional connections and self-expression. Affirm softly: “I invite peace and harmony into my relationships and within myself.”
The goal is to nurture harmony within
In this moment of reflection, we are called to create more balance not just externally, but within. The relationships we have with others are often a mirror of the relationship we have with ourselves. This Full Moon encourages us to take a deeper look at how we relate to ourselves along our own needs, boundaries, and self-worth, and to bring that same level of care and respect into the relationships we cherish most. It’s an opportunity to heal past wounds, release any negative energy that may be lingering in our connections, and open ourselves up to more authentic, loving exchanges.
As the Libra Full Moon illuminates the sky, it also illuminates our hearts, reminding us that balance isn’t about perfection. It’s about the ebb and flow of love, communication, and understanding. We are invited to embrace the imperfections in our relationships with grace, and to find beauty in the moments of vulnerability, growth, and reconciliation. This is a time to nurture not only the love we share with others but also the profound love we cultivate within ourselves.
Until the next moon phase,
xx Ang
