Seeking balance at the Libra Full Moon

Judy Claughton • March 30, 2026

Wednesday 1st April is the full moon here in the UK, what is it stirring for you?

Image created to appear as if someone's hands are holding the full moon, with the words Moon Magic on the dark behind the illuminated moon

The Full Moon rises in Libra on Wednesday 1st April and it brings with it an opportunity for you to finish old stories and welcome in a new beginning.


Normally full moons are all about releasing and letting go, noticing the build up of emotions that tend to culminate at these times, but this year the astrology brings both a release and an opportunity for something new to begin.


With the sun in fiery Aries, calling us into action, the balance as the moon sits under Libra can stir feelings of burn out, questions over being 'enough' and a feeling that you need to 'scrap it all' and begin again.


This is accelerated as Venus enters Taurus, today, Monday 30 March, a transit that allows us to repair relationships and expand our diaries with wonderful connections and plans that lean into creativity and abundance. What can you say yes to, that supports you in your work, relationships and creative pursuits?.


Here are 10 journaling prompts designed to help you work with the balancing, relational energy of Libra’s full moon and the bold, self-led fire of Aries season.   You may like to think of this week as a dance between “me” and “we”—identity and connection.


Sit in gentle meditation before you begin journaling to let go of the 'monkey mind' of worry and open up deeper possibilities.


🌕 Full Moon in Libra 🔥 Sun in Aries Journaling Prompts

1. Where am I being asked to choose myself more boldly?
(Aries energy asks for courage—where are you ready to stop hesitating?)


2. Where am I overcompromising in the name of harmony?
(Libra shadow can be people-pleasing—what feels out of balance?)


3. What does a healthy relationship look and feel like to me right now?
(Notice if your definition has evolved.)


4. What truth have I been holding back to keep the peace?
(And what might happen if you expressed it with care?)


5. Where in my life do I need clearer boundaries—and what would they look like in action?
(Aries sets them, Libra communicates them.)


6. How do I honour both my independence and my desire for connection?
(Explore the tension—and the possibility—between the two.)


7. What patterns keep repeating in my relationships, and what are they trying to teach me?
(Full moons are powerful for illumination and release.)


8. If I fully trusted myself, what decision would I make right now?
(Aries invites decisive action.)


9. What am I ready to release to restore inner balance?
(This could be a belief, dynamic, habit, or expectation.)


10. What would it look like to lead my life with both courage and compassion?
(Imagine the integration of Aries fire and Libra grace.)


Optional Ritual 🌿


After journaling, you might:

  • Write down what you’re releasing and safely burn or bury the page


  • Sit in meditation and visualise yourself standing strong fired by the power of Aries, while surrounded by the peaceful, harmonious energy  of Libra - maybe  in a beautiful sanctuary of calm with a gentle power animals.


  • Place a hand on your heart and ask: “What does balance feel like in my body?”


Explore more by joining our full moon meditation and connection circle online, this Wednesday 1st April.




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