|
Libra - Latin for "the Balance" or
"the Scales", from the equivalent
Greek word Zygos. This sign was
originally called, "the Claws",
which were attached to the
constellation Scorpio; the later
idea of a balance most likely
derived from the relative equality
of day and night at the autumnal
equinox. According to Michael
Macrone (By Jove) at first Scorpio
held the scales in his claw, but
then the scales were transferred to
Virgo, who used them to weigh
competing claims and thus to
dispense her justice. Looks like in
ancient times, poor Libra just kept
getting jockeyed back and forth...
back and forth... back and forth...
Seems as if the ancients had trouble
making up their mind about Libra.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Sun in the element of air...
stimulated mentally, detached
perspective.... Motivated and
recharged by intellectual concepts,
social interchanges and the
communication of ideas and/or
ideals. The element of air (barring
other factors) tends to produce a
fairly active mind. With the Sun in
Libra, the world is approached with
reason, balance, and a sense of
fairness. Everything (everyone) is
open to analysis. Even-handed,
harmonious, artistic, diplomatic,
balancing, and strong sense of
aesthetic beauty are characteristics
typically associated with Libra.
Ruled by the planet Venus and
symbolized by the Scales of Justice,
Libra is concerned with making
choices, evaluations, weighing all
the evidence, and maintaining
balance. Libra can see all the many
sides of an argument or issue. And
in the interest of fair play, Libra
really doesn’t like making a final
decision until every last bit of the
data and documentation has at last
been sent in and accounted for.
Unfortunately, Libra knows that
there’s always one more bit of
information which could be gathered,
if only enough time is given...
Barring other factors in your chart,
Libra is quite social and sensitive
to what’s going on around them.
Libra’s sense of inner-harmony is
closely related to (and affected by)
what’s going on around them.
Disharmony, arguments, and disputes
going on in Libra's immediate
environment disturbs their sense of
inner-harmony and equilibrium. So
for Libra’s own sense of harmony,
they often end up acting as
peacemakers in their environment.
Social interaction with other people
is vital to Libran energy. Other
people act as reflective mirrors
through which Libran energy can
learn more about their own ideas and
thoughts. Libra generally discovers
clarification regarding what they
think about a particular matter or
situation only after their first
hearing what other people think and
have to say on the matter.
Here's a story just for you,
Libra... It's the story of a young
Trojan Prince by the name of Paris.
And the story is called "The
Judgment of Paris." "The Judgment of
Paris" is about making choices and
accepting the consequences of
choices made... In our story, Paris
had to choose between three
different goddesses.
The First Miss Universe Pageant
These three Olympian goddesses were
embroiled in a dispute as to which
one of them was the most beautiful.
They brought the dispute before Zeus
(the chief Olympian god), but in his
vast wisdom Zeus bowed out. Zeus
wisely determined that the mortal
man Paris - being a young, macho,
virile stud - (not unlike myself)
should judge which of the three
goddesses was the most beautiful.
The three goddesses were accompanied
by the messenger god, Hermes, who
explained the entire situation to
the mortal Paris. Paris first tried
squirming his way out of this fix by
saying that all the goddesses were
equally beautiful and it was surely
impossible to make a such a
decision. Unfortunately for Paris,
splitting the prize was not an
option that the three goddesses were
willing to accept. However, each of
goddesses swore not to hold a grudge
if another was selected as the most
beautiful (being young and naive,
Paris actually believed them).
The first goddess to offer Paris
gifts was Hera... (Hera was the wife
of Zeus - and now you know why Zeus
had wisely decided to bow out....)
Hera offered Paris power, wealth and
prestige. Next up was the warrior
goddess Athena... She offered Paris
wisdom and bravery in battle.
Finally, it the was seductive
Aphrodite's turn... and Aphrodite
offered Paris the gift of love,
beauty, desire, and passion...
Three Guesses?
Okay, I'll give you three guesses
which one of the three goddesses
Paris chose that day as being the
most beautiful (and the first two
guesses don't count)... Mighty
Aphrodite (and her gift of love,
beauty, desire and passion) was of
course the clear choice for our
young hero, Paris.
The Consequences...
Hera and Athena turned away with
heavy frowns visibly showing on
their faces - and both goddesses
were, from that moment on, enemies
to all of the Trojan race (seems
they'd already forgotten their
promise not to hold a grudge).
Making an already very long story
short - Paris (already married)
later met Helen of Troy ("the face
that launched a thousand ships"),
and they fell madly in love with one
another. Therefore, Aphrodite made
good her promise to Paris with the
beautiful (but also already married)
Helen. Unfortunately, the choice
Paris made (and the resulting
passionate love match) then led
directly to the bloody, tragic
Trojan Wars. The Trojan Wars lasted
fourteen years, thousands died, and
the entire Trojan civilization was
destroyed.
Choices... With the Sun in Libra,
you know only too well how important
it is to weigh all the options -
because you know that every choice
made has a consequence.
Your birth Sun is the hero of your
mythic journey through this
lifetime. Let Your Light Shine!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regardless of whether you're a male
or female, the very first love of
your life was your mother (or if mom
was absent, then another mother
figure in your environment). The
Moon symbolizes the unconscious,
instincts, and what you need to feel
nurtured in your life.
With the Moon in Libra, You have a
need for harmony and peaceful
surroundings, and you will often
seek out peace when under stress.
You may have seen your mother as
being social and harmonious. She was
someone the other kids in the
neighbourhood liked to be around and
they all thought of her as being a
"cool Mom." The Moon is the "place"
where we go for comfort when
scared.... and we tend to
unconsciously nurture ourselves in
much the same way our mothers
nurtured and cared for us when we
were very young children. When under
stress you may seek to beautify your
surroundings or get a "make-over."
Other tips for relief of day to day
stress? Do something that appeals to
your aesthetic sense of beauty.
Paint a beautiful picture or write a
beautiful song. Another sure-fire
method of relieving stress is to
visit an art gallery or museum with
a friend. Dream vacation? Just about
anywhere as long as you have a
travelling companion to enjoy and
share it with.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ruled by the planet Venus, Libra is
known far and wide as the Zodiacal
Lover. Libra typically enjoys and
feels good being in an active love
relationship with a partner. If you
enjoy being romanced by a sweet,
thoughtful, and pleasing partner -
then you’ll think you’ve just about
died and gone to heaven.
Libra is also known for being the
Zodiacal diplomat, deal maker, and
politician. Libra thrives on
gathering all the information that’s
currently available, weighing all
the options, and then making a fair
and just decision. Thus, Libra loves
to bounce ideas off of the people
around them. If you’re Libra’s lover
– then this means you. For some odd
reason, Libra is better able to see
what Libra thinks when reflecting
ideas off of you (and as many other
people as possible). Just don’t make
the tragic and fatal mistake of
thinking Libra wants you to tell
them what decision they should make
and/or what to do. They don’t. Don’t
think it was for naught that Libra
was also traditionally associated
with being the Zodiacal Sign of
military generals.
Since Libra does thrive on gathering
all the information that’s currently
available – the problem often
becomes that one more piece of new
information can always be found.
Holding out for information can
indefinitely delay Libra’s ability
to make that final fair and just
decision. It’s in your best interest
to know that you should not make the
mistake of forcing Libra to rush
into making their judgment. Trust
me… continually pushing, chiding,
and rushing your Libra lover into
making a decision isn’t going to
earn you any brownie points.
Shadow: Being the Zodiacal Lover,
known for making decisions and
choices, often times has one major
drawback for their lovers. Folks
with a strong emphasis in the
judgment sign of Libra often get
caught up in the archetypal pattern
and/or behaviour of the "Lover's
Triangle." This means they often get
caught up in real life scenarios
where they must choose between "two
loves." Sometimes, the choice
between to "two loves" simply means
that Libra must choose between two
"things." (i.e. This job or that
job). However, sometimes the "two
loves" consist of making a choice
between one "thing" and one
"person." (i.e. This job or that
person.) Even worse, sometimes it's
a choice between two "people." (i.e.
This person and that person.) Add to
this that Libra is also one of the
Zodiacal signs in the element of
Air. This means Libra is associated
with objectivity and logical,
rational, clear-headed thinking. As
such, Libra can remain emotionally
detached from any of the personal
ramifications of the choices they
make. Thus, some of the choices that
Libra makes can be bone-chillingly
cold and objective. If Libra weighs
up all the evidence, and decides
that you don’t quite make the cut?
While it may be hard for you to
believe, right now - that romantic,
sweet, thoughtful, and pleasing
partner can make the miraculous
transformation into a hard, cold,
block of ice faster than you can say
"Rumplestillskin."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
