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Libra: Divinatory Meaning

Libra is the only inanimate sign of the zodiac, being represented by the Scales. When the Sun reaches 0 degrees of Libra, it is considered the beginning of the Fall season, the Autumnal Equinox. All Cardinal points are the seasonal changes of the solstices and equinoxes.

In this "Union" or "Marriage" sign, relationships involving cooperation are forged. The first six signs deal with the Self and here, with the 7th sign and house, we begin dealing with the outer world.

Librans too are among the most civilized of the twelve zodiacal characters and are often good looking. They have elegance, charm and good taste, are naturally kind, very gentle, and lovers of beauty, harmony (both in music and social living) and the pleasures that these bring.They have good critical faculty and are able to stand back and look impartially at matters which call for an impartial judgment to be made on them. But they do not tolerate argument from anyone who challenges their opinions, for once they have reached a conclusion, its truth seems to them self-evident; and among their faults is an impatience of criticism and a greed for approval. But their characters are on the whole balanced, diplomatic and even tempered.

Librans are sensitive to the needs of others and have the gift, sometimes to an almost psychic extent, of understanding the emotional needs of their companions and meeting them with their own innate optimism. They have good perception and observation and their critical ability, with which they are able to view their own efforts as well as those of others, gives their work integrity.

Being Venus-ruled, this sign can be lazy. Venus natives dislike coarse, dirty work, and enjoy pampering luxuries. The Cardinal quality of this sign gives them ambition and drive and they are more active than their Venus-ruled cousins, the Taureans. Through the love and cohesiveness of Venus, can true union be attained.

The negative Libran character may show frivolity, flirtatiousness and shallowness. It can be changeable and indecisive, impatient of routine, colorlessly conventional and timid, easygoing to the point of inertia, seldom angry when circumstances demand a show of annoyance at least, and yet Librans can shock everyone around them with sudden storms of rage. Under that velvet glove, is a fist of iron. Push a Libra too far and you will find out!

Wanting to be liked by everyone is their downfall – refusing to take a stand or putting up with unacceptable conditions at the price of their integrity is too much. Peace at any price is no peace at all.

They have a strong identification with Mother and may stay too long in the nest, leading to future resentments, mainly because their feeling remain unexpressed. Being Air, they live in their heads and need to get in touch with their emotions and then express those in safe ways.

 KEYWORDS for LIBRA

Medically Speaking

Libra rules the kidneys, the purifiers of the body — as relationships purify the soul. The sign also governs the lumbar region and lower back, adrenal glands, and appendix. It is wise to avoid overindulgence in food and especially drink..

Kabbalistic Connection

Tishrei is the sign of Libra, the seventh month of the astrological wheel that begins in Nissan (Arie). Libra is Mozna’aim in Hebrew meaning scale, like a grocery scale. In ancient times, the scale was used by putting on the objects to be weighed on one side and stones in units of measurement on the other. In our modern times we use digital scales, and the balancing effect of the scales has been lost. In any case, the idea of the scale it to take two opposite and different things and check the difference between them.

The month of Tishrei was created by the letter Lamed. This letter is very special as it is the only letter in the Hebrew Aleph Bet which goes above the line. Lamed is built from two triangles, upper and lower, to show us that we can build the balance between the parallel universe. We live in a physical world, but the true world is the metaphysical one. The scales can help us to connect and fuse the two worlds.

John of Berry’s Petites Heures
France, Paris 14th Century.

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