Libra Star Sign
If you were born between September 23rd and October 22nd you were born when the Sun was passing through the sign of Libra.
This sign is represented by the scales. Scales are associated with judgement – as in reason and in law. They are also linked to finding a balance point.
The typical Libran seeks to develop a balanced and harmonious relationship with others and their world. The Libran is communicative, an engaging, outgoing, diplomatic, tactful, sociable, kind and friendly person.
As a typical Libran, you will seek fair play, have a natural sense of justice and can easily (better than most) see “both sides of the coin” in a given situation.
In your interaction with others, you will shine where evaluation, negotiation and co-operation are understood requirements.
You may often find yourself in the role of judge and/or peace-maker – reaching a conclusion that is fair to all sides. It is a reason why Librans tend to make good lawyers, mediators and diplomats.
The Libran seeks to have “equal amounts” in their life to be happy. You’ll want, or seek, to create a balance between work, home-life and play, between activity and relaxation, between social interaction and spending time alone – yes, Librans do like to spend more time alone than is predicted of them.
You’ll strive for balance, harmony and refinement in your life. And, in your striving you’ll seek to live in beautiful surroundings, and have beautiful things around you – whether you’ll actually achieve this or not.
Considering your relationships
As a typical Libran you are romantic. You’ll tend to begin exploring relationships, including more intimate relationships, from an early age. In truth you are looking for yourself through others – or in others to redress the imbalance in your own life.
The Libran charm alone can get you quickly over the hurdles of breaking the ice and making contact with possible partners. That said, you’ll often be described as being in love with idea of love rather than the actual experience of it – in other words the reality often does not live up to the ideal, and relationships may be short lived and disappointing as a result.
In context, it may be said that as a Libran you are not necessarily the most passionate or sexually driven sign of the zodiac – by how much can be helped or determined by other components (in your birth-chart).
Bear in mind that your need for building harmonious relationships can make you vulnerable to being too accepting of unwanted circumstances, buying into peace and harmony at any price. You are also inclined to become overly dependent upon friends, or partner, to take the lead in decision-making.
One of the lessons for Libra is to learn about compromise and what is fair and equal in a given partnership. At another level, it is to be also able to accept the less-than-ideal in a given partner. People rarely live up to another person’s ideal; and the gloss can soon come off in the run of daily life.
Taking a look at your likely vocational interests
As a typical Libran you will possess artistic and creative talent, an appreciation of aesthetics, beauty, the visual arts, music and dance, and the finer things in life. These qualities will certainly be drivers for the kind of career/vocation that you are inclined to seek.
And further you will most probably seek to work in socially harmonious and refined environments, where your talents for communications, publicity, providing information, diplomacy and sensitivity can be best appreciated.
And what about your challenges?
The typical Libran is often accused of indecision, of “sitting on the fence.” This is not always a fair representation of what is going on but if the cap fits for you, well you know the saying…
You indecision however may stem less from being woolly about matters but from your ability to see both sides of whatever you are having to make a decision about.
Even so you can miss opportunity due to your wavering…
You may also need to look out for being too easy-going, over-idealistic and inclined to look at life through rose-tinted glasses. Such imbalance can cause you to be insecure and to lack confidence in your abilities. It is important for you to hold onto your own power and not give it all away.
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A reminder…
I hope you have found the above comments helpful. But, here’s a reminder that your star sign can only ever provide a useful but very incomplete overview of what makes you tick.
To better understand yourself, through astrology, you need to get hold of your birth-chart.
Your birth-chart (or natal-chart), set up for the time, date and place of your birth, will include all the major planets, zodiac signs and astrological houses, to provide you with a huge amount of insight into your life’s potential.
You will find websites that offer this service – some are for free too. I assure you this will be an adventure – certainly a bigger adventure than just relying on what sign the Sun was in when you were born.
And note, this is why when reading through your star sign I use the term “typical.” It is because you will only be typical of your sign if other factors, such as the position of your planets, support it.
I wish you well with your adventure…
Links you might also like:
Beyond Your Star Sign Course
Learn to Read Your Birth-chart in 5 Steps
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