MONDAY MUSINGS: LOVELY LIBRA!

“Leave every place you go, everything you touch, a little better for your having been there.”

Julie Andrews

Do you know that song which goes “All things bright and beautiful…” Whenever I listen to it, I think of Libra. This is the sign which has rulership of everything that is bright, beautiful, elegant, graceful, harmonious, balanced and fair — yes, that last one ‘Fair’ is an important one for Libra, who seeks justice, equality, and fairness above all else! Their symbol of the scales speaks for itself. Libra is a masculine, cardinal, air sign.

Masculine

Yes, they can kick ass, and fix anything, as good as any man if they have to!

Cardinal     

They are initiators, go-getters. They don’t wait for life to happen to them – they make it happen!

Air               

They are logical thinkers who get uncomfortable with too much slushy emotion! Keep it cool!

The sign of Libra is ruled by Venus, the Goddess of beauty. Every time I meet a person who has charisma and a beautiful smile, I know they must have some Libra tucked away in their birthchart! That Libra smile is legendary! Venus rules beauty, which is why her subjects, Libra, and Taurus, are often very beautiful and have a keen sense of aesthetics. Libra is the sign of the Interior Designer, Stylist, Musician, Lawyer, Mediator, and Diplomat.

Like their symbolic scales, Libras strive for balance and harmony in their lives. When things get out of whack, usually caused by ugliness, disharmony, unfairness, arguments, etc. you will see the other side of their coin manifest. The other side being their polar opposite sign of Aries. When push comes to shove, they too will become argumentative (don’t try to beat them in an argument!), feisty, and very determined! You see, despite all her obvious feminine charms, Libra is a masculine sign. Remember that! They fight for their rights! Think of the late English Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, dubbed ‘The Iron Lady’. She was no push-over, but equally could be very charming!

Yes, Libra women are incredibly capable, efficient, fast, smart, intelligent, and can do a job as good as any man – as long as it’s not working in a dark dismal coal mine or carrying heavy bricks on a building site! Men who want their women to be sweet and docile, should look the other way! These gals are Cardinal, which means they like to control their own lives. If you don’t love them like they want to be loved, are cheap, vulgar, coarse, and lacking in ambition — then it’s a Heave Ho!! Out you go! Off with the velvet glove and on with the boxing glove!! Don’t ever forget that Aries is the other side of their coin! Much as the Libra woman hates to be alone, she would rather that than to be with a brute who disrespects her! Amen to that, Lady Libra!

Sometimes the Libra woman finds it a tad tiresome always being the peacemaker, doing everything to avoid conflict, finding if difficult to say ‘NO!’ and being indecisive, seeing both sides of every situation, etc. It is at times like this that they should employ the characteristics of their polar opposite sign, Aries, which include direct honesty, decisiveness, and never doing anything that doesn’t feel right for them. That is the best strategy for their sense of inner peace and self control.

Celebrity Libras:

Susan Sarandon, Brigitte Bardot, Kim Kardashian, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, Julie Andrews, Avril Lavigne, Naomi Watts, Gwen Stefani, Kate Winslet, Heather Locklear, Margaret Thatcher, Judge Judy, Theresa May, Olivia Newton-John.

Mahatma Gandhi, Simon Cowell, Hugh Jackman, Michael Douglas, Imran Khan, Matt Damon, Roger Moore, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Luke Perry, Ryan Reynolds, John Lennon, Frankie Jonas, Jimmy Carter, Vladimir Putin.