Basic facts about sun sign Libra

Sun sign - Libra
(September 23 – October 22)

DUALITY Masculine

TRIPLICITY (ELEMENT) Air

QUADRUPLICITY (QUALITY) Cardinal

Libra is active, artistic, easygoing, peaceable, prizes beauty and harmony, is diplomatic, polished, and very socially inclined.

RULING PLANET Venus: Goddess of love and beauty. In astrology, Venus rules pleasure, social pursuits, art, and adornment. Its influence also inclines toward self-indulgence and love of luxury.

SYMBOL The Scales: Signifying balance, equilibrium, order, and justice.

GLYPH (WRITTEN SYMBOL) The pictograph represents the Scale, which is in perfect equilibrium. This was the ancient Egyptian symbol for the setting sun, which was regarded as the doorway between two worlds. In symbolic terms, the glyph is a crescent moon connected to two straight lines resting above a third line. This represents emotion bounded on either side by reason; the line below symbolizes partnership.

DOMINANT KEYWORD I BALANCE.

POLARITY Aries:

Libra is the sign of partnership and marriage. Its natives are happiest functioning within a union, and often lose their equilibrium and positive outlook when forced to be alone. Aries, Libra’s opposite sign, is the sign of ego, personality, and self. Aries people tend to put themselves first, and selfishness is one of their negative traits.

PART OF THE BODY RULED BY LIBRA The lower back and buttocks, and the kidneys: Librans suffer from lower back strain and problems in the lumbar region. They are also subject to kidney infections.

LUCKY DAY Friday LUCKY NUMBERS 6 and 9

MAGICAL BIRTHSTONE Opal: Brings financial success, frees its wearer from jealousy and greed, and imparts clear insight.

SPECIAL COLORS Blue and Lavender: The colors of romance, harmony, and refinement.

CITIES Vienna, Copenhagen, Charleston, Lisbon COUNTRIES Burma, China, Tibet, Argentina, Japan

FLOWERS Rose, Cosmos, and Hydrangea TREES Almond, Cypress, and Ash

METAL Copper

ANIMALS RULED BY LIBRA Snakes and lizards

DANGER Libra people tend to stir up ill feelings from others in situations having to do with love. Because they are indecisive and sometimes make a declaration of love too easily, Librans both anger and disappoint lovers. They also have a tendency to be fickle and faithless.