Libra

Libra is the only sign represented by the inanimate symbol, the Scales. There’s a good reason for that. Libra is the middle of the zodiac, and is endowed with a talent for objective awareness and the ability to balance others. Because Libra is an air sign, it thinks its way through life. Its objective viewpoint allows for awareness of all sides to any issue, which leads to a fair and harmonious outcome for all. Peace is the Libran goal.

Libra rules over all relationships, and is completely focused on the one-on-one connection. All social interaction is approached with an other-oriented focus. It is only after communication is established and a fix on the other has been made that Libra remembers itself. Equality is the place from which all Librans come and the destination to which every one of them aspires. As a purely people oriented sign, Libra lives to mediate, to smooth out all the wrinkles between people and to bring everyone to level ground.

Librans are ruled by Venus, and are frequently beautiful and talented as a result. They are known for their exquisite smiles, which light up their faces and warm everyone around them. When people are around a Libran, they are drawn to him or her, and eventually dump all their “stuff” on this understanding person. Though it frequently bends them out of shape, it is Libra’s purpose to balance everything, and all ensuing action or thought is meant to produce the harmony and centeredness. Librans will do this over and over again, and they often find themselves alone and knocked off center themselves after an intense one on one interaction.

The great secret to Libran happiness is the art of self-calibration. When Libra learns to remember itself and refuses to relinquish its own needs for the sake of anyone else’s, they can truly know harmony and a sense of fulfillment and personal power. And a Libran with his or her personal power in tact is truly a leader.

If this description doesn’t seem to fit you, you may be more strongly influenced by other planetary placements in your chart. Read your rising sign and your Moon sign for more information about yourself.

Symbol: The Scales
Key Phrase: We Balance and find peace and harmony
Ruler: Venus
Quality: Cardinal
Element: Air (Wind)
House: 7
Season: Beginning of Fall (Getting cooler, Changing colors)
Body Part: Kidneys, Bladder, Hips, and Buttocks

Most Comfortable with: Gemini, Aquarius, Leo and Sagittarius
Least Comfortable with: Cancer, Capricorn, Taurus and Cancer
Most Attracted to: Aries
Least Attracted to: Virgo

Famous Libra People: Jimmy Carter, Susan Sarandon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Lennon, Jason Alexander, Brigitte Bardot Johnny Carson, Divine, Sarah Ferguson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lee Iacocca, Evel Knievel, Heather Locklear, Martina Navratilova, Luciano Pavarotti, Christopher Reeve, Tim Robbins, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bruce Springsteen, Barbara Walters