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Make Magic with Libra’s Better Angel

By Dana Gerhardt

“Humans always sing about what they most need,” said Libra one sunny afternoon. “The Hopi sing for rain. The Inuit sing for a successful hunt. And judging by your culture’s most popular songs, what you most need—or lack—is love.” I asked if she agreed and she replied in typical Libra fashion: “Yes and no,” she said.

People expect Libra to be all lace and romance; after all, she’s the sign of beauty and relationships. But to understand her properly, you should know about her goddess mother—Dike—who was in charge of the Dice of Fate and the Scales of Justice. It was her job to keep the constantly changing world in balance. She lived on Earth throughout the Gold and Silver Ages, before mankind knew how to sail, drive, or fly.  Back then forests and grasslands grew the cures for all disease. But as humans multiplied, so did their quarreling and greed.

Life tipped out of balance. Peace gave way to war. Lovers hurt each other.
Daughters turned against their mothers. Fathers turned against their sons.

Dike begged people to settle their differences with understanding. “Talk it out. Be fair. Realize how alike you are…” Few listened. And so it’s said that Libra’s mother just gave up. She abandoned the Scales and ran away. “Too soft, too sensitive, a people-pleaser,” some said. “She’s fickle and indifferent,” others accused.

Yet to look at Libra now—with her clear eyes and startling beauty—it’s obvious she comes from sturdier stock. Libra can take a mottled crowd and waltz them into harmony, a fete that only someone unafraid of Chaos could perform. Libra is sensitive but not delicate. She chose the balance beam as her symbol–not an unprotected heart. As an emissary of justice, Libra weighs what appears and works with it—skillfully. If she brings Sorrow and Anger to the party, by midnight she’ll have them dancing with Hope and Joy. Charm and Grace are her best friends, but don’t mistake her easy chatter. Her words may seem sweet and superficial; but meanwhile, she’s learning everything about you.

Libra’s message: dissolve into the center of the scales

Once I was bold enough to ask, “What really happened to your mother? Is she a quitter?” “Oh no,” Libra replied. “When people stopped listening to her words, she demonstrated her message: she dissolved into the center of the scales!  It was a profound meditation for those who could see it… and very brave.”

Particularly in wildly divided times like ours today,
it takes courage to dissolve one’s position and enter the center,
where all points of view converge.
But that was Dike’s message.

And it’s the surest way to call in Libra at this New Moon. Life is forever veering out of balance. So put yourself on tactical alert. Take note whenever you find yourself at war—with your loved ones, your body, the traffic, your kitchen toaster, the politicians, or the world. Slow down. Find the still point in the center of your heart. Relax. Don’t defend yourself. Imagine how you look from your opponent’s eyes. Can you give the very thing that you want to receive? Do this often and you’ll no longer be starving—or singing—for love, like a desperate farmer chanting for rain. You will be Love itself.

Meeting Libra at the natural foods store

I’ll never forget the day I met Libra while shopping.  She came in the guise of an elderly woman in a blue pant suit, who seemed to keep moving right in front of wherever I was reaching, without any regard for my presence.  I made a point to move to other parts of the store–and there she was again!  It was a spiritual test for which I scored myself a D.  You see, the bad angel on my shoulder was growing ever more impatient and irritated.

The good angel kept reminding me that no real harm was being done.  “Remember,” she whispered, “you vowed to practice Venus virtues, including the gift of being kind.”   Yet when the little old lady blocked me for the sixth time, I couldn’t help myself.

With feigned kindness and an imaginary dagger behind my back, I said, “We sure seem to be in each other’s path today!”  She looked startled and immediately apologized.  “I’m nearly deaf,” she said, “I don’t have a lot of awareness of what goes on around me.”  Oh!   I see.  She wasn’t being rude at all.  She was protecting herself.

She draws her aura in, which blunts her situational awareness. All of her gestures made new sense and now, I realized that I was the one without awareness!  My bad angel slunk away, appropriately shamed.   I was grateful for this Libra message.

How smoother life would be if our curiosity about strangers was always bigger than our irritations with them. 

Among the most powerful mood-shifters I’ve learned is something I heard a fellow once say in a 12-step meeting over 30 years ago.  Something of a hot head, especially in traffic, he learned to calm his road rage by shifting perspective on the other driver, the stranger who had just cut him off or was driving too slow.  He let himself wonder, “What if they’re having one of the worst days in their life?  What if they just got news about a loved one’s death–or a diagnosis of stage 4 cancer?”

Wouldn’t he want to be kind to someone like that? Wouldn’t he want to give them a break?  This has been a life-changing Libra thought for me.  It’s a magic wand that can transform irritation into empathy. It turns a toxin into nectar.  Of course, here in my valley this fall, it’s easy to imagine that the irritating driver is someone who is still shell-shocked after losing their home in the fire.

Perhaps Libra has another message for you this year. No way can I predict it. Libra is infinitely creative. With great elegance, every year, she’ll find just the right experience to help you maintain your balance. Often she uses other people—the very ones who push your buttons and shatter your inner equilibrium. Is there anyone better with whom to practice the art of peace?

Notice all the strong and subtle ways you’re called to stop and shift direction this cycle. If your life has been filled with stress, political chaos, health, work or money woes, find the thing that will bring you peace. Put fresh flowers in the kitchen or a lavender diffuser by your bed. You may want to lock the door, draw the curtains, and play music that pierces your heart, so that you dance around the dining room table until you finally know that the world—and you—are beautiful, inside and out.

It’s an auspicious time to touch into the deeper layers of your own Venus (order my intimate report,  “Your Venus Unleashed” here).
Or commit to your archetypal vibrance by enrolling in my m
onthly Moon workshop  this cycle.  Touch what’s true in you. 

© 2020/2022 Dana Gerhardt
All rights reserved

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About Dana Gerhardt

A popular columnist with The Mountain Astrologer since 1991, Dana Gerhardt is an internationally respected astrologer. She has lectured extensively and written for astrology publications on several continents. Her ongoing passions are the moon and living the intuitive life. Dana worked for many years in the corporate sector, where she observed the undeniable influence of natural cycles. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude from Occidental College in Los Angeles and did graduate work in literature at Columbia University and CSULA. Dana can be contacted by email.

Comments

  1. Sarah says

    Oct 16, 2020 at 10:16 am

    Oh Dana, of all the things Ive read about this moon, of all the things Ive been thinking this was the sweetest, not only in the fact that it connects to what i love – Story – or that it promises beauty and peace but that it strikes the balance and integrates wtih the imperfections and the natural cycles. Thank you! New moon blessings to you and yours!

    Reply
  2. Geri says

    Oct 16, 2020 at 2:47 am

    Lovely blog, Dana. An excellent message for these times. It softened my heart. Thank you.

    Reply
  3. Elizabeth Carver says

    Oct 15, 2020 at 3:54 am

    Thank you, Dana. So beautiful. I know there is something really important in your words for me because I had tears flowing half way through it. All these years that I’ve followed you has made me realize that you are a very powerful healer.

    Reply
    • Dana Gerhardt says

      Oct 15, 2020 at 10:56 am

      Aw shucks–though of course it’s not me, it’s what I’m lucky to have flowing through me. If I write anything good, it means the gods are involved.

      Reply
  4. Roxana Stanciu says

    Oct 15, 2020 at 1:41 am

    You are such a master in paradigm shift, Dana, not only mood-shift, your insights go so much much deeper than just “put yourself in the other’s shoes” (though this is in itself a difficult shift for manu of us).
    Thank you, keep doing your magic!

    Reply
    • Dana Gerhardt says

      Oct 15, 2020 at 10:54 am

      Aren’t you wonderful for saying that, thanks!

      Reply
  5. Jo-Anne says

    Oct 19, 2017 at 10:07 pm

    Women are finally speaking about their sexual abuse or abuse in general at the hands of men.Thanyou Libra.Maybe a real partnership will come of it.Balance restored!

    Reply
    • Dana Gerhardt says

      Oct 20, 2017 at 9:03 am

      Yes, this is one of the current rainbows in otherwise cloudy or smoky skies!

      Reply
  6. Rae says

    Oct 12, 2015 at 3:37 am

    Thanks for another wonderful write up Dana! This new moon forms an conjunct to my natal moon in the sixth house. It feels as though this could be particularly poignant or a powerful energy for me to work with. I’m sensing work / health balance as a potential goal – would that be about right? Or is there something obvious I’m missing?

    Reply
  7. Rae Bell says

    Oct 10, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    Beauty Full Dana! Thank you.

    Reply

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in the
Sign of Scorpio


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Astrologers use a variety of house systems, or methods of dividing up the sky into twelve sections. I use the Porphyry house system; another popular house system is Placidus (this is the default on https://astro.com). If the chart I send you looks different from what you are used to seeing, then likely a system other than Porphyry was used. Whole signs, Equal House, Regiomantus, and Campanus are examples of other systems. If you find all of this confusing, do not worry. It is likely not critical to your report.

m  Conjunction:  Like peas in a pod, planets in conjunction tend to come from the same place. They act together, but it’s also hard to tell them apart. This aspect can increase talent, focus, and intensity (“two are better than one”). Or one planet can disappear as the other dominates. Their connection feels so natural, it’s easy to think everyone blends these planetary energies just as you do—but mostly, they don’t!.

p  Sextile:  Planets in sextile are compatible, though without any fireworks. This aspect doesn’t demand your attention. It quietly presents an opportunity. You can join these archetypal forces. Donna Cunningham has called this the “Oh, that!” aspect, because that’s generally what her clients say when she describes their benefits.  To get the most from sextiles you need to actively work them.

q  Square:  Squares are wild and wonderful—but difficult too. The power struggle between these planets was likely defined in your youth, when they were impossibly challenging. People are usually aware of their squares. They force the issues that make you to grow. And that’s their gift. They ensure you learn your lessons. When you rise to the occasion, they bless you with energy, action, and success.

r  Trine:  Michael Munkasey has dubbed this the “goddess aspect” because it’s so lovely. Identifying talents you may have perfected in a previous life, trines can bring you joy. There’s a nice flow of energy between planets in trine. They support and reinforce each another. But without any struggle, you might take them for granted—neither using nor developing their gifts. An unattended trine can sometimes trick you into negative behaviors.

t  Inconjunct/Quincunx:  Your quincunx planets are innately incompatible. Bringing them into harmonious expression requires constant adjustments. This can be stressful, also motivating. You’ve got to keep changing your process, opinions or attitude—which promotes highly creative solutions.

u  Opposition:  They say opposites attract—and planets in opposition are never far from each other, though they’re constantly bickering. You may be triggered into awareness of this aspect by other people who seem to resist or undermine you.  An opposition can make you feel uncertain, insecure, or discontent, until you can accept and see yourself in both energies. Typically people find it easier to identify with one side and project the other onto unsuspecting others in the outer world.

First House: Personality, physical body, beginnings. Includes the Ascendant and rules physical appearance, the image you project to others, your general outlook on life, how you start things; may describe your role in your family system, often guides your first impression of immediate environment.

Second House: Money and personal finances, sense of self-worth and basic values, personal possessions, talents.

Third House: Communication, thoughts, language skills like writing and speaking, early schooling, siblings and neighbors, short trips, coming and going around town.

Fourth House: Your home, psychological foundations and roots, family, parents, domestic life, instinctive behavior, ancestry, your connection with the past, sense of security, domestic life, real estate. conditions at the end of life.

Fifth House: Children, creativity, romance; pleasure, entertainment, self-expression; all forms of “play”, speculation, gambling, and attitude towards taking risks; hobbies, attitude towards romance, lovers as opposed to partners, attitude towards having fun.

Sixth House: Work and job (as opposed to career), daily life, attitude towards service and coworkers, helpfulness, pets, attitude towards routine and organization, how you refine and perfect your skills.

Seventh House: Partnerships, one-to-one relationships, marriage, the first marriage, the “significant other”, business partnerships, competitors, open enemies, lawyers, mediators, counselors, contracts, negotiations, agreements. clients/the public.

Eighth House: Transformations and crisis, your ability to meet and rebound from crisis and change, sexuality; sex, death and rebirth, rituals and personal growth, your partner’s resources, addictions, psychology, other people’s money, taxes, divorce/alimony, inheritance.

Ninth House: Attitude toward expanding horizons, religious beliefs and personal philosophy, higher education, long-distance travel, morals, foreign languages and cultures, personal truths, publishing, commerce, advertising, your sense of adventure.

Tenth House: Career and profession, your contribution to society, social status, public reputation, material success, how you carve out a public identity for yourself; attitude toward authority figures, parents, caregivers, bosses, governments, attitude towards responsibility, desire for achievement.

Eleventh House: Friends, groups, organizations; hopes, wishes, aspirations, personal goals; your philanthropic attitude, concern for the collective, humanity; like tenth, can bring recognition and honors for fulfilling hopes and dreams.

Twelfth House: What’s hidden beneath the surface, karmic dustbin, limiting childhood/past-life messages, self-undoing, hidden enemies, hidden weaknesses, dreams, secret affairs, lost items, hospitals and prisons, hidden strengths, spiritual studies and soul growth.

A  Sun: Our vitality and magnetism; self-identity, ego.
Roles: The Self, the Hero, the Performer, the King.

B  Moon: Intuition, emotion, nurture.
Roles: The Mother, the High Priestess, the Child.

C  Mercury: Mind; physical dexterity and mental agility.
Roles: The Thinker, the Communicator, the Student, the Trickster, the Merchant, the Thief.

D  Venus: Our capacity for pleasure, receptivity, creativity, and social connection. Also indicates our relationships, self esteem, and financial abundance.
Roles: The Lover, the Seductress, the Artist.

E  Mars: Desire, initiative, anger.
Roles: The Protector, the Athlete, the Warrior.

F  Jupiter: Luck, opportunity, expansion, higher learning, religion.
Roles: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Traveler, the Monk, the Professor.

G  Saturn: Hard work, commitment, focus, inadequacy, leadership, suffering, loss.
Roles: The Task Master, the Grim Reaper, the Wise Old Man, the Builder, the Cynic, the Boss.

H  Uranus: Change, breakthroughs, upsets, discoveries.
Roles: The Revolutionary, the Humanitarian, the Visionary, the Snob.

I  Neptune: Imagination, spirituality, idealism, addictions, deception, compassion.
Roles: The Artist, the Romantic, the Guru, the Addict, the Martyr, the Victim.

J  Pluto: Transformation, power, psychological dynamics, helplessness.
Roles: The Terrorist, the Detective, the Psychotherapist, the Dictator, shady people.

a  Aries: Pioneering, competitive, selfish, impatient, courageous, reckless, independent, dynamic, domineering, “Me first!”

b  Taurus: Patient, stable, lazy, dependable, practical, sensual, stubborn, artistic, possessive, greedy, gentle, loyal.

c  Gemini: Intelligent, curious, adaptable, quick-witted, restless, clever, scatterbrained, lacking follow-through.

d  Cancer: Nourishing, intuitive, protective, moody, sensitive, maternal, domestic, childish, cautious, creative.

e  Leo: Proud, dignified, vain, expressive, romantic, generous, childish, overbearing, self-assured, creative.

f  Virgo: Perfection-seeking, practical, methodical, petty, critical, studious, discriminating, cautious, never satisfied.

g  Libra: Charming, sociable, peace-loving, refined, diplomatic, artistic, indecisive, apathetic, easily deterred.

h  Scorpio: Passionate, secretive, penetrating, resourceful, suspicious, manipulative, jealous, sarcastic, intolerant, determined, aware.

i  Sagittarius: Freedom-loving, philosophical, optimistic, enthusiastic, careless, impatient, talkative, a know-it-all, broadminded, athletic, honest.

j  Capricorn: Serious, responsible, practical, hardworking, stubborn, brooding, inhibited, status-conscious, domineering, unforgiving.

k  Aquarius: Progressive, individualistic, unpredictable, cold, intellectual, artistic, eccentric, shy, impersonal, scientific.

l  Pisces: Compassionate, intuitive, ungrounded, romantic, impractical, self-sacrificing, seductive, musical, artistic.