ASTROLOGY ::

THE ART OF AWARENESS

Tag: Libra

Edge of the Precipice

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On Saturday, Venus entered Sagittarius and stimulating our adventurous impulse to embrace the unknown we may find ourselves during the next four weeks standing at the precipice of humanity’s consciousness as the goddess of love waits ever so sweetly to push us into the darkened abyss. The conventional wisdom of Venus expresses in our appreciation of our physical pleasures and the quality of our personal relationships because both offer us the opportunity to share with others what we value. Venus rules our earthly delights in Taurus and our  aesthetic judgements in Libra. When Venus enters Sagittarius the focus on what we value shifts from what we own and who we have in our life to what our life can be in the future. When under the influence of Sagittarius we understand that we are a part of something greater than ourself so we gravitate to those experiences in life which teach us something new about who we are. When Venus travels in Sagittarius our mind is open to new ideas and new experiences, and because they are different than our own they offer us the opportunity to expand our conscious awareness of who we are and what we value if we are willing to reach beyond what is familiar. Read the rest of this entry »

Weighing Our Heart

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The balancing scales of Libra make their earliest imprint upon  our human consciousness in the Hall of Maat, solemnly described in the Egyptian Book of the Dead as the place where the judging of a dead soul was performed. Judgement was passed by weighing one’s heart (conscience) against the feather of Maat and if the scale tipped even slightly the person was sent back to earth with the solemn responsibility of releasing the extra weight. Maat personifies the concepts of balance, truth, and justice  which were primarily conceived modeled in social relationships and remain so today visible in our contemporary understanding of the unconscious expression of Libra.  When we are under the influence of Libra we are unconsciously aware of our personal responsibility to balance our behavior while alive, which is one reason why we consciously weight in judgment the behavior of others. Libra, the aesthetic realm of Venus, is our mirror as well as our scale of conscience reflecting what we value back to us in our judgment of the values of others. One of the greatest gifts offered to us by Libra is the grace and beauty of our love reflected in the dignity of our ethics honoring justice and fairness especially when looking into the face of overwhelming difference. Read the rest of this entry »