The Scales
September 23 to October 22
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Element: Air |
Glyph: Scales of justice, setting sun |
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Quality: Cardinal |
Anatomy: Kidneys, lower back, appendix |
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Polarity: Yang/masculine |
Colors: Blue, pink |
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Planetary Ruler: Venus |
Animals: Brightly plumed birds |
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Meditation: I balance conflicting desires |
Myths/Legends: Venus, Cinderella, Hera |
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Gemstone: Opal |
House: Seventh |
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Power Stones: Tourmaline, kunzite, blue lace agate |
Opposite Sign: Aries |
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Flower: Rose |
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Key Phrase: I balance |
Keyword: Harmony |
The Libra Personality
Strengths, Spiritual Purpose, and Challenges
Your capacity to accept one and all comes from a deeply authentic desire to know people, to create true bonds. This speaks to your spiritual purpose, which is to be a bridge, a connector, a conduit. You aren’t always sure exactly how that’s supposed to work, but you are open to finding that out as you welcome others with open arms and an open heart. You cannot help but be inclusive because you really believe that, in some significant way, we are all the same, in spite of outer appearances. So you move toward people confident that you can find common ground because you have not just love on your side, but fairness, respect, courtesy, and the ability to truly listen. This is your arsenal, along with kindness and a natural way of relating to others. Sounds almost perfect, right? It is, if you are met with the same tolerance and interest.
You need others to be as fascinated by you as you are by them. People don’t have to be the same as you; they just need to want to know you. However, if you are spurned or rejected in any way, you take deep offense and your heart turns to stone. Of course, it’s not immediately obvious to others, because you maintain an outward appearance that all is well. After all, it’s not okay to be rude or unkind. Your deeper motivation is protecting yourself and avoiding conflict, which is something that makes you deeply uncomfortable. So you choose not to deal with things directly and instead seek to balance the scales of justice passively and surreptitiously. This speaks to the deepest challenge you face: determining how to assert yourself. And that’s a lot like climbing Mount Everest in high heels for you, because isn’t asserting yourself impolite and, worst of all, isn’t it just another word for being aggressive? Short answer? No. Being clear about who you are and what’s important to you is healthy as long as you aren’t shoving something down someone’s throat.
Nice doesn’t always work.
Relationships
This is your area of expertise. At least that’s what you think. True, you do know a lot about making connections and forging the foundation of a relationship, and you are definitely socially gifted. However, when it comes down to the nitty-gritty of human interaction, you are often at a loss as to what to do. First, you really don’t like disagreement of any kind. It always spins your world and causes you to retreat into yourself while you try to figure out exactly what to say or do. The key here is to recognize that love and approval are not the same thing. You can love or care about someone without liking everything they do, and vice versa. So if someone doesn’t support a choice you’ve made, they are not telling you they don’t like or love you. Second, you don’t include yourself in your relationships. You are too busy seeing to the needs and desires of others, assuming that they will do the same in return. When they don’t, you are shocked and resentful. Out comes your passive-aggressive side and the war is on. Oh, it doesn’t look like war; you are far too nice for that. The solution to this issue is simple and it will lead to a far happier you: make your relationship with yourself your priority.
Career and Work
Quite often you take on a support role here, just as you do in other areas of your life. However, there’s one thing you need to know: You have the capacity to be a great leader, if you could just see yourself that way. Of course, you tend to think the word leader is interchangeable with the word boss, but they really are two different animals. A leader brings out the best in others by trusting them and giving them the space to excel, while a boss oversees and manages what people do. This is an important message for you in 2019 because the forces at play in your life demand that you step up and be a leader in your own life so you can create more emotional satisfaction in your work life. So tap into all those skills you have in dealing with people and use them for yourself.
Money and Possessions
You can be quite acquisitive because you do enjoy having things, and that includes money. Why? Because it just feels good. Of course, the possessions you have must be aesthetically pleasing to you. No ugly or unattractive or odd things on display in your home or on your person. Stuff like that finds its way to the back of the closet, a box in the basement, or the recycle bin, no matter who gave it to you. Of course, you would never buy anything like that for yourself, with one proviso: If your mother gave you something, you probably put it out where she can see it when she visits. Therefore, your favorite present—and you do love those—is a gift card. You get what you want and you aren’t insulted by people’s lack of good taste as well as their lack of knowledge of you.
The Light Side of Life
Like everything else in your life, people are at the center of fun and enjoyment for you. Sometimes it’s meeting a good friend for dinner and talking for hours about whatever crosses your mind. Sometimes it’s snuggling up at home with your kids and playing a board game or watching TV. Sometimes it’s a big party. Sometimes it’s dancing. Sometimes it’s going to a movie with your partner. In fact, you hate to do much of anything by yourself, because you really love to share your experiences with someone while they are happening. However, there are those rare moments when you soak in the tub or sit outside in the sun all by yourself. It’s refreshing and fun to check in with yourself. You just don’t tell anyone that.
Libra Keywords for 2019
Focus, liberate, shift
The Year Ahead for Libra
The one thing that you have in spades, the one thing that will see you through a year of internal and external challenges, is your optimism. Oh, and one other thing: your sense of humor. In fact, make sure you watch or read something that makes you laugh every day. It will help you maintain your equilibrium and keep your natural capacity to believe that everything turns out for the best from drying up. Hope is always your go-to position, and you’ll definitely make use of it in 2019. Yes, it’s going to be one of those years. Quite frankly, there are going to be days when you feel a little like a punching bag—not a pleasant prospect in the least for your peaceful sensibilities. But forewarned is forearmed. Not that this is going to be war. It’s more a case where you feel that every aspect of your life is put under a microscope and found unacceptable, causing you deep turmoil.
The silver lining—and yes, there is one—is the knowledge that you are in charge of your destiny. And you end up discovering that you really are a force to be reckoned with, not the marshmallow you think you need to be in order to please others. Any discomfort you experience triggers a more warrior-like response than you are familiar with or comfortable with. Now, before you back away from that idea, remember that a warrior is someone who negotiates situations to avoid violence, not to initiate it. At heart, every Libra really knows this. You only go to war if there is no other way to avoid tyranny. So you may be entering into a dialogue with a part of yourself you’ve been told is not nice, but nice doesn’t always work, nor does it serve you in any just way. And you know how you feel about injustice. Time to recognize that, in your commitment to being fair to others, you are often not fair to yourself. This is the imbalance that demands your attention this year through the ministrations of Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. There are going to be times when you’d like to make a hit list of planets, with those four at the very top of that list. However, all together they offer a singular opportunity to connect you to the length and breadth of who you are, rather than a somewhat one-dimensional version of yourself you believe you need to be. This promises to be a liberating experience, even if it is bumpy and even painful at times. Just know that what you are unearthing in yourself is worth every discouraging minute you endure. The treasure you discover is beyond value.
Saturn
There really is no way to escape what Saturn is asking of you in 2019. Oh, you can avoid his call to take off your blindfold (which can be used to be impartial or unaware) and see the truth, whatever that might be. This challenges your deeply imbedded habit of ignoring what isn’t pleasing or pretty. Accept that this will not work in the next twelve months or maybe ever again. Saturn is only interested in what is, not in what it looks like, something that is difficult for you to swallow. Of course, it matters—in your world—what things look like. What Saturn is trying to show you, especially this year, is that the outer self needs to be congruent with the inner self, not camouflage the truth. If something looks nice but is rotten at the core, this is actually an insult to your sense of what is appropriate. However, you often forget that as you struggle to accept that not everything is good, beautiful, fine, awesome, etc. Time to let Saturn demonstrate to you that there are things more painful to your core self than unpleasantness or even ugliness. To do that, he’s putting you on notice and introducing you to your deeper reality, whether you like it or not. Time, after all, is truly of the essence, and it’s time to examine the foundation, the roots, of your life so you can remove any underpinnings that actually undermine you. This, of course, means looking at your family of origin and your early life experiences to determine what actually illuminates and fuels you on an inner level. The risk here is exposing things you have probably worked hard to leave buried deep within. However, the gift here is the kind of awareness that gives you the opportunity to get clear about your priorities, your boundaries, and your purpose, and get in touch with the very habitual patterns that always get in the way of your forward progress. What emerges is a more integrated, truthful, and beautiful you.
Uranus
As Uranus shifts gears on March 6, going from Aries into Taurus, he moves from getting in your face at every opportunity to subtly and quietly irritating you. You heave a sigh of relief and believe the worst is over. Just one small fly in the ointment: It’s a lot easier to deal with something that’s right out in front of you in the bright sunlight than it is to deal with something that perpetually comes out of left field, causing you great turmoil. So pesky Uranus is not done with you, not yet. For the next seven years, he shakes up your value system, your fear of being vulnerable, and your avoidance of revealing things about yourself and your life you consider to be unattractive or just plain bad. He is going to challenge your tendency to go out of your way to make sure there’s nothing for anyone to dislike about you, nothing to besmirch your reputation. That’s a lot of unnecessary work, as far as Uranus is concerned. What’s more, it robs you of your basic essence, your humanness. Uranus is having none of that. So his intent is clear: Remove any masks that you hide behind. Because you are only hiding from yourself. And you shouldn’t have to disconnect from who you are to be loved and accepted by others, because then you don’t have a true connection with anyone. Uranus is asking you to embrace your authenticity. The results will astound you.
Neptune
There are days when you really have no clue just who you are or what you are doing here on this planet. This is more than a little disconcerting, because you feel Saturn’s call to get practical, get down to business, and make some headway at the same time you feel you could disappear at any moment. Welcome to the standoff between Saturn and Neptune, which continues in 2019 even more intensely than in 2018. It’s not unlike the eternal question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. In this case, it’s whether structure (Saturn) or vision (Neptune) is first. The best way to respond is to use the Neptune invitation to immerse yourself in the world of all possibilities so a new aspiration reveals itself, one you can manifest with Saturn’s assistance. Your challenge is to recognize that you need a dream to pursue. And to do that, there has to be some space in your world so something magical can appear. Enter Neptune and that unexplainable emptiness that accompanies his appearance. It’s his intent and his nature to make things foggy and murky in your outer world so you go inside to mine the gold that sits waiting in your unconscious mind. That’s not always easy to embrace in a world where the message is that something tangible needs to occupy all the space in life. Perspiration over inspiration. Well, Neptune is asking you to rethink that. Everyone needs to be inspired, and no one more than you this year.
Pluto
The biggest challenge in dealing with Pluto in 2019 comes from his uneasy partnership with Saturn. Pluto really doesn’t have anything new to tell you that he hasn’t been whispering in your ear since 2008. Find the passion at the core of who you are by transforming the basic structure of your life. Locate the source of your true power. Then combine the two to rebirth yourself in a new, more meaningful way. This, of course, requires you to ask the obvious question: Who actually is in control of your life? You or the expectations you believe you need to meet? This becomes more difficult to answer as you grapple to interpret whether you can use Saturn’s energy to begin to build that new structure you crave or whether you will fall back into doing what’s easy for others instead of what’s best for you. The choice is yours. The key is being willing to access the power and potency of Pluto to carve out a new reality. After all, that’s the best way to make use of all that internal dissonance he’s created in the last ten years.
How Will This Year’s Eclipses Affect You?
Eclipses signal intense periods that highlight major growth opportunities for us in the process of creating our lives. They are linked to the lunar phases—specifically the New and Full Moon—and involve the relationship between the Sun and the Moon and the Earth. A Solar Eclipse is a magnified New Moon, while a Lunar Eclipse is a magnified Full Moon. Eclipses unfold in cycles involving all twelve signs of the zodiac, and they occur in pairs, usually about two weeks apart.
In 2019 there are five eclipses, three solar (two in Capricorn and one in Cancer) and two lunar (one in Leo and one in Capricorn). The first Solar Eclipse arrives on January 5 in Capricorn, immediately challenging you to confront your tendency to take the line of least resistance and just do what is expected of you. What really is more important to you: never appearing to take a wrong step and always doing the right thing, or stepping outside outmoded behavior patterns to find a new strength in just being who you want to be rather than a version of yourself that is palatable and acceptable to others? This is definitely a life-altering year, because old patterns make themselves known again and again, not for the purpose of torturing you, but so you can clearly see how little space you often give yourself in your own life. On some deep level you know this. However, acknowledging it is difficult, because you may interpret this as an indictment of the way you have lived your life. It’s not.
Intrinsic to being a Libra is the dance of who is more important, me or them. You can’t escape that truth or that path. Just recognize that you are at a crossroads that allows you to redefine the steps to the dance, something that the Lunar Eclipse in Leo on January 21 can definitely help you do. Tap into the core principle of Leo, which is nobody is as important as I am. This is not the same as saying no one else is significant. It means your life springs from within you and if you don’t honor and respect that, you diminish yourself. So love yourself. You deserve it. Embracing this approach gives you the internal fortitude to initiate healthier ways to nourish and nurture yourself. Self-directed ways. Self-determined ways. Self-affirming ways. In turn, this actually strengthens your relationships with others, and they become less of a performance of you being the nicest person you ever met and more a true sharing, creating the kind of connection you’ve always desired but weren’t sure was possible.
Of course, the Solar Eclipse on July 2, the Lunar Eclipse on July 16, and the Solar Eclipse on December 26 continue to trigger this process of finding the best ways to change how you function in relationships. This requires you to release some of your cherished beliefs, including a good relationship is a balanced one, people who love each other don’t disagree, and the purpose of relationships is to make others happy, to name just the top three. Placing yourself at the top of your list of priorities—which is your call to action in 2019—automatically shifts how you perceive relationships and what their purpose is.
Libra | January
Overall Theme
It feels like all the bogeymen in your closet—you know, the things you’d rather not acknowledge—come out to play all at once, which is not exactly the auspicious start to 2019 you hoped for. Rather than avoiding them or trying to shove them back where they came from, commit to working through the difficult feelings they bring up. Think of it as cleaning house. In this case, you are purging your emotional body. Just remember, be kind to yourself by taking your time.
Relationships
You begin to look at the people in your world with a higher degree of skepticism and mistrust than you may have ever experienced, or at least that you remember. You haven’t gone over to the dark side. This is just a reality check, one that is necessary so you can release your expectation that it’s your job and everyone else’s to be nice all the time. Humans, including you, are more complex than that.
Career, Success, and Money
The push to find a new goal and a new purpose in your work life amplifies to the point that you find yourself being extremely unhappy with the current state of affairs. Something is gnawing at you from the inside, urging you to stop accepting less than what puts a smile on your face. Just because you’ve done something for a long time doesn’t automatically make it valuable.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
The desire to close your eyes and count to ten, hoping that when you are done everything returns to normal, is denial at its worst. Instead of indulging in this exercise, take a good look at what you think is normal. Ask yourself if that is acceptable to you. Yes, you. Not everyone else on the planet. Just you. Doesn’t it feel good to say hello to yourself?
Rewarding Days
12, 13, 29, 30
Challenging Days
5, 6, 19, 20
Libra | February
Overall Theme
Be careful to recognize that there is more than one step to completely overhauling your relationship to your life. There’s no payoff in trying to change everything all at once, even if it’s appealing to believe that you can. In fact, that is likely to hijack the whole process. Step one was acknowledging that a change is necessary. Next step? Listening to yourself.
Relationships
You find yourself asking this basic question: Just what purpose do relationships actually serve in my life? This leads you in many directions you probably didn’t anticipate, connecting you to a system of beliefs and attitudes that leave you a little stunned by how paradoxical they are. You do discover they have one thing in common, and that is the role you are meant to play: pleasing everybody all the time.
Career, Success, and Money
Don’t worry if it seems like a good idea to mount a revolution in your workplace this month. You are tired of a series of unsettling events that have undermined everyone’s morale, including your own. It boils down to a lack of good leadership, and you’ve had enough. Keep your counsel. The source of the problem is on the way out.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
You definitely want to wrap up all the issues you unearthed last month into one huge ball, strap it to a rocket, and launch it into the universe. That would solve everything in one decisive action. However, when it comes to emotional detritus, that’s not a viable solution. Instead, it requires honoring your experience, feeling the feelings, and being kind and compassionate to yourself. More time-consuming but also more satisfying.
Rewarding Days
3, 4, 24, 25
Challenging Days
9, 10, 21, 22
Libra | March
Overall Theme
Your head is suddenly full of all the practical ways you could put to use those weird and wacky ideas that have been flooding your consciousness for quite a while now. Before letting your excitement carry you away, take a deep breath and think them through one more time. That way you can choose the one with the most potential, so you don’t find yourself running in several different directions simultaneously.
Relationships
Once again, you like people. Not that you ever really stopped. You just took a vacation from giving them all the space in your world. To you, that felt a lot like you disliked them. And, heaven forbid, you aren’t allowed to do that. The rules say you are always supposed to find the good in others. Well, that doesn’t preclude recognizing the rest of who they are, rather than turning yourself into a doormat to prove how wonderful they are.
Career, Success, and Money
It feels like the workplace stress never ends. That’s because you are deeply sensitive to constant bickering and power struggles, and there has been a lot of both over the last year. Things finally come to a head. Maintain your objectivity, don’t choose sides, and ride out the storm. You emerge unscathed and with the potential for either a new project or a promotion. Your hard work and dedication have not gone unnoticed.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
It’s not in your nature to confront people and situations directly. You are more likely to take a circuitous route, meaning that rather than saying or doing things in a direct manner, you are likely to be passive-aggressive. This month, it’s better that you say and do things in an upfront manner. Otherwise the results are unpleasant.
Rewarding Days
5, 6, 27, 28
Challenging Days
15, 16, 21, 22
Libra | April
Overall Theme
Your imagination is taking you on quite the field trip, and you are content to go with the flow. After all, your joy and fun quota isn’t being filled to your satisfaction, and you are tired of being out of sorts the majority of the time. Enjoy this lightening of your spirits. You deserve it. Leave the heavy lifting for another time.
Relationships
Understand that the first part of this month finds you feeling like a psychic sponge because you are slurping up everyone else’s excess emotion. So build some downtime into your daily routine. Observe how you feel before and after you talk to the people in your world. Notice any change in your emotions. Otherwise, when Venus enters Aries on April 20, your circuits are so overloaded that you lose your temper.
Career, Success, and Money
Refrain from taking on any work that is not your direct responsibility, no matter what is promised in return. The reason is straightforward. There are definite changes afoot and you need to make sure there is no misunderstanding about what you are accountable for. Plus, enabling others only drains you.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
This is the month in every year when the focus turns to the ongoing struggle you have between the needs of others and your own needs. This year, it is more intense and you are at your wits’ end to figure out what to do. That’s because it’s not a case of either/or but both. Begin there. It’s healthier and it offers a better chance of finding a solution.
Rewarding Days
13, 14, 26, 27
Challenging Days
4, 5, 15, 16
Libra | May
Overall Theme
Not normally rude or impolite, you’ll need to cope with the impulse to say whatever comes into your head. It’s a sign that every once in a great long while, the pressure to say what you really think builds to the point that the dam bursts. The root of this is your willingness to accept that other people have the right to say whatever they want to you. Tit for tat is not a healthy solution.
Relationships
As you struggle with what you can say to others and what you can’t, take time to recognize what the real issue is. Do the choices you make require other people’s approbation or permission? And is the reverse true? This is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to building healthy relationships. Does being close to someone give you the right to weigh in on everything they do? You’re beginning to think the answer is no.
Career, Success, and Money
Watch your spending. As much as you might like to indulge in all things bright and beautiful, there may be some unexpected problems in practical areas that need attention and an infusion of cash. So conserve your resources and you’ll be less stressed.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
This year seems to be stuck on a theme. The reality of relationships doesn’t match your wishful thinking. Resenting this awareness only prevents you from finding ways to create a happy and healthy relationship. It all begins with rethinking and reframing how to achieve an authentic and true bond. The answer, strangely enough, is in the fairy tales you adore, where all lovers undergo great trials and tribulations together to get to the happy ending. It doesn’t happen automatically.
Rewarding Days
10, 11, 26, 27
Challenging Days
1, 2, 15, 16
Libra | June
Overall Theme
It’s a great month to take a trip. You are tired of the routine of your life, because everywhere you look you feel that the sparkle of life is missing. Recognize that this is as much a reflection of you as anything else. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t change it up. You do need a vacation to recharge you; it just won’t solve everything weighing you down.
Relationships
Tired of dealing with your own inner turmoil, you are also not interested in anyone else’s problems. Instead, you want to hang out, have a stimulating conversation about anything other than issues (and that includes politics), and feel that there is still joy in the world. Don’t apologize for feeling this way. It’s a sign you are honoring yourself.
Career, Success, and Money
You really don’t want to think about any of these areas, or deal with them either. And that’s hard for you to accept. Take this attitude in stride and don’t worry. This is a passing phase. Remember, you don’t have to like or approve of everything every minute of the day, week, month, or year of your life.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
At some point your lack of interest in your life as it stands is going to raise internal alarm bells. Acknowledge the fear you feel. It’s real. And it’s something you are likely to feel as the depth and breadth of the shift you are making finally hits home. Know that you wouldn’t have begun this process if you couldn’t finish it.
Rewarding Days
9, 10, 22, 23
Challenging Days
4, 5, 11, 12
Libra | July
Overall Theme
Just when you think 2019 is going to be nothing but a tidal wave of dissatisfaction and overwhelm, the sun comes out and you feel brand-new again. Bask in these feelings, embrace the optimism percolating deep within, and know you are making headway. This gives you the necessary boost to grasp an opportunity coming your way and overcome any internal obstacles you try to put in the way.
Relationships
Your renewed buoyancy gets you thinking about what is likely to truly nourish you in your relationships right now. The answer is fun and play. The carefree spontaneity of just hanging out calls to you. No plans, no expectations, no demands. Just the chance to be in the moment and experience your innate pleasure in being alive.
Career, Success, and Money
Both the Solar Eclipse on July 2 and the Lunar Eclipse on July 16 invite you to go beyond your comfort zone and your old patterns to a new beginning—one that promises great growth and more emotional satisfaction, provided you acknowledge what isn’t working for you. Sticking to the tried and true guarantees that you will continue to feel stuck.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
As much as you might think it’s unwise to throw caution to the wind, the risk that presents itself isn’t the recipe for disaster you fear. The truth is, you’ve been preparing for this since the beginning of the year. There’s no sense in choosing to back away from something you so deeply desire, which is releasing yourself from all the coulds, shoulds, and musts that keep you in chains. Seize the day.
Rewarding Days
20, 21, 25, 26
Challenging Days
2, 3, 15, 16
Libra | August
Overall Theme
Now that you realize disaster isn’t going to strike, because you are totally prepared to remove anything or anyone keeping you from living your life to the fullest, you get a little pushy. It’s all the unexpressed frustration you’ve felt over the years when your need to please others, coupled with their demands of you, held you back. This is a trap. Honor your past choices. Otherwise, you are dumping on yourself.
Relationships
It’s time to redefine what love is to you, or at least begin that process. Stripping away how deeply responsible you believed you were for the well-being of others is not the same as knowing what kind of love you require. It’s just getting rid of anything blocking the path to finding that out. So take that blank canvas and paint the picture in your heart.
Career, Success, and Money
Now that new doors are opening, you are getting a much clearer picture of the kind of change you need, so this part of your life brings out the best in you. This is a revelation, because for a very long time you believed that your lack of satisfaction was a sign of your ingratitude. No, it was a sign that you were capable of much more.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
Finding fault in yourself for past choices and decisions interferes with your forward movement. It’s highly tempting to analyze and measure everything you’ve ever done again and again, searching for what went wrong. This avoids the real purpose for looking at what you’ve done: knowing yourself and why you made the choices you did. That’s healthy because it leads to change. Assigning blame isn’t and doesn’t.
Rewarding Days
4, 5, 19, 20
Challenging Days
16, 17, 30, 31
Libra | September
Overall Theme
Your forward momentum seems to come to a halt as you are suddenly confronted by deep fears that no matter how focused you are, how determined you are, or how confident you are, your insecurities always derail you. Only if you let them. It is, after all, a choice—your choice. Feed either your insecurities or your belief in yourself.
Relationships
Ignore that voice in the background telling you to abandon your intention to put yourself first and return to being the dutiful, obedient, people-pleasing person you are naturally inclined to be. Again, it’s that fundamental fear of being all alone, with no one to care about you. This is old programming. Cherishing yourself doesn’t equal failing to love others.
Career, Success, and Money
The Full Moon on September 14 brings to light unexpected criticism and hostility in your work world. You find yourself being forced to defend your actions against innuendo and, possibly, lies. Fortunately, your stellar reputation for hard work and keeping everyone in the loop saves the day. See the experience for what it is: someone taking potshots at you because they can.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
Your socially adept exterior, brimming with confidence and kindness, really does hide the kind of insecurity and uncertainty you hide even from yourself. Acknowledging it gives it less power over you. Being human is essentially an exercise in dealing with insecurity. No matter how hard we try, there are no guarantees. Remember that and it alleviates a lot of the stress you are feeling.
Rewarding Days
7, 8, 28, 29
Challenging Days
12, 13, 22, 23
Libra | October
Overall Theme
Your equilibrium is restored, not by anything that the rest of the world has done for you but by you looking your fears and insecurities squarely in the eye. They aren’t as scary or numbing or overwhelming when you acknowledge them. Fancy that! Some good does come from facing your demons. Celebrate. Throw yourself a party. The faith you’ve exhibited in yourself is exhilarating.
Relationships
Happy with what you see emerging in yourself, you are tempted to canvas everyone you know to get their approval. Fortunately, you see this inclination for what it is: a return to the familiar. The key is not to let it depress you. Pat yourself on the back for recognizing the trap you set for yourself. That’s a real sign you are changing.
Career, Success, and Money
This is not a good month to partner with anyone, whether it’s a project, a career move, or an expenditure. Your focus needs to be on valuing yourself enough to know what you truly desire, instead of being flattered into, pushed into, or guilted into doing something you know isn’t what’s best for you. And remember, you don’t need to justify or explain your decision. A simple no is sufficient.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
There’s only one person who can cause you problems and it’s actually you. The Sun is in Libra and that’s your traditional stomping ground. This can be both comforting and counterproductive right now. It’s okay to relax into enjoying all the finer parts of being a Libra, as long as you don’t lull yourself into believing that the way things once were is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Rewarding Days
2, 3, 28, 29
Challenging Days
12, 13, 25, 26
Libra | November
Overall Theme
You are ready to take over the world. Your confidence and optimism are running high. And yet, you are off kilter. Something’s percolating deep in your subconscious, disturbing the hard-won stability you worked so hard to establish. Resist the desire to figure this out. Let it go. Focus on what you can accomplish instead. It’s a great time to make things happen.
Relationships
You are feeling truly magnanimous, which comes as such a relief to you and those you love. Shifting the way you build relationships takes its toll on everyone’s patience, including yours. However, the transformation is liberating, bringing a newfound intimacy and joy to your life and your loves. It’s okay to be satisfied with all you’ve done.
Career, Success, and Money
The transition in this area of your life hits a few bumps, simply because there are too many cooks in the kitchen. Expect some silly disagreement to temporarily make your work environment a little testy. The good thing is, you are simply an observer. As for your finances, don’t take any unnecessary risks. The timing isn’t good.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
Use all that exhilaration and faith you have in yourself wisely. It’s one thing to take the lead and initiate things, but it’s quite another to think it’s okay to push the process or other people, especially when the timing isn’t right. Initiation is just the beginning. Enjoy the process. Let the rest unfold appropriately without you trying to control the whole enchilada.
Rewarding Days
3, 4, 28, 29
Challenging Days
11, 12, 26, 27
Libra | December
Overall Theme
Life takes you on a merry chase and you find yourself bouncing from one thing to another, distracted, with little ability to concentrate. Oh, you’ve still got lots of drive and desire, but just what are you accomplishing? It feels like nothing. The reality is, you are working to pull together a new way of being. That’s a complex undertaking, and it’s not always easy to discern if you are making any progress. Just know that you are.
Relationships
The old messages about who you are supposed to be in relationships resurface, both from within and from other people. This frustrates you because you wonder if you can escape this fear that you are only as valuable as what you do rather than who you are. Remember that it takes time to change attitudes, habits, and thinking. What you are experiencing is normal and to be expected.
Career, Success, and Money
Take a moment or two to review how this year has gone. That way you are able to set the tone for what’s to come next. You can’t see it just yet, but this area of your life is going to go through a tectonic change that brings an abundance of satisfaction and accomplishment as well as greater financial freedom.
Pitfalls and Potential Problems
As 2019 comes to a close, you realize how profoundly you want to be free of the need to be everything to everyone. You are unsure just how this is going to happen, because you still feel the necessity to take care of others before you nourish yourself. Stop backing yourself into a corner. The transformation isn’t complete, but the desired change is gaining momentum and taking hold.
Rewarding Days
Challenging Days
6, 7, 25, 26
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Libra Action Table These dates reflect the best—but not the only—times for success and ease in these activities, according to your Sun sign. |
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JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
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Move |
27, 28 |
4, 5 |
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6, 7 |
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Start a class |
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9, 10 |
2, 3 |
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28, 29 |
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Seek coaching/counseling |
10, 11 |
2, 3 |
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11, 12 |
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Ask for a raise |
4, 5 |
12, 13 |
2, 3 |
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Get professional advice |
5, 6 |
11, 12 |
30, 31 |
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Get a loan |
24, 25 |
17, 18 |
27, 28 |
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New romance |
21, 25 |
4, 5 |
3, 4 |
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Vacation |
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2, 3 |
27, 28 |
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11, 12 |
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16,27 |
8 |
20 |
27 |
31 |
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