Libra

• Ruling Planet: Venus
• Element: Air
• Phrase: I Balance
• Colors: Mustard yellow, shimmer, aqua 
• Modality: Cardinal (initiating, leading)
• Love Compatibility: Aries, Gemini, Aquarius, Cancer
• Friend Compatibility: Sagittarius, Taurus, Leo, Libra
• Symbol: The Scales
• Polarity: Active
• Medical astrology: Kidneys
• Zodiacal House: 7th house of relationship
• Season: Fall
• Keywords: Diplomatic, balancing, refined, poised, social, romantic, idealistic, sweet, artistic, valiant, noble, generous, enjoyment, flirtatious, negotiating, reasoning, Venusian aesthetics, peacemaker

Libra Personality

The Libra soul approaches the world through an intellectual and reasoning mindset. You take into account the information that is presented, making sound decisions rooted in facts and data. At your core, is a desire for all things to be comfortable, relaxed, and enjoyable for everyone. 

Your appreciation for beauty and refinement brings you into situations where pleasure, fun, and celebration can be had — you are an excellent hostess and event planner. Your preference in life is to be surrounded by friends and the people that inspire you. As a sign ruled by Venus, the planet symbolic of socialization, you always seemed to be booked up with events or making plans for your future. 

Aesthetics are important to you, and you have an eye for artistic detail and refinement. The way you craft your outer identity is well thought out and purposeful. You are a cardinal sign, which means you lead and direct — making sure you are out front of upcoming trends or information that might be important to you. 

As an air sign, you tend to thrive in situations where witty and fast communication is taking place. This brings you online and to social media spaces regularly. You may have an entire online self you get to express who you are through as well as a complex network of friends in real life. 

You approach the world as a piece of art and want to make things nice and comfortable. You are excellent at infusing spaces with your beautiful energy and bringing a sense of artistry to all that you do. You make the world a more enjoyable, just, and peaceful place. 

Libra in Love

Libra has a reputation for being associated with long-term relationships and this is true to some extent. As the sign on the cusp of the 7th house of partnerships, your sign does embody the energies that surround negotiating commitments, marriage contracts, and love. Relationships are mirrors for you, and one way you learn yourself is through others. In love, you look to experience the beauty and aesthetic you long to embody through your life. 

You tend to be in long-term relationships and may even have ethical non-monogamous partnerships on the side. As you prefer to be around others, you are constantly seeking situations in which you can intimately and socially connect with lovers. There tends to be an element of friendship or friendship potential in your relationships as well. 

Partnerships for you are an area of life where you truly meet yourself. You seek to learn and grow through getting to know someone else. This helps you understand how to manage, negotiate, and form strong bonds with the people you love. At times, in love, you can have people-pleasing tendencies. Being aware of these traits can help you manage and practice how to better get your needs met when relating to others. 

In general, though, you take a tempered and even approach to lovers. You are willing to discuss, compromise, and make adjustments as needed. This makes you a very balanced, giving, and easy-going lover to be with. 

Libra Career + Money

Possible Careers: Performer, dancer, fine artist, hairdresser, stylist, gemologist, salesperson, social media manager or influencer, designer, diplomat, couples therapist, court justice or judge, law enforcement, athlete, yoga instructor, interior designer, city and park planner, civil servant, creative, make-up artist, lawyer, event planner, art gallery owner 

People born under the sign of Libra tend to be very gifted at managing events and planning things. You are a sign that is committed to a sense of justice and egalitarianism, which often leads you into careers that are within the legal system, as a civil servant, or city planner. You tend to be able to have the capacity to read through laws and other information pertaining to structures and systems. 

You are also extremely creative and artistic. Careers that center around negotiating art sales or jewelry for example can be fitting. Designing, decorating, doing make-up, hair, style, and other careers that allow you to manage and work with aesthetics are recommended for your sign. 

In addition, your rational approach and balanced mindset allow you to thrive as a couples therapist or counselor in which you can help reflect back to people on all sides in a situation. You see the multifaceted possibilities and points of view. This ensures your diplomatic and natural ability to find peace and compromise between people and groups. 

Libra Psyche + Life Path

The Libra psyche is on a path to create harmony both within and without. You are excellent at advocating for the needs of everyone a situation may affect. You are able to see how things are laced together, how one story overlaps with another, and what this may mean. 

Your soul is on a path to creating true beauty in the world — through your artistry and craft, whatever form this takes. Your life often links up with another person’s path that allows for collaboration, aligning, and amplifying your skills beyond the self. You are a peacemaker and desire to live in a world where everyone is able to live, experience, and be their best self. 

Inspiration and influence are mediums you like to work through. Visuals, rhythms, and energies all work through you in order to share a message of temperance, hope, and balance with the world. You mediate situations and spaces to direct them towards their highest potential. 

Your symbol is the scales, a symbol of symmetry and equality. On your path, you tend to move things back and forth, expertly negotiating between different states of being until you find the happy medium. The life experiences you have are all subject matter for the art, for deepening understanding, and weaving it all into a cohesive story.