September 23 - October 23, 2002

Key Phrases:

The word of the Personality: “Let choice be made”

The word of the Soul: “I choose the way that leads between the two great lines of force.” ^[1]

The sign Libra ... is a sign of balancing, of careful weighing of values, and of achieving the right equilibrium between the pairs of opposites.  It might be regarded as the sign in which the first real vision of the Path appears and of the goal towards which the disciple must ultimately direct his steps.  This Path is the narrow razor-edged Path which runs between the pairs of opposites and which--if it is to be safely trodden--requires the development of a sense of values and the power to utilize rightly the balancing, analytical faculty of the mind. ...  The first few faint flashes of the intuition have been sensed and vaguely recognized.  Then follows the experience in Libra wherein a life is spent in quiet, thoughtful reflection or in a condition of static unresponsiveness;  it may be a life of balancing, of weighing this and that, and of determining which way the scales shall fall so that in the next sign certain designed results will occur.  (Pg. 226/7)

You have then the interlude wherein the point of balance is reached between these two (the soul and personality) and neither is dominant.  The "scales tip back and forth" in either direction or--as it is sometimes expressed--man swings between the pairs of opposites.  Hence the importance of this sign in the life expression of the man and hence also its peculiar difficulty;  it provides the curious see-saw experience which proves so distressingly bewildering first to the man who seeks to be entirely human but finds within himself impediments and urges which drive him on to something which is higher than the human and, secondly, to the aspirant or the disciple.  His focus of interest and his aim is soul life, yet he finds within himself that which seeks ever to draw him back to the old ways, the old habits and the old desire  (Pg. 229/230)

The significance of the place of the planets in this sign will emerge clearly in your consciousness when you study them with care, and the meaning of Libra will become definitely forumulated in your mind.  The charcteristics of this sign are not easy to define or comprehend because they are in reality the synthesis of all past qualities and achievements and any clear presentation of the pairs of opposites is difficult to get.  As regards man upon the probationary path or upon the verge of treading it, it might be said this his characteristics and qualities in this sign are:

It is the balancing between the pairs of opposites which makes the man in Libra sometimes difficult to understand;  he appears to vacillate but never for long and often unnoticeably, for there is always the final balancing of the qualities with which he is equipped (Pgs. 250/1)

The Exoteric Ruler is Venus:

Venus rules in Taurus, Libra and Capricorn and is the source of the intelligent mind, acting either through desire (in the early stages) or love (in the later stages)....  In Libra, the point of balance or equilibrium is attained between material personal desire and intelligent spiritual love, for the two qualities of cosmic desire are brought to the fore in the consciousness in Libra and balance one against the other. (Pg. 244-45)

The Esoteric Ruler is Uranus:

       This planet is the exoteric ruler of Aquarius; it is also the esoteric ruler of Libra and the hierarchical ruler of Aries.  It is peculiarly active at this time and brings in the energy the of the seventh ray...   This triple flow of seventh ray energy, coloured by the force of three great constellations, is potent to effect major changes in our little planet.  It is interesting to realise that Aries, the Inaugurator, is rendered effective on the Earth through the organising potency of Uranus.  Aries is the source, the beginning and the initiator of the New Age and its coming civilisations, of the appearance of the kingdom of God on earth and also of the individual initiate into the Mysteries.  Aquarius is the present Determiner of the future.  That which is now initiated in Aries will become manifested in Aquarius, and Libra will enforce the achievement of a point of balance or (esoterically speaking) of the "escape from the opposing forces at the midway point between the source and the goal."   (Pg. 548)

The Hierarchical Ruler is Saturn:

       This planet applies the tests and is so chosen or invoked because the third ray is not only its particular ray but is also the ray of our planet, Earth.  The two notes synchronise.  Saturn is also the hierarchical ruler of Libra and, therefore, it brings to the manifestation of mankind and to the various hierarchies involved, a point of crisis to which the clue and the outcome lies in the recognition of balance.  (Pg. 549-50)

Interpretation:

As you can see from the above, balance is always the prime issue when the Sun makes it’s passage through the sign of Libra.  This year, the three rulers of Libra are in an interesting formation.  Venus will spent the solar month passing through the sign of Scorpio, thus bringing the energy of transmutation and regeneration to the issues of right balance.  On October 10^th, Venus will turn retrograde (until November 21^st), and in so doing will focus these energies internally.  This month will be a grand time for meditation on the subject of balance as it applies in all areas of your life.  A theme of Right Human Relationships also would be beneficial.

During this solar month, Saturn is in the sign of Gemini, and Uranus is in the sign of Aquarius, and these two are traveling in a favorable relationship to each other.  These are both in air signs, indicating that the mental plane is the place that one’s most effective work can be done.  Venus embodies the energies of Ray 5, which has resonance to the mental plane.  Saturn embodies the energies of Ray 3, which has resonance to the atmic plane.  Uranus embodies the energies of Ray 7, which has resonance to the physical plane.  This suggests that through mindful meditation we should be able to apprehend insights from the spiritual realm and be able to bring these insights down through our vehicles and make the knowledge gained manifest on the physical plane.  This offers us abundant opportunities for effective group work to our fellow human beings.  This month offers excellent energies for success through our meditative work.