glassy-star:

Venus in Libra is a princess. She lives a beautiful palace, constantly surrounded by the most interesting people, and walks around gorgeously dressed in soft laces and dresses. There are puddles of light resting on the floor, pouring from the high, silver windows, and flowers waiting at every corner inside vases of glass.

Being in Libra, Venus becomes an intelligent social being, constantly weighing and trying to understand how her feelings towards others work. Sitting in front of her great airy mirror, she analyzes her feelings using her consciousness, and this may reveal some tendency to rationalize her own emotions. However, this tendency also reveals great objectivity towards the field of relationships, justice and social life. Being opposite to Venus in Aries, where mostly one’s own desires and feelings were worthy of conscious attention, Venus in Libra discovers the charm of other people’s universe in such a way that people with this placement have a great power to balance life itself. They hold their own feelings between their hands and analyze them. Then they add other people’s feelings, other people’s perspectives on the matter, producing a final masterpiece that transcends with harmony and objectivity in life.

People with Venus in Libra value other people’s opinions, and this is why they value any kind of relationship. They enjoy being around others and will try to always keep someone on their side, even on daily life activities, for they feel more alive and complete when they can contrast their own opinions and feelings with those of their company. And this consideration towards relationships and other people’s opinions is responsible for these people’s need for harmonious alliances. Any kind of tension is rapidly analyzed and taken care of in a way that both parts are satisfied with the outcome. However, it’s important to note that despite the great impact that the other’s opinion might have on the final decision, the decision itself should not be solely based on someone else’s desire and should rather be defined by one’s own values and idea of justice.

Naturally, Venus in Libra people attract to themselves people who are somehow connected to the arts, for this is when they see their care for beauty and gentleness reflected on the outside. Libra Venus’ balance also makes itself noticed when dealing with material affairs, and one’s success or productivity in one’s work is likely to be greater whenever one’s able to put their diplomatic abilities and good taste to use. With Venus in Libra there is also great emphasis on themes related to justice, as people with this placement value themselves best when their rights are respected or when they are the ones to restore peace and fairness to the situation at hand.

Finally, when Venus in Libra looks into her mirror, she sees not only her gracious figure, but also shining fragments of all the people that have touched her life. This is when she knows she’s looking at her own reflection.

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Details: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, “The Roses of Heliogabalus”; 1888.