In life, we often need to go through periods of struggle before periods of ease and strength. In fact, one might argue that it’s the struggle that gives us our strength.
Venus in Libra: From Struggle to Strength
As the planet Venus leaves Virgo and enters Libra (October 13, 5:18 PM ET), it represents that archetypal journey of struggle to strength. Venus in Virgo is said to be in it’s “fall” or “depression.” It can help us parse through data and organize it, but the planet of love and connection struggles in a places that’s about separating things.
Its move into Libra is a homecoming, bringing it into one of the two signs it rules. The connection of Venus to Libra is evident when we look at the significations of the planet and the sign.
Venus represents the part of us that seeks pleasure, connection, harmony, love, and beauty. Venus speaks about relationships, money, justice, unions, and what we value.
Libra is a cardinal, yang, externally focused air sign, where we strive to create balance and harmony, find a rhythm, and regulate our nervous systems. In Libra, we seek to resolve disputes through diplomacy rather than force.
When Venus in Libra, it seeks harmony, justice, equity, and equality. It prioritizes relationships and seeks balance within them. This transit is great for diplomacy, and for presenting ideas in a way that makes them palatable.
Read on for how to work with the energy of Venus in Libra.
3 Ways to Work with Venus in Libra
(1) Prioritize Relationships
Libra is a cardinal sign, so Venus here will initiate things, and that includes relationships. Venus in Libra thrives on one-to-one connections — whether romantic, platonic, or business.
Within those relationships, seek balance and equity. Remember this doesn’t necessarily mean that both partners bring “equal” amounts of talents, money, or resources. Rather, it means that in the long term, things even out. Each side is pulling their weight.
This is also a transit ideal for practicing diplomacy. We can get a lot more through charm and pleasantries than we can through force and aggression.
(2) Find Your Rhythm
Libra is not just about balance. It’s also a place where we find regulation through rhythm and timing. This signification comes from Libra’s association with the kidneys, as well as from Venus’ cycle, which is the most precise of all the planets in terms of timing and rhythm.
Venus’ cycle is a masterpiece of cosmic clockwork. It spends 9 months as a morning star, then 9 months as an evening star. Every 18 months it spends 40 days retrograde.
At this time of year, as days get shorter and grow colder, we tend to spend more time inside, which can wreak havoc with our circadian rhythm.
Venus’ transit through Libra is a great time to bring attention to the factors shaping your rhythms. Take stock of your sleep hygiene, workout schedule, and your work/rest rhythms, and ensure you’re still getting sunlight every day.
(3) Express Your Ideas Visually
One reason that Venus is associated with beauty is because of the pattern it makes as it travels through the sky: it looks like a 5-pointed star and a rose. As an air sign, Libra is about communicating and expressing ideas. Sometimes the difference between ideas that spread and ideas that languish is the presentation.
If you want your ideas to connect with your audience, how you present them matters.
During Venus in Virgo, you organized your ideas and focused on practical utility. For Venus in Libra, form is at least as important as function. Venus in Libra likes ideas neatly presented in short paragraphs, bullet points, and pleasing visual.
This is a great time to distill your best ideas into infographics, charts, maps, and other visuals. Perhaps your ideas just need a different look to take off.
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