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 Astrology
of Wellness
Libra:
The Path
of Love
by Ted PanDeva Zagar
Note: The author uses Sol and Luna instead
of generic terms like "sun" and "moon" when referring to the
two most important spheres in our solar system. Folk remedies, herbs, foods,
micronutrients, and other substances and therapies are included as information
and not as replacements for the diagnoses, advice, and treatments provided by
competent wellness professionals.
Autumn
is that magical realm located between endless summer
sunshine and the biting chill of winter. Brandishing no
extremes, the fall season quietly mixes the best of both
worlds as it winds through the astrological months of
Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius.
This
meteorologically balanced quarter of the year is
launched on September 23, one of two annual equinoxes,
when day and night each lays claim to twelve hours.
Fitting then that Libra (September 23 to October 22),
fall's first month, holds aloft the symbol of the
Balance, those scales long associated with objectivity,
impartiality, and justice.
Venus,
the planet graced with the most spherical body and the
least elliptical (i.e., the most circular) orbit around
Sol, is assigned to Libra, enhancing our perception of
this sign as the "patron of perfection."
In our
less-than-perfect world it is love's loom alone which
weaves the magic carpet that carries us inward toward
the heart's loftiest abode. Because only those
partnerships formed between genuine equals can attain
the purest level of intimacy, Libra has been selected by
stargazers to reign over love, with Venus named its
patroness/goddess.
Understandably,
the sign charged to protect cooperative couples also
holds sway over the harmonious strains of music. As if
deigned by the stars to mix the magic of song with the
joy that grows out of our dearest relationships, Libran
John Lennon penned The Word, that Beatles tune which
promised to set free those who spread the word of love.
Weapons
are poised toward foes, not friends. Hateful
relationships end in wars, but those whose hearts have
found love will also come to know peace. The peacemaker
is a fair-minded person who listens to those who have a
story to tell or an opinion to share. No surprise here
that Librans are often the pacifists as well as the
lawmakers in society, hammering out the rules and
regulations which bind us together within the safe and
warm embrace of justice. Mohandas ("Mahatma,"
or "Great Soul") Gandhi was at once a lawyer,
a peace activist, and a child of Libra (b. October 2,
1869).
Interestingly,
the Peace Corps became a permanent agency of the
government of the United States of America on the cusp
of Libra (September 22, 1961).
Libra
influences one of the most important balancing processes
within our bodies. As the ruler of the kidneys (as well
as the lower back and the lumbar vertebrae), Libra
assures a harmonious relationship between the acids and
alkalis in the blood for those among us who adhere to
our primate diet of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Herbs
useful for maintaining healthy kidneys include borage
(cleanses), gravelroot (clears urinary stones), and
buchu (a kidney stimulant).
Venus
performs another physiological balancing act through
Taurus (April 21 to May 20), the sign which oversees the
manufacture of thyroxin, the iodine-rich hormone
produced by the thyroid gland charged with regulating
our body weight. If rooted in some dysfunction of the
thyroid, the imbalanced states of obesity and excessive
thinness can be countered by a diet where sea vegetables
(e.g., dulse and kelp), garlic, and other sources of
iodine are given adequate representation.
Just as
the trees will discard their leaves as fall progresses,
the soft Venusian influence of Libra urges us to let go
of food and drink harmful to our physical well-being.
Fresh juices extracted from fruits and vegetables, along
with several glasses of distilled water, should replace
the daily round of caffeine-laced teas and coffees,
alcoholic beverages, and chemicalized soft drinks. And
because protein is acid -- as in amino acid -- a diet
containing concentrated proteins (i.e., flesh, fish,
fowl, eggs, and milk) will overburden the kidneys and
elevate the acid level in our bloodstream.
The
circle of life is intimately linked with the cycles of
health; when we make peace with the animals partitioned
on our platters, then our vitality will inspire us to
live a life that truly matters.
Nature
reveals itself to us in an endless display of cycles and
seasons. Like steps on life's stairway spiraling from
youth to old age, things pass before our eyes in an
orderly progression. The perceptive, intuitive souls who
developed and organized the science and art of astrology
tied this grand scheme of things into their craft.
After
Libra, love, and marriage will come Scorpio, sexuality,
and reproduction.
NOTE: This article was first published in
ASTROLORE, an astrological magazine published quarterly in Britain.
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covered in this series, click here.
copyright
1999 by Ted PanDeva Zagar, Wellness Astrologer
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by
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