This Sun in Libra cycle is a wonderful opportunity to transform our relationship to the concept of…well, relationships.
Sun in Libra generally brings matters of equality, fairness, balance, respect, and peace to the fore. Because it deals with elements that tend to be associated with matters between two people(s), Libra is also known as the sign representing relationships, partnerships and romantic love. Yet though the relationships and partnerships part of the equation has merit in a general sense, I’ve found that the romantic love part of the equation rarely holds up.
Why? Because Libra is an air sign. Air signs are known (if not notorious) for being objective and emotionally detached – NOT qualities many people consider in regard to relationships, especially of a romantic nature. That said, the fact that Libra is an air sign gives great insight into its role in relationships, and it gives us access to transformation of our concepts of what relationships are.
So…what’s love got to do with relationships in the context of Libra?
When discussing love in the sign of Libra, it is important to understand that it’s really more a sense of acceptance and respect that we can each have for each of the people around us. It’s an unconditional yet intellectual ‘love’ – the acceptance and respect of others that needs to exist simply because we are individuals who must co-exist with one another.
In our one-on-one relationships, this is a matter of acceptance of the fact that this general expression of acceptance and respect can be present in each and all of our relationships. It’s also a matter of accepting that “relationships” are not just romantic in nature – they take many forms.
We have relationships with our lovers and life partners/spouses, of course. Yet we also have relationships with our co-workers, our business partners, our family members, our friends, our bank teller, our checkout person at the store, etc. Even if the relationships aren’t always deep or profound, they are one-on-one interactions with other people that serve purposes in our lives.
Every single person we interact with has a specific purpose in our lives. Whether a person in our life is an emotional interaction, a business or professional interaction, a deep and meaningful interaction, or a passing and seemingly insignificant moment of interaction – it is still a one-on-one interaction with another person.
Some of us connect with other people:
- for emotional fulfillment
- for financial and material resource and/or gain
- for physical and/or health benefits
- for career and/or social advancement or expansion
- for companionship
- to gather information
- to start and/or share a family (have children)
- to avoid being responsible for ourselves
- for spiritual communion
- for practical purpose(s) in the day-to-day matters of life
- to maintain connections to our past
- to establish connections with the future we want to create
Our reasons, purposes and intentions for connecting others are where our relationships get complicated.
Relationships in themselves are objective in principle and nature. They are simply two people interacting with each other. Whether those interactions occur as emotionally, spiritually, materially, and/or physically profound is entirely up to us as individuals.
Therefore, it is our individual interpretation of an objective relationship which makes that relationship subjective. WE give our relationships meaning. WE are responsible for how attached or detached we become to the people and things in our lives.
There are two sides to every one-on-one relationship as we each go into each relationship for different reasons and with different intentions. This is why what may be a deep and profound connection for one person may be shallow and insignificant to the other. This is where “the balancing scales of Libra” go into action.
Every now and then, those reasons and intentions match, producing a wonderful and healthy interaction.
Yet more times than not, the reasons, purposes and intentions are different. And what is easy or obvious for one person may not be so easy and obvious to the other.
This is why we experience relationships in which:
- we may be so emotionally invested in the relationship while the other person seems to care less
- we think we have a personal friendship with someone, only to find that all they’ve wanted from us is a professional connection with someone else through us
- we think someone wants us for our money only to find out that they really wanted us to emotionally and spiritually connect with them.
In these exchanges, recognize that as much as the actions and reactions of others reveal who they are, the actions and reactions you have to the changes and people in your life reveal who you are. Our relationships – the people we choose to interact with and spend our time with and energy on are a reflection of who we believe ourselves to be and what we value in our lives. Also recognize that our relationships and partnerships are a reflection of the love, respect and acceptance you have for yourself, and how you behave or choose to express yourself to your partners in your one-on-one relationships is a reflection of the love, respect, and acceptance you have for others.
It also serves you well to be objective in your examination of your relationships with others. By looking at them in objective terms (especially when times are challenging in a relationship), you are able to clearly see what your own motives are in and for the interactions, what the other person’s motives and intentions may be, and what about it all does and doesn’t work in relation to the Libra principles of balance, equality, fairness, justice, and harmony.
I encourage you to use this time of Sun in Libra to explore your relationships with others, and in doing so, to learn even more about yourself. It is a great time to shift your relationship to your relationships.
Enjoy the week! Until next post…
~ Light and Blessings,
Grace
