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ASTROLOGY
YOUR PLACE IN THE STARS
MARS IN LIBRA
IN Libra, Mars is in his detriment; but he is not so weak as might appear from this first consideration. Libra rather tempers his activity with judgment; and, if he be well dignified, he may be as strong here as anywhere. He becomes more effective through being more controlled. But, in every case we examine, we shall find an excellent quality of direction given to him; just as the explosive force of gunpowder gains in effectiveness by virtue of the very limitation of the barrel of the rifle.
Sadi Carnot, for instance, was by no means so ambitious as Cromwell, who had Mars in Aries; but he did not need to use the same violence. His method was admirably adjusted to circumstances, and he attained his ends without recourse to undue force. He measured his actions carefully, and there was no lack of power, but at the same time no excess. Felix Faure, with the same position of Mars, gives exactly similar evidence of its action.
Shelley had the same quality; it appears in his work continually. {340} It is indeed admirable, this harmony of motion which one perceives in his rhythm. If it be contrasted with that of Swinburne, the difference between Leo and Libra will appear quite obvious.
Another admirable illustration of the judicial temperament is the method of Sir William Hamilton, dignified, well-considered, convincing. One can hardly say the same of Luther, but in this case Venus and Jupiter are both in conjunction with Mars, tending to over-excitement. Still, Libra's influence is visible even here; impassioned and intense as Luther was, he never went beyond the bounds of prudence.
There are two well-known British statesmen with this position for Mars, Mr. Asquith and Winston Churchill. The same tempered and adroit energy is characteristic of both.
Sir Humphrey Davy, too, has this admirably moderated fire. Without violence or controversy, he managed to have his way, owing to the proper control of his energy by his judgment. In the case of Alfred de Musset, one may say, this is not so obvious. There was a good deal of overproduction of energy in his machine, which made for vehemence of expression. But his Mars is powerfully excited by the square of Venus, the semi-sextile of Uranus; and the sextiles of a conjunction of Sol, Mercury and Saturn make up a formidable complex, to which, however, Mars is not the key, but Saturn. It is a very powerful combination, and the calming influence of Libra is to be thanked for the restraint of his method. This should be contrasted with that of Baudelaire, whose complex key is equally powerful, but who has Mars in Aries.
Occasionally it may occur that Libra is too powerful. Much of Bernard Shaw's apparent inconsistency is due to the fact that he has unrivaled capacity for seeing both sides of every argument with equal clarity, and often sets both together on the same page, or even in the same sentence. And here Mars is very weak, having no particularly close or strong aspects. Libra, therefore modifies his action much more than in the other cases which we have had occasion to consider.
For the benefit of those who are not in possession of Raphael's Ephemeris, or who are not able to interpret the symbols contained therein, the years when Mars is in the sign Libra are as follows: {341}
From December 2nd 1840 through February 4th 1841
April 12th “ July 14th 1841
November 8th ” December 27th 1842
October 19th “ December 4th 1844
September 30th ” November 14th 1846
September 11th “ October 25th 1848
August 23rd ” October 7th 1850
August 2nd “ September 17th 1852
July 9th ” August 27th 1854
December 14th 1855 “ July 30th 1856
November 16th 1857 ” January 7th 1858
October 27th “ December 13th 1859
October 7th ” November 21st 1861
September 19th “ November 2nd 1863
August 30th ” October 14th 1865
August 11th “ September 25th 1867
July 19th ” September 4th 1869
December 31st 1870 “ March 17th 1871
June 16th ” August 12th 1871
November 25th 1872 “ January 22nd 1873
May 20th ” June 24th 1873
November 3rd “ December 21st 1874
October 14th ” November 29th 1876
September 26th “ November 9th 1878
September 6th ” October 21st 1880
August 19th “ October 2nd 1882
July 28th ” September 12th 1884
July 2nd “ August 21st 1886
December 6th 1887 ” February 26th 1888
March 10th “ July 21st 1888
November 11th ” December 31st 1889
October 22nd “ December 7th 1891
October 2nd ” November 16th 1893
September 14th “ October 29th 1895
August 26th ” October 9th 1897
August 6th “ September 20th 1899
July 14th ” August 31st 1901
December 20th 1902 “ April 19th 1903 {342}
From May 31st through August 6th 1903
November 20th 1904 ” January 13th 1905
October 30th “ December 16th 1906
October 10th ” November 25th 1908
September 22nd “ November 6th 1910
September 3rd ” October 17th 1912
August 15th “ September 28th 1914
July 23rd ” September 8th 1916
January 11th “ February 25th 1918
June 24th ” August 16th 1918
November 30th 1919 “ January 31st 1920
April 24th ” July 10th 1920
November 7th “ December 25th 1921
October 18th ” December 3rd 1923
September 29th “ November 13th 1925
September 11th ” October 25th 1927
August 22nd “ October 5th 1929
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