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ASTROLOGY YOUR PLACE IN THE STARS MERCURY IN LIBRA THE fine and delicate judgment given by Mercury in Libra is at once its virtue and its vice; for in practical matters rough-and-ready decision is often of more value than accuracy, and the insistence on the latter which this position gives, if exaggerated, means hesitation, vacillation, and delay. There is generally a quick intuitive flash of conviction followed by the attempt to weigh the decision logically, which is often dangerous. The better policy would be to train the mind to follow its intuitions. It is the old story of the ass who starved between two thistles because he could not decide which he would eat first. In matters where mind is the sole consideration, however, Libra is as good a sign as can be found for Mercury. The Venusian nature softens the metallic coldness of the Mercurial nature, and Saturn being exalted in Libra, there is an added element of wisdom which pure reason lacks. The real drawback is in the airy nature of the sign, which may give a certain looseness and even frivolity to the disposition of the mind. There is usually great ambition for intellectual accomplishments, but little inclination to labor to attain them. The mind easily becomes distracted; sometimes we may find the native “Jack of all trades, and master of none,” as the saying goes. Such people, too, have the defect common to the open mind; they form an opinion after long and careful study, and yet may abandon it at a moment’s notice on quite inadequate grounds. The sensitive balance of the mind makes it very difficult to speak positively about such people without the fullest study of the whole horoscope. With this position we find the most varied accomplishments. Great mystics and artists like Coleridge, great lexicographers like Sir Richard Quain, great statesmen like Kruger, great lawyers like Lord Brougham, great theologians {sic!} like Savonarola, great scholars like Erasmus, great philosophers {sic!} like Cornelius Agrippa, {213} great rulers like Queen Elizabeth, great actresses like Mrs. Langtry, great courtesans like Cleo de Merode – all come under this possibility. One cannot tell merely from the position itself along what lines the mind may move, or even how it will work, as Mercury in this sign is more sensitive and pliable than in any other. The position may, however, be called good; it is rare to find a thoroughly incompetent mentality with Mercury in this sign; such an event is unlikely to occur unless there be serious affliction. Unless, however, there are some good aspects to strengthen Mercury, the mind is likely to be shallow. The following well known persons were also born with Mercury in the sign Libra: Alfred Dreyfus Lily Langtry Whitelaw Reid Spencer Trask Christabel Pankhurst Henry George Eleanor Gates Von Hindenburg William O. Stoddard David Graham Phillips Edward W. Bok MacMonnies Ramsay MacDonald For the benefit of those who are not in possession of Raphael”s Ephemeris, or who are not able to interpret the symbol contained therein, the years when Mercury is in the sign Libra are as follows: From September 25th through October 12th 1840 September 17th “ October 5th 1841 September 9th ” September 29th 1842 September 2d “ September 29th 1843 October 7th ” November 8th 1843 August 27th “ October 4th 1844 October 10th ” October 31st 1844 {214} From October 7th through October 24th 1845 September 30th “ October 16th 1846 September 22d ” October 9th 1847 September 13th “ October 1st 1848 September 6th ” September 27th 1849 October 26th “ November 10th 1849 August 30th ” November 5th 1850 August 27th “ September 20th 1851 October 11th ” October 29th 1851 October 4th “ October 20th 1852 September 26th ” October 13th 1853 September 18th “ October 6th 1854 September 11th ” September 30th 1855 September 3d “ September 26th 1856 October 13th ” November 8th 1856 August 28th “ November 2d 1857 August 30th ” September 3d 1858 October 9th “ October 25th 1858 October 1st ” October 18th 1859 September 22d “ October 9th 1860 September 15th ” October 3d 1861 September 7th “ September 27th 1862 October 31st ” November 11th 1862 August 31st “ November 6th 1863 August 26th ” September 24th 1864 October 11th “ October 29th 1864 October 5th ” October 22d 1865 September 28th “ October 14th 1866 September 20th ” October 7th 1867 September 11th “ September 30th 1868 September 4th ” September 26th 1869 October 18th “ November 9th 1869 August 29th ” November 3d 1870 August 27th “ September 11th 1871 October 10th ” October 27th 1871 October 2d “ October 18th 1872 September 24th ” October 11th 1873 September 16th “ October 4th 1874 {215} From September 9th through September 28th 1875 November 6th ” November 10th 1875 September 1st “ November 6th 1876 August 27th ” September 30th 1877 October 11th “ October 31st 1877 October 6th ” October 23d 1878 September 29th “ October 16th 1879 September 20th ” October 7th 1880 September 12th “ October 1st 1881 September 5th ” September 27th 1882 October 23d “ November 10th 1882 August 30th ” November 4th 1883 August 26th “ September 16th 1884 October 10th ” October 27th 1884 October 3d “ October 19th 1885 September 25th ” October 12th 1886 September 18th “ October 5th 1887 September 9th ” September 28th 1888 September 2nd “ September 27th 1889 October 9th ” November 8th 1889 August 27th “ November 1st 1890 October 8th ” October 24th 1891 September 30th “ October 16th 1892 September 22d ” October 9th 1893 September 14th “ October 2d 1894 September 6th ” September 27th 1895 October 28th “ November 11th 1895 August 30th ” November 4th 1896 August 26th “ September 21st 1897 October 11th ” October 28th 1897 October 5th “ October 21st 1898 September 27th ” October 13th 1899 September 19th “ October 6th 1900 September 11th ” September 30th 1901 September 4th “ September 27th 1902 October 16th ” November 10th 1902 August 29th “ November 3d 1903 August 28th ” September 7th 1904 {216} From October 9th through October 26th 1904 October 2d “ October 18th 1905 September 24th ” October 11th 1906 September 16th “ October 4th 1907 September 8th ” September 28th 1908 November 2d “ November 11th 1908 September 1st ” November 7th 1909 August 27th “ September 28th 1910 October 12th ” October 31st 1910 October 7th “ October 23d 1911 September 28th ” October 15th 1912 September 20th “ October 8th 1913 September 13th ” October 1st 1914 September 5th “ September 27th 1915 October 21st ” November 11th 1915 August 29th “ November 4th 1916 August 27th ” September 14th 1917 October 10th “ October 27th 1917 October 3d ” October 20th 1918 September 26th “ October 12th 1919 September 17th ” October 4th 1920 September 9th “ September 29th 1921 September 2d ” September 30th 1922 October 5th “ November 8th 1922 August 28th ” October 4th 1923 October 12th “ November 1st 1923 October 7th ” October 24th 1924 September 30th “ October 16th 1925 September 22d ” October 9th 1926 September 14th “ October 2d 1927 September 6th ” September 27th 1928 October 25th “ November 10th 1928 August 30th ” November 5th 1929 Previous | Top | Index | Next Introduction | THE SUN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Sun | The Sun in the Signs | The Sun in Aries | The Sun in Taurus | The Sun in Gemini | The Sun in Cancer | The Sun in Leo | The Sun in Virgo | The Sun in Libra | The Sun in Scorpio | The Sun in Sagittarius | The Sun in Capricorn | The Sun in Aquarius | The Sun in Pisces | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Saturn | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Jupiter | THE MOON SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Moon | The Moon in the Signs | The Moon in Aries | The Moon in Taurus | The Moon in Gemini | The Moon in Cancer | The Moon in Leo | The Moon in Virgo | The Moon in Libra | The Moon in Scorpio | The Moon in Sagittarius | The Moon in Capricorn | The Moon in Aquarius | The Moon in Pisces | MERCURY SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mercury in the Signs | Mercury in Aries | Mercury in Taurus | Mercury in Gemini | Mercury in Cancer | Mercury in Leo | Mercury in Virgo | Mercury in Libra | Mercury in Scorpio | Mercury in Sagittarius | Mercury in Capricorn | Mercury in Aquarius | Mercury in Pisces | VENUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Venus in the Signs | Venus in Aries | Venus in Taurus | Venus in Gemini | Venus in Cancer | Venus in Leo | Venus in Virgo | Venus in Libra | Venus in Scorpio | Venus in Sagittarius | Venus in Capricorn | Venus in Aquarius | Venus in Pisces | MARS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mars in the Signs | Mars in Aries | Mars in Taurus | Mars in Gemini | Mars in Cancer | Mars in Leo | Mars in Virgo | Mars in Libra | Mars in Scorpio | Mars in Sagittarius | Mars in Capricorn | Mars in Aquarius | Mars in Pisces | JUPITER SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Jupiter in the Signs | Jupiter in Aries | Jupiter in Taurus | Jupiter in Gemini | Jupiter in Cancer | Jupiter in Leo | Jupiter in Virgo | Jupiter in Libra | Jupiter in Scorpio | Jupiter in Sagittarius | Jupiter in Capricorn | Jupiter in Aquarius | Jupiter in Pisces | The Effects of Jupiter on Vocation | SATURN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Saturn in the Signs | Saturn in Aries | Saturn in Taurus | Saturn in Gemini | Saturn in Cancer | Saturn in Leo | Saturn in Virgo | Saturn in Libra | Saturn in Scorpio | Saturn in Sagittarius | Saturn in Capricorn | Saturn in Aquarius | Saturn in Pisces | URANUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Uranus in the Signs | Uranus in Aries | Uranus in Taurus | Uranus in Gemini | Uranus in Cancer | Uranus in Leo | Uranus in Virgo | Uranus in Libra | Uranus in Scorpio | Uranus in Sagittarius | Uranus in Capricorn | Uranus in Aquarius | Uranus in Pisces | NEPTUNE SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Neptune in the Signs | Neptune in Aries | Neptune in Taurus | Neptune in Gemini | Neptune in Cancer 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