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Newsletter No. 4
September 24, 1999

LIBRA'S BALANCING ACT


By Gururattan Kaur Khalsa, Ph.D. "Rattana"



ASTROLOGICAL ENERGIES

Each part of the zodiac contains a unique quality of energy. These energies
are available for us
to cultivate particular talents and powers. Each energy offers us
opportunities and gifts. To
access them we are obliged to learn certain lessons. Each is a path to
higher consciousness.

In the human experience, each astrological energy is expressed at different
levels of
consciousness. Alan Oken refers to three levels of consciousness-(1)
personality-centered
individuals, (2) those awakening to the Soul-personality relationship and
(3) Soul-centered
individuals.1 At each stage of our evolution, our life experiences
challenge us to grow. As we
learn our lessons, we move from personality to Soul awareness and then to
the integration of our
Soul qualities into our human awareness.

STAGES OF EVOLUTION

To simplify, I am going to refer to these three stages of evolution as (1)
asleep, (2) waking-up
and (3) awake. Every individual must travel this path of evolution. We are
often shamed by
and resigned to what we consider our dysfunctions. This is especially true
during the waking-up
stage. Acting out and experiencing our dysfunctions is an integral part of
the human journey. It
is ironic that what we already know at the soul level, is what we have to
learn at the personality
level. Actually our task is to figure out how to embody our soul qualities.

I like to approach our human growth process as a necessary and hopefully
exciting part of our
liberation. My goal is to help us feel less embarrassed by our apparent
limitations and less
intimidated by our challenges. The exploration of each astrological sign is
intended to help us
navigate our lives so that we experience our goals as both accessible and
attainable.

PATHS TO HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS

Each astrological sign is a path requiring a discipline unique to itself.
We usually focus on our
Sun sign because it represents our most obvious lessons. However, to fully
understand
ourselves, we must realize that we each have all of these energies available
to us. The extent to
which they demand our attention also depends upon which energy rules our
other Planets,
especially our Moon, our Ascendant and our Saturn. The New Millennium Being
achieves
wholeness as it integrates the energies and powers of each of the
astrological signs into its human
tool kit.

Resolution of the dilemmas and imbalances that we encounter on our human
journey are found
only in higher states of consciousness. Our innate urge for peace, harmony,
meaning and joy
pushes us to learn what we came here to learn so that we can experience
exalted states of being
while in a human body. Each astrological sign has its unique tests, which
if met, will deliver us
to our own liberation.


LIBRA'S TERRITORY IS RELATIONSHIPS

In our first issue we sought to understand Virgo's path to liberation.
Virgo's territory is healing,
health and service, through which it eventually SEES PERFECTION.
Libra's territory is relationships. Libra's "evolution unfolds through the
interplay of interpersonal
dynamics."2 Libra needs relationships to follow its path because it is
through relationships that
it learns its lessons. It is in the process of figuring out how to be in
relationship that it achieves
the equilibrium it seeks. It is through right relationship with itself and
others that it finally
establishes the perfect balance in its own heart.


LIBRA'S EVOLUTIONARY PATH

ASLEEP LIBRA

Personality-centered or "asleep" Libra seeks (is obsessed with)
relationships because it "needs"
them to find balance within itself. At the lower levels of consciousness,
Libra is looking for
someone to fulfill needs that it cannot fulfill itself. Co-dependence is
the archetype of the
unevolved Libra. Eventually, the drama, traumas, loneliness and neediness
created by
unsuccessful partnerships serve to get Libra's attention. These
dysfunctions are meant to wake
Libra up to the following facts of life in Earth School:

1. Whatever it is looking for in others, it must find in itself.
2. Whatever is lacking in the other, is a reflection of what is lacking in
itself.
3. Whatever it wants from another, it must first give to itself.

The superficial quest for the perfect match which will "round it out and
make it whole," sooner
or later uncovers enough discrepancies to make Libra realize that this
fantasy is a cruel illusion.
Dependent, self-centered relationships never work like the storybook
recipes.

WAKING -UP LIBRA

As Libra begins to wake up, it learns that what we project is reflected back
to us in our
relationships. It also grudgingly realizes that our outer wars are a
reflection of our inner wars.
What it thinks it has sacrificed or given has too often been motivated by
what it wanted in return.
These are bitter lessons, but they are generally effective in propelling a
humbled Libra to its next
stage of Soul evolution.

Waking-up Libra becomes more aware of the true dynamics of relationships.
It gains the ability
to separate itself from others. It begins to be able to distinguish between
its own and other's
subjective and instinctual response patterns. It learns to recognize itself
and others as
independent beings, each with his or her own set of needs and desires.
Energetic separation of
self from others enables Libra to create safe, definable boundaries.

The "asleep" urge to use others and to be victorious, gives way to the need
for balanced rapport,
harmony in human relationships, and the search for partners who complement,
but do not
substitute for one's path to wholeness. In this awakening stage, Libra is
increasingly aware of
the tension produced when it's life is not in harmony. In order to create
harmony, it cultivates
fair play, searches for ways to balance conflicting interests and tries to
help everyone get their
needs met. Libra no longer feels left out or used when it learns to include
its own needs and self
in the "everybody" equation.

At the asleep stage, the basic conflict is between self and others. At the
waking-up stage of soul
evolution, the conflict is between "the world of the personality and the
visions of the Soul."
Libra becomes conscious of oppositions and the need to work with polarized
forces in a way that
creates harmony. 3

AWAKE LIBRA

Libra's task is not to forego the personality in favor of the Soul. Libra's
task is to balance and
integrate all aspects of the Self. When the personality and the Soul are
harmoniously aligned,
awake Libra becomes an active and conscious servant of humanity. As the
personification of the
Law of Right Relations, Soul-centered Libra finds the common thread and the
shared vision,
which unite apparently opposing forces. Libra is more than the peacemaker,
its energy serves
humanity as the cohesive force that weaves a synthesis of interests in
delicate and volatile
situations. Libra accomplishes its goals by properly using its gifts of (1)
the intelligence of
the neutral mind, (2) the compassion of the heart and (3) the right use of
will in making
choices that align human and Divine Will.


CHOICE AND CENTERING

When Libra is unconscious, it is out of balance, it doesn't know it, and
blames others. As Libra
becomes conscious, it is driven by the urge to find inner and outer
stability. Libra becomes very
sensitive to the anxiety and conflict created by opposing forces within and
outside itself. As
Libra battles its way from the lower to the higher self, it becomes
painfully aware that it must do
what it hates the most, it must make choices. In order to be able to make
conscious choices, it
must master the tools of (1) right judgment, (2) right expression of love,
and (3) right use of
will. The cultivation of these powers is an integral part of its path.
With these powers it is able
to make choices that align with the highest good for all. Conscious Libra
is in perfect balance--
not because it is perfect or has created a perfect world, but because it has
found the place in side
where Love reigns and Love decides.

Libra's seesaw experience is not just confusing, it is real. For Libra not
only perceives the
dualism of material reality, it perceives a reality beyond dualities. Libra
perceives the reality of
the Soul, and is driven to anchor itself in Soul consciousness. The
wavering back and forth is
part of the process of integrating Soul consciousness into its personality.
The flux between the
polarities is essential for Libra. Only by intimately experiencing the
nature of contrasting but
related attributes, qualities and energies can it learn how to harmonize
them. 4

Ultimate peace for Libra is achieved through marriage with its Higher Self.
Libra's quest is to
find this place of peace. Since this is an experience and not simply an
idea, Libra must stop the
mind and pause long enough to not only find, but to establish a relationship
with this place
within itself. What may appear to others as a blasi, noncommittal or
impartial attitude may in
fact be part of Libra's process to experience the neutral mind and to
connect to its heart. To find
its center, it is necessary to pause, to assess, and to contemplate. It is
in the interlude, in the
space between thoughts, that the neutral mind is experienced.


BALANCING AGENT

Libra expresses itself as the balancing agent between polarities:
Male-female
Self-other
Personal- collective
Soul-personality
Giving and receiving.

Walking the path of the balancing agent requires Libra "to develop the
ability to perceive right
values and fair judgment in dealing with others." 5. These abilities can be
attained only when
one's mental energies are balanced. Libra is able to apply the laws of the
cosmos to human
relations only when it is able to sustain a relationship with these laws
within itself. When the
mind is focused at the point beyond duality, it synthesizes and brings
opposites into harmony.
Libra is able to transcend personal differences and focus on collective
inter-relatedness precisely
because it is mentally capable of holding a neutral center where opposites
are transcended and
blended in Oneness.


THE CULTURAL AWAKENING OF LIBRA

Quantum physics teaches us that everything in the Universe is in
relationship all the time. In
fact, everything is about relationship. Libra inherently knows this. Even
a casual reflection on
these scientific findings, indicate that it is important to pay attention to
what Libra is trying to tell
us.

Libra's path is to learn HOW to be in relationship with everything and
everybody, especially
itself. One of Libra's major lessons is that the nature of our
relationships is a direct reflection of
our relationship with ourselves. The recognition and loving acceptance of
this universal truth is
a critical step in Libra's quest to embody compassion, to experience the
Love that binds us all
and to have this experience in partnership.

In the past, our understanding of Libra and our attitude toward
relationships and marriage has
tended to be very superficial. Cultural myths have bated us to look for,
and expect to find, ideal
mates, who will make us feel completely happy. However, the blissful
fantasies no longer (never
did!) cover up our denial and the anguish that we experience in co-dependent
relationships. As
we become more conscious, we realize that to achieve fulfillment in
relationships, we have to
achieve fulfillment within ourselves. True marriage or merger with another
is possible only to
the extent that we merge with the Divine within and cultivate on-going
relationships with our
mind, emotions, body and spirit.

As a culture, we are awakening to the true nature of Libra. The isolation
and frustrations that
have too often accompanied the painful charades which we have called
marriages have pushed us
to search for relationship with different expressions of our selves-our
inner child, our wild man
or woman and our dream life. Blaming others has been superceded by the
realization that our
relationships reflect the inner neediness and conflicts that we project on
others. Assuming
responsibility for our "fate", is leading us to cultivate our own inner
integration and wholeness
and our own center, where we are able to make conscious choices for our own
highest good.
Realizing that we are at choice and exercising our Free Will allows us to
enter relationships that
offer both opportunities for mutual growth and spiritual union.


LIBRA'S CHARACTERISTICS AND ENERGY


FAIRNESS
A friend told me, I choose to be fair. Libra's can't help themselves. Why
does Libra want to be
fair? Because only when everyone is getting what they need will there be
equilibrium in the
world. There is no peace when there are winners and losers. There is no
equity when there are
have's and have not's. There is always duality when we are in our
"rational" minds.

COMPASSION
Each astrological sign is associated, or ruled by, a Planet, the Sun or the
Moon. Venus is Libra's
commanding Goddess. Libra says there is enough love to go around. In fact,
Libra says that it is
Love that makes the world go round. Libra is kind to everyone because it
believes that everyone
deserves to be recognized and get what they need. Libra is compassionate
because it sincerely
cares.

LOYALTY
Libra is a loyal partner, if its wishy-washiness doesn't drive its companion
and itself crazy. It
won't if Libra is loyal it its own heart and soul.

ELEGANCE
Libra is known for its elegance. Universal energy is elegant. Balance is
elegant. One must be
elegant to maintain poise and balance on the double-edged sword of life.

BALANCE AND ENJOY EVERYTHING
The scales are Libra's symbology. Libra inherently knows that polarities
are the nature of the
Universe. As Yogi Bhajan used to tell us "To prevent the bad is also to
prevent the good." We
can't have dark without light or light without dark. Without both, we
wouldn't be able to
identify either.

Libra's goal is not to find an inert point of boring equilibrium. Libra's
goal is to find a way to
enjoy all the experiences of life and still be able to maintain its own
inner stability. To do so
Libra must act from its own center.

Libra knows life is a test. The test is to see HOW we handle what comes our
way. Our
challenges don't go away, but we can learn to handle them in a way that we
grow, learn, get
more empowered and find more peace. The more peaceful we are inside, the
easier it is to
balance what is on our scales. In fact the more stable we are, the fuller
we can fill BOTH scales
and add more joy to our lives.


WHAT IS LIBRA TRYING TO BALANCE?

Libra likes to add more and more beauty to its life. And the way to do so
is to be able to balance
more and more on its scales. Libra realizes that it can do this only in the
heart-where it
knows what and how to choose, where it is at peace no matter what happens,
where it is not
thrown off balance by others' demands or its own conflicting desires.

Libra's balance is dynamic. It is looking for stability, but not for static
nothingness. Libra
knows we need both sides of the scale to achieve balance. We need both day
and night to keep
the scales of life in equilibrium. We can't have one without the other. We
wouldn't want either
one alone. Libra's quest is to have both and not let either distract it or
through it off center.


LEARNING HOW TO AVOID CONFLICT

Everyone knows Libra does whatever possible to avoid conflict. Libra wants
to learn with the
least pain and struggle. Aires invites us into the ring to fight it out.
Libra says there is another
way. Libra the peacekeeper says, "Let's talk it over. Let's listen to both
sides. I am sure
everyone can win."

How DO we negotiate life in this conflictual world, not to mention, of
course, our conflictual
minds? (Notice there just might be a relationship between the two!) Libra
knows that the trick
is to rise above the conflict. To do so we must operate from our neutral
mind. We must observe
the world from the vantage point of the lighthouse of our Soul. When we
truly observe, without
attachment and judgment, there really is no conflict. We are simply watching
the play of events
and working things out along the way. We may even be amused as we watch the
cosmic play of
events unfold.

The Tao says that the fastest way to enlightenment is through non-judgment.
Libra must
have written this line. When we aren't judging and trying to figure out
what is right and wrong,
good and bad, pleasing or displeasing, we are operating above the level of
conflict and duality.
We are in another zone of reality where things are just the way they are at
the moment. It is in
this zone of reality that Libra loves to hang out.


HOW DOES LIBRA ACHIEVE BALANCE AND MAKE CHOICES?

How can Libra extricate itself from its indecisive stalemate? How can Libra
keep the scales
from tipping too far in one direction? Libra needs to know HOW to make
choices. Libra needs
an invariable touchstone by which to evaluate options and make decisions.
Libra's touchstone
must be integrated into its being. For Libra, its touchstone must be based
on universal truth and
reflect its personal Soul truth.

Here are a few examples of how I have observed Libra's maintain balance and
make choices.
One woman chooses the event that can not be repeated at a later date.
Because she chooses what
she will enjoy the most, she minimizes the possibility of feeling she made
the wrong decision.
One man wears only white bana (spiritual dress) at all times to keep him
centered in his Soul
identity. Both are, by the way, in long-term stable marriages.

A decisive Libra woman calls upon (and trusts!) her neutral mind to make
decisions. " If I feel
indecisive, I look at "what's the worse case scenario if I do this?" If I
can live with it, then I'll
take a chance and make the move. If I am still uncertain, I meditate in the
morning that by noon
the correct answer will come to me - or what is the best approach to
handling a situation. That
has worked fabulously for me. I generally feel quite confident about the
answer that was sent to
me and therefore the delivery of the action feels secure."

Basic questions that can serve as touchstones include the following-
Does this situation enhance my Soul growth?
Is this opportunity related to my Soul purpose?
Which choice will further my goals and increase my happiness?
Will this choice make me feel more at peace and more empowered?


EVERYDAY TESTS

Everyday we face issues that necessitate the need for Libra's higher
perspective. And everyday
we find out where we are on the scale. A recent example concerns this
newsletter. Unknown to
us, our service was programmed so that responses to the original mail were
sent to everyone on
the list. When several people failed to follow the instructions on how to
"unsubscribe" and
wrote to the whole list, a chain reaction was set off with everyone getting
"unsubscribe" and
complaints. We found balance by finding another service. In the meantime,
it was interesting to
watch how people reacted. The reactions ran the gambit from irate to
amused.

In the context of Libra, the question is how can we get back to a sense of
equilibrium? Can we
re-establish balance before we spill the contents of our silver platters?
Even better, how can we
not be thrown off balance in the first place?

Libra knows that balance is achieved only on higher ground. There is no
balance at the level of
day-to-day problems. Our challenges throw us into the caldron of
polarities. Scorpio knows life
would be boring and meaningless without the fire that burns us into our own
purity. Libra
prepares us to confront the intense process of death and rebirth that is
required for the mastery
that we aspire in Scorpio's territory. Libra is about accessing a mental
place where we feel safe
and detached enough to jump into our own emotional pit.


NEUTRAL MIND AND HEART

Libra's gift is perspective. To attain and maintain an all-inclusive
perspective, Libra must
cultivate the neutral mind and open its heart. Higher ground is found in
the heart and in the
neutral mind. Higher ground is found in one's relationship with one's Self.

It is in the neutral mind that we are able to gracefully step aside when we
are thrown curved
balls. It is in the neutral mind that we do not get sucked into the drama
of human mistakes and
ignorance. It is in the neutral mind that we do not let ourselves become a
victim of faulty
systems and pettiness.

The Buddhists have a great attitude that helps them gracefully move through
life's challenges.
Every time something happens to them, they are grateful that they get to pay
off more karma
which moves them closer to freedom. I use that concept a lot. In the above
situation, I was
grateful that I got to experience crazy communication energy as a faulty
program and mess up
based on a mistake. There was no maliciousness, no computer breakdowns, and
no injurious
accidents. The crazy energy will visit everyone. Libra knows that HOW it
visits us depends on
our attitude and our mental perspective.


THE REALITY ABOVE CONFLICT

Libra is often experienced, and I feel misunderstood, as trying to avoid
conflict by being
detached and uninvolved. This is both experienced and interpreted as
avoiding the real issues,
covering up the conflicts with niceties, and attempting to pacify others and
even itself. Although
the above is true for asleep Libra, I believe that Libra inherently knows
there is another place to
go and is trying its best to get itself and others to that place.

If issues are dealt with compassionately, there is not only a better chance
of resolution, we get a
chance to be in our hearts, which is where Libra longs to hang out all the
time. If daily
annoyances incite major emotional reactions, the chances of being in the
cozy heart space
diminish dramatically. And picking up the pieces of the shattered glass is
more than the lover of
beauty can tolerate.

Libra is not about denial. Libra is trying to tell us, there really is
another reality where love
exists, where we are all One and one with the One. Most of us don't believe
it, because we
haven't experienced it. We can't get out of our mental trips long enough to
find our hearts.


THE DETACHMENT PARADOX

Libra personifies the apparent paradox that we have to be detached to be in
a viable relationship.
Actually it makes a lot of sense when we understand the true nature of
detachment.
Detachment is being able to look out at the world from our own inner eye.
Detachment is being
able to define our own energetic boundaries, to contain our own energy, to
maintain our own
perspective and position. When we have our own definition of self, we can
separate our
thoughts, feelings and responses from those of others. If we can't,
relationships become
entangled messes of interlocking neuroses and psychic garbage.

In my Sexuality and Spirituality courses I use the images of two sponges vs.
two crystals. What
type of relationship would you prefer? A relationship between two
crystals, independent beings
who by maintaining their own identities are able to produce an independent
third force? Or a
relationship between two sponges who produce an amorphous, confusing mess?
Not
surprisingly, everyone prefers a relationship between two crystals.
However, not everyone is
willing to commit to the work that it takes to achieve this type of
partnership.

The process of detachment reorients our perspective from outside-in to
inside-out. It is
becoming more and more clear that we must find and hold our own stable
center, or our energy
will be used and abused by others. (To get our attention, of course!)
Instead of going into the
victim mode, we need to take responsibility for anchoring our consciousness
inside ourselves.
Awake Libra is able to look out from its own Soul into the Soul of others.


IN THE HEART EVERYONE IS INCLUDED

I remember once after doing my daily healing meditation, I placed one person
in my heart and
then another and then spontaneously all these people popped in. It was
beautiful. Everyone was
there and there was room for all and for more. I think Libra was smiling at
me.

I think one of Libra's secrets is that it has an access code to the heart
and a delete button. Libra
uses the delete button to erase the irrelevant e-mails and move on. Libra
similes at everyone and
in the process keeps its own heart open.

While most of us are ducking it out and sleeping Libra is in stalemate
trying to choose between two
alternatives, exalted Libra is showing us a third way-the neutral mind and
the heart.


INCLUSION, ABUNDANCE AND INFINITE POSSIBILITIES

Libra wants to have its cake and eat it too. Libra wants both because it
knows this is possible.
To choose between two alternatives is not only a tragedy because one is
excluded, it is a tragedy
because the synthesis that is obtained in the merger is foregone. It is
the possibility of the higher
reality of Oneness that Libra quests for. In the mundane, asleep world,
this plays out as being
unable to make decisions without feeling restricted or limited.

In mundane reality, asleep Libra does drive itself and others crazy. This
is to be expected as
Libra tries to find its unique path to enlightenment. Libra is not of the
mundane. Libra
personifies the elegance of the Universe. Libra's spiritual quest is to
personify this elegance in
both its outer appearance and its inner resonance.

Libra doesn't like to prioritize or evaluate because it does not recognize a
hierarchical structure.
Libra feels limited by a plan and specific focus because Libra lives in the
moment of THE
PLAN. Libra lives in the field of infinite possibilities. Why exclude
something if everything is
already included?

Libra wants everything now because it already exists. Every spiritual path
teaches us that the
state of higher love "existed in the past, exists at this very moment, and
has always existed."
Master Libra says, "Relax, smell a rose and enjoy it at this very moment."


LIBRA'S PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT

Each sign shows us a path to freedom and liberation. Libra loves
multiplicity and plurality
because it experiences the reality of infinite possibilities. Libra avoids
conflict that create
emotional turmoil because one has to be very still to remove the veil and
witness that everyone
actually can get what he or she needs. Libra knows we live in an abundant
universe. Libra
avoids sacrifice, compromise and tension because these states pop us right
back into duality.

Libra tries to reduce the differences between people to get us into the
heart space where we
experience our common bond. It is in our hearts that we experience the
Higher Love that Libra
is talking about. Higher Love is not a passionate emotion. Higher Love is
the basic fabric of the
Universe. Higher Love is what makes all life possible. Higher Love is
everywhere, all the time.
Libra nudges us to tune in and get with the program.

In the neutral mind and heart, Libra elevates us above belief systems.
Beyond dogmas, there is
no one or right way. There are many appropriate ways and combinations there
of. There are no
fixed rules. There is only what works to bring harmony to a particular
situation. Libra nudges us
to move past mental constructs so that we can experience the reality of the
moment. Libra shows
us a reality beyond right and wrong, where many truths enrich our experience
of life. Libra
instructs us to live by universal laws and be grateful for what we have.

When Libra wakes up it is in love. Not because there is someone else there
to hold it but because it is being held in the arms of the Divine Beloved.


LIBRA SUN AND NEW MOON, OCTOBER 9TH

The best time to cultivate the gifts and powers of a particular sign is when
the Sun shines in that
segment of the zodiac. Every year the Sun is in Libra from September 23
through October 22.
Both the Sun and the Moon will be in Libra October 8th and 9th. The New
Moon in Libra
October 9th is a good time to set intentions for the upcoming year in the
area of relationships with
self and others. It is also a propitious time to set goals and begin
practicing techniques that foster
mental stability and balance.


AIR, BREATH AND MIND

At what level do we meet our challenges? At lower, asleep, levels of
consciousness--Water gets
emotionally upset. Fire gets angry. Earth feels stuck and can't move. Air
gets confused and
suffers from mental anguish.

Libra is an air element and operates in the mental realm. Libra's
liberation is in the neutral mind.
Libra's quest is to find a place of mental stability.

Libra is an air sign. Air is breathing. The element of air is associated
with the heart. And it is
well known that the mind follows the breath. Libra's primary relationship
must be with its
breath and its mind.

The following Pranayama meditation balances the two hemispheres of our brain
which allows us
to access our neutral mind. In the neutral mind, our heart and mind become
one.


MEDITATION FOR BALANCE AND CLARITY

ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING

Directions: Make a U-shape with the thumb and middle finger of the right
hand. Block the
right nostril with the thumb. Inhale through the left nostril. Pause.
Block the left nostril with the
middle finger as you release the thumb from the right nostril. Exhale
through the right nostril,
and (still blocking the left nostril), inhale through the right nostril.
Pause. Block the right nostril
again, and exhale through the left nostril. Continue for 3-11 minutes. 6

Mentally, inhale SAT and exhale NAM. ( I call upon the Truth)

Benefits: Alternate nostril breathing makes you feel calm as well as
energized and centered. It is
excellent for clearing the sinuses. I know 2 people who totally eliminated
sinus problems by
practicing this breath 5 minutes 2 times a day for 1-3 weeks.

You can make this a third eye meditation by placing your forefinger on your
forehead and
using a slight pressure to pull your attention inward to the still place
inside your head.

To end: Inhale through both nostrils, hold 10 seconds or as long as you
like, and then exhale.
Do this 2 or 3 times. Take advantage of the held in breath to experience
the deep peace within.

CONNECTING THE HEAD AND THE HEART

Meditate: Relax with your hands on your knees, thumbs lightly touching the
forefingers.
Silently meditate on your breath. With the eyes 1/10th open, look at the
tip of your nose with
both eyes. This focus causes the optic nerves to cross at exactly at the
third eye. You will feel a
slight pressure or concentration of energy at the third eye. Bring your
attention to this point of
inner balance. You will notice that you can maintain this focus as long as
your eyes are looking
down at the tip of your nose.

When you feel stable at the third eye, let the downward focus of your eyes
make you aware of
your heart-center. Feel the waves of the breath in the chest and the heart.
When your connection
with your heart is stable, gently let the breath connect your heart and your
head (third eye.) Sit
in total peace as the two points merge as one.

How will you know if you are there? There is no discussion! There is only
the experience of
peace, harmony and wholeness.

ASKING FOR CLARITY

If you are indecisive about something and seek clarity and resolution (Do
you ever notice this
happens to more than Libra's?), add the following process to your
meditation.

Define Issue: Before meditating get clarity about your issue and your desire
to find resolution.
If you can't define your issue make definition your goal. If you don't
really want resolution, you
might ask for clarity as to why.

Set Intention: Set your intention to find clarity, to be lead to the best
decision or to the best
choice. Ask that the answers you seek present themselves to you by the end
of your meditation.
Then let go of your intention. Once you have set it, it is set. You have
to let go to get divine
guidance and assistance.

Meditate: Then do the above meditation. Allow the breathing process to
change your energy.

Listen: If you haven't already received an answer, ask at the very end when
your head and heart
are one. Make sure to listen. Answers may come later in the day, when you
least expect it.


SNEAK PREVIEW OF FUTURE ISSUES

Virgo makes us aware of what we need to heal. Libra shows us as safe place
to go while we are
going through our healing crisis. Scorpio is the healing crisis. Scorpio
makes us jump into the
ring of fire. Sagittarius shows us how to expand beyond the crisis.
Sagittarius says, "This can
be fun." Capricorn assures us, "This is work."


FOOTNOTES AND REFERENCES

1. Soul-Centered Astrology by Alan Oken, The Crossing Press, Freedom, CA,
1990.
2. P. 201
3. P. 205
4. P. 200
5. P. 210

6. Relax and Renew by Gururattan Kaur Khalsa, Ph.D. and Ann Marie Maxwell,
Yoga
Technology Press, San Diego, CA, 1989. P. 85

Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil by Liz Greene, Samuel Weiser, Inc, York
Beach, Maine,
1976.

Libra website: http://www.myfreeoffice.com/libra , two articles "What makes
conflict so undesirable for the libran?" and "Why is it so hard to decide?"


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