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DON'T SACRIFICE THE TRUTH Daily Astrology Wed 23rd Sept The Sun enters Libra. The Sun is the most significant object in the sky. It sets the context. We are moving into the second half of the year, from the self-development of the 1st 6 signs, to the wider engagement of the 2nd half of the zodiac. The strength of Libra is to be able to consider from the other's point of view. His weakness is not valuing what he wants or thinks for himself - it can seem selfish - and needing others to like him. Libra is ruled by Venus, who was originally a goddess of both love and war. Libra can fight. Think Margaret Thatcher! This is why the sign is known as 'the iron fist in the velvet glove.' There is a character quality in modern psychological research known as 'disagreeableness'. It does not mean uncompassionate. It means you are willing to say what you think, because you do not need others to like you. This is the quality to practise this month. I do it mainly online. For a long time I felt I must be wrong, and a bad person, when people disagreed with me. But gradually I changed, I became Venus in her warrior form. And think about it this way: how can Libra be of help to others if she is not prepared to consider what they say and, if necessary, disagree? It is also about balancing harmony with truth. Libra's impulse is always to promote peace, and can think something has gone terribly wrong if there is disagreement. But it can also mean that truthfulness is sacrificed. It becomes a matter of integrity, of not letting yourself and the truth down so everything stays nice. This is where the strength of Libra as the diplomat arises: the truth is heard and acknowledged, but in such a way that it is palatable to all sides. This is the combination to strive for this month: being fully truthful, while fully entering into the other's point of view.