The 3rd decan of Libra: the meaning
Jupiter comes next in the Chaldean order and receives the end of Libra.
The triplicities assign this decan to Gemini, with Mercury as ruler. These rulers share a taste for ideas and exchange, one on a large scale, the other in the quickness of the moment.
On Jupiter’s side, one would describe a person at ease in major negotiations, international relations, teaching: they know how to give an agreement meaning and recall the common interest. On Mercury’s side, they would shine in conversation, in the salon, in the debate of ideas, in drafting a compromise where every word counts. In both cases, speech would be the preferred tool for moving things forward, whether it is a neighborhood dispute, an employment contract, or a family reconciliation.
The downside would be talking instead of deciding. The art of negotiation can delay a decision indefinitely; verbal charm can mask what one really thinks. Jupiter would also push toward promising broadly. This decan would do well to set a deadline for its discussions and to prefer, now and then, a frank sentence to a clever formula. A successful negotiation ends in a decision, not in another meeting. Friends of this decan know it: it almost always finds the compromise, provided it is given time to put it into words.
- Sign
- LibraAir, cardinal; ruler: Venus
- Degrees
- 20° to 30°Longitude 200° to 210°
- Faces (Chaldean)
- JupiterPlanet 2 of the Chaldean order
- Triplicity
- Gemini (Mercury)3rd air sign