Libra in 2nd House: The Art of Earning Gracefully

Personal Wealth 

When dealing with others at work like their colleagues, they are pleasant, diplomatic and tactful. Issues are dealt with gracefully and they are often willing to see things from all sides in order to reach fair resolutions. That said, if push comes to shove, they retaliate with verbal thrashings because unfairness really irritates them!

Their astuteness and need for balance and moderation makes them great business people. They are often the go-to people at work for resolving difficult matters in a fair and diplomatic manner — that also won’t result in legal trouble because Libra, being heavily associated with the law, naturally knows what to say and do to prevent situations from escalating to legal action.

Any negotiation at work will also involve their natural diplomacy and their strategies blend fairness with shrewd planning and visionary foresight.

Money isn’t spent or invested here without much forethought. A great deal of thought goes into every financial move they make. They are more than capable of coming up with creative, yet highly realistic and intelligent solutions to all kinds of obstacles and challenges.

There are graceful and artistic elements in anything related to their finances. If the Libran energy is this house is fully harnessed, these people can become master manifestors capable of easily creating virtually anything they desire with ease and grace — as long as it’s for their highest good.

When they feel off balance, they might spend too much on gifts for those they love or are trying to impress. Additionally, they can occasionally spend too much on themselves. This could include large expenses like cosmetic procedures or designer goods to cultivate an image of beauty and opulence. In reality, they may barely afford to pay their mortgage each month.

Physical Belongings

Their homes are filled with items that whisper tales of serenity, beauty and joy. Aesthetically pleasing furniture that’s also comfy, thoughtfully selected art work, and functional, practical objects that enhance their quality of life may also be found dotted around.

They feel a need to share the things they own, both tangible and intangible, with others, particularly a partner or sibling. Sometimes, this can lead to giving too much away, especially if they’re trying to keep people close to them.

The fair distribution of wealth is something they are very conscious of. The injustice, for example, of seeing people living in poverty troubles them and they feel compelled to address poverty on a wider scale, like campaigning for affordable housing, or donating to charities tackling homelessness.

Stability and Security

Stability and security are both ultimately found in having a good longterm partner and plenty of money from a fulfilling job. Libra loves money and that’s great for attracting wealth and creating a gentle, beautiful, safe and comfortable lifestyle.

Partners are very important to those with Libra in the 2nd. They want a balanced relationship that rarely encounters too many extreme highs and lows. Being an air sign, they can become easily frazzled and they prefer to avoid hassle as much as possible.

In business, working with a partner, for example, a spouse or sibling could help them feel more powerful and therefore more stable and secure. In fact, the more people they work with, the more supported they feel. It’s also more fun and engaging for them and such an atmosphere is likely to encourage success in any venture!

They are more likely to feel secure in a job that will suit them for decades to come. And ideally, their work will help them to make life fairer for others, for example, as a lawyer helping people to get out of unfair situations.

Self Esteem and Self Worth

If they feel something is unfair in their lives, they work hard to put it right. They cannot allow injustice as it can be hugely detrimental to their overall wellbeing. For example, if someone has wronged them or if they have wronged someone, they will seek to redress the balance between them somehow. This also applies to people they know or care about like friends, family, neighbors and so on. 

Libran energy is the only energy in the zodiac that is represented by a thing — the scales (of justice). Therefore, it’s surmised by many astrologers that their sense of self esteem is directly linked to their income, their physical appearance and their home and possessions. And while I personally agree with this theory, there’s also a lot more to this sign, as there is to the vast majority of human beings. So, I’d personally take that with a pinch of salt…

If they are in a secure, longterm relationship or married, they will want it to work and will go to great lengths, at least on occasion, to ensure that it does. Both their self esteem and self worth are strongly tied to their relationship status and how happy they are in it. They may — often wrongly — feel that others will think less of them as single people. They generally experience greater fulfilment and confidence in a mutually respectful and joyful relationship.

Personal Values and Ethics

The foundation of their values lies in their deep-rooted, ongoing desire for complete equilibrium. These individuals seek balance in all walks of life as they constantly strive to create and maintain fairness and in their own lives and the world at large.

Their values and ethics are consistently influenced by the constellation that represents the sign of Libra — the scales. And as such, they perpetually aspire for peace and harmony between polarities in their personal and spiritual beliefs, relationships and their approach towards other people and life’s obstacles. 

Such a strong inclination towards fairness means that they frequently feel compelled to speak out against divergence and uphold equality. For example, a friend of mine with this placement is the often the first person to eloquently convey their thoughts on politically divisive matters like trans rights. And she won’t back down until she feels her ideas have been sufficiently heard and understood.

Skills and Talents

Above all, and as I’ve mentioned a few times here, Libran energy seeks harmony and balance. This makes those with Libra in this house naturally skilled negotiators, mediators and diplomats. But they also care about others and those who enjoy spending time helping others make skilled psychotherapists, medical professionals, energy healers social workers, carers and so on.

Libra is also naturally skilled at wealth creation; they visualize living in a beautiful space, perhaps just for fun, or to distract themselves, and before they know it, they might have exactly the right job, bonus or windfall needed to turn that visualization into reality!

Maintaining strong and healthy relationships is also very much their strong suit. As they have the rather rare and uncanny ability to understand things from other people’s perspectives, they naturally excel at peacekeeping which helps their connections last and last. They are also normally the first people to call for a truce or smooth over issues, especially trivial ones.

Dominant Element

Finding the dominant element in your chart can offer valuable clues about your distinctive characteristics and life’s voyage. I think it’s a bit like looking at the whole of a map rather than just a map of the country you live in. That’s probably a decent analogy for it.

Fire

Fire dominant people are known to be confident, outgoing, sociable and dynamic. They are also known, however, for being a little too direct, intense and overbearing. This is no surprise when you think about how fire behaves!

When fire energy is combined with the graceful, delicate, beautiful, fair and artistic energy of Libra, however, an interesting result is formed. Libra doesn’t need the intensity of fire to make a point or redress the balance in a situation or relationship. It does so with ease, coolness and elegance.

But fire also lends itself well to the endeavors of Libra’s battles for justice and can bolster its confidence in difficult situations, especially when the chart is dominant in Aries and Leo energy. For example, at a protest about a political matter, a fire dominate person with Libra in the second house might have all the confidence and expressiveness needed to speak on a podium or lead a debate — their fiery spirit fueling their drive to make a significant impact.

This house cusp infuses the inner world of the fire dominant person with a sense of harmony, beauty and diplomacy. So, with regard to personal assets and wealth, they intuitively understand the lifelong dance between giving and receiving, and the necessity of balance.

The pros and cons of financial opportunities are throughly assessed but then followed by action rather than fear and a subsequent lack of action. So, while Earth types may become bogged down in their assessment, fire types will just go for an opportunity if it feels right to them.

Earth 

Much is said about the work ethic of those with strong earth energy in their charts — it is intense, determined and grounded and it does lead them to success, more often than not. But when it’s blended with the energy of Libra, diplomacy, tact, grace and gentleness is added to their dealings and overall conduct.

This combination also makes for the most thorough and measured assessment of financial opportunities, like a new job, career path, investment and so on. They aren’t prone to making rash decisions, leaping and before looking and regretting it later. Rather, they take their sweet time weighing up their next move and only going ahead if every single signal seems positive.

The only difficulty with financial decision making would be getting stuck in the assessment process and not getting on with it, even if all the indications are positive. They should definitely watch out for that unfortunate tendency. When it comes to savings, their penchant for balance often guides their decision making.

They have an inherent understanding of the fine balance between present expenditure and future security. So they usually don’t spend too much, unless they are trying to impress or be kind, for example, when throwing a big, beautiful party or giving someone an elaborate present.

Earth and Libra also love things. They both have a penchant for the finer things in life, especially those with Taurus and Capricorn as dominant signs. But instead of being spend thrifts, they often choose timeless, classic, high quality items for their homes and wardrobes that will look splendid for many years to come.

Air

Here, air meets air. These people embody the all engrossing charm of a light breeze on a warm day and the harmony of a perfectly composed melody, creating a unique symphony of existence. This is especially true if the regal energy of Aquarius is dominant sign in the chart. 

Air is regarded as a highly intellectual element in astrology and air dominant folk are customarily cerebral, curious, talkative and social. Their minds are in perpetual motion like vibrant ecosystems of ideas, concepts and hypotheses, where thoughts fly and flutter like leaves in the wind. 

They tend to excel in careers where they can put their intellectual abilities and their skill for maintaining balance and fairness to good use. They are likely to be found in professions that require tact, diplomacy, resolution, exceptionally good communication and overall top intellectual agility. 

Frequently, they are capable of coming up with seriously slick strategies at work that are also fair and just. They are often labelled as the go-to people for dispute resolution in any team. 

Of course, they adore money and all that it can bring but they also measure their worth by the wealth of their many amazing ideas, the breadth of their understanding the size of their social circle and the peace and sense of unity they cultivate around them. 

While not impulsive when making important financial choices, they can overthink opportunities and suffer from horrible ‘analysis paralysis’. If they can recognize they are inclined towards this, they can deal with it, and allow themselves more freedom. They would be wise to use their social acumen and intellect to spot new trends and potentially lucrative opportunities.

Water 

Water dominant people are naturally sensitive, private, cautious and intuitive. They can be very sweet natured and when Libra is added to the mix, they can be gracious and fair in their overall conduct too. This combination can be particularly good for creating longstanding relationships of all kinds with great depth and meaning.

These people aren’t typically impulsive spenders, instead, they assess the options before them very carefully and use their gut feeling to sort the wheat from the chaff, so to speak. When preparing to make significant purchases, they budget and save to buy high quality things or pieces that will last for years and bring more beauty and ease into their lives. 

Investments in aesthetically pleasing things that are likely to increase in value over time appeal to their refined sensibilities. Yet, any investment they choose to make would have been very well considered.

At work, they are diligent and focused — especially if Scorpio is a dominant sign, and they always go with their impeccable instinct when making decisions. They work exceptionally hard to create a stable, safe and secure domestic life to protect themselves and their loved ones.

Although I haven’t much mentioned how the other elements relate to their possessions, it’s definitely worth talking about here because the connection these people have to their belongings extends way beyond the material. Virtually every single item of theirs carries an emotional resonance — a story — and they won’t easily part with anything they truly cherish.

They are not simply drawn to accumulating wealth for the sake of it or for showing off but instead wish to create a life that resonates with their sense of aesthetics and harmony but that also adheres to their spiritual beliefs.

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