CHAPTER VII. Libra--the Balance

LIBRA--THE BALANCE

Period--Constellation--Origin of the Sign--The Yoke--The Altar--Characteristics of the Type--Influence of Saturn--Inclination for Companionship--Marriage--Moods--Partnership --Professions--Health Defects of the Type--Gems of the House--The Opal--Coral--Lapis Lazuli--The Modern Ill-luck of the Opal--Its Ancient Virtues--Sensitiveness of the Opal--Its Virtues as a Libra Gem--Coral--Virtues--As Infant’s Talisman--Lapis Lazuli--Egyptian Talisman--Qualities of the Stone 212-23