Bring Balance to Your Relationships With Your Opposite Zodiac Sign

I love making connections between things... and recently my attention keeps returning to the polarities...

(for those who are new to astrology there are 6 energy polarities: Aries-Libra, Taurus-Scorpio, Gemini-Sagittarius, Cancer-Capricorn, Leo-Aquarius and Virgo-Pisces)

On a practical level, we can think of them as being two ends of a 'see-saw' that we can use to help us gain balance in our own personal development. For example as a Gemini I am just a total Magpie when it comes to seeking and collecting information! Gemini gathers information, but is quite indiscriminate, which can cause confusion, overwhelm, and result in wasted time and energy. The solution is for me to move up the 'see-saw', closer to the Sagittarius end.. where the Archers' skill of being able to focus on a goal, shoot the arrow at it and bring it home, is a powerful antidote to Gemini's unfocused information-gathering.

Polarities are something that most people are unaware of, even those with a little knowledge of Astrology. And yet they can be so useful on a practical level, in everyday life. We're often (though not always) attracted to our opposite sign because they appear to possess qualities we think we lack.

The 'honey trap' is that we could always rely on the other to provide those qualities in the relationship and fail to develop them in ourselves.

For example if we are a practical, methodical Capricorn, and our partner is a loving, nurturing Cancerian, we might always rely on them to provide the emotional strength and they might always rely on us to be practical, down-to-earth, and resourceful. So we remain polarised and never recognise these qualities within ourselves. Yet if we understand that we have the same energy - just at the opposite end of the 'see-saw', we can see how, by developing those qualities in ourselves, we can move toward the centre, and bring ourselves into balance.

On a Soul level the polarities take on a new meaning. They speak more of a journey.... as the Tibetan says (through Alice Bailey in "The Labours of Hercules: An Astrological Interpretation") what begins in Aries is resolved in Libra".. so this speaks to evolution, development, and a journey upon which we acquire skills and knowledge for our Soul's growth.

So start learning the qualities of your opposite sign, and see where you could integrate those qualities into your own life! At the very least this could help you to bring balance into your life. If you are inclined toward a more spiritual journey, you may even discover a tool to help you to understand your Soul's unique evolutionary path. I'd love to hear your own experiences of how your opposite sign has shown up in your life: the role it has played, and what you have learned.