Cardinal air sign. Libra has energy to start things, it’s the beginning of the fall season which starts a lot of festivals, parties, traditional gatherings.

Libra opposition is Aries. Where Aries starts the fertile season, Libra starts the decaying season (dead leaves, infertile ground).

Libra and Taurus. Taurus digs deep into wet fertile soil while Libra digs into dry, decaying soil. Taurus is pleasure, libra is social activities. Libra is intellectual harmony.

Libra wants to understand either side of things and bring those two things together. This Venusian sign enjoys social activities and the relationship with the other, but remember that this is an air sign, so intelligence is at the forefront. After Virgo comes Libra. Where Libra improves Virgo is that Virgo is very analytical and all about data while Libra takes that further by making cohesive statements and understandings of said data but also being able to take a step back and take in things objectively without getting too close.

Why is Libra a trend setting sign? Because it’s cardinal. It gets things starts. It’s Venusian, Venus enjoys beauty.

Libra is the art of strategy. It’s justice. It’s weighing the middle ground. It’s charm. It knows how to charm people as a strategy.

Honorable mention to Saturn who is exalted in Libra. So with that being said, Libra enjoys long-term persistence and hard work to make things just right. Libra enjoys mathematical precision and perfection that takes years to accomplish (ballet dancing, plastic surgery, etc)