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it acquires knowledge and power <strong>of</strong> the hidden sides <strong>of</strong> things. <strong>The</strong> serpent<br />
in the symbol points to this unsuspected spiritual aspect <strong>of</strong> life. <strong>The</strong><br />
difficulties experienced under the Virgo impulse are due to the fact that all<br />
actions have equal and opposite reactions. As the individual affected by this<br />
impulse must be intensely creative, it is necessary to encounter such<br />
reactions. Such reactions however will be according to the level <strong>of</strong><br />
intelligence functioning at the moment. Creativity, materiality, dedication to<br />
spiritual goals and resulting personal sorrow are the chief traits <strong>of</strong> Virgo<br />
Ascendants. Virgo is in fact; the materialization <strong>of</strong> the cosmic electrical<br />
power and the expression <strong>of</strong> the natural law <strong>of</strong> action and reaction, the law<br />
<strong>of</strong> karma, which manifests through it.<br />
7 LIBRA<br />
TULA<br />
Libra is universally represented as a balance. In Sanskrit, several names are<br />
given to it: 'Tauli', one who weighs; 'Vanika', the merchant; 'Yukta', what is<br />
joined; and 'Tula', a scale. Its diagram is formed by a double horizontal line,<br />
the upper line with a semi-circular bulge in the middle. At this point in<br />
evolution the Divine Spark becomes fully entrenched in matter. <strong>The</strong> first six<br />
signs <strong>of</strong> the zodiac involve the immersion <strong>of</strong> the spirit in matter, known as<br />
involution. <strong>The</strong> second six give the involved soul the task <strong>of</strong> breaking<br />
through its bondage to matter to return to the pure spirit, or spiritual<br />
evolution. As Libra stands at the crucial juncture separating the<br />
materialization trend from spiritualization, it is said to be a kind <strong>of</strong> balance.<br />
It joins the involutionary or outgoing path with the evolutionary or ingoing<br />
path.<br />
Those who have seen Indian dance note that the dancers must <strong>of</strong>ten balance<br />
themselves in difficult positions. <strong>The</strong> cosmic dance <strong>of</strong> Lord Shiva as<br />
Nataraja and the yin-yang symbol <strong>of</strong> Chinese philosophy display this<br />
delicate balance. <strong>The</strong> legend around the dance <strong>of</strong> Shiva is very pr<strong>of</strong>ound. In<br />
this dance stance (mudra), Shiva, with flames raging all around his body,<br />
puts his feet on the Goddess* who represents the passive cosmic energy, and<br />
becomes completely still, as if stunned, though inwardly remaining highly<br />
alert. This standstill posture <strong>of</strong> Nataraja represents the stage <strong>of</strong> manifestation