Astrology

Libra: balancing acts

Loving a Libra means having your major decisions subtly undermined by a smiling hun who insists, "I had nothing to do with it." Libra waters seem mirror-calm, but don't dangle your toes below the surface. Libras bite.

Libras are torn between the need to speak up for themselves and an almost holy dedication to serving their superiors without complaining. They try to be good, but periodically they get fired up like the peasants during the French Revolution and start evening scores. Therefore, the next time your Libra rushes out to the kitchen to get you a cold drink, beware. You might get it on a silver tray or in the face.

Current trends: All you Libras are having a massive identity crisis, and it could last until late 1987. To understand it, imagine this: you're sure that the captain of the football team or the head cheerleader is going to reject you three days before the prom. When they don't, you're shocked. Your self-doubt is running so high these days that when attractive people turn on to you, you think they have lousy taste. At the same time, after years of building up your independence and self-esteem, you suddenly don't want to be alone. In fact, you can't be. Learn to lean on stronger, healthier figures. Just let go of some of the garbage you've been carrying around for the last twenty years.

Hot flash to all other signs: Widows will start over in Florida. Divorced men will join health clubs. It's a time for selfreliance. If you think you've found your savior, think again.

CONFIDENTIAL TO JACK LA LANNE. FOUNDER OF THE LA LANNE HEALTH SPAS: Frankly, I don't know where you get the energy to tow boats by a rope tied around your waist and hold people over your head. The Libras I know are just barely dragging themselves out of bed these days. Depressed Libras are thinking dark thoughts, but the highminded and health-conscious ones have nothing to fear. They know they're just reliving memories from the 1980-83 period when Saturn and Pluto hit them hard. It's difficult to imagine dynamic and successful people like you having any problems at all. Libra men, though, are usually mad as hell at their mothers, but they can't show it. so their anger comes out in their relationships with other women. Forewarned is forearmed. My advice: continue your impressive regimen but lay off the boat pulling. Libras often suffer from back strain. Eat plenty of fiber and let younger people carry you around for a change.

Michael Lutin