Your sun sign: Libra

Libra is ruled by the Planet Venus. In ancient Roman mythology, Venus was a smooth seductress who was at her best amid pleasurable excess. Well, Librans are certainly carrying the torch for her today. The Scales are cultured, refined and love beautiful things. Most of all, they love beautiful people, which is why Librans do so well at cocktail parties or at the theatre, opera or ballet. Those born under this Sign always have the right thing to say and know how to make others feel comfortable. Librans are so adept at charming conversation that they need to be mindful of overstepping their boundaries and appearing vain or gossipy (the Scales do love intrigue). At their best, however, Librans are a pleasure to be with. Librans are artistic, stylish and enjoy creating a beautiful world. The converse of this is that bored Librans can become apathetic and lazy - but they'll smile anyway.

The Element associated with Libra is Air, and that means reaching higher, specifically to intellectual heights. Librans like to put their minds to good use, and enjoy communicating their thoughts to others. They use conversation in order to understand others better, knowledge about people is the important thing for Librans. You can expect the Scales to make a fair argument, too, since they live by the principles of diplomacy and compromise. When this approach doesn't work, however, Librans are not above using their persuasive charms to get their way. Manipulative? No. Librans are really too nice for that. Plus, any tricks these folks play are usually to build themselves up, since the Scales can easily lose their confidence. Librans are polite and don't like to fight, they prefer to talk things through.

Remember, these folks know how to communicate (they're Air Signs) so they're bound to make their point. Librans don't get in a huff when faced with an opposing viewpoint. Rather, they take a deep breath and consider all the options in the spirit of co-operation.