To the Libra male, life is a blank canvas waiting to be painted with his brush. He's a philosophical man, with high principles and idealized visions. Sextrology explains, "Libra male is the zodiac's Renaissance man. For him life is art, and he approaches existence s would a painter faced with a blank canvas, feeling empowered to create a world based solely on his idealized visions while striving to encapture sweeping abstract realities that he perceives as having remained heretofore out of humanity's reach. He is naturally attuned to the ordered, non-chaotic energies of the universe and is thus both highly principled and philosophical.

Libra male is a perfectionist, if not a Platonist, forever focusing on conditions that might bring betterment, both for himself and for others; and yet wearing rose-colored glasses can also set him up for great disappointment. He is liberal in his beliefs, a pioneer on the intellectual plane, which often puts him at odds with the more stodgy aspects of society. Despite his freethinking, Libra male is typically traditional in his need for a steady relationship, which nonetheless doesn't preclude extracurricular dalliances, in thought or deed. He is attracted to an independent female, an intellectual equal, with whom he can live in mutual harmony, while still maintaining separate spheres of influence. Love, for Libra male, is a meeting of the minds, and a woman must share his appreciation for highbrow ideals, aesthetics, and a sensual if not etheric approach to sex."

Sextrology considers Libra male the sign of sexual talent. His principal is the Apollonian Principle. Libra male seeks to live a life of order and reason. He longs for a civilization based on beautiful ideologies and replete with a pleasing aesthetic. A Libra man scripts out his own character, which he presents to the world as poised, disciplined and well-balanced. Libra males motto is "I balance" and "we are." Libra male seeks perfect union on all planes. He seeks to emphasize positive qualities while repressing negative ones.

A Libra man's quadrant is The Third Quadrant, one of mental perceptions and he views all life and it's inhabitants through that filtered lens. Libra male is the embodiment of the highly conscious mind and has little concern for what bubbles beneath the surface. For Libra male, life is all goodness and light - which can cast a dark shadow.

A Libra Male Likes "Little Boxes"

Sextrology states that the psychology of a Libra male can be rigid and emotionally inflexible. Life needs to fit into little boxes, which it rarely does in actuality. He is overly idealistic and refuses to look at the "darker" unconscious aspects of himself. Libra male also tends to overindulge in drugs and alcohol at times. He may also fall prey to sexual addiction and he can suffer repression on this score as well as with any number of emotional traumas, which may ultimately lead to depression. A Libra man's age range, the perspective from which he perpetually views life, is 42-49. This is the age of achievement and a time of life when a man is polished in his accomplishments.

Libra males number is 7, the number of cosmic order. Musical scales comprise seven notes; the week is modeled on seven days of creation. There are seven virtues, seven deadly sins, 7 pillars of wisdom 7 sacraments and 7 heavens. The Seven Sisters, the Pleiades and the daughters of Aphrodite/Venus, are goddesses of justice and light itself is made up of seven colors. Libra males see the big picture and he seeks to emphasize the positive and bury the negative. Libra male represents the objective male Venus just as its following sign, Scorpio, portrays the subjective female Mars, being traditionally ruled by that planet.

Libra is the higher octave of Aries, its so-called opposite sign, while not really being its opposite at all. On the contrary, both are cardinal signs (initiators) with the similar mottos, the Aries "I am" and Libra "We are." Both Aries male and Libra male are trailblazers in spirit (fire) and ideas (air), respectively. The Libra males element is air, and the cardinal air combination is best represented as light. Libra male is a beaming character and his sign's polarity is masculine in nature. Sextrology states that Libra male can easily fly off the handle as he cannot tolerate the chaotic, darker sides of life. The slightest obstacle can send him reeling. And when it comes to you expressing darker aspects of yourself or your life and surroundings, you'll hear many a Libra man saying, "Snap out of it." He'll want you to ignore your problems much in the same way that he ignores his own. Libra man usually tends to like to create beautiful things as well as explore exquisite ideas. He'll repress negative feelings more so than most men - even when they're begging to be dealt with.

Libra Males Can Be Dabblers Of Sorts

A Libra male is not above laying claim to numerous disciplines which he hasn't truly mastered and this often raises the eyebrows of others. The the Libra male mind, life is all about poetry and lyricism and he longs to add more beauty and harmony to the universe. Libra men tend to beam love, just like the light they represent, into all directions. Some view him as a phony that is hiding behind his devised self so as to not allow others to glimpse a true vision of who he really is. Sextrology lists some famous Libra males - Sting, Flea, Usher, Eminem, Meat Loaf, John Lennon, T.S. Elliott, Truman Capote and Oscar Wilde.

Libra males like to create an alias for themselves, an alter-ego of sorts. Sextrology gives the example of John Lennon, who declared himself the "Walrus." Libra men have a fascination with creating "characters" or character versions of themselves. Yet despite the shiny exterior, the interior of a Libra male can at times be fiercely dark. Libra men contain a side that may eventually threaten to become their undoing. He projects an image that may not quite line up with his reality, for Libra men tend to feel somewhat deficient. His 7th House placement is one of striking personality traits and it also highlights that which one lacks. This selective perception of self is a source of much psychological suppression for many a Libra male and is usually one that is deeply rooted in childhood and the result of bickering parental atmospheres.

Libra Male Makes Up With Stylistic Flair What He Lacks In Manly Appearance

Sextrology states that Libra men are attracted to beauty from a young age and tend to prefer the friendships of females over males until - upon puberty - that changes. His female friends tend to take off after the alpha males, giving into their hormones, and leaving the somewhat effeminate Libra male out in the cold. Libra male has avoided much of the more rough-and-tumble male bonding rituals throughout his youth and now finds himself at odds. He may be shunned and ridiculed by other males who tend to label him based on his love and beauty and the arts and his effeminate nature. As a result, he seeks to find his niche by building his "character."

Libra male is the intellectual and sophisticated man of the zodiac wheel and he wishes to trump the alpha male at the game of life and love. He may be somewhat self-loathing secretly, however, he'll take on that developed "character" of his right along with a devil-may-care attitude. A Libra male can reinvent himself many times over as this is his greatest defense. Libra men can be likened to the entertainer and singer, Madonna - constantly reinventing themselves, their image and, indeed, their identity with every new release. He'll remain eternally youthful and more cute than classically handsome, at times, even appearing somewhat cartoonish. Libra men stand out in a crowd as a baby-faced dandy and they can even look cherub and angelic in nature. But because of his boyish, cutesy pie looks, he has trouble being taken seriously at times by others. Still, Libra man has style a-plenty and quite a fair for fashion as well. His tastes will be those along the whimsical "retro" lines.

Libra Male Is The Zodiacs Consummate Artist

Sextrology states that Libra's greatest artistic creation in life - is himself. His hairstyle is often edgy as well as his fashion sense and he likes wedge mushroom cuts, prince valiant bobs or carefully coiffed rocker shags. A Libra mans imagination is hyperactive and usually, before he can talk, he's taken to performing, acting and basically - not being himself. His keywords are harmony, charm, serendipity, idealism, composure, elegance, strife, indecision, liberalism, justice, order and imagination. More famous Libra men again include Sting, John Lennon, Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Douglas, Hugh Jackman, Ralph Lauren, Isaac Mizrahi, Peter Max, Tom Petty, John Cougar Mellencamp, Tommy Lee, Jackson Browne, Snoop Dogg, Flea, Meat Loaf, Roger Moore, Johnny Carson, Luciano Pavarotti, T.S. Elliott, Truman Capote and Ray Charles. Sextrology refers to them as "imposing idealists and conceptual artists."

At a young age, a Libra man can tend to be labeled as special, different or weird due to his vivid imagination, personality and antics. Because of his appearance of a lack of masculinity most times, he may have many female friends in youth that suddenly, when he feels the pangs of maturity and sexuality, keep in downgraded into the "friend" position still and he feels he cannot compete with the alpha males on the block. Don't fool yourself, he's all man. It's just that his Venusian planetary ruler is aligned with feminine energy, therefore, he's a perfect balance of male/female energy rather than strictly and overly masculine. As a result, even the straightest Libra male on the block may have his sexuality called into question at one point or another in his life and he may suffer from an eternal identity crisis as a result and many do, in fact, explore same sex sexuality.

Sextrology states that a Libra male goes to extremes, exuding talent and torment in one tidy little package and life with a Libra has it's tensions. Because of his idealized nature, his pretty little princess can easily tumble off of the pedestal he'll place her own if he spies any impurities. Libra male can be a real charmer to the female species but, as his scales of justice represent balance, he will be equally cutting when he deems necessary. Marriage and divorce are both 7th House placements and Libra male will struggle with conflicting needs for freedom and commitment all the same. Libra men can often project blame when feeling conflicted and stifled in a relationship. He's a "cake and eat-it-too" type.

His idealized view of life blows right into the boudoir as well. He'll expect nothing short of a "beautiful experience" in bed with a lover. The mood must be just right, preferring a twilight atmosphere and there's no tolerance for fumbling. It has to play out like a Hollywood movie script and be nothing less than spectacular. He wants to hear the harps of the heavens as he's intertwined in intercourse and he likes a slow, erotic groove with a big crescendo and a sweeping finish. Libra male is a guy who really gets into his head when it comes to sexual situations and swapping spit. He likes lavish foreplay and his displays are tastefully artistic rather than kinky and pornographic and he likes to use breath and breathing to awaken hidden erogenous zones on his lady. Slow and steady wins the race with our Libra male. He wants to experience lovemaking and won't be akin to the Aries male in that - he won't necessarily take the lead there. He's got an engineered, tantric type of lovestyle. A Libra mans turnons may be dominant females, tall women, classic beauty and models, worship, long, straight hair, alabaster skin, kissing, cleavage, vanilla, voyeurism, private clubs, erotica and sensual touching.

Sextrology states, "Our little god of prophecy seems to nearly divine desire in a woman, touching her as would a painter knowing where to next stroke, playing a woman improvisationally, like a piano. Artful and attentive, he considers the pleasure of his partner in tandem with his own and can be so sympathetic to her that he'll see her to the finish line before he even thinks about going there." Libra males also really enjoys being a woman's tool - used as a means to achieve her "end" in the boudoir. A Libra man is sensitive at heart and tends to live life as if it's performance art.

Libra males believe everyone should try everything at least twice - just ask Motley Crue's very own Tommy Lee.


Many thanks to the book Sextrology: The Astrology of Sex and the Sexes written by Starsky and Cox. The above piece contains my thoughts and opinions along with excerpts and borrowings from the book and for any of you that don't own this, I'd advise you have at least one copy of it somewhere in your house. I consider it the "bible" of astrological profiles. If you've ever wanted to decipher the mysteries of men and women, sex and astrological behavior by sign and gender - this is a must have piece for your collection.