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FIRST DECAN OF LIBRA
180°–190° · airUneasy truce☽Ruled by Moon
Key Themes
indecisionbalancestalemateguarded peace
The Moon adds emotional undercurrents to Libra's quest for balance, creating a decan of suspended judgment. This is the moment before a decision — the precarious peace of holding two truths at once.
Correspondences
Chaldean RulerMoon governs this face of the zodiac through the Chaldean decan order, coloring its expression with intuition and responsiveness.
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Moonluminary planet
Tarot Card
Two of SwordsThoth title: Peace
swordsair
The Golden Dawn assigned each Minor Arcana pip card (2–10) to a specific decan, linking tarot symbolism to the zodiacal faces.Traditional Imagery
PicatrixGhayat al-Hakim, c. 10th century“A dark man in his right hand holding a spear and in his left a laurel branch.”
AgrippaThree Books of Occult Philosophy, 1533“A man holding a spear in the right hand and a laurel branch in the left.”
Modern SynthesisContemporary interpretation“A blindfolded figure sits at the water's edge, two crossed swords held in perfect balance — knowing that the right choice will come only when the heart is allowed to speak.”
Other Decans of libra