{"id":1834,"date":"2010-01-24T20:49:29","date_gmt":"2010-01-24T20:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/2010\/01\/saturn-in-libra-legislating-ma.html"},"modified":"2010-01-24T20:49:29","modified_gmt":"2010-01-24T20:49:29","slug":"saturn-in-libra-legislating-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2010\/01\/saturn-in-libra-legislating-ma.html","title":{"rendered":"Saturn in Libra: Legislating marital behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astrodynamics.net\">by Lynn Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The planets never cease to amaze me with their creative way of expressing themselves. &nbsp;Saturn, the planet of rules and morality, entered Libra, the sign of marriage and relationships, last fall and now we have a <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/8440199.stm\">new law proposed in France<\/a> against &#8220;psychological violence&#8221; between married or cohabiting couples. .<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Psychological violence creates a devastating and debilitating environment, but when the government (Saturn) steps in to legislate the workings of a relationship (Libra) we are going perhaps a bit too far. &nbsp;It is hoped that the new law will protect spouses against abuse that escalates into the physical realm, but psychological violence is difficult to prove as there are no visible scars. &nbsp;Punishable offenses include sustained ridicule, lewd comments, and false claims of infidelity.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I first heard of this new law in the context of a joke (&#8220;soon you will be arrested in France for nagging your spouse&#8221;) and spousal abuse is no laughing matter. &nbsp;But in my view this is crossing a dangerous line into laws governing the way we behave in our own homes. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lynn Hayes The planets never cease to amaze me with their creative way of expressing themselves. &nbsp;Saturn, the planet of rules and morality, entered Libra, the sign of marriage and relationships, last fall and now we have a new law proposed in France against &#8220;psychological violence&#8221; between married or cohabiting couples. . 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