About Your Sign...
Virgo is the only zodiacal sign represented by a female. It is
sometimes thought of as a potentially creative girl, delicately
lovely; sometimes as a somewhat older woman, intelligent but rather
pedantic and spinsterish. The latter impression is sometimes
confirmed by the Virgoan preciseness, refinement, fastidious love
of cleanliness, hygiene and good order, conventionality and
aristocratic attitude of reserve. They are usually observant,
shrewd, critically inclined, judicious, patient, practical
supporters of the status quo, and tend toward conservatism in all
departments of life. On the surface they are emotionally cold, and
sometimes this goes deeper, for their habit of suppressing their
natural kindness may in the end cause it to atrophy, with the
result that they shrink from committing themselves to friendship,
make few relationships, and those they do make they are careful to
keep superficial.
But the outward lack of feeling may, in some individuals born under
this sign, conceal too much emotion, to which they are afraid of
giving way because they do not trust others, nor do they have
confidence in themselves and their judgments. This is because they
are conscious of certain shortcomings in themselves of worldliness,
of practicality, of sophistication and of outgoingness. So they
bring the art of self concealment to a high pitch, hiding their
apprehensiveness about themselves and their often considerable
sympathy with other people under a mantle of matter-of-factness and
undemonstrative, quiet reserve. They are still waters that run
deep. Yet in their unassuming, outwardly cheerful and agreeable
fashion, they can be sensible, discreet, well spoken, wise and
witty, with a good understanding of other people's problems which
they can tackle with a practicality not always evident in their own
personal relationships.
Both sexes have considerable charm and dignity, which make some
male Virgoans appear effeminate when they are not. In marriage they
can be genuinely affectionate, making good spouses and parents, but
their love making is a perfection of technique rather than the
expression of desire, and they must be careful not to mate with a
partner whose sex drive requires a passion they cannot match.
They are intellectually enquiring, methodical and logical, studious
and teachable. They combine mental ingenuity with the ability to
produce a clear analysis of the most complicated problems. They
have an excellent eye for detail but they may be so meticulous that
they neglect larger issues. Also, although they are realists, they
may slow down projects by being too exact. They are practical with
their hands, good technicians and have genuine inventive talents,
Thoroughness, hard work and conscientiousness are their hallmarks,
and they are such perfectionists that, if things go wrong, they are
easily discouraged. Because of their ability to see every angle of
a many-sided question, they are unhappy with abstract theorizing.
Appreciating the many different points of view as they do, they
find philosophical concepts difficult, and they vacillate and have
no confidence in any conclusions at which they arrive.
With these qualities, they are better as subordinates than leaders.
Responsibility irks them and they often lack the breadth of
strategic vision that a leader needs Virgoans are essentially
tacticians, admirable in the attainment of limited objectives.
Their self distrust is something they project on to other people
and tends to make them exacting employers, though in the demands
they make on those under them they temper this attitude with
justice. They have potential abilities in the arts, sciences and
languages. Language especially they use correctly, clearly,
consciously and formally, as grammarians and etymologists rather
than for literary interests, yet they are likely to have a good
memory for apt quotations. Although they are well suited for
careers in machine drawing, surveying and similar occupations, they
are better fitted for a job in a library or office than a
workshop.
Their minds are such that they need the stimulus of practical
problems to be solved rather than the mere routine or working to
set specifications that need no thought. They are careful with
money and their interest in statistics makes them excellent
bookkeepers and accountants. They also make good editors,
physicists and analytical chemists. They may also find success as
welfare workers, ministering to those less fortunate than
themselves. They can be doctors, nurses, psychologists, teachers,
confidential secretaries, technologists, inspectors, musicians,
critics, public speakers and writers especially of reference works
such as dictionaries and encyclopedias. Both sexes have a deep
interest in history, a feature recognized by astrological
authorities for at least two hundred years. If they go in for a
business career their shrewdness and analytical ingenuity could
tempt them into dishonesty, though they usually have enough moral
sense to resist temptation. Female Virgoans may find a career in
fashion, for they have a flair for dress, in which they can be
trend setters. In any profession they choose the natives of this
sign readily assimilate new ideas, but always with caution,
conserving what they consider worth keeping from the past. They
love country life but are unlikely to make good farmers, unless
they can contrive to carry out their work without outraging their
sense of hygiene and cleanliness.
Their faults, as is usual with all zodiacal types, are the extremes
of their virtues. Fastidious reticence and modesty become
old-maidishness and persnicketiness; balanced criticism becomes
carping and nagging; and concern for detail becomes
overspecialization. Virgoans are liable to indecision in wider
issues and this can become chronic, turning molehills of minor
difficulties into Himalayas of crisis. Their prudence can become
guile and their carefulness, turned in on themselves, can produce
worriers and hypochondriacs.
Possible Health Concerns...
Virgo is said to govern the hands, abdomen, intestines, spleen and
central nervous system. Illnesses to which its natives are prone
include catarrh, cold, coughs, pleurisies, pneumonia and nervous
instabilities. Their natures make them inclined to worry and this
makes them vulnerable to stomach and bowel troubles, including
colic and ulcers. Male Virgoans may have trouble with their sexual
organs. Both sexes are strongly interested in drugs and esoteric
cuisine and as their delicate stomachs require them to be careful
about their diet, it is essential that they treat their fascination
with exotic food with extreme care.
