Virgo
(The Virgin)
August 23 to September 23
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 inquiring, 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.
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.
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