Welcome to the wonderful world of Virgo or so they want you to believe. Just kidding folks. It is a world of symmetry, order and remembering. This deeply thoughtful sign is ruled by the fast-moving planet Mercury. This is how they think, rapidly. Virgo is an Earth sign, the second Earth sign that has to do with the harvest of our minds and what we deem important. It is the truly analytical mind that functions as a computer for memory and focused energy.

Virgo comes after the Leo energy that has a grandiose element to this sign. Virgo looks for the detailed order of life and it's diversities. With Virgo, the light of the summer begins to lessen, and we begin to think about Fall. Virgo is seen as the harvest goddess and it is this property that allows us to reap and store our seeds for the winter. Remember, Taurus, the first Earth sign, plants the seeds that we harvest in Virgo.

We often see Virgo as the critic, the analyst, and the healer. They use this energy to help the rest of us to maintain a relatively structured and fruitful life. Don't get me wrong, as many Virgo's spend their energy criticizing others, they are really seeing themselves as not perfect. As a result we often feel the brunt of this negative energy coming at us and usually take it personally.

Virgo's are very naturally gifted with the ability to use the herbal kingdom as a form of natural healing that can benefit the rest of us in healing our bodies. With the coming of Virgo we have reached the half way point in our travels through the signs of the Zodiac.

This is the last sign that is below the horizon in the natural wheel of the horoscope. Naturally this signifies the necessary introversion to discover the cultivation of our souls travels through the year. Before we can leap to the next sign of partnership we have to complete our need to know ourselves. Often in life we don't know enough about ourselves to enter into a meaningful relationship with another. This is the task of Virgo, to synthesize what we have learned in traveling through the rest of the first five signs. In other words Virgo is the last of the personal signs and the personality it develops here. The soul develops from Virgo to Pisces.

The other task of Virgo is to focus its attention to the details of our lives and allow us insight into our daily activities, as well as our healing so we can be the best person that we strive to become.

Virgo like its opposite sign Pisces, needs to be in service to fulfill their natural inner purpose. Virgo cannot often see the forest for the trees. This trait can give them trouble in differencing the need for action instead of just reacting. The statement often for the Virgo native is "What's wrong with this picture?" These people can find the imperfection instead of looking for the essence. This is looking at the trees instead of the forest.

Virgo rules digestion and assimilation in our bodies, as well as the liver. Translated this means that in order to have a healthy digestive tract, Virgo must process and assimilate all of their natural insight or they will have problems with this part of their body. The really positive side is their ability to think logically and with reason to see the nature of deductive thoughts. Classification is another ability of this mind to differentiate from the necessary to the unnecessary.

Through all of this mentality, Virgo needs to learn compassion in order to be of service to the rest of us. Sometimes this is so difficult for them to get out of their minds that they are stuck in mind chatter and forget their real purpose. As a result of this mind chatter they can become full of nervous energy which frustrates them and gets in the way of taking care of their health. This can lead to them to become a bit of a hypochondriac. It is really hard to incarnate as a Virgo. They often forget about love as the overriding principle. The love is meant to become a self love, to get them out of criticizing the rest of us.

Some famous people born in Virgo are:
Sophia Loren, Greta Garbo, Lauren Becall, Ingrid Bergman, Shelly Long, Steve Guttenberg, Billy Ray Cyrus, Claudia Schiffer, Mother Teresa, Richard Gere, Itzhak Perleman, Valerine Perrine, Liz Green, Bob Newhart, Raquel Welch, Amy Irving, Peter Falk, Caas Elliot, Bill Murray, Stephen King, Jason Priestly, Warren Buffet, Keanu Reeves, Harry Connick, Jr., Rob Morrow, Pee Wee Herman, Scott Hamilton, Elliot Gould, Rebecca De Mornay, Marcia Clark, Hugh Grant, Faith Ford, Sean Connery, John McCaine, Jean Smart, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tricia Yearwood, Gloria Estefan, Charlie Sheen, Barbara Eden, Rick Springfield, B.B. King, Nell Carter, David Copperfield and our own Erin Greiner.

Some famous places ruled by Virgo are:
Argentina, Antwerp Belgium, Burma, Copenhagen Denmark, Upper Egypt, Japan, Leeds England, Lisbon Portugal, Livonia, Nottingham England, Savoy, Siberia, Tibet and Vienna Austria.

What the Planets are Doing...

With the Sun moving into Virgo, it presents us with the opportunity to see life through clear lenses rather than the clouds. This is a great time to sort through those piles that seem so easy to accumulate. With Mercury retrograde, this makes the project seem easier. It's like your mind will clear us and decisions will come easier.

The Full Moon on August 24th at 10:05 am PST allows to see the avenue to awareness.

August 26th is Woman's Equality Day.

September 6th is Labor Day and we will be closed to begin to recover from Summer.

The New Moon begins at 3:30 am on September 7th. This is a really big day energetically. Write your goals. This same day Venus moves into Scorpio at 8:45 am. Jupiter retrogrades back into Pisces at 9:51 pm. Take it easy and feel the shift change.

September 9th is the beginning of Rosh Hashanah.

September 12th Mercury stations and begins its direct motion at 4:09 pm PST. Communication will improve.

September 14th Mars enters Scorpio. This is also Scorpio's ruler along with Pluto. An intense time.

September 18th is the beginning of Yom Kippur. We will all experience powerful energy throughout the month as there is a lot of energy directed at all of us, and how we choose to utilize this energy, will play a part in your life for a for a considerable amount of time.

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