The Virgin
Traditional Virgo Traits
Modest and shy
Meticulous and reliable
Practical and diligent
Intelligent and analytical
On the dark side....
Fussy and a worrier
Overcritical and harsh
Perfectionist and conservative
Virgo!
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.
