Virgo is considered an earth sign and so is akin to Capricorn and Taurus. But where Capricorn is Cardinal and Taurus is Fixed, Virgo is Mutable or in older astrology terms, Flexed. It holds the position of transition between a Fixed season sign and a Cardinal season sign in the progression of the year. Virgo qualities are earthy, cold dry, melancholy, barren, nocturnal, northern, feminine, scientific and of long ascension according to Llewellyn George.
It is the sign of the craftsman and perfectionist who is self-effacing, gentle, prudent and capable. At its worst, Virgo can be obsessive, skeptical and pedantic. They are also considered the worriers of the zodiac.—but their health suffers if they dwell there. Heath and diet are important considerations for those with a Virgo Sun or Ascendant.
Virgo loves to organize and classify, making them very good accountants, if their natal chart is not otherwise afflicted. Virgo governs the 6th house of the zodiac. This house has special reference to personal and public health, general conditions of working people and domestic animals. It is the house of everyday affairs. Virgo also signifies gardens, and cultivated fields, grain elevators, orchards and agricultural storage areas. It can also signify where books, papers, maps, charts, plans or medicines are kept. in the home, Virgo areas can refer to the pantry or closets.
Virgo are the most health conscious of all the signs with governance over the spleen and the intestines. Mercury is the ruler of Virgo and according to some astrologers, the asteroids Pallas Athene, Ceres, Juno and Vesta, co-rule Virgo as well.
For this season of Virgo, with the transition of the season, from summer action to perhaps a more sedentary school or office environment, a round of chair yoga might be helpful.
This video offers a short but practical and methodical chair yoga body scan sequence that can help you ground your Virgo focus, sharpen your Virgo perception and banish any Virgo worry.
Jude Valentine
Jude Valentine is a professional artist, 200-hour registered yoga teacher, and practicing astrologer with more than 25 years experience in the study and application of mythology, numerology, tarot and astrology. She leads interdisciplinary workshops and classes using astrology, art and yoga for self understanding and life changing transformation. She maintains Urania’s Mirror as her astrological consulting studio at www.uraniasmirror.com. To see her artwork visit: www.judevalentine.com
