I will first start by saying: I am a proud Virgo Sun so some of you reading this may think I’m more biased - but I don’t care.
Virgo is probably the MOST misunderstood zodiac sign of all. Read a book, article or ask someone about Virgos, the first thing you hear is that “All Virgos or nit-picky and critical”. But they say this because they don’t understand how we’re put together. And of course there’s that connotation of being a “virgin” which for some odd reason is supposed to mean that we’re frigid and uptight and therefore a “fun killer”. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
I mean, you might tell us how you’re getting ready to go do a parachute jump with some friends, and we’ll tell you about the story we read of the group of parachute jumpers that got stuck inside the plane when the engine quit. And how the g-forces stuck them to the top of the plane and they couldn’t jump out, so they all died. But we’re not fun killers - not REALLY. We just want to bring to your attention the details if something goes wrong.
The word Virgo comes from the latin word “virago” which simply meant “unmarried young woman” and one who is self -sufficient and independent. We are that: self-sufficient and independent. We tend to “not need any help” and “do it all ourselves”.
Virgo can also mean “young maiden” and her roots as an astrological sign encompass Sumarian, Egyptian, Greek and Babylonian goddesses. In the Sumerian and Bablyonians myths This “maiden” carried a sheaf of wheat and fire and was known for recording grain transactions. In the Greek school, she is associated with Persphone or Kone and has ties to Demeter, The Goddess of Spring and Agriculture. In the Roman school, this would be Proserpina and Ceres. And if you’ve been reading Jessica Adams’ website and know the story of Ceres, then you should remember she was no wallflower, nor shrinking violet. She had power, authority and she wielded it when she needed to.
The sheaf of wheat and fire symbolize her ability to take care of people and keep them warm - in other words, to serve and help people by comforting.
Ruled by Mercury, Virgos are often thinking, analyizing and scrutinizing the details. Some call us “meticulous and perfectionist” for this trait, but again - its just how we’re made. Finding things that others miss, organizing, listing, fixing and removing the unnecessary is deeply ingrained in us - we can’t help it. Give a Virgo a big, old bucket of chaos and we’ll fix it. Show or tell Virgo a plan, and we’ll point out something you haven’t thought of. We’re necessary to help keep things and the world in order.
But get invited over to a Virgo’s place and you might be astounded to see the mounds of books and paper and things all over the place. We might be able to bring order to chaos in the outside world, but some of us find that chaos in our personal environment is standard. Don’t touch anything! And don’t move anything! We know where everything is, so don’t be fooled by the chaos - there’s an order in it that only we understand. It doesn’t mean we’re slobs, slovenly or nasty - just disordered in our own personal order. It’s a contradiction, I know and you wouldn’t understand unless you’re a Virgo.
Need help? Call your Virgo friend. Always willing to lend a hand when no one else is. Got locked up in jail? Call your Virgo friend. They might not be able to bail you out, but they’ll certainly contact your family or your lawyer and let them know what’s up. Moving? Call your Virgo friend - you know - the one who has *never* been over to your place to sit on the sofa. They’ll come help you move that furniture even when those friends whose butts were permanent fixtures on your couch, won’t. Need your dog walked, your grass cut, milk picked up from the store or a ride someplace? Call your Virgo friend.
If you want or need something done (correctly - written sheephisly) - Call a Virgo. And if we don’t know the answer, we’ll either grab a book and figure it out or know someone who knows someone who knows the skinny on the issue. I can move MOUNTAINS with a cell phone, printer/fax and a computer.
Yet for all the things we do for others, we find it very difficult to ask for help or allow others to help us. We’re self-sufficient and independent, remember. We’re shy and rather conservative when it comes to tooting our own horns and find it difficult to accept praise. Intensely privat, we’ll listen to your tales of love woe, but you’ll never have a clue what’s happening in our love lives. While passionate and possessing a high sex drive, you’ll never know because we don’t kiss and tell.
Yeah, we may look all serious and resemble wet blankets, but get to know us and you’ll find us witty - sometimes even sarcastic and acerbic. Humble and down to earth. We can talk about almost anything (that interests us) and love meeting people so we can learn stuff from them.
Voracious readers and always learning. This is why most Virgos excell in business and becoming entrepenuers. We’re also crafty and talented so you’ll find may of us in the world of art, music, dance and acting. As the 6th sign of the zodiac representing health, you’ll find us as doctors, nurses, dentists, medical coders, hospital administrators - even janitors.
We don’t like glitz and glamour - just keep thing simple - Why I once told my ex-husband that if he really wanted to make me happy, for a birthday present he could keep the flowers and get me a really bitching vacuum cleaner to keep the floors clean. Glad he listened, cause he got me a really nice vacuum that was a pleasure to use.
Contrary to popluar belief - we’re not all grass eating, tofu consuming, vitamin popping creatures. We drink, smoke, eat fatty cheeseburgers and greasy pizza. But we’re also late bloomers. Ever been to a class reunion and remember that straggly, gangly girl or boy that wore the glasses, played the clarinet and was a slight genius but now they’re all buff/svelt, beautiful and look younger now than they did then? Chances are that person is a Virgo.
Our dark side? Well this extends to ourselves personally. We turn our laser focus inward and find fault with ourselves more than anyone could heap upon us. We can get so bogged down in our own minds - analyzing, thinking - that we literally can’t see a way out. Our sharp, keen minds become traps and can freeze us in place and then overwhelm us so we shut down; cease becoming productive, get sullen, depressed and sad. If you have a Virgo friend that’s going through this - recognize it and then extend them helping courtesy of listening. They’d do it for you.
Unemotional or unsentimental, you say? No. We just don’t allow our emotions to govern us. I know for me, when I was a kid, the character I MOST identified with was Mr. Spock. I just got him - really understood him and I’m sure if he were a real person, he’d just get us Virgos too. Our ability to keep emotions in check come in handy in an emergency. We tend not to panic and can formulate really good plans that help. Does this mean we never get angry? Absolutely not. We do. But we don’t tend to stay angry long or hold grudges. Why? Because we know we could be using our minds to find something to fix so why waste all that energy being mad or holding grudges. We just keep it moving.
A worrier? Yes. We do it so you don’t have to. Never know how to relax? Maybe. But this is why we’re usually highly productive. There’s time to rest after we’re dead.
So the next time you feel like picking on us poor Virgos and calling us negative names, just come back to this article and think of all those traits you say make us “difficult people”. Then run out and find yourself a Virgo friend really quick because in all honestly, chances are - you’ll need them. For something.
:)
Tara
PS: Don’t forget to head over to Jessica Adams’ website for the Virgo Sun Card of the Year video. It should be dropping around 15 August.
Great portrait of your sign, Tara. I am looking forward for the rest of the zodiac to be exposed by you ! Such deep insight into the versatility of human nature.
Some of the best friends and most important people in my life have been Virgos, and I recognize them in your words!