The Sun in Virgo...
The Sun in astrology symbolizes the core essence of who you are -- your individuality and sense of self. It describes what is likely to motivate you, and why. The Sun Sign describes the prime focal point within the personality structure, and is of major importance. Understanding and developing these aspects of the self will help you to develop and expand your sense of being the authentic self you truly wish to be. Understanding the house in which your Sun is found will give even greater detail.
Virgo: Mutable Earth
Ruler: Mercury
Keywords: Service Practicality Precision Acuity Application
Positive: helpful, modest, unassuming, sharp, clear, penetrating, discerning, meticulous, calm, self-reliant, charitable, organized, responsible, closeness to nature, urge to share material goods.
Negative: critical, lazy, slavish, obsequious, servile, scattered, manipulative, indecisive, forgetful, confused, irresponsible, nervous, stressed, slack.
Those born when the sun is travelling through the sign of Virgo are often motivated by the need to find practical outlets for their skills talents and abilities. After the grandeur and majesty of its passage through Leo, the sun arrives and gets down to business in the far more humble, and at times self-effacing, sign of Virgo. The tendency toward hubris must be released in order to concentrate on the job at hand. Virgo is a sign of efficiency, practicality and economy. The urge to be of service is often paramount. Many Virgoan individuals are driven more by the need to be useful than the need to be recognized.
Practicality and usefulness should not be undervalued. Society cannot flourish and grow without those willing to take up the task at hand, and get things done. This sign is associated with the harvest, and as an Earth sign, Virgos will usually have a very grounded, no-nonsense way of making things happen. Virgo tends to specialize in coming quietly from behind to assist other, more “externalized”, characters achieve their goals. This is done by providing the practical planning and attention to detail necessary to make it happen. Virgo is the sign of lists, details and protocols, and many (though not all) Virgos will not feel comfortable unless a well-organized routine and structured approach is put into place.
This is also a sign of mental acuity, and many of those born under this sign are characterized by a sharp and detailed capacity for rational analysis- being able to pull something apart into its component pieces, see how they connect, and then put it all back together again. Usually, the reconfigured version comes back in a more efficient and economical form after receiving the Virgoan make-over. Details are your element and few things will escape your radar-like analysis of a situation.
This is a sign of manual dexterity and craft, so that many of you will be naturally good at, and drawn towards tangible problems that require practical results through analysis, diagnosis and reconfiguration. This can range from problems to do with patchwork and quilting, with hobbies falling under this sign, to problems with engines, designs and operational management. Many excellent PA’s and problem-solvers are born under this sign. Your ruler Mercury lends you the ability to solve complex problems through a thorough analysis of the situation and a resolution base on synthesis. Your earthy nature gives the grounded vision needed to set improved practices in place.
Virgo is often associated with wit and the written or spoken word. Many fine writers have Virgo planets strongly pronounced in their chart, for this sign lends both wit and the ability to observe others with precision and insight. You are then more than capable of describing an individual or scene precisely, and in the most economical means. These are the gifts of the discriminating mind. Yet this mental acuity also gives rise to the well-known Virgoan tendencies to worry and to criticize, for it is the innate need to categorize everything in a logical fashion that means you are constantly sorting, comparing and rating everything in your environment.
Virgos need practical outlets for their skills, talents and abilities, yet this is a sign that tends to hold onto its energy and stay self-contained. When there isn’t something outside of yourself to focus your energies upon, you will turn this categorizing impulse inwards, and naturally begin to pick yourself and others apart. When you don’t have a pre-approved category to place experiences and people into, you can become edgy and nervous, for you usually like to have ‘a plan’. The chaotic is strangely upsetting to Virgo, yet life is made up of many unpredictable moments. This then becomes a real problem for Virgos, leading to excess stress and mental exhaustion based on repetitive worrying. Problems with the stomach and digestive tract can occur as a direct consequence of all this nervous energy. It may be useful to remember that you are best off when you have a project to work on, and rather than ‘working’ on what can’t be controlled, you might be best to channel this energy into something outside yourself- a project, a hobby or a pet. Then you can get the balance you need to stay harmoniously self-contained.
Virgo is a sensitive and discrete sign, not given to displays of largesse or self-aggrandizement. You are likely to value humility and a can-do attitude over grandiose gestures. Yet you must be on guard against a tendency to always put yourself last, for your tendency to seek ways to be useful, and be self-effacing, can mean you end up playing Cinderella, without ever getting to attend the ball. Feel confident in your proven gifts and abilities. You are likely to demonstrate your talents in a myriad of understated ways. It is more than likely that other people have already recognized this, and used your skills to their advantage. You can let yourself be taken advantage of by feeling that service is a duty that need not be rewarded. You should let yourself enjoy the benefits of your hard work too!
Having said all of this, Virgo is also an Earth sign, and the sensual aspect of this sign is often overlooked by focusing on tendencies to nitpick and worry over details. Many Virgoan individuals have a healthy interest in the things of the body and the earth, and will take much delight in sensual pleasures and the bounties of the earth. This can range from the Virgoan hedonist who secretly balances wild weekends with mid-week detox and purification regimes to the yoga enthusiast who takes great pleasure in ensuring that their “Salute to The Sun” is the epitome of mind/body synthesis. Whatever the case, at every turn, moderation is key. This is a sign connected with the body and with health, so that excess is often felt immediately. Many Virgos will have an innate interest in, and affinity with, herbs, vitamins and natural means of body care. The body is a temple, and Virgos will honour this sacred space through regular house-keeping and indulging in what the senses have to offer.
When born into the sign of Virgo, you are gifted with the ability to find practical solutions to complex problems. You bring the essential details to what would otherwise only be a magnificent, yet unrealized, Grand Plan. It is important that you find external avenues for your busy and discriminating mind. Otherwise you risk depleting your mental and physical energies through constant worry and self-doubt. Virgos are born to bring in the harvest. Recognizing your skills, talents and abilities lets you take your rightful place at the banquet when the feast is shared.
