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Virgo: Virgo Rising
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Virgo is the Sixth sign of the Zodiac. It heralds the end of Summer and nearing of the harvest. The origin of its name has become lost over time but among European and Middle Eastern mythology, Virgo has always been a symbol of fertility and a representation of the production of crops. Even in prehistoric times, this Zodiac Sign was perceived as both a mother and a virgin. According to some astrological sources, Virgo's original symbol was the Sphinx...mythological poser of riddles...and, indeed, those governed by Virgo are prone to question, turning inward in order to seek larger meanings about causes and purposes in life. Some sources maintain that Virgo began as The Great Mother, a Sumerian Corn Goddess, while in Egypt, she was Nidaba, Goddess of Grain, whose harvest begain when the Moon was in her constellation.
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Arguably the worst position for a Lunar Virgo is without a steady routine or a simply satisfying job. They need to feel useful, and they best express this by helping others in little ways. They need something to call their own, and the space to do what they want to do.
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Virgo has the symbol of 'The Virgin', but the similarity ends there itself. People born under the zodiac sign of Virgo are very devoted to their families. They are not much talkative and mostly stand away from a crowd. However, they will be noticing even the smallest detail. The typical Virgo personality traits include perfectionism. Everything around him has to be just perfect.
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Virgo, as an Earth sign, has a notable connection to the body. Solar Virgos are generally very body-aware. In some cases, this shows up as some form of hypochondria, but, for the most part, Virgo is simply quite concerned with health matters and nutrition. Virgo is attracted to all that is natural and pure, but is generally unafraid to explore all that is not. In fact, Virgo is an intensely curious sign. Still, there is a strong desire to remain pure on some level, despite all of Virgo's curiosity and drive to know things.
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The most prominent part of Virgo, the Virgin, spreads to the northwest (to the right) of the first magnitude star Spica, the fainter of the two bright bodies at the lower left corner. The brighter is reddish Mars, which moved through Virgo in the summer of 1999. To the right of center, a near-vertical line of three stars curves to the right, Vindemiatrix on top, Awwa (Delta) in the middle, Porrima at the bottom. Porrima and the star down and to the right of it point at the autumnal equinox. Well up and to the right of Spica is Heze (Zeta). Off the picture to the right lies western Virgo and the Autumnal Equinox, where they are seen in context with Leo, Coma Berenices, and Leo Minor.
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At their most negative, Virgo natives can be pessimistic, depressed or even destructive. They are blessed with powerful creative drives, but such drives are often handicapped by the need to control and perfect. At worst, the inherent order-loving nature can make them cold, introverted, punctilious, moralistic, overly fastidious, compulsive about personal health and cleanliness, obsessed with organization and mired in petty details. The Virgo quality of perfectionism can sometimes turn to cold-blooded ruthlessness and, on occasion, those governed by this Sign, having an object in view, will stop at nothing to attain it. Virgo natives of the higher type usually possess a rare psychic power. They are ... capable of seeing through pretense. If the intellectual and spiritual side of the Virgo nature can be fully cultivated, then its natives will become wonderfully charming, magnetic and powerful individuals who prefer to entertain their friends rather than be entertained.
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