Hi everyone! This week we enter a brand new lunar month: the month of Virgo, called Elul in Aramaic.
Let’s find out about the new atmosphere we are entering, so we can take advantage of the clean slate it provides. Virgo is literally the virgin—the blank new chapter we were waiting for all year!
The most striking trait of this month’s chart is the formidable amount of changes that can be accomplished; the chart swarms with mutable planets. We have no choice but to move forward and change ourselves! The north node (read: our karma!) is in Virgo retrograde and is closely conjunct with the new moon.
This is serious business! The cosmos will push our buttons and strip us of our laziness, heaviness, and comfort zones… and just when we thought we could have a smooth ride! But the benefits are gigantic. A new program will be implemented in us, and very soon our old ways of functioning will belong to a long forgotten past. We will be upgrading our real SELVES, not just our external image. Being really truthful with ourselves and others is on the agenda!
Let’s, as is custom, give a little roast to our Virgo friends!
Virgo belongs to the earth family, and the sign represents the air (or central column) component of the earth. Out of all earth signs, Virgo is the lightest, like sand. It is also considered a mutable sign. They adapt quite well, and are much better communicators than the rest of the earth signs, due to the internal air component.
Virgos come in two categories: those in the first category seem very even in their moods and personalities (“the calm Virgo”), those in the second are known as the "mad Virgos," the absolute antithesis of the first. They are the ones who are really controversial, quite colorful, and frankly sometimes just a little bit crazy! Planet Mercury loves to play pranks on the signs it rules—both Geminis and Virgos come in doubles!
Being inside the head of a Virgo is a real trip. A billion thoughts occur in a minute; it feels like a mess! Another Mercurial trick: some Virgos end up sleepwalking, because they cannot stop the flow of thoughts even when asleep. How can that be? The Virgo mind is like a computer scanner; it records absolutely everything and attempts to store every thought!
Critical, and even judgmental by nature, Virgos look for the absolute purity ("the virgin") and perfection in everything! Unfortunately, it just doesn't exist, so they walk around in frustration for eternity.
If you really, really want to know the truth about anything you must go visit a Virgo! Disclaimer: you might get hurt by what you hear.
The organ corresponding to the sign is the mid section of the digestive system. As it happens, a tremendous amount of Virgos suffer from food allergies, ulcers or even sometimes colitis, due to the internal worry and torture they endure in their quest for perfection. A great many Virgos are OCD or have some kind of obsessiveness. For the record, the Virgo population also includes a great number of hypochondriacs. They are very supplement-oriented, and extremely picky eaters.
A big percentage of surgeons are Virgos. And thank God, because they know how to cut! The greatest thing about Virgos is their sense of care—Mother Theresa was a Virgo. They are super responsible and make great assistants. Their desks are lined with to-do lists, and they are the first to arrive and the last to leave.
Extremely reliable and professional with everything they do, they tend to be workaholics. Virgos are not too good at risk taking, and prefer the security of a steady job, accounting for instance. Some of them are also found in public relations and are really talented and sharp.
The famous (funny) Virgo test:
If you want to know who's a Virgo in the room, start teaching in front of a picture that is purposely made not straight. After two minutes, the Virgos will become agitated. Instead of concentrating on the class, they will focus on the crooked picture until one finally gets up and straightens it! (To the relief of all the others!)
I have personally tried that test with success!
Our homework this month is:
- Connect with the bigger picture.
- Flow with life.
- Just be happy, not grumpy.
- Let go of details (it’s too much!).
- Don’t judge people so quickly.
- Give those who disappoint you a second chance.
Love is unconditional, and doesn’t depend on how responsible someone is.
Another very important tip to remember for the whole month is to keep our tongues in check!
Chodesh Tov, everyone!
Love,
Yael
