I am VIRGO: Perfect me – Ruled by Mercury

The VIRGIN is fine, neat, orderly, and above all healthy, perhaps a bit obsessively so. They say that genius is in the details, and if that is true then VIRGO has more than it’s fair share of geniuses. Everything in their world operates like well-oiled machinery, or at least it should, and if it doesn’t the poor VIRGO gets, well, distressed.

Usually well mannered and highly conscious of all social graces our hero the VIRGIN rarely makes a scene, even when the messy disarray of life is causing an internal aneurism to erupt in his finely tune psyche. Oh, yes they can be perfectionists our delicate friends the VIRGOANS.

You see, there exists in these people a finely tuned radar, an antennae, a precariously balanced series of weights and measures designed to carefully maintain a sense of order. The secret truth about these people is that they are deeply, personally, privately, delicately sensitive beings. (Sshhh! Don’t tell anyone!) Like your proverbial Librarian, they don’t want loud noises in the library, and to the VIRGO, all of life would be a little bit better if we would just treat everyplace as if it were a library. It would save so much trouble! And make things so much more efficient!

The mental sensitivity of MERCURY causes our manner-full friends to constantly seek mental peace, and this they look for through better, smoother, more efficient systems. If something needs organizing, cataloging, put into order or refined in any way shape or form then VIRGO is your man. It’s just that this attitude can be slightly out of place at, say, a sporting event.

Some people claim the the VIRGIN can be fussy, precious, even anal. But you must understand, if it weren’t for her concern with keeping things in place then what would become of civilization I ask you? The entire fabric of society would unravel without her neatly printed rules of conduct and order — thank you miss manners! To be sure, if you were wondering if spectator pumps are appropriate to wear after Labor Day, have no fear, VIRGO is here with the answer. (No). If you need your closet organized, an event catered, your schedule organized, call in one of these MERCURY minded folks. VIRGO’S are the everyday, unsung, overlooked, salt of the earth hero’s who quietly make sure that the business of the world gets handled; the beds get made, the kids get off to school with a well-balanced breakfast, the dry cleaning gets picked up, the train leaves on time, the lint gets removed from your jacket…. Whew!

Since the essence of the VIRGO karma is purity, they get annoyed when their mental purity is sullied. It’s important to remember that perfection is a nice ideal, but humanity is, well, messy and imperfect. And in the end it is our imperfections that make us human.

The VIRGIN learns about the self through the psychological aspects represented by it’s compliment, PISCES — who represents mysticism, spirituality, transcendence and ecstatic states of consciousness. Ultimately, the VIRGO learns that by perfecting their individuality (metaphoric virginity) they are able to blend and unify with all of humanity, and become part of the whole, and in this way they feel useful, necessary and purposeful. They begin to see the forest AND the trees, and to appreciate that beautiful sunset setting just beyond them.

If you love a VIRGIN don’t be surprised that this reference has little to do with sex. Although not famous for loving sex for it’s own sake, your VIRGO will want to perform it as perfectly as anything else they undertake, which can mean this VIRGIN has a lot of experience in the bedroom. And you know what they say, practice makes perfect! To get closer to one of these chisled specimens of human health, buy them a plant, make them a wheat grass shake, go to yoga with one. Get really into macrobiotics, show him or her that you intend to take perfect care of your health just as they do. Behave impeccably, open doors, throw your coat over puddles, show her that you will work for her attentions. Your VIRGO will be impressed, and reward you for your efforts — she hates to see hard work and effort go unnoticed!