Who is this Virgo native?  What drives them?  Are they really detail oriented virginal figures, or is this only some kind of weird cover for them?

Most all Virgos seem to be involved in a variety of pursuits and they do seem to be continually working and perfecting.  The mutable nature of the Virgo like that of the Gemini (forget Pisces for now) seems to connect with details and more details.  Whereas the Gemini seems to be able to manipulate, channel and control information with speed and precision, the Virgo seems more into performing all kinds of different functions with careful meticulousness.  Combine this with a wonderful earthiness and you have the makings of a rough sketch of the Virgoan personality.  The sign of the virgin is a kind of down to earth craftsman, perhaps a watchmaker or a tool maker. 

Now according to one of my best friends who is also an astrologer, it would seem that the Virgo usually is quite neat and fastidious, BUT it is also possible that the Virgo could also be meticulously messy if it is possible to imagine this.  Of course without the whole birth chart, it may be difficult to find out exactly what may be causing that messiness to happen within this Virgo person, but nonetheless, an afflicted Virgo has it somehow in himself to be quite untidy.  It is as if the trait of messiness is almost lifted to that of an art form within the damaged Virgo native. 

What are some other traits that define Virgo?  Well, the time of year that Virgo rules can give us somewhat of a clue to their nature.  The brilliant sun of the leonine summer has faded and now the time period exists in which we must prepare for the inevitability of fall.  You can smell it in the air.  Even so, there are hot and sticky days that can mimic early August, but they are fleeting.  It is my perception that the Virgoan shines like a Leo and then, just as suddenly, may look concerned and become meticulous with a task, perhaps like a creature of the forest knowing that indeed a seasonal shift is fast approaching and hard work must begin in earnest and soon; the Virgo jumps quickly into diligence upon noticing the changing leaves and drying landscape.  All is drying up and will soon be barren.  This same feeling to me as a double Libra also seems to resonate quite strongly within me.  I often have a sense of myself drunkenly pitter pattering at a social event when suddenly I have a realization that I should be working much harder than I am and – boom!  It is time to go home and to get up early the next day and get to work.  So I understand the Virgo a bit in this way.  The Leo can shine 24/7 and be the life of the party, but the Virgoan can do this for a lot shorter time period because their sunny reign will soon be at end with the change of seasons.  It is more prudent to get to work!

And then there is the aloneness of the Virgo to contend with.  The “maiden of the corn” is often alone (the gender is insignificant) because harvest time is indeed a lonely time.  Harvesting is meticulous work and afterwards the ground is barren, so in a sense, the Virgo is doomed to concentrate on these kinds of details over and over again.  Indeed, there is a sense of barrenness to the Virgo.  As a Libran, I know the bitter taste of existentialism, but I feel that the Virgo also knows this and quite well at that!  The Virgo will mostly display that mostly powerful September energy, but at times there will no doubt be some darkness and fear expressed as if the sun had just clouded over and the autumn skies had opened up in a downpour.  In this way, it seems that the Virgo is like a “baby Libran”.  And I believe that this makes sense from a seasonal perspective: the 2-12 sun sign relationship between Virgo and Libra certainly tends to evoke almost a brotherly/sisterly connection between these 2 signs.  

Finally, when discussing Virgo it is worth mentioning their predilection towards special diets and health regimens.  No sign is as concerned about diet, elimination and bodily cleansing as the Virgo.  There exists in the sign a certain kind of fussy fastidiousness that seems to dominate everything else in their agenda.  Virgo is all about the means rather than the ends: “These rules need to be followed.”  It is the methodology that is so important to them as opposed to necessarily only the results.  They will talk incessantly about the fly in the ointment even though the ointment is so damn good it would well be worth discussing the ointment!  Virgos tend to be sticklers to details.  Being earth signs they are also incredibly warm hearted and this makes it difficult to be upset with them when they are going on and on about some detail.  They can give a great back rub and offer wonderful healing in this way thus displaying their earthy connection.

The purity in the Virgo should not be taken lightly for it is often their karmic focus on many fronts.  They want themselves to first be perfect and then they will strive to make everything else and everyone else simply perfect.