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Virgo: Divinatory Meaning

Virgo is the only zodiacal sign represented by a female. She is gathering in wheat for the winter, taking care of one’s needs. These natives collect and digest facts. The virgin denotes purity as Virgos try to reach perfection.

Virgo is a sign of work, action and service. More than any other sign except Pisces, Virgo comes to this world to serve society, in medicine, technology, social service, and even hard labor. They have an innate ability to put things together, to connect, analyze, and keep track of details. This special kind of intelligence makes them great accountants, surgeons, inspectors, and designers. Their forte is any job that requires meticulousness and precision, in short – perfection.

Their minds need the challenge of practical problems to be solved rather than a routine. They are careful with money and their interest in statistics makes them excellent bookkeepers and accountants. They also make good editors, physicists and analytical chemists. They may also find success as welfare workers, ministering to those less fortunate than themselves. They can be doctors, nurses, psychologists, teachers, confidential secretaries, technologists, inspectors, musicians, critics, public speakers and writers especially of reference works such as dictionaries and encyclopedias. If they go in for a business career, their shrewdness and analytical ingenuity could tempt them into dishonesty, though they usually have enough moral sense to resist temptation. Females may find a career in fashion, for they have a flair for dress, in which they can be trend setters.

Virgo has trouble managing projects due to their expert detail orientation. They tend to lose sight of the entire picture and often cannot keep the details from fitting together (Can’t see the forest for the trees). They have an excellent eye for detail but they may be so meticulous that they neglect larger issues. Also, although they are realists, they may slow down projects by being too exact.The Virgo is the perfect assistant for any manager, for they have the ability to manifest any project to the details with the necessary precision.

Virgo’s greatest fault is in being too critical. Their analytical mind can degerate into fault-finding, criticism, and irritability. It easier to criticize and see what is wrong with others, but much harder to do criticize oneself, and this is the real lesson Virgos should learn. Fastidious reticence and modesty become old-maidishness and persnicketiness; balanced criticism becomes carping and nagging; and concern for detail becomes overspecialization. Virgoans are liable to indecision in wider issues and this can become chronic, turning molehills of minor difficulties into Himalayas of crisis. Their prudence can become guile and their carefulness, turned in on themselves, can produce worriers and hypochondriacs.

They have a deep-seated feeling of inadequacy. When they learn to love, honor and accept the other person as they are without criticism, judgment or trying to change them to their own standards. There is a sweetmess and lack of aggressiveness in these people which endears them to everyone. They are one of the hardest workers of the Zodiac. Their jittery nerves can cause many digestive ailments, so diet is important. The lesson and correction of Virgo is to understand that what seems faulty and wrong with others is a reflection of what is not good enough with them! That is the reason the work of a Virgo is to accept any person as he is, be patient and tolerant, and to learn to love with no reason.

 KEYWORDS for VIRGO

Medically Speaking

Virgo rules the intestines, liver, pancreas, gall bladder, lower plexus, upper bowel. In general, it rules the assimilative system of the body. Virgos tend to worry and this makes them vulnerable to stomach and bowel troubles, including colic and ulcers. Males may have trouble with their sexual organs. Both sexes are strongly interested in health and esoteric cuisine and as their delicate stomachs require them to be careful about their diet, it is essential that they treat their fascination with exotic food with extreme care.

Kabbalistic Connection

Mercury in Hebrew is Kochav. Numerology value is Caf and Vav = 26 = Yud Hei Vav Hei and Caf Vet = 22 = the 22 letters of the Hebrew Aleph Bet, which indicates that Mercury is a planet of communication.

Financially it is not an easy month. Many important change might happen, the need for new business ventures, different ones with new consciousness. International business connections can take place.

The month of Elul is the completion of the lunar year. This month corresponds to the sign of Virgo, which is an earth sign and is ruled by Mercury. The sign of Virgo is connected to the practicality, working and serving others. People born in this month feel the need to achieve financial security through working, and also have a great need to serve society.

John of Berry’s Petites Heures
France, Paris 14th Century.

Taurus: Divinatory Meaning

As the second sign of the zodiac, Taurus represents the second stage in the evolution of man and his place in the universe. The first thing man uses are his physical senses. What he can see, touch, and physically hold represents the reality of his position. Taureans seek to conserve physical resources and possessively cling to people whom they regard as their own. Personal security is their motivating force.

Taureans are stubborn and go at their own pace : slow. They get frustrated if not given enough time to assimilate new things. But they accomplish things in life because of their tenacity in sticking to projects in which others have long since lost patience or stamina. A Fixed sign and Bull-headed (as their symbol shows), they can be extremely formidable to those who try to force them into anything. It takes a lot to anger a Taurean, but once they do, do not argue with them. It is best to approach them indirectly. They will willingly follow someone they trust.

Venus, planet of beauty and pleasure, rules Taurus, and it gives its natives a tactile and sensuous nature, who love personal comfort and physical pleasure. Possessions and material things are very important. Taurus is the money sign of the Zodiac. But money is only a symbol of value, not value itself. Be careful not to get locked into the world of matter. The unevolved can resort to possessiveness and hoarding, confusing security with control and the tangible.

Being Earth, however, they are pragmatic and practical. They have a love of Nature and the land, as well as art, and may have a very pleasant voice.

With a methodical nature, they do best with a regular routine. They are not fond of change. This can hamper them if taken too far, making them afraid to take a chance, too conservative in their outlook, and preferring the old tried and true to anything new, and succumbing to habit. Taureans should also watch their love of rich food as they are likely to put on weight. 

The test of Taurus is to find what is of real value.

 KEYWORDS for TAURUS

Medically Speaking

Taurus rules the throat, tonsils, and the thyroid gland, the cerebellum, neck, vocal chords, tongue, mouth, lower teeth, right eye of the male and left eye of the female, upper food pipe, the gums and the middle ear. Watch for throat infections, goiter and respiratory ailments such as asthma. There can be diseases of the generative organs, liver, and kidneys, and of abscesses and rheumatism. Because their body type has an inclination to physical laziness, Taureans can be overweight.

Kabbalistic Connection

The Book of Formation says, “He crowned the letter Pei and created with it Venus in the world and Thursday in the year and the left nostril in the soul, He crowned the letter Vav and created with it Taurus in the world and Iyar in the year and the left hand in the soul.”

The letters Pei and Vav control the month of Iyar, and the constellation of Taurus.

Iyar is the second month after Nissan, and is completely under the influence of the period known as the Counting of the Omer. When Moses took the Israelites out of Egypt, they received freedom, liberty, and liberation without any effort. For that reason, the Light of Passover disappeared; in order to give us the opportunity to work and earn all that Light that we received for free.

John of Berry’s Petites Heures
France, Paris 14th Century.

Capricorn: Divinatory Meaning

0 degrees of Capricorn is considered the beginning of the Winter season, the Winter Solstice. All Cardinal points are the seasonal changes of the solstices and equinoxes.

Capricorn, an earth sign, gives a very strong connection to the physical and material world, to world of the five senses, the world of limitations. The harder we work to elevate our consciousness over the limitations of the five senses and the material world, we can get to the desire stage of “mind over matter.” As natural ruler of the 10th house, it is the amplifier of what is attained (or not attained) in prestige, honor, and success. Traditional astrology says Capricornians have difficult lives, problems, particularly very hard destinies, life of struggles and many challenges, but like in everything, there is a paradox here. The more we are willing to take upon ourselves the hard destiny, the hard labor, overcoming all the obstacles – then we are getting stronger, by ambition, determination, hard labor and persistence we can overcome all the difficulties, that is why its known that the older the Capricorn gets, life become easier and better.

Capricorn is one of the most stable and serious of all zodiacal types. They are normally confident, strong willed and calm, hardworking, unemotional, shrewd, practical, responsible, persevering. They are reliable workers in almost any profession they undertake. They are the major finishers of most projects started by the ‘pioneering’ signs; with firm stick-to-it-ness they quickly become the backbone of any company they work for.

Materialism runs strong in this sign. Money is important for the power it wields in the outer world. Respect and reward have to be earned though. Wealth and power carry with them great responsibilities. Saturn represents the Cosmic Law – everything we do comes back to its source.

Capricorns can exhibit the highest or the lowest of natures. They have a sense of purpose and great strength. "How can I use this?" is very different from "How can I be of use?" That distinguishes the Cappy types.

Capricorn points out the need of actions and work, responsibility, maturity, and when the work is done the positive results will come. 

 KEYWORDS for Capricorn

Medically Speaking

Capricorn governs the knees and bony structure of the body, bones and skin, so its subjects may be liable to fractures and strains of the knees and other defects of the legs. Skin diseases from rashes and boils to leprosy (in countries where that disease is prevalent) are dangers, and digestive upsets may be caused by the tendency of Capricorns to worry or suppress emotions. Anemia, Bright’s disease, catarrh, deafness, rheumatism and rickets are also said to threaten the natives of this sign.

Kabbalistic Connection

The Zohar it says how all the Hebrew letters came to the Creator, one by one, asking Him to create the world with it. Each letter in the Hebrew alphabet it an antenna to draw energy, with the positive or the negative side in her. Eventually the Creator decided to create the world with the letter Bet which is Blessing. Saturn was created with the letter Bet that was given to it wisdom, even though Saturn is the planet of destruction, since it has no desire for anything that has to do with the body or the physical realm and that is why it cancels them. The letter Ayin created Capricorn. Together we get a very energetic and powerful combination, Ayin + Bet = the 72 Names of God which Moses used to split the Red Sea. Ayin Bet correlates to the Tetragrammaton (Yud Hei Vav Hei).

Tevet is one of the three negative months in the year, Tammuz (Cancer), Av (Leo) and Tevet (Capricorn). On the Tenth day of this month started the siege around the walls of Jerusalem, on the seventeen day of Tammuz, the walls of Jerusalem were broken through and on the ninth day of Av happened the destruction of the Temple. Tevet brings out and manifests all the negative energy of Saturn – difficulties, pressures and problems of all kinds.

John of Berry’s Petites Heures
France, Paris 14th Century.

The Earth Triplicity (Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn) is represented by the nervous temperament more especially noticed through Virgo and Capricorn, exhibiting alert, restless, worried, agitated, neurasthenic characteristics, with disposition to rheumatism and chronic disorders. The earthly signs represent the physical and temporal states all of which produce artistic, imaginative, studious and organizing tendencies.

Earthy types are literally down to earth. They are practical, cautious and reliable. They lack imagination, but are vital for putting into effect the orders of fire signs, the ideas of air signs and the dreams of water signs.

Earth signs are practical but cautious. They are down to earth, can be stubborn (firmly rooted) and function best through the physical level.

Related HOUSES : The 2nd (possessions, finances), 6th (occupation), & 10th (recognition, environment) houses are naturally ruled by Earth signs and are considered the Houses of Substance or the Possessive Houses. Many planets in these houses makes the native stable, reliable, and practical.

Keywords: analytical, businesslike, capable, cautious, critical, depressive, disciplined, dull, fertility, grounded, hardworking, loyal, materialistic, mean, nature, obstinate, patient, physical, practical, precise, reliable, restrained, ruthless, self-righteous, sensible, sensual, slovenly, steady, stubborn, tenacious, upright.

In Medical Astrology and Astro-Meteorology the Earth element is of the humour Melancholic, being cold and dry. Planets that are such are Mercury and Saturn.

TAURUS: Fixed Earth

Taurus: Some might say "stuck" (Fixed).  Slow to get moving, but impossible to stop. It is also the most sensual sign in the zodiac. Venus-ruled Taurus likes its physical pleasures, especially eating. People with a strong Taurus emphasis in their horoscopes don’t really eat. They graze. Put a plate of little snacks near them at a party and, well, you had better get another plate for everyone else.

Getting someone with strong Taurus placements to make a fast decision is very difficult. They take their sweet time, but once decided, you cannot budge them from it.

The house with Taurus on the cusp (beginning) shows the place in your life where you are most attached to physical things and pleasures, as well as where you tend to never give in. It can also show where you can be rigid and blocked.

VIRGO: Mutable Earth

Virgo: This is the sign of work. People with strong Virgo placements in their horoscope always have to keep busy, usually in the area of life indicated by the section of the chart where Virgo is placed. Virgo is also the sign of details – getting lost because of scrutiny. Not being able to see the forest for the trees. Known for being super-critical and picky, they are as hard on themselves as they are on others.

If Taurus is raw, unused earth, Mutable  Virgo is the garden. Earth that has been worked and can now be fruitful. Virgo is called the sign of the Virgin, but this is used in referring to its standard approach to things. Virgo tends to act as if it’s always the first time.

The house with Virgo on the cusp (beginning) shows the place in your life where you tend to be most attentive to details and are likely to put things in a logical, orderly manner. It also can indicate an area where you can provide services to others. For now, I will leave it to your imagination what Virgo means when it’s on the house of sex. 

CAPRICORN: Cardinal Earth

Capricorn: Taurus is raw, basic resources. Virgo is the garden where they are worked on. Capricorn is the harvest of previous work. You reap what you have sown. Virgo is the best sign for details. Capricorn is the second best. But Capricorn does something Virgo usually finds difficult. It organizes all those little details into a whole structure. And being Cardinal instead of Mutable, Capricorn can lead.

This, of course, refers only to the nature of the individual signs. Everyone has every sign somewhere in their horoscope, and everything in the chart has to be taken into consideration. That’s why we can get some Virgos who can lead, and some Capricorns who are totally disorganized. However, that is not the trend.

The house with Capricorn on the cusp shows one of the areas of your life where your defenses tend to be up, where you tend to build up, and where you think you are in control. The same can be said of where Saturn is placed.

Since we tend to be fearful or stifled in the area of our lives where Capricorn or Saturn is active, this is where we usually try to shore up our defenses and constantly improve things. Consequently, these are the places where we can be the most serious and ambitious.

CLASSICAL RULERSHIPS (traditional astrology)

This set of signs is ruled by Venus by day and Moon by night. Considered cold and dry.

The Capricorn triplicity comprises Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn – three nocturnal signs. It might be argued that Mercury should take a part in ruling this triplicity because of its dominion over Gemini, but the intrinsically dry nature of Mercury makes it uncomfortable in the moist nocturnal triplicity, so the Moon, who delights under such conditions, especially at night, is substituted. Saturn, the diurnal ruler of Capricorn is also substituted for Mars which is better placed in the nocturnal sect.

Aries trigon – Sun, Jupiter, Saturn
Cancer trigon – Venus, Mars, Moon
Libra trigon – Saturn, Mercury, Jupiter
Capricorn trigon – Venus, Moon, Mars

Most early astrologers used all three planets, rotating their priority by day and night, but many later ones, including Lilly, chose to use only the principal rulers. Perhaps they rejected the convoluted logic that lay behind the definition of sect, or perhaps they were confused by Ptolemy who only mentions two rulers for the Aries and Capricorn triplicities, yet mentions three rulers for the others.