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Virgo
The Maiden, interactive earth, ruled by Mercury & ChironThe gateway from Leo to Virgo is guarded by the Sphinx, smiling
like the Mona Lisa. Virgo, the maiden goddess, offers the gentling,
discerning touch that guides the raw, desert-hot, lion power of Leo.
Thoughtful and discriminating, Virgos analyze the factors of their world
and work with a quiet humility combined with technical expertise to make
things better. The earthiness of Virgo is as real and solid as placing one
well-booted foot after another on the mountain trail, yet Virgo's response
to this material world is delicate as a bride's veil, careful as the
filtering membranes through which nutrients pass into the bloodstream from
the intestinal labyrinth.By no means do all Virgos live up to their reputation as the
fastidious, spic-and-span housekeepers of the zodiac, but they all develop
special categories in their lives that are well-ordered, precise and
perfected. A primary task is to determine personal and social priorities
where their particular skills can be of most service.In the love story of Eros and Psyche, the beautiful mortal maiden
must pass through a series of trials set by Venus to prove her worthiness
to be reunited with her divine soul-mate. The first task is to sort a
mountainous mound of seeds into proper piles according to kind. An army of
ants appears to help Psyche with this enormous job. It is the instinctive,
earthy wisdom of Virgo that sorts and recognizes the subtlety in matter and
prepares the form to receive spirit. This is the motivation behind their
drive for perfection, yet they must learn to appreciate the natural beauty
of imperfection.As we draw toward the end of the Age of Pisces, the Christian myth
holds potentially renewed meaning for us. Virgo is the polarity of Pisces.
The figure of the Virgin Mary is Our Lady of Compassion, who gives birth to
the divine child. Her modern message, as given in mystic visitations, is
that of urgent necessity for renewed purity of heart, a return to living a
spiritual life in each moment, a timely request to serve our Earth in need.
This is the service of the Grail, the holy vessel.Mary Magdalene, lover of the Lord, also embodies an essential
aspect of Virgo. The constellation of Virgo is the Virgin Goddess, meaning
"whole unto Herself. "The modern psycho-religious split between body and
spirit has polarized the goddess into mother and whore. When the wholeness
of the Goddess is restored through healing this split, she can reveal her
purity through all facets of manifestation, embodying spirit. The
sacredness of sexuality as a sacrament of love is an inherent experience
of the body as a temple of the spirit. Through this precious rite, as
through all daily activities in harmony with nature and honoring Earth,
Virgo tends the sacred flame and offers her holy service.Back to Astro-Mythology Mainpage