astrology: virgo symbolism

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Virgos like cats, birds and small, helpless creatures. They also like truth, punctuality, economy, prudence and discreet selectivity. They hate gushy sentiment, dirt, vulgarity, sloppiness and idleness. Theirs is a practical nature, with excessive discrimination — the true individualists, whose keen perception keeps their desires clear of muddy, wishful thinking. A fresh breeze blows through the dream of a Virgo, sweeping it free of wisps of wild, inaccurate fancies. Once he’s learned to master life’s complicated details, in­stead of letting details master him, he can shape his own destiny with more certainty than any other Sun sign.

Cool green jade and pure platinum complement her and bring her luck. But Virginian good fortune is always followed by five kinds of loneliness, and duty’s clarion call is never still within these gentle hearts. Don’t forget that the shy, wistful smile of Virgo hides a secret or two. Both the quicksilver of Mercury and the distant thunder of Vulcan run through her quiet blood, as she dresses in her favorite colors of gray, beige, navy blue, all shades of green and stark white. Underneath her serious manner lies the alluring aura of the Virgin: purity of thought and purpose, symbolized by the Virgo hyacinth.

Once you’ve known the fragrance of this Easter flower, you’re never quite free of its spell. It returns each spring to haunt the memory. Virgo has its own, secret way of making the heart remember.