Verily Virgo

Virgo, ah Virgo, where do I start? Vagabond vectors, verbal velocity, victorious virtuoso, vestal virago, voluminous variety - all the cool V words, including very. You could also use P words like perfectionist, picky, prudish and persnickety. All are true and yet are only a small part of the picture.

Virgo tends to have a very detailed picture of how they want the world to run. They know ahead of time exactly how everything should look, sound , taste and feel, and refuse to settle for anything less than what they want. I know this makes Virgo sound rigid but really they're very adaptable. A Virgo could give a disdainful sniff and then leave, or instantly stalk off in high dudgeon, or insist that someone fix things, or just dig in and make it all happen in precisely the way they want. That's waaaay flexible.

With an unbeatable eye for detail, a sure knowledge of what is right and the courage of their convictions - no matter how "out there" these convictions may be - Virgo are ideally suited to jobs like editor, legislator, brain surgeon, prison warden, or dictator of a small third world country. Basically anything that requires an unswerving vision, an ear for the truth and a nose for news. In the know and quietly evangelical about all things new especially when it comes to health and nutrition.

Virgo was know in ancient times as the sign of aunts and uncles; today we might think of Virgo as the sign of the mentor - someone who has your well being at heart, shows you a different way to look at the world and is completely unsentimental about it. Virgos genuinely care a lot but are never gooey.

Virgo is not for the faint of heart. You had better be sure you know who you are if you're going to be spending anytime with a Virgo. Otherwise you might just as well resign yourself to the disdainful sniff and the hasty exit. Beware, also, to take nothing for granted; if there's one thing Virgo won't tolerate it's the unmindful. Not surprisingly Virgos often get along well with other Virgos because they share an understanding, if not of what truly matters, then at least of what truly does not.