energy somewhere in our chart, so even if it’s not your Sun/Moon/Rising, it will still hold relevance for you.
As with most things in life, balance is key.
Nurturing yourself first, so that you can be of service to others
Compassionate, with good boundaries
Organizing your time in a way that honors your priorities
Conscious connection to your body’s rhythms and needs
Creating structure and restriction for yourself, to support your goals (e.g. getting enough sleep every night)
Too much Virgo energy feels like:
Perfectionism turned up to 100
Judgment of self and others
Very rigid behavior, being uncompromising
Really mad about being wrong
Not making changes, because you can’t control or predict the outcome
One of the things I do in my work as an astrology coach is to help clients bring their Virgo energy into balance. I’m going to give you two exercises to do this today.
How to find Virgo in your chart:
Go to your astro.com chart. (Get yours here)
Click near the top on “PDF”
Check your personal planets. Are any of them in Virgo?
In the chart on the right, find the Virgo symbol and the House # it’s in. This tells you where Virgo influences you most, in your life.
If you do not see Virgo anywhere, this means it is an intercepted Sign for you. For you, Virgo energy isn’t contained to one area of your life. This means you probably experience it more sporadically. Send me an email and we can talk more about what that means.
Now, let’s talk about judgment.
If you are judging someone else, it is probably because they are doing something that you feel YOU are not “allowed” to do. This unspoken agreement may have come from your upbringing -- a parent telling you to always be polite, or, generally, from your past life experiences. In fact, if you are someone who self-identifies as judgmental, you probably have a LOT of rules for yourself.
The first step here is to notice when you’re judging someone (I like to do this a lot in traffic when I’m judging someone for not using their turn signal), and then to get curious about what unspoken rule for yourself this is bringing up.
Now, let’s talk about control.
Today I have a challenging exercise for you that I love giving to my Virgo clients, especially (but it will help everyone who feels like their overly-controlling self is out of whack).
This is one of my very favorite exercises because it is so simple and effective. I have only ever had to do this exercise once, because its positive effects have stuck with me for years after.
I want to acknowledge that often being “controlling” can be a result of trauma. If you are someone who feels the need to control things because your childhood was chaotic and offered you little control, the exercise I’m going to give you next will be the most effective if you are ALSO working with professional mental health specialists.
Do not give your opinion or try to control the situation for 24 hours.
You can tell other people that you’re doing this exercise. Can be especially helpful with partners who might be confused by your change in demeanor (lol but seriously).
This is not an absolute exercise. If you need to give your opinion, say, because your boss at work asks your opinion, or an emergency occurs and you need to take quick, decisive action. Use your best judgment.If you do take on this challenge, email or tag me in a post so I can cheer you on!
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