Virgo Zodiac Sign: Characteristics & Associated Crystals

Virgo is the sixth sign of the zodiac, to be exact, and that’s the way Virgos like it: exacting. Those born under this horoscope sign are forever the butt of jokes for being so picky and critical (and they can be), but their ‘attention to detail’ is for a reason: to help others.

Virgos, more than any other zodiac sign, were born to serve, and it gives them great joy. They are also tailor-made for the job, since common Virgo traits are being industrious, methodical, and efficient. The sense of duty borne by these folks is considerable, and it ensures that they will always work for the greater good.

Virgo Symbolism + Myth

The stellar constellation of Virgo has origins in Babylonian society, where it was associated with the goddess Shala, who was depicted holding an ear of grain. To the Babylonians, this goddess ruled over fertility and the harvest, connecting Virgo to some of its earliest archetypal associations.

This connection to the harvest continues into Greek mythology, where Virgo was connected with the goddess Demeter, who ruled over the bounty of the earth and agriculture as well. Virgo is also connected to Ceres through early Roman culture, where she was the ruler of the same agricultural themes. To this day, Virgo has held this connection with planting, growing, harvesting food, and herbal medicine. In the Middle Ages, Virgo’s virginal symbolism was observed by association with The Virgin Mary.

Virgo Element, Mode, and Season

Late Summer

In the western tropical zodiac, Virgo season begins on August 23, commencing the final phase of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This is the time of year when the sun’s heat and light are beginning to mellow, with the days beginning to shorten toward the Autumn Equinox. Virgo season is when nature’s abundance and fertility become ready for gathering and harvesting, lending to the earthy, tending, and organizational qualities of the Virgo archetype.

Mutable Mode

Virgo is the second of the four mutable signs of the zodiac, who all hold an elemental energy of change at the end of the four seasons. Virgo season is the end of Summer, where the heat of the season is beginning to mix and surrender to the coolness of the upcoming Autumn. This mixed and varied seasonal quality is the root of Virgo’s mutable, adaptive, and changeable nature as an archetype.

Earth Element

Virgo’s element is earth, the heaviest and most solid element, thought by ancient astrologers to be the densest form of matter. Earth represents the very structure that all of nature is built with and upon, and without it nothing could take a material form. Virgo’s affinity for being efficient, skilled, and resourceful are all akin to the structure and tangibility of the earth element.

Virgo Characteristics

Personality

Virgo’s personality traits are derived from its receptive, feminine, or yin qualities, making this sign oriented toward contemplation and engagement with inner awareness. Alive in both, a Virgo woman or Virgo man, those born with the Virgin as their rising, sun, or moon sign have a diligent, adaptable, and observant energy in the core of their personality, an echo of the preparedness and utility of late summer/early fall activities.

As a mutable sign, Virgo holds the qualities of being an alchemical “synthesizer,” able to find relationships between seemingly disparate and disjointed factors to transform these into a meaningful, useful harmony.

Those with the sign of the Virgin prominent in their charts are great at dedicating themselves to projects and relationships that need some care, healing and tending, to restore them back to health, purity, and natural function.

Strengths

The primary Virgo strengths can be found in their mental agility, adaptability, and skillful, meticulous nature. Diligent and observant, these folks think clearly, learn quickly, and gain enormous satisfaction in serving, healing, and helping to bring order, perfection, and practicality to their world.

Cool and conscientious, they are typically able to carefully discern between what is skillful and useful, and what is not. Too busy working on improving themselves and the world around them, they are often humble and modest and are usually too earthy and sensible to become arrogant and self-aggrandizing.

Virgoan powers of communication are powerful and they value developing a functional emotional vocabulary to help themselves and others to be understood. Hard-working and efficient, they are happy to be at the service of friends and family, not in a self-diminishing way, but in a way that is innately considerate and compassionate. Diligent, dexterous, and facile, those born under the sign of the Virgin are blessed with artistic and technical abilities, empowered with Mercury’s signature highly functioning fine motor skills.

The sign of the Virgin is innately connected to the earth and nature, and here we may find some of the world’s great animal lovers and environmental conservationists. The Virgoan archetype reminds us of our dependency on Mother Nature, and the need for our relationship with her to be healthy and reciprocal. These values are often upheld in Virgoan natives who seek to restore bodies, minds, and ecologies back to their purified and intended natural states.

Weaknesses

Some potential weaknesses in Virgo’s approach to life are rooted in their great strengths. Though intelligent and mentally dexterous, this highly functional mind can easily become overactive, leading to worry, anxiety, and insomnia. What they think up may become more real than what is actually happening, making it important for these natives to stay grounded in their bodies, breath, and the moment.

The Virgin’s talent for service and healing can get out of hand if they are overidentifying with being useful to others. They may be keeping themselves busy to avoid uncomfortable feelings and need to remember that it’s okay to “just be” at times, and to balance service with some healthy self-care and “healthy selfishness.”

Virgo’s naturally discerning nature can become disproportionate if they are feeling unbalanced, leading them to notice flaws and inefficiencies in themselves and others, more than they notice what is actually good. With this tendency they may hold themselves and others to impossibly high standards of perfection, sometimes causing more stress than anyone needs.

Naturally modest and humble, Virgin natives may become too much so, succumbing to self-doubt and worry that they will never be good enough and that their work will never be worthy of presenting to the world. This may paralyse them from taking risks, sometimes leading to a surprising streak of avoidance and procrastination that normally productive Virgos can fall prey to.

Those born under the sign of the Virgin care deeply about bodily health and protection of the environment, however, they can become inordinately focused on toxins, hygiene, and catching possible diseases. Virgo natives must be careful to not give into obsessive and compulsive rituals, as well as going down the rabbit hole of self-diagnosis. The stress that this causes will only lead to the ill health that they fear.

Virgo children will be well-nurtured if they are encouraged to get their hands dirty and make a mess, to be allowed to make mistakes, and yet be loved unconditionally. Naturally self-critical and self-aware, they may be too sensitive to overly stern criticisms and need to know their self-worth is not connected to how well they perform.

Virgo Compatibility

When exploring overall compatibility in astrology, it’s important to take more than the sun sign into consideration, as the rising sign, moon, and other planetary cross-connections will tell the whole story in relationships. That being said, Virgo natives will tend to blend best with water signs and earth signs; and may need to work harder on relationships with fire signs and air signs.

Fire Signs

With their love of perfection and need for order, Virgos may find the volatile fire signs the trickiest to relate to.

Though Virgo’s nervous and somewhat reserved nature may benefit from some fiery warmth and enthusiasm, Mars-ruled Aries, especially, may be too brash, chaotic, and impatient for the considerate Virgin to truly relax with.

Sagittarius and Virgo share a mutable mode, but their signs form a square aspect with each other, highlighting friction and challenges between them. All of the structure and order that Virgo takes grounding comfort in, Sagittarius enjoys testing and upturning, just for fun. Even more so, Sagittarius can be notoriously non-committal; which Virgo will find hard to trust.

Leo and Virgo have nothing elementally and modally in common, being adjacent signs on the zodiac wheel. Similar to the dynamic between Aries and Virgo, their natures and motivations are very different, with Leo often being too tempestuous and dramatic for Virgo’s taste. A saving grace may occur, however, if either of these potential lovers has planets in each other’s signs, which can bring some points of affinity into their relationship.

Air Signs

Air signs are swift, speedy, and social, which can be a potential match for talkative Virgo, but with the Virgin being a stickler for perfection and order, they may find air signs too breezy and changeable to sync their lives with. Gemini shares a Mercury rulership with Virgo, which could make for a very chatty and analytical connection. The tricky part is in how they work with change; Virgo may find it unsettling, where Gemini may feel unsettled without it, so they may disagree on what makes them feel comfortable.

Libra and Virgo can work well together, both being considerate and thoughtful by nature. Virgos tend to be critical of themselves or others when they are feeling imbalanced or insecure, which could feel like a bit of a downer to Libra, who strives to stay positive and upbeat. They will both have to find a way to relate to each other’s emotional style to connect long term.

Aquarius with Virgo is an unlikely, but potentially interesting pair. They may connect on a shared love of ideas, analysis, and dry wit. Virgo, however, may find Aquarius too eccentric and contrarian to make plans with, and may wonder where they stand with the Water Bearer too often to feel truly secure at their side.

Water Signs

Water signs bring vulnerability and emotional intelligence to a relationship with practical and orderly Virgo, which is naturally fruitful and complementary.

Cancer will be very good at nurturing Virgo, helping them feel safe to open up and be vulnerable. Virgo responds with attention, care, and their own brand of nurturing, which will help them make a warm and well-organised home together.

Pisces broadens Virgo’s receptive capacities by bringing spiritual and philosophical awareness to their lives. This is a complementary relationship, and also a case of opposites attract. Pisces can help ease the Virgin out of their need for perfection and order, and Virgo offers support and structure to Pisces soulful and creative ideas. This match could potentially be too polarising, however, if they can’t find a way to take a page out of each other’s book.

Mars-ruled Scorpio can bring sexual magnetism to a relationship with Virgo, helping them open up to sensuality and exploration. This can be a magnetic match, with Virgo not shying away from Scorpio’s dark and potent depths. The two may share a love for probing the mysteries and psychological workings of the mind, and appreciate each other’s interests in complementary ways.

Earth Signs

Earth signs Taurus and Capricorn have the greatest elemental affinity with Virgo, sharing themes of stability, practicality, and efficiency between them.

Virgo with Virgo can meld together easily, organising their lives and routines to hum like a finely tuned engine. They innately understand each other’s needs for order and can relax knowing they share the same attention to detail.

The authoritative cardinal earth sign Capricorn shares Virgo’s love for thoroughness and perfection. These two can build a world together, with similar, yet interlocking skills in material mastery. They both gain each other’s trust and respect by having both feet on the ground, and showing they can be counted on when the going gets tough. They share a similar rhythm with their body awareness and know what the other needs.

Taurus and Virgo, especially, have good love compatibility, since they share many affinities and may especially connect over their interests in body care and nature. Virgo may balance Taurus’ tendency for indulgence with herbal and health recommendations, and Taurus can patiently help ground and soothe Virgo’s somewhat anxious nature. There is much for the other to enjoy and depend on here, that they will find comfort in their union.

Extracts from Astrology.com

Crystals for the Virgo Star Sign

Lapis Lazuli	Moonstone	Citrine	Carnelian
Lapis Lazuli aids Virgos in expressing themselves. It encourages clear communication. It assists Virgos in overcoming their shyness and speaking their truth. Lapis Lazuli also promotes wisdom and insight, allowing Virgos to see beyond surface appearances. This aligns well with Virgo’s analytical nature, aiding in deeper understanding and mindful self-expression.	Moonstone is said to enhance intuition and empathy in Virgos. It helps in connecting with emotions and the unconscious, balancing the rational mind. Its calming energy assists in soothing emotional instability and stress. For Virgos, Moonstone can encourage a more holistic understanding of themselves and others.	Citrine is a stone of joy and abundance that resonates well with Virgos. It can help them become more positive and optimistic, overcoming worry and overcritical tendencies. Its uplifting energy promotes success in business and personal endeavors, providing the inspiration and motivation that Virgos often seek.	Carnelian is the traditional zodiac crystal for Virgo.  Carnelian helps Virgo in boosting their self-esteem and creativity.  It encourages steadfastness, and helps Virgos to stay dedicated to their goals. It restores vitality and motivation, and stimulates creativity.  It promotes courage, luck, and motivates for success.

 

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