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The Tao of Astrology
Virgo Rising When Virgo the craftsman is rising, Pisces the dreamy, poetic musician is setting. Virgo Rising usually appears intelligent in a natural, practical way with a high forehead, thin nose, and slightly pointed chin along an angular jaw line. Due to Mercury’s influence they look similar to the elf-like Gemini Rising but more earthy, pure, and natural. With Chiron’s influence on Gemini they often look like Zen masters or wise mentors of some kind. Their intricately detailed faces emit a pleasant, purified glow. Of all the Rising Signs, Virgo fits into nature best. These people are hard workers, reliable, and devoted to serving others. This is the style of service to humanity. Through sacrifices made, Virgo strives for perfection. Sacrifice means to make sacred. These people go out of their way to serve others and make them feel sacred. They are good at analyzing situations and people, able to help bring out and train the sacred gifts. Through unusual dedication to certain skills, Virgo Rising amazes others with precision and craftsmanship. The planet Mercury will add definition to the basic Virgo Rising template through its sign, house, and aspects. Also, Chiron has an influence by its house and aspects to the personal planets. With Chiron as a symbol of the mentor in the astrological vocabulary, Virgo is no longer the filing cabinet of the zodiac. Chiron’s peaceful warrior vibe transforms Virgo into the Zen sign of the zodiac, seeing the spiritual in the mundane and simple. Mercury and Chiron will indicate how and where Virgo Rising people can achieve perfection through attunement to the moment and nature’s way. Like an old Zen master who hits you with a stick if you breath, sit, or eat wrong, Virgo Rising’s shadow can come out and be extremely critical, demanding service and attention to detail. If Virgo Rising is not expressing identity in a healthy, discriminating, practical manner, then the shadow emerges and the wise mentor’s be here now philosophy crumbles into overwhelming self-criticism and anal-retentive fussiness. Spiritually, Virgo Rising is here to awaken us to simplicity and non-resistance. The spiritual craftsman’s endpoint lies in getting others to live according to the principles and rhythms of nature. On the cosmic scene, this person can guide others up the treacherous path of the peak of perfection to help them realize the subjective relativity of fixed ideas of perfection. They come to master the principle of devotion through seeing life as an organic process. In communing with others, Virgo Rising must surrender to a deeper, more spiritual and emotional approach with Pisces descending. They can be evasive amd withdrawn when dealing with others or idealistic and sympathetic. Anyone with strong Piscean undercurrents will certainly captivate Virgo Rising’s romantic style of loving. Normally so earthy, grounded, and efficient, Virgo Rising needs a mate to escape this world with, a companion who he or she can get lost in eye-gazing over a campfire with for hours. They are learning the principle of unity through interacting with others. The planet Jupiter, as the classical governor of Pisces, has a lot to offer in the symbolism of companionship by its sign, house, and aspects. The planet Neptune by house and aspects to personal planets also adds depth of insight to the approach to trusting unions. Virgo Rising needs to find partners who aid them in their ability to commune with the spiritual dimension. The integration of the Virgo-Pisces polarity combines nature with spirituality, bestowing the gift of universal love through service and the metaphysical view of work as a pilgrimage of the soul. In actualizing the axis of life, Virgo Rising must learn to surrender to the realm of dreams, to manifest visions in the real world. They are often attracted to yoga and its philosophy of union.
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