Virgo Constellation

Constellation Virgo, the Maiden is an ecliptic constellation lying between the constellation Leo and the constellation Libra. Virgo spans over 50 degrees in the Zodiac Signs Virgo, Libra and Scorpio.

2000	2050	Star	Name	Sp. Class	Mag.	Orb
24♍10	24♍52	ν Vir		M0	4.04	1°20′
27♍11	27♍53	β Vir	Zavijava	F8	3.59	1°40′
27♍42	28♍24	ο Vir		G8	4.12	1°20′
02♎04	02♎24	M87	M87 Virgo A		8.60	1°00′
03♍21	04♍03	c Vir	Yèzhě	K1	4.97	1°00′
04♎50	05♎32	η Vir	Zaniah	A2	3.89	1°30′
05♍31	06♍13	ρ Vir		A0	4.88	1°00′
09♎56	10♎38	ε Vir	Vindemiatrix	G8	2.85	2°00′
10♎08	10♎50	γ Vir	Porrima	F0	2.74	2°00′
11♎27	12♎09	δ Vir	Minelauva	M3	3.39	1°40′
15♎47	16♎29	σ Vir		M2	4.78	1°00′
16♎12	16♎54	ψ Vir		M3	4.77	1°00′
18♎14	18♎56	θ Vir		A1	4.38	1°20′
22♎08	22♎50	ζ Vir	Heze	A3	3.38	1°40′
23♎50	24♎33	α Vir	Spica	B1	0.97	2°40′
27♎45	28♎27	τ Vir		A3	4.23	1°20′
03♏48	04♏30	ι Vir	Syrma	F7	4.07	1°20′
04♏29	05♏12	κ Vir	Kang	K3	4.18	1°20′
15♏27	16♏09	φ Vir	Elgafar	G2	4.81	1°00′
06♏57	07♏39	λ Vir	Khambalia	A1	4.52	1°20′
08♏31	09♏13	109 Vir		A0	3.73	1°30′
10♏08	12♏50	μ Vir	Rijl al Awwa	F2	3.87	1°30′
12♏37	13♏20	110 Vir		K0	4.39	1°20′

Ascendant in Virgo Constellation

VIRGO indicates intellectuality, not necessarily a wise person, and it also indicates a certain amount of self-confidence, and analytical and critical. Where stars in Virgo are outstanding, in particular with Mercury and Venus conjunctions there will be a tendency for those so born to be of a critical nature, even tending towards too much self-criticism, entailing marital difficulties unless the marriage partner is of an unusual nature. Mental harmony is most important to Virgoans.

NEGATIVELY: Virgoans are overly cautious, carping, critical; offering criticism that is sharp and damaging. Even though they do not actually mean it to be so, at times their wit is very unfunny. Their love of being methodical generally leads to fussiness and too much conscious of details. They often have an exaggerated idea of cleanliness, a lack of genuine charity, and can fall victim to arrogance and gossip. Their greatest weakness is hypocrisy and they suffer from inner conflicts. They can be tedious and boring to the exasperation of others and they can become full of self-pity.

Positive Keywords: Oratorical, discriminating, intellectual, reserved, solidity, clever, self-respecting, critical, exacting.

Negative Keywords: Avaricious, indolence, indifference, gossipy, carping, self-conscious, worrying, negativism.

Sun in Virgo Constellation

Positive: Endows its natives with practicality, order and harmony, a tendency to be industrious, one who is discriminating, may be of a serving disposition, an analytical mind, a very conscientious person, one who is humane, meticulous, versatile in expression, one who is constructive, critical and quite accurate, a tidy person, one who is ingenious, has keen mental powers, one whose steadiness inspires admiration and respect.

Negative: The native is overly cautious, too timid, has a false sense of intelligence, of an overly critical nature, is prejudiced and narrow in viewpoints, entirely too methodical, has an exaggerated sense of cleanliness, too fussy, immersed in details, one who has a vitriolic tongue, an unfunny wit, one who is hypocritical, a tendency to be snobbish, selfish, and one who seeks self-gratification.

Moon in Virgo Constellation

Positive: Endows its natives with a receptive and analytical mind. A retentive memory. A dislike for flattery and ostentation. One who is of a retiring nature. Details important to the native. Native has an acute sense of their own worth and they may wish to be of service. Fluent in speech.

Negative: Native is timid, lacks self-confidence, may develop a ‘carping’ attitude and be too critical, generally over nothing of importance. Native may be a perfectionist and be blind to more important matters or ideas. Native has an unfunny wit.

Mercury in Virgo Constellation

Positive: Endows its natives with a penetrating, questionable mind. The native is of a practical nature, one who has a clear scientific type mind, whose conclusions are well thought out. A studied but utilitarian mind, discriminating, conscientious and industrious. A ‘mental’ worker, versatile and of an adaptable nature; a dextrous disposition. Analytical and tenacious, somewhat skeptical.

Negative: One who is irritable, petulant, selfish, thoughtless. One who sees flaws in everything, an inclination towards contrariness. One who is completely skeptical. One who has an unfunny wit and constantly looks for an ulterior motive. A native who is too fussy, over meticulous.

Venus in Virgo Constellation

Positive: Endows its natives with a sense of propriety; proper impulses, appreciation of small niceties. One who is kind and humane, willing to be of service to others with a versatile acquisitive nature. Seldom expresses deep sympathy. A nature that is quiet and pleasant. One with methodical and studious methods. A cheerful person.

Negative: The native substitutes self-justification for remorse. One who is cold-hearted and inhibited. Introspective. The native tends to conceal their natural inclinations.

Mars in Virgo Constellation

Positive: Endows its natives with an industrious, ingenious, versatile mentality. A quick intellect, quick to grasp situations. One who is bold, shrewd, tactful and determined. One with an open-minded disposition, frank and freely offers opinions. A vigorous and effective worker. One who is constructive, versatile and discriminative. Native has a strong tendency to defend one’s right, and is energetic.

Negative: Native is subject to needless worrying. A tendency towards emotional frustration, brooding unnecessarily over illusory troubles. An irritable person, one who is critical of their fellow men, family and friends. A less than honest nature. One who is over-indulgent. Native is subject to procrastination, gets too involved with minor problems and is a busybody. ^[1]

Virgo Constellation Astrology

spicifera est Virgo Cereris. (Virgo is ruled by Ceres.)

Virginis in propriam descendunt ilia sortem. (Virgo rules the stomach.)

At her rising Erigone, who reigned with Justice over a bygone age and fled when it fell into sinful ways, bestows high eminence by bestowing supreme power; she will produce a man to direct the laws of the state and the sacred code; one who will tend with reverence the hallowed temples of the gods.

The temperaments of those whose span of life she pronounces at their birth Erigone will direct to study, and she will train their minds in the learned arts. She will give not so much abundance of wealth as the impulse to investigate the causes and effects of things. On them she will confer a tongue which charms, the mastery of words, and that mental vision which can discern all things, however concealed they be by the mysterious workings of nature. From the Virgin will also come the stenographer: his letter represents a word, and by means of his symbols he can keep ahead of utterance and record in novel notation the long speech of a rapid speaker. But with the good there comes a flaw: bashfulness handicaps the early years of such persons, for the Maid, by holding back their great natural gifts, puts a bridle on their lips and restrains them by the curb of authority. And her offspring is not fruitful. ^[3]

VIRGO. The Virgin.

Legend. The Virgo constellation is said to represent Erigone, daughter of Icarius, who hanged herself through grief at the death of her father (Bootes). According to other accounts it is Astraea, daughter of one of the Titans, who sided with the Gods against her own father.

Influence. Ptolemy makes the following observations; “The stars in the head of Virgo, and that at the top of the southern wing, operate like Mercury and somewhat like Mars: the other bright stars in the same wing, and those about the girdle, resemble Mercury in their influence, and also Venus, moderately . . . those at the points of the feet and at the bottom of the garments are like Mercury, and also Mars, moderately.” By the Kabalists it is associated with the Hebrew letter Gimel and the 3rd Tarot Trump “The Empress.” ^[3]

In astrology this constellation and Gemini were the House of Mercury, Macrobius saying that the planet was created here; the association being plainly shown by the caduceus of that god, the herald’s trumpet entwined with serpents, instead of the palm branch, often represented in her left hand. But usually, and far more appropriately, Virgo’s stars have been given over to the care of Ceres, her namesake, the long-time goddess of the harvest. For her astrological colors Virgo assumed black speckled with blue; and was thought of as governing the abdomen in the human body, and as bearing rule over Crete, Greece, Mesopotamia, Turkey, Jerusalem, Lyons, and Paris, but always as an unfortunate, sterile sign. Manilius asserted that in his day it ruled the fate of Arcadia, Caria, Ionia, Rhodes, and the Doric plains. Ampelius assigned to it the charge of the wind Argestes, that blew to the Romans from the west-southwest according to Vitruvius, or from the west-northwest according to Pliny. ^[4]

VIRGO is represented as a woman with a branch in her right hand, and some ears of corn in her left hand. Thus giving a two-fold testimony of the Coming One. The name of this sign in the Hebrew is Bethulah, which means a virgin, and in the Arabic a branch. The two words are connected, as in Latin–Virgo, which means a virgin; and virga, which means a branch (Vulg. Isa 11:1). Another name is Sunbul, Arabic, an ear of corn.

It is difficult to separate the Virgin and her Seed in the prophecy; and so, here, we have first the sign VIRGO, where the name points to her as the prominent subject; while in the first of the three constellations of this sign, where the woman appears again, the name COMA points to the child as the great subject. Virgo contains 110 stars, viz., one of the 1st magnitude, six of the 3rd, ten of the 4th, etc.

Thus the brightest star in VIRGO (α) has an ancient name, handed down to us in all the star-maps, in which the Hebrew word Tsemech is preserved. It is called in Arabic Al Zimach, which means the branch. This star is in the ear of corn which she holds in her left hand. Hence the star has a modern Latin name, which has almost superseded the ancient one, Spica, which means, an ear of corn. But this hides the great truth revealed by its name Al Zimach. It foretold the coming of Him who should bear this name. The same Divine inspiration has, in the written Word, four times connected it with Him. There are twenty Hebrew words translated “Branch,” but only one of them (Tsemech) is used exclusively of the Messiah, and this word only four times (Jer 33:15 being only a repetition of Jer 23:5)…

The star β is called Zavijaveh, which means the gloriously beautiful, as in Isaiah 4:2. The star ε, in the arm bearing the branch, is called Al Mureddin, which means who shall come down (as in Psa 72:8), or who shall have dominion. It is also known as Vindemiatrix, a Chaldee word which means the son, or branch, who cometh… The Greeks, ignorant of the Divine origin and teaching of the sign, represented Virgo as Ceres, with ears of corn in her hand.

In the Zodiac in the Temple of Denderah, in Egypt, about 2000 BC (now in Paris), she is likewise represented with a branch in her hand, but ignorantly explained by a false religion to represent Isis! Her name is called Aspolia, which means ears of corn, or the seed, which shows that though the woman is seen, it is her Seed who is the great subject of the prophecy. ^[5]

References

1. The Power of the Fixed Stars, Joseph E. Rigor, 1979, p.123-124, 317, 322, 327, 332, 336-337.
2. Astronomica, Manilius, 1st century AD, p.117, 119, 237, 239, 265.
3. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.66,67.
4. Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning, Richard H. Allen, 1889, p.460-465.
5. The Witness of the Stars, E. W. Bullinger, 1. Virgo (the Virgin).