Virgo
AN EARTH sign: meaning practical,stable, patient, and strong-willed.
A MUTABLE sign: meaning changeable and flexible.
RULED BY: Mercury: This planet rules intelligence and reason, and predisposes toward a high-strung temperament. Virgo is the sign of work and self-improvement. You are perfectionists who dissect facts in order to find the truth and obtain all the information available.
SYMBOL: The Virgin: Representing purity, modesty, industriousness, service to fellow workers.
POLARITY (opposite): Pisces
PART OF THE BODY RULED BY VIRGO: The nervous system and the intestines: Virgoans are prone to illness caused by stress and nervous tension. You are particularily susceptible to ulcers.
LUCKY DAY: Wednesday
LUCKY NUMBERS: 5 and 3
MAGICAL BIRTHSTONE: Sapphire: Brings tranquility of mind and protects against illness and injury while traveling.
SPECIAL COLORS: Navy Blue and Gray: Colors of refinement and taste.
SPECIAL CITIES: Paris, Boston,Heidelberg, and Strasbourg.
SPECIAL COUNTRIES: Turkey, Greece,Crete, and West Indies.
SPECIAL FLOWERS: Morning glory and Pansy
SPECIAL TREES: Nut-bearing trees.
SPECIAL METAL: Mercury
ANIMALS RULED BY VIRGO: Small domestic pets.
DANGER: Virgo people sometimes arouse anger and violence in others because of their tendency to interfere,their critical tongues, and unemotional attitudes.
MOST LIKEABLE TRAIT: Conscientiousness
