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Long ago when astrology was in its infant stages, the
portion of the zodiac now ascribed to Libra was Virgo/Scorpio territory. Libra
was a late comer whose scales of justice were carved out of the claws of the
Scorpion which became the top of Libra's scale.
But let’s begin with the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece .
There were two goddesses of justice, Themis and her daughter Dike (Astraea at left).
Themis was one of the Titans, a nature deity born of sky god Uranus and Ge. She
was the goddess of divine justice.
And was advisor to Zeus (Jupiter) after he purged the old pantheon.
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Virgo has a strong sense of responsibility to others and is
represented by the Hermit card of the Tarot. The Hermit carries a lantern to
light his way and all who follow. He represents an introspective, solitary
journey to explore unknown and neglected parts of the self and to help others
with their search for meaning.
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Virgos often have an uncanny ability to tap into their
intuition—the light that the Hermit carries in his lantern; an inner guiding light.
Virgo weakness can occur if she is overly cautious and
distrusting of others (picture Dike sitting next to Zeus, telling him of the
dark heart of man). Virgo needs to guard against obsessive thinking, of
choosing ignorance over enlightenment and by being ruled by fear. This will
isolate her and she will truly become the Hermit but without the lantern to
guide her.
When using Virgo as a template for character, she can be
challenged by her fears and the machinations of her own mind—creating isolation
and a distrusting nature. She can be the fussy worrier or the overly critical
and harsh perfectionist.
Or
She can learn patience and acceptance of others, using
her light to uplift others. Will her imagination pick out the fearful details
that will derail her life or will she overcome obstacles using her intuition to
guide her through her dark times? She might be modest and shy, meticulous and
reliable, practical and diligent or intelligent and analytical.
These are the seeds for your Virgo character and possible story challenges.
There are many other attributes for Virgo and a good source
to find out more is Astrology-online
Other sources I used for this post:
4 comments:
Cora - One of the main characters in my current WIP had a tarot reading yesterday, and before I wrote the scene I did a random date search to come up with his birthday (9/17/94), and I'm totally going to refer to this post again and again as I figure out who this guy is. Thanks for posting!
Glad you are able to make use of this information. Hope you figure your character out. Just ask if you have questions.
Hmm...When I get it closer to done, I'm going to need someone who actually knows about Tarot to read it...
;)
This is aa great post thanks
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