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Raimei here, hacking Niisan's journal! The following is an excerpt from Stella Starsky and Quinn Cox's book, Sextrology, posting the pertinent stuff that... isn't actually about sex.
Virgo man is a complicated, often confounding character. To him, the world is an imperfect place fraught with potential pitfalls and disappointments. He is especially predisposed to a defeatist view of relationships, which can't help but fall short of his signature pristine expectations. Masking profound sensitivity and a wealth of emotional wounds behind a superior cynicism, Virgo man projects an impenetrability that alternately puts people off or piques their curiosity-- especially those who sense the soft core of vulnerability masked behind his cool marble façade. He is a master of disguises, putting on different faces for different people, careful to keep his friendships separate and, thus, others' illusions of him alive. He fears upset-- conflicts are to be avoided at all costs-- so he keeps his distance in relationships, typically entering into bonds where clear-cut control can be maintained. (p. 247) [. . .]
Sign + Mind
As a mutable sign. Virgo [. . .] epitomizes the astrological Principle of Dissonance and ultimate Resolution, using meditation, give-and-take, and compromise in his quest for healing and productivity, the two main attributes of his zodiacal 6th House [of Health and coping abilities]. On the cosmic level, this make Virgo uniquely capable of incorporating the matriarchal Earth-cult view of the world (mother-source) with that of the patriarchal Sky-cult vision (father-creator) into a single modus operandi. In real terms, Virgo man is particularly adept at imposing his intellectual ideas onto the natural environment while being mindful not to abuse it. (p. 248)
[. . . ] life is a long, steady course toward substantial, permanent transformation-- like a gradual alchemical permutation or a healing process, which both require time and patience.
Fittingly, work, health and service are other chief attributes of the 6th Astrological House of Virgo, whose sign's motto is "I serve." Existence for the Virgo man is meant to be a servile, humbling experience. Still, it may take him a lifetime to fully perceive humility as a virtue.
In making the transition from Leo to Virgo, the male archetypal personality shifts from that of the quintessential Sun king, the embodiment of divine right, with an unconscionable ego to prove it, to that of the Everyman, hard-pressed to answer to his own very human conscience[. . .].
Typically, without such "God-given" masculine endowments as athletic prowess or a winning way with the ladies,
Virgo is vulnerable to a litany of doubts, insecurities, and fears from an early age. He not only feels socially cast off, but because Virgo is often born at a time when his parents are embroiled in struggle or strife, he also senses a lack of familial love. Though smart in school, often musically or artistically gifted, Virgo fights an uphill battle in the trenches of human relationships. He is the zodiac's misanthrope [. . .] who often finds himself positioned low on the totem pole.
[. . .] the maimed god of menschhood, Hephaestus, forging tools in his volcanic workshop, is a symbol of Virgoan masculinity at its best-- a modest, unassuming character who uses divine inspiration for the common good, not for personal vengeance.
From his youth, Virgo walks an emotional and, indeed, a moral tightrope. He is visited equally by vice and virtue, just as he must resolve fear with faith, self-denial with self-acceptance, plain old right with wrong. Avoiding conflict, he sidesteps tense situations, holding his tongue when feeling compromised-- like a volcano, he bottles up his emotions until they cannot help but blow or sink him into a dark depression.
Being born under the sign of the Virgin can be a real head trip: He can't help but project his need for perfection, not only onto himself, but onto the world, and indeed onto other people. Nothing-- and nobody-- it seems, is ever good enough.
Fear of failure, fear of success, and above all, fear of mediocrity may cause Virgo to get stuck as a sideline critic, which, nonetheless, has its perks: People view him as an expert of superior, discriminating taste, unaware that he mightn't endeavor to accomplish any feat himself for fear of putting his head on the kind of chopping block to which he subjects others. Like most critics, he can't even take a fraction of what he's capable of dishing out.
Fear and self-loathing, as well as his obsession with perfection, have strong roots in Virgo's childhood. Like Hephaestus, he is often disabled in by his upbringing, having been made to feel somehow flawed.
Though he fills the void with pride, an arguable virtue in the sign of Leo, here, in Virgo, it's a definite vice. Like the glyph of the sign suggests in curling back onto itself, the path to Virgo's happiness lies along a private, internalized path of quietly, humbling mining hidden talents, rather than in pointing a finger at the imperfections he perceives in the outside world. (pp. 249-252)
Body + Soul
[ . . . ] unlike Scorpio [. . .] Virgo is an outsider who doggedly tries to find his useful place within the society at large; whereas Scorpio might skip social gatherings, Virgo makes a showing, if only to scowl his way through them [transcriber's note: Or in Raikou's case, sleep through them :P].
[. . .] Virgo man has a crusty countenance (though decidedly uppper-), which mirrors the earth's own mutable mantle, the kiln containing the planet's molten core, the proverbial furnace of his patron Hephaestus [. . .]. And despite any attempts at a coolly disinterested veneer, it's clear that Virgo man contains such hidden fire-- latent creativity, sexual combustion, or both. This lends him a complex(ed) disposition, an intensity and sense of inner turmoil to which a keen, admiring eye might chalk up his usual condescension, seeing through these defenses to his infamous fear of intimacy, thus wishing to quell it. [. . .] Knowledge of the world and its less-than-rosy working practically paralyzes the Virgo emotionally. (p. 253)
True satisfaction eludes Virgo until he learns to turn his infamous wizardry onto himself, internally. Too often, however, Virgo takes what seems like the easy way out, tinkering with his own appearance rather than delving into the furnace of his complicated psyche.
[. . .]is assuming too mad-as-a-monk role, Virgo self-imposes severe rules, regulations, and indeed punishments, depriving himself of even the slightest indulgence [. . .] Only by removing that chip from his shoulder, acknowledging his imperfections, and loving himself in spite of them, can he begin to love others, purely and unconditionally. (pp. 257-258)
[Transcriber's note: There's a lot of stuff here. blah blah blah, ending with this, because I know Niisan will LOVE. IT.]
Mutable signs [Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces] are all andgrogynous to some degree, or, as is often the case with Virgo, rather decidedly asexual[. . .].
Virgo man is a complicated, often confounding character. To him, the world is an imperfect place fraught with potential pitfalls and disappointments. He is especially predisposed to a defeatist view of relationships, which can't help but fall short of his signature pristine expectations. Masking profound sensitivity and a wealth of emotional wounds behind a superior cynicism, Virgo man projects an impenetrability that alternately puts people off or piques their curiosity-- especially those who sense the soft core of vulnerability masked behind his cool marble façade. He is a master of disguises, putting on different faces for different people, careful to keep his friendships separate and, thus, others' illusions of him alive. He fears upset-- conflicts are to be avoided at all costs-- so he keeps his distance in relationships, typically entering into bonds where clear-cut control can be maintained. (p. 247) [. . .]
Sign + Mind
As a mutable sign. Virgo [. . .] epitomizes the astrological Principle of Dissonance and ultimate Resolution, using meditation, give-and-take, and compromise in his quest for healing and productivity, the two main attributes of his zodiacal 6th House [of Health and coping abilities]. On the cosmic level, this make Virgo uniquely capable of incorporating the matriarchal Earth-cult view of the world (mother-source) with that of the patriarchal Sky-cult vision (father-creator) into a single modus operandi. In real terms, Virgo man is particularly adept at imposing his intellectual ideas onto the natural environment while being mindful not to abuse it. (p. 248)
[. . . ] life is a long, steady course toward substantial, permanent transformation-- like a gradual alchemical permutation or a healing process, which both require time and patience.
Fittingly, work, health and service are other chief attributes of the 6th Astrological House of Virgo, whose sign's motto is "I serve." Existence for the Virgo man is meant to be a servile, humbling experience. Still, it may take him a lifetime to fully perceive humility as a virtue.
In making the transition from Leo to Virgo, the male archetypal personality shifts from that of the quintessential Sun king, the embodiment of divine right, with an unconscionable ego to prove it, to that of the Everyman, hard-pressed to answer to his own very human conscience[. . .].
Typically, without such "God-given" masculine endowments as athletic prowess or a winning way with the ladies,
Virgo is vulnerable to a litany of doubts, insecurities, and fears from an early age. He not only feels socially cast off, but because Virgo is often born at a time when his parents are embroiled in struggle or strife, he also senses a lack of familial love. Though smart in school, often musically or artistically gifted, Virgo fights an uphill battle in the trenches of human relationships. He is the zodiac's misanthrope [. . .] who often finds himself positioned low on the totem pole.
[. . .] the maimed god of menschhood, Hephaestus, forging tools in his volcanic workshop, is a symbol of Virgoan masculinity at its best-- a modest, unassuming character who uses divine inspiration for the common good, not for personal vengeance.
From his youth, Virgo walks an emotional and, indeed, a moral tightrope. He is visited equally by vice and virtue, just as he must resolve fear with faith, self-denial with self-acceptance, plain old right with wrong. Avoiding conflict, he sidesteps tense situations, holding his tongue when feeling compromised-- like a volcano, he bottles up his emotions until they cannot help but blow or sink him into a dark depression.
Being born under the sign of the Virgin can be a real head trip: He can't help but project his need for perfection, not only onto himself, but onto the world, and indeed onto other people. Nothing-- and nobody-- it seems, is ever good enough.
Fear of failure, fear of success, and above all, fear of mediocrity may cause Virgo to get stuck as a sideline critic, which, nonetheless, has its perks: People view him as an expert of superior, discriminating taste, unaware that he mightn't endeavor to accomplish any feat himself for fear of putting his head on the kind of chopping block to which he subjects others. Like most critics, he can't even take a fraction of what he's capable of dishing out.
Fear and self-loathing, as well as his obsession with perfection, have strong roots in Virgo's childhood. Like Hephaestus, he is often disabled in by his upbringing, having been made to feel somehow flawed.
Though he fills the void with pride, an arguable virtue in the sign of Leo, here, in Virgo, it's a definite vice. Like the glyph of the sign suggests in curling back onto itself, the path to Virgo's happiness lies along a private, internalized path of quietly, humbling mining hidden talents, rather than in pointing a finger at the imperfections he perceives in the outside world. (pp. 249-252)
Body + Soul
[ . . . ] unlike Scorpio [. . .] Virgo is an outsider who doggedly tries to find his useful place within the society at large; whereas Scorpio might skip social gatherings, Virgo makes a showing, if only to scowl his way through them [transcriber's note: Or in Raikou's case, sleep through them :P].
[. . .] Virgo man has a crusty countenance (though decidedly uppper-), which mirrors the earth's own mutable mantle, the kiln containing the planet's molten core, the proverbial furnace of his patron Hephaestus [. . .]. And despite any attempts at a coolly disinterested veneer, it's clear that Virgo man contains such hidden fire-- latent creativity, sexual combustion, or both. This lends him a complex(ed) disposition, an intensity and sense of inner turmoil to which a keen, admiring eye might chalk up his usual condescension, seeing through these defenses to his infamous fear of intimacy, thus wishing to quell it. [. . .] Knowledge of the world and its less-than-rosy working practically paralyzes the Virgo emotionally. (p. 253)
True satisfaction eludes Virgo until he learns to turn his infamous wizardry onto himself, internally. Too often, however, Virgo takes what seems like the easy way out, tinkering with his own appearance rather than delving into the furnace of his complicated psyche.
[. . .]is assuming too mad-as-a-monk role, Virgo self-imposes severe rules, regulations, and indeed punishments, depriving himself of even the slightest indulgence [. . .] Only by removing that chip from his shoulder, acknowledging his imperfections, and loving himself in spite of them, can he begin to love others, purely and unconditionally. (pp. 257-258)
[Transcriber's note: There's a lot of stuff here. blah blah blah, ending with this, because I know Niisan will LOVE. IT.]
Mutable signs [Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces] are all andgrogynous to some degree, or, as is often the case with Virgo, rather decidedly asexual[. . .].