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ASTROLOGY YOUR PLACE IN THE STARS MERCURY IN VIRGO IN this sign Mercury is not only in his own house, but also in the house of his exaltation, and it is natural to suppose that he will {207} be stronger and more excellent here than anywhere else in the Zodiac. To a great extent this is the case. So far as Mercury is sufficient, he is admirable; and it is irrational to blame Mercury because he is not also Venus! Yet this is the danger: A native with Mercury so placed may be overwhelmed by this part of his character. Virgo, however, is much to be preferred to Gemini as a place for the mental ruler; the duplicity of the Twin-sign is avoided, and Virgo, being an earthy sign, tends to add stability to the planet. The extreme development of intellect naturally causes a certain coldness and detachment; people thus endowed sometimes forget that this world is not altogether ruled by reason, but very largely by prejudice, emotion, and self-interest. They are, therefore, better fitted to deal with abstractions than with practical affairs; Leo is much better than Virgo for the man of the world. The great men are the true men, no doubt; but this is exactly why the great men are often never discovered until they have been dead for many years. People with Mercury in Virgo are quick to learn; indeed they often learn so easily that they do not concentrate sufficiently to retain their acquired knowledge. They have excellent memories subject to exactly the same limitations. They are often fertile of fancy, make excellent linguists, and good orators. Their mind is well adapted for scientific inquiry and, if Mercury is strengthened by Saturnian wisdom, their attainment in Science may be really profound. They are clever in handicrafts, and should excel in scientific agriculture. The mind, too, is essentially honest. As lawyers they are not so sharp as those with Mercury in Gemini. There is much plasticity and receptiveness, moreover, in the mind; and they are easily influenced, especially by argument. On the other hand, they are sharply critical, sometimes too much so, though this trait rarely takes so aggressive a form as when Mercury is in Scorpio. They are intolerant towards stupidity in others and cannot understand the point of view of “common sense,” when it conflicts with their reasoned judgment. In a sense they are idealists as much as those who live in an emotional dream-world, and are just as fanatical, though in the opposite camp. They take “the world as it ought to be” (in their opinion) instead of the world as it is. {208} From this fault come the practical blunders of such really magnificent intellects as those of Anna Kingsford and Mme. Blavatsky. Shelley and Tolstoi had this same limitation. Each “proved conclusively” that a certain course of action was correct; and each was amazed that humanity remained unconvinced. In pure philosophy this does not apply. Sir William Hamilton, dealing with the abstractions of metaphysics, was content to leave his work where he found it, on the intellectual plane. In politics, too, the coldness of perception often sets as an advantage. Witness: Franz Josef and Louis XIV. Both these monarchs were able to pursue a difficult policy with success because of their detachment from emotional considerations. Mr. Asquith, Caesar Borgia, and Sadi Carnot may be cited as further examples. On the other hand, Louis XVI and Ludwig II of Bavaria failed from this identical course; they were not identified with politics in the same way as those just mentioned, and they lost their thrones and their lives from lack of interest. It is to be noticed that every single one of these people could see only his own point of view, and rode roughshod over his opponents. There is much selfishness in intellectuality, and even where the heart is humanitarian, this lurks unsuspected by the native. Consider the pain given to the very objects of their devotion by Shelley and Tolstoi. A little human silliness and weakness would have been much more productive of human happiness! Man shall not live by syllogisms alone, even though each one be an ideal formula for the production of perfection. The following well known persons were also born with Mercury in the sign Virgo: Leo Tolstoi Lord Roberts H. H. Asquith Maeterlinck Blavatsky Jane Addams Lyman Abbott Oliver Wendell Holmes Kate Douglas Wiggin {209} Dr. Felix Adler Nathan Haskell Dole Charles G. Dawes For the benefit of those who are not in possession of Raphael’s Ephemeris, or who are not able to interpret the symbols contained therein, the years when Mercury is in Virgo are as follows: From September 8th through September 24th 1840 September 1st “ September 16th 1841 August 24th ” September 8th 1842 August 16th “ September 1st 1843 August 7th ” August 26th 1844 October 5th “ October 9th 1844 July 31st ” October 6th 1845 July 26th “ August 28th 1846 September 11th ” September 29th 1846 September 6th “ September 21st 1847 August 28th ” September 12th 1848 August 20th “ September 5th 1849 August 12th ” August 29th 1850 August 4th “ August 26th 1851 September 21st ” October 10th 1851 July 28th “ October 3d 1852 July 27th ” August 11th 1853 September 9th “ September 25th 1853 September 2d ” September 17th 1854 August 25th “ September 10th 1855 August 16th ” September 2d 1856 August 8th “ August 27th 1857 August 1st ” August 29th 1858 September 4th “ October 8th 1858 July 27th ” September 4th 1859 September 10th “ September 30th 1859 September 6th ” September 21st 1860 August 30th “ September 14th 1861 August 21st ” September 6th 1862 August 13th “ August 30th 1863 {210} From August 5th through August 25th 1864 September 25th ” October 10th 1864 July 29th “ October 4th 1865 July 26th ” August 18th 1866 September 10th “ September 27th 1866 September 4th ” September 19th 1867 August 26th “ September 10th 1868 August 18th ” September 3d 1869 August 10th “ August 28th 1870 August 2d ” August 26th 1871 September 12th “ October 9th 1871 July 27th ” October 1st 1872 September 8th “ September 23d 1873 August 31st ” September 15th 1874 August 23d “ September 8th 1875 August 14th ” August 31st 1876 August 6th “ August 26th 1877 October 1st ” October 10th 1877 July 30th “ October 5th 1878 July 26th ” August 24th 1879 September 11th “ September 28th 1879 September 4th ” September 19th 1880 August 27th “ September 11th 1881 August 19th ” September 4th 1882 August 11th “ August 29th 1883 August 3d ” August 25th 1884 September 17th “ October 9th 1884 July 28th ” October 2d 1885 July 29th “ August 6th 1886 September 9th ” September 24th 1886 September 2d “ September 17th 1887 August 23d ” September 8th 1888 August 15th “ September 1st 1889 August 7th ” August 26th 1890 July 31st “ October 7th 1891 July 26th ” August 29th 1892 September 10th “ September 29th 1892 September 6th ” September 21st 1893 {211} From August 29th through September 13th 1894 August 21st “ September 5th 1895 August 11th ” August 29th 1896 August 4th “ August 25th 1897 September 22d ” October 10th 1897 July 29th “ October 4th 1898 July 27th ” August 14th 1899 September 10th “ September 26th 1899 September 3d ” September 18th 1900 August 26th “ September 10th 1901 August 18th ” September 3d 1902 August 10th “ August 28th 1903 August 2d ” August 27th 1904 September 8th “ October 8th 1904 July 27th ” October 1st 1905 September 8th “ September 23d 1906 August 31st ” September 15th 1907 August 22d “ September 7th 1908 August 14th ” August 31st 1909 August 6th “ August 26th 1910 September 29th ” October 11th 1910 July 31st “ October 6th 1911 July 26th ” August 20th 1912 September 11th “ September 27th 1912 September 4th ” September 19th 1913 August 27th “ September 12th 1914 August 19th ” September 4th 1915 August 10th “ August 28th 1916 August 3d ” August 26th 1917 September 15th “ October 9th 1917 July 28th ” October 2d 1918 September 9th “ September 25th 1919 September 1st ” September 16th 1920 August 24th “ September 8th 1921 August 15th ” September 1st 1922 August 8th “ August 27th 1923 October 5th ” October 11th 1923 July 31st “ October 6th 1924 {212} From July 26th through August 26th 1925 September 11th ” September 29th 1925 September 6th “ September 21st 1926 August 29th ” September 13th 1927 August 20th “ September 5th 1928 August 12th ” August 29th 1929 Previous | Top | Index | Next Introduction | THE SUN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Sun | The Sun in the Signs | The Sun in Aries | The Sun in Taurus | The Sun in Gemini | The Sun in Cancer | The Sun in Leo | The Sun in Virgo | The Sun in Libra | The Sun in Scorpio | The Sun in Sagittarius | The Sun in Capricorn | The Sun in Aquarius | The Sun in Pisces | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Saturn | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Jupiter | THE MOON SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Moon | The Moon in the Signs | The Moon in Aries | The Moon in Taurus | The Moon in Gemini | The Moon in Cancer | The Moon in Leo | The Moon in Virgo | The Moon in Libra | The Moon in Scorpio | The Moon in Sagittarius | The Moon in Capricorn | The Moon in Aquarius | The Moon in Pisces | MERCURY SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mercury in the Signs | Mercury in Aries | Mercury in Taurus | Mercury in Gemini | Mercury in Cancer | Mercury in Leo | Mercury in Virgo | Mercury in Libra | Mercury in Scorpio | Mercury in Sagittarius | Mercury in Capricorn | Mercury in Aquarius | Mercury in Pisces | VENUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Venus in the Signs | Venus in Aries | Venus in Taurus | Venus in Gemini | Venus in Cancer | Venus in Leo | Venus in Virgo | Venus in Libra | Venus in Scorpio | Venus in Sagittarius | Venus in Capricorn | Venus in Aquarius | Venus in Pisces | MARS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mars in the Signs | Mars in Aries | Mars in Taurus | Mars in Gemini | Mars in Cancer | Mars in Leo | Mars in Virgo | Mars in Libra | Mars in Scorpio | Mars in Sagittarius | Mars in Capricorn | Mars in Aquarius | Mars in Pisces | JUPITER SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Jupiter in the Signs | Jupiter in Aries | Jupiter in Taurus | Jupiter in Gemini | Jupiter in Cancer | Jupiter in Leo | Jupiter in Virgo | Jupiter in Libra | Jupiter in Scorpio | Jupiter in Sagittarius | Jupiter in Capricorn | Jupiter in Aquarius | Jupiter in Pisces | The Effects of Jupiter on Vocation | SATURN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Saturn in the Signs | Saturn in Aries | Saturn in Taurus | Saturn in Gemini | Saturn in Cancer | Saturn in Leo | Saturn in Virgo | Saturn in Libra | Saturn in Scorpio | Saturn in Sagittarius | Saturn in Capricorn | Saturn in Aquarius | Saturn in Pisces | URANUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Uranus in the Signs | Uranus in Aries | Uranus in Taurus | Uranus in Gemini | Uranus in Cancer | Uranus in Leo | Uranus in Virgo | Uranus in Libra | Uranus in Scorpio | Uranus in Sagittarius | Uranus in Capricorn | Uranus in Aquarius | Uranus in Pisces | NEPTUNE SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Neptune in the Signs | Neptune in Aries | Neptune in Taurus | Neptune in Gemini | Neptune in Cancer | Neptune in Leo | Neptune in Virgo | Neptune in Libra | Neptune in Scorpio | Neptune in Sagittarius | Neptune in Capricorn | Neptune in Aquarius | Neptune in Pisces | Diseases of Neptune | The Problem of Death | One Hundred Horoscopes of Famous People Your Place Among The Stars Astrology 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