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ASTROLOGY YOUR PLACE IN THE STARS VENUS IN VIRGO THE cold and earthy and mercurial nature of Virgo may be described as the very opposite to that of Venus. The planet, too, is in her fall and never develops properly. She may make a woman a careful housewife and a good hostess— for Virgo distributes the affections, forbids friendships but encourages acquaintanceships —but never a loving wife or a passionate mistress, unless there are some remarkably warm aspects to intensify her nature. Women of the town, many of whom are incapable of true feeling of any kind, often have this position. The native, too, is usually fastidious about people. Others are inclined to consider him cold, heartless and repellent. On the other hand, the “sang-froid” and aplomb which {278} his indifference gives often makes him a favorite on the lecture platform or the stage. We find it, for example, in the horoscope of Marshall P. Wilder, the dwarf humorist. A very good example of its peculiar manifestation in art is the painter Millet. The perception is extraordinarily keen and accurate. We find little development of the emotional nature in this position. Some of the most notoriously cold and even callous people in history have possessed it. However, it does not always turn to evil, and, in many cases, the position is a decided advantage in life. For example, one may attribute much of Anna Kingsford’s high mentality to this cause. Her tenderer feelings were distributed through intellectual channels. We find a similar case in Thomas Mott Osborne, and these two examples may be considered the very flower of this position. The same development of emotion on humanitarian rather than on personal lines is clearly marked in Samuel Taylor Coleridge, but here it is noticeable how Virgo works upon Venus in courting the native to be, or at least to seem, cold, and to hold himself aloof, if not exactly from the society of his fellows, at least from any close intimacy with them. Similar qualities are observable in the horoscopes of President Hayes, President Carnot, President Kruger, Cardinal Gibbons, and Edward VI of England. In none of these can the position be described as having worked unfavorably. With Ludwig of Bavaria, however, the theatrical tendency is seen in an exaggerated form. He may be said rather to have acted his life than to have lived it. However, there are worse cases. In Caesar Borgia, this position produced downright callousness. This is, no doubt, emphasized by the shutting up of Venus in the twelfth house, her aspect to Saturn in the eleventh, and the fact that Virgo is actually the rising sign. It may seem at first sight surprising that Goethe, Dumas, and Guy de Maupassant should have this position, but further investigation clears up the difficulty. Goethe’s Venus has the sextile of Neptune and the opposition of Jupiter and also the semi-sextile of Mercury, and Venus is powerfully placed in the tenth house. Dumas has the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, the semi-sextile of Sol and that of Uranus. De Maupassant has Mercury semi-sextile, Mars and Jupiter in conjunction. Such aspects from such great planets overpower the isolated influence of the {279} sign, to a very large extent. It can still be traced, but only in minor matters. The position of Venus does not exactly lack magnetism, but it is a different kind of magnetism from that which is usually understood by that word. James Coates, the mesmerist, had this position. The quality that enables a man to hypnotize successfully is very different from that which makes him a great lover. The position is admirable for a lawyer, giving him the power of insinuating his ideas into the minds of his hearers. Many very attractive speakers have this same position. People with Venus so situated have the power to express emotion without really feeling it. They can weep very convincingly for “Hecuba.” The position is also admirable for a nurse, where the greatest care and tenderness are required, yet where any trace of true pity or emotion would diminish the efficiency. However, while not wishing to say anything derogatory to the natives who have this position, we must say that, so far as the development of Venus is concerned, it is not her highest development. It is a decided modification of her qualities and a limitation of her powers. It is, however, not to be regraded as so thoroughgoing an affliction as when she is in Aries. The following are the names of well known persons who have Venus in the sign Virgo: Henry Ford Robert Treat Paine, Jr. Edward W. Bok John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Leonard Wood Sydney Rosenfeld William Osborne Stoddard William Gillette Cardinal Gibbons Melville E. Stone Anna Kingsford Alexander Dumas {280} Guy de Maupassant Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 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 Venus is in the sign Virgo are as follows: From August 17th through September 9th 1840 September 30th “ October 24th 1841 July 19th ” August 12th 1842 September 1st “ September 25th 1843 October 9th ” November 5th 1844 August 2nd “ August 25th 1845 September 16th ” October 9th 1846 July 8th “ August 7th 1847 August 16th ” September 8th 1848 September 30th “ October 23nd 1849 July 18th ” August 12th 1850 September 1st “ September 24th 1851 October 9th ” November 4th 1852 August 1st “ August 25th 1853 September 16th ” October 9th 1854 July 8th “ August 8th 1855 October 17th ” October 27th 1855 August 16th “ September 8th 1856 September 29th ” October 23rd 1857 July 18th “ August 12th 1858 August 31st ” September 24th 1859 October 9th “ November 4th 1860 July 31st ” August 24th 1861 September 15th “ October 8th 1862 July 8th ” August 8th 1863 October 8th “ November 1st 1863 August 15th ” September 7th 1864 September 29th “ October 22nd 1865 July 17th ” August 11th 1866 August 31st “ September 23rd 1867 October 9th ” November 4th 1868 {281} From July 31st through August 24th 1869 September 14th “ October 8th 1870 July 7th ” August 9th 1871 October 1st “ November 3rd 1871 August 14th ” September 7th 1872 September 28th “ October 22nd 1873 July 17th ” August 11th 1874 August 30th “ September 22nd 1875 October 8th ” November 3rd 1876 July 30th “ August 23rd 1877 September 14th ” October 7th 1878 July 7th “ August 10th 1879 September 25th ” November 4th 1879 August 14th “ September 6th 1880 September 28th ” October 21st 1881 July 16th “ August 10th 1882 August 30th ” September 22nd 1883 October 8th “ November 3rd 1884 July 30th ” August 23rd 1885 September 13th “ October 7th 1886 July 7th ” August 11th 1887 September 19th “ November 5th 1887 August 13th ” September 6th 1888 September 27th “ October 21st 1889 July 16th ” August 10th 1890 August 29th “ September 21st 1891 October 8th ” November 2nd 1892 July 29th “ August 22nd 1893 September 13th ” October 6th 1894 July 7th “ August 13th 1895 September 13th ” November 6th 1895 August 13th “ September 5th 1896 September 27th ” October 20th 1897 July 15th “ August 10th 1898 August 29th ” September 21st 1899 October 9th “ November 3rd 1900 July 30th ” August 23rd 1901 September 13th “ October 6th 1902 {282} From July 8th through August 17th 1903 September 6th ” November 8th 1903 August 13th “ September 6th 1904 September 27th ” October 21st 1905 July 16th “ August 10th 1906 August 29th ” September 21st 1907 October 8th “ November 2nd 1908 July 29th ” August 22nd 1909 September 13th “ October 6th 1910 July 8th ” November 8th 1911 August 13th “ September 5th 1912 September 27th ” October 20th 1913 July 16th “ August 10th 1914 August 29th ” September 21st 1915 October 8th “ November 2nd 1916 July 29th ” August 21st 1917 September 12th “ October 5th 1918 July 8th ” November 8th 1919 August 12th “ September 4th 1920 September 26th ” October 20th 1921 July 15th “ August 9th 1922 August 28th ” September 20th 1923 October 8th “ November 2nd 1924 July 28th ” August 21st 1925 September 12th “ October 5th 1926 July 8th ” November 9th 1927 August 12th “ September 4th 1928 September 26th ” October 19th 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 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