virgo 

The Maiden arrives to bring you the warmth and comfort of the colder season on the horizon.

Prepping and guiding you to slow down and take care of yourself.

Date Duration: August 23 - September 22

Symbol: Maiden

Element: Earth

Sign Quality: Mutable

Ruler: Mercury

Mantra: Solutions Come To Me With Ease

The Tarot: The Hermit

Crystal: Smokey Quartz

Chakra: Throat Chakra

The sun aligns with Virgo during the end of the Summer season in the Northern Hemisphere and the end of Winter in the Southern Hemisphere. This change of seasons and energy can be a heavy one or lighter depending on Virgo placement, fortunately, there are stones crystals that you can turn to when the sun aligns with Virgo to help balance out that negativity or heaviness with a little more positivity.

Virgo, an Earth's sign is represented by The Maiden, a sign of purity and fertility. In Greek mythology, Virgo is often associated with the harvest Goddess Persephone, daughter of Demeter who is stolen by the God of the Underworld Hades for six months of the year. She is then reunited with her mother Demeter for six months when Spring begins and the crops begin to grow again.

Loyal, kind, and highly intelligent, Virgos are loved for their reliable nature. Just like their sign, The Maiden, Virgos are known for being perfectionists in all things that they do. They know that hard work is necessary for success, and are often some of the most hardworking people you’ll ever meet. With their intelligence, practicality, and work ethic Virgos have a great tendency and ability to organise and plan anything written down to the most minute of details emphasising how perfectionists Virgos are. They have a natural inclination to make sure everything they do is perfect. This quality applies to everything they do, even in something as simple as sharing their thoughts. 

Virgos tend to be shy and unintentionally put up walls when dealing with people who aren't particularly close to them or they do not know. This tendency to put up walls when it comes to sharing their personal opinions and feelings can be misunderstood by some as cold when it really is just a matter of not knowing how to show how they feel. Once you befriend a Virgo, however, you’ll be sure to have a friend for life!

Loyalty is a quality they treasure above anything else and as such, they are loyal to family, friends, and significant others, always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need, especially those in their inner circles. Having said that, when it’s in need of a Virgo asking for help they tend to not know how to ask for help.

Virgos also have a tendency to be overly self-critical because they seek perfection in everything often they tend to be their own harshest critics. This desire for perfection in every aspect of life, while only directed towards themselves, may sometimes be unintentionally projected towards others. 

Like other mutable signs, there are a lot of dualities in a Virgo’s personality: they are great communicators but have trouble expressing their personal feelings, they are naturally helpful but they dislike asking for help, they are logical and practical but they desire perfection in even the smallest of details, they love deeply and are very loyal but have difficulty showing affection even to those closest to them.

To support and balance your energies if you're a Virgo or realise that there is Virgo in your life that deserves something special to balance out their energies or as a thank-you gift for all that they do.

The following crystals are perfect for that Virgo and we have the following stone available as jewellery to wear.

Citrine It is a stone of the Solar Plexus Chakra and wearing it as jewellery can be beneficial when working on projects. It not only boosts creativity and energy but also helps promote prosperity in your personal and professional life. Citrine helps to calm excessive self-criticism and promotes a healthy sense of self. It also helps boost performance at work, particularly for writers, artists, entrepreneurs, teachers, and athletes. 

Smokey Quartz is one of the best stones to ward off negativity, especially in a particular space. It transforms negative energy into positive energy. It resonates with the Crown and Root Chakras. It is a crystal associated with Virgo because of its strong grounding properties. 

Wearing Smoky Quartz as jewellery is recommended especially for people who are overly sensitive to negative energies in their environment. 

You can also place Smoky Quartz crystals on your desk at your place of work and all over your house, especially if there’s too much negative energy around.