Introduction to Witchcraft and Podcast
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Do you feel drawn to learn more about witchcraft and the occult, but feel lost on where to start? Then welcome to Get In, Loser, We're Doing Witchcraft, a podcast all about what it means to be a witch and where to get started on your journey. Join us as we navigate through various witchy topics and share what we've learned about the craft. So get in, witches, as we talk all things Virgo.
Ghostly Experiences in Japan
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Speaking of ghosts though, like...
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I had something oh okay this is like nothing like not that bad but like you know we're approaching Obon and so apparently like here that's kind of where like the veil is kind of thin in Japan apparently because it's kind of like honoring your ancestors and a lot of people have a lot of more like spiritual shit happening around their home
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So the other day, it was the day before Emily's birthday, we were sitting in the living room, we were watching TV, and where I was sitting, I could see into the kitchen. And we have this air fryer that I'm assuming my ghost is hungry or something, I don't know. But I'm like, it has lights on it, but it's like a touchscreen thing. And so the lights don't come on unless you're touching the touchscreen. And like even sometimes like,
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because the lights aren't on, I forget where to touch to like start the air fryer if I'm trying to preheat it or something. Yeah. And the air fryer lights are on, like just turned on, like somebody touched it and I'm like, what the hell? And so I'm like, that's kind of weird because that doesn't have, like the lights are always off because you're actually interacting with the interface of the air fryer. So I'm like, that's kind of weird, but I'm like, whatever.
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And then like a few hours later Mike and I were getting things ready for her birthday like you know staging like where her presents were going to be and like getting the balloons out and all that stuff and I was standing in our living room and where I was standing like to the side of me was the hallway leading to the stairs and like our bathroom is over there as well and
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I'm like, I was trying to take a picture of like the balloons and everything, the one that I posted on social media.
Daily Paranormal Events and Humor
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And there was like somebody standing to my side, like I could see just a dark shadow of somebody. And I'm just like, I look over and there's nothing there.
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And I'm like, cause at first I thought it was a kids and I was about to be like, get in bed. Like, cause I didn't want Emily to see like her presence. Yeah. But no, nobody there. Just my ghosty, I guess hanging out beside me. I don't know. But love that. Yeah. Love that. Ours has just been doing this. Like it's on this in our bedroom on my side of the bed. It's just this like double knock on the wall. Like,
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once a day. It's usually like when we go to bed, it'll be like, and we're both just look over. There's nothing there, nothing like that. It's the outside wall of the house on the second floor. So it's not like something outside could be doing it. It's just, no idea why. It's just that and then it goes away.
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At least I will take the knocks over grabbing anything. I feel like that's an improvement for your ghost. It really is. You can settle down. We'll deal with the knocks. We'll see you there. Okay, thank you. Rune Mesta scared him last time. This little baby. He's got to protect his mommy. He was not having it. He was like, absolutely not ghost. Don't touch my mother. Right, exactly. No, thank you. Yeah.
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Now that we've gone on, probably the 800th ghost tangent of this podcast.
Introduction to Astrology Series and Virgo
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What are we talking about today?
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I'm excited for this episode. This is our first episode in our astrology series. We've talked a little bit about astrology on the podcast before. We have a little segment on our Supercast newsletter. So apply to anybody who's not subscribed. You should think about it. But we are going to kick off our astrology series with the Virgo.
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Yes. It's on Virgo. And the reason why we're doing Virgo first is because this episode is coming out during Virgo season. Yeah, so this is a perfect time. Yes.
Virgo Traits and Cultural References
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And I wanted to start this episode off with this thing that I found. There was an article on The Cut about Virgo season and it was really funny. It was very sassy and it was just really over the top but funny.
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And in the article, they basically likened back to school season as an advertisement for the start of Virgo season because Virgos take like life seriously and are like always trying to set things right. So they stated that it's like a much needed moment to come back down to earth after the dramatics of Leo season and that like basically you know that you're coming into this season because back to school things are out and Virgos like plans and like
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take notes and research and it was hilarious. I was dying reading this. I love it. It was not great. It really did. It wasn't like a very serious like scholarly article by any means.
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was really fucking funny. That is really funny. I love that. I've never even thought about how like, yeah, actually back to school season is like the perfect transition for burger season. We said really great correlation there. I love that. Yeah, it made me laugh too. So I was like, definitely gonna talk about that on the podcast. Yeah, absolutely. So just as kind of a background as far as like Virgo and like some of it's like,
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I guess facts, just some little things about Virgo season. Virgo season starts August 23rd, goes through September 22nd, so this is
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perfect time for back to school season. And it's the sixth sign of the zodiac and it governs health, service, and day-to-day work routines. The element is Earth. The quality is mutable, which means that they're adaptable, even though they are fucking stubborn as hell.
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They really are. Yeah, they really are. But apparently, they're supposed to be adaptable, so I don't know. Their polarity is yen, so there's a lot of feminine energy. The ruling planet is Mercury. The tarot key is the hermit. The time of year themes really are all about maturity. There's the theme of the shortening of days, onset of bird migration. Culturally, it's tied back to harvest and making provisions.
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and working. The area of the body that Virgo covers is the small intestines and the abdomen, and the mantra is I analyze. The accuracy as someone who is married to a Virgo. Yeah. Their colors are gray, beige, and yellow, and they're ruled by Mercury, which is the planet of thought, curiosity, and communication.
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Yeah, and the sign of the Virgo is the maiden or the virgin. The maiden or the virgin is chosen to represent this sign because of the cool, clear quality of the way a Virgo thinks, which is interesting.
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I was also reading that in terms of the symbol being the virgin, it isn't linked to sexual virginity, but rather it's tied to the sign's dedication to purity and service, as well as the fact that Virgos are completely capable of caring for themselves. Every time I read anything about Virgos, I'm like, Anthony, Anthony, Anthony.
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And in terms of relationships, love, and sexuality, Virgos typically know exactly what they want and they tend to approach love as a holistic endeavor, meaning that a partnership with a Virgo can
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be like an entire mind body and spirit experience. Virgos will challenge their partners to be their best selves and will also encourage you to show like what makes you interesting. They don't want you to be boring and bland. They want you to be like
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your best, most interesting self. And pretty much
Virgo Myths, Symbols, and Qualities
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every article that I read on Virgos talks about the way they correct your grammar as a way to show that they care. And I can confirm that the Virgo in my life will not sleep until he points out that grammatical error in something because it will literally drive him up the wall until he's like, this is wrong. You can see him like shaking, ticking it out sometimes.
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And it's like, I'm not even trying to be a dick. It's just me showing you that I care. I love that. Fuck off. It's like, but actually I just need to tell you this. It's like he's literally like, that's wrong.
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or he'll read something and there'll be like a typo in it like he'll read something online and he'll like read it the way that they typed it but in like sarcastically like there was a thing yesterday I don't think you know Debbie she worked or she works at McKendree and she's a friend of Jen's and her husband passed away like a while ago and so she got on Tender and she was showing Jen all of the
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treasures that are on Tender, and so Jen was forwarding them to us and we were like laughing.
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And I gave it to Anthony to read because this guy was something else, man. But he put that he was looking for a basically like a good Christian, it should have said good Christian woman, but he was like, I'm looking for a good Christian women. And Anthony was like, a good Christian women. He can't just read it. He has to make it like pointed out in the most ridiculous way that it's wrong. Yeah, I love that.
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Yeah, that's really funny. So can confirm this is accurate. Yeah, it's really funny. So there's a lot of myths and symbolism tied to Virgo season. The constellation has origins in Babylonian society, which I don't even know very much about like the Babylon anything. So that might be something to look into.
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for future references, but in Babylonian society, it was associated with the goddess Shala who was depicted holding an ear of grain, which tracks with like the whole harvest season and everything. And many goddesses are associated with Virgo outside of this goddess from the Babylonian period. So this goddess, I'm not sure if there's like a different pronunciation, but I'm just gonna say like how it sounds
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based on how it's typed. And the goddess's name is Dyke. So there's that. This is the goddess of moral righteousness, the Greek goddess Tychee, which is the goddess of luck or chance, and Asteria, which is the goddess of justice and convention. So I mean, I feel like that all kind of tracks with
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Virgo and some of the characteristics and stuff that we'll talk about later. Virgo is most closely associated with the goddess Demeter, and she is the Greek goddess of fertility and the ruler of the seasons. And she's usually honored at the end of summer when it was the time for harvest. The lore related back to Demeter is that she taught men how to plow and women how to make bread,
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And so within this symbolism too, when it comes to Virgo season, Virgo season falls right around the time of the year where at least in the Northern hemisphere, we are harvesting the last bits of nature's abundance. The days have continued to grow shorter and we are in that last final phase of summer where, you know, like kind of looking back to what you were saying,
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I know that article was written kind of in a jokey way, but for real, we're coming down from summer, coming down from having this jovial, amazing time and preparing for the harsh reality that is to come winter. And so during Virgo season is whenever you need to actually make these plans and start making sure that you're working hard to achieve your end goal, essentially.
Virgo Personality and Stereotypes
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So some characteristics of Virgo, like basically if you were only able to use a single word to sum up like their personality, it would be perfectionist. And that one like tracks on everything. Everything's like Virgo's our perfectionist, Virgo's our perfectionist, and again, Marito or Virgo? Yes, they are.
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because the Virgo is dedicated to their tasks, they're often referred to as the editors of the Zodiac, which I had never heard that, but it came up a couple of times. And I was like, that's really interesting, especially with the fact that they're like, hey, you spelled that wrong. Hey, you forgot a comma, you know, like the grammatical error part of that, like it tracks, but I've just never heard it. I don't know if you had. I hadn't either until I was researching this and there was even like multiple different, um,
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articles I would come across that would mention that they were the editors of the Zodiac and I was like oh I think because I had
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like looked at your notes and I was like, Oh, this is probably the same article that Tiffany came across too. And no, it was like a completely different one. Yeah. On a bunch of different ones. Yeah. Okay. Like, this is legit. They are the editors of the zodiac phrase that I just didn't know until we were doing this research. But now I want to look up like Capricorn. What are we of the zodiac? Right? Julia says we're the dads. Wow.
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dads of the zodiac. Yeah. And with their perfectionism too, there's this massive attention to detail. So usually they will notice things that other people may not even pick up and they're very thoughtful about what they do and how they do it. So they're not just going to do something for the hell of it. There's going to be a lot of reasons associated to why they're doing it. And they're
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usually very talented and crafts that require attention to detail. And this can include like things like tailoring or dressmaking. They love to do things with their hands. So like this might even equate to something like related to woodworking or anything that requires a lot of detail and a lot of attention to detail and a lot of planning.
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They're really good at those sort of things. And then I also saw this and I thought it was interesting. They can also find relationships between things that you might not ever put together. And so they could take two different, basically, events, themes, people, things, whatever, and find the similarities in a way that most of the other zodiac signs could never. And then it kind of melds them together and creates something magical out of it. So I thought that was pretty interesting. I love that.
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Yeah. And so they're also described as being gentle and quiet, shy and sensitive. And they have a love for animals and growing things, which I feel like tracks a lot with your husband as well, like the loving animals. Yeah. Yeah. I will say the only thing that doesn't track with him is he is not shy or gentle. Well, he's gentle. He's not shy or quiet.
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he's very much like I'm always like constantly I'm like please use your inside voice yeah but he is also he's born on the very last day of Virgo season so he's on the cusp yeah so he does share a lot of traits from Libra
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Yes. I was like, I know it, but it's not there. Yeah. When I first met him, I remember being like, not when I first met him, but whenever I was like, because I'd known you guys for a little while, but I didn't know when his birthday was or something. And I assumed he was a Libra just based on his personality, what I would see. And then he was just like, no, I'm a Virgo. And I was like, what? And I'm just like, okay, well, I can see that too. But sometimes with his personality, with him being
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just so friendly and outgoing. It made me think he was extraverted, like way ready to do everything. And he never knows a stranger. And yeah, friends for everyone. And I love that. So some associations of Avergo include loyalty, precision, service, critical thinking, harvesting, analytical, kind, hardworking, observant, grounded and practical.
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And their personality traits are that they are detail-oriented, dedicated, flexible, independent, modest, organized, and practical. They need to feel useful, and they tend to have a quick fix for everything. They're judgmental, but with good intentions. They have exceptional spatial awareness, and they think up a million ideas per second, which again,
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this all tracks. Also reading that Virgos often are happy to just be by themselves doing their own thing. They don't feel like they need to be around people all the time. However, with that said, they also need to feel like they are needed and appreciated by others.
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They are often stereotyped as being the fussiest zodiac sign that is hypercritical and detail-oriented to the point of perfectionism with a dash of pettiness, which, again, that holds some truth to it, even though that is just like a stereotype.
Virgo's Nature and Relationship Dynamics
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But it's like in the best of ways. Like, again, as someone married to a Virgo, if you want something done right, ask a Virgo. I can tell you that.
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But Anthony can be judgmental and petty, but not in a bad way. Right. He's just trying to help you at the end of the day to see your flaws. I'm just like, you can get so mad. And then I'm like, you're right. You're right.
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Another negative stereotype that I feel like people perceive about Virgos is they're perceived to be very rigid and stubborn and want everything to be their way. While this can come across that way, because Virgo is a mutable sign, they are very capable of adapting to different circumstances and making the best out of tough situations. I think this goes back with
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then being able to see correlations with things that you might not put together so if you are in a situation or you know like they're in a place where they need to adapt they're very quick at like with their attention to detail picking things that might not go together and then making it work to get out of that difficult situation or to adapt to that situation.
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And while they are very particular, they're not necessarily need freaks. Their spaces will often be cluttered or appear messy, but they will know exactly where everything is. They'll also tend to instill rules that kind of clash with the clutter, things like no shoes in the house or no outside clothes in the bed or like food only belongs in a kitchen or a dining area, because it's all about balance to them. And I think it's really funny because it's like,
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again, I can see this. I see this all the time with my husband. It's like, he'll have stuff everywhere. And I'll be like, Do you know where this one thing is? And he's like, Oh, yeah, and it'll be in the most obscure place. But he'll know exactly where that is. But he is also like very much certain things have to be a certain way. And it does like it just clashes. But to them, it makes so much sense.
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I found this on co-star astrology. They said that Virgos are the literal embodiment of the medieval philosopher who lives in a sterile cell, never opening the door for fear that people will catch a glimpse of the mess inside. And their motto is, in order to save myself from myself, I must first destroy myself.
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what they want is pure clean existence and i thought that was hilarious yeah and then their first enemy is themselves the second is waste and that's like wasted time wasted material wasted space wasted energy they're like literally efficiency addicts.
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I like that though. I feel like we need more of that in our lives because, I mean, just having a verb in my life to be like, um, get off your fucking ass and do something. It would be helpful. It would help so much. Like I would pay a bar go to walk around the house and be like, yeah, you don't need that. That's wasted space.
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Yeah. You know what I mean? But then they're also going to be like, why are you doing it that way? Move. Let me just do it for you. I can just, you know what, actually just go back to sitting down. Yeah, like it's fine. I'll take care of it. I got this.
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One thing too about a Virgo is they love a good act of service. They're always willing to help others and they are there to help a friend if they are having a hard time or if they have a problem that needs a solution. And even though they tend to be more shy and reserved in some instances, they are very generous with their love. So if you have a Virgo that loves you, you're going to know it.
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And I think that's really sweet. In friendships, Virgo strive to help their friends be the best versions of themselves because they can easily see the bigger picture. They're known for their quick wit, their sarcasm, and having a dry sense of humor. And this is often where they're stereotyped as kind of being critical, cold, or even like a know-it-all. But really, they're just being silly. You just don't understand their humor.
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I also was reading that people born under the sign of Virgo are known to be natural healers because they're very aware of the relationship between nutrition and health in a way that maybe some people might not focus on or put the two together, even though there's obviously a lot of science backing how nutrition is great for your health.
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They already kind of have this understanding of it without having to necessarily research it. They just kind of know, which I think is pretty cool. That is pretty cool.
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In terms of careers, because they're so detail-oriented, Virgos tend to be great in positions that require a high level of oversight. They are also a very service-oriented sign, like Sam was saying, so always striving to improve others, improve themselves and their work environments.
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but they're very rarely motivated by their own self-interest. Going back to co-star astrology, they, this was really funny, they listed the following as like, quote unquote, best careers for a Virgo. And it was like, very sassy and silly. And I just loved it. But the first one is a hot librarian.
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I told Anthony this second one and he was like, wow, that tracks. Tupperware for other people. Seems about right. Yeah. A walking encyclopedia, which Anthony will just spout out these random facts. And every time my brother comes to visit, he just looks at me like, how the fuck does he know this? And I'm like, I don't know. He just knows it. Yeah. A human GPS and a one person welcoming committee.
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He used to love like, oh yeah, we're going to go somewhere. Anthony, can you dig us? Like, right? He knows that. I go everywhere. He's just really good at things. Yeah. The only thing, he's not a librarian, but I feel like he'd make a hot librarian if he was. Oh, heck yeah. Of course. Yeah, absolutely. He could be the hot librarian of your house. There you go. Can you tell our books? There you go. Excuse me. Can you get my, I would like to check out my book from my shelf. Yeah.
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I feel like every single one of those is your head button.
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He's like, actually, I think you should read this one today. Yeah, thanks, babe. And it's the most boring topic on something I don't care about. Planes. Yeah, literally. Helicopters. Helicopter, helicopter. Anyways.
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While astrological compatibility isn't an exact science, it can still help guide a Virgo in their friendship. Not just a Virgo, it can help guide any of the signs, but since we're talking about Virgos in their friendships and in their romantic endeavors. So some compatible signs for Virgo would be other Earth signs like Taurus or Capricorn, or even other Virgos because they tend to match each other's grounded nature.
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Cancers and Scorpios both mesh well with Virgos. Because Geminis are also ruled by Mercury, they also tend to get along well with each other. And while it's not often like smooth sailing, their opposite Pisces can bond over both having a mutable nature.
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Some incompatible signs would be Libra and Aquarius because they're considered too flighty for a Virgo, and Sagittarius, Leo, and Aries because they're too intense. They have an intense passion that tends to clash with the Virgo's level-headedness. I can see that.
Utilizing Virgo Energy and Zodiac Advice
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And just because I don't know, I'm sure you came across the same stuff, but because every time I was trying to find like a different avenue to look up Virgos, it was just like, here's a bunch of famous Virgos. I figured clearly this is important to someone, not necessarily me. So I've got a few famous Virgos for you guys, just in case you are a person that's like, hey, I want to know who some famous Virgos are. So Stephen King, who I love,
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Freddie Mercury, who we both love. Rupert Grant, who also holds a dear voice in our heart. Mary Shelley, Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Coolidge, Chris Pine, which is arguably the best of the Chris's.
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Yeah. Idris Elba, Blake Lively, Beyonce, Tim Burton, Road Doll, Kobe Bryant, Mother Teresa, Adam Sandler, Buddy Holly, Pink, Paul Walker, Zendaya, Zendaya Zendaya. You know, I don't know because I feel like she said her name is Zendaya, but people call her Zendaya. Yeah, we'll go into Zendaya.
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Colonel Sanders, which I thought was hilarious. Yeah. Otis Redding and Macaulay Culkin. Wow. I will say. And of course, there's like a bajillion more of them. Yeah. Two people that should be on this list though, I'm just saying. Jean-Jean Cook and Kim Nam-Joon from BTS.
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They're both Virgos. They're honorary mentions. Honorary mentions. And then, of course, my precious husband is obviously a famous Virgo in my life. The best Virgo of all Virgos. But also, you know, I know we talked a lot about like just the sign, like the season of Virgo and like the characteristics and, you know, basically like what it means to be a Virgo. But, you know,
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I'm not a Virgo. You're not a Virgo. But there's some ways that as people who are not Virgos, we can capitalize off of Virgo season. So if you don't know anybody in your life that's a Virgo and
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Maybe most of this episode didn't really apply to you because you don't really know a Virgo and you're not a Virgo. It doesn't matter because you can harness this Virgo energy during this time of year. This is a perfect time of year, regardless of your signs, to address any health or wellness issues that might have been put on the back burner. Like if you made some resolutions back in January and you've done nothing with them for the last eight months,
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nine months, however long, whenever you fell off the bandwagon, no worries, because this is the perfect time of year to kind of get right with that, set some new intentions, and kind of work on those resolutions, especially when it comes to health or wellness. This is a great time of year to declutter and organize your home, but most importantly, your workspace, because, you know, Virgos, we've talked a lot about, you know,
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their relations to your workspace and just work in general. If your office is looking kind of shabby or you haven't dusted it in a long time and it's just not great, clean it up. This is a perfect time of year to do that. And then also a great way to harness some Virgo energy is to give back, perform acts of service.
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volunteer or donate to your local food pantry and this is the perfect time of year to do that because we're approaching some of the holidays anyway and so this is a great way to spend that time honoring the Virgo season even if you're not a Virgo. Yeah.
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Yeah. I mean, everybody is affected by every season. Exactly. Not just the zodiac sign of the moment. Yeah. And so I think this could be a great way, especially if you are interested in astrology, but you don't know a lot about it. And it is very intimidating because it can be. And even myself, I feel like
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I feel like me and you, we know a little bit more about astrology than maybe your average person. But even with that, like, I still know nothing. Yeah. I still feel like I know nothing. And, you know, people will say they will study astrology their whole life and still feel like they know nothing. Yeah. And there's so much more to learn. But say if you take a little bit each, each season and you kind of focus on, okay, well, it's Virgo season. I'm going to do these things that kind of correlate with
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Virgo energy and intention, then I feel like that's a great way to start out and focus on different themes throughout the year.
Closing and Additional Content
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