Virgo’s Urge for Perfection

Have you ever known someone who is never satisfied with what they’ve accomplished?  Perhaps you’ve heard them muttering self-deprecating comments or worse yet speak critically about anything anyone does.  Chances are this person has Virgo prominent in their chart (Sun, Moon, Ascendant or Midheaven).

What is this urge for perfection that seems to be indicative of Virgoan energy?

First, let me say that we all have the sign Virgo somewhere in our chart, even if not prominent.  That means in some area of your life you may resonate with an urge for perfection and a feeling that things are never quite right.

Now, I don’t want to make it sound like there’s anything wrong with seeking perfection.  Quite the contrary!  It is a noble cause and at essence a divine urge, but if you think that perfection is a destination you must reach, you are in for daily, perhaps hourly disappointment.  

Virgo, “the Virgin,” holds the search for perfection as their highest calling and it informs the way they see the world.  Ruled by the planet Mercury, they have very analytical minds and a practical ability to organize efficiently the area of life is represented by the place where Virgo falls in their chart.  In fact, the 6^th house of work, health, and daily routines is the natural house ruled by Virgo.

The tension of the urge for perfection and the actual results of only incremental improvements is the space where true service is born.  For Virgos are wonderful at rolling up their sleeves and doing whatever is needed in any situation.  They can be found in the 10 percent of any organization that are doing all the work.  But don’t expect to find them blowing their own horns...that would be a Leo.

The truth is the Virgoan urge for perfection is one aspect of the search for union with the Divine.  The polar opposite sign of Pisces, ruled by Neptune, is the other end.  Together they move humanity forward through service to one another. Virgo’s service is practical and grounded.  Pisces’ service is more conceptual - to elevate those too grounded and mired in the material world, offering a taste of the wholeness and eternity of the Divine.

So dear Virgos, forge on in your search for perfection, but don’t despair, for just noticing an improvement today over yesterday is a sign you’ve managed you imperfect life perfectly.  Those who love Virgos would do well to remind them this is so.