Featured Zodiac Sign - Virgo
Virgo
Symbol: The Virgin
Dates: August 23 - September 22
Ruling Planet: Mercury
Element: Mutable Earth
Natural House: Sixth
Tarot: The Hermit
Metal: Mercury/Quicksilver
The original term virgin translated to self-contained/ self possessed, fittingly one of the principal characteristics of a virgo is self sufficiently. As an earth sign they appreciate physical pursuits and pleasures, but being ruled by mercury and a mutable sign they are more adaptable and welcome transitions. They are devoted to service, enthusiastic, intelligent while being very grounded and rooted to the earth.