Virgo Tattoo Designs

A long time ago (precisely: before the Age of Reason – 17th century) Astronomy and Astrology were practically one. People studied the objects originating beyond Earth’s atmosphere and used that knowledge as the basis for psychology, predicting the future and other abstruse knowledge of the supernatural. Since the age of reasoning however, the study of foreign objects was clearly divided from divination and is now a branch of science.

This history is closely associated with western astrology (said to have developed among the ancient Babylonians and spread to other parts around the 4th Century A.D). The other major civilizations developed their own form of astrology (Indian, Chinese or Mayan) which uses different names and symbols.
According to western astrology, Virgo is the sixth sign traditionally rules by the planet Mercury. Those born when the sun is in this position are called Virgos – between August 23rd and September 23rd. It symbolizes the abundance experienced during harvest time and fertility. This sign is also often associated with many fertility goddesses including Isis, Ishtar, Cybele, Athena and the Virgin Mary.

Virgos are characterized as those that are independent, detail oriented, clever and hard working. On the other hand they can be excessively critical and often get carried away by the details missing the bigger picture. They tend to give you straight forward answers and are typically don’t think twice about any given situation.
The Virgo is symbolized by a female figure (a young virgin also the only female figure in the zodiac symbols) holding an ear of wheat that is representative of fecundity. Today the Virgo is also depicted by a simpler symbol – an ‘M’ symbol and an alpha symbol joined together. The color that is traditionally associated with this sign is green.