Cosmic Gossip - Virgo 2010

Virgo thrives on the details of life. Gentle, shy, critical, perfect, work-obsessed, brilliant person, that he or she is, feels fulfilled when serving the needs of others. Worry is another activity that Virgo puts over-the-top, making stress seem like their best friend. Health concerns dog their heels, where in truth this sign lives long and relatively major illness free.

Virgo is the perfect choice for editing the written word, styling your hair, and sewing up the latest style or satisfying the IRS. Common sense is a strong point and Virgo is the primo labeler and organizer. He or she has an innate gift for downsizing and living on less. Do not be fooled by Virgo's ability to be frugal, he or she will not be satisfied with knock-offs or cheap imitations, only the real thing at a bargain price will do.

If you love a Virgo be patient, and orderly. Love is the medicine for all real or imagined upsets. Kiss his or her boo-boos and haul band-aids wherever you go. Wear your thick skin, for personal criticism comes with the territory, Virgo is perfect and expects the same from you. The rewards of loving such a creature is lots of kinky unmentionable fun stuff, low cholesterol, clean undies and ironed socks.

Sky Watch: Mercury completes his backward dance on the 12th of September; this gives us reason to be happy. Communication always has its challenges when the dance is in motion. The good news is getting a second or even third chance at something we left on the back burner. Backward Mercury dances by us with the offer to try again. Here's hoping you took the chance!!! Venus and Mars have collaborated for the better part of this month this brings intense and extreme emotions.

Aries (March 21-April 20) Aries has to first deal with a partnership, the balance and harmony taken to the extreme and then just when you get that worked out ( or not), then you have to deal with sex, money, and love. Nothing for nothing. Cosmic Advice: Use your common sense, which should be there for you by the 12th. Rely on a co-worker for advice or think while you work, drive and play.

Taurus (April 21-May 20) Taurus must balance work, health and the daily schedule to find balance and harmony. Without this, you can become ill, and find yourself missing workdays or leaving early. Once this settles, you will have to deal with a partner and this will be no easy task. Emotions are intense and all opinions are to the extreme. Cosmic Advice: Compromise would be best, but who gives in first?

Gemini (May 20-June 21) Gemini must seek time, time to play, time to enjoy, time to spend with those you love, that make your heart sing. Rewards come for you or those you favor most. Once accomplished shift your attention to daily habits and those of others. Do not expect anyone to change just because you think it best. Cosmic Advice: Compromise is the elixir but who and what has to give in order to be successful? There are no losers only winners.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Cancer must balance home and harmony, find where it is you want to be and park there. This is you chance to grow roots. Visit your childhood home for inspiration; seek advice from those you love. Once settled (or not) the intensity picks up with finding the time to have fun and enjoy and battling the decision of just how to accomplish the good times. Cosmic Advice: Lovers need to feel emotionally connected even if you are married, make your partner feel like he or she is having a wild affair (with you).

Leo (July 23-August 22) Leo must seek harmony in the environment around him or her. Neighbors, community, and those annoying relatives that pop up when you least expect them, all require a measure of patience on your part. There is gold to be had, look in your own backyard. Cosmic Advice: Once passed this you will be thrust into an extreme makeover at home, something causes you a few sleepless nights and emotions are intense, passion is too.

Virgo (August 23-September 22) Virgo must balance his or her checking account, add up their savings and put resources in order. The balance is being comfortable with what you are, what you have become, where you are headed and what you desire. Once this is accomplished (or not) you will find opinions to be strong and stubborn, compromise is the elixir but a difficult pill to swallow. Cosmic Advice: No one wants to be the first to give in; an iron fist is no match for a stick with a gloved hand.

Libra (September 23-October 22) Libra must seek his or her own balance, the persona is in competition with the inner self. Are you what you appear to be? Dig to find out, reinvent if you must. This is a good time for a personal makeover. Cosmic Advice: Once satisfied clean out your inner resources, purge dead wood accounts and goals, extreme makeover of your inner self affects your wealth: material and emotional.

Scorpio (October 23-November 21) Scorpio has been juggling the how-to balance in his or her head, the mind can play tricks and perhaps what you have been thinking has been a fantasy after all. Once you get past the idea of partnership in the back room or in your dreams (which is it) then you can move on. Cosmic Advice: Put it out there, it being you and what is real and not imaginary. These days will be intense but can reap what you desire.

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Sagittarius has been balancing his or her goals, compromising, maybe, but probably not too often. Rework your plans, try to include tandem hopes and dreams, mix them together. Once you decide or reinvent you can store things away for a while. Cosmic Advice: Best not to make public the future as you see it. Hold off; take time to digest the possibilities of tomorrow.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Capricorn has been juggling the state of his or her career, seeking a balance between personal and professional life, and between partnership and all that goes along with such things. If you can compromise and negotiate with sincerity, you will be successful in your goals. Rewards follow. Cosmic Advice: The next phase requires reliance on others, friends and associates. Your rewards can alter your future in ways you had not planned but will find appealing.

Aquarius (January 20-February 18) Aquarius always tries to be fair and work for the good of all. Partnerships work when they are based on friendship, which is never taken lightly. Your beliefs have been challenged and here is where you must find the balance. Use your mind, your negotiating skills, and your diplomacy to arrive at a place of harmony. Cosmic Advice: Once past those issues your next task will be to bring your passion and intensity to the professional arena.

Pisces (February 19-March 20) Pisces has been hard at work balancing the goods of others, always working on the behalf of someone else putting his or her self on hold. Seek to make the adjustments needed for balance regarding what you own with a partner. Do what is needed to safe guard your future. Cosmic Advice: Once past that issue thank God that you will not have to deal with such delicate maneuverings again for awhile.

Linda Merlino, author/strologer