Virgo

The Star Maiden and the Asters of the Earth

Once upon a time, in the golden age when the world was still young and the gods walked beside mortals, there lived a radiant maiden named Astraea, daughter of the dawn and the dusk. Her name meant ‘starry one’, with a heartbeat in rhythm with the cycles of the Earth.

She roamed the fields and forests, her hands gentle and healing. Wherever she stepped, she brought order to chaos, light to shadow, and hope to sorrow. Flowers turned their heads to follow her, and even the wild winds stilled to listen when she spoke. She was the goddess of justice, purity, and the quiet wisdom of care.

Mortals loved her. Not for her power, but for her devotion. She was the keeper of the harvest, the one who whispered to the wheat when to rise, who taught healers where the roots were buried, and who tended the flame of sacred service without seeking praise.

But in time, the world grew noisy and cruel. Wars raged, greed spread, and humans began to forget the old ways. Astraea watched in sorrow as the stars dimmed, and hearts hardened. She could no longer bear the pain.

So, with tears in her eyes, she turned her gaze to the heavens. And the gods, moved by her sorrow, lifted her into the sky. She became Virgo, the constellation of the Eternal Maiden, watching over the Earth from afar, yet still yearning to guide those who would remember the sacred path.

Where her tears fell to the soil, asters bloomed - soft, starlike flowers in shades of purple and blue, symbols of love after loss, wisdom, and gentle strength. It is said that asters grow where the divine touches the Earth, and in them, Astraea’s spirit lives on.

The story of Virgo is also connected in Greek mythology

Demeter and her daughter Persephone. Hades, God of the Underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and burst forth from the earth in his chariot and kidnapped her. Demeter’s grief was so deep that no seeds sprouted, no crops ripened, and humanity began to starve.

Finally, Zeus intervened, and Persephone was allowed to return – but because she had eaten a few pomegranate seeds in the Underworld, she was bound to spend part of each year below with Hades. The seasons Spring and Summer represent the time of year when Persephone is reunited with her mother, Demeter. During Autumn and Winter Persephone spends her time as Queen of the Underworld.

Now, when the sun journeys through Virgo’s stars and the fields swell ripened grain, we honour the spirit of the maiden - the one who serves not for glory, but for love. For those born under the sign of Virgo, the message is quiet but powerful:

your path is sacred.

In a world that forgets to care, you remember. You restore, refine, and realign. And like the asters, your beauty is in your purpose. The constellation of Virgo is one of the largest, and furthest from earth. This constellation contains many galaxies and is so far away from us that these galaxies look like stars.

It contains the fixed star Spica at 23-degrees Libra. This is a brilliant blueish – white star linked to gifts, precision, and sacred harvest.