It was once believed in many areas of the British Isles that had a crime been committed in a field then the soil would ever after be sterile or at the very best produce poor crops. As part of the astrological calendar, September has many associations. Virgo is the sixth sign of the zodiac symbolised as the 'Virgin' and has been closely connected to the Christian 'Virgin Mary', mother of Jesus Christ. In ancient Greek mythology Virgo was the last deity on the earth, known as 'Astraea' the 'Goddess of Justice'. Mercury' is the ruling planet of Virgo and unlike the qualities of Mercury in other realms, here, Mercury is seen as a force that is brought to earth, where ideas are grounded and rooted embodying the systematic, analytical, discriminating Virgo who is also modest, gracious, eloquent, diplomatic and yet surprisingly secretive.
Mercury affects communication and so Virgo is associated with a rapid speed of learning.
In ancient Egypt Virgo was known as the 'Goddess of the Grain, Nidaba', whilst in Roman mythology she is 'Justitia' who was believed to have existed before mortals and the existence of sin. The sixth phase of the journey of the Sun is experienced here, that of the mature adult who encounters many problems and delights and steadily develops strategies to anticipate or deal with these as they arise. In this sense we can see the rounding of the individual, and hence those born in this house are seen as intelligent with a strong sense of free will and control. Virgo is a mutable and negative air sign associated with the statements 'I check every detail', 'I serve' and 'I strive for perfection'. It rules the intestinal tract and powers of assimilation.