Grandma Moses launched her painting career in her 70s. Henry Miller was 69 before his books were published in his native land. Let them all be an inspiration to you, Virgo, as you contemplate the seeming curse which has prevented you, all these years, from ever enjoying a lengthy lucky streak. If you'll just keep the faith through the brief dry spell ahead, I'm sure that the long-running whammy will soon expire. A decade from now, you'll look back at 2000 as the year when blessings flowed in eerie abundance.
Nothing is as it seems.
On the other hand, nothing is the opposite of what it seems. Life is not fair, but neither is it unfair. You can expect lots of fine print, trick questions and eternal mysteries. When trying to understand what people are saying, listen closely to what they're leaving out. If you have a compulsion to suppress feelings that are bubbling up in you, heed them twice as much.