Venus in Vitamins
Other than hyperbolic Virgo-Vision with which to assess shades of grey on a meant-to-be-white-t-shirt or objectively do face-as-a-canvas type make up genius, Venus in Virgo is genius at making one crave rocket, wheatgrass, carrots, super-greens.
The nexus between bright-eyes/bushy tail/gleam of Awesome/serene mood and what goes IN said bod becomes insanely obviously. It’s always been there, of course, but it is just more overt with this astro.
That and the ability to decipher cryptic romantic communques, clues and convos but without descending into Love Zombiehood.
Actually Mars in Saggo helps with the latter – ones attention span is simply too short for fixing on one thing too long.
Monkey Mind? Fuq yeah. We’re all ape at the moment. But well nourished.
Health Hint Number One: A really fancy blender is worth the investment. Everything else blows up when you throw in cacao beans, hempseed, spinach, broccoli and a grapefruit. That was my lunch. My Vitamix took it. But brek was organic crisps and three short blacks. Call me Moon in Libra.
Image: Richard Avedon
Virgo vitamin foraging tip du jour: Catsears are often mistaken for Dandelions. Dandelion greens are absolutely packed with vitamins A, E and K so it’s worthwhile learning the difference (catsears have coarse/prickly hairs on their leaves and multibranched flower stems, dandelions are generally smaller, the leaves smooth or silky haired and each flower is born on a single unbranched hollow stem.
Your Welcome.
“You’re”
*Blush*
Hmmm, I’m sure virgo Lance Armstrong would agree with you on the what goes in theory.
Shut UP! I am so sad about that – he was my Sun -Pluto in Virgo pin up boy
I know, sorry, i just saw him described today as the biggest drug cheat in sport history ! They are crucifying him. When really the culture within the cycling world was that drug assist was nearly mandatory.
Personally I don’t care if he took them or not, but the way it was described in the press, that EPO gives an elite athlete an extra 5% endurance (to put that in another way, the difference between the winner and 50th place! So not really a very level playing field. Thats my problem. They should just have a drug free event and a drug fuelled event. Both would be interesting to me.
I have to say that I don’t really care what he got up to. The way the USDA has behaved has appalled me, though.
I have a strong sense of natural justice – so strong, in fact, that I morally and ethically couldn’t become a lawyer, even though I had studied for it for 4 years.
The way the USDA has gone after Lance and the total denial of administrative or procedural justice has left me feeling quite ill. I almost feel like saying “GO DRUG CHEATS” because of those sanctimonious bastards.
If passing countless drug tests is insufficient evidence to counter testimony or protect oneself against slander from a gaggle of admitted drug-abusing cheaters with suspicious motives – then what function does testing serve? And what are an athlete’s real options when alleged eyewitness testimony contradicts the science these sports organizations use as the barometer for innocence and guilt? What of due process?
Yes athletes have been doping and cheating forever, these programs play such a role in that, but the USDA’s witch-hunt tactics and lack of transparency piss me off to no end and unsurprisingly the response Stateside is pretty passionate. Virgo-Sun Libra-asc that passed up a career in law as well.
LOL So Sagi
Actually Body Building does both, Mr Universe and Mr Natural Universe. Blew me away when I found out!!!
Lance can still be the Virgo pin-up boy I think!
All he did was get on a level playing field – and do better than the rest? That’s a winner. They all taking the same drugs afterall.
i know what you mean mystic even if he did do it which i havent got a clue if he did the whole thing is awful. like some horible witchhunt and all his mates turning on him too. on a lighter note i would like to warn all gentle readers not to eat raw beans during this transit. they are not gracious additions to the body !
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now, professional cyclists tripping on mushrooms is something I would watch
Yah – given that I only watch the Tour de France for the scenery and the skin tight lycra, “Cyclists on Shrooms” is something I’d go for. Maybe somewhere scenic like Switzerland ?
Had kale juice two days in a row at a local veg place.
Was quite the mood lifter.
If you can find Red Russian or Cavalo Nero kale growing in the southern hemisphere they are going to flower at the minute.
The flowering heads right before they bloom are incredible. like mega-mineral anthocyanin turbocharged broccolini.
the nutritional equivalent of the run up to the full moon.
They look spectac too
Had kale for lunch today so yes, available in Brisbane.
Speaking of organic crisps. I hope it’s OK for me to spam this link to a movie (relevant to topic) which is free to view until 17 October…
http://geneticroulettemovie.com/
There’s so much GMO crap sneaking into the food chain, and it’s doing some serious damage to our guts. I’m a pretty healthy eater, but I’m going hyper Virgo as far as not letting any non-organic food pass my lips after watching this.
Soz, that was moi, not some random link spammer…
It’s madness. When I slip and am eating less healthy than normal I try not to think about it or I will freak out! But seriously organic tastes completely different, when I juice regular cukes and celery they taste like chemicals. Barf.
I think the next wave of health obsession will be when farmers test the mineral content of the soil and work to increase it.
I know, evil.
I want a Vitamix sooooooo bad! I almost caved and bought one though I definitely cannot afford it because then I knew I would be drinking green shit all day long because I just dropped so much cash on the thing. Currently I use a hand blender for my green smoothies but it takes so long that I make them less and less.
I’ll know I’m officially an adult when I get my Vitamix, a Macbook Air (leave the heavy laptop at home), and…I think that’s it. Just those two things would simplify my life x 100. Fashionwise I think I’ll be a grownup when I get a huge and utilitarian designer handbag to take to work and a classic Burberry trench.
I don’t know when I started fantasizing about all this elegance and functionality and responsible-ness stuff instead of wild things (maybe the heartbreak from being wild has toned me down), but health and stability are suddenly huge priorities. Maybe my Venus in Capricorn is kicking in. I want a Virgo transit makeover!!
Huh Raché – my two largest purchases this year have been a classic Burberry and a ToshibaUltrabook, (light as a MacbookAir) and I LOVE them both. No desire for a huge handbag as I would just get weighed down, am more attracted to not carrying one at all, but the Vitamix is definitely high on the list of must-gets. It will improve my nutrition no end. Virgo Sun and Venus in Leo…and I must be a grown up as I am well past my second Saturn return. Mercury on the Asc keeps me feeling like the best is yet to come.
darling. you buy a decent blender and pay it off or a stick or whatever and you save money on booze and shit you put in your mouth. then you buy that trench. abstinence of shit will never feel so good xx
My sister just got one – she got really good deal and saved about $300 on it….
Doing freeze-dried grass-fed raw liver, vit c, fermented vegies for loads of wild probiotics, – been swinging from fasting to feasting (since jupes went retro??) gave up coconut water & coffee; sourced some pure LAA and made a DIY vitamin c lotion, saving loads on skincare with all the DIY stuff have been learning. Haute!
raw liver helps me too. i hate the stuff but it works miracles. it throws back the hands of time along with the veggies + vita c+ msm.
interesting – did not know liver had that property, i am in it for blood-building. love msm.
totally haute hippie BUT hey, what is the prob with coconut water? And LAA? Please share some more of your secrets – i love msm too – like a fuqing facelift.
msm is the collagen builder! great for joint health too. LAA = L-ascorbic acid / vitamin C. I found out about how to DIY a topical vit C serum (& also an msm serum!). beats paying 15000 of whatever currency is now
and not sure there is anything ‘wrong’ with coconut water, but it became an exxy habit that also encouraged coffee co-dependency. me & coffee is like those spiders on drugs!
Do tell more about MSM – how do you use it? Benefits? Internal/external? Recipes please!
If you take MSM, you can just mix it with your morning smoothie to disguise the bitter taste. It is best to take Vitamin C with it because they work in synergy with each other.
msm?
Please fill me in. Thanks!
Congrats! Had taken a brief hiatus from DIY-skin/haircare-junkie mode after depleting a large stash of raw ingredients but have been plotting a huge haul replete with new tools. Seriously lemming a GoW gift card right about now….
Love GoW! Started with a simple potion and my confidence has GroWn hehe.
who has good tips for DIY techniques for skincare?
my best one so far is a touch of baking soda in the water for alkaline body over acid. I know it’s not topical but anyone with rosacea should look that one up. Anyone who knows more than me about this should also jump in
Mua has reviews which include suppliers and formulas – has helped me with my forays. Here is a link to the DIY C discussion:
http://www.makeupalley.com/product/x_showreview.asp/page=1/pagesize=20/ItemID=75237/
There are also great batch calculators on line for fine tuning your needs.
Vit c has been great for evening out skintone, make in 5, 10 or up to 15% strengths, and make small batches fresh weekly.
ah ty
Hmmm.. I wondered what had gotten into me. Am back on the Paleo wagon and have dropped everything else – just too damn hard and taking up too much of my processing capacity..
I think the interesting thing I am going through at the moment is not so much mental decluttering as procedural decluttering. Letting things go that are too hard, too disruptive, take too much time, or I just don’t want to do. Its freed up an AMAZING amount of time and space for me to concentrate on the things I do actually want to do and am actually interested in.
It comes back to that Astrobarry thing of choosing a couple of areas to focus on:
1) Children
2) Art
3) Health
…and everything else is either taking care of itself, or taking care of these things takes care of them, or can go hang !
Its marvellously refreshing – like the first sea swim of the year.
Champagne is def one of the 5 food groups.
I;ve had a very non healthy week topping it off tonight with fish and chips and soft drink craving.
mmmm feel so satisfied
Is a pikelet a vitamin?
Love….
Is pizza a blended food?
Red wine, beer and rock n roll are definitely vitamins.
not exactly in the strict sense of the word however it is a carrier for other vitamins such as those found in fruit, vegemite, some dairy products and. ahem, nutella. i hope this helps.
ha.
The best I can do is Spirit Warrior Youth Elixir… haven’t committed to making my own green slime. I have a fantastic smoothie with fruit, Sun Warrior choc protein powder, soy or almond milk, golden linseeds and coconut oil, which I love and keeps me v full til lunch. I would do green slime drinks if there was something that actually tasted good! Any suggestions?
Off topic, but I have to mention this. Yet another random stopped me in the street and asked for directions today. He wanted to know how to get to Centrelink. I said I didn’t know where it was; he smiled and said, ‘I picked the wrong person to ask, you’ve probably always had a job’. Then he just kind of melted into the urbanscape.
My big worry this week has been the uncertain job sitch and trying to negotiate how I might turn the contract I have into a real job. It was like a messenger telling me it will be ok. Weirdness.
YES! I believe right now – ever since Neptune went into Pisces – the messaging is more overt, crazy synchronicity, even as Pluto in Capricorn does its work – we are living in radical times.
Totes, Mystic. I think I said somewhere else on the blog that the incoming has been massive since April. As a multi-conj Pisces I have felt at times like I’ve been haunted.
The asking for directions thing is what happens to me when psychic stuff is buzzing around… I’ve had three in three days and other stuff too. I write it here because otherwise I don’t think I’d believe it
yes! I have one I swear by though you are not allowed to vomit at the thought of it. I was HIGHLY suspicious but its actually good.
-kale!
-courgette/zuccini
-MINT
-banana
-cocoa powder or beans if you can grind
-maca powder
-hemp powder
-water
-bit of coconut milk
-flaxseed
Thanx Ms, I will give it a try and report back xx
I don’t know how much I put in of each of so sorry if the quantity is not exact. I figure it around what I have, Powders are optional as I am doing vegan protein kick but the others are very good together. I sometimes drop the cocoa. the coconut milk I use is kara, not the stuff you get in a tin, totally different.
If I am craving chocolate I will make another one with just banana, kara, cocoa, hemp, maca and blueberries.
sounds yumm
Ooh this sounds great too, will try!
That sounds great!
I’ve increased my herbal medicine and vitamin intake in the last few weeks as well as going for more acupuncture, massage and yoga. The motivation is there too, which feels good but……
Still going through quite a hard time. So stressed can’t sleep (though got some herbs for that and taking St. John’s Wort for anxiety)
Since the lack of sleep, all of the above aren’t helping me to feel as fabulous as I normally would with all of the above.
Dealing with lots of crazy, reactive people around me and lately I’m being projected upon in a major way. Attacked from all sides, constantly, relentlessly…..it’s been happening all year, and I’m exhausted, and there was a brief lull in the attacks, but it’s happening again a lot in the last couple weeks.
Being attacked at home by a housemate. I hold the lease and she is problematic so I gave her notice that she has to leave and now she’s just downright scary……I’m afraid in my own house. I hope it doesn’t get even worse. She has a month to leave. It’s going to be a long month if she stays the whole time….ugh.
Attacked at work by someone who volunteers for us, of all people. This person has been verbally abusive to me and incredibly insubordinate. I just don’t get it…
I’m really on the edge….I feel alienated by all of this and I don’t have much support, or many allies in my life. I don’t know how much longer I can go on like this. I feel like my home and my job is at stake, which is the main thing causing the insomnia.
I can’t figure out what the astro transit is that is causing all these attacks. It’s been absolutely relentless since about this time last year.
…..help……
I know this site thinks Law of Attraction is old news but it sounds to me like this is what’s happening in your life. Try http://www.abraham-hicks.com for some insight into why and how to break the cycle – and good luck
Anon.. have you done your chart at http://www.astro.com... please plug in your birth date info and generate a chart so that we can help you.
If you are not familiar with creating your chart.. let us know. We will walk you thru it! It’s a lot of fun and will help you tremendously.
xo!!
Thanks, Virgo Ellie!
I do have my chart..
A lot of this could be from Saturn that was transiting my 4th house for a lot of the past couple years. Also, everything got particularly bad during that Mars retrograde in Virgo, which also went through my 4th house at the same time. I really barely survived that period….
Right now, that Pluto/Uranus square is literally directly conjunct my (very difficult) natal Saturn/Venus square. This must have something to do with it all too. I’m really not sure what to do with this energy that is so intensely honing in on an already very difficult aspect in my chart. I don’t know what it ‘means’, but I sure feel it….does not feel good and I don’t know how to transform through it, if that makes sense.
I went through something similar not all that long ago.astro aside, you have to pull rank, It’s your job and your house. When dealing with psychos on a power trip, you have to 100% front with grace and be the stronger party. If you don’t own it as hard as you can and you introvert into oh why they feed off you like maggots. You probably didn’t deserve any of this but not holding your ground and the proper authority is only going to make space thieves push boundaries. More like a mother with a tantrum child than wartribe neighbour. Remember who you are, even if the usual hands of crew are absent.
I have had some crazy shit for the last 2/3 years re peeps like no other so believe me I know, good luck, carve your spaces. x
Wise words (as usual) Ms. That’s my experience in becoming a fuqwit free zone too.
ty. love your style too xx
Oh, thanks for saying this, Ms.! …’carve your spaces’……this is exactly what I’ve had a hard time doing my whole life, claiming my space, my right to be here, to be alive, to have a place on the Earth.
I have held my ground more and more as I’ve gotten older, but people push back like crazy when I do. They short-circuit. I can’t tell you how many times someone has threatened to ‘sue’ me this year. They never do, though. People love to try to intimidate me because they think I’m an easy target. Anyway……I’ve got to stay strong, it’s just difficult in isolation….. sometimes I wish I had a ‘mom’ to go to, even though I’m an adult…
it’s exactly that easy target mentality they feed off, bullying on a weird level. After a while you start to take it on and it creates a hole they feed off. You have to know/believe 100% the space around you is yours and you belong where you stand, when people impose their ill will on you, you have to put it back and carve your spaces. of course they will push back, but like a good parent, you hold ground and don’t loose your cool because you don’t sink into the game. all the best. x
I really do understand but I think you being forged for better things if you have to do this kind of shit. It is an absolute asset in biz when you can, can’t tell you all the nuts shit I have had to front in my life but it gets easier. My mother would not have been any good, not sure about yours. you are your best leader and net. I still have no support really but like hell anyone will give it to me. Carve your space, responsible, with care, grace and class. Then you are a leader people will seek and stop attracting f wits. THough they are everywhere, esp right now.
Yes, ‘carve your space’ is great advice. I have Saturn square Venus too, and have had some challenging Saturn transits (most recently Saturn conjunct natal Pluto), but once you get through them you will feel a whole lot better about life and your ability to handle whatever is thrown at you! Well I do.
After confrontations, do something to get rid of the negative energy, like going for a fast walk. Join a dance class! Clean your own bedroom, declutter and make it into a safe and welcoming space. Oh and you don’t need to claim or make a case for your right to be here – you’re already here! 
Where you are standing now, that’s your place.
Here are a few tips. When the bullies try to invade your space, stand up straight with shoulders back (“I’m ready to face the world”), look straight at them and remember to breathe through it one moment at a time. Try smiling at them early and watch their confusion! Dress up and walk around like a confident person. Venus in Aries? Or Saturn in Aries? Either way you might want to try wearing red, even just a little bit.
Hi anonymous. It sounds absolutely awful dealing with all the crazy people around you especially as your house-mate is one.
Don’t know what to suggest at the moment, but felt I just had to reply to let you know we’re listening! I do understand the relentless feeling though, it does sound like a Saturn transit.
What are your personal astro details? That may help when someone with better advice/more experience comes along.
I think it was the Saturn in Libra transit through my 4th house this last couple years, and then the Mars retro in Virgo there for part of that time.
I’m not sure why this still persists even though those planets have moved on?
It could also be that the Uranus/Pluto square is exactly conjuncting my Saturn/Venus square in my natal chart, even though those are in the 10th/6th houses, respectively. My Venus in Cap is almost conjunct the Descendant/7th cusp, if that makes any difference.
Anyway, thanks for the direction…..I’m not sure what to make of all of this….
Oh dear. I’m like this ALL THE TIME. Maybe it’s because today is my birthday. What does it mean to be a Libran with a Gemini Ascendant, Mercury in the Fourth House *Moon in the Third House *Sun in the Fifth House *Venus in the Fifth House *Saturn in the Fifth House *Uranus Opposition Ascendant? x
with all the mercury oriented natals it means you’re smart enough to go to astro.com, type your DOB in and read the free info provided there
Loving this thread!! I use kelp powder on my food for thyroid help. I was introduced to turmeric that has a list of benefits. Will read more of what you all are posting because I am depleted. I stand by AMWAY’s Double X vitamins. Stand by them forever.
xo!!
Careful with those vitamin supplements Ellie. It is far better to get what you need from food. Supplements contain the most stable form of molecules, in food you get variants which may have beneficial effects not attributable to the form found in supplements. Eg Vitamin E you should really avoid in supplement form as it is alpha-tocopherol and many of the anti-cancer and connective tissue benefits come from delta- and gamma- forms from dietary sources. There are also studies that found the usual anti-cancer effect of Vitamin E was reversed in those taking alpha-tocopherol supplements and their cancer risk went up.
Amway- the logic of capitalism laid bare, a ponzi scheme in its crudest form, how to monetize all your relationships *shudder*
I know.. a lot of people question Amway. Have you been to their organic farm and Nutrilite center in California? Amazing gardens and processing. I honestly think their logit with their statement about their vitamins. Do you disagree because of the pyramid structure?
Now that I have my new job that is offering more money than I anticipated my main focus is to get back into eating right! Jucing for a little bit if I can. Medical limitations may not allow me to do so.
Thanks for commenting!
Yeah, the fact that people are feeding off the work of others and that that is actually the only way to make money out of the whole deal, parisitize on your “downstream”. It’s awful shite. And the whole monetize your relationships thing, way to destroy community. The thing I love about this space for eg, is that if you are a subscriber (I am) you support the work of the key person, Mystic who puts in a phenomenal amount of work. But the community is gratis, there is no distinction between subscribers and not, and the input that all the lovely commenters, all of whom have unique and often very specialized forms of knowledge to contribute, is there for anyone. If this was a site without a community, despite the incredibly high quality of the main content, it would be much less attractive to me.
I understand. But please know that I am not actively involved in the Amway business. I just order certain items because they last forever and I honestly have the best results with their Double X and XS Energy drinks healthwise. Truely amazing products in my opinion. (This is not a sales pitch.. LOL!!)
It can be very manipulative. I had to step away from one sponsor because of his lack of flexibility. Now under a HS friend and his wife. No pressure at all. I am not a sales person..
Ha! Just got back from the store with carrots in my bag
I never buy carrots
loving the raw drinks Mystic! I also invested. not as heavily as vitamix though but I have several slimes I make in the morning that I am rocking and I love it. vive la slime!!
slime eh? lol
Just took a protein drink with my vitamins a bit ago…Did my 3 mile walk this morning and then heading to the gym for the sauna…
Looked into some mineral springs over here in Desert Hot Springs area…There are several resorts. I did the mineral waters some years ago and it was very healing…Oh, and drinking lemon water…Going to do some accupuncture eventually and, still meditating..
The pix on my flat screen tv went out..I can hear the idiots but can’t see them..It’s sorta like a ghost that don’t shut up…
Actually been laying in bed and reading alot..
Realized that Kataka-Scorp Rising-Sagg Moon daughter got married right around her Venus in Virgo on the MC Return..Pretty neat..
Also, in looking at my own chart, realize that current Venus in Virgo is conjunct my Pluto opposite MC and Sun/Mn midpoint…No wonder I’m in the middle of healing something but feeling supported and loved by the Virgoan Venus and Virgo rising daughters.
Go the Virgs! x
Well I’m not emo this dark moon nor dealing with any conflict with other peeps or myself in that way and all I can say is phew!
Yesterday was the wardrobe purge and re-order and zen my sleeping space.
Today I’m physically feeling it. Saturn/Scorp is early in my 6th but I bathed in moldavite salts last night. Huge transformative energy that has seen me physically feeling it today as the bod transmutes ye olde merde.
The neighbour just recently went psycho bats at their kids and it was like I was being assulted in my own home. Ugh. I mean, I’m not in the situation and don’t want to judge but sheesh it sounded ugly from here.
I’m in an inward gazing quiet mood today and won’t be heading out into the fray as I feel too physically vulnerable for any projections, weird dialogue or.. I suspect, road angst.
vita mix is amazing! We have one at work, kale smoothies..are delicious when you mix kale with some banana, grapes blueberries and ice..you barely taste it but your body zings!
I enjoy Venus in Virgo because it comes before Venus in Libra and that makes me very happy, almost like kale in a vita mix does!