KEYNOTE: "I am the mother and the child. I, God, I, matter am." - Lucis Trust
Positive Qualities of Virgo
- Adept at analysis
- Modest and shy
- Meticulous and reliable
- Practical and diligent
- Intelligent and analytical
- Conservative
- Love of cleanliness
- Precise and meticulous
- Concerned with structure, neatness, and order (to the exclusion of everything else)
- Helpful and unassuming
- Clear and sharp-eyed
- Dependable and unselfish
- Perfectionist
« Hercules Labor V – The Slaying of the Nemean Lion (Leo)
Hercules Labor VI - Seizing the Girdle of Hippolyte (Virgo)
by Cynthia Guerrero de Leon
Hercules is asked to pass through the gate and seize the girdle of Hippolyte. This girdle was given to Hippolyte by Venus, the queen of love, as a symbol of unity and motherhood achieved through struggle and conflict. Hippolyte gathers the women around her and ponders about the word she got - “Shall we obey the word or shall we fight?” She decides to go to Hercules who was waiting outside to offer him the girdle. Hercules fights her instead. As he wrenched the girdle, Hippolyte dies. Aghast at what he had done, he hears a voice: “Why kill the one who offers you the symbol of unity, of sacrifice and faith, the custodian of the possible?”He then leaves in silence and regret. As he passes the shores of the great sea, he sees a sea serpent monster holding Hesione between its jaws and then suddenly swallows her. Hercules runs to the rescue and lets the monster swallow him as well. He seizes Hesione deep within the belly of the monster and hews his way out with his sword. He rescues her, thus balancing his previous deed of death.
Lesson: This labor teaches us not to wallow in regret for our missteps, but rather make up by seizing opportunities to help those in need. Sometimes, in our effort to acquire the “girdle of peace and unity”, we could hurt those we love. Atonement is best expressed by balancing the previous deeds with service to humanity.
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