Man, 2015. That was a rough year, wasn’t it? I remember I was seriously considering changing careers entirely, maybe getting into something completely different, like welding or something. I was stuck in a job that paid the bills but drained my soul. You know the drill. That’s why I ended up checking that silly Virgo career horoscope, month-by-month, back then. Not because I believed it, but because I was desperate for a sign, even a phony one.
The whole idea behind this check was a dare, actually. My buddy, who’s an Aries and completely dismisses all this astrology stuff, saw me reading it one morning during coffee break and just laughed. He challenged me: “Keep a detailed log, dude. Every month. Five years from now, let’s see how much of that garbage actually happened.” I took the bait. I mean, what did I have to lose besides a few minutes logging my anxiety?
Setting Up the Tracking Mechanism
The first thing I had to do was find a reliable source for the forecast. I pulled up three different horoscope sites, all claiming to be “definitive” Virgo career readings for 2015, broken down into monthly segments. I copied and pasted the most common predictions for each month—things like “Unexpected financial gains in March,” or “A pivotal disagreement with a superior in August.” I dumped it all into an Excel sheet. Yeah, I know, an Excel sheet for astrology. That’s me.
Then came the hard part: tracking reality. I decided to keep a daily bullet journal specifically for work. I wrote down every big meeting, every annoying office drama, every bonus check (spoiler: there weren’t many), and every time I thought about quitting. I used color codes: red for stress/conflict, green for positive movement, and blue for just maintenance work. I saved all my salary slips and quarterly review PDFs religiously that year. I created a massive folder called “Virgo Reality Check 2015” on my old desktop tower, the big bulky thing I finally retired just last year.
The Great Digital Excavation
Fast forward to a few weeks ago. I was cleaning out some old backups, and there it was—that dusty digital folder. I powered up my external drive, located the old 2015 files, and immediately pulled out the Excel sheet and the corresponding reality log. It felt like opening a time capsule of pure stress and bad decisions.
The original plan was simple: compare the prediction to the logged reality. I started with January. The horoscope said, “A new mentor arrives, offering wisdom.” My reality log for January said: “Boss hired his nephew who spends 8 hours a day playing solitaire and calling me ‘Pops.’ Wisdom level: zero.” Okay, 0/1 for the stars. I kept going, methodically, month by month, using the reality log entries to confirm or deny the mystical predictions.
The Month-by-Month Verification Process
I spent two solid nights cross-referencing everything. This is what the log showed:
- February Prediction: “A moment of clarity regarding your long-term goals.” Reality Check: I spent the entire month interviewing for a completely different company, panicking about my future. Clarity? Maybe that I hated my job, which isn’t exactly groundbreaking psychic insight. (Verdict: FALSE)
- April Prediction: “Financial pressure eases; expect a small windfall.” Reality Check: My reality log shows I got a $50 gift card from a vendor as a “thank you.” Sure, it was a windfall, if you consider a night out at the movies easing financial pressure. (Verdict: BARELY TRUE, but I’ll count it.)
- August Prediction: “Avoid making rash decisions; stability is key.” Reality Check: This is where things got wild. On August 14th, my reality log clearly states: “Gave two weeks’ notice. Zero backup plan. Boss looked terrified.” That’s the definition of a rash decision. I remembered feeling utterly manic that day. (Verdict: SPECTACULARLY FALSE)
- October Prediction: “Networking pays off; new professional acquaintances lead to opportunity.” Reality Check: I had been freelancing since quitting in August. A contact I met at a trade show back in June called me up and offered me a six-month contract that saved my financial backside. This one actually landed square. (Verdict: TRUE)
I tabulated the final results. Out of 12 major monthly predictions, I found evidence for only three predictions that could be genuinely classified as “came true.” And two of those were so vague (“a slight improvement in routine”) that they could have applied to any month in any year.
Checking the Reality: Why I Did This Mess
So, did my 2015 Virgo career horoscope come true? A resounding ‘No.’ It was mostly garbage. But here’s the kicker, the real discovery. By meticulously logging my daily life and later cross-referencing it with the horoscope’s vague promises, I uncovered something way more valuable than whether the planets aligned:
I realized that the three predictions that did come true were the ones that required me to actually take proactive steps (like networking). The predictions about passive events (like a sudden windfall or a new mentor just showing up) were completely missed. The whole process highlighted that my biggest career moves in 2015 were driven by internal panic and external action, not cosmic timing.
I closed down the old spreadsheet, but I kept the practice of logging my work life. Not for astrology, but because seeing what I actually did versus what I hoped would happen is the best damn career coach I could ever afford. It taught me that waiting for the universe to deliver a new job is useless; you gotta get out there and force the issue yourself.
