Man, this whole astrology thing, especially when you start digging past the basic sun signs, it gets wild. I remember stumbling onto this “decan” stuff a few years back. Never really paid it much mind, just thought, “Yeah, I’m a Virgo, whatever.” But then someone, some dude at a party actually, brought up the 3rd Decan for Virgos and started blabbin’ about compatibility. And honestly, it kinda struck a chord.
I was always one of those folks who figured if you vibe, you vibe. Didn’t need no celestial map telling me who I’d click with. But then again, I also kept hitting these walls in relationships, friendships too. Things would start off great, then just kinda fizzle, or worse, blow up. So, when this guy mentioned the 3rd Decan and how it supposedly shifts things for us Virgos – makes us a bit more, I don’t know, intense? More about the deep stuff, maybe? – I got curious. Not because I believed it hook, line, and sinker, but because I was kinda desperate for some answers about my own patterns.
My Dive Into the Deep End
So, I started pulling threads. Nothing scientific, mind you. Just my usual routine of procrastinating on actual work by diving down internet rabbit holes. I began reading up on what even is a decan. Turns out, it’s like a sub-segment of your zodiac sign, making each part a little different. For us Virgos born in that third stretch, apparently, we get some Capricorn and Taurus vibes mixed in. Earthy, practical, maybe a bit stubborn. Made sense to me, I guess.
What really got me going was when I tried to apply this to my own life. I started looking at everyone I’d ever seriously connected with. Pulled their birth dates, did the quick calculations – mostly just asking them or guessing if I was feeling sneaky – to see where they fell. It was a messy process. No fancy software for me, just a notebook, a bunch of scribbled dates, and my phone calculator. I’d jot down names, dates, and then my gut feeling about our compatibility, how easy or hard things felt between us.
I remember one night, sprawled on the couch, surrounded by half-empty coffee mugs and crumpled notes. I was trying to match up patterns. Was it the fiery signs? The air signs? What about other earth signs? It was like trying to solve a puzzle with half the pieces missing. I’d think I had a breakthrough, like “Aha! All my best friends are water signs!” only to find the next day that my worst argument was with a water sign too. Back to square one.
The Realizations and the “Aha!” Moments
It took a good while of just observing, honestly. Not just reading up on charts, but actually watching how people interacted, especially people I knew were Virgos in that 3rd Decan, like me. And then I started seeing it, little things. We tended to gravitate towards people who didn’t shy away from being real. No fluff, no games. We appreciate someone who’s gonna be direct, even if it hurts a little. And stability? That was huge. Not just financial, but emotional stability. People who had their stuff together, mostly.
My biggest “aha!” moment actually came when I stopped trying to force a perfect astrological match and just looked at the traits described for our decan. The hard-working, grounded, sometimes a bit reserved but deeply loyal type. And then I looked at the people who actually stuck around in my life, the ones I felt genuinely comfortable with. More often than not, they were people who mirrored those values. They didn’t have to be a specific sign, but they had to value hard work, honesty, and a solid foundation, just like us. It wasn’t about finding a specific star sign; it was about finding someone who appreciated our brand of earthy realism and wasn’t scared off by our occasional bluntness.
- I found myself naturally clicking with folks who didn’t play head games.
- Stability, both emotional and practical, became a low-key requirement.
- People who understood and respected a strong work ethic just made sense to me.
- And honesty, even if it was tough, trumped anything else.
Where I Landed
So, what’s my practice record, you ask? After all that digging and observing? I realized it wasn’t about finding the “best compatibility” by some strict astrological rulebook. It was about understanding myself better as a 3rd Decan Virgo. Knowing that I’m drawn to reliability, to straightforwardness, to people who are grounded and won’t just float away when things get tough. When I stopped looking for specific sun signs and started looking for these core traits – those earthy, Capricorn and Taurus influenced traits I supposedly carry – things got a whole lot clearer.
Now, when I meet someone new, I don’t immediately go pull up their chart. But I do pay attention to how they carry themselves, what they talk about, their values. Do they seem dependable? Are they real? Do they value hard work and building something solid? If so, then astrology or not, there’s a good chance we’ll get along just fine. It’s less about a magic match and more about knowing what truly resonates with the kind of person I am, thanks to all that confusing, yet ultimately insightful, digging into my own specific brand of Virgo.
