It all started when I felt stuck at my job last winter. The daily routine just wasn’t cutting it anymore. So one night while scrolling through old notebooks, I spotted my Virgo birth chart scribbled in the margins. Thought, why not dig into what 2020 had in store career-wise?
Digging Up The Basics
Grabbed three different astrology books from my shelf – all dusty as hell. Flipped straight to the Virgo sections. Problem was, each book contradicted the next. One said “financial breakthrough in Q1”, another warned “avoid major decisions until autumn”. Total mess.
Called up my friend Lisa who reads star charts for fun. Her exact words: “Virgo’s ruled by Mercury, duh! You gotta track retrogrades.” Made a mental note to Google that later.
Putting Pen to Paper
Bought a huge wall calendar just for this project. Colored markers everywhere:
- Highlighted all Mercury retrograde dates in angry red
- Drew little stars on Jupiter/Saturn transits
- Wrote key career phrases like “negotiation window” in blue
Spent three weekends cross-referencing:
- Compared planetary positions to my own career history
- Noted when Venus was in my work houses
- Added moon phases after Lisa yelled at me for ignoring them
The Painful Part
Midway through February’s forecast, realized I’d mixed up sidereal and tropical zodiac systems. Wanted to chuck the whole thing out the window. Instead brewed strong coffee and:
- Deleted two weeks of work
- Made separate columns for both systems
- Used my actual job experiences as reality checks
When Covid hit in March, almost abandoned everything. Then noticed March’s scribbled note: “Unplanned disruption reveals true path”. Got chills.
Final Stretch
Paced my living room dictating predictions into voice memos while walking circles:
- April: Mercury Rx warning for contract reviews
- August: Mars energy for demanding promotions
- December: Saturn’s deadline pressure
Transcribed it all at 2AM with pizza stains on the pages. Did one final gut check – asked myself “Would past me believe this?” The Virgo anxiety said no, but my intuition said hell yes.
Looking back now, some predictions were scarily accurate (that July career pivot), others totally missed (no planetary alignment predicted my boss quitting). But seeing how the stars aligned with real struggles made me respect the cosmic rhythm more.
