Scorpio Sun, Virgo Moon

You’ve got the big picture and you’ve spotted the tiny clue that contradicts it. You’d make a great detective or a very dry comedian. Relaxing is another matter.

Facts on top of feeling

Most Scorpios decide from the gut. A Virgo Moon gives you some objectivity and a certain cool distance, so you look at the facts before you risk your reputation on a statement. Perception and fine detail together make a formidable mix, and it suits people who investigate things for a living, or who write jokes that depend on exact observation.

Perhaps more than almost anyone, you need to learn to relax. Scorpio’s energy can get poured into Virgo’s habit of finding fault, and you may criticize everything in sight. You might even live up to your own standards. Hardly anyone else can.

Modest on top, and not at all underneath

For someone so mental, you’re quite a physical person, and your strong desires are made more interesting by your self-control and natural reserve. You want passion and you want safety, intrigue and simple trust. That’s a lot to find in one person. You might be drawn to very different types at different times of your life, depending on which need is loudest.

When you’re happy, you’re the soul of devotion. You’ll provide for the people who depend on you, and provide beautifully. You may warm up to intimacy gradually, as Virgo’s shyness gives way to something rather less shy. The risk is that you start organizing your loved ones as well: their diets, their schedules, how they talk to their mother. It comes from love, but it may not feel like it.

Off duty

Put your exacting energy into your work, where it’s admired, and leave some of it at the door. Choose something where you’re allowed to be bad at it, like a game or a dance class, and be bad at it with your partner. When you’ve noticed a flaw in someone you love, ask whether they’ve asked. Tell them what you like about how they did it their way. And give yourself the same mercy, since you’re probably the person you’re hardest on.

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