2016 Virgo Horoscope Preview

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Virgo Horoscopes, Year 2016: Summary/preview of the year ahead for the zodiac sign Virgo.

2016 Virgo Horoscope Overview

The following is an overview horoscope for the zodiac sign of Virgo for the year 2016.

2016 Horoscope Previews

Areas of Expansion in 2016 for Virgo: Personality, Independence, Body Image, Attitude and Outlook, Money, Possessions, Resources

Your Virgo 2016 Horoscope Jupiter Profile points to areas of life that are destined to expand and grow.

Until September 9, 2016, your personality, image, body image, and confidence in yourself continue to expand to new levels with Jupiter in your sign until September 2016. You are seeing whole new possibilities. Your vision of life is panoramic.

If you’ve done your inner “work” well, this can be an especially rewarding period. Your confidence in yourself and faith in the world are growing exponentially. Freedom is something you seek, but be wary of the costs of freedom when it’s pursued without necessary attention to responsibilities.

You are more willing to have new experiences and to rid yourself of those things that have been holding you back from truly living and owning your life.

Expanding your horizons through higher learning or travel might also figure strongly. This is a time for aligning your behavior with what you believe is right. You are taking more “me” time, which is in fact long overdue.

This is also a strong time for family and home life. Some of you could be especially proud of your role in the family, or you could be feeling supported and backed by your loved ones. This comes at the same time as a Saturn transit to your home and family sector, so that there may be some restrictions on the homefront as well. There is generally good energy for bringing more structure and simplicity to the family and home now.

You are seeking out a new beginning – a fresh start, of sorts – and your desire to do right is especially strong. Work or projects that you have been working on in private or behind the scenes may now begin to pay off. There is less focus on serving and helping others now, perhaps because this is no longer as necessary (for example, a child can go off to college, or even the end of a relationship that took up a lot of your energy and resources, for which you are now enjoying some level of freedom from), and now you can put some of your personal interests on the front burner.

You won’t feel like sitting around during this period of your life. You are hungry for new experiences. Everyday stresses that may have frustrated you in the past now seem almost inconsequential, as your vision is lifted above the mundane. As such, your ability to manage stress and pressure increases. You are more tolerant in your attitude towards others, and you’re considerably more confident about expressing the playful, creative, and fun side to your personality.

Until June is especially strong for creative self-expression, finding yourself/a voice through creative projects and communications, a more empowered feeling in general, and romantic experiences. New ventures can be especially successful, but so can reviving projects already in progress. Your attitude towards life is changing and your perspective is entirely different – you’re seeing opportunities where you previously saw obstacles. You are less guarded about what you say and do, and thus feel freer to express yourself.

Potential negatives: Weight gain, pompous behavior, restlessness, over-confidence, wastefulness, and excesses in general. See to it that these things don’t ruin an otherwise excellent period. As well, in your desire to start over, watch that you don’t blind yourself to responsibilities.

There might also be times, especially in mid-February to March, late May, and mid-August, when others may feel threatened by your newfound displays of freedom and independence, or when you have troubles with self-discipline, budgets, and limits. Financial matters and home or family concerns can also weigh on you.

Otherwise, this can be a time of opportunity. You might choose to pursue a hobby or creative activity with great passion. There can be a strong sense of release and freedom from previously limiting, rigid, or stifling conditions.

From September 9th onward, money, personal possessions, and self-worth begin to expand and grow. Your desire for security and comfort is hearty now, and you’ll pursue these things with more confidence and verve. You feel that you deserve more!

This is a strong time for buying long-term valuables. You are likely to make bigger decisions about your material resources during this period.

This cycle that will be in influence until October 2017 is strong for attracting more money from your professional endeavors and for expanding a business. You might also more easily attract support from others (but be careful if you are suddenly in the position to receive, for example, a credit line or sizeable loan – spend wisely). You should certainly watch for overspending.

Potential negatives: Be on the alert for an attitude towards money that is careless. If you are accumulating personal possessions too quickly, this can lead to clutter and disorganization. If you’re overconfident about your ability to make money, then you might take foolish risks, such as borrowing from your future, and this tendency can be especially strong in late November and late December. There can be a conflict over someone else’s resources or money, issues with others squandering your resources, or a frustrating clash of values. Watch for over-indulgence. Be extra careful if lending or borrowing.

Otherwise, this is a good period for bringing a fresh, positive, and confident attitude towards your own self-worth and value, and to your practical affairs, including work.

Areas of Contraction and Lessons in Simplicity: Family, Home

Your Virgo 2016 Horoscope Saturn Profile points to areas of contraction, restriction, and necessary “slimming down” in order to test for stable foundations. There are always areas of life that require more simplicity. Tests may be part of the picture as you learn that life with only growth and expansion can run away with itself.

In 2016, the areas of your life that require a “back to basics” approach continue to be home, family, your roots, domestic activities, living conditions, and security. There may be tests of sorts in these areas of life, as if the universe is checking that the foundations are strong. Those things built on weak foundations may very well crack under the pressure of these tests. Those that are strong will endure and strengthen.

This influence began December 23rd, 2014, and is with you until December, 2017. It can be felt most strongly earlier or later in the cycle, depending on whether you were born earlier or later in the sign of Virgo.

Tests can come to your home life this year. The responsibilities and demands of domestic life can run high. There can be a feeling that others are not as sympathetic to you, or that they leave you alone to your own defenses during this period. In truth, you are learning how to stand on your own two feet, as well as to meet your responsibilities and to fix whatever it is that you have let slide in the past. At the end of this cycle, you’ll have built a stronger foundation. You’ll see yourself and your family more clearly, and your expectations will be more realistic as a result.

You can be filled with desire, or circumstances create a need, for more structure in your home life.

In late March, late May, mid-June, and then in September, the challenges of this position are more likely to be felt. There could be issues to deal with regarding financial and emotional support, money owed, and partnerships. There could be the need to parent or finance someone (parenting a parent for example), and possibly repairs to deal with. A relationship may be strained with increased attention and responsibility to family or around the home, for example, or for some, family may be disapproving of a relationship.

Jupiter in your sign until September 9th can significantly lighten burdens in these areas, however.

This is also a time for the very beginnings of a business project for some, and especially for those with a Virgo Ascendant. This is a career building stage. It’s vital that you get your home and personal life into order so that you can move forward feeling rooted and secure.

Areas of Excitement, Innovation, Independence, and Speed: Intimacy, Self-Knowledge, Finances

Your 2016 Virgo Horoscope Uranus Profile points to areas of your life that seem to speed up so that you are able to take some risks, innovate, and revolutionize.

In March 2011, you entered a lengthy cycle in which your intimate world and shared resources can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. This influence is with you again, throughout 2016 and beyond (until March 2019).

Your intimate life and support systems from others are stimulated and opened. These areas of life can be the wild card area of life, but also highly stimulating and innovative. You may be far more experimental when it comes to opening yourself up on sexual and intimate levels. There can be experimentation in your relationships for some of you; for others, there may be less interest in, or possibly some fear of, intimacy right now. You do need to watch for over-confidence with others who might squander your shared resources, however.

You will be learning a lesson in detachment during this cycle – sudden changes in the support you receive from others can force you to become more independent financially. Prepare yourself for fluctuations by settling as many debts as you can. Watch for gambling or risk-taking with money (and a partner who may be doing same) especially in March and August. Watch your heart as well during these periods, as there can be some problems with intimate partners who can come and go and leave your head spinning. You may be attracting people who have different ideas about the intimacy of your relationship than you do.

Areas of Change, Purging, & Transformation: Love Affairs, Children, Creativity, Recreation, personality, Partnership.

Your 2016 Virgo Horoscope Pluto and Moon’s Node Profile reveals areas of life in which change and transformation take place. It’s a time for “out with the old, in with the new”.

Love affairs can bring intense personal transformations again this year and beyond. This is a long-term influence that has already been present in your life, and will be with you for many years to come. You may be meeting people who turn you inside out, and through experiences with them, you learn more about your own power over your life. While experience is good – it builds character – protect your heart and your body by employing some caution with new people in your life.

Until June is strong for more enduring and rewarding personal relationships. A more challenging period is possible in November, when there can be sudden events or circumstances that change the direction of, or put a strain on, your love life.

In 2016, your personality and your partnerships continue to evolve in important ways. Your definitions of “me” and “you” are transforming. Issues of personal courage, confidence, and independence come to the fore. Personal appearance, your body, and your image become especially important. For some, marriage or divorce will be an issue. For most, carving out a personal identity that includes a significant other who furthers their own personal growth will come into strong focus. The North Node in your own sign this year (until May 2017) points to a real need to learn how to rely on yourself, which ultimately will bring you joy and opportunity. Work on balance between independence and partnership, particularly around the eclipses in March (partnership eclipse) and September (personality eclipse).

Your Planetary Ruler in 2016: Mercury, your ruler, travels quickly through the signs, covering a lot of ground in any given year. When Mercury is in your own sign, more power to you. In 2016, this occurs from July 30-October 6, although part of this time Mercury is retrograde in your sign, pointing to a strong period for reviewing recent decisions and ideas (Mercury is retrograde in Virgo from August 30-September 22).

Mercury’s retrograde periods are natural times for reflection, reassessment, and introspection, and these occur in 2016 from January 5-25, April 28-May 22, August 30-September 22, and December 19, 2016-January 8, 2017. For the most part of these retrograde cycles, Mercury is in Earth signs and your personality/self-expression sectors, and these periods require reassessing issues of personal courage, expression, and attitudes.

2016 Yearly Overview Horoscopes:

See also 2016 Summary Horoscopes for neat summaries of the year ahead for each sign and 2016 Love Guides/Horoscopes for Each Sign for forecasts in the areas of romance and relationships.

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