It's Virgo Season! Here's How To Make The Most Of The (Super-Organized) Energy In The Air

As we clean up the confetti and bid farewell to the fanfare of fiery Leo season, here's how to capitalize on the efficient and analytical Virgo vibes from August 23 through September 22, 2018:

Analytical and methodical Virgo loves to put a puzzle together. During Virgo season, we're inspired to peek under the hood, take apart the engine, and figure out how stuff works. Finding common threads is a Virgo specialty. So tinker around, whether you're analyzing a project plan or…yourself! Observe how all the moving parts of your life work together. Do your Myers-Briggs personality test. Learn your numerology life path number, or read about your Chinese zodiac sign. Go ahead, tumble down that rabbit hole of self-obsession a bit during Virgo season—in the name of knowing thyself!

Just remember, Virgo is the zodiac's perfectionist. You can slip into the comparison trap and end up never being satisfied. In our age of social media, there's always a new app to keep up with and endless opportunities to slip down the #FOMO rabbit hole. Counter this with the occasional digital detox or try a practice of making daily gratitude lists. Cheesy as it might sound, starting your morning tuning in to what you're thankful for can fend off Virgo season anxiety and restore your perspective.

Information overload is a risk during data-hungry Virgo season. Know when your brain is full. Stop opinion-polling all your friends or obsessing over the same topic. At a certain point, you can get SO many different perspectives that you end up more confused! Fend off analysis paralysis by tuning in to your intuition. Virgo season lures us into our minds, which can leave us lost in our heads. Connecting to the water element through music, drawing, dancing, swimming, beach walks, baths, and meditation can help you find your flow when the earthy Virgo vibes find you too mired in the mundane. We love the saying that "advice is what people ask for when they already know the answer but wish they didn't." Trust yourself! At a certain point, there's no "right" answer—you just have to DO it.

While you don't have to become an arborist, green is the new black during Virgo season. With earthy Virgo ruling the skies, enjoy the summer harvest of fresh produce—all the better if it's locally grown by independent farmers and rich with life-enhancing enzymes. If you're a parent, check out The Dirt Cure for great ideas to connect your kids to live foods. There's so much talk of clean eating—but what about clean breathing? Earthy Virgo, the woodland sprite of our zodiac, reminds us of the healing power of trees. Studies prove that trees have a host of benefits to our health. In other studies, patients with a view of trees outside their hospital windows were shown to recover faster.

Define some reasonable goals you could accomplish. We're fans of the book Small Move, Big Change, which advises adopting "micro-resolutions"—little shifts that lead to a major snowball effect.

Virgo season can bring out the preachy side of everyone. Suddenly, we know exactly what that friend or relative needs to do to make their life better. We have the perfect antidote to their troubles, or…do we? If you catch yourself grandstanding, stop and put the focus back on your own life. Nobody's perfect—even if Virgo energy makes us strive for those lofty ideals.

Verbal Virgo is ruled by chatty Mercury, the planet of communication and the mind. This is an excellent time to write about, speak about, and share your ideas. Engage in scintillating dialogue. Make a point of speaking up instead of keeping your opinion to yourself (well, within reason). And embrace your inner geek while you're at it! Whatever you like to nerd out about, let the world know, loud and proud.