"Every man's life ends the same way. 
It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another."

—Ernest Hemingway

"Worry is like a rocking chair, it will give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere."

—Unknown

Astrologers frequently see charts where both the Sun and Moon of a person's natal chart are located in one particular sign. I've decided to begin a series of articles focusing on when this happens in each of the signs, a further expansion of and an exploration of an article I had written some time ago.

When someone speaks of being a "Double ________" (any sign of the Zodiac could be inserted in the blank) it is another way of saying that both the Sun and The Moon were in the same Sign at the moment of birth. This would always happen for a birth exactly at the New Moon, for example, and on either side of the New Moon for the period of time that the Moon remains in the same sign as the Sun.

The birth (natal) chart would confirm that the Sun and the Moon share the same Sign. The implications of such an arrangement would be a relatively congruous combination of the anticipated energies. This serves to amplify and dramatically emphasize the impact of the given sign in person's chart and in his or her life.

The Sign placement of the Sun suggests the general energetic focus of life purpose, the end to which we feel driven. The Moon represents the character of our psychological needs -- what we need on an emotional level in order to feel fulfilled.

So when we have both the Luminaries (the Sun and the Moon) in the same Zodiac Sign, we would expect a highly focused energy, a relatively well-defined direction that the individual will be inclined to follow during his or her lifetime. When both Luminaries share the same sign, we see arguably the two most important points in the Horoscope operating along very much the same lines. It gives us a sense of relatively "pure" astrological energies.

This month we're looking at Double Virgo.  

The sign of Virgo is often associated with individuals who are analytical, practical, exacting, accurate, and thorough. On the downside, some people with a heavy Virgo influence can be hypercritical of themselves or others, over-analytical, or worry and obsess about details. When both the Sun and the Moon are in Virgo, we expect an amplified degree of these characteristics to be demonstrated.

Celebrities with Double Virgo include:¹

Severino Antinori, the Italian physician who was a pioneer in artificial insemination.

Actor Robert Blake who was accused and later exonerated in the murder of his wife.

The first black California Supreme Court jurist Wiley Manuel.

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Horary astrologer extraordinaire Dr. J. Lee Lehman.

"Mama" Cass Elliot of the "Mamas and Papas".

TV talk show host Ricki Lake.

American teacher/astronaut Christa McAuliffe.

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