Rashi (Sign)draftschool: jyotisha· Frawley — Astrology of the Seers

Virgo (Kanya)

कन्याKanyā

also: Virgo, Virgin

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Definition

The sixth sidereal sign, Kanya (Virgo), the negative/even sign of Mercury; Mutable Earth; the intestines of the Cosmic Man; symbol the virgin.
Traditional

Prāṇa relevance

⚑ The prana-nearest sign on the medical axis: Virgo governs the digestive system (intestines/colon) and — Frawley says explicitly — 'governs Vata in the body in general' (Medical book p.220). With the 6th house it is THE disease-potential locus, and since 'most diseases are of the Air humor and through weak digestion' it sits on BOTH prana-near doshas (Vata movement + agni digestion). The Mercury 'healing ray' makes it the healer/patient sign. See rul-sixth-house-sign-disease (Medical theme).

Cross-book attributes (3) — fill / concur / diverge

Kalapurusha LimbDiverges

Sources differ — both values shown; never overwritten.

ownTraditional
intestines (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: hands, colon, the digestive system generally (book p.219) — concur
txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.219Modern
navel region / midabdomen (hands, colon, the digestive system generally)
Breath HalfFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
solar (descending half)
Chakra CorrespondenceFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
Throat (Vishuddha) — Mercury's solar-side sign of the throat pair (Gemini/Virgo); Mercury exalts here

Connections (4)

corresponds-to · 2
  • →Vata (Air humor)Modern
    ANOMALY captured: Virgo is an EARTH sign by triplicity, but Frawley's ONE explicit sign->humor statement assigns it Vata - 'Virgo governs Vata (the Air humor) in the body in general' (Medical book p.220), because Virgo governs the digestive system and 'most diseases are of the Air humor and through weak digestion'. This contradicts Virgo's Earth-element/Kapha default.
  • ←Mercury (Budha)Traditional
    Exaltation: Mercury is exalted at 15°00' Virgo (book p.125) - UNIQUELY the only planet that both RULES and is EXALTED in the same sign (book p.125). Its mulatrikona (16°-20° Virgo) also lies here; Mercury has no separate exaltation sign.
governs · 1
  • ←Mercury (Budha)Traditional
    Mercury rules Virgo as the negative/even (withdrawing) half of its orbit. Mercury uniquely BOTH rules AND is exalted in Virgo. scope: graha-rashi (flagged QF-SN-1).
maps-to · 1

Sources

  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersDescription of the Signs — Virgo (book p.120–121)Modern✓ verifiedKanya = negative sign of Mercury, Mutable Earth, intestines of the Cosmic Man, a virgin, sign 6; traits incl. weakest physically, nervous digestion, healing ray

Other attributes

Index
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Ruling Graha
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Element
{"ref":"ele-prithvi","tag":"MODERN","note":"Mutable Earth (4-element triplicity, book p.112)"}
Modality
dvisvabhava (Mutable / dual)
Gender
feminine (negative/even sign)
Dosha Affinity
{"value":"vata (via Frawley's EXPLICIT statement: 'Virgo governs Vata in the body in general', Medical book p.220) — NOTE diverges from the Earth-element default (Earth→Kapha)","tag":"MODERN","note":"⚑ Virgo is the ONE sign Frawley directly assigns a humor (Vata), in the Medical chapter — contradicting its own Earth-element/Kapha default. CAPTURED, not reconciled; flagged as a question."}
Exaltation Here
Mercury BOTH rules AND is exalted in Virgo (15° Virgo, mulatrikona 16°–20°); Venus is debilitated (fall) at 27° Virgo (book p.125–127)
Symbol Animal
Virgin
Description Summary
Need for balancing energy, particularly between body and mind. Like Gemini (Mercury): good intellects, command of language, nervous sensitivity; good teachers, can project 'the healing ray of Mercury' (doctors/healers, good at Hatha Yoga); more physical than Gemini (athletes); practical/informational knowledge, strong sense of form/detail (craftsmen, draftsmen); prone to neurosis and nervous/variable digestion; 'usually the weakest physically of the signs'; discriminating, exacting, prefer cleanliness/order; service-oriented. [MODERN — Frawley, book p.120–121]
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