Because of my experience with Hermes and that one tarot deck, I now associate him with armadillos as a UPG. So I did some research on these neat little critters and as it turns out….
Marble statue of the jackal-headed god Anubis (Hermanubis), associated with mummification and the afterlife, holding the Caduceus of Hermes in his left hand, dating from the 2nd century.
In classical mythology, Hermanubis was a god who combined Hermes (Greek mythology) with Anubis (Egyptian mythology). He is the son of Set and Nephthys. Now in the Vatican Museums and Galleries.
virgos can find it quite challenging to unwind and release the tension from their body. they can burn themselves trying and telling themselves to ‘relax,’ then berating themselves for not doing ‘relaxing’ correctly. over time they have conditioned habits to direct, contain and hide their nervous energy. as natural multitaskers they compartmentalise parts of the mind into the hands and let thoughts enquire and answer through their fingers. they are potentially fanatic and difficult to engage when something important is approaching, so never mind the ‘altruistic’ and ‘servicing’ virgo in this case. if there is something like an essay or deadline due later today or four weeks time, they want to finish it and begin editing and perfecting. even if their keyboard and incessant self-chatter keeps everybody else awake al night, virgo has a job to be done and it’s through such rituals and practices that virgo becomes ‘selfish,’ because something so discomforting like writing a paper or completing an assignment before due date is one of their sole and transparent acts of self-care.
virgo is a healer’s sign. hermes was the god of mercury and the carrier of the sacred caduceus, a symbol appearing in modern day as an emblem of nurses. but none of this is any good to Virgo if they are not given the time, space, and respect to practice their own self-care, and self-heal. they need quiet from the chaos and problems of other people so they can actually hear themselves think – this is also something they are simultaneously fearful of. they have never been able to find the exact place on their body or mind where the bandage should go. this is also the way that humanity receives the complete scope of the spirit’s service through virgo. when virgos are being ‘self-centred’ enough to self-care, then everybody benefits from the potential wisdom, guidance, and counsel that the mother goddess in this sign longs to return back to you
Hermes 