While a lot of attention is given to the placement of the sun in your astrological birth chart, your rising or ascendant sign is arguably the most important placement. According to Cafe Astrology, the energy from your rising sign can influence your initial reactions to things. If you have Virgo ascending, you might be extra sensitive to body discomfort and need to spend a lot of time improving your mind-body connection.
The key to this is to focus more on your mind. Virgos’ ability to focus while also being extremely critical can, and does, turn inward — especially for Virgo ascendants, warns Astro Style. This is why we recommend reading Blythe Baird’s “If My Body Could Speak,” especially if you’re struggling with an eating disorder or body image issues.
As Emily Mellows writes in her review of the collection for Nouse, the strongest poems in Baird’s “If My Body Could Speak” cover Baird’s own battle with anorexia. Through poems like “When the Fat Girl Gets Skinny,” Mellows says Baird’s poetry explores the reasons Baird didn’t get help for her eating disorder sooner and works to burn eating disorder myths to the ground.
“If My Body Could Speak” is a “searing, soaring, and heartbreaking” exploration of softness, feminism, and the importance of owning your identity, no matter how many facets there are (via Bookshop). Baird’s written the reminder every Virgo ascendant needs: you deserve help too.
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