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Aries Ox and Virgo Pig

The strangely captivating allure between firstwest and secondwest may enhance the caring and respectful, if at times distant, connection between the firsteast and secondeast.

Western Zodiac sign, Aries
Western Zodiac sign, Virgo

Western Zodiac

Aries and Virgo

Compatibility overview

This enigmatic match has the potential to prove one of Western astrology's most precious secrets. On the surface, firstwest and secondwest can seem the very definition of contrary. Traditional astrologers often portrayed them as cosmic strangers, with next to nothing in common. Yet, as surprising as it may seem, this mysterious energy can yield some truly wonderful results, in any context.

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Signs that are five steps apart, like Aries and Virgo, form a Quincunx (or inconjunct) interval. This minor aspect—one of only two, with the semi-Sextile—has a softer effect than other influences, so from the beginning these two are likely to experience a freedom to be themselves, accompanied by a somewhat disorienting absence of clear direction.

Classical astrologers were mistrustful of the Quincunx, believing signs 150° apart were fundamentally disconnected and oppositional. This skepticism was based primarily on the respective elements, which admittedly can cause some pretty serious tension. Fire sign Aries has probably the most extremely combustible character in the zodiac—blazingly dynamic and pioneering when roused, yet fading dramatically when disappointed. Virgo, by contrast, typically displays the patience and steadiness of Earth—they pride themselves on their staying power, even when accused of inflexibility or over-involvement. Thus Aries can find Virgo frustratingly immoveable, unimaginative, or conservative, while in Virgo's eyes Aries may seem unstable, unpredictable, or selfish. Powerful disagreements are possible, as Aries' adventurism and idealism collide with Virgo's practical dependability. The intensity of Aries is legendary, but Virgo is not one to shrink from a fight either, so clashes of wills could be startlingly explosive.

The beguiling nature of the Quincunx, however, means that tensions and confrontations are rarely hostile. In fact, Aries and Virgo often find their different instincts quite fascinating. Mutual attraction, acceptance, and admiration are surprisingly common for these apparently incongruous signs. Aries' Cardinal modality lends an always-beginning purity to their character, which combines marvelously with Virgo's Mutable nature, with its emphasis on consequences and effects. Collaboration and teamwork is thus likely to prove rewarding and successful. If roles are separate enough to harness the two signs' different instincts without them stepping on each other's toes too much, stunningly creative and innovative results can be achieved.

It is usually important for Aries and Virgo to address tensions as they arise—Quincunx energy is especially vulnerable to unresolved conflicts. Happily, though, conversation and debate between these signs is usually a joyful affair, full of playful contestation, so ongoing resentment tends to be avoidable. Over time, this pairing may well prove that, as different as they are, the foundation of respect and warmth they share is capable of lasting long into the future.

Celebrity Aries/Virgo Pairings*

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James Caan and Scott Caan
James Caan and Scott Caan (click for attribution/s)

James Caan (3/26/1940, Aries Dragon), Scott Caan (8/23/1976, Virgo Dragon) : The father and son actor and actor/director shared a close bond. In a joint interview after they collaborated on the film, Mercy (2014), Scott Caan described: "Our instinct is to laugh and punch each other and have fun...He’s obviously had some failed attempts at marriages. But there’s a lot of people that do that and they go, 'I’m never doing that again.' My dad is a good example of someone who digs into life and goes, 'Yeah, that tore my heart out, but I’m going to try again.'...We’re different. People would say [to him] you’re an artist, and he would say, 'I’m not an artist. Picasso was an artist.' So I’d get on him for that because I think he’s one of the best at what he does and I think it is an art." James Caan said: "I have a very unique relationship with Scott. He grew up with me. [I took] [a]bout six years off my career. Not just for him. I went through some bad times. I lost my sister and I got a little goofy and I got on drugs — coke — and I went through all of that. He was attached to my hip."

Chloé Zhao (3/31/1982, Aries Dog), Salma Hayek (9/2/1966, Virgo Horse) : The actor and director worked together on the film, Eternals (2021). Hayak described: "I had some problems with the script and we got into a serious fight at my house. We were both passionate. And she was like, 'No, but that's not how I designed it.' The people outside my house were calling it a fight, because we were kind of screaming. We continued to talk and talk, and it went on for a long time. The people outside were so nervous that I was going to get fired. I came out and I said, 'Wow, I'm in love with her brain!' That was the best creative conversation I've ever had with a director in my life, and she felt the same. She told me, 'Wow! That was amazing. It was just complete freedom. We found our middle ground. While finding it, we came up with other ideas. It was super exciting."

Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker
Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker (click for attribution/s)

Brooklyn Decker (4/12/1987, Aries Rabbit), Andy Roddick (8/30/1982, Virgo Dog) : The model and former professional tennis player married in 2009 and have two children together. Decker described in 2018: "I was 22 and he was 27, we were both earnest and I think naive and optimistic and us against the world. We were like, 'We want to get married and want children and who cares,' and we just did it … I don’t know that we necessarily had that base partnership that is required when you get married. We were just infatuated with each other, and fortunately we’ve built upon that infatuation."

Nicole Holofcener (3/22/1960, Aries Rat), James Gandolfini (9/18/1961, Virgo Ox) : The director said about working with the late Sopranos actor in Enough Said, "He was a clown...very childlike. And very smart. All good things."

Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams
Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams (click for attribution/s)

Pharrell Williams (4/5/1973, Aries Ox), Hans Zimmer (9/12/1957, Virgo Rooster) : The singer/songwriter/producer and composer have developed a strong friendship and working relationship, collaborating on soundtracks including the Despicable Me movies (2010, 2013, and 2017), Hidden Figures (2017), and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). Williams has described: "Hans is one of the most gracious spirits that I’ve ever come into contact with. His belief and his support and generosity with projects, and his willingness to be patient with me and teach me, has just been an experience that … I don’t know how to put it into words. His generosity is just unmatched. All my life I’ve had what I call 'light towers,' people who just see and signal you in the right way, and if you listen to them, you’ll always make it to your destination. At the age of 41, I found another one, and his name is Hans Zimmer." Zimmer said: "Spending time with Pharrell is experiencing a hurricane of ideas. His music is borne out of a thirst for the knowledge of everything — painting, writing, science, psychology, history. But it’s not a cold intellect that informs his art. At the center is a steadfast real concern for the human condition, and the charm he brings to his work is grounded in genuine love for his fellow man."

Micheline Roquebrune (4 April 1929, Aries Snake), Sean Connery (8/25/1930, Virgo Horse) : The French-Moroccan painter and James Bond actor were married from 1975 until his death in 2020. Asked about how they managed early in their relationship, given she did not speak English, Roquebrune famously said: "Oh we had no problem communicating — body language!" Their marriage survived a well-publicized affair Connery had in the 1980s, and Roquebrune cared for Connery as he struggled with dementia in his final years. In 2011, Connery said: "Micheline is an amazing woman. She is the love of my life."

Rupert Grint and Emma Watson
Rupert Grint and Emma Watson (click for attribution/s)

Emma Watson (4/15/1990, Aries Horse), Rupert Grint (8/24/1988, Virgo Dragon) : The two actors co-starred in the Harry Potter films between 2001 and 2011. In the anniversary documentary, Return to Hogwarts (2022), Grint became visibly emotional telling Watson, "We’ve watched each other grow up. We grew up together. We’re family. We don’t need to see each — Oh, my God." Watson described later: "[T]hat was the most emotional moment [of the documentary] for me. When Rupert says things, he really means them. I was taken aback by how vulnerable and kind he was deciding to be so publicly."

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Chinese Zodiac sign, the Ox
Chinese Zodiac sign, the Pig

Chinese Zodiac

Ox and Pig

Compatibility overview

While the Chinese zodiac is well known for extreme judgements about negative or positive matches, the combination of firsteast and secondeast tends not to attract much direct attention. In fact, although this match involves some potentially unsettling energy, there are also fine harmonies at play. Relationships between these contrasting souls may thus prove surprisingly effective.

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The 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac are divided into four Trine Families. Relationships between the four families tend to follow patterns similar to the elements in Western astrology. Truth be told, the respective families of the Pig (with the Sheep and Rabbit) and the Ox (with the Snake and Rooster) are generally regarded as not very harmonious, with some of the matches between them quite precarious (e.g., the Pig and the Snake, or the Ox and the Sheep). Fortunately for the Ox and Pig themselves, however, there are some powerful affinities that can aid in making their relationship enjoyable and successful.

The personality of the Pig is associated strongly with homely qualities of comfort and generosity, which can knit superbly with the Ox's defining desire to build security for themselves and their loved ones. Also, the Ox may be characteristically the most determined and hard-working of all the Eastern signs, but the Pig can also be exceptionally productive when they are motivated and relaxed. Hence these two may form a strong bond, whether in family, social, or professional contexts, based on mutual admiration and advancement.

Difficulties between these two are perhaps most likely to stem from tension between the rigidity of the Ox and the trusting naivety of the Pig. In the eyes of the Ox, the Pig may at times seem too easily trodden on or manipulated to deserve respect. The Pig, on the other hand, may sometimes find the Ox to be an unpleasantly blunt instrument, which is likely to draw the Pig into various forms of escapism, punctuated by the odd fit of pique. Overall, there is a need for some independence here, to make sure that over-familiarity is not at risk of breeding contempt.

Given the space they need, however, these two together are quite capable of forming a shared vision about what they can achieve together, then working tirelessly as a partnership to translate their shared aspirations into reality.

Celebrity Ox/Pig Pairings*

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James Righton and Keira Knightley
James Righton and Keira Knightley (click for attribution/s)

Keira Knightley (3/26/1985, Aries Ox), James Righton (8/25/1983, Virgo Pig) : The actor and musician began a relationship in 2011 and married in 2013. They have two children together. Speaking about their different levels of earnings, Knightley has responded: "That’s what our national newspapers are telling girls – that you have to feel guilty about doing well if it’s making a man feel uncomfortable, which it doesn’t with my husband and it didn’t with my dad. But yet our society is telling us that’s what it should be."

George Clooney (5/6/1961, Taurus Ox), Talia Balsam (3/5/1959, Pisces Pig) : The two actors were married from 1989 to 1992, before Clooney embarked on twenty years of world-famous bacherlorhood. Both have continued to speak positively about the other, with Clooney saying, "[I] married the one girl that I truly loved and had loved for years," and, "I probably — definitely — wasn't someone who should have been married at that point. I just don't feel like I gave Talia a fair shot. I was responsible for the failure of that marriage." After appearing in HBO's Divorce (2016-2019), Balsam said: "If you're trying to compare [Clooney] to Thomas Haden Church's character, not at all. Absolutely, George is charming. He remains charming. I've worked with him."

Kate Mara and Rooney Mara
Kate Mara and Rooney Mara (click for attribution/s)

Rooney Mara (4/17/1985, Aries Ox), Kate Mara (2/27/1983, Pisces Pig) : The sisters are both award-winning actors. Kate Mara described: "[F]rom the time I was 14 ‘til, I think, my sister [Rooney] started acting when I was 20, 21, I didn’t have someone to share this craziness with. So when she became an actor, we actually lived together in my apartment for the first year or two. We would both go on auditions and come home and talk about the terror of certain auditions and funny stories and so it just became something super special that you can actually bond with a sibling with which is very rare."

Tabitha King (3/24/1949, Aries Ox), Stephen King (9/21/1947, Virgo Pig) : The two authors have been married since 1971. After an Associated Press article referred to a donation having been made by "Stephen King and his wife", Tabitha published a statement saying, "Wife is a relationship or status. It is not an identity...You could have made other choices. You could have referred to me as OfStephen. Or His Old Lady. Or His-Ball-And-Chain."

Paul Shaffer and David Letterman
Paul Shaffer and David Letterman (click for attribution/s)

Paul Shaffer (11/28/1949, Sagittarius Ox), David Letterman (4/12/1947, Aries Pig) : The talk show host and musician famously collaborated on both Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993) and The Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2015). Letterman described: "We did 6,000 shows together, and [Shaffer] was the most important part of my life for every one of those 6,000 shows. Whether the show was good, not good, mediocre, ugly, awful, Paul Shaffer, you can count on him and the fantastic music. The thing that I miss most, other than the friends that I worked with, is not having the great privilege of live music every night."


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Final Words

Frequently as mysterious to the signs themselves as to outsiders, the Quincunx connection between firstwest and secondwest has the potential to translate ostensibly dramatic differences into a stimulating and exciting connection. This quality of enchantment may be especially useful here, for although the firsteast and secondeast can rely on each other for admiration and kindheartedness, they may need some help developing close trust and affection.

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