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Virgo Rat and Scorpio Sheep

The famously dependable and relaxing combination between firstwest and secondwest may prove vitally important here, softening and lightening the more disturbing influence of the firsteast and the secondeast.

Western Zodiac sign, Virgo
Western Zodiac sign, Scorpio

Western Zodiac

Virgo and Scorpio

Compatibility overview

This is one of the most relaxed, tender-hearted connections in the Western zodiac. Other matches may seem more intense, positively or negatively, but this lovely energy offers peace, fulfilment, and dependability. Whether for hours or decades, the result is potentially a treasure for both parties.

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Where signs are two steps apart in Western astrology, they form a Sextile interval. The shared energy here is famously easygoing and pleasurable, without much in the way of disturbance or pressure. This kind of influence can be especially appreciated by Scorpio and Virgo, neither of which is generally known for having a relaxed character at all.

Scorpio, of course, is one of the Western zodiac's true powerhouses, bringing passion, intensity, and determination to everything they do. But Virgo too is a highly impactful sign, virtually unparalleled in their ability to set objectives, strategize, and realize their goals. So the undemanding sympathy and tenderness of the Sextile connection may catch these two somewhat off-guard. The respective elements—Water for Scorpio and Earth for Virgo—are beautifully harmonious. All kinds of communications are thus likely to flow with surprising ease. Even thoughts that go largely unsaid can be relied on to be supportive, and sensitive to each other's needs.

Creative freedom can be somewhat elusive for Virgo, whose analytical outlook often favours regimented expression. In this breezy relationship, however, Scorpio's irrepressible creative instincts exert a liberating and encouraging influence. Scorpio, on the other hand, may find the scope and intensity of their perceptions a heavy load to bear. Virgo's solidity and methodical ways of understanding can provide a much needed steadying effect. All forms of personal and imaginative discovery are therefore favoured by this relationship.

Scorpio's productive Fixed modality forms a natural segue into the reflective Mutable modality of Virgo. Shared endeavours thus tend to progress effortlessly from inception to realization. In fact, if Virgo and Scorpio need to watch out for anything, it is that the ease of this relationship makes them underestimate its significance. Sometimes both signs may be drawn to relationships that are more complicated, indeed possibly less fulfilling, simply because they interpret more demanding energy as requiring their attention.

It would be a mistake to neglect the potential of this delightful connection, which in the right circumstances may prove one of the most inspiring and enjoyable in all of Western astrology.

Celebrity Virgo/Scorpio Pairings*

*Click on the names to see both Western and Chinese zodiac matches for that pairing.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Baz Luhrmann
Leonardo DiCaprio and Baz Luhrmann (click for attribution/s)

Baz Luhrmann (9/17/1962, Virgo Tiger), Leonardo DiCaprio (11/11/1974, Scorpio Tiger) : The actor and director have been friends dating back to their first collaboration, Romeo + Juliet, in 1996. Speaking about casting DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby, Luhrmann described: "[DiCaprio] put me through the hoops in a really good way. It really was about working with Leonardo again and we were always trying to think of something to do and I had to wear him down. [H]onestly, I admire him for that because the thing about Leonardo, I mean he’s a friend, our families are friends, is that he looks for joy in life, but when it comes to two things, acting and the environment, he just doesn’t take it lightly."

Jamie Linden (9/3/1980, Virgo Monkey), Rachel McAdams (11/17/1978, Scorpio Horse) : The screenwriter and actor have been together since 2016 and have two children together. They have maintained almost complete privacy about their relationship. On one occasion, McAdams mentioned that, "We live such a gypsy life as actors, so [it’s great] being with someone who can be on the road as well." During the pandemic, she said their family, "[L]ive sort of out in the country, a little farm down the road, so we can go and look at the animals."

Tim Burton and Winona Ryder
Tim Burton and Winona Ryder (click for attribution/s)

Tim Burton (8/25/1958, Virgo Dog), Winona Ryder (10/29/1971, Scorpio Pig) : The actor and director have collaborated multiple times, including on the films Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Frankenweenie (2012). Ryder has famously described how at her first audition with Burton, they chatted without her knowing who he was: "I was talking to someone in the waiting room for a while, about movies and music. And then, after about 30 minutes, I was like, ‘Do you know when this Tim Burton guy is showing up because I may be in the wrong building?’, and he was like, ‘Oh, that’s me’. I had no idea that a director could be so cool and down to earth." More recently, she said: "Tim is so special to me in so many ways and I do feel like I owe my career to him in a big way because of Beetlejuice...He’s a dear friend, a brilliant guy and a brilliant film-maker....It’s been 25 years since I first met him...I’ve always had an almost telepathic relationship with him, where he just has to make a tiny movement and I know exactly what he means."

Richard Gere (8/31/1949, Virgo Ox), Julia Roberts (10/28/1967, Scorpio Sheep) : The two actors co-starred memorably in the film Pretty Woman. Roberts has described how she personally pleaded with Gere to accept the role after he turned it down several times: "I just said, 'You have to do this movie. If you don't do this movie and it falls apart and I lose this job, it would just be terrible.'" Director Garry Marshall said in 2012, "[Y]ou can fake anything in this business except chemistry. When two people kiss, the audience knows if there's chemistry or not, and Richard and Julia had great chemistry."

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds (click for attribution/s)

Blake Lively (8/25/1987, Virgo Rabbit), Ryan Reynolds (10/23/1976, Scorpio Dragon) : The two actors have been married since 2012 and have three children together. Lively has described: "[E]verything we do in life we do together. If I’m working on a movie, [Reynolds] helps me with my character; I do the same with him. Picking out a coffee table. What we’re going to eat. He’s a beautiful writer—he’s written a lot of stuff for us. And he’s got a great barometer and he knows me, so he will tell me if it’s not as good as it can be."

Adam Sandler (9/9/1966, Virgo Horse), Rob Schneider (10/31/1963, Scorpio Rabbit) : The two actors have known each other since the 1980s, and have so far collaborated on 18 movies. Asked about their relationship, Schneider described: "Thirty-something years. It’s going on our fifth decade. I think it’s making each other laugh. We still surprise each other, in how we can make each other laugh. It’s always a challenge. There’s a lot of trust. When you’re making a movie, you need to trust the people. Trust is there. You want to be around people who know you and don’t ask too many questions."

Tyga and Wiz Khalifa
Tyga and Wiz Khalifa (click for attribution/s)

Wiz Khalifa (9/8/1987, Virgo Rabbit), Tyga (11/19/1989, Scorpio Snake) : The two rappers are friends who have collaborated multiple times. After Tyga dropped out of the 2014 Under the Influence tour, Khalifa was quoted saying: "We cool, that’s the homie, and that was just a wack move." Tyga tweeted shortly afterward, "@wizkhalifa that's my dawg 4 life." Khalifa later explained: "I wasn't really upset. That's my homie, though, and when you friends, you gotta be able to say stuff out loud like that. [We spoke about it.] He was like, bro, I definitely should have hit you up. I got a little bit busy, I didn't know how to break it to you, so I gotta apologize and man up, and we'll make it right."

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Chinese Zodiac sign, the Rat
Chinese Zodiac sign, the Sheep

Chinese Zodiac

Rat and Sheep

Compatibility overview

It's well known that the Chinese zodiac does not mince words about combinations that are deemed unfavorable. Unfortunately, the match between firsteast and secondeast has a harsh reputation for conflict, instability, and anxiety.

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Among all the combinations in the Chinese zodiac, the six Adversary matches along the fourth degree axis—among them the Rat and Sheep—are said to be the most troublesome. True, there can be some superficial similarities. Both of these signs, for example, possess strongly creative instincts, especially in connection with written and verbal expression. Sadly, any such affinity tends to be fleeting at best. For in this match, secrecy meets openness, thrift meets charity, and cunning meets innocence.

Where the Rat is a celebrated pragmatist, ever alive to opportunities for profit and advantage, the Sheep is a pure-hearted idealist. The instinctually cagey Rat tends to find the Sheep a blabbermouth, whose erraticism—especially in financial affairs—makes them difficult to trust with serious information. The Sheep, on the other hand, is likely to find the Rat's nature coldly calculating and manipulative, a constant threat to their need for benevolence and peace. The result can be a relationship where turmoil is the norm, and neither party is able to settle for long into a comfortable routine.

The turbulence of this Adversary energy is more indirect than direct, indicating that conflict is more likely to fester than explode. In this combination, secrecy may be weaponized in various forms, leading to deviousness, obfuscation, even betrayal. The respective language skills of the Rat and Sheep mean criticism from either party can be stunning and lead to lasting damage. Angst, particularly on the part of the Sheep, may lead to expensive debts or other kinds of profligacy.

In all, this is match that calls for great care. It will take strong countervailing energy on the Western side or two highly-evolved individuals to translate this energy into successful outcomes.

Celebrity Rat/Sheep Pairings*

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Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher
Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher (click for attribution/s)

Liam Gallagher (9/21/1972, Virgo Rat), Noel Gallagher (5/29/1967, Gemini Sheep) : The brothers and founding members of the band Oasis share one of the most iconic feuds in rock music. In 1995, a fourteen-minute recording of them arguing and swearing at each other during an interview the previous year, entitled "Wibbling Rivalry", became the highest-charting interview release ever in the UK. In 2009, Noel famously said: "[Liam's] the angriest man you'll ever meet. He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup."

Carmen Electra (4/20/1972, Taurus Rat), Dave Navarro (6/7/1967, Gemini Sheep) : The actor/model and musician were married from 2003 to 2007. The lead-up to their wedding was televised in the reality show, 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave (2004). They have remained friendly since their break-up—in 2019, Electra posted to Instagram: "Happy Birthday @davenavarro my eternal love for u is beyond words . We had this strange understanding for each other that resulted in lots of laughter , fun & and understanding ! Ty 4 letting me be my true self and not judging my flaws . I mean .... the time out system really worked 😂🙌🏼 so grateful we are still friends ! I love u DN #happybirthday #tildeathdouspart."

Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna
Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna (click for attribution/s)

Ayrton Senna (3/21/1960, Aries Rat), Alain Prost (2/24/1955, Pisces Sheep) : The intense rivalry between these two Formula 1 drivers is one of the most famous in sports history. In 1990, after Senna deliberately drove his McLaren into Prost's Ferrari to win the World Drivers' Championship, Prost said: "What he did was disgusting. He is a man without value."

Hugh Grant (9/9/1960), Virgo Rat), Julia Roberts (10/28/1967, Scorpio Sheep) : The two actors co-starred in the successful romantic comedy, Notting Hill (1999). Later, Grant famously made a less than complimentary joke, saying that, "[Roberts] had such a large mouth...I was aware of a faint echo as I was kissing her."

Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn (click for attribution/s)

Spencer Tracy (4/5/1900, Aries Rat), Katharine Hepburn (5/12/1907, Taurus Sheep) : The two Hollywood icons famously had an affair that lasted 27 years, as Tracy was a Catholic who refused to consider divorcing his wife. According to reports, Tracy was known for his alcoholism and infidelity during the relationship. Hepburn once said: "What would be the point [of leaving Tracy]? I mean, I loved him. And I wanted to be with him. If I had left, we would both have been miserable." She wrote about his death: "[Tracy] looked so happy to be done with living, which for all his accomplishments had been a frightful burden for him."

Marlon Brando (4/3/1924, Aries Rat), John Wayne (5/26/1907, Gemini Sheep) : The two actors shared a famous conflict after Brando refused his Oscar for Best Actor for The Godfather (1973). Brando asked a Native American woman, Sacheen Littlefeather, to refuse the award on his behalf, to protest the treatment of Native Americans in films and on TV. Littlefeather later recalled that six security guards had to restrain Wayne from rushing the stage while she spoke. Wayne said in an interview: "I think it was sad that Brando did what he did. If he had something to say, he should have appeared that night and stated his views instead of taking some little unknown girl and dressing her up in an Indian outfit."


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Final Words

The relaxed Sextile pairing of firstwest and secondwest is almost always a pure joy, offering a steadfast and pleasure-filled escape from the pressures of the world, with the only real downside being the possibility that it may be overlooked or taken for granted. On the other side of the coin, the potential instability of the firsteast and secondeast combination can often feel very difficult to manage, even with the best of intentions. For these two to prosper together, they may need to acknowledge the contrasting instincts attributable to the Chinese zodiac influence, and emphasize the more open and reliable influence of their Sextile connection.

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