Like a VIRGO

This month, our columnist DEREK C. BLASBERG talks to poet CLEO WADE and reality icon NICOLE RICHIE about the mysteries of the ZODIAC, the power of the INVISIBLE, and why having a VOICE starts with being a good LISTENER

I was born in Missouri, which is affectionately known as the “Show-Me” state. Such Midwestern skepticism has its origins in a banquet speech from the late 1800s delivered by a congressman who decried eloquence and demanded proof. Perhaps that’s why I’ve been incredulous about ephemeral rituals like crystal healing, saging, and, yes, even the zodiac. You’re going to base your whole life around the way some stars millions of light-years away were aligned the day you were born? Really? Yet I’m such a big fan of Cleo Wade, the author and poet, and Nicole Richie, the actress and reality icon, that I found myself traveling to L.A. earlier this fall for Virgo Fest, which is how the duo refer to the annual dance party they throw to celebrate their September birthdays.…

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