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Scorpio:
24 October to 21 November
Element:
Water Sign (Emotional) 2nd Decan in the Water Trilogy
Quality: Fixed (Leadership, Power, Control)
Polarity: Feminine, Negative, Yin (non initiating, passive, receptive)
Symbology:
Scorpion, the Eagle and the Phoenix, three symbols representing the
three possibilities of Scorpio - the scorpion who retaliates and is
defensive (often without reason), the eagle who has risen above the
need for dominance and the phoenix who transcends his own limitations
and becomes a symbol of ultimate power coupled with self mastery.
Seasonally, Scorpio is a time of retreat: animals hibernate, leaves
fall, the tree's sap withdraws from the extremities, mankind goes
indoors and lets the fields lie fallow. All of nature is retreating
in order to regenerate later. The function of Scorpio is to recognise
and know everything at its basest level, to strip away cover-ups and
to eliminate everything not necessary to a full functioning of life.
Mythology:
The myth of Scorpio has to do with Orion, the mortal hunter much
loved by Diana. Orion had dallied with the daughter of Oenopion and
was punished by being blinded in both eyes. However, Orion's sight
was returned to him by turning his eyes to the Sun, whereupon he
boasted that there was no beast that could kill him. Jupiter released
a scorpion who stung Orion and killed him, and as a reward, the
scorpion was turned into the constellation Scorpio.
Glyph:
The Glyph for Scorpio represents a coiled serpent ready to strike,
or the scorpion with his barbed tail raised in order to strike, or it
can be seen to be the erect penis with its latent procreative powers.
The house ruled by Scorpio in the chart shows where you are
constantly renewing and working to improve the status quo, where you
have the most determination and purpose in life and where you have
the most power for "good or evil". It is where you seek
deeper understanding of that area of life and where you can be the
most secretive, manipulative and scheming. Scorpio has an affinity
with the 8th house as both have to do with going within, often
through crisis, to get to the heart of the matter. Scorpio is ruled
by Pluto and co-ruled by Mars and has an affinity with the quincunx aspect.
Ruling
Planet: Pluto Colour: Black Gemstone: Topaz
Body
Rulership: Scorpio rules the bowels, the reproductive system, the
pelvic area, the eliminative system and the appendix.
Keyword:
Intensity Keyphrase: "I Desire"
Other
descriptive keywords for Scorpio: Positive:
Resourceful, ambitious, psychic, straightforward, enterprising,
courageous, bold, shrewd, loyal, magnetic, fearless, intense, sexual,
fascinating. Negative:
Jealous, unforgiving, devious, ruthless, cruel, vindictive,
obsessive, envious, uncommunicative, relentless, suspicious,
sarcastic, malicious
Scorpio
is the sign of power - once she makes a decision, nothing will stop
her and she can achieve anything. She is also prepared to wait years
to get what she want and can be very devious, underhanded and cunning
in order to get it. She has a need to be powerful in her own right
and doesn't like to lose control or be told what to do. She tends to
be obsessive and intense, with enormous willpower and tenacity of
purpose, and as a result is usually either very successful in her
chosen profession or will work ruthlessly to undermine others so she
may rise. (Scorpio is extremely self-protective and needs to learn
the lesson of vulnerability) She is so busy protecting herself from
hurt or betrayal that she never really allows herself to be touched
at all. Likewise, she rarely expresses her deepest feelings or
longings as she is afraid these will be used as a weapon against her
at some future time.
Scorpio
is extremely revengeful, malicious and spiteful when crossed and
makes a relentless and remorseless enemy. However, she is the true
psychic of the zodiac and often has great healing powers as well as
the ability to penetrate unerringly to the source of any problem.
Scorpio's appearance is intense with the eyes giving the impression
of being able to see right into the heart of matters, with can be
either very confronting or very magnetic. She is often dark in
colouring, wiry in build, hairy, with a roman nose and she gives the
impression of physical and emotional strength. There is often an aura
of sexuality surrounding her.
Allegory:
"To you Scorpio, I give a very difficult task. You will have
the ability to know the minds of men, but I do not permit you to
speak about what you learn. Many times you will be pained by what you
see, and in your pain, you will turn away from Me and forget that it
is not I but the perversion of My Idea that is causing your pain. You
will see so much of man that you will come to know him as an animal
and wrestle so much with his animal instincts in yourself that you
will lose your way. But when you finally come back to Me, Scorpio, I
have for you the supreme gift of Purpose." And Scorpio stepped back.
(c)
Cecily Bazak
References:
(The above information was adapted from class notes from my
teachers, some of which comes from “The Only Way to Learn
Astrology Series”, (March and McEvers), and the information on
Mythology is from the Encyclopedia of Astrology (James Lewis), Mythic
Astrology (Guttman and Johnson) and Encyclopedia of Mythology (Arthur Cotterell). |
