Scorpio

(24 October – 22 November)

Planetary symbol: The Scorpion

Element: Water
Type: Fixed
Ruler: Pluto

The glyph for Scorpio represents the male sexual organ, which is indicative of the Scorpio
fascination with sex. The sign of Scorpio is usually represented by the scorpion, although it
is sometimes pictured as an eagle. When cornered, a scorpion will sting you or, if unable to
do so, will sting itself. This tells us a little about the pride of those born in Scorpio.
However, the eagle can rise above past hurts, maintaining its inner peace and achieving
great heights of spiritual and emotional development. The eagle is representative of a
Scorpio who has reached emotional maturity.

Scorpio is a water sign, so these people feel what is right for them intuitively. As a fixed
sign, they can be stubborn and firm of purpose. Try dissuading a Scorpio from some plan or
purpose and you’ll soon understand what fixed signs are like.

As water is not suited to be fixed in nature, Scorpios can experience inner distress from
time to time. Water flows, evaporates and falls, but rarely does it sit still for too long. One
way to keep water fixed is to freeze it, and when applying this to emotions, it suggests
periods of emotional coldness or stagnation due to unreleased emotional pain. When the
heart is warmed and the ice melts, tears follow as the emotions flow once again. After the
tears, Scorpios are usually open to understanding and emotional healing.

Scorpios often experience life as distinct chapters, and people and situations belonging to
one chapter disappear from their lives when the chapter closes. This is due to the ruling
planet for Scorpio: Pluto.

Pluto is the bringer of change, and sometimes finds it necessary to destroy the old to make
way for the new. As a result, Scorpios often have only a few close friends who travel
through life with them; the rest are acquaintances who pass out of their life with the
closing of a chapter.

Most Scorpios have a strong intuition which usually emerges as a ‘gut feeling’ when they
meet someone new. The typical Scorpio will size someone up in a matter of seconds and once
they have made up their mind about them, they rarely change their opinions. To be fair,
they are often right first time when deciding about people. They may not know a great deal
about those they meet, but they know whether they can trust them.

Scorpios do not make friends easily, but they are loyal to those friends they have, and
defend their friends vigorously should the need arise. They are strong, silent types, who
lend weight to the saying ‘still waters run deep’. Naturally secretive, they can be relied upon
to keep a secret, unless they have strong air aspect (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) in their chart.

Scorpio people tend to test their friends and their partners, in order to discover their
limitations. Although they lose some friends and partners as a result of this process, it does
not seem to dissuade them.

Scorpios have the ability to penetrate to the core of a matter, and this predisposes them to
investigative work. Police detectives, insurance investigators, private detectives,
psychiatrists, psychologists and clairvoyants all utilise the penetrative qualities which
Scorpio people possess.

Owing to their investigative nature, it can be very difficult keeping a secret from a Scorpio.
Their intuition tells them that something is amiss and this activates their investigative
skills, prompting them to scour their surroundings for evidence to support their feelings.

Those who attempt to deceive a Scorpio are usually unsuccessful and it is unlikely that they
will be forgiven for their transgression. However, although strangers usually only get one
chance to cross a Scorpio, friends are excused from time to time. It’s that Scorpio loyalty
again. They may forgive you, but don’t delude yourself that you won’t have to pay for hurting
the Scorpio. You’ll have to pay; probably with interest for the time they have spent waiting
to even the score.

Scorpios love the sea and prefer stormy or turbulent seas to tranquil waters. Standing at
the edge of a cliff overlooking turbulent seas seems to refresh them, and they are usually
fearless where danger is concerned.

Relationships

Scorpios prefer strong partners. Emotional strength is tested thoroughly before a Scorpio
trusts deeply. Upon meeting a partner for the first time, a Scorpio person often knows how
strong they are emotionally, yet despite this they still feel the need to test their partners
before they let their guards down.

Deeply passionate people, Scorpios are not ideal partners for those who desire a
comfortable, peaceful relationship. Disliking any type of weakness in others, Scorpios are
likely to push their partners to overcome their weaknesses, which can be an obstacle to
intimacy. However, pursuing a relationship with a Scorpio is usually worth the effort.

Sex for Scorpios is about a meeting of souls, and this deep intimacy can show their partners
levels of themselves they had not previously realised. For those who approach sex as a
sensual act, a Scorpio partner could prove intimidating, however.
Having a relationship with a Scorpio can be like taking the fastest, most challenging ride at
the fairground. It is a challenge worth pursuing.

The typical Scorpio is jealous, although they may not show it in any obvious way. Loyalty is
very important to them and once they are confident that they have someone’s loyalty, they
tend to relax the rules a little. It is inadvisable to cheat on a Scorpio partner, as these
people have a way of instantly knowing when something is wrong. They usually find out about
an affair and they are apt to get even, as in the case of Blair and Anita.

Health

Scorpios are prone to problems with the nose, the adenoids, the sex organs, the bladder and
the bowel.

In their later years, Scorpio women may need surgery owing to problems with their
reproductive organs.

Negative Scorpio

When negative, Scorpios can turn their stings out towards others or in on themselves.

When they turn inwards, any anger or resentment is suppressed, leading to depression or
passive-aggressive behaviour. When turned outwards, the Scorpio sting can be lethal. This is
summed up neatly by the saying ‘Revenge is a dish best served cold’.

The negative Scorpio can display an unusually well-developed appetite for sex, drugs and
alcohol. These people are magnets for conflict and make excellent spies, private
investigators and contract killers.

Private investigators utilise some of the Plutonian qualities of investigation and the search
for truth.

The negative Scorpio has a great deal of difficulty trusting their relationship partner,
because they know how easy it is to cheat on someone. They cannot believe that their
partners chose to be faithful to them.

Negative Scorpios are secretive, mistrustful and seek control over everyone and everything
they come across. They clearly remember the times when they have been powerless and
seek to redress these memories by gaining as much power as possible.

The negative Scorpio needs to learn how to forgive and release the past, in order to live
more fully in the present.
 Scorpio Lesson

The planet Pluto rules Scorpio and Pluto brings change, often by destroying or removing the
present structure. The lesson for those born in the sign of Scorpio is to learn that there
can be strength in surrender. Sometimes, the most appropriate thing to do in a situation is
to surrender to a force greater than yourself. The pride, tenacity, stubbornness and
determination of the typical Scorpio makes it almost impossible for them to surrender.

Scorpios have no time for emotional weakness, so before they can surrender to a force that
is greater than themselves, they need to understand that they are not being weak.

Knowing when to give up and when to hold on is a part of the lesson for Scorpio, and this can
be simplified with the use of their intuition.