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Scorpio:
Symbol: The Scorpion
Glyph: The coils of the Kundalini with a scorpion’s tail
Element: Water
Polarity: Yin
Modality: Fixed
Orientation: Interpersonal
Wills/Rays: 4, 6 [and 1] (The Constellation Scorpio distributes Ray 4
and Ray 6.)
Relates to Pluto and the 8th House
The Rulers of the Sign of Scorpio are Pluto, (exoteric), Mars, (Esoteric), and Mercury, (Hierarchical).
Core Meaning: “I Transform”
Key Phrase: “My need for deep involvement and intense transformation.” Or “I identify myself through what I desire.”
Key Concepts:
There are actually a total of 8 symbols for Scorpio: The Scorpion, The Spider, The Lizard, The Serpent, The Wolf, The Eagle, The Dove, and The Phoenix. This may reflect the complexity of the areas in which Scorpio energy rules: sex, death, and rebirth. To some extent, all three areas are not only related but bring with them an almost instinctual fear in the minds and hearts of most people. Each in its turn has been a taboo topic in the conversations of people the world over. And each one is highly transformative.
The act of sex is a creative act in which both the man’s and the woman’s essence dies in some respects while producing a new life containing some of the essence of both. All parties involved eventually die … and are reborn with some of their essence inserted into the new incarnation. And the spiraling cycle of Life continues to evolve to ever higher iterations of the immortal Self … yet that, too, eventually transforms itself into part of the Eternal One, no longer a separate entity on its own.
Scorpio is the Sign of the extremes, where the forces of Light and Dark meet. The Energies of Scorpio continually oppose one another, which encompasses the best and worst of our human nature. Scorpio demonstrates the need to uncover the hidden and deep purposes of relationships. The Scorpio native will show the need for a strong emotional bond with anyone or anything that they value. This Sign approaches life’s commitments in an all-or-nothing manner.
Scorpio is stirred by deep emotional surges that can push them along a certain course of action which causes challenges and deep, painful life experiences. This Sign forces the native to look deeply to find the answers to their own inner unconscious needs. Transformation comes with understanding what the inner needs really are. It is said that Scorpio energy brings up both the finest and worst attributes … the common thread is the intensity of one’s emotions and how they are used to help you transform. Scorpio’s attributes are great strength, determination and the will power to transform.
A Scorpio does not like to have his private life penetrated by anyone but those few whom he trusts. Their demeanor is outwardly calm, no matter the inner condition. They generally do not reveal themselves in totality, choosing to keep their true feelings hidden and they try to maintain an air of command even when they find themselves sitting on a time bomb of tension and angst. They are often reserved and somewhat selfish … they manipulate others ~ and themselves ~ in an effort to control everything around them. Scorpios frequently have excessive bodily fluids, especially those involved with sex and monthly feminine cycles.
Planets in Scorpio will acquire this sign’s emotional intensity and fearlessness. The strength of the qualities will often only emerge in private. Mars in this Sign may strengthen resolve or intensify the emotional jealousies and insecurities. Venus in Scorpio may result in an intensification of the desire for love or passionate feelings. Pluto could bring symbolic death and rebirth, transforming the unskillful use of the energies or may hide itself in the moody depths. The Symbol of the Scorpion represents Scorpio’s need to transform the unskillful use of it’s dark, brooding, emotional power, (it stings), into death and then rebirth.
Land Areas ruled by Scorpio:
Norway, parts of Spain, (Catalonia), Mauritania, parts of Germany, parts of Italy (Sardinia), Morocco, Algeria, parts of Syria, Libya, and Egypt
Cities:
Valencia, Fez, Messina, Dover, Liverpool, New Orleans, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Halifax, and Washington D.C.
Plants ruled by Scorpio:
Bramble, heather, charlock, horehound, leek, wormwood, bean, and blackthorn
Stones and Gems ruled by Scorpio:
Bloodstone, lodestone, topaz, malachite, jasper, and vermillion
Parts of the Body ruled by Scorpio:
Sex organs, anus, excretory system, genital-urinary system, and the prostate gland
Scorpio on the Wheel:
Ordinary: And the Word said: “Let maya flourish and let deception rule.”
Reversed: “Warrior AM I … and from the battle I emerge triumphant.”
Scorpio ~ on the Path:
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Scorpio from an Occult Standpoint:
Under the influence of purifying water: “I will arise and go to my Father.”
Unskillful Qualities:
power-hungry, destructive, violent, annihilating, sarcastic, death-oriented, erotic, obsessive, fixed, extremist, excessive, overwhelming, lustful, desirous, jealous, possessive, resentful, revengeful, vindictive, cruel, secretive, nonrevealing, deceptive, paranoid, suspicious, distrustful, repressed, seducer, uses friends for personal gain, total egotist
Skillful Qualities:
Regenerating, transforming, cathartic, giving birth, procreational activities, complex, metamorphosing, healing, renewing, musical, penetrating, probing, researching, joining, piercing, merging and blending, intense, magnetic, bird dance, powerful, emotional, releasing, mysterious, occult, hidden, psychological, strong and loyal friend, inspires faith, seeks to join with Spirit, creative