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About Scorpio
(Oct.24-Nov.22)

Scorpio is the eighth
Sign of the Zodiac.
After Libra's intellectual
exploration of other
people, Scorpio's
interest is in discovering
other people's emotions and how they
respond to the world around them. Scorpio
is the Sign of Sex and Death, the beginning
and ending of things, and they explore
these ideas from an emotional standpoint.
People born under this Sign are
investigative and probing, often strongly
intuitive and penetrating. As the eighth
Sign, Scorpio also rules the eighth House:
the House of Sex.

The Astrological Symbol of Scorpio is the
Scorpion. Like the mythical Scorpion,
people born under this Sign tend to be
strong-willed and wary of being controlled
by others. At times they can be
self-destructive, like the Scorpion who kills
itself rather than letting someone else kill
it. They are very determined, and once
they've made up their minds they are
unlikely to change them. They tend to be
stubborn, refusing to give up when others
have long since gotten bored and
abandoned a project, and getting things
done when no one else thought it possible.
In this way, Scorpio exemplifies the Fixed
Quality assigned to it. They are one of the
Power Signs (the others being Taurus, Leo
and Aquarius). Scorpios tend to have their
own agenda, and work intensely to achieve
their desires. People who wish to change a
Scorpio's mind often have trouble because
they can never be sure what their
motivation is; Scorpios are too complex
and sometimes secretive to be understood
easily. Within the Zodiac, Scorpio is
opposite Taurus, the Sign of Possessions.
While both Signs can be possessive,
Taurus is concerned with personal property
and Scorpio tends to be about community
resources and group investments. They are
very resourceful and self-confident.

Scorpio is ruled by the Planets Mars and
Pluto. In ancient Roman mythology, Mars
(and his Greek equivalent, Ares) was the
God of War, and ancient astrologers
assigned both Aries and Scorpio to this
Planet. Pluto (and his Greek equivalent,
Hades) was the God of the Underworld,
and when the Planet Pluto was discovered
early in the 20th Century astrologers
assigned Scorpio to this Planet. Under
Mars' influence, Scorpio is the
behind-the-scenes tactician while Aries is
on the front lines. Scorpio's modern ruler,
Pluto, represents Death and Endings; it's
the Sign of rebirth and regeneration. When
the Scorpion loses its tail, it regenerates a
new stinger, and Scorpios can be reborn
the same way after they suffer losses. In
addition, Pluto is a strong Planet. It
teaches a valuable lesson: while Scorpio
has a tendency to be possessive, Pluto
pulls things away.

The Element associated with Scorpio is
Water. Water Signs are emotional: they
tend to respond to the world through
emotion, rather than physical action,
practicality, or intellect. Scorpio's motto
could be "still water runs deep." They may
repress their emotions, but underneath
they are lusty and perceptive. At times,
though, Scorpio's water can be stagnant,
depending on whether they use their
energy in a positive or negative way. They
may be vengeful or vindictive and unable
to get past personal slights. Scorpios are
motivated and loyal, but they are often
misunderstood and people may see them
as dictatorial or sarcastic. If they have an
ulterior motive, they can be overbearing,
but in a subtle, sly, or manipulative way.
Scorpios are both mystical and scientific, a
combination that makes them very aware
of what is happening around them; they
are a Sign of great depth. If they aren't
careful, though, their passionate nature
may lead them into self-indulgence or
compulsion.

The myth of the Phoenix is strongly
associated with the Sign of Scorpio. The
Phoenix is regenerated from the ashes of
its death, and it rises into the sky, reborn.
The most highly evolved Scorpios aspire to
be the Phoenix or Eagle, rising above the
ordinary world and into something
extraordinary. Suspicion and jealousy can
pull them down, but passion and
awareness can help them rise above this.

In their leisure time, Scorpios enjoy
competition and challenge. They aren't
satisfied with moving along at half speed or
lowering their abilities to allow people with
lesser skills to beat them. They enjoy
difficult pursuits that challenge them to
excel, and they refuse to settle for being
anything less than the best. In love
relationships, Scorpio is caring, devoted,
and possessive.

Scorpio rules the reproductive organs.
People born under Scorpio may be more
susceptible to infections and fevers than
people of other Signs. Scorpio's colors are
powerful and strident, like Scorpions: black
and red.

The great strength of the Scorpio-born is
in their determination to see things through
to the end. They refuse to allow boredom
to turn them away from projects, and they
are committed to accomplishing what they
set out to do. Their passion and strength
makes them one of the most powerful
characters of the Zodiac.