Scorpio! About Your Sign... Scorpios
are the most intense, profound, powerful characters in the zodiac. Even when they appear self-controlled and calm there is
a seething intensity of emotional energy under the placid exterior. They are like the volcano not far under the surface of
a calm sea, it may burst into eruption at any moment. But those of us who are particularly perceptive will be aware of the
harnessed aggression, the immense forcefulness, magnetic intensity, and often strangely hypnotic personality under the tranquil,
but watchful composure of Scorpio. In conventional social gatherings they are pleasant to be with, thoughtful in conversation,
dignified, and reserved, yet affable and courteous; they sometimes possess penetrating eyes which make their shyer companions
feel naked and defenseless before them.
In their everyday behavior they give the appearance of being withdrawn from the center of activity, yet those who know them
will recognize the watchfulness that is part of their character. They need great self-discipline, because they are able to
recognize the qualities in themselves that make them different from other humans, and to know their utterly conventional natures
can be used for great good, or great evil. Their tenacity and willpower are immense, their depth of character and passionate
conviction overwhelming, yet they are deeply sensitive and easily moved by their emotions. Their sensitivity, together with
a propensity for extreme likes and dislikes make them easily hurt, quick to detect insult or injury to themselves (often when
none is intended) and easily aroused to ferocious anger. This may express itself in such destructive speech or action that
they make lifelong enemies by their outspokenness, for they find it difficult not to be overly critical of anything or anyone
to whom they take a dislike.
They can harness their abundant energy constructively, tempering their self-confidence with shrewdness and their ambition
with magnanimity toward others provided they like them. They relate to fellow workers only as leaders and can be blunt to
those they dislike to the point of cruelty. In fact they are not above expressing vindictiveness in deliberate cruelty. They
are too demanding, too unforgiving of faults in others, perhaps because they are not aware of the shortcomings within themselves,
and extravagantly express their self-disgust in unreasonable resentment against their fellows. They do, however, make excellent
friends, provided that their companions do nothing to impugn the honor of which Scorpios are very jealous. Part of the negative
side of the Scorpio nature is a tendency to discard friends once they cease to be useful, but the decent native is aware of,
and fights this tendency.
They are fortunate in that their strong reasoning powers are tempered with imagination and intuition, and these gifts, together
with critical perception and analytical capacity, can enable the Scorpions to penetrate to profundities beyond the average.
They have a better chance of becoming geniuses than the natives of any other sign.But charismatic "twice-born" characters
such as they can sink into the extremes of depravity if they take the wrong path, and the intensity of their nature exaggerates
their harmful tendencies into vices far greater than the normal. Rebelliousness against all conventions, political extremism
to the point where hatred of the Establishment makes them utterly unscrupulous terrorists. Brooding resentment, aggressive
and sadistic brutality, total arrogance, morbid jealousy, extreme volatility of temperament, these are some of their vices.
At the other extreme is the procrastinator, the man or woman who is capable of so much that they do nothing and become indolent
and self-indulgent, requiring extravagant praise and flattery from those whom they make their cronies.
Being so gifted, they can find fulfillment in many employments.
Their inner intensity can result in the ice-cold self-control and detachment of the surgeon, the concentration of the research
scientist, and the heroism of the soldier. Any profession in which analysis, investigation, research, dealing with practicalities,
and the solving of mysteries are relevant, can appeal to them. So police and detective work, espionage and counterespionage,
the law, physics or psychology may attract them, and they can become masters of the written and spoken word. They may be most
persuasive orators and find fulfillment as diplomats or preachers and, if they make the Church their profession, their inner
intensity can express itself in the spiritual fervor of the mystic or the thaumaturgy.
Scorpio is the symbol of sex and Scorpios are passionate lovers,
the most sensually energetic of all the signs. For them, union with the beloved is a sacrament, an "outward and visible
sign of an inward and spiritual grace.". Their overriding urge in loving is to use their power to penetrate beyond
themselves and to lose themselves sexually in their partners in an almost mystical ecstasy, thus discovering the meaning of
that union which is greater than individuality, and is a marriage of the spirit as well as of flesh. They are thus capable
of the greatest heights of passionate transport, but debauchery and perversion are always dangers, and Scorpios can become
sadistic monsters of sensuality and eroticism. Their feelings are so intense that even when their love is of the highest,
and most idealistic kind, they are nevertheless frequently protagonists in tragic, even violent romances, "star-crossed
lovers".
Possible Health Concerns... Scorpio governs the pelvis and reproductive and urinary systems and its subjects are
said to be prone to ailments of the liver and kidneys, stones and gravel in the bladder or genitals, and other genital ills
such as priapism. Abscesses, boils, carbuncles, fistulas, piles, ruptures and ulcers may also affect the Scorpions.
LIKES Truth
- Hidden Causes
- Being involved
- Work That is Meaningful
- Being Persuasive
DISLIKES
- Being
Given Only Surface data
- Taken Advantage of
- Demeaning
Jobs
- Shallow Relationships
- Flattery and Flattering
Scorpio is the eigth sign of the Zodiac
The
planetary ruler is Pluto
Some of the things Scorpio
ruled are: bathrooms, espionage, funerals, taxes, and labratories.
Five negative key words are: ambitious, efficient, courageous, resourceful, and intuitive.
Five negative key words are: sarcastic, resentful, stubborn, possessive, and
vindictive.
They key phrase is "I desire"
They keywords is "fortitude."
Their basic nature is "the detective or annihilator."
The opposite sign of the zodiac is Taurus.
