October 23 – November 21

Symbol: Scorpion, Eagle (Phoenix)
Ruling Planet: Pluto and Mars
Key Phrase: I Create
Key Words: Resourceful, secretive, passionate, intense, tranformational
Physical Body Affinity: Generative system
Color: Deep reds
Crystal: Topaz, citrine, pearl
Mode/Element: Fixed Water
House Association: Eighth

Scorpio embodies the urge to TRANSFORM. It is the only sign of the Zodiac that has more than one symbol. The scorpion, which represents Scorpio’s penchant for digging into the muck of life and the eagle, which represents Scorpio’s ability to soar above all and view life’s struggles from a higher perspective. They can experience the polarity of the lowest of the low and the highest of the high. When a Scorpio learns a lesson, they learn it at the very core of their being. These may be lessons in jealousy, envy, right use of power, and the transformation called death. It is the Phoenix rising from the ashes of its ruined life to create something richer.

Scorpio rules the adjustments to marriage or union, the sharing of resources, emotions and intimacy, and the changes created by that sharing. It has to do with removal of excess, elimination and purification, metamorphosis, and the reduction of the personality to the essentials. It is penetrating, purging, powerful, compulsive, intimate, ecstatic and cathartic. Scorpio’s are motivated by the need for power.

Their energy is intense, passionate, magnetic or charismatic and very personal. Generally, Scorpio’s are secretive and private about their personal feelings, but they have the ability to rush past superficialities and get right to the heart of any matter. Their greatest challenge has to do with letting go, and they may be obsessively jealous and possessive if unevolved. A healthy-attitude Scorpio can keep your secret. They help you through issues of emotional abuse, listen non-judgmentally to your dark thoughts, or counsel you through the grieving process. A Scorpio can be a loyal friend but a fanatic enemy. This sign does well in politics and all areas where someone who dares is rewarded. Scorpios make excellent detectives, knowing who is telling the truth or hiding something.

Scorpio’s spiritual task is to be a world disciplinarian. They see energy being used that is not in harmony with the cosmic flow of the Universe, and they speak up to put the situation or person in order. To do this in a non-manipulative way, they must be vibrating at a high soul frequency and that is represented by the eagle. The area that Scorpio inhabits in your chart is where you have the opportunity to transform.