Scorpio is the eighth
sign and is fixed in it determination to stay in control. People experience
the Scorpio energy as very intense. Scorpio symbolizes your desire and
drive to explore your own inner depths in order to achieve greater understanding
of motivating impulses. The goal is self-mastery. When you turn your
attention to probing the psyche of others you may be drawn to psychology,
detective work, medical research, and insurance investigation.
Money you share jointly
with others is an important issue. Whether it is a joint bank account
or an inheritance it usually leads to the question, “Who earned it,
who spends it, and for what?” Aside from money issues, the greatest
dilemma in achieving self-mastery deals with the strong sexual desire,
causing you to ask, “How can I get my sexual needs met without disrupting
the rest of my life?” Some find the answer in celibacy in a religious
setting or perhaps as a scientist too busy to have a personal life. When
you attempt to find a partner who can match your intensity, you may be
disappointed. A frank discussion about your need for sexual loyalty and
an understanding about the importance of a satisfying sexual relationship
could head off heartache later on. It is actually more important that
you establish agreement about the issues you consider vitally important
than to focus upon only one factor.
When your intense
determination is focused upon a cause you are inclined to stay the course
until a solution is found or the goal has been reached. You have courage
and the ability to endure more pain than most. Even as a child you exhibited
a kind of stoic inner strength. This should have made it clear to your
parents that early, firm guidance by a loving parent would be necessary
or trouble was sure to follow. You would have responded well to the expectation
that you would discipline yourself along lines that followed the family
code of honor. If no code was taught, you may have had to struggle with
overcoming your headstrong nature until you encountered someone who called
a halt and demanded that you act responsibly. As you have matured, you
may have been called upon to display great acts of bravery. So if you
were fortunate enough to have parents or caretakers who taught you sound
values and self-discipline, you already have a guide that will serve you
the rest of your life.
You may recall that
family secrets were an open book to you especially when you were young.
You seemed to know when trouble was brewing or someone was not following
the rules. Yet you had the ability to keep your own secrets intact. Others
may accuse you of being secretive. You probably don’t know when you
are withholding information. Your natural response is to keep things to
yourself. Family and friends learn that if they want the information passed
on to others, they should say so, otherwise it will stop with you.
As you might guess,
making friends may not be easy because you have certain standards. The
friendships you do form often last a lifetime. When someone you have trusted
wounds you deeply they should not imagine that they are home free just
because you meet the blow with silence. You can be a tough fighter and
will challenge your opponent immediately to a fight if you feel it is
a point of honor. Otherwise, you will choose the time and place which
is when they least expect it. The retaliation may be so subtle they won’t
be sure that you are responsible. That brings up the fact that it is difficult,
if not impossible to read a Scorpio’s facial expression. You seem
to practice keeping your face immobile unless you have a need to be understood.
You may conceal shock, embarrassment, or anger. A shrewd observer may
notice the tightening of your jaw or the steely glint in your eyes. When
others are caught in the grip of your Scorpio charm, they will tell their
friends how cool, sweet, and gentle you are. They will discover soon enough
the boiling cauldron of passion and strong opinions about everything that
lies just beneath the surface, as in volcano.
The planet Pluto
“rules” Scorpio. Pluto rules plutonium and nuclear power. Enough
said. Astrologers say the planet Pluto “rules” Scorpio. They
mean that the qualities of the planet are in harmony with the sign Scorpio.
It is easy for people to think they understand Scorpio because they know
several from your generation. Unless they know the sign Pluto was traveling
through at your birth, they may guess wrong. Pluto stays in one sign for
years. Pluto in Cancer is very different from Pluto in Leo or Virgo. It
is worthwhile to have an Astrologer check the sign and “degree“
of Pluto for your birthday and year to determine where Pluto was at your
birth. In order to have a more detailed and complete horoscope or chart
you will need your birth day, exact time and the city of your birth. A
personal interpretation will reveal the unique person you are.
