Traditional
Scorpio Traits
Determined
and forceful
Emotional and intuitive
Powerful and passionate
Exciting and magnetic
On the dark side....
Jealous and
resentful
Compulsive and obsessive
Secretive and obstinate
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the appearance of being withdrawn from the center of activity, yet those who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
DISLIKES
PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE FOR YOU, AND THEIR
SOLUTIONS
As with all sun signs, we
all have unique traits to our personalities. When these traits are suppressed,
or unrealized, problems will arise. However, with astrology we can examine the
problem and assess the proper solution based on the sun sign characteristics.
As a Scorpio you may see things below that really strike home. Try the
solution, you most likely will be amazed at the results. If you find yourself
on the receiving end of the negatives below, it is because you are failing to
express the positive.
Problem:
Suffering from an inferior complex where you feel self disgust and are
disdainful of help from others.
Solution: You should try to admit that others, as well as yourself, have
weakness and then practice forgiving those weaknesses until you notice them
becoming less and less. Unbend and accept that you can be helped in your
problems.
Problem: After you
get everyone to agree with you and you get your own way, you are still not
satisfied with the results.
Solution: Looking deeply within will show you that: having reached the
point where you have nothing more to want for in a given situation you then
realize just what you were really after. Look within first.
Problem:
Disruptive marital relations or a breakup with a loved one.
Solution: You should try not to be scornful of what you perceive as a
shortcoming in your partners personality and soften up your rigid, unbending
attitude.
Problem: The
peers in your group begin to avoid you, or drift away when you walk up.
Solution: If you feel persecuted and put upon you will express it in
conversation, this causes people to be 'turned off' of you so try to change
your attitude or, guard what you say.