Scorpio (astrology)

ZodiacSign
name= Scorpio

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Symbol= Scorpion
Tropical Start Date= October 24
Tropical Finish Date= November 22
Sidereal Start Date= November 16
Sidereal Finish Date= December 15
Solar Start Date= November 23
Solar Finish Date= November 30
Constellation= Scorpius
Element= Water
Quality= Fixed
Domicile= Pluto (modern), Mars (traditional)
Exaltation= Uranus
Fall= Moon
Detriment= Venus
Numbers= nine, zero
Day= Tuesday

Scorpio is the eighth astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Scorpius. In western astrology, the sign is no longer aligned with the constellation as a result of the precession of the equinoxes. Scorpio is considered a water sign, and is one of four fixed signs. [ Jeff Mayo, "Teach Yourself Astrology", pp 38-41, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1979 ] Like the rest of the watery signs, Scorpio is considered a "negative", feminine sign, which in Astrology means it is rather introvert.

Individuals born when the Sun was in this sign are considered Scorpio individuals. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun enters Scorpio around
October 23cite web |title=Astrology.com|url=http://horoscopes.astrology.com/dailygemini.html] -24and exits around November 21-22.Under the sidereal zodiac, it is currently there roughly from November 16 through December 15. People born on these juncture dates would have to have an astrological chart drawn if they wished to determine which sign the sun was in at the exact time of their birth.

Astrological qualities and associations

Being a water sign, Scorpio is considered highly passionate, imaginative, determined, persevering, inflexible and self-confident.

Traditionally, the planet Mars has been considered to be the ruler of Scorpio, and since its discovery, Pluto has been considered a modern ruler of this sign. Some modern astrologers consider Pluto to be a more appropriate ruler over the sign, citing the reason for Mars having initially ruled the sign being that Pluto had not yet been discovered. [Robert Hand, "Horoscope Symbols", pp 229 - 230, Robert Hand, 1981. "Mars was the traditional ruler of Scorpio before the discovery of Pluto, but this seems to be one of the worst sign-ruler affinities."] In 2006 Pluto was reclassified by astronomers as a "dwarf planet", and therefore is no longer considered a planet "in astronomy", although this has not reduced its significance to astrologers as the modern ruler of Scorpio.

As the eighth sign in the zodiac, Scorpio is associated with the astrological house number 8, which is associated with natural Scorpio matters - birth, death, transformation, deeply committed relationships of all kinds, and the occult and psychic matters. [http://www.astrology.com/aboutastrology/interpreting/houses/house8.html]

Mythology

In mythology Scorpio is often associated with Hades, Lord of the Underworld, who was known in Roman mythology as Pluto, and Orpheus from the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Scorpio is also associated with the Greco-Roman gods Ares/Mars. The constellation is also associated with the scorpion that killed Orion.

Associated traits

Astrologers broadly agree that the following are the characteristics of Scorpio:

* Intense according to [http://www.elore.com/Astrology/Study/scorpio.htm elore.com] ] according to [http://www.astrology-online.com/scorpio.htm Astrology-online.com] ]

* Powerful Alan Oken. "Alan Oken's Complete Astrology" Revised Edition, 1988. ISBN 0-553-34537-0, pages 118-128]

* Determined / tenacious / persevering

* Emotional / sensitive

* Calm but seething

* Reserved / withdrawn

* Secretive

* Deep / profound

* Passionate / sexual

* Loyal / devotional

* Ambitious

* Extreme

* Willful / fanatical

* Mysterious / magnetic

* Deeply resentful / brooding / potentially destructive

Scorpio is the Zodiac sign that indicates the deepest interest in sexual matters, and for most Scorpios, sex is an expression of love. [ The Diagram Group, "The Little Giant Encyclopedia of The Zodiac", p 167, Sterling Publishing Company, New York, 1997 ]

Compatibilities

Although many mainstream astrology books do not bother with superficial sun-sign compatibilities, Scorpio is still widely thought to be compatible with the watery signs,
PiscesThe Diagram Group, "The Little Giant Encyclopedia of The Zodiac", p 171, Sterling Publishing Company, New York, 1997 ] [http://www.astrology-online.com/quick.htm Astrology-online.com Quick Compatibility Guide] ] and
Cancer. Its relationship with Taurus is often considered passionate, but rather complicated. [according to Astrology.com's [http://love.astrology.com/features/astrology/lovematch/taurusscorpio.html Taurus-Scorpio love compatibility] ]

There are many variables that determine compatibility in astrology, such as birth dates, birth months, birth years, position of a sign within the Sun, the Moon, Stars, etc. The signs listed as compatible with Scorpio do not reflect an "individual profile" or "individual reading" as interpreted within astrology, but rather reflect a general guideline and reference to compatibility as dictated by variables such as "Qualities" and "Elements" within the Zodiac.

Correspondences

The following items are traditionally associated with Scorpio: [ Derek and Julia Parker, "The New Compleat Astrologer", pp194-5, Crescent Books , New York, 1990 ] [ Linda Goodman's , "Sun Signs", Bantam Books, 1984 ]

* In medical astrology Scorpio governs the reproductive system and sexual organs. [ Linda Goodman's , "Sun Signs", Bantam Books, 1984 ]

* Scorpio is associated with the following animals: Scorpion, Wolf, Eagle, Phoenix, Gray Lizard.

* In Tarot, Scorpio is associated with the Death card, specifically as a form of regeneration. [ The Diagram Group, "The Little Giant Encyclopedia of The Zodiac", p 158, Sterling Publishing Company, New York, 1997 ]

* The Indian equivalent of Scorpio is Vrishchika. The Chinese equivalent is thought to be the strong, resolute Pig, whose lunar month is 8 November - 6 December. [ Theodora Lau, "The Handbook of Chinese Horoscopes", pxxvii, Souvenir Press, London, 2005 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.astrology-online.com/scorpio.htm Astrology-online on Scorpio]
* [http://www.astrologyindepth.com/Scorpio Scorpio In-Depth]
* [http://www.elore.com/Astrology/Study/scorpio.htm Elore on Scorpio]
* [http://www.novareinna.com/constellation/scorpio.html Novareinna.com on Scorpio]
* [http://www.tomorrowsedge.net/scorpio-child.html The Scorpio Child]