Scorpio Sun Sign dates: October 22/23 – November 21/22
The sign of Scorpio, ruled by Mars and Pluto, is associated with sex, death, and rebirth. Scorpio is a water sign with a focus on introspection, intensity and intimacy. There is an emphasis on investigation, analysis, recycling, and transformation.
Issues involving shared resources, taxes, insurance, banking, credit, inheritances, trust, revenge, research, and magic become accentuated during the Scorpio cycle.
The house that Scorpio occupies in the natal chart shows an area of life where one may be obsessive, have secrets, feel jealousy, and battle for control. It also shows the area where one can replenish their energy, tune into to hidden currents of meaning, be especially resourceful, passionate, private, and powerful.
Scorpio symbol: The Scorpion
Scorpio glyph:
Tarot Symbolism
The sign of Scorpio is associated with the Death card in the Tarot.
Attune to the qualities of Scorpio with a 3-minute tarot meditation on Death.
Death is the initiate of the Mysteries, he understands transformative power and reminds us that to live is to die and to die is to be reborn.
Confer with Death when there is resistance to change.
Scorpio Sits in the North-West by West on the Medicine Wheel.
The direction North-West points to the path of psychological intelligence. The sign Scorpio correlates to Introspection, the second step on the Western pathway of Sun Bear’s Medicine Wheel. A penetrating look at what you experienced during the Libra cycle will increase your self-knowledge and your ability to stand in your own power. The key to mastering magic lies in exploring the depths of mystery.
Scorpio Correspondences:
Symbol: The Scorpion
Key Phrases: “I Desire”
Ruler: Mars & Pluto
Element: Water
Quality: Fixed
Polarity: Yin (receptive)
Key Word: Intensity
Relates to Angel of: Death & Rebirth
Function/Sense: Motion
Anatomy: Reproductive organs, Genitals, Eliminatory system
Musical Tone: G
Color of the Spectrum: Blue-Green
Gem: Topaz
Power Stone: Garnet
Metal: Iron
Day: Tuesday
Flower: Chrysanthemum
Herbs: Blackberry leaves, Wormwood
Essential Oils: Rosemary, Tuberose
Colors: Darker shades of reds and maroons, black