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| ==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
| Scorpio is a fixed sign like ], ] and ] |
Scorpio is a fixed sign like ], ] and ]. | ||
| Astrologers consider individuals born under fixed signs to be strong-willed in both thoughts and actions.{{cn}} | |||
| They are considered passionate and piercing, sometimes seeming quiet, shy, and secretive to others. Scorpio people are often very good at seeing the good and bad points in other people. They are not afraid to try things other people are frightened of, if these things will help them to learn more about themselves. Scorpio children are often much wiser and more understanding than other children, so they should always be given reasons when they are told to do something. Scorpio's special gifts are their insight and sensitivity, and their strength of will, with which can achieve anything in life. <ref>by Liz Greene, 1977</ref> | |||
| ==Symbols== | |||
| Scorpio has been represented by a variety of symbols, including the eagle, the serpent, the lizard, the phoenix, and even the dove. | |||
| There are mainly 3 known kinds of Scorpio personalities: The Killer Eagle, The Sinister Snake, The Grey Lizard. The difference between the 3 has to do with the way they deal with others when they get offended. Scorpio people never forget a gift or a kindness, and it's richly rewarded but they also remember an injury or an injustice but their reactions are different based on their level . | |||
| The eagle Scorpio personality will crush his enemy so the enemy learns never to hurt him again. The deadly nocturnal scorpion personality will first sting, then plan destruction, then sting again. The grey lizard Scorpio personality which forceful courage twists itself around, and instead of seeking the ruthless revenge of the stinger scorpions-or rising above such bitterness like the eagles-they bitterly withdraw in tangled hatreds at each minor injury, hoping fate will punish their enemies, almost unconsciously willing destruction without a direct action. | |||
| A scorpion can be an outstanding detective, the composer of great musical works, literature of depth and permanence, or the actor who projects with unusual dramatic intensity. Sometimes he lives alone, near the sea, as strong and as silent as the tides. Sometimes he faces the public, wearing a mask of calm reserve and control, to hide his intense desire to win. He can be a politician or a television star, an undertaker or a bartender, but he'll manage to top all his competitors. And he'll do it so effortlessly it will seem like an act of fate rather than his own powerful will. <ref>Linda Goodman's Sun Signs- the Scorpion, Eagle or Gray Lizard</ref> | |||
| * ''transformation, intensity, regeneration, death, sex, desire, control, intuition, secrecy, concentration, determination, vengeance, inwardness, depth, resourcefulness, observation, stability, complexity''. | |||
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| | Stinger of a scorpion. | |||
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| | '''Negative''': inwardly reflective, introvert.<ref>Sasha Fenton, ''Astrology for Living'', p.12. Readers Digest, 1999. ISBN 9780762102303.</ref> | |||
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| | ''']''': Steadfast on their beliefs, often they're models of solo productivity. | |||
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| ! scope="row" style="text-align: left"| Traditional definitions | |||
| | * ''']''' They are the signs represented by animals. Those classifies as Bestial vary, but always include Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Leo the Lion and Capricorn the Goat. The 3 water signs are also represented by animals but water signs are not four footed "beasts". Hence the water triplicity - Cancer the Grab, Scorpio the Scorpion (sometimes the Eagle) and Pisces the fish is sometimes included in the Bestial list <ref>Bach, Eleanor: Astrology from A to Z: An illustrated Source book New York: Philosophical Library, 1990</ref> <ref>Lee, Dal, Dictionary of Astrology, New York: Paperback Library, 1969</ref> | |||
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| ==Compatibilities== | ==Compatibilities== | ||
| In ], the natives of Scorpio are generally considered to be most compatible with the natives of the other water signs, ] and ]. <ref name="encyzodiac">The Diagram Group, ''The Little Giant Encyclopedia of The Zodiac'', p 171, Sterling Publishing Company, New York, 1997</ref> <ref name="changesky">Forrest, Steven, ''The Changing Sky: A Practical Guide to Predictive Astrology'', p 263,Acs Pubns, Chicago, 1993</ref>. However, compatibility based on sun-sign alone is considered to be only a very general guideline. |
In ], the natives of Scorpio are generally considered to be most compatible with the natives of the other water signs, ] and ]. <ref name="encyzodiac">The Diagram Group, ''The Little Giant Encyclopedia of The Zodiac'', p 171, Sterling Publishing Company, New York, 1997</ref> <ref name="changesky">Forrest, Steven, ''The Changing Sky: A Practical Guide to Predictive Astrology'', p 263,Acs Pubns, Chicago, 1993</ref>. However, compatibility based on sun-sign alone is considered to be only a very general guideline. | ||
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| ! scope="row" style="text-align: center; width:170px"| Lowest compatibility''' | |||
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| | scope="row" style="text-align: center;"| Cancer, Pisces | |||
| | scope="row" style="text-align: center;"| Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn | |||
| | scope="row" style="text-align: center;"| Aries, Libra, Sagittarius | |||
| | scope="row" style="text-align: center;"| Gemini, Leo, Aquarius | |||
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| ==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||
| Various myths relate to Scorpio. | |||
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| ⚫ | In ], the goddess ] was originally the deification of the scorpion. In art, Serket was shown as a scorpion, or as a woman with a scorpion on her head |
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| ⚫ | In ], the goddess ] was originally the deification of the scorpion. In art, Serket was shown as a scorpion, or as a woman with a scorpion on her head. | ||
| == Zodiac signs == | |||
| ] of ],the zodiac as a belt of space centred upon the Sun's path (]) which encircles the Earth.]]The ] began its development around 700 BCE as a ] and ] measuring device aligned to the ] and ].<ref name="Houlding-1">], ‘Heavenly Imprints: development of the zodiac and the early origins of Aries and Taurus’; part 1: '. ''The Mountain Astrologer'', issue #110, Aug/Sep 2003. ISSN 1079-1345.</ref> Its measurement begins from the ], where the Sun's path (]) crosses the ] in March each year to determine the first day of the ] ]. The full circle of the zodiac is divided into 360° of ] and then subdivided into twelve equal 'signs' of 30° each, which roughly coincided with the ancient year's division into twelve months (or ''moons'' - since there are approximately twelve ] in every ]).<ref name="Houlding-1" /> | |||
| ⚫ | Scorpion men are featured in several ] myths, including the ] and the Babylonian version of the Epic of ]. They were also known as ] or ]. They were first created by ] in order to wage war against the younger gods for the betrayal of her mate ]. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, they stand guard outside the gates of the sun god Shamash at the mountains of ]. These give entrance to ], the land of darkness. The scorpion men open the doors for ] as he travels out each day, and close the doors after him when he returns to the underworld at night. They also warn travellers of the danger that lies beyond their post. Their heads touch the sky, their "terror is awesome" and their "glance is death". This meeting of Gilgamesh, on his way to Ūta-napišti, with the Scorpion-folk guarding the entrance to the tunnel is described in Iškār Gilgāmeš, tablet IX, lines 47-81. <ref name="Babylonian">A. R. George : The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic. Oxford University Press, 2003. p. 493</ref> | ||
| The ] historically embedded into the meaning of the astrological signs is at least partly reflective of the seasonal changes that occur in the northern hemisphere.<ref>] and B. Baschek, ''The new cosmos: an introduction to astronomy and astrophysics'', . Springer, 2001. ISBN: 9783540678779.</ref> Although other schemes and astronomical relationships have contributed to sign-meanings, the changes between qualities of the sun-signs are also synched with the shifts in nature’s cycle throughout the year.<ref>Terence Guardino, ''The Seasons of Astrology: How Your Biological Clock Is the Link to Your Sun Sign Personality''. iUniverse.com, 2004. ISBN: 9780595332618.</ref> The tropical zodiac therefore offers an essentially time-based system of symbolism to astrology, as explained by ] in the 2nd century<ref>Robbins, Frank E. (ed.), ''Ptolemy: Tetrabiblos'', . Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press (Loeb Classical Library), 1940. ISBN 0674994795.</ref> and more recently by ] who wrote: | |||
| {{quotation|The fact that it is possible to reconstruct a person’s character fairly accurately from the birth data shows the relative validity of astrology. It must be remembered however, that the birth data are in no way dependent on the actual astronomical constellations, but are based on an arbitrary, purely conceptual time-system… If there are any astrological diagnoses of character that are in fact correct, this is not due to the influence of the stars but to our own hypothetical time qualities. In other words, whatever is born or done at this moment in time has the quality of this moment in time.<ref>], ''The Spirit of Man, Art and Literature'', ‘Richard Wilhelm: In Memoriam’, . Routledge 1984. ISBN 9780744800081.</ref>}} | |||
| === This sign in the Sidereal zodiac=== | |||
| The tropical zodiac of ] was historically used by the ], ], and ]. The ], which is mainly used in ], is that used historically by ]. It is also used in ] and by a minority of contemporary western astrologers. ] is one of the 19th-20th century western astrologers who considered it a preferable system.<ref>], ''From the River of Heaven: Hindu and Vedic Knowledge for the Modern Age'', . Lotus Press, 2001. ISBN:9780910261388.</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | According to ] the giant hunter ] and the Goddess ] held a competition to test their hunting prowess, following Orion's boast that he could single-handedly kill every animal on Earth. Artemis used her deadly scorpion to prove him wrong, and as thanks, Artemis turned the scorpion into a constellation. | ||
| Like the western zodiac, the sidereal zodiac is also based on a division of the ecliptic into twelve equal signs which begin with 0° Aries, but rather than place the first degree of Aries at the vernal equinox, which is a slowly moving point, it maintains alignment to the ] and holds the first degree of Aries at a position that makes a closer (but not exact) association with the start of the constellation Aries. The effects of ] have caused the tropical zodiac to separate from the 'fixed' sidereal zodiac by approximately 24° of celestial longitude.<ref>This is assuming an ] of 23.86° as of 2000 according to N. C. Lahiri. The precise value used may vary, but is mostly set close to 24°.</ref> This means that currently the Sun enters the first degree of each sign of the sidereal zodiac about 24 days after it enters the first degree of the sign according to the tropical system. | |||
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Scorpio (♏) is the eighth astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Scorpius. Scorpio is considered a masculine, negative (introverted) sign by most modern astrologers. It is also considered a water sign and one of the four fixed signs. Under the tropical zodiac, Scorpio is occupied by the Sun from October 23 to November 22. CharacteristicsScorpio is a fixed sign like Taurus, Leo and Aquarius. Astrologers consider individuals born under fixed signs to be strong-willed in both thoughts and actions. SymbolsScorpio has been represented by a variety of symbols, including the eagle, the serpent, the lizard, the phoenix, and even the dove. CompatibilitiesIn Synastry, the natives of Scorpio are generally considered to be most compatible with the natives of the other water signs, Cancer and Pisces. . However, compatibility based on sun-sign alone is considered to be only a very general guideline. MythologyVarious myths relate to Scorpio. In Egyptian mythology, the goddess Serket was originally the deification of the scorpion. In art, Serket was shown as a scorpion, or as a woman with a scorpion on her head. Scorpion men are featured in several Akkadian myths, including the Enûma Elish and the Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh. They were also known as aqrabuamelu or girtablilu. They were first created by Tiamat in order to wage war against the younger gods for the betrayal of her mate Apsu. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, they stand guard outside the gates of the sun god Shamash at the mountains of Mashu. These give entrance to Kurnugi, the land of darkness. The scorpion men open the doors for Shamash as he travels out each day, and close the doors after him when he returns to the underworld at night. They also warn travellers of the danger that lies beyond their post. Their heads touch the sky, their "terror is awesome" and their "glance is death". This meeting of Gilgamesh, on his way to Ūta-napišti, with the Scorpion-folk guarding the entrance to the tunnel is described in Iškār Gilgāmeš, tablet IX, lines 47-81. According to Greek mythology the giant hunter Orion and the Goddess Artemis held a competition to test their hunting prowess, following Orion's boast that he could single-handedly kill every animal on Earth. Artemis used her deadly scorpion to prove him wrong, and as thanks, Artemis turned the scorpion into a constellation.
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