Caduceus Astrology

SCORPIO

Sun in Scorpio - 23 October until 22 November

Scorpio Keywords

‘I Desire’            Passionate            Insightful            Determined            Resourceful           The Scorpion

Jealous                 Private                         Secretive            Sensitive        Deep             - Water, Fixed

Aggressive            Agitated            Angry            Committed            Compulsive       Pluto  (Mars)

Desire               Determined                Discerning                Emotional             Exciting               8th House

Explosive            Fearful             Forceful            Frightening     Furtive             Imaginative

Inflexible            Intense                        Intensive        Intuitive                        Jealous          Loyal

Magnetic            Mysterious            Obsessive            Obstinate            Paranoid            Passionate

Perceptive            Persistent            Powerful            Resentful            Secretive          Seductive   

Sexy    Shy            Subtle            Suspicious      Truth-seeking            Uncertain            Closed

Understandable            Unforgiving           Ruthless        Penetrating        Sensitive      Catharsis      

Unpredictable            Unsafe             Unsettled            Vindictive        Wilful                Penetrating           

Steadfast             Tenacious            Unflinching            Power-seeking            Deep regeneration

Destructive            Unforgiving      Sex            Magic               Hypnotism       Eagle               Phoenix

Scorpion            Iceberg            Furnace             Purgatory and process.             Adjustment after marriage

Responsibilities             Stripping away excess             Purification            Winnowing out

Reduction to essentials             Intensity and penetration             Elimination           Shape-changing

Ingenuity             Strong defence            Strong-willed               Bold            Courageous            Enduring

Researcher            Investigator            Psychic          Self-reliant            Competitive            Introverted 

Army and Navy            Butcher            Passion            Coroner            Research                    Detective

Sexuality            Pharmacist       The Procreative Act            Psychologist             Public Analyst              Birth

Sanitary Inspector                     Considerations of life after death                   Surgeon          Death

Undertaker                  Mediumship              Secret matters                        Sewage disposal

“Extremes are purged in the fire and rise again”

Scorpio Associations

General associations research, detectives, crime, psychology, tobacco, chess set, classic car, the occult, Tarot cards, big business, undercover organisations, recycling

Anatomical male and female genitals, prostate gland, bladder, cervix, anus, genito-urinary tract, excretory system

Cities Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Liverpool, New Orleans, Washington DC, Newcastle, St. Johns (Newfoundland), Fez, Valencia, Halifax, Hull

Countries Norway, Algeria, Morocco, Tahiti, Transvaal, Syria, Korea, Uruguay

Flowers, Herbs, Trees chrysanthemum, rhododendron, blackthorn, bushy trees, aloes, briar, broom, cactus, furze, ginseng, nettles, tobacco, thistle, geranium, hawthorn, other thorn bearing trees, catmint, blackthorn, box, witch hazel, honeysuckle (flowers listed under Aries because of shared Mars association)

Foods capers, garlic, ginger, horseradish, leeks, radish, onion, strong-tasting foods as with Aries

Animals Most insects, crustaceans

Gemstones and minerals topaz, opal                              Colours Deep Red, Crimson, Burgundy, Maroon

Metals plutonium, steel, iron                    Cell Salts Calc. Sulph., Nat. Sulph.

• From The Mountain Astrologer online article archive, the 1999 Scorpio Issue, Spotlight On Scorpio