Symbol: The Scorpion.
Element: Water.
Type: Negative.
Quality: Fixed.
Sign ruled by Pluto: transformation and regeneration.
Color: Orange, Red, Brown.
Gemstone: Malachite, Onyx, Topaz.

Precarious partners: Taurus, Leo, Aquarius.
Pleasing partners:  Cancer, Pisces.
Promising partners: Virgo, Capricorn.

Image:
An enigmatic and powerful presence. Has self-assurance, a keen, analytical gaze and succinct, forthright opinions. Often disconcerting, but never dull.

Needs:Warmth, acceptance, mental relaxation, positive goals and physical exertion to defuse intense emotions. Must try to be objective and judge less hastily.

Likes:
Art, poetry, music. Home, company, the good life. Respect, power and redress for injury. Facing challenges, finding solutions, keeping active and winning.

Dislikes:
Personal questions, curbs and confines. Betrayal, indolence, half measures and trivia. Mediocrity and lack of control. Shallow, dishonest or weak characters.

In mind:
A fertile, subtle and secretive mind. Wary probing and deeply intuitive. Has extraordinary will-power, fuelled by passion, purpose, tenacity and pride.

In action:
Shows kindness to those in real need, yet conceals own distress. Has great courage, vigor and resolve. May also reveal a vulcanic temper, if wronged.

At work:
Dynamic, creative and thorough. Has evident acumen and authority, but keeps ambition hidden. Is pleased to help, and not shy of arduous or unsavory tasks.

With friends:
Caring, responsible and unselfish. Also acutely sensitive, with a long memory. Reacts quickly to people, but chooses friends carefully and stands by them.

In love:
Torrid, responsive and very committed, loving with heart and soul, strenght and compassion. But moods and unspoken feelings can cause misunderstandings.

In life:
True to self and rarely discouraged. Scorpio lives life to the full, ably altering course if need be, and rising -phoenix like- to conquer adversity.

Health:
Seldom ill, strict rest aids recovery. Commonest ailments relate to the nose and throat, bladder, reproductive system, sports injuries and suppressed tension.

The body:
Pluto governs all long-term changes. Scorpio rules the generative organs, and is also linked with the powers of healing, endurance aqnd recuperation.

Famous Scorpios:
Theodore Roosevelt
Dylan Thomas
Billy Graham
Pablo Picasso
Montgomery
Martin Luther
Leon Trotski

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