"I am interested only in the basement of the human being." - Sigmund
Freud
Ruled by Pluto and associated with the eighth house, Scorpio represents fixed
water energy. The endpoint of Scorpio lies in making unconscious
material of the psyche conscious. The healthy
Scorpio must develop the art of enduring emotional intensity, letting go
of patterns of negativity, and making peace with inner dragons of her
psyche.
Scorpio is challenged to see that which is hidden, and to
purge negative feeling states such as blame, anger, resentment, or guilt
that impedes her ability to form intense and close bondings with
others. She must be ruthlessly honest with herself first by confronting
issues of grief, loss, pain, death, or the sexual
mysteries. Scorpio is a deeply feeling sign in spite of her defenses
that often keep those deep feelings hidden. Scorpio has a laser-like bead on others, and
can easily spot where others are not being genuine. This can be valuable
in spotting deceit and manipulation in others; however, an overdose of
this detective capacity can lead to an overly suspicious or paranoid
approach.
Another pitfall for Scorpio can lie in allowing herself to be run by
negative, repressed emotional material, and to compensate by abusing
power or manipulating others. Or, she could get enslaved by addictive
appetites as a way of numbing out the psychological material that needs
to be transformed. Strong defense mechanisms can be in place and must
be gradually loosened to allow her intensity of feeling to emerge and be
transformed. Once that is achieved, strong, passionate bonds with
others can be realized - bonds that embody both "soul" and sexual
intensity. This is what Scorpio has arrived to experience in its
highest form.
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