betray the secret he has with himself, which gives him reserve and self-
assurance and an uncanny knack of making the other fellow feel that he
knows more than he is expressing. Part of the secret of Scorpio (no one
can tell you all of the secret except the individual Scorpion himself, and
he won’t) is the simplicity with which he accepts the merger of the
material and the spiritual. He relates all problems of life to a standard of
intangibles that is unknown to other men, achieves a practical answer
in terms of his secret, perhaps unconscious, doctrine of the worlds, and
thus adds to his personality the sort of magic one would have who con-
sulted with an invisible, but ever-present, guardian angel. (Courtesy of
Matrix Software [http://thenewage.com].)
The following excerpt comes not from a natal report program, but from David
Cochrane’s recent book, Astrology for the 21st Century.Based on lessons for astrology
students, it approaches the signs of the zodiac from a somewhat different perspective
than the other short delineations cited here:
Scorpio is often described as being charismatic, magnetic, sexy, intense,
and inclined to intense activities like surgery or the occult. I see Scorpio
as an instinctive energy that involves itself directly in life rather than
vicariously watching life in a detached fashion. Scorpio immerses itself
into the experience. When viewing a good movie we become totally
engrossed and lose sense of time and in fact are aware of little else; this is
the Scorpio experience. Surgery, which is associated with Scorpio, is
another good example of a Scorpio experience; the surgeon is completely
engrossed in the process; great concentration is required. Intense experi-
ences such as matters of life and death on the operating table absorb our
full attention and the Scorpio nature thrives in this environment. Scor-
pio bonds intensely, and once bonded will not easily let go. Scorpio mar-
ries for life and a divorce is almost excruciatingly painful for Scorpio.
My view of Scorpio given above is similar to the traditional view of
Scorpio but with a different slant and emphasis. I see complete immer-
sion into experiences as the essence of Scorpio. Bonding is so strong
that the person is, in a way, one with the experience. I remember once
when teaching a class many years ago, the class was analyzing the chart
of a lady who had several planets in Scorpio, including her Sun. One of
the students mentioned that the lady did not seem particularly intense
or charismatic, and I also did not detect these traits, although they are
common, but not necessary, symptoms of the intense bonding that
Scorpio seeks. I shared my views on Scorpio and the lady said that dur-
ing a difficult period in her marriage her husband wanted a divorce,
and she said that she would never let him leave her, and now their
marriage was strong again and she felt very happy. To me this revealed
that the dynamics of Scorpio were operating in the person, even
though the traits that are often attributed to Scorpio were not evident.
(Courtesy of Cosmic Patterns [http://cosmic.patterns.com] and David
Cochrane [[email protected]].)Scorpio
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