Scorpio

Scorpio, the 8th sign of the zodiac, is a fixed water sign ruled by Pluto (Traditionally Mars) with themes of deep feelings, strength of will, transformation, intensity, magnetism, and power.

Scorpio

~Oct 23 - Nov 21

Scorpio

~Oct 23 - Nov 21

Scorpio, the 8th sign of the zodiac, is a fixed water sign ruled by Pluto (Traditionally Mars).

Themes

Deep feelings, strength of will, transformation, intensity, magnetism, and power.

Symbol

Scorpio Symbol

The Scorpion

Modality

Fixed

The fixed signs are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.

The fixed houses are the 2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th.

Qualities

Steady, stabilizing, loyal, consistent and persevering energy

Element

Water

Element associated with Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

Themes

Yin, emotions, nurture, sensitivity, reflection, fluidity, empathy, imagination, and intuition.

Glyph

Scorpio Glyph

Intentionally Styled

Background = Modality
Glyph color = Element

Mars

Drive and exertion

Personal Planet

687 day orbit
retrograde ~9.5%

Themes

Ambition, will, action, assertion, aggression, self-preservation, yang, passion, energy, vigor, and drive

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Traditional Ruler

of Scorpio

Modern Planetary Dignities

Essential dignities for a planet/point include:

Domicile (or rulership)
Detriment (opposite sign of Domicile)
Exaltation (place of awareness or strength)
Fall (place of weakness,

opposite sign of Exaltation)

adobe mission uses modern dignities including some not yet widely accepted proposed co-rulers.

Pluto

Transformation and evolution

Transpersonal Planet

248 year orbit
retrograde ~43.4%

Higher octave of Mars

Themes

Power, corruption revealed, birth-death-rebirth, regeneration, radical transformation, transcendence, evolution

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Modern Ruler

of Scorpio

Venus

Values and relating

Personal Planet

225 day orbit
retrograde ~7.3%

Themes

Values, love, desire, aesthetics, attraction, yin, devotion, harmony, the arts

Go to Venus

in its Detriment

in Scorpio

Uranus

Innovation and freedom

Transpersonal Planet

84 year orbit
retrograde 41.2%
Higher octave of Mercury

Themes

Individuation, chaos, sudden change, unpredictability, originality, non-conformity, revolution, the future, higher mind, liberation, genius, invention, technology, freedom

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in its Exaltation

in Scorpio

Moon

Emotions and instincts

Personal Point

~28 day orbit

Themes

Yin, emotional reactions, adaptation, feelings, instincts, fluctuation, receptivity, reflection, habits, childhood, cycles, the mother, sensitivity, the subconscious

Go to Moon

in its Fall

in Scorpio

Astrology Decans

Each sign holds 30° of the zodiac that can be split into three distinct 10° sections called decans (or decantes). Knowing which decans points are in opens the door to deeper understanding of their energies.

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Scorpio Decan Rulers

Chaldean Decans

Chaldean rulers are based on the Golden Dawn system of correspondences which uses only "old planets" (prior to the discovery of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto).

Mars rules both the 1st and last decan of the zodiac. Rulers are assigned to the 36 decans in this order:
Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter.

adobe mission uses Chaldean rulers in its sign icons as they are used often in the tarot community.

Mars

Drive and exertion

Personal Planet

687 day orbit
retrograde ~9.5%

Themes

Ambition, will, action, assertion, aggression, self-preservation, yang, passion, energy, vigor, and drive

Go to Mars

Chaldean Ruler

Decan 1 of Scorpio

Sun

Identity and being

Personal Point

The star at the center of our solar system.

Themes

Yang, consciousness, essence, life force, personal power, creation, identity, ego, the father, individuation, self-expression, vitality.

Go to Sun

Chaldean Ruler

Decan 2 of Scorpio

Venus

Values and relating

Personal Planet

225 day orbit
retrograde ~7.3%

Themes

Values, love, desire, aesthetics, attraction, yin, devotion, harmony, the arts

Go to Venus

Chaldean Ruler

Decan 3 of Scorpio

Triplicity Decans

Triplicity decan rulers (used often by astrologers) are assigned by giving the first decan the same ruler as the sign. The second and third decan rulers are the rulers of the next 2 signs that share its triplicity (element). In this way, all signs sharing an element have the same 3 decan rulers, just shifted.

adobe mission does not use triplicity decan rulers in its sign iconography.

Pluto

Transformation and evolution

Transpersonal Planet

248 year orbit
retrograde ~43.4%

Higher octave of Mars

Themes

Power, corruption revealed, birth-death-rebirth, regeneration, radical transformation, transcendence, evolution

Go to Pluto

Triplicity Ruler

Decan 1 of Scorpio

Neptune

Inspiration and spirituality

Transpersonal Planet

165 year orbit
retrograde 43.1%

Higher octave of Venus

Themes

Imagination, creativity, spirituality, cosmic consciousness, illusions, dreams, intuition, transcendence

Go to Neptune

Triplicity Ruler

Decan 2 of Scorpio

Moon

Emotions and instincts

Personal Point

~28 day orbit

Themes

Yin, emotional reactions, adaptation, feelings, instincts, fluctuation, receptivity, reflection, habits, childhood, cycles, the mother, sensitivity, the subconscious

Go to Moon

Triplicity Ruler

Decan 3 of Scorpio

Element

Water

Element associated with Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

Themes

Yin, emotions, nurture, sensitivity, reflection, fluidity, empathy, imagination, and intuition.

Tarot Astrology Correspondences

Tarot-astrology correspondences based on the Golden Dawn system which uses Chaldean decans.

See Tarot page for more detailed correspondence explanations.

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Scorpio Tarot Correspondences

Sign Major

Traditional Ruler Major

Modern Ruler Major

Scorpio Decan 1

Major

Court

Minor

Scorpio Decan 2

Major

Court

Minor

Scorpio Decan 3

Major

Court

Minor

Sabian Symbols

Symbols for deeper study of the 30 degrees of a sign.

Symbols channeled by Elsie Wheeler with astrologer Marc Edmond Jones.

Artwork for each Sabian by Ruby Fumizki.

Scenes and levels attributed to Dane Rudhyar.

Expression names attributed to James Burgess.

When working with Sabian Symbols, you need to know both the degree and minute of your point. Then round UP. For example:

Venus is at 0°4' of Aquarius which has the Sabian for Aquarius 1

Sun is at 16°48' of Sag which has the Sabian for Sagittarius 17

Ascendant is at 29°13' of Taurus which has the Sabian for Taurus 30

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Sabian Scenes & Levels

Dane Rudhyar in his must have An Astrological Mandala: The cycle of Transformation and its 360 Symbolic Phases (A reinterpretation of the Sabian Symbols, presenting them as a contemporary American I Ching), splits the Sabians into 4 Acts and 24, 15-degree Scenes which each contains a set of 3 repeating Levels as follows:

Acts (Signs): Keyword

Act I (Aries - Gemini): Differentiation

Act II (Cancer - Virgo): Stabilization

Act III (Libra - Sagittarius): Group Integration

Act IV (Capricorn - Pisces): Capitalization

Scene Degrees (Level)

Degrees 1-5, 16-20 (Actional)

Degrees 6-10, 21-25 (Emotional-Cultural)

Degrees 11-15, 26-30 (Individual-Mental)

5-Degree Expression Pattern

Sabian Mysteries curator James Burgess assigns themes to each Expression Degree within the repeating pattern 5-degree groups of Sabian symbols as follows:

Expression Degree (5°, 10°, 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°)
Assimilation and Progression
Expression Degree (4°, 9°,14°, 19°, 24°, 29°)
Technique or Method

Expression Degree (3°, 8°, 13°, 18°, 23°, 28°)

Reconciliation of Two Polarities

Expression Degree (2°, 7°, 12°, 17°, 22°, 27°) Challenge or Contrast

Expression Degree (1°, 6°, 11°, 16°, 21°, 26°)

New Initiative

Scorpio Sabian Expressions

Scene 15: Communion

Scorpio

Sabian Expression 1

(Actional)

Scorpio

Sabian Expression 2

(Emotional-Cultural)

Scorpio

Sabian Expression 3

(Individual-Mental)

Scene 16: Faith

Scorpio

Sabian Expression 4

(Actional)

Scorpio

Sabian Expression 5

(Emotional-Cultural)

Scorpio

Sabian Expression 6

(Individual-Mental)

Scorpio Sabian Symbols

Scene 15: Communion

Expression 43: Stability (Actional)

Expression 44: Service (Emotional-Cultural)

Expression 45: Humility (Individual-Mental)

Scene 16: Faith

Expression 46: Unveiling (Actional)

Expression 47: Magnetism (Emotional-Cultural)

Expression 48: Passion (Individual-Mental)

The I Ching

I Ching hexagram-astrological correspondences derived from Fu Xi's seasonal-based arrangement.

This same order is used by Human Design and Gate Keys practitioners.

Knowing which hexagram AND line is associated with a point gives you two hexagrams to study!

The hexagrams associated with this sign are shown below and when clicked the image will show each hexagram's line change detail.

I like to study point's individual hexagram, then study its specific line (your Human Design chart will give you this), then study its evolved/changed hexagram pair (if that line changes from yin to yang or vice versa, a new hexagram is formed).

There are so many ways to work with the I Ching and this association is just one such way.

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