posted 29th October 2025
Scorpio Season
Scorpios are the star sign that always get a bad rep, and you can understand why just by looking at the scorpion symbol. It’s a cold creature with a hard shell on the outside, its continuously working behind the scenes on a project, and will sting if it feels it isn't in control.
However, weather we are talking about the creature or the human under the sun in Scorpio, their loyalty, hardworking nature, their high sexual drive (magnetism even), ability to get things done, build wealth, and a have a gratitude for others doing something for them, cannot be dismissed.
Like I have mentioned before, each of the 12 star signs have their light and shadow, and it only takes one outside chaotic factor or an unconscious reaction (for instance, being hangry or exhausted) for any of the star signs in the zodiac to fall prey to their shadow side.
Scorpios, like the scorpion, like to delve into the underworld and the depths of any situation, so their shadow takes on a slightly heavier meaning of darkness in comparison to the other 11 star signs.
Without any pun intended, let’s take a deeper look inside the world of the water sign, Scorpio.
The Scorpio Myth
The sign of Scorpio is said to be associated with Selket, the Egyptian Goddess of the dead and in Greek mythology, Orion the Hunter - son of the Poseidon, who was killed by a Scorpion - they were both then said to then be immortalised as the star constellation of Scorpio.
Looking at both of these myths we see the theme of death and rebirth play out. A transformation of sorts takes place from one being to the next through conflict and battle. But it also emphasises the importance of the next stage, making way for evolution and almost enlightenment.
For me this highlights a drive from the Scorpio sign to seek and kill whatever is dead within you and others, and without a completion of duty, this conflict remains and haunts them.
The problem is in today’s world is that is not one person’s job to go around getting rid of the so-called dead parts of others (ones that do not fit with the world as it is), nor seek revenge on enemies in a blood worthy resurrecting way as it used to be, when kings and knights ruled the lands.
With this undercurrent of needing to get to bottom of things and clearing out the trash, alongside being able to see what’s lying beneath within others, those born under Scorpio can get stuck in the depths of this debris. In trying to release the collective deposits they work on a daily basis as a martyr for other needs and the universal needs of change.
It may seem all very noble, but realistically, with our now more independent living set up these days, it’s not practical or legal even in some cases. Unless its channelled to a job, that for instance enables them to utilise these natural abilities of transforming death or themes death (those with suicidal thoughts for instance) into new life, new pathways, new visions, it can be detrimental to their mental health.
Scorpios ruling planet/s
Scorpio shares the planet Mars with Aries in Hellenistic astrology, but its main planet is Pluto.
Pluto is the ruler of the underworld, but it is also seen as the planet in astrology that holds regenerative forces because of the depth it goes to, and there is only one other way to get out - that is by going in the opposite direction. It therefore holds weight to beginnings and endings of situations.
When I see Pluto in a birth chart or astro cartography chart, I instantly feel the persons pain because I can understand where the person has their biggest ups and downs - their largest battles within themselves or outside themselves. I can also see where the person sheds their skin and works to be reborn, but overall, it is the place for the individual to have a chance for the greatest transformation of self-realisation and evolution - if they can learn their lesson within that section of their life.
However it’s not an easy one, it’s the highest and lowest points of the rollercoaster all at the same time. It can be earth shattering, it can be euphoric, it can be addictive, it can be led people to despair. It is the planet of extreme polarity to make you find even ground, but can you go there? can you face it? will you deny it? will you ignore it? ... all these things will cause it to manifest in deathly forms..... depression, suicidal thoughts, neurosis.... it wants to come out; it wants to be seen... you cannot hide it. But Scorpios don't like showing things, they are known for their secretiveness... and that is the duality of their need for depth against the deathly undertakings of the planet they are ruled by, which coincidently forms Scorpios darker psychological complexity in comparison to other signs.
Ruled by Mars and Pluto
There is also the work of Mars.... the planet showcasing what we are at war with and where our drive is. And this planet also sits with the sign of Scorpio. Yet again there is an opposition here because there is fear that if we move forward with our drive we will meet our biggest battle, yet that’s what the Scorpion wants - for you to meet your battles, seek you revenge and transform it into a driving force for the next kill.
But a reminder, this killing isn't necessarily morbid, it’s just what is needed to be able to upgrade the consciousness collectively.
Scorpios are wired to stand by your side through this, so weather it’s their own battle or yours, they will see it, feel it and make sure you overcome it. But they do like to be in charge, or they will feel vulnerable - like death itself and then it becomes a war of the ego, doing everything in their nature not to show what’s beneath, hardening the shell and maybe stinging you for it.
There is a saying that you shouldn't ever get on the wrong side of a Scorpio because there sting will haunt you, just like the suffering they are carrying within themselves for the collective, it also haunts them.
I guess that’s the real reason why Scorpios host Halloween.
Scorpion health
Every star sign has an area of the body that is ruled by, and the sign of Scorpio is ruled by the genitals and the sacral area, (Svadhisthana).
This correlates to its ruling planets Mars and Pluto, whereby we can see it is the area that procreates and regenerates, and where we are all biologically driven from.
With this in mind the sacral area is the area that stores emotions and sexual energy, which is also known as the creative source.
If Scorpios do not have a creative outlet to channel these deep-rooted lower energies, expressing them freely rather than going out to kill (which would have been the main drive in the past), there is a tendency for them to brood and dwell in these emotions, swimming in the sea of overwhelm and confusion. We must remember that the opposite of express is depress. Leading to depression.
Depression can occur from many avenues, including grief, frustration, betrayal and the like, but what may don't realise is that the actual cause of depression isn't the action towards them or the emotion that comes up in relation to this. It is the inability to let it go, to move on and transform this feeling into the new.
For instance -
From grief (held) to gratitude (acceptance)
From frustration (held) to action (forward)
From betrayal (held) to revenge (redirection)
There is also the feeling that when we hold onto emotions (where depression can manifest) we are holding onto the past, but when we express and change that energy into something else, we look towards the future.
As a side note, there is a tendency for those with the sun in Scorpio or 3 or more placements (a stellium) in Scorpio to hold onto anything anyone has said or done to them.... even if it wasn’t meant in a bad way, and then they will come back at you .... maybe even out of the blue, to seek revenge or what they feel they are owed.
Having 3 placements in Scorpio myself along with knowing quite a few Scorpios, I feel that this attack or sting as such, is just a protective mechanism they use when they feel out of control.
Those who encounter it need to understand this element of the Scorpio to try and have some compassion for the wave of emotions they carry on a daily basis, and the Scorpio needs to be aware of the undercurrent that is always swimming within them that needs a purposeful outlet and not the nearest punch bag in its path.
The Scorpios who choose not to act because maybe they are aware of their sting, weather that be not speaking up when they need to, not redirecting when its time to move on, not changing up their routine for fear of being out of control, these are the Scorpions of the zodiac who will suffer most. Who can drown in the sea, because the emotional water of their sign will sit too far in high tide for the Scorpion to be able to get itself out.
So look after those Scorpio placements within you like your life depends on it, as well as the people you know who are Scorpios. They need a bit of Ariesspontaneity to mix things up, they need Aquarius's out of the box thinking to make them trust another path, they need to join hands with Pisces and have faith in the dreamy unknown, they need the comforts of Taurusto feel more at home in the world, to speak their mind more like a Gemini, be nurtured and looked out for by a mothering Cancer, be bold without defence like a Leo, tidy up their space like a Virgo, see others point of view like Libra, have a mirror to see clearer from via a fellow Scorpion, not care so much like a Sagittariusand know that the depths that they carry are a blessing not a curse; seen by the maturity of Capricorn.
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