Scorpio the inscrutable

I wrote about Scorpio back in 2011, and maybe it's time to refresh, update and add a few thoughts to this blog about one of the most intriguing signs of the zodiac.

 

This is  the time of year when the nights grow longer, it gets dark earlier, it's dark in the mornings and if you're like me, it's the time of year to go into hibernation mode. OK, so some readers are in the southern hemisphere, where this is reversed, and some live in parts of the world where there is less differentiation between day and night (like if you live near the Equator) so yes, I'm writing this from my northern European perspective, where we're heading towards the winter solstice and the turning point of the year.

 

What is the Scorpio time of year about (as experienced in the northern hemisphere)? In the agricultural calendar, which the signs of the zodiac follow in terms of the tasks and labours that are to be done, it's the time of year when seeds for winter wheat might be sown. The wine, made following the Libran grape harvest, will be poured into vats to mature in storage. It's also the time of year when fungi are harvested, and traditionally truffle hunters would take pigs out into the woods to search out these delicacies which nowadays can fetch small fortunes when sold to restaurants to feed gourmet diners. 

 

You can see wine being poured into a storage vat to be left to mature in the depiction of Scorpio in the zodiac window in Chartres cathedral in France 

Scorpio as a zodiac sign has some distinctive features and is often called the sexiest sign of the zodiac.....but is it? Does it really live up to it's reputation here, or is there a lot more than just being sexy going on beneath the surface? I'd say, from my experience of this sign, that there's a whole lot  of intensity, that there are shades of inscrutability and the ability to aim for the highest levels possible in thinking, acting, behaving - but there's also the lure of the lower more basic levels of being, which are not so demanding. Scorpio is sometimes depicted as a snake (basic, lower level, closer to the ground) and an eagle (highest level), with piercingly sharp eyesight and the ability to fly high and gain a broad overview of the terrain far below.

 

You can see what I say about Scorpio in this short video on my Astrochat Channel on YouTube. 

 

Click on the link:

 

 https://youtu.be/95BdjFhOIKk?si=I7quAgn9KaD9YIVf