Scorpio 1 - 5
Stability
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We move away from our beloved, secure, past motivated by curiosity for greater experience (1), and yet sharing nostalgic memories binds us back into our community (2) and we find ourselves building a more stable future by working with others in our group (3). Communal rituals both settle us into worldly life and deepen our access to the spirituality of the passionate life force (4) and, by this, we come to the realisation of the importance of that stability, which actually creates a greater sense of personal freedom (5).
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Scorpio 6 - 10
Service
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The appetite to experience more abundance and worldly adventures (6) is brought into balance by turning within, to contemplate the nature of life and the inner self (7). Centring into peace, there naturally arises the development of compassion and helpfulness (8) and we look to be of service in solving others' problems (9) and also appreciate the enjoyment of simple friendliness (10).
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Scorpio 11 - 15
Humility
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The depth of human kindness show itself through our readiness to care for others of our species (11) and our willingness to keep open difficult relationships with skills in diplomacy (12). From such behaviour, a major breakthrough in awareness occurs when we see that everything is connected (13), that the communication of feelings and thought is as inevitable as it is widespread (14), and by having the humility to realise how little we could ever really know (15).
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Scorpio 16 - 20
Unveiling
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It becomes intuitively clear that all things in life can be seen as a mirror of who we are, and how we are (16), so we practise complete self-determination (17), freeing ourselves from patterns of limiting beliefs (18), and trusting in the mysterious inner voice of guidance (19). Through this deepening of faith, life's mysteries are unveiled and we ourselves are opened up to an expanded future (20).
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Scorpio 21 - 25
Magnetism
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When we can see what others cannot, we are more deeply challenged to be true to ourselves (21), accommodating instinctual drives (22) and yet transforming these baser instincts (23) by the practical application of spiritual principles (24). Animal magnetism is transformed into personal magnetism, and thus we penetrate beneath the surface of life's illusions to know the mysteries (25).
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Scorpio 26 - 30
Passion
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Our natural caution is replaced by the trust that we can find whatever we need wherever we go (26) and, even on an emotional level, we can build safe space though projection of personal atmosphere (27). Awareness of, and the expectation to satisfy, our deepest yearnings (28) engenders intense emotional focus whose power cannot be ignored (29), and allowing such wildness to be expressed, even in a measured way, reveals something of our darker passions (30).
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Further Commentary on Scorpio
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COMMUNION - ACTION
Two powerful forces operate within us that somehow bring a dynamic balance to life. One is our desire for new experiences; the other is our sentimental nostalgia for belonging. Each pulls us in opposing directions and we must always in each moment choose which to surrender to. We will feel discontented until we find our group and may meander restlessly in body or in spirit until we feel right. Then we may participate fully in the collective celebration of the community’s idiosyncrasies so that we are identified as ‘one of us’ by the others collectively. STABILITY
Scorpio 1 – 5 When life force is allowed to flow freely between two polarities, the result is passion. These polar extremes could well be man and woman in sex, but it applies to everything at all times. Passion is worthwhile for its own sake, because this is how energy moves – there is no other way that life can be dynamic; it is the essence of existence. Life is passionate; the birth of life is passionate, made obvious with the Big Bang theory, in childbirth, and in sex. So if we want to get to the secret of life itself, we must allow passion to overwhelm us. Passion overrides all else, with no regard for analysis or comprehension. It is evidenced in violence, in orgasm, in enthusiasm and in awe – and if we do not know passion, then we cannot know the depths of soul. Disdaining trivia, finding the highest potential in any situation, the person of passion is ever-resourceful – because they’ve learned the secret of how to align with cosmic, existential excitement. Having mastered control, the possibility of complete surrender becomes feasible; having mastered security, the possibility of complete trust becomes feasible – so natural urges and spiritual ecstasy are in total accord. |
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COMMUNION - CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS
The clashings and bangings of passions and self-absorbed delving give way in the mature person to a sense of calm awareness of the universal presence of love. Being centred peacefully in Love is not like being ‘in love’ at all; in fact it is more the opposite. In this state we find joy wherever we look for it, we find solutions to problems and we notice that we are happier when involved with our like-minded, kindred spirited group with whom we experience a state of supportive fellowship. We ease into a more profound authenticity of being. SERVICE
Scorpio 6 – 10 When what is said and what is true differ, then the foundation of our life is false and insecurity results, so a cautious person will test a situation to examine its truth fully. It is not entirely neurotic to goad another to find out how they react; such provocation may seem to lack good sense in the moment – but as a long term strategy it has some merit. It is only really possible fully to trust someone when you have had a set-to with them, and come out the other side with nothing more serious than hurt feelings and a bruised ego. Exploration takes us into new areas of experience where we may find the need to mobilise hidden resources, and through this, we can uncover an innate creative genius that finds answers to all challenges. Whether they are to do with dealing elegantly with someone’s emotional process, or safely moving heavy objects from here to there, a careful, fail-safe attitude is useful. Life is a real treasure in both outer and inner aspects – the physical and the psychological – and each realm responds to our deeper exploration with pearls of wisdom and the certainty of personal evolution. |
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COMMUNION - INDIVIDUAL IMPLICATIONS
Here we study our efforts to achieve communication at the level of group consciousness of the species. We have to ask ourselves why we are willing to put ourselves to inconvenience and risk for others, and why we are willing to command and obey. Most assuredly we do not know all the answers to these and so many other questions and we have invested hugely in the development of possibilities to exchange views and information with vast numbers of others. This accelerates us all towards the possibility of an unfolding consciousness of our species-self, and at this exalted level we no doubt will have quite unimagined creative urges and possibilities. HUMILITY
Scorpio 11 – 15 We are very vulnerable – that simple fact determines so much of our lives and our choices. We are puny when measured against ordinary natural forces, and we only manage to thrive when we collaborate with others. Perhaps the riskiness of life and the miracle of survival are often forgotten, yet when we do remember, then it makes so much more sense to attend fully to the matter of core importance – security. It may well be an advanced spiritual principle to trust and surrender but it is equally an enlightened material principle not to. As the Sufis say “Trust in God, but tie your camel.” Let us also note that security is as much a feeling as it is a configuration of physical circumstances. A surfeit of wealth can be amassed yet we all know that it is not dependable. What is trustworthy is the sense of being stable within a circle of mutually inter-dependent helpful, reliable neighbours and associates. Staunch adherence to social norms is a strategy to create such emotional wealth that stands up in hard times and generates a deep inner condition of anxiety-free well-being. |
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FAITH - ACTION
The crucial difference, the single most important factor in setting ourselves up for a joyful, creative life experience is faith. Not blind faith; it has to be intelligently found, tested, reworked and evolved. Yet when a person claims it they are free and clear. No imposition can then occur, no false dogma has to be unpicked, and no outside authority could ever hold sway. The mind becomes free from worldly constraints of habit and pessimism and is able to communicate realistically and well with the highest aspects of self, and indeed higher beings; then all questions are answered. UNVEILING
Scorpio 16 – 20 As long as we are hiding something, then we are vulnerable. The final level of self-assurance is evidenced by the willingness to expose everything allowing whatever comes to do its worst. All polarities are illusion – and false unless the reconciling third energy is identified. Good and bad, birth and death, existence and non-existence – these are secondary realities born of the prime causes: duality, phenomenal life and transcendent truth. On a personal level, simply put, it is impossible to unveil ourselves without unveiling the world at large – as indeed the mysteries of the world cannot be made known to anyone who stubbornly resists a radical process of self-inspection. By this alone can we become firm in our principles, firm in our resolve to deepen awareness, and firm in our commitments to society. Such a straightforward approach to life bestows spiritual authority and a mysterious power of insight into the secrets of other people and the affairs of the world. |
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FAITH - CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS
Because we have faith we know that all that we are and all that we feel is in essence good and right. It is of course necessary to adjust our circumstances in order to find a place where what is good for us is also good for others around us. Then we can express ourselves fully and spontaneously. As we find full, unrestricted and unjudged articulation of any passion, its energy-expression transforms – as indeed it must because we ourselves do the same thing. Our task is then to find a proper time and place for each of our feelings. This is linked to an uncovering of a related ability – we can read situations better because we have a clear commitment to find conditions that benefit our true authentic passionate expressions. MAGNETISM
Scorpio 21 – 25 Sufis teach that it is not space-time that connects things; it is light. The understanding is that reality is more than physicality – that the material world is a mirror of a more subtle dimension of existence. In that world the shaping of scenarios is carried out with ‘light’ – or energy. Many people are aware of this – to them it is self-evident; others scoff because they have no such awareness. It has many of the qualities of electricity and it is by no means unreasonable to refer to it as magnetism. When someone knows what to do to stimulate an effect using subtle methods, then they are often described as having magnetism. It is most obviously present in those who are comfortable with certain taboos – such as manipulation, sexuality, power and truth. Truth is a spiritual principle – an ideal that emerges by degrees as we quest for answers. And the question has more relevance than the answer, since questions are real and answers are ideal. If we approach life with this awareness, we become increasingly more self-sufficient on the level of emotion. Somehow we learn that nothing outside ourselves will ever satisfy – that questions need to be dissolved, rather than addressed, and dealt with inwardly. Friends and associates recognise this spiritual station of self-containment and find it appealing – so they radiate appreciation and admiration. To those who know how, these are qualities that can be harvested and stored as magnetism. When converted into charisma this shows as charm and influence. |
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FAITH - INDIVIDUAL IMPLICATIONS
We are but specks of dust in the face of Nature’s power and yet we still posture and carry out the pretense of having a significant measure of control. The freedom we feel as our birth right can indeed be claimed, but only when we understand it to be an inner condition, a state of mind. Prayer or equivalent practices make this state readily available to us most of the time but there is a proviso – that we allow the gods of misrule their time and place. We will never and should never completely deny the wild, untamable nature within us. PASSION
Scorpio 26 – 30 Scorpio is made for involvement – intense, long term, transformative, passionate commitment. Without it, life feels shallow, false and untrustworthy, whereas involvements impact permanently upon our situations and character. There is some inner resistance – a voice advising that to be alone is more secure – and yet the fascination to engage is paramount. This indicates naive trust in life, a reckless, courageous disregard for self-preservation, and great strength of purpose drawn from knowing about the deepest workings of the world. There is also a sincere willingness to offer skills and insights to the community. What we do for ourselves serves the whole; that’s how everything works. We are all interconnected, and this mystery makes itself known most readily to those who give themselves fully to whatever it is they choose to do. Intuitively it is seen that, for the deepest emotional attachments, vulnerability must be reciprocated; so in a strange way Scorpio needs to be simultaneously dependent, dependable and in control. These are mutually inconsistent states for most people, yet somehow it is made possible – and how this works is the mystery of the sign. |
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Sabian Life JourneyOur life experiences may be expressed as a journey from Aries 1 to Pisces 30. It is easier to arrive at the understanding of those experiences by a process of reflection, looking backwards rather than forward though the zodiac cycle. We can use the previous degree to answer the question - how? - rather than the following one to answer - why?
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SCORPIO 30 "Allowing a measure of wildness reveals our darker secrets"
How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 29 "Intense emotional focus" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 28 "Awareness of our deepest yearnings" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 27 "Building safe space though projection of personal atmosphere" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 26 "Trusting that we can find whatever we need wherever we go" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 25 "Penetrating beneath the surface to know the mysteries" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 24 "Practical application of spiritual principles" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 23 "Transforming baser instincts" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 22 "Accommodating instinctual drives" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 21 "Being true to ourselves" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 20 "Through the deepening of faith, opening up to an expanded future" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 19 "Trusting in the mysterious inner voice of guidance" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 18 "Freeing ourselves from patterns of limiting beliefs" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 17 "Complete self-determination" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 16 "Seeing all things in life as a mirror of who we are" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 15 "Realising how little we really know" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 14 "Widespread communication of feelings and thought" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 13 "Seeing that everything is connected" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 12 "Keeping open difficult relationships with skills in diplomacy" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 11 "Readiness to care for others of our species" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 10 "Enjoyment of friendliness" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 9 "Being helpful in solving others' problems" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 8 "Development of compassion and helpfulness through centring into peace" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 7 "Turning within to contemplate the nature of life and self" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 6 "Finding the appetite to experience more abundance and life adventures" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 5 "Realising that stability creates greater freedom" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 4 "Communal rituals both settle us and deepen our access to the life force" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 3 "Building a better future working with others in our community" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 2 "Sharing nostalgic memories binds us into community" How can I do that? we ask - and the response comes from SCORPIO 1 "We move away from our beloved past motivated by curiosity for greater experience" |
