About The Scorpion

The Scorpion symbolises the quick reactive nature of Scorpio’s. Scorpios have a character marked by a capacity for a deep and passionate response to those things which affect their feelings.

The Scorpion is an amazing, complex creature that is hell bent on survival. It’s hostile, defensive, cautious, and has a keen sense of its surroundings. Scorpions crawl on the ground, hide in dark corners, and, if threatened, strike out with their deadly tails.

Scorpio is also ruled by the planet, Pluto. Named after the God of the Underworld, Pluto is the planet of death and rebirth. The serpent illustrates a Scorpio’s fascination with danger, death, the unseen, and the psycho-spiritual as well as with anything that temps them away from a peaceful, simple life.

With Pluto as their guide, Scorpios are not innocent. They are born with a knowing that “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Like serpents & scorpions, a Scorpio remains calm through tough situations but will strongly react if provoked.

The astrological sign of Scorpio is ruled by the planets Mars and Pluto. The Scorpion illustrates the Mars factor of Scorpio. It symbolizes the aggressive intensity of a Scorpio’s rage, their self-protective natures, and their desire to “get back at” those who harm them.

It also illustrates their sexual nature. A Scorpion’s courting and mating can be dangerous and often ends in death. Likewise, La petite mort (the little death — orgasm), is an essential element in a Scorpio’s sexual nature.