Get to Know Scorpio in Astrology

Scorpio is one of the 12 Zodiac signs in astrology, and this is the eighth sign of the Zodiac. Each Zodiac sign has its own energy, and this shows how the energy is expressed for different planets, bodies, and other positions. You're likely most familiar with your Sun sign, and a Scorpio Sun is passionate, intense, and deep.

Natal Scorpio:

Wherever Scorpio is present in your natal chart, this is an area where you're passionate and researching. If you have any natal planets in Scorpio, you can feel the Scorpio energy strongly personally with whatever that planet rules.

Scorpio is a water sign, along with Cancer and Pisces, and the water signs are highly emotional and intuitive. Scorpio is also a fixed sign, along with Taurus, Leo, and Aquarius, and the fixed signs build on what has passed. Scorpio connects with the 8th house of other people's money and transformations, and is ruled by intense Pluto.

If you have any natal planets in Scorpio, the way those planets express themselves is via Scorpio, so they are passionate, intense, and unrelenting. The more Scorpio planets you have, the more Scorpio-like you can be.

Even if you have no natal planets in Scorpio, you will have at least one natal house with Scorpio. The house that falls in Scorpio (has Scorpio on the house cusp) can show areas of life where you take a researching, intense approach. If you have no Scorpio house cusps, Scorpio is intercepted (contained) in the house that falls in Libra, and your Scorpio energy can manifest subconsciously with whatever that house rules.

Transit Scorpio:

When the transit (moving) planets are in Scorpio, this can give all of us some Scorpio energy to play with. The transit Sun is in Scorpio roughly every year from mid October to mid November, and this is Scorpio Season, which brings greater emphasis on passion and research for us all.

Transit Mercury in Scorpio helps us to dig deeper into anything we need to know more about and take a serious approach; transit Venus in Scorpio can make us more passionate in relationships and comfortable with intimacy; transit Mars in Scorpio can make us unrelenting and strong; transit Ceres in Scorpio can make us want to share deeply; and transit Jupiter in Scorpio brings opportunities for getting to the heart of matters, transforming, and solving.

Transit Saturn in Scorpio can bring out issues we have with Scorpio, so issues around our transforming and the dark side. Any issues around that, we can struggle with, and Saturn can prompt us to work it out. Saturn was last in Scorpio 2012-2015 (and won't be again until 2041).

Transit Uranus won't be in Scorpio until 2058, but we'll experience many changes impacting our transformations. Transit Neptune won't be in Scorpio until 2119 (long time!), but at that point, we'll be intensely spiritual. Transit Chiron moves to Scorpio in 2047, and we can tackle issues with transforming and our fears.

Transit Pluto was last in Scorpio 1983-1995 (and won't be again until 2229!), and this puts Pluto in its home sign, and amplifies intensity, passion, and the need for transformation.

SCORPIO Themes:

Scorpio in Astrology: Passionate and Intense
​Scorpio is a passionate and intense Zodiac sign, and channels this passion and intensity into everything it does. Scorpio is an all-or-nothing sign, and it doesn't do anything halfway. It's either all in or all out, no in between. Scorpio can make use of this passion and intensity in its relationships, goals, professional life, and causes.

Scorpio in Astrology: Researching and Investigative
Scorpio is the sign of research and investigation in astrology. Scorpio knows that there is so much more than meets the eye, and won't settle for anything less than getting to the root of the problem, the situation, the relationship, or the person. Scorpio can dedicate itself to finding out more. This is part of why Scorpio is a science ruler (along with Aquarius).

Scorpio in Astrology: Depths
Scorpio is the sign of depths, and absolutely loathes anything superficial. Remember that Scorpio is intense and researching, so it always wants to get to the heart of matters and understand how things work at their core.

Scorpio in Astrology: Problem-solving
Scorpio is the problem-solver in the Zodiac. Scorpio can use its ability to research and make use of its passion and intensity to figure out the right course of action, and can dedicate itself to doing that. Scorpio is realistic about what has to happen, and this helps Scorpio stay with it and solve. 

Scorpio in Astrology: Unrelenting
Scorpio is an unrelenting sign. This sign doesn't give up. This sign keeps going and going and going no matter what. Once Scorpio sticks its mind to something, nothing can stop it if it doesn't want to be stopped. This means Scorpio can accomplish anything it sets its mind to by sheer force of will.

Scorpio in Astrology: Magical
Scorpio is surprisingly magical, though it's not in a sweet, playful way. Scorpio is the taboo witch, the one on the outskirts of society who has been shunned for daring to challenge power. Part of Scorpio's magical side is thanks to its pure strength. But thanks to being a water sign, Scorpio can get in tune with others energies and have a strong inner witch as a result.

Scorpio in Astrology: Formidable
Scorpio is a formidable sign. There isn't much that Scorpio can't conquer. Scorpio is the phoenix rising from the ashes, and Scorpio can thrive under the hardest conditions and emerge much stronger and more willful. This makes Scorpio a force to be reckoned with.

Scorpio in Astrology: Darkness
Scorpio rules the darker side of life. This includes our fears, our inner demons, hatred, violence, and discrimination. Scorpio is so passionate and intense that it can get stuck on the dark side when not manifesting well, and this turns Scorpio on itself as well as everyone else. The intense passion of Scorpio needs to have many healthy outlets to direct the energy, otherwise it becomes as destructive as possible.