How to recognize SCORPIO

An encyclopedia describes a scorpion as a nocturnal arachnid that attacks and paralyzes its paralyzes its prey with a poison injected by the long, curved tail, used for both defense and destruction. Its sting is sometimes fatal.

People often draw back visibly when someone says he or she was born in November, murmuring. "Oh, you're a scorpio! Either in frank fear, or in aw and respect. Sometimes there's also a giggle that obviously refers to the legendary scorpio passion. Scorpios are fed up with these reactions to their sun sign, and who can blame them? But they are ruthless and dangerous, right?

Wrong . It depends. First, you'd better learn how to recognize the sign. In self-defense perhaps or because you seek a really superior human being. Scorpio likes to travel incognito. Thanks to his well controlled nature, he usually succeeds, but there are a couple of short cuts which will make it easier to penetrate his disguise at midnight or at noon.

Look at the eyes . They can be green, blue, brown, or black, but they'll piercing with hyponotic intensity. Most people feel nervous and ill at ease under scorpio's steady gaze. You'll have to break the spell and look away first. He'll outsrate you every time. It's a foolproof identification of the Pluto personality. Scorpio eyes bore deeply into you, mercilessly, as if they're penetrating your very soul. They are. Next listen to him speak. The tone can be velvety soft, husky or sharply cutting, the speech slow and measured or clipped and staccato , but what he says will never be selfeffeacing. Scorpio has total ego. He knows what he is and he knows what he is not, and nothing anyone else thinks will change this knowledge. Insults roll right off his back, and compliments don't move him a fraction of an inch. He needs no one to tell him his vices or his virtues. At best, he'll calmly agree with your appraisal; at worst, he'll suspect your motives.

Most Pluto people have powerful physiques. The features are noticeably heavy or sharp, and clearly drawn. And the nose is quite prominent, sometimes beak-shaped. Ordinarily, the complexion is very pale, almost translucent, and the brows are heavy and knit together over the bridge of the nose. There's a crackling, electric vitality about the very presence of a scorpio that gives him away. As quite as he tries to be, such a vital force can't be hidden completely. The males will have a heavy growth of hair on the arms and legs, often with a reddish cast. Most scorpios have darkish hair and eyes, but don't overlook the frosty blonde types, of which Grace Kelly and Billy Graham are excellent examples. Forsty on the outside , that is. The poised surface calm of the Pluto character is carefully designed to hide of boiling inner nature.

It's important to remember that there is a particular type of scorpio who moves and speaks rather quickly, and appears to have an open, friendly manner. Look deeply into his eyes and really think about some of his past actions, his true behavior. He's really just playing a game with all his happy talk. Inside, he's as tough and determined as the more typical , poised Pluto people. Perhaps he's even a shade more dangerous because his disguise is better, and he fools you more easily. Start treating him as Charlie-nice-guy who's completely harmless, and you may be courting some trouble. Be on guard with all Scorpio. I don't mean they're wicked. They're just not soft or navie. Some scorpios, realizing that their eyes expose their inner intensity, wear sunglasses frequently, even at night.

Remark to a scorpio that he has a great talent which will someday be recognized and he smoothly, casually replies, "Yes, I know" Ask him if he'll do you a favor, and the answer will be equally simple. "Yes, of course I will" or "No, I can't do that''

Yet, there's haunting sweetness about these people, and often a gentle sympathy with the sick or despairing. Scorpio's touch can be cool and tender, as well as hot. His sun position gives him several paths to follow. He can imitate the nocturnal scorpios, who will sting others and even sting himself to death for the pure pleasure of stinging or he can imitate the glorious, soaring path of his symbolic eagle, who rises above earthly limitations, and uses his strength wisely and justly. Great generals like MacArthur, presidents like Theodore Roosevelt and scientists like Madame Curie and Jonas salk are eagles. More United states presidents have been born under this sign than any other.

The gray lizards fail to draw on the power of Pluto intheir natures-power that could lift them high above all the unfortunate circumstances that surround them. In the very teeth of tragedy, this awesome inner strength could give them a new life in the sunlight. But they seek the dark shadows and lie dormant, a pathetic waste of the brilliant potential of their birthright. Still, scorpio can never slide deep enough into the slime of bitter depression to completely lose the power of Pluto. It's never too late for the grazy lizard to transform himself into an eagle. That kind of deep magic belongs exclusively to every person born under the sun sign of scorpio. All they need do is to call on it.

Typical eagles have no fear. In battle they'll lead their men into the very face of death without a tremor. Even the average Pluto man or woman bravely faces anything from physical pin and poverty to ridicule failure with a proud contempt and complete confidence in an inner ability to overcome any blow.

Scorpio is intensely loyal to friends. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" Some of them do this literally, for friends, relatives or loved ones- in battle or in a civilian crisis. The scorpio soldier leaps instantly, instinctively, to brave the bullets and drag his buddy to safety. The scorpio fireman gives his life to rescue the child in the burning building sometimes it seems Pluto people unconsciously seek violence deliberately, as a challenge to their strength.

The scorpio health picture is typical of his nature. He can destroy his body with excesses, melancholy or hard work. But he can also built it back at will from a critical illness. Pluto's power is that strong. Scorpios are seldom sick, but when they are, it's usually serious. A long rest and a change of attitude, with peaceful acceptance replacing burning resentment, are the best cures. They can't let well enough alone, and of course they know more than the doctor and all the nurses. The chief areas of attack for germs and accidents are the reproductive organs, the nose, the throat, the heart, spine back, circulatory system, legs and ankles. Varicose Venis and accidents in sports are common. They should avoid fire, explosive noxious fumes and radiation. Yet, you'll find lots of them seek occupation s that find flirt with danger along these very lines. Sometimes they have chronic nose bleeds, or surgery is performd on the nose for some reasons.

He's fiercely possessive of what he believes to be his, including success, but his ambition is never obvious. He quietly waits for the chance to move ahead all the while he serves, knowing he is qualified for the position above him. He takes control slowly, but very surely. Scorpio can do just about anything he wants to do. If he really wants it, it's most definitely no longer a dream. The dark, magical and mysterious power of Pluto turns desire into reality with cool, careful fixed intent.

Although a morbid desire to know the worst of sick and depraved humanity can create a grazy lizardwho dabbles in drugs,and cruelty, he can reverse the path to a life of medicine, where drastic treatments with the same symbols have a deep fascination for him. Although many of the rumored sadistic surgeons are scorpios it's equally true that many of the finest medical men in the entire world are inspired by Pluto to heal both the mind and the body, diagnosing and treating with strange, inscrutable knowledge.

One of the strangest patterns in astrology is the death of a relative in the family within either a year before or the year after the birth in the family within the year before or the year after. It happens at least ninety-five percent of the time. Pluto's symbol is the triumphant phoenix rising from its own smoldering ashes, and scorpio personifles the resurrection from the grave. Both the gray lizards and the stinging scorpions can become proud eagles without ever revealing never tell. But he knows the eternal truth of the circle contained in the symbolic zero.

November's thistle is dangerous, yet it grows entwined with the heavy,languid beauty of the scorpio honeysuckle. Have you ever inhaled that sweet, overwhelming fragrances on a still midsummer's night? Then you will know why there are those who brave the thistles to seek the gentleness of scorpio exquisite gentleness. The explosive passion of Pluto has the rich, dark red wine color of the bloodstone. But scorpio steel us tempered in a furnace of unbearable heat until it emerges cool, satiny smooth and strong enough to control the nine spiritual fires of scorpio's wisdom.

Famous Scorpio personalities

Maire Antoniette, Jim Bishop, Richard Burton, Grace Kelly, Vivien Leigh, Jonas Salk, Billy Sunday, Billy Graham, George Gallap, Mike Nichols, Pablo Picasso, Indira Gandhi, Prince Charles, Douglas MacArthur, Marianne Moore, Jawaharlal Nehru.