Scorpio season marks the middle of spring in the southern hemisphere and the middle of autumn in the northern hemisphere…

…Scorpio is a fixed sign meaning it marks the middle of a season in the four-season system of a year. we can interpret fixed energy as stabilising energy that maintains, solidifies and cultivates what began in the previous cardinal sign. Scorpio is a water sign, which makes it a “nocturnal” or “feminine” sign. it is associated with the planet Mars.

i find Scorpio energy to be emotional, quiet, powerful and embodied. to me, it sort of takes the quick social air energy of Libra, and allows whatever topics of relationality that emerged in Libra season to become embodied. to sink and settle into the depth of the flesh and make space for the challenges and transformational conflicts that come with being in deep relation.

there is something about Scorpio that always makes me think of depth, of seeking behind, beyond, beneath. as a water sign governed by Mars, Scorpio evokes the courage required to dive deep, to ask taboo questions and seek uncomfortable answers.

Mars is the necessary counter-energy to Venus, and likes to disrupt things. in this way, we can thank Scorpio for making space for the ugly, the scary and the ever-important topics of fear, death and transformation. Scorpio makes me think of graveyards, heavy metal, compost and the devastating therapy sessions where you come away changed.

there is also something somewhat secretive and strategic to Scorpio energy, which i think comes from the nocturnal expressions of Mars.

some keywords we can associate with Scorpio are: arcane / intuitive / enigmatic / cunning / perceptive. (remember, this doesn’t necessarily mean people with a Scorpio sun always connect with these words, rather i am speaking to the archetypal quality of the zodiac sign itself.)

in keeping with Scorpionic energy, this month’s horoscopes are written as slightly bossy cryptic riddles, with some etymology thrown in to honour Scorpio’s desire to get to the bottom of a thing 🙂

scorpio

trust your limits
go beyond your despair

something very stable emanates from your center, so circle your body
and access the center through peripheral action.

choose three different things
let them be your guides.

homecomings are anchors that prepare
you for the next journey.
you already know how to dig, now
is time to learn how to drift.

look at the etymology of the word: carry

sagittarius

become conscious of entrances and exits – tune into the moments where you or others arrive and leave .

what energy lingers in these moments?
in the architecture that enables
gaps that connect?

entering, exiting – these actions draw attention to space and boundaries. they are holy moments, possibly even holy places.

it’s all very edgy right now, you yourself are a kind of an edge. edges can be cosy.

look at the etymology of the word: threshold

capricorn

let yourself be moved by people:
neighbors, siblings, partners, friends…

let them flow you around, not push you,
flow you.
the current moving around you has much potential to bring recovery.
invite recovery.

even if home thingies are uncomfortable.
scabs are always itchy when they’re healing.

stay still enough to listen to what hope sounds like.

what instrument does hope sounds like?

look at the etymology of the word: contemplate

aquarius

actually words always come from more than one direction. be double-eyed and be annoyed
at being double-eyed.

multi-perspective abilities are an exhausting responsibility.

let worky things be an itchy comfort-blanket,
you are figuring it out.

labour and body changes might feel regressive but it’s more like you’re going back to get something you forgot on the way.
also you’re not quite done yet.

look at the etymology of the word: surge

pisces

we rarely notice joy-flows when crisis becomes habitual mood. but there is a joy-flow for you.
catch it.

alignment is sexy. be strict about your growth.

the underground ghosties are secretly interested in resourcing you –
did you know that? the trick is wholeness.

be tricked and tricky when it comes to the shiny visible parts. mirrors can reflect and distract.

try worship some “lols”.
how does humour pray?

look at the etymology of the word: comfort

aries

there’s an ouch right in your middle asking for repair and finally the hidden repairer arrives!
but they arrive weirdly.

be open to weirdly.
be open to goo and liquid and mush
and trust that chemical reactions
change reality with spicy dripping.

be buoyed by underneath cuddling toys.

a vision doesn’t always have to be a declaration – can also be a riddle.
let your plans be trickster.

look at the etymology of the word: corner

taurus

give yourself permission to strange your wordies and thoughts – make it game, not rule.

behind the scenes is pushing waves that ripple in front of the scenes
but we’re getting ahead of ourselves.
rather:

try be a little bit behind ourselves.

oh! others might make you cross!
let vitality drip into the crossness!
exclamation points are a full ready battery!

look at the etymology of the word: etymology

gemini

firstly you. then friends. then filosophies.
all these things are very new chapter-ish.

remember you are a co-authored text.
let life participate in the editing process.

be (in)tensely muddled, for that is how you
locate the warp and weft.
something about
a net, something about tension making
it more elastic.

retrace footsteps to find the punchline.
make maintenance sexy and mysterious.

look at the etymology of the word: weave

cancer

measured hope is a very attractive thing.
you are also a very attractive thing,
what are you attracting?
and:
what dost thou long to attract?
give it a name.

you’ll have to be slower than what is comfortable to get it though.

leisure can support this long-term becoming process. don’t be shy to play naughty games.

you are more courageous than you think.
disintegration is invitation for construction.

look at the etymology of the word: taboo

leo

imagine a tiny hidden watermill in your pelvic bowl and all the kinetic energy
of turning water is producing a power
that feeds a fire that feeds you.

just keep coming back to this image.

the same arguments that keep coming to you are actually little arrows in disguise.

the arrows are pointing to a new corner.
be kind to the corners
be strategic with the turning.
when all else fails, try a little private purring in the mirror.

look at the etymology of the word: abode

virgo

a deluge of relational currents flow about your body.
anchor yourself into
your highly adaptable system,
there is a longer story of support here.

don’t go over what they said.
go over how you feel.

go over your home with hopeful strategy.

meander with intention through your neighborhood. revisit an old haunt, and
let it remind you of your strength.

look at the etymology of the word: understand

libra

despite the ouchies opposite you,
something above you rains down soothing.
so look up from time to time.

resource comes and goes and it is not relaxed.

but you can relax a little more
with how you move
with the coming and going.

practice making soft hands.

something playful wants get to weird with you, sometimes it’s rude to not be strange.

look at the etymology of the word: mirror