Scorpio
symbol
The scorpion
dates
October 23 – November 21 for 2024
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element
Water
modality
Fixed
ruling planet
Pluto
Scorpio traits
Primary emotion is betrayal
Looks cool in a leather jacket
OK with uncomfortable silence
Can't be sure if they're serious or joking
Eyes that look into your soul
Famous Scorpios
Leonardo DiCaprio
Charles Manson
Marie Antoinette
Frank Ocean
Albert Camus
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Sylvia Plath
Björk
Best careers
Con artist
Puppet master
Brooding protagonist
Poltergeist
Cult leader
About Scorpio
What is the personality of a Scorpio?
A Scorpio's personality is a chasm of infinite complexity (or at least how they project themselves). They are difficult people to get to know because they are psychological trap doors.
Scorpios socialize from behind a double-sided mirror, always scanning, reading you while you can only see your own reflection. They prefer to be the people asking the questions, removing your skin with their perceptive scalpel and taking inventory of your pulsing viscera. They subtly probe and push your pressure points so they can get the answer they're seeking. Scorpios are keenly aware of power, its flows, and their position within its matrix.
Despite their ability to be popular, there’s something very lonely about Scorpios. They have a ruthless view of the world. Eat or be eaten. Their knowledge of other people’s internal structures gives them an edge over the competition. They know how to play people against each other. Every human interaction is a meeting of opposing powerful forces. A clashing of wants and needs where somebody wins and somebody loses. They are forthcoming and evasive at the same time, depending on what is situationally beneficial. They are blunt, but not without tact. They are intentional about the information they reveal. They’re not liars, they don't spread lies, but they are masters of opening windows on certain truths while concealing others behind heavy curtains.
What are Scorpios afraid of?
Scorpios aren’t afraid of most things other people fear. Not darkness. Not pain. Not death. They confront these truths head on.
Instead of instilling fear, this acknowledgement of darkness is the whetstone that hones their appreciation for life. Scorpios teeter on the fine edge of the unknowable. Life is more bearable that way.
Scorpios do fear vulnerability because they are scared of being known. Darkness can be a hiding place. Pain can be an excuse not to trust. When they open up, it gives other people power over them, and Scorpios need to be in control. Control–over themselves and others–is an illusion to make them feel secure in an otherwise uncertain world.
What is a Scorpio's favorite color?
Scorpio’s favorite color is irrelevant. Everything is the same color in the dark.
Scorpio in Sex, Love, and Romance
This is most relevant to Scorpio Venus and Mars, though Scorpio Suns may identify with some traits.
How to seduce a Scorpio
- Wear an outfit that makes you look innocent. Pair it with slightly smudged eyeliner so they can tell you’re a little unhinged under the surface.
- Dim the lights. Put on a mournful Joni Mitchell song and ask them very seriously what their deepest fear is. Suggest that this has something to do with their childhood.
- If they are quick to tell you that they love you, it’s a test. Don’t say it back until you’re sure you both mean it.
Do Scorpios fall in love quickly?
Scorpio's ability to be direct and establish immediate intimacy causes people to fall for them quickly, but it takes them a while to open themselves up to someone enough to really fall in love. For Scorpios, love is the capacity for pain. Love also means partially relinquishing some self-control and this is especially hard for a Scorpio.
When they do let someone in, they fall in love completely. They can be fiercely possessive. Scorpios want to learn everything about you. They want to be around you as much as possible and can get attached scarily fast.
How do Scorpios flirt?
Scorpios’ flirtatiousness is extreme enough to be considered fatal. It’s like watching two deadly snakes entwine. A volcano erupting.
Their uninhibited flirtatiousness is not about making friends. They flirt with others to take control of the situation and assert dominance. Scorpios are the type to whisper in your ear “I see you looking” if they catch you staring and then smile wickedly.
Scorpios don’t make small talk. They stare into your eyes and say, “I know you’re feeling something.” Scorpios don’t need to say “I like you” to get you to like them. They don't have to play nice–they say exactly what they mean exactly how they mean it.
What are Scorpios attracted to?
Scorpios are attracted to what’s under the surface. They want to be with someone who pushes their boundaries, who brings out their most intense desires and most profound fears. Intrigue. Passion. Lust. The need for completion. A darkly seductive energy. A screen for projection. An enigmatic intensity. The forbidden and the unknown.
They have the ability to see past the mask of pretense to the soul of desire, and they look for people who can see and appreciate this part of them. Scorpios are into things that are real. They are into people who are not afraid to say what they mean.
Scorpios are not interested in anything that doesn’t involve the risk of being completely destroyed. They want to have as many dramatic experiences as possible because the absence of friction is a kind of subtle death.
But even though Scorpios are attracted to passion, they are also repelled by it. They want to desire things, but they don’t want to be ruled by their desires. This is why they will sometimes date people who are the exact opposite of what they claim to want.
How do you know a Scorpio likes you?
Scorpios are silent assassins. They don’t immediately make their feelings known. First, they give you a venomous, penetrating look. Scorpios want to feel you out. They will try to test your character. Once they’ve determined that you’re trustworthy, they’ll give you a second look, this time with slightly dilated pupils.
A Scorpio will pursue you with the same intensity they use to pursue their enemies. They will uncover your devious secrets, and they will expose you. They will impress you with their insight and wit. Scorpios seduce with magnetism. They will tell you the most elaborate fantasies about your future together.
Scorpio in Friendship
What makes Scorpios happy?
A Scorpio’s happiness is rooted in their ability to feel powerful. They are deeply in tune with their insatiable drive for dominance. Scorpios want to be a vital organ in the big throbbing heart of the world. Once they feel essential, they can sink back into their psychic depths and become excited by the prospect of creating something sacred.
Are Scorpios good friends?
Scorpios are very good friends. They are extremely loyal and deeply compassionate. Scorpios place the highest value on what’s real. They tend to be very direct because they don’t have time for fake. One of their strengths is separating fact from fiction. Scorpios are incredibly self-aware, and this enables them to be accountable towards people they care about.
Their ability to understand other people’s emotions allows them to sense and respond to the shifts in your world, and come to your aid before you even know you need it.
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