Tag: Astrological Decans
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Scorpio III: The Tempter
In the final decan of Scorpio, Martian intensity hosts Venus, whose natural inclination towards pleasure, attraction and union must operate within the conditions of her detriment. Where Mars seeks to overcome resistance, Venus seeks to dissolve separation, yet in Scorpio these impulses become entangled. Desire acquires a particular urgency, intensified by the fixed nature of…
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Scorpio II: The Keeper of Secrets
In the second decan of Scorpio, the Sun illuminates the nocturnal domicile of Mars, bringing authority to a realm more accustomed to concealment, intensity and guarded power. Far from his home ground in Leo where he expresses authority through visibility and recognition, the Sun in Scorpio develops new ways of exercising influence. Here, knowledge becomes…
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Scorpio I: The Adversary
The Adversary teaches that our strength can be measured by the ability to endure what cannot be changed. We need not abandon our protective shell, but can gradually discover that enclosure is not the only means of survival. Lowering our weapons does not surrender the dignity of what has been suffered; we do not relinquish…