Scorpio Full Moon
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philosophy – or do not know it well – I will remind
you that all is energy. Thus you should simply relax
and try to feel the energy rather then concern
yourself with understanding everything.
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Scorpio Presentation
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The Sign of Scorpio
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The Labour of Hercules in Scorpio
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The Scorpio Full Moon Chart
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Meditation
The Sign of Scorpio
Which sign is the Sun in?
The Sun is in Scorpio.
And which sign is the Moon in?
The Moon is in Taurus.
What mode is
Scorpio associated with?
Fixed
Scorpio is fixed in terms of
their emotional reactions.
What do we know about the
Fixed mode?
maintaining something,
changing things so they are
the same as before, or
stabilizing things
What element is
Scorpio associated with?
Less Limited
More
Limited
What do we know about Water?
Impressionable
Reflective
Feelings
Emotions
Sensitive
Beliefs are based on feelings rather
than on reason, passion, or
practicality.
Perceive life through their emotions
What about Water people?
Water rises into the air
and falls as rain,
nurturing the land.
Need close emotional
relationships, and rarely
have superficial affairs.
So what happens when we put
the mode of fixed together with
the element of water?
We get Scorpio!
As the eighth sign of the zodiac,
Scorpio represents the eighth
stage in the evolution of man and
his place in the universe. This
stage is concerned with an
emotional development that goes
beyond Cancerian concern with
home and family.
they want answers and
doggedly persist until
they get them.
they may seem
easy-going,
congenial, and
gregarious
Scorpios
stubborn and impervious to changes
they express their feelings.
Scorpios are not apt to wear their
hearts on their sleeves.
Scorpios react emotionally
to everything they
experience in life.
Even when they seem to be open, they always
hold back something of themselves.
Scorpio’s Astrological Symbol
Scorpions have “two lobster-like claws” and when a
scorpion captures its victims with its claws, it
“inflicts a disabling sting with its tail”. Scorpios are
thought to be rather cunning, and sometimes
revengeful.
Scorpio’s Constellation
Scorpio’s Constellation
Scorpio’s Astrological Glyph
Scorpio’s glyph, or symbol, looks like a letter M with a tail. The curves
show the grounded nature of the sign, ending in an upward-turned
arrow, symbolizing the need for action and the striving for something
higher. Some believe the symbol represents the male genitals -- the sign
of Scorpio is strongly connected to sex.
Serpents and Scorpions
Hercules
The Scorpio Myth
Orion and the
Scorpion
Scorpio was represented not by the
familiar scorpion, but by the serpent.
a symbol of the wisdom of the earth itself
Serpents
He has equally great power for good or
evil, healing or destruction
the serpent sheds his skin cynically, and
was thought by the ancients to be immortal
and capable of constant self-renewal.
The scorpion is an isolated animal.
although the scorpion is a deadly
creature, he is completely nonaggressive
Scorpions
The myth behind the astrological sign of
Scorpio focuses on Artemis, who called on
the giant scorpion to destroy Orion. As a
giant and son of Poseidon, Orion thought
much too highly of himself and forgot to
show proper respect to the immortals.
How does this myth relate to
the Scorpio characteristics?
Orion thought much too highly of himself
and forgot to show proper respect to the
immortals.
What does a Scorpio do when someone
wrongs them?
The scorpion stung Orion … and killed him.
We’ll now mention some of the
challenges of Scorpio.
Remember though we are
talking about the energy of
Scorpio and there are many
types of energy.
Scorpio Non-Challenging
Energies
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Passionate
Tenacious
Complex
Clever
Investigative
Magnetic
Brave and Loyal
Social
Intuitive
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Determined
Good Memory
Protective
Deep
Sensual
Resourceful
Self-Reliant
Dynamic
Totally
Hypnotic
Scorpio Challenging Energies
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Volatile
Obsessive
Demanding and
Jealous
Suspicious
Brooding
Moody
Shrewd
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Compulsive
Hot-tempered
Overbearing
Cunning
Intense
Lustful
Impenetrable
and Secretive
Who are some Scorpios?
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Pablo Picasso
Hillary R. Clinton
Theodore Roosevelt
Emily Post
Bill Gates
Truman Capote, Grace Slick, Dan Rather, Larry
Flint, James K. Polk, Michael Dukakis, Marie
Curie, Billy Graham, George Patton, Kurt
Vonnegaut,
Jonathan
Winters,
Whoppi
Goldberg, Mamie Eisenhower, Prince Charles,
Martin Luther, Ted Turner, Alistair Cooke, Stan
Musial, Goldie Hawn, etc.
The Esoteric and Exoteric
Ruler is Mars
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Mars is definitely the planet which rules and
controls the physical vehicle.
In Scorpio, the result of all the struggle carried
forward during the pilgrimage around the
zodiac is brought to a point of climax through
the activity of Mars.
The disciple has now to demonstrate the
strength, character and quality which he has
unfolded and developed within himself during
his long pilgrimage.
The Esoteric and Exoteric
Ruler is Mars
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All aspects of the lower nature are involved in this crisis,
and the tests applied involve the form nature--gross and
subtle, integrated and potent.
The effect of Mars is largely mass effect and group
results, producing great struggles but leading finally to
great revelation....
In Scorpio, it is the revelation of the vision of liberation
and service; .. . It must never be forgotten that Mars
establishes relations between the opposites and is a
beneficent and not a malefic factor, as is so often
supposed.
The Hierarchical Ruler is
Mercury
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We shall find that Scorpio rules and governs the fourth
Creative Hierarchy, the human, from the angle of the
soul and not from the angle of the lower nature.
The final struggle in Scorpio only takes place when the
point of balance between soul and body has been
reached in Libra and it is in Scorpio that the
preponderance of spiritual energy is imposed upon the
lower personal forces.
Scorpio governs "the initiates", which is the true esoteric
name of man, and through its hierarchical planetary
ruler, the Sons of Mind, the Messengers of Deity are
revealed, but it is through Mars and the Martian activity
that the revelation comes about.
Ray Ruler for Scorpio
The fourth ray of “Harmony through Conflict” is
associated with Scorpio.
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It is through such conflict that the real task of
Scorpio rising takes place—transformation!
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And while Scorpio is transforming herself, she is
also encountering those life experiences which
bring her into contact with the opportunities to be
an agent of transformation and renewal for others.
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The Labours of Hercules
The Labour in Scorpio
His challenge in this sign is to destroy
the hydra.
The Labour in Scorpio
When a drought occurred in Argos,
Amymone called upon the aid of
Neptune, who commanded her to
strike a rock, from which, when she
did, gushed out three crystal streams.
But soon a terrible hydra came to live
there and a plague spread over the
whole countryside. Hercules must now
destroy this monster with its nine
heads, of which one is immortal.
Hercules completes his task
In the stench of the Lernean swamp,
Hercules tracks the foul beast to its lair
and is forced to resort to firing arrows,
dipped in burning pitch, to draw it out
into the open. Provoked, the raging
monster attacks Hercules and battle
commences—the
hydra
growing
stronger, not weaker, with each assault.
Interpretation of the myth
Scorpio has been described both as a turning point
for the individual and in the life of humanity. In
the hydra, we have depicted the serpent of desire
and all the unredeemed aspects of human nature
and in the associated tests and trials are illustrated
the formidable problems of self-mastery. Its
symbolism is particularly appropriate in our
contemporary way of life in the ethos of a
consumer society that feeds selfish desire with
little regard to the consequences or the pressing
material needs of others.
Interpretation of the myth
If we aspire to reconnect to the wellspring of
spiritual life, we must free ourselves from
the prison of clamoring desires. Like
Hercules, the disciple must first recognize
the existence of the hydra, search for it with
patience and finally, with humility, destroy
it. The concise reminder, given to Hercules
by his Teacher, is revealing: “We rise by
kneeling, we conquer by surrendering; we
gain by giving up”.
Interpretation of the myth
In Scorpio, Hercules becomes the
triumphant disciple. He demonstrates
to himself that he can rise above the
thrall of matter and stand, for all time,
in spiritual being. The same test awaits
each disciple and humanity, the world
disciple.
Scorpio Hercules Question
What do each of the nine heads represent?
The three tests in Scorpio concern the three
aspects of the human being as they fuse and
blend upon the physical plane.
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Tests of appetite/physical plane
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Tests of desire/emotional plane
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Sex—the relation of the pairs of opposites.—These can be selfishly
utilized or divinely blended.
Physical comfort—life conditions, selfishly appropriated.
Money—selfishly cornered.
Fear—which conditions activity today.
Hate—which is a factor in conditioning relationships
Ambition—conditioning objectives.
Tests of lower critical mind/mental plane
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Pride—which is intellectual satisfaction, making the mind the barrier to
soul control.
Separativeness—which is the isolated attitude and which makes the
mind the barrier to right group relationships.
Cruelty—which is satisfaction with personality methods and which
makes the mind the instrument of the sense of power.
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Why are we here tonight?
The time of the full moon there is a direct alignment
between the energy of the sign the sun is in and the affairs of
the sign the moon is in.
Sun – Scorpio – The pause to weight, choose,
decide
Moon – Aries – benefits the next beginning
In our meditation this evening, let us visualize a common
goal for humanity. Groups of men and women of goodwill
bonding together to support right-human values. Let us
use our magical powers of manifestation, and see this
happen. Leaders and ordinary people alike, afire with
goodwill and humanitarian vision, acting in concert for the
good of mankind as a whole.
Seed Thought for Scorpio
Warrior I am, and
from the battle I
emerge
triumphant.