- Greco-Roman Zodiac: Scorpio; fixed, water; rulers exalted
- Zodiacal associations: animal is Scorpion (Scorpio) or snake-eagle; stone, Topaz
- Roman Zodiacal associations
- animal is Scorpion, Eagle, Wolf; plant, Cactus
- color, Turquoise, Blue-Green; gem, Snakestone
- Amerindian associations
- animal is Snake; plant, Thistle; color, Orange; mineral, Malachite
- Chinese animal associations are Dog, Ox, Snake
- Eck-Vidya associations - Hortar, Pearl, November, Hiafi, Years of the Lavish Grains
4.11.4.1 Western Zodiac: Scorpio (Walker 294)
- it is one of the few constellations truly resembling its creature
- called "Scorpion Stars" even in the New World
- in Sanskrit, Vrishika meant Scorpion; in Babylonian, it was Gir-Tab
- in Greece, Skorpion; in Persia, it was Gazdun
- the red star Antares, called the Scorpion's Heart - once a significant year-marker
- like the Red Planet Mars, it was sacred to Mars in the Roman pantheon
- a sign of the season of decline and death, it bears some rather grim connotations
- even grimmer with the poisonous nature of the animal
- traits long associated with Scorpio:
- strife and war, cruelty and lewdness, all the aegis of Mars
- passion and death of Savior Osiris occurred, according to Egyptian scriptures:
- "when the Sun was in Scorpio" (Budge, GE)
- the heavenly scorpion presided over Celtic festival of Samhain
- Halloween, the Feast of the Dead
- ancestral ghosts were said to haunt the atmosphere
- it is neither polite nor politic to load all scorpions with more dismal traits:
- pains have been taken by astrologers to establish positive qualities
- the animal's bad reputation implies malice, aggression, and a quarrelsome nature
- but positive qualities include boldness, courage, loyalty, and determination
- Scorpio said to be indolent, but when aroused can be swift, efficient & effective
- it is one of the few constellations truly resembling its creature
4.11.4.2 Western Planet Associations: Mars, Pluto (Walker 213, 216)
- Mars (see Red Hawk/Aries)
- Pluto
- unknown to the ancients, the planted cannot be seen with the naked eye
- arbitrarily named Pluto in 1934 by discoverer, CW Lombaugh
- after classical version of dark god of Hades
- the Tailed P symbol was invented
- astrologers had to fit Pluto into their system
- dark god Pluto was a Hellenic version of a former Great Mother's title
- meaning "riches" or "abundance"
- there was a female Pluto among pre-Hellenic elder deities
- whom Greeks despised or discredited in their myths (Graves)
- seems to have been combined with Demeter in a triple form
- Demeter (Virgin), Pluto (Mother), Persephone (Crone or Destroyer)
4.11.4.3 Zodiac: Scorpio; Typhon, Set, Ptah (Phenomenon 74-77)
- Scorpio; direction is Fixed; feminine; water sign
- Ruler is Mars, Pluto; Exaltation, Uranus
- Hebrew, Arabic, Greek and Hieroglyph associations
- body part - genitals; meridian - bladder
- Egyptian Typhon, Set, Ptah; Greek Hephaestos; Roman Vulcan
- alchemical, separation; tarot, Death; geomancy, Rubeus; Genii, Nantor
- weapons, the Obligatory Pain; perfume, Siamese Benzoin
- Egyptian Ptah, Creation and Resurrection
- Greek Hephaestus; Roman Vulcan, God of Fire, Blacksmiths and Industry
- Scorpio is metaphysics, putrefaction and death, regeneration, passion
- lust and violence, insight and profundity, inheritance, loss, occultation
- astrology, borrowing and lending, others possessions
- magicians, astrologers, alchemists, surgeons, bondsmen, undertakers
- Scorpio; direction is Fixed; feminine; water sign
4.11 Snake - Freeze Up Moon
4.11.2 Comparisons of the Western Zodiac, the Medicine Wheel, and the Chinese Zodiac
