Astrology Lost and Found

Scorpio (The Scorpion), October 23nd - November 21st This is the Middle Sign of the Water Triune, and corresponds to the generative organs of the Grand Man. Its colors are scarlet, golden-brown and black. Its birth stones are topaz and malachite. Its profession is surgery, medicine and the ministry. It has at times a gift for public speaking, and works best in partnerships, firms and trusts. Its chief characteristics are love of labor, tenacity, activity, justice, silence, skill and attachment. Its tribe is Simeon—meaning " He who hears or obeys". Its planets are the Asteroids and Mars. A peculiarity of Scorpio is the fact that most of its inhabitants are brunettes—either possessing dark hair, dark eyes, dusky complexions—or all three. They are robust, warm-blooded and inclined to put on flesh in middle life. They should guard against heart trouble, weak back, lumbago and gout. This is a feminine sign, having like its Head Sign, Cancer, a strong leaning to...

Scorpio: "In government employ or as a manager in some enterprise, corporation or institution, especially a hospital or where many would be under you would prove agreeable to you; more particularly if the dollars came easily. You have natural qualities as a doctor a healer, a chemist, or a nurse, and with good staying qualities. When depending solely upon yourself you are not so strong. You have a wonderful power for good or for evil, as you may be inclined. Your natural love is to heal. SCORPIO is the nature of an afflicted Mars, his negative side not being free, yet, naturally bold, it expresses a magnetic influence in a subtle, crafty manner, generally looking for worldly or spiritual gratifications, according to the plane of operation." Excer pt from Astrology in a Nutshell by Carl Webber (1902)