Scorpio

It’s a feminine, fix water sign, its metal is iron and its subtle color is red. The corresponding gem is topaz, malachite or granate and the verb that characterizes it is “to desire”.
It is the sign of death and destruction in order to purify through fire and be reborn out of ashes, like the Phoenix.
Scorpios are patient and hidden, symbolizing the lover, the detective or spy. Their nature is violent, instinctual, passionate and rebel. In essence, they are sensitive and intuitive, but they usually hide these qualities under a great toughness and their excessively caustic spirit. Apparently, they are mild and calm; however, they may be compared with calm waters that suddenly burst into great violence.
They aren’t bad persons, but they cannot refrain from being mischievous and stinging others. They are energetic, dynamic, rough, are very resistant to effort and very capable of shouldering great workloads.
They are persevering and are never discouraged, trying to overcome all obstacles and reach their aim. They are attracted to secrets and are indiscreet, rummaging through other people’s lives and being given to gossip. They re very authoritarian; they love to command and order.
Scorpios have an instinctual intelligence, loads of flair, magnetism and attractiveness. They are very proud, taking into account nothing but their own opinions, always ready to fight, easily accepting challenges or challenging themselves. They are easily irritated and then capable of anything.
They never adapt, trying to enforce their opinions; that’s why they often cause conflicts. The high level of their knowledge is to be appreciated; however, they are always capable of destroying everything, and most of all, of destroying themselves.
They are inclined towards original and weird experiences, to excess drinking or the intake of drugs, or to an excessive manifestation of their very strong erotic instincts.
Recommended professions: in the justice system, police, prosecutors, surgery, metallurgy, mechanics, the army or the occult – anything in relation with research or with hidden and secret things.
Sentimentally, they are sensual persons, dominated by physical pleasures. They are attracted to the opposite sex and they show their instincts with force and primitivism. They love passionately, but are very tough and demanding, not given to accepting half measures. Generally, they are loyal, but if cheated upon they brew revenge with much diabolical force.
Pathology relates to the genitals, the excretive functions, the anus. They are predisposed to venereal diseases.