{"id":13785,"date":"2010-10-28T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.californiapsychics.com\/?p=13785"},"modified":"2012-01-06T09:30:22","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T17:30:22","slug":"scorpios-mythic-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/astrology-numerology\/scorpios-mythic-journey.html","title":{"rendered":"Scorpio’s Mythic Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scorpios<\/a><\/strong>, are you confused about your sun sign\u2026? Scorpio is ruled by the very masculine Mars or co-ruled by macho Pluto<\/a><\/strong>, by some modern interpretations \u2013 yet it\u2019s a feminine sign. You are ruled by emotional, normally fluid water, but are a fixed sign \u2013 more like a relentless glacier reforming masses of land and water than the familiar flow. Anyone would find this confusing, yet this is the Scorpio experience \u2013 a transformative journey to the Underworld and back. It\u2019s seemingly paradoxical, and always mysterious, fascinating and sexy, like you!<\/p>\n

Scorpio, the constellation, is the Great Scorpion with its vivid red star \u201cheart,\u201d Antares. It reflects you \u2013 formidable, riveting, and irresistible to our deepest passions. Scorpio mythology \u2013 your life story \u2013 evolves from this nightly vision. To understand that the Scorpion is mostly in the \u201cUnderworld\u201d below the other zodiac constellations helps us to understand that it isn\u2019t an \u201cevil\u201d place, but is essential to understanding this sign \u2013 it\u2019s about getting to know the depths of you and of others.<\/p>\n

The ancients observed the daily setting and rising of the Sun and envisioned the \u201cUnderworld\u201d where the Sun traveled at night when Nut (in ancient Egypt, the stars of the stunning sky \u201criver\u201d of the Milky Way), Venus and other prominent stars ruled. Both nighttime and Underworld travel are part of our everyday experience \u2013 and Scorpio, you teach us not to be afraid of the dark!<\/p>\n

Since Scorpio also represents the 8th House of death and rebirth, investments and other people\u2019s money, and a major part of sexuality, we need to look to older views of Mars and Pluto to start to grasp the Scorpio depths. In one of the earliest Western culture stories, the Scorpio goddess and god would be related to Erishkegal and her partner Nergal in Mesopotamia.<\/p>\n

In Mesopotamia Erishkegal, sister of goddess Inanna\/Ishtar, ruled the Underworld while her sister ruled the earth above the horizon. With that in mind, both goddesses would likely pertain to the disappearance of Venus when she is too close to the Sun to be seen in the night sky. From our perspective, Venus never travels very far from the Sun, so she is either visible as the \u201cMorning Star\u201d or \u201cEvening Star,\u201d or is spending time obscured by sunrays, retreating to the Underworld or her Secret Garden.<\/p>\n

Thus, when Erishkegal sent her messenger with gifts for a celebration of the gods in the world above (not being able to be in the presence of the Sun) and was honored by all but Mars – like Nergal, she was furious and demanded that he be brought to her realm of death. Nergal sought the other gods\u2019 assistance for this journey, and was finally given gifts to pass through the Seven Gates to reach the great Goddess.<\/p>\n

But then, Nergal and Erishkegal were both so overwhelmed at the sight of each other that they tore off each other\u2019s clothes and made love for seven days. After that, Erishkegal and Nergal co-ruled the Underworld. So the Scorpio energy within each of us basks in this wonderful drive we have to make love, procreate and co-create, and this can often require \u201cdying\u201d to another. From our perspective, it can feel like that!<\/p>\n

To reach the essential point of maturity for both men and women to raise the next generation, or otherwise nurture the world around us, requires that we go through a number of challenging experiences, both personal and spiritual. These journeys require addressing the Underworld as a part of the experience. In other words, the child must \u201cdie\u201d to the \u201cadult\u201d that you have become.<\/p>\n

If you were in the military, you may have had a drill sergeant \u201ckill\u201d the child within you so that the brave soldier who would die to save others could be born – think of the classic An Officer and a Gentleman<\/em>, or parental love for a child. We all experience this journey in one manner or another.<\/p>\n

So, Scorpio, your path is essential to the process of every human being\u2019s growth, and you have a very special gift to share with us. You may draw upon your wisdom and anoint your \u201cking\u201d or \u201cqueen\u201d lover in your realm of riches and wonder (wow, are they lucky!). You may share wisdom from the inner depths that so many others fear to tread, and you may actually provide this on a large scale in the form of the arts, spirituality or other talents. You are a treasure from the depths of the earth, the place of diamonds, gold and even the fuel that still drives our computers, allowing us to view this article. Here\u2019s to the rich treasure of Scorpio!<\/p>\n

What’s ahead for your <\/em>love life<\/strong>?<\/strong> Try a psychic reading. Call 1.800.573.4830<\/span> or choose your psychic now. <\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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