Scorpio ♏︎ Sun in Natal Chart
Symbol: Scorpion
Element: Water
Key Phrase: I desire
Ruling Planet: Pluto & Mars
If you were born when the Sun was in the sign of Scorpio then your identity is influenced by the themes of passion, obsession, and a search for meaning. Scorpio is a dynamic energy. Your greatest skill is that you are very tuned into other people’s energy. You have a keen sense of the significance behind the major cycles of life.
Your symbol is the Scorpion representing your tendency to respond quickly even sometimes lashing out at others. You have a very intense nature about you brought on by your extreme sensitivity and perception of the world around you.
Your element is water meaning you are connected to the emotional currents of others, the world, and culture. Although often rejecting the society you came from you are highly aware of social and cultural patterns. People can often be mystified by your identity as you give off a certain enigma. Others can sense your emotional depth but rarely get to experience this side you. You are generally a very private person.
Scorpio is co-ruled by Pluto and Mars. Mars is the planet of action and Pluto is the planet of transformation. You relate to these themes often through your extreme life experiences.
8th House
Keywords: The keywords associated with the 8th house include death, transformation, secrets, mystery, macabre, shared finances or resources, legacies, taxes, owed money, uncovered trauma, healing, and psychology.
Succedent House Type: A Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Scorpio is the fixed water sign ruling the 8th house.
The meaning of the 8th house has evolved significantly over time. Traditionally this house was associated with taxes, legacies, and shared resources. It is believed that due to its associations with legacies and inheritance this has contributed to the modern 8th house associations with death. Beyond the literal definition of death, it can also represent transformation, cycles of life, and major life endings/beginnings.
The perspective of the 8th house is broad and psychologically based in most modern astrological interpretations. It symbolizes how you relate to others on a deeply emotional level. This house is associated with secrets but also shared resources and taxes.
Trying to relate all of these themes together is what gives the 8th house is intense mystery. When you are working in the 8th house you are often working through some kind of emotional trauma. How you relate to the life, death, and sharing your experiences and resources with another are all 8th house endeavors.