Fritz Petzholdt – ‘Étude de roches’ c1833 {{PD}}

Dear Scorpio, over the coming Solar year, through to your next birthday, it appears you might find yourself (even repeatedly) stuck between what’s wise or smart, and a hard place–specifically, a restriction, obligation, fear, or rule that makes it very difficult to do anything other than the wise thing–thus effectively removing what may feel like a large number of options and choices for you. Though you know that’s not the way it should be (and indeed, you should remind yourself it won’t be like that forever), you will need to adhere very closely to your highest values and ideals, and to deal honorably with both home circumstances and with the mate–because you’ll be setting up your own support system, not to mention the vibe, that will carry you into the future. Remain optimistic–once you work the kinks out, the rewards could multiply exponentially. Happy Birthday, Scorpio, and good luck!

‘Young Samurai and Female Attendants Practicing Archery’ (Half of a Diptych) by Utagawa Toyokuni I c1800 {{PD}}

You’re shooting all your arrows in the direction of ambition fulfillment this year, through to your next birthday, dear Scorpio–but is that the best thing to do? Yes, yes it is, just as long as you do a few important things: Be Yourself–I know in a way that’s impossible not to do, it’s just that the more true you are to your own (possibly freaky) uniqueness, the more quickly and easily (and satisfyingly) success will come to you; learn to work with the group–not subordinate to it and not lording over it, but in a relationship where both sides get what they truly need from the arrangement; use your Highest Values and priorities as guidelines for what is and isn’t acceptable–even if it seems like you can quickly deviate from these with no harm done, you shouldn’t, as the damage will be irreparable; and finally, approach events and interactions with a truly open mind, and be willing to take a more objective view when you’re faced with something that makes you uncomfortable–fallible instincts might keep you in the comfort zone and so cause you to miss perfectly viable opportunities. Happy Birthday, Scorpio, and good luck!

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You won’t have to water ambitions down, if you’ll just wait a little. Juan Gris
‘Glass and Water Bottle’ 1917 {{PD}}

You seem to be weighing and measuring your ambitions, dear Scorpio, and trying to decide whether the material environment will support you making your dream happen right now. Though it doesn’t seem like the likely thing, compromise is the idea that will get you where you want to go–not as in watering-down your dream in order to get some traction, but as in taking a considered approach that keeps values and already-established priorities in a position of honor. Do that and and before you know it both significant resources and external aid (in the form of knowledge or possibly social trends or organizations) will arrive and give your goals the needed fuel. Until then, enjoy your year, and take advantage of your current ability to discern the unspoken and ignored undercurrents in communication; you are especially good at reading between the lines, and can learn a lot as a consequence. Happy Birthday, Scorpio, and good luck!

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It’s great to be back, isn’t it, Scorpio? ‘Strelnieks’ (Shooter) Janis Rozentāls 1914 {{PD}}

You’re healed–now what do you do? True, you still may be getting your balance, scoping out the landscape, trying to get your bearings–but it’s not like you were just born–you had hopes and dreams before you got sidetracked, and you should take another look at them as soon as possible. Do they still apply? Do they still appeal? Expect that your recent experiences may have changed your goals, may have altered your way of seeing the world, but also may have taken you back toward your original, pre-socialized interests and focus–and this is really an invaluable gift, re-orienting you to what you truly care about. Strengths this year, through to your next birthday, dear Scorpio, are your quick wits and your core values; detriments may be too much insistence on ‘being comfortable’, or on only pursuing sure things. Happy Birthday, Scorpio, and good luck!

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Franz von Stuck ‘Salome II’ 1905 {{PD}}

You have a choice, dear Scorpio, this Solar year through to your next birthday: you can either focus on hurt and ways of rebelling from those who’ve wounded you, or you can focus on developing your most unique skills and, when ready, sharing them with the group. Obviously, any thinking person would opt for the latter, but the problem is, tiny decisions made in the moment, small justifications of the most minor of detours, can lead you very quickly into a spot where you may respond to past hurts reflexively, out of sheer pique. Consciously apply effort to honing those skills and abilities that are most ‘you’, that you specifically show exceptional talent with (and don’t be overly modest–you know what you’re great at!) and your year will prove to be one where you don’t just make progress, but you heal. Happy Birthday, Scorpio, and good luck!

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‘Orpheues in der Unterwelt’ (Orpheus in the Underworld) Guido Philipp Schmitt, 1905 {{PD}}

You’ll undergo an interesting emotional journey this coming year, through to your next birthday, dear Scorpio; on the other end of the trip you can expect your most original ideas and your most unusual thinking to have come together into a life approach that will see you advance significantly. Between that time and this, though, you may undergo serious changes, as matters that feel (but aren’t necessarily) life-and-death test the way you think of your role and your purpose. Will this hurt? Maybe a little, but it’s the stuffy cocoon needed to turn you into a butterfly. The key to making it through the year? Like Orpheus, you’ll have to steel yourself and make your descent into darkness, but once you’re on your way up to the light, just make sure you don’t look back. Happy Birthday, Scorpio, and good luck!

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Consuelo Fould – Louison la bouquetiere {{PD}}

Healing personal relationships or your own relationship to money, assets, and/ or material matters may be a big focus this coming year, dear Scorpio, through to your next birthday. Ways in which you’ve previously been radical, unpredictable, and unreliable have created difficulties that can’t be left unattended any longer. This freedom-embracing approach may not have seemed like it was damaging anything at the time, but others may not have seen your need for independence and marching to your own drummer as anything other than you being contrary and running away from responsibility–and now’s the time to fix all that. Your biggest assets this year will be a willingness to face darkness and the unpleasant and do what needs to be done, and a willingness to allow your big heart to show. Normally you are a brave and incredibly kind individual who hides this under a more cavalier banner–it’s time to own up to your sensitivity and the great difference you can make for others–that’s not what others are expecting, but it is what you have planned. Happy Birthday, Scorpio, and good luck!

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Sarah Jackson, Bride Thoughts, copier art, 1993 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

You’ve just spent recent months ‘getting empowered’ in some important sense, dear Scorpio, and now change is in the air–are you truly ready? The thing you need to know is that what you need to change first is your own thinking–without that, any changes you make in the material world will not take, and you’ll soon find yourself back in a very similar spot from which you started. Too, efforts toward emotional healing can be very effective at this time (during the year through to your next birthday) and will, sooner or later, payoff financially or in relationships–so even if it seems like a distraction, take the time to nurse and repair wounds. Use visualization as much as possible to create a kind of scenario within the imagination that you’d like to have as your reality–and consider that no matter how much control you try to exercise over things, fortune sometimes steps in and won’t let you have the final say–that’s just the way it is, sometimes. Happy Birthday, Scorpio, and good luck!

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Attribution: © Nevit Dilmen

You’re entering a period when you must shift gears, dear Scorpio, and take the perceptual focus from the intellect to an inspired or creative viewpoint, one that can take advantage of the opportunities that will be coming your way this year, through to your next birthday. You’ll need to keep your eyes and ears open, as potentials will be communicated to you, but in order to actually take advantage of them, you’ll need to accept a changed vision of ideals surrounding Love, Money, or both. You can’t delay these necessary changes any longer–to do so means you’ll miss the boat, opportunity-wise. Resolve to re-hab your beliefs, especially those concerning the magic and mystery you may attribute to being in love, or to earning. Happy Birthday, Scorpio, and good luck!

Al helecho Davallia se le llama “Patas de Araña” por sus rizomas. By Chosovi http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Chosovi Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

There’s just the slightest bit of internal tension over Love and/ or Money this coming Solar year, dear Scorpio, through to your next birthday, and problems likely come directly from the natal Houses ruled by Venus–so what can you do about it? That internal tension will manifest right out in material matters–so it won’t be hard to see what you need to work on–but the best thing may be that deep and profound change may spring from what seems minor at the time. A combination of inspiration and the discovery of secrets or hidden material may spur you in the direction of a major life re-focus–and that’s good. Communications will be key to the choices you make; know that the more honestly you approach things, and the more effort you make to uncover your own hidden motives, the better the results will be. Happy Birthday, Scorpio, and good luck!