Scorpio (Vrishchika)
Scorpio (Vrishchika) is a fixed water sign ruled by Mars and symbolised by the scorpion. It stands for depth, intensity, research, resilience, secrets and transformation.
Also known as: vrishchik rashi, vrischika
Vrishchika feels deeply and shows little. Its natives tend to be perceptive, determined and private, drawn to whatever lies beneath the surface: research, investigation, psychology, medicine and the occult. They are fiercely loyal and slow to forget a betrayal; learning to let go is the strength they grow into.
Scorpio governs the reproductive organs of Kalapurusha, and as the 8th sign it mirrors the house of transformation. The Moon is debilitated here, most of all at 3°. No planet is exalted here in Parashara’s list, but in the common view Ketu is exalted and Rahu debilitated. The last pada of Vishakha, Anuradha and Jyeshtha fall in Scorpio.
A Moon in Scorpio is often better read as emotional intensity than as weakness, and the depth it brings can be a real asset. Scorpio rising has no single yogakaraka; Parashara names the Sun and Moon, lords of the 10th and 9th, as its planets of success. The Sun moves through sidereal Scorpio from about 16 November to 15 December.