The Sun enters Scorpio: release and transform

"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."

 - William Blake

"Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call."
- Sylvia Plath



"If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve."

 - Anonymous

When the Sun shifts gears on October 23 from the sign of equilibrium, Libra, into Scorpio's dark and dramatic waters, we must all heed the call to excess. Forget about mediocrity or middle ground -- such tame temperance has no place in the realm of Scorpio!

Get ready, as we are all about to go off the deep end. How else can we truly know what it means to hit bottom? We've got to be willing to plummet into our own psychic underworlds to find our core, our real and true selves. Those who try to remain in the shallow waters during the reign of Scorpio will miss out on the incredible potential for a complete chrysalis. Not everyone appreciates change, but shedding skin is an absolute must under Scorpio's domain.

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During the Sun's tour through Scorpio, the world takes on a dramatic tone. Emotional intensity becomes heightened and everything seems to possess an air of mystery and scandal. Secrets become more alluring than ever; stalkers come out of the woodwork. Our obsessive tendencies are likely to dominate, and it's all too easy to find ourselves fixated on a person or idea during the solar influence of this fixed Water sign.

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Scorpio reminds us to shed anything that no longer serves our greatest good. The more we cling to outworn attachments, the more pain we're certain to suffer. This is often the time of the year when we're forced to ask ourselves deep, dark and painful questions. Why are we hanging on for dear life to something that is killing us?

Rebirth occurs in the transformative waters of letting go. Death -- even in the form of small changes -- is the most dramatic teacher of all.

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