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sign as well as the scorpion and the serpent refer to the caves and hideouts
where great teachers prepare their disciples for initiation which bestows on
them control over nature's secret powers, or the nectar of life.
The geometrical emblem of Scorpio is much like the one for Virgo. The
main difference is that Scorpio has an arrow attached to the serpent-like line
instead of the cross as in Virgo. The difference between an arrow and a cross
reveals the characteristic features of the two signs. The energy nailed at the
cross expresses the nature of Virgo while the same energy struggling for its
release is Scorpio. The arrow at the tail of the serpent points to the urge for
spiritual development. It refers to the energy for the soul's onward journey.
The serpent with its restless urge for liberation implies that the fire located at
the base of the spine is ready to commence its upward course. During this
sojourn the Kundalini must traverse the seven chakras to reach the crown
chakra so that the individual consciousness is merged in the universal lifeforce
and the separate self returns to the All. The winding course which
takes the Kundalini through these seven summits finally releases the
individual from material bondage. The restlessness to commence this
pilgrimage is denoted by the arrow.
As this path is full of danger, the activated Scorpio impulse, if not
accompanied by adequate spiritual preparation, altruism and self-discipline,
can be very destructive. The strong urge towards liberation and the occult
path induces the individual in a direction which ultimately fulfills his natural
destiny. This is possible when the full splendor of the power concealed in the
cavity is released, and the Kundalini reaches its final abode in the thousand
petalled Lotus of the head. When the impulse is strong for attaining this
goal, it induces the person towards purification of the various sheaths and
the cultivation of austerity. When these virtues become natural, one becomes
an ascetic. Oherwise, under the strong impulse of Scorpio the development
of these attributes takes place through a difficult path whereon one suffers
disappointment, frustration and an unhappy personal life.
Scorpio by itself is concerned with arousal of the urge towards spiritual
freedom. Other situations make the sign, for predictive purposes, pleasant or
trying depending upon the purity of the sheaths covering the individual soul.
The eighth zodiacal impulse by itself is neutral. It refers only to the
movement of the power concealed in the individual and the earth center. If
the sheaths are not yet crystalline and translucent, the release of these hidden
energies may give intense selfishness, an exaggerated sense of pride, much
personal aggrandizement and intense destructive proclivities. Release of the
secret power is directly linked with annihilation of personal self, which is a
kind of death. Therefore, the eighth house is considered to be the house of