Ruler: Pluto
Nature: feminine
Quality: fixed
Element: water, emotional
Symbol: the scorpion, the eagle
Keywords: intense, passionate, jealous
Principle: regeneration
Destiny: through sacrifice, Scorpio regenerates. Catharsis

Sign Tarot: Transition (Death)
Planet Tarot: Judgement

Expectation: difficulty, challenge
Imperative: to see the future
Gift: infinite potential
Challenge: letting go control
Difficulty: obsession
Need: faith

Body parts: bladder, sex organ, rectum
Foods: strong tasting foods
Colours: crimson, maroon
Flowers: geranium, rhododendron, honeysuckle
Herbs: aloe, witch hazel
Metal: steel, iron
Gem: opal
Animals: redback spider, eagle, beetles, insects
Countries: Norway, Syria, Algeria, Zambia
Cities: New Orleans, Washington, Liverpool, Halifax

Cyclic Parallels >>
Human Life: childbearing
Moon: waning, between gibbous and third quarter
Day: late evening
Plant Life: becoming dormant

Source: http://www.groundedheavens.com
( Astrological Diary Australia )

God of the underworld, known to the Greeks as Hades. After the overthrow of Kronos the universe was divided. Zeus took the sky, Poseidon the sea, and Hades the underworld, realm of the shades. Here ran the River Styx, over which the dead had to cross. It was also home to minerals and clear spring water, as well as being the source of crops.

Hades abducted Persephone, the daughter of Demeter (Ceres), the corn goddess, when she bent to pick the hundred-blossomed narcissus planted by Gaia in honour of Hades. Fertility evaporated. Springs ran dry and death appeared among men. Demeter wandered the earth looking for her daughter.

Eventually Zeus intervened and ruled she could return unless she had consented to her abduction in some way. Persephone had eaten a pomegranate seed given her by Hades, so it was decreed she spend six months each with her mother and her husband. Persephone represents the power of growth in corn, and Hades the period of winter death and dormancy.

So implacable and frightening was the god of death that worshippers would avert their eyes when making sacrifice. No-one would say his name aloud, so he was called Pluro, "giver of wealth" in honour of the blessings of the earth.

Lord of destruction and regeneration, Pluto is an enthusiastic lover. His domain is the underworld and his emotions are buried. He can be cruel and ruthless, to achieve his ends, but his destruction can make way for necessary renewal and regeneration.