Mysterious Scorpios are deep thinking, private, intense, very sexual, and always a step removed from the world. Because of their intensity and an obsessive need for privacy, there is often an aura of “danger” around Scorpios – a trait they share, of course, with the deadly Scorpion that symbolizes their sign. But this is only one facet of the rather complex Scorpio personality. They can be driven workers and achievers with the ability to overcome enormously challenging obstacles. They also value their intimate relationships and their friendships quite highly and work hard to encourage the best in those they love.

In fact, what you have in abundance is a deep reserve of emotional, mental, and physical energy, which needs to be channeled in various ways if you are to feel happy and fulfilled. And, of course, there are other ways of doing this than in bed!

Scorpio is a sign of extremes, and this is apparent in your approach to romance. Neptune, which guides your love life through fellow water sign Pisces, can have you floating on waves of bliss or drowning in the quicksand of unrequited passion. Moderation may seem like a strange goal to aim foe in your quest for lasting love. But it is essential to keep you from becoming overwhelmed. If you make friends with your love interest first, the physical and emotional aspects of your relationship can develop gradually in an atmosphere of mutual interests, affection and trust. You sill is less likely to let your intensity get the better of you and more likely to feel Neptune’s positive vibes rather than its negative ones.

At its best, Neptune’s influence on your love life can add spiritual, mystical dimensions to your romance. A rewarding relationship can fulfill you on all levels and make you and your sweetheart better people. Even when you have a wonderful rapport with your sweetheart, the green-eyed monster can pounce without warning. Remind yourself that no matter how much you and your beloved belong together, he or she doesn’t belong to you. Your honey has the right to his or her own interests and friendships. If you find you are too possessive about your lover, it means you need more pastimes and pals of your own.

You are at your stormiest when your partner doesn’t respond to the relationship s enthusiastically as you do. We can’t urge you enough to be conscious of the dangers of jealousy. Learn to trust. A partner who has to work with someone else, or admires someone else, isn’t necessarily shutting you out. Nor do they believe that the other person is better at their job than you, or worse, better in bed than you. Indeed, that notion is ridiculous – isn’t it?

Spending years with one employer used to be considered a sign of stability. These days, the hot shots often move on every few years for a fatter paychecks. But career-minded Scorpios have staying power and adaptability. Since yours is fixed sign, you have the patience to stick with one job for years, mastering all the skill it requires so that you are an expert in your career, you have the chance to explore a new facet of your professional personality every month when it moves to a new sign.

Fields in which many Scorpions excel include military service, law enforcement, detective work, medicine, politics and religious ministry - occupations that challenge your mind and allow you to help others. You could also succeed in one of the fields influenced by Leo, like the performing arts, teaching and corporate management.

Strong and self-directed, you could also make your mark as an entrepreneur. But wait until you have the right partner and enough backing to see you through the lean start-up years. You need to be able to express your imagination, even in careers as banking or insurance. And big business can indeed fascinate you! In fact, you have a marvelous business sense, and you can thoroughly relish building a career and making money.

Scorpions tend to be thrifty and have an eye for value. And luck Jupiter guides your fortunes through Sagittarius. It spends a year in each sign, showing you different ways to make money or make your money grow. You may have noticed that finances and possessions have become more important to you since the min-‘90s that doesn’t mean you are greedy. It just means you are reacting to Pluto Sagittarius.

No one needs to tell you to live within your means and save. But sometimes you need to be reminded to have fun with your money, too. Pluto in Sagittarius can do that. If you budget carefully most of the time, you should be able to enjoy a trip, evening out or luxury purchase once in a while. One way to improve your finances is to invest any spare cash in promising stocks. Profitable ones for Scorpio include iron, steel, tin, diamonds, fuel oil, nuclear energy, sports teams, horse breeding and racetracks. Or try a mutual fund that includes conservative investments and new technologies.

The Scorpio association with the genitals means that men, in particular, should regularly and carefully check their testicles. The gonads are the Scorpio glands, also connected with the reproductive system; any problems in this area should be checked our medically.

We have already mentioned your high levels of physical and emotional energy, and it goes without saying that exercise is more than good for you – mentally and physically. But don’t go overboard! Always match your physical regimen to your age and capabilities.

Water sports also provide an excellent outlet for Scorpios, who enjoy both high diving and scuba diving. And finally, you may find that you are very good at billiards, in which keenness of the eye and manual dexterity are joined. When Scorpions fall ill, it is often because of some kind of blockage – physical or psychological. On the physical end, don’t fall into the trap of being over concerned about constipation. It is scarcely ever serious, but if it does become chronic, consult a doctor. If your work involves long periods of sitting at a desk, you also may have trouble with time may cause varicose veins, which also should be treated medically.

Young Scorpions enjoy intense team sports, boxing, and the martial arts – all of which provide a safe outlet for those aggressive and violent tendencies that sometimes lie just beneath the surface of a Scorpio personality. Unfortunately, these same forms of exercise tend to do a little damage to the body in the form of minor bumps, bruises, and torn muscles, so take some care.

A Scorpio’s energy and vivid imagination can be applied, of course, to any sport or pastime. The key here is to choose leisure time activities in which you are almost compulsively interested and through which you can channel your abundant physical and mental energy.

As a water sign, Scorpios love fishing sailing – all water sports, in fact. But motorcycle racing and car racing also attract you, even if you stay in the stands. It is probably fair partnered you are, there is always time for a harmless flirtation – and for giving your partner the opportunity to be mildly jealous! In retirement you also might turn your keen business sense to good use by the helping to run a charity organization. There are always plenty of helpers around to serve on such committees, but few have the organizational ability and enthusiasm that a Scorpio does.

Exercise is absolutely essential, and sports will probably take up quite a lot of your time when you are young. Intellectual energy can be turned to any number of subjects, provided they demand real attention and study, and use your prodigious sleuth like talents.