Scorpio

Your SmartScope for November 2009:

Have you ever felt like you were not just one person, but lots of different people? Have you felt like in some situations, one part of your personality came out, but in other situations, you had a different personality? This is normal, and it makes sense that you would adapt your personality to fit the situation you are in.

But that doesn't mean you can't take time to make each personality the best that it can be! This month, try to make your gentle and caring side stronger. When you get into a fight, try to use words and understanding to make things better instead of drawing out the drama. Be a good listener to your friends who need someone to talk to. Try not to judge, but just to care. Help someone.

Keep your eyes out for good role models who can help you think about the way you want to be this month. It can be a character in a book, movie, or TV show, or even someone that you know in real life. The trust and relationships you make stronger this month will support you someday when you need someone to rely on and give you strength!

About You, Scorpio:

The Myth: In Greek mythology, Scorpio represents the scorpion sent to kill the hunter Orion. There are multiple versions of this myth. In one, Hera (the Queen of the Gods) sends the scorpion after Orion. In another, the Greek god Apollo sends the scorpion after Orion because he is jealous of the attention the goddess Artemis is giving him. To make amends after Orion's death, Apollo helps Artemis place Orion's image in the sky.
Cool Fact: When characters appear together in the same myth, they often are assigned constellations near each other in the sky. But not Orion and the scorpion! Their constellations are actually on opposite sides of the sky from each other, and every night when Scorpio begins to rise from the horizon, Orion begins to sink to the other side of the sky - as though he's still running away from his attacker!
As a Scorpio, you might be... determined, secretive, passionate and sensitive
Careers a Scorpio might like: Detective, surgeon, scientist, lawyer, psychologist, business owner

Famous Female Scorpio:

Erika Mann (November 9, 1905 - August 27, 1969) was a German writer. She was a war correspondent in World War II and the Spanish Civil War. Her family was Jewish; she was the last of her family to escape Germany when Hitler came to power, rescuing her father's papers with her when she moved to Zurich. She was also one of the few women writers to cover the Nuremberg Trials after the war. She lived in a community of artists in New York City, and though she married the poet W.H. Auden in a marriage of convenience, both were gay. Her liberal politics and sexual orientation led to an FBI investigation. Mann returned to Switzerland.