Blessings of the Sun in Scorpio!
Olivia Robertson wrote in the book Sophia:
"Behold the constellation of the Scorpion, lurking between the equator and
the Tropic of Capricorn. See its claws and the fiery Antares, its Eye! Its sting
is in its tail and it emerges from the sea of heaven, in pursuit of Orion who
flees far across the sky. Hot in pursuit is Sagittarius with his bow, and above
him is Hercules, who when he was a child strangled two serpents in his cradle.
Below him is the giant Ophiuchus, holding the twisting constellation of Serpens
the snake. Ophiuchus was revered by the Greeks as representing their deified
healer Aesculapius, whose emblem was a staff entwined with a snake. Some saw
Ophiuchus as Chiron the centaur, wise in knowledge of healing herbs. Observe
that the right foot of the giant rests upon the serpent's head. That which
poisons may also cure."
(photo of the Shrine of Scorpio, Foundation Center Temple, copyright reserved.)
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