SCORPIO & the Ouroboros

Scorpio rules the mysteries of life and death —

transformation, regeneration, and hidden power. 🐍 ♏️

Decay and renewal —

what the alchemists called putrefactio —

the stage where matter (or ego) “dies”

so that new life can emerge. 🌑✨

The Ouroboros embodies this eternal cycle:

the serpent that devours itself (death, dissolution)

yet is nourished by itself (rebirth, regeneration).

Destruction and creation revealing an endless process. ♾️

🜍 In alchemy, the Ouroboros appears in the Nigredo —

the blackening phase ruled by Scorpio and Mars —

where the serpent turns upon itself,

consuming and renewing its own essence.

This is the hidden key of transformation. 🔥

From this mystery is born the Phoenix, the symbol for Scorpio’s highest evolution —

where the scorpion 🦂 transforms vengeance and venom —

into perception, wisdom, and regenerative power —

rising as the eagle 🦅, king of the sky.

☿ Occult & Mythic Layers

The serpent has long been the keeper of the underworld,

wisdom, and raw power — healing and renewal —

from Eve’s serpent to Asclepius’ staff,

to Kundalini energy rising through the spine.

The Ouroboros mirrors Scorpio’s initiation through death —

the descent into shadow, the confrontation with mortality,

and the awakening of deep perception and regenerative power. 🌒

To die before we die, and rise anew. ✨

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