The Ascendant and Midheaven in the 12 signs
Midheaven (MC) in Scorpio
Tropical zodiac, Western astrology
Your career draws work that is deep, intense and about transformation, such as research, investigation, psychology, shared finance, medicine or crisis management. Your public image is of someone with quiet power who can keep a secret. The challenge is power struggles and suspicion at work. Use your force to heal or improve what others dare not touch. Your standing will then be secure and meaningful.
The Four Angles
The angles are the four most sensitive points of a chart. They come from your exact birth time and place, which is why a chart without a birth time cannot show them. They are drawn as the cross that divides the wheel.
Scorpio at a glance
- Element
- Water
- Modality
- Fixed
Scorpio is fixed water. Mars is its traditional ruler and Pluto its modern one, a pairing that suits a Sun with great force running below the surface. You tend to be private, perceptive and drawn to what lies beneath appearances: motives, secrets, hidden causes. Shallow talk bores you, and you would rather go deep with a few people and topics. Crises that scatter others often bring out your most focused, resourceful self.
Find this in your own chart
"Positions": each point with its degree, sign and house. A red R in the R column marks retrograde. The angles, including Descendant and IC, are listed too.