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same root which occurs in Hebrew (Ps. 17:9) in the sense of “oppression” from deadly foes. The
word scorpion itself is formed from a root which means “to cleave” in conflict or battle, and this sign
of the Zodiac is the house of Mars, the god of war and justice. The principal star in this sign is called
Antares, wounding, cutting, tearing...
In the Egyptian Zodiac this sign is represented as a monster serpent, Typhon, or Python... In the
Hebrew Zodiac this sign was counted to Dan; and Dan is described as “a serpent by the way, and
an adder in the path.”
Observing that two of the decans of the constellation are Ophiuchus wrestling with a serpent in his
arms, and his foot poised over the scorpion as if to crush it, it is difficult to argue that the message
here is not one of conflict with Satan and the manifestation of the divine power to conquer over
serpents and scorpions.
The third decan of this constellation is one of similar conflict. It is the constellation Hercules. Some
zodiacs depict this constellation with an image of the mighty Hercules, half god and half man, striking
a multi-headed serpent with a club while wearing a garment from a lion that has been slain.
To sum up the message of this constellation and its decans, I will provide the following quotes, the
first of which is from Raymond Capt.
Scorpio was everywhere an unfortunate, cursed and warlike constellation. The Mayas called it the
“Sign of the Death-god.” The Babylonians supposed Scorpio to have been among the monsters
created by Tiamat when she rose in rebellion against the gods, and he was ever an opponent of the
sun. To the Sumerians, Scorpio was known as “The Perverse One” or “The Lawless One.”
Kenneth Fleming writes of this constellation:
The brightest star in Scorpio is Antares, which to the naked eye is similar in appearance to the planet
Mars, because of its magnitude and deep red color. From this it is supposed to get its name, which
means “The Rival of Ares (Mars). Mars is called The Planet of War... The names of the stars and of
