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The Eagle and Scorpio
(much of the following is based on information gleened from the description given by the Native American "Medicine Cards Deck")

(Native American Eagle Dancer Kachina from Dr Z's collection)

The majestic eagle reflects the power of the Native American Indian Great Spirit and humanity's connection to the Divine. She reflects the ability to live in the realm of the spirit, and yet remain connected and balanced within realm of the earth.

It's of interest that this particular Native American concept of balancing spirit and matter is a spiritual theme that has continually reverberated throughout the vast halls of human history.

By way of example... 3rd century A.D. Christian philosopher, Origen, spoke of this quality of balance. Origen felt that this was the highest good and example as shown through Christ: the ability to simultaneously place one foot firmly in the heavens and the other foot solidly on the earth...

Experiencing The Fullness Of Life
Among virtually all of many Native American Indian tribes, the feathers of the eagle are considered to be among the most sacred of healing tools. It's said that the eagle represents a state of grace achieved through hard work, understanding, and a completion of the tests of initiation. For Scorpio, it is only through the trial of experiencing the extreme lows in life, as well as the extreme highs, and through the trial of trusting one's connection to the Great Spirit, that the right to use the essence of Eagle medicine is earned.

Take Courage
As a living and powerful archetypal symbol, the eagle is a vivid reminder for Scorpio to take heart and gather courage in the fierce battle of personal fears. The eagle teaches Scorpio to broaden their personal sense of self, and he encourages Scorpio to go beyond the limited horizon of what is visible from the ground.

The eagle is able to soar high above the earth and, thereby, sees the broader tapestry of life.

Need I say - that not all Sun Sign Scorpios are able to full, faithfully, and consistently access this noble energy of the eagle?

The Eagle

"He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands.

"The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls."

Tennyson (Mars, Uranus, Vertex conjunction in Scorpio in the 5th house)

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