Scorpio is the house of Mars, and also his joy. It is termed a cold, moist, watery, phlegmatic, feminine, nocturnal, fixed, mute, southern, and extremely fruitful sign, of long ascension. It produces a strong, corpulent, robust, bony person, dark curling hair and eyes, middle stature, dusky complexion, coarse, but active; generally, they are very reserved in their mode of speech. It governs the organs of generation, and the groin, bladder, etc. Its diseases are confirmed lues, and the worst kind of syphilis, all secret and virulent diseases, fistulas, ruptures, scurvy, and obstructions of the urethra, or intestinal canal. When afflicted, it denotes great danger from poison, and excessive drinking. It is a very peculiar sign for deceit, fraud, and hypocrisy.

It governs Judea, Mauritania, Catalonia, Norway, West Silesia, Upper Bavaria, Barbary, Morocco, Valentia, Messina, and Franck fort on the Oder. Its colour is brown. In horary ques-tions, it denotes receptacles for filth and vermin; places where reptiles breed, sinks, sewers, drains, quagmires, bogs, marshes, pools, ruins near water, muddy swamps, gardens, orchards, vineyards, kitchens, larders, wine vaults, docks, canals, and such like places. It is by the ancients accounted unfortunate.