Scorpio Rising

Scorpio Rising might only be asking where you got your coat, and you’ll still come away feeling you’ve been seen through.

That look

What people tend to notice is a steady gaze and a stillness. You don’t give much away at first, you don’t chat for the sake of it, and you often seem to be paying closer attention than anyone else. Some find it magnetic. Some feel slightly nervous. Either way, you’re remembered, even from a meeting where you said about four words.

Privacy tends to come naturally. You’ll answer “what do you do?” and somehow not leave them any wiser, and people may not realize until afterwards that they told you far more than you told them.

Not as dark as advertised

The assumption is that you’re secretive, intense and possibly up to something. People might expect you to be hard to please, or read a neutral face as disapproval when you were only thinking about your lunch. Friends may have told you that it took them a year to realize you were funny, or that they used to be scared of you. A Sun in Gemini or Moon in Leo inside this Rising can be sunny and silly, and rather tired of being treated as the room’s resident mystery.

It also tends to protect you. Few people push past this first impression uninvited, and you may have come to rely on that.

Being approachable, on purpose

On a date, your attention can feel wonderful, because few people get listened to like this. It can also feel like an interview if you never say anything back. Offer a little of yourself early, even something small. Smile when you mean it, so they don’t have to guess. Then take your time with the bigger things, since you were always going to.

If you’ve just met one, try being plain and sincere, as they’ll spot a performance anyway. And remember this comes from the hour of birth and only applies with a real recorded time. Don’t let anyone hand you this reputation on a guess.

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