Scorpio 10°-20° — the Six of Cups

Sun in Scorpio

The Sun in Scorpio lights the sign that prefers the dark, and the Six of Cups, Lord of Pleasure, is the decan's surprising card: children in a walled garden exchanging cups filled with flowers. The usual reading is nostalgia, and the solar influence is what makes the memory warm rather than haunting. In Scorpio, though, the walled garden reads slightly differently - a past preserved this carefully has been maintained by someone. The decan is about the uses of memory, including the defensive ones.

Using this decan for timing

In timing this decan points backwards by nature. The Six of Cups in a 'when' position generally indicates something returning from the past - a person, an offer, a situation thought closed. The Sun's ten days make the return warm rather than threatening.

Where it sits in Scorpio

Scorpio spans thirty degrees and divides into three decans, each with its own ruler and its own card from the Suit of Cups. This one is the middle ten degrees.

The sign as a whole is attributed to Death in the Major Arcana — see why Scorpio carries that card.