An ageless one, too! Scorpio Demi Moore, now 61, has steamed up the screen since 1996’s Striptease. At 63, Scorpio RuPaul captivates the room in and out of drag with unparalleled allure. Then there are the Scorpio indie darlings, like Chloë Sevigny and Winona Ryder. They keep us reaching for black turtlenecks and accidentally-on-purpose smudging our eyeliner for an “I just rolled out of bed with my rocker boyfriend” look.

Surface mystique can be disarming during Scorpio season, but don’t get stuck there. Permission to go deep is granted now. That’s where the real juice of this sign lies, in fact, far below the magma layer and all the way down to life’s molten core.

Just make sure you’re willing to stick with whatever feelings arise. All-night conversations are a strong possibility—or dialogues that span days. Investigative Scorpio is one of the four determined fixed signs (along with Taurus, Leo, and Aquarius), and it won’t stop until it’s unpacked the entire situation. The complexity of the human experience? That’s Scorpio’s playground. There’s no sign quite so willing to sit with uncomfortable insights in search of penetrating truths.

There is a caveat, of course. If you plan to peel back the layers and bare your soul, make sure you first establish trust. Scorpio season might inspire naked vulnerability, but there’s nothing this zodiac energy despises more than disloyalty. As one of the three sensitive water signs, Scorpio can harden like ice or evaporate like steam if it senses a betrayal. Share selectively and respectfully.

Scorpio season is also the time of the phoenix. There may be old things you’re ready to burn away in the name of a total transformation. There’s a fearlessness to Scorpio that feels edgy and a little dangerous, too. But it’s all in the name of rising from the ashes with a profound sense of purpose.

With this intensity comes a need for balance. Scorpio energy can be all-consuming, leading us into emotional burnout or spirals of paranoia and jealousy. Self-care during this season should be non-negotiable. Bring on the steam rooms, cold plunges, and salt baths.

It can be helpful to understand that Scorpio is ruled by both combative Mars and conspiratorial Pluto. Both planets are associated with power, ambition, and, yes, a bit of obsession—all things that can be productive, if harnessed correctly. During Scorpio season, it can help to zero in on your most important goals. You’ll have the stamina of Mars and the strategy of Pluto to help you achieve your desired aim, so why not give it your all? Anything less would be unacceptable.