PART II : THE MASK & THE MAGNETISM : SCORPIO RISING -THE DEEP END

To know me is to love me, but the thing about knowing is you have to KNOW, you know? 

There is a quiet kind of presence that Scorpio Rising gives- not the one that demands attention, but one that naturally holds it. I've noticed it more with time. It's not about mystery for mystery's sake- It's about how much of myself I keep to myself until I feel safe.

I've always been private. Not closed off, just inward by nature. I move through life observing- not because I'm trying to stay distant, but because I want to understand things before I invest. People often assume they know me, or they project their stories onto me. I've learned to let that happen without feeling the need to correct. It's not my job to be fully readable.

This puts transformation at the front door of my life. I've had to let go of a lot- roles, identities, people, illusions. Sometimes I walked away, sometimes things fell apart without my permission. Either way, I've been shaped by the necessity of shedding what no longer fits. It's given me a stronger relationship with myself than anything else ever could.

I don't open up easily. That's true. But it's not a performance, game of exclusivity, or some pity party- it's just that I take connection seriously. I've seen what happens when people get close and don't know what to do with the real version of me. So now, I pace it. I observe. I see who listens without trying to fix me as if I'm broken. I notice who respects my boundaries without making it personal.

It also gives me a kind of emotional x-ray vision. I pick up on undercurrents. I sense tension even when everything looks fine on the surface. I've had to learn when to trust that and when to pause and ask more questions. Not everything needs to be decoded- but a lot of it does.

Over the years, I've stopped expecting to be fully understood. I've started valuing being clear with myself instead. That's been a quieter kind of confidence- not needing to be interpreted, not needing to overshare, not needing to soften what's real just to make other people comfortable.

There's strength in that

And peace, too.