Love, Lucy: How to embrace your inner Scorpio

Illustration by Max Choi-Henslee

Love, Lucy is the New School Free Press’ weekly advice column, where writers anonymously share thoughtfully researched solutions to your questions about life. Most everyone knows of the 12 zodiac signs (Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius) — but what makes a Scorpio a Scorpio? To better understand the personalities of the zodiacs, let’s take a trip down astrology lane.