Medusa was a beautiful maiden in a family of monsters. One day as she prayed to the Goddess Athena (a personification of the rational) she was seduced by Poseidon (the irrational force). Punished by Athena, her face became terrifying to look at and her glorious hair became writhing coiled snakes.

Welcome to the realm of Scorpio. It's in this arena that we are able to go deep, to explore the hidden world, go to the uncomfortable places and reclaim the hidden thoughts, desires and drives. Like Medusa, this kind of material can be difficult to look at straight on. We may need a little assistance along the way. Hence the hero Perseus uses the reflection of the shield in order to remove the heady process that such traumatic material can plunge us into.

All of this is explored in today's episode as I'm joined, again, by Faye Northgrave to look underneath the rocks and see what ancient creatures we might discover there.

Artwork: Caravaggio, Medusa, 1595-1596, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.

Podcast Musician: Marlia Coeur
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