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By Kenneth Beare, About.com

Scorpio / October 23 - November 21

Scorpio is the eighth sign of the Zodiac and associated with intensity, passion, and power. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a complex, analytical, patient, keenly perceptive, inquisitive, focused, determined, hypnotic, and self-contained character, but one which is also prone to extremity, jealousy, envy, secretiveness, possessiveness, cruelty and cunning. In terms of anatomy,

Positive

Determined and forceful
Emotional and intuitive
Powerful and passionate
Exciting and magnetic

Negative

Jealous and resentful
Compulsive and obsessive
Secretive and obstinate

Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.

  • I am:

  • I am:

  • I am:

Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.

  • I am not:

  • I am not:

Sagittarius / November 22 - December 21

Sagittarius is the ninth sign of the Zodiac and associated with travel and expansion. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a straight-forward, dynamic, highly intelligent, extremely clever, ethical, humorous, generous, open-hearted, compassionate, and energetic character, but one which is also prone to restlessness, impulsiveness, impatience, recklessness, and kiddishness.

Positive

Optimistic and freedom-loving
Jovial and good-humored
Honest and straightforward
Intellectual and philosophical

Negative

Blindly optimistic and careless
Irresponsible and superficial
Tactless and restless

Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.

  • I am:

  • I am:

  • I am:

Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.

  • I am not:

  • I am not:

Capricorn / December 22 - January 19

Capricorn is the tenth sign of the Zodiac and associated with hard work and business affairs. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have an ambitious, modest, patient, responsible, stable, trustworthy, powerful, intellectual, perspicacious and persistent character but one which is also prone to coldness, conservatism, rigidity, materialism, and dullness.

Positive

Practical and prudent
Ambitious and disciplined
Patient and careful
Humorous and reserved

Negative

Pessimistic and fatalistic
Miserly and grudging

Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.

  • I am:

  • I am:

  • I am:

Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.

  • I am not:

  • I am not:

Aquarius / January 20 - February 18

Aquarius is the eleventh sign of the Zodiac and associated with future ideas and the unusual. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a modest, creative, challenging, inquisitive, entertaining, progressive, stimulating, nocturnal, and independent character, but one which is also prone to rebelliousness, coldness, erraticism, indecisive, and impracticality.

Positive

Friendly and humanitarian
Honest and loyal
Original and inventive
Independent and intellectual

Negative

Intractable and contrary
Perverse and unpredictable
Unemotional and detached

Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.

  • I am:

  • I am:

  • I am:

Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.

  • I am not:

  • I am not:

Pisces / February 19 - March 20

Pisces is the twelfth and last sign of the Zodiac and associated with human emotions. Individuals born under this sign are thought to be tolerant, modest, dreamy, romantic, humorous, generous, emotional, receptive, affectionate, and have an honest character, but are also prone to exaggeration, fickleness, passiveness, hypersensitivity, and paranoia.

Positive

Imaginative and sensitive
Compassionate and kind
Selfless and unworldly
Intuitive and sympathetic

Negative

Escapist and idealistic
Secretive and vague
Weak-willed and easily led

Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.

  • I am:

  • I am:

  • I am:

Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.

  • I am not:

  • I am not:

This exercise is based on the Zodiac resource page at Wikipedia.

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