Scorpio Profile: Owen Wilson-- Secrets, Lies and Pride before Regeneration

Owen Wilson is a Scorpio. We all knew he was suicidal and into hard drugs, right? Of course not. No true Scorpio ever let his closest family and friends, let alone the uncomfortably curious public, into the inner sanctum of his private world, especially if his secrets could be used against him (and rest assured, almost every secret a Scorpio hides is of the damning variety, at least in his or her mind). To keep you guessing in all the wrong directions is the Scorpion's creed, and they usually succeed in doing it to everyone they know.

Do you suspect a married Scorpio man in your office is secretly a wicked sexual libertine with a thousand mistresses? Well, maybe he has a checkered past (Most Scorpios do), but these days he's a family man who never cheats. If your assumption is desperately wrong, rest assured it's his deliberate doing, and he would indeed be very angry if you bust him for trying to slyly play a tormented Casonova for the crowd. Scorpios hate being found out, and woe betide the one who reveals them. They like to show you a carefully-constructed, affable, charismatic outer shell and closely guard their true talents, loves and motivations. After all, Scorpio rules the 8th house of secrets, intimacy, regeneration and attachment and consequently every native of this sign is especially well-versed in these areas, especially when it comes to manipulating others' perceptions. Moreso than those born under any other sign, Scorpios can throw you off the scent of their true selves. It's their gift and curse.

It's the same for Wilson, who never reveals a detail worth remembering about the process behind his brilliant screenwriting or shares a shred of insight about how he manages to infuse his most brilliant characters with unexpected emotional depth and vulnerability. Is he a method actor? Nobody seems to know, or even ask anymore. Instead, he shows us his playful- playboy “Butterscotch Stallion” persona, rarely speaking louder than his shaggy blonde haircut and California tan. However, his recent suicidal breakdown and rehab stint have shown a side of him his secretive Scorpio self never intended the masses to see. The house of cards his pride created through perpetuating such a goofy persona disconnected from his authentic self is part nature-- his Scorpio need to hide his true identity-- and nurture-- the Hollywood machine and its stress on perfection. This kind of schism is what happens when we let ourselves run rampant trying to manipulate ourselves, or circumstances and our neighbors and forget who we really are-- it's a common problem taken to extremes as only a Scorpio can.

Luckily, Scorpios have the rare ability to rise like Phoenixes from the ashes, stronger and more willful than ever. Let's hope this is the case with Owen Wilson, and that he will permanently retire his out-worn Peter Pan at the Playboy mansion persona and show us more outward evidence of the intelligent, gifted actor and writer we've glimpsed in his finest work. After all, that Scorpio intensity is a powerful force of nature that can't be subdued for long.

xo,

Sybilla

PS I didn't write this to further shine a negative light on Owen Wilson. Rather, I used him as a valuable astrological example without an ounce of malicious intent. God bless.