2022 Scorpio Horoscope Preview: Your Year Ahead
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Scorpio Horoscopes, Year 2022: Summary/preview of the year ahead for the zodiac sign Scorpio.
The following forecast is for those born with the Sun in Scorpio (born approximately from October 23/24 to November 22/23)* and those born with a Scorpio Ascendant.**
2022 Scorpio Horoscope Overview
The following is an overview horoscope for the zodiac sign of Scorpio the Scorpion for the year 2022. This forecast outlines the key areas of Scorpio’s life that will expand, grow, and improve, as well as those that require change, transformation, new approaches, and simplification. See also the full Scorpio Yearly Horoscope for 2022.
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Areas of Expansion in 2022 for Scorpio:
Your Scorpio 2022 Horoscope points to areas of life that are destined to expand, improve, and grow.
- Creativity & Children
- Leisure & Entertainment
- Self-Expression
- Romance
- Health & Habits
- Work, Routines, & Chores
Until May 10th, and then October 28th-December 20th, 2022, your creative, playful, and romantic side continues to expand, develop, and blossom. This is a powerful time for self-expression, new forms of entertainment, and romantic explorations.
This influence spans three date ranges, and we’re on the second and third wave this year:
- from May 13-July 28, 2021,
- from December 28, 2021-May 10, 2022,
- and from October 28, 2022-December 20, 2022
In other words, you’re experiencing these themes in steps, having completed the first step last year from May to July. You’ve just begun your second step as the year 2022 starts.
Your focus is now on having fun, enjoying life, and expressing yourself in freeing, rewarding ways. Your romantic and creative worlds grow and expand. Your desire to express your unique side and creativity increases. As you learn to express yourself playfully and creatively without apology, you are more willing to take some personal risks along the way!
Romantic opportunities tend to abound during this cycle, or chances to kick back and have fun, express yourself in unique ways, and pursue hobbies and entertainment are abundant. Creatively speaking, these periods fill you with ideas and plans for realizing a dream.
This can be a fertile time on many levels, including physically and emotionally. Romance can blossom. Note that this influence is associated with casual dating and exploring romantic possibilities more than binding or committed relationships.
This enhancing, supportive influence is also strong for good fortune with finances, income, personal possessions, sense of security, comfort matters, and self-esteem.
Potential negatives: Excessive emphasis on, or attention to, having fun to the detriment of other life departments. Throughout this transit, you may need to come to a balance between attention to romantic and creative needs and the rest of your life.
However, for the most part, you are likely to feel supported and confident during these periods. Booster transits in February, April, and early May are incredible for creativity, imagination, romance, fantasy, and wonder. You might monetize a creative hobby, but you should watch for financial speculation. Although there’s some luck here, it’s all too easy to overdo.
You could discover that you’re more expressive regarding romantic notions, love, or playfulness. Your faith in romantic relationships or love increases. Some of you attract Sagittarius and Pisces lovers into your life. Many of you are truly discovering your creative potential and putting more faith in your creative abilities.
Your income might increase as you explore and make the most of your creativity, make connections, pursue a talent or special craft, or other such ventures. Or, you might invest more of your time, energy, and money into creative or romantic pursuits during this cycle.
From May 10-October 28, and then from December 20th onward, your work, daily routines, and health endeavors begin to expand, improve, and grow.
This influence spans two date ranges, with the first wave happening in full this year, and the second one starting near the end of 2022:
- from May 10-October 28, 2022,
- and from December 20, 2022-May 16, 2023.
You’re experiencing these themes in steps, starting this year from May to October.
This is a time when your work projects or duties expand, or you have increased opportunities for employment. You can be so confident in your ability to take on projects and endeavors, however, that you overload your plate, so do watch for that.
You find more joy in your work (as long as you don’t overload), self-improvement endeavors, and taking care of your health. If you provide a service to others, it is likely to prosper, primarily because you’re enjoying it more! If applicable, you are especially successful in hiring people to work for you, and improvements to your working environment are likely. It can be easier than usual to find employment now.
You may get a new job during this cycle or significantly improve an existing one. Work tends to be very
available to you. You more intently focus on what really matters to get ahead, and recognition for your efforts may be forthcoming. Still, this cycle is less about recognition as it is about the enjoyment of your duties or daily life.
You are proud of how useful you are to others during this cycle. The more integrity and honesty you bring to your services, the more “payback” or rewards you will receive. Health may very well prosper now, and medical procedures or programs, if necessary, are more likely to be successful. Of course, this isn’t something to take for granted since there are always other concurrent transits that can refine this one. There may be an inclination to put on some weight, for example, if you don’t watch your sweet tooth. A greater love of food might instead lead to a booster hobby.
You are bringing fresh and original ideas to the work you do and the services you offer. During this cycle, you might experience overload or initial magnification of problems surrounding work. There is a tendency now to focus on the details of your work, and you might sometimes feel a little overwhelmed with monotonous tasks. Again, the key is to avoid overdoing.
Your work might involve more services or assisting others during this cycle, and for some, health-related or healing professions can be attractive. You can feel quite motivated to improve your life, particularly by pursuing a healthier lifestyle and through your daily routines, habits, chores, tasks, services, and work.
Challenges may occur sporadically during this period with the need for time away from your duties either to take care of yourself or of others requiring care, or the consequences of taking on so much that you have trouble taking time for yourself. Responsibilities on the home front can sometimes conflict with your stronger desire to work, take care of business, and attend to health and wellness.
However, for the most part, this is a good time for winning appreciation for what you do or your skills, enjoying what you do, finding work, and working relationships.
Money, comfort, self-worth, and security matters may closely tie into work and health during this period. Your services to others can be particularly profitable during these periods. Your work ethic stands out as particularly powerful at this time–you can be committed to putting in the work! For some, income can relate to health, wellness, or service fields.
Areas of Contraction and Lessons in Simplicity:
Your Scorpio 2022 Horoscope reveals areas of contraction, restriction, and necessary “slimming down” in order to test for stable foundations. There are always areas of life that require more simplicity. Tests may be part of the picture as you learn that life with only growth and expansion can run away with itself.
- Home & Family
- Security & Familiarity
All year, the areas of your life that require a “back to basics” approach are associated with the sector of your solar chart that governs your personal life, home, family, your roots, domestic activities, living conditions, and security. There may be tests of sorts in these areas of life — as if the universe is checking that the foundations are strong. Those things built on weak foundations may very well crack under the pressure of these tests. Those that are strong will endure and strengthen.
This influence began in 2020, and it will continue until March 2023. In other words, it’s in full effect all of 2022, but will end in the first quarter of 2023.
You can feel it most strongly earlier or later in the cycle, depending on whether you were born earlier or later in the sign of Scorpio. This year, it impacts mostly those born with a Scorpio Sun from November 3-17 and those with a Scorpio Ascendant of 12-25 degrees. For later Scorpio Suns and Ascendants, this influence is stirring–it’s up and coming!
You are becoming especially security-minded and you have a stronger need to live a more organized life. Some of you may be a little more private about your home life during this cycle. This is a good time to be frugal due to your increased desire to feel secure and safe. You have or feel a special responsibility to your home and family now. It’s true, there may be some restrictions experienced in your living conditions or arrangements, or circumstances tie you to your home or a particular place. Ultimately, it’s about tidying and firming things up.
Tests can come to your home or personal life this year. The responsibilities and demands of domestic life can run high. There can be a feeling that others are not as sympathetic to you, or that they leave you alone to your own defenses during this period. In truth, you are learning how to stand on your own two feet, as well as to meet your responsibilities and fix whatever it is that you have let slide in the past.
At the end of this cycle, you’ll have built a stronger foundation. You’ll see yourself and your family more clearly, and your expectations will be more realistic as a result. It’s a good time to organize and structure your home life, and your mind can unclutter as you simplify things. This doesn’t always mesh perfectly with a close relationship or even with your relationship goals, especially prominent in April, but striking a balance can be a good bet.
You can be filled with desire, or circumstances create a need, for more structure in your home life. This is also a time for the very beginnings of a business project for some, and especially for those with a Scorpio Ascendant. This is a career-building stage if you’re looking far ahead. The very beginnings of a special long-term project/business can emerge now.
It’s vital that you get your home and personal life into order so that you can move forward feeling rooted and secure. The last time Saturn transited here was from 1991 to early 1994.
Areas of Excitement, Innovation, Independence, and Speed: One-to-One Relationships
Your 2022 Scorpio Horoscope points to areas of your life that seem to speed up so that you can take some risks, innovate, and revolutionize.
- Partnerships
- Agreements & Negotiations
- Contracts
All year, you’re part of a trend, lasting until 2026, in which partnerships and relationships with others can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting.
This may mean you’re more attracted to people who are free-spirited, individualistic, and possibly even eccentric or unstable as close partners during this period; or that you attract these types of people into your experience.
You are learning about giving freedom to others, and this isn’t always easy. Trying to force convention or tradition on partnerships will be a lesson in frustration during this period.
This long-term trend continues until April 2026 (it began in 2019). There’s a strong connection between your sector of home and family and your sector of partnership and finding a balance. This year, it’s a less problematic connection than it was last year!
There can certainly be times when an unreliable or erratic theme with one-to-one relationships can disrupt other life departments. Indeed, an unpredictable theme in relationships can compete or disrupt other life department goals. However, you seem more capable of making the most of the positive side of these relationship themes in 2022. Particularly in February and July, as you open your mind to new ways of interacting and connecting, new worlds open to you. It’s a potentially brilliant time for social activities, attraction, negotiations, and relationships, in general. You could have a lucky break. You are extremely attractive at this time, particularly with a forward-looking, open attitude.
It can also be a good period for making money through your connections or creativity/hobbies, and a special person can motivate or help you do so.
Areas of Change, Purging, & Transformation:
Your 2022 Scorpio Horoscope reveals areas of life in which change and transformation take place. It’s a time for “out with the old, in with the new.”
- Communications
- Transportation
- Education
- Learning & Sharing Ideas
- Partnerships & One-to-One Relationships
- Independence
Communications, learning, and daily life continue to transform this year. This can be an excellent period for studies, writing, and communicating, although there is a tendency for intensity that can work against you at times if you’re not careful.
This influence is very long-term. It first began in 2008 and is with us until 2024. While it’s in effect each year within this time frame, including in 2022, it’s sometimes more prominent through its outer planet connections/aspects or problematic. This year, it’s easier to work this transit to your advantage.
There may be some challenges related to these changes, most notable when Pluto forms challenging aspects to inner planets, and the demands of daily life or your personal interests, projects, or studies can compete with other life arenas.
However, most notably when Pluto is working in harmony with other planets, it can also be a good period for communications, personal influence, and persuasion. You might embrace your passions and ambitions, recognizing the need to change, reform, and renovate your projects or greet the world with a special mindset.
Particularly good periods for these themes in 2022 are in February and May. February is particularly strong for collaborating with a partner or strengthening or attracting a relationship with improved communication. Improving trust and emotional honesty can figure strongly. You’re particularly intriguing and fascinating to others. You could feel strong karmic ties to someone special. There can be a real learning experience with someone with whom you can bounce ideas off and come to a better understanding of how you define yourself. It’s a rich time for cultivating the give and take in your relationships. May brings another boost for self-expression and even transformation through writing, art, sharing, or feelings of love. You can feel passionate about a project or relationship, and you’re making meaningful connections. If applicable, your studies can be particularly rewarding.
In 2022, the Moon’s Nodes and eclipse activity point to the evolution of your personality and your partnerships. Your definitions of “me” and “you” are transforming. Issues of personal courage, confidence, and independence come to the fore. Personal appearance, your body, and your image become especially important. Still, it’s a time for better balancing and understanding of your needs for independence and for partnership.
For some, marriage or divorce will be an issue. For many, carving out a personal identity that includes a significant other who furthers their own personal growth will come into strong focus. For others, it’s about enlisting help or support when needed while rising to the task when independence serves you best. In 2022, you’re discovering where you stand when it comes to partnerships and independence.
The North Node transits your solar seventh house from January 18th forward, calling on you to face up to your needs and desires to partner effectively. There are benefits to embracing your need for partnership or better relationships with others. In these areas of life, you’re likely to see important changes.
Pluto is your modern planetary ruler, and Mars is your ancient ruler. Pluto is in generally good shape this year, helping you feeling more in charge rather than at the mercy of forces pushing you in certain directions.
Mars is retrograde this year: from October 30th, 2022, to January 12th, 2023. It’s important that, during this period, you get the rest you need and that you avoid pushing yourself or your personal plans and ventures ahead. Observe, reflect, and be as patient as you can.
Note, too, that there’s a pre-retrograde shadow period in which it’s best not to push your affairs forward, and this shadow phase occurs this year from September 23rd to October 30th. Ideally, you’ll handle your bigger initiatives outside of these periods, but if you must go ahead with something, it’s better handled in the post-retrograde shadow than it is initiated in the pre-retro shadow.
While Mars is retrograde, it’s best to focus on reorientation and building up resources and energy.
While Mars is out of bounds, it’s better not to push the envelope. It’s a time when it can be all too easy to act out of character, not always favorably. Note that Mars is out of bounds for a relatively long time, overlapping with its retrograde period:
- From October 22nd, 2022, to May 5th, 2023. Note that Mars is also retrograde from October 30th, 2022, to January 12th, 2023.
Mars gets extra support on February 3-4, February 15-16, February 28, May 6-7, May 14, May 22-23, May 28-29, and August 2.
2022 Yearly Overview Horoscopes:
See also 2025 Summary Horoscopes for neat summaries of the year ahead for each sign, 2024 Yearly Horoscopes for detailed forecasts for each sign, 2025 Yearly Love Horoscopes for love guides to the year, and 2025 Preview Horoscopes for a preview of the year ahead.
*It’s important to note that birthdates for Sun signs are always approximate since the starting date and time varies a bit every single year. If you were born on one of these cutoff dates (commonly known as a “cusp”), you can get a definitive answer using a Sun Sign Calculator. You can also write reports@cafeastrology.com with your birth information and we can let you know your true Sun sign if you were born on or beside the approximate date range given for any sign of the zodiac.
**If you don’t know your Ascendant and you DO know your birth time, you can easily find out your “rising sign” (Ascendant) with an Ascendant calculator, such as our What’s My Ascendant?, but do note that it cannot be determined for unknown birth times. This calculator is excellent for birthdates from 1970 forward since time zone changes were well-documented during this period. If you were born before 1970, it’s better to find your Ascendant and other planetary positions in our Free Report section or at Astrodienst if a historical time zone issue is in question. It’s also wise to double-check your info as explained in that section.
Related Reading:
Scorpio 2025 Love Horoscope
2025 Scorpio Horoscope Preview
2024 Scorpio Yearly Horoscope
Scorpio Zodiac Sign: Symbols
Scorpio Monthly Horoscope
Scorpio Good Days Calendar
Scorpio Ascendant Horoscope
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