They say that when Scorpiodrakos prepares for its final metamorphosis, its tail breaks off and slithers away. But the tail doesn’t die—it becomes a snake’s head, writhing in the darkness, hissing and seeking something to cling to. It carries venom, memory, and an unquenchable spark, but it no longer belongs to the body. Sometimes it is seen at the borders: it lies between the constellations, moving, like a bridge to something greater.
Archetype
Chainsting is a severed past that doesn’t disappear, but rather acquires its own movement. It cannot return, but it also doesn’t vanish—it becomes a “chain” linking the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. A symbol of continuity through loss. A sense of loss that transforms into a connection.
Chainsting doesn’t torment, but holds the memory of flight, emptiness, and freedom, and that the sky is not a goal, but a means.
She whispers to the scorpion: “You remember the sky, but it is not a goal; your power is here, on earth, and it is yours.”
Through this bridge, Scorpiodrakos is able to recall the nuances of movement, harness the experience of fear, emptiness, and freedom, and take a step toward the draconic stage while maintaining a connection to the earth. It holds Scorpiodrakos, preventing it from losing its will or dissolving into chaos.
Chainsting is not for everyone. Only those who have already worn wings, i.e., Those who have experienced flight and contact with the celestial boundaries feel her touch. For others, she remains a quiet presence, inactive and unnoticed.
Psychophysics
- A sensation of a prick that prevents one from forgetting.
- The body is taut with chains, pulling one toward the past and the future.
- Movement is jerky, like a spasm.
- It affects the perception of boundaries and space.
- It feels like a gentle pulsation, reminding one of the stages one has passed.
- It creates the feeling that stepping into the future doesn’t destroy the past.
- Pain, frozen feelings, and fears synchronize with memory to become support, not a trap.
- The will and the body are one, ready for transformation.
Elements
Earth—support, connection to reality, maintaining strength and stability.
Sky—a space of future possibilities that can now be used consciously. Preparation for freedom, flight, and transformation.
Metal—as a chain.
Poison—as memory.
Fire—as the sting.
Astrology
Astrologically, a side arc from Scorpio: a sign that even a defeat isn’t a complete dead end, but can create a connection.
Binding: Serpens Caput (head of the snake).
Direction: The scorpion’s tail, turning away from Corona Australis and finding a mirror in the snake.
Bridge: The distance between Scorpius and Draco is aligned through this point, turning it into an “invisible axis.”
Transformations
(Not a full four, like in stages, but rather movements):
1. Sting → Serpens Caput (break away).
2. Poison → Path (poison becomes a road).
3. Tail → Head (reverse transformation: the end gives birth to a beginning).
4. Chain → Dragon (the chain turns into wings).
Connection to the Chain
Chainsting is not a stage in the cycle, but an ejection from it. It appears where Scorpiodrakos would otherwise become a dead end. Its function is to prevent complete stabilization: its sting stings until the path continues.
Supports the path from Scorpiodrakos to Dragon.
Integrates with Scorpiodrakos if it has had experience flying during previous transformations.
Remains neutral for others.
Chainsting isn’t the sting itself, but its memory, searing like a nerve that still pulses even when the tail is gone. For the scorpion, this isn’t an end, but a transition: a pain that becomes a bridge to the twelfth stage. In the past, the sting was a weapon piercing the shells of chaos; now it has become a thin chain stretched between worlds. It itches like a phantom limb, a reminder: the movement continues. It’s not a wound or a threat, but the only way to maintain connection with the fire that lies ahead.
