The intensity can be felt in passionate conversation, with the need to get to the truth, or to speak the truth, being at the very core of every word.  This is the sign of secrets.  No one keeps a secret better than a Scorpio, and no one is better at uncovering the truth, and bringing the truth and its secrets to light.  Scorpio is the sign of the detective.  Even thought patterns now may lead to more deductive reasoning. Mercury will begin its pre-shadow phase on October 21st in preparation for its next retrograde.