Sabian Symbols · Capricorn · Degree 10 of 30
Capricorn 10°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A great seabird glides in close and feeds directly from a sailor's outstretched hand.”
THE SYMBOL
“A great seabird glides in close and feeds directly from a sailor's outstretched hand.”
Capricorn 10° · Sabian symbols, devised 1925 (Marc Edmund Jones, clairvoyant Elsie Wheeler)
Remember to round up: a planet or point at 9°30′ takes the 10° symbol, not the 9° one.
What this degree describes
A wild creature, one built for open ocean and enormous distance, comes close enough to be fed directly, trust extended across a real gap between two very different kinds of life. This degree honors the moment discipline and patience actually earn something wilder than Capricorn usually keeps close: not a tamed bird, a wild one that has simply decided to trust this particular hand. There is real achievement in this, since the bird does not need the sailor, it is choosing the encounter.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet at this degree often shows an ability to earn the trust of something, or someone, that does not actually need to be tamed, only convinced. Jupiter or Venus here can indicate real luck or grace that arrives specifically because something wild chose to draw near. It rewards remembering that trust like this is a gift, not a possession.
What wild, independent part of your life has recently decided, on its own terms, to come close enough to eat from your hand?
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