Sabian Symbols · Capricorn · Degree 13 of 30
Capricorn 13°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A fire worshipper sits in meditation on the deepest realities of existence.”
THE SYMBOL
“A fire worshipper sits in meditation on the deepest realities of existence.”
Capricorn 13° · 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
Devotion here is aimed at the largest possible questions, not the daily ones: the worshipper has turned toward fire, an old and elemental object of attention, specifically to sit with what is ultimate rather than what is urgent. Capricorn's seriousness finds one of its purest expressions in this degree, discipline pointed not at achievement but at genuine metaphysical inquiry. There is real patience required here, since ultimate realities do not resolve on any practical schedule.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet at this degree often shows a genuine pull toward the largest questions, meditation or inquiry that is not interested in quick answers. Neptune or Pluto here can indicate real depth of contemplative practice, seriousness applied to existence itself rather than only to career or structure. It rewards protecting time for exactly this kind of unhurried, elemental attention.
What ultimate question have you been sitting with lately, without rushing yourself toward a tidy answer?
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