Sabian Symbols · Capricorn · Degree 22 of 30
Capricorn 22°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A defeated general accepts the loss with real, visible grace.”
THE SYMBOL
“A defeated general accepts the loss with real, visible grace.”
Capricorn 22° · 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
Character, this degree insists, shows up most clearly not in the winning but in exactly how a real loss gets carried. The general does not pretend the defeat did not happen, and does not collapse under it either, meeting the outcome with a dignity that costs considerably more than victory ever would have. Capricorn's whole relationship to achievement gets tested here, since the sign's authority is built on winning, and this degree asks what remains of that authority when winning is, honestly, no longer available.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet at this degree often shows genuine nobility in the face of real setback, dignity that holds up specifically when a loss is unavoidable and visible to everyone watching. Saturn here can indicate someone whose true character is most legible in exactly how they handle failure. It rewards trusting that grace under defeat is its own, separate kind of authority.
What loss are you currently carrying, and is the way you are carrying it actually the version of yourself you would want remembered?
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