Sabian Symbols · Leo · Degree 29 of 30
Leo 29°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A mermaid rises out of the waves, ready to be reborn in human form.”
THE SYMBOL
“A mermaid rises out of the waves, ready to be reborn in human form.”
Leo 29° · 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
Transformation, chosen and nearly complete: the mermaid is caught at the exact moment of becoming something she was not, water giving way to the possibility of walking upright in a different world entirely. This degree, so near the sign's own end, carries real courage, leaving behind an entire native element for the sake of a new, harder, more fully embodied kind of life.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet at this degree often shows genuine willingness to transform completely, trading a familiar element for a harder, more fully realized one. Neptune or the Moon here can indicate someone in real, active process of becoming a truer version of themselves. It rewards trusting the risk of walking on legs you have never used before.
What familiar element are you nearly ready to leave, for the sake of becoming something more fully yourself?
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