Sabian Symbols · Pisces · Degree 23 of 30
Pisces 23°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A medium conducts a seance, claiming to summon a visible presence from beyond.”
THE SYMBOL
“A medium conducts a seance, claiming to summon a visible presence from beyond.”
Pisces 23° · 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
The boundary between the living and the dead, tested directly, in a darkened room, in front of witnesses who came specifically hoping it would give way. This degree sits at Pisces's most literal edge, the sign's deep interest in what lies past ordinary perception, staged here as an actual, watchable event. Whether or not the room believes what it sees, the hunger behind the seance, to touch what is supposedly gone, is entirely real.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet at this degree often shows real fascination with contact across the boundary between the visible and the unseen. Neptune or Pluto here can indicate genuine sensitivity to what most people dismiss as impossible to reach. It rewards staying honest about what is actually being contacted, and what is simply being performed.
What do you find yourself still trying to reach, across a boundary most people have already accepted as final?
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