Sabian Symbols · Pisces · Degree 8 of 30
Pisces 8°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A young girl blows a bugle, sounding a call.”
THE SYMBOL
“A young girl blows a bugle, sounding a call.”
Pisces 8° · 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
One small figure, and a sound built to carry much further than she is. The bugle does not ask permission to be heard, and neither, in this moment, does she: an unmistakable signal sent out plainly, meant to gather or warn or wake whoever is in range of it. Pisces is often soft-spoken, but this degree shows the sign perfectly capable of a clear, carrying call when the moment actually requires one.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet at this degree often shows real capacity to sound a clear signal at exactly the right moment, a voice that carries further than its owner's stature would suggest. Mercury or Mars here can indicate someone who knows how to call a room, or a crowd, to attention. It rewards trusting that your call is worth sounding, even before you know who will answer it.
What call have you been quietly rehearsing that actually needs to be sounded out loud?
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