Sabian Symbols · Pisces · Degree 9 of 30
Pisces 9°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A jockey urges his horse forward, determined to outrun every other rider.”
THE SYMBOL
“A jockey urges his horse forward, determined to outrun every other rider.”
Pisces 9° · 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
Pure competitive will, riding something far stronger than itself toward a finish line that only one of them will reach first. This degree gives usually diffuse Pisces a moment of total focus, the sign's normally wide attention narrowed down to a single track and a single outcome. There is real risk in urgency this sharp, but also real aliveness, the sign discovering that it, too, can want to win.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet at this degree often shows a competitive drive that can surprise people who expect only softness from this part of a chart. Mars here can indicate real hunger to be first, sharpened rather than dulled by the stakes. It rewards channeling that urgency toward an actual finish line instead of a vague, restless push.
What race are you currently riding all-out, and have you actually let yourself want to win it?
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