Sabian Symbols · Scorpio · Degree 19 of 30
Scorpio 19°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A parrot listens closely, then repeats back exactly what it overheard.”
THE SYMBOL
“A parrot listens closely, then repeats back exactly what it overheard.”
Scorpio 19° · 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
Information absorbed and returned faithfully, sometimes without any real understanding of what it actually means. This degree carries a genuine caution about repeating what was only overheard rather than truly understood, right alongside real respect for the raw capacity to absorb and reproduce something with total accuracy, word for word.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet here often shows a gift for accurate mimicry or reporting, sometimes running ahead of real comprehension. Mercury can indicate a quick, accurate ear, genuinely useful, and occasionally risky if repeated without the context that gave it meaning.
What have you been repeating lately that you actually overheard, rather than understood firsthand?
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