Sabian Symbols · Scorpio · Degree 29 of 30
Scorpio 29°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A mother makes an urgent appeal to her community's leader, pleading for her children's lives.”
THE SYMBOL
“A mother makes an urgent appeal to her community's leader, pleading for her children's lives.”
Scorpio 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.
Note: the 1925 original for this degree used a dated, now-offensive ethnic term; the picture above keeps its meaning in respectful, modern terms.
What this degree describes
Love pressed into its most desperate, most necessary form, not romantic, maternal, willing to stand directly before real power and ask, plainly, for mercy. This degree carries the full weight the sign has been building toward across its whole back half: stakes that are genuinely life and death, and a love fierce enough to face authority head-on rather than staying silent and hoping for the best.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet here often shows real willingness to advocate fiercely, publicly, for someone vulnerable who cannot advocate for themselves. The Moon or Mars can indicate a protective love, maternal or otherwise, that will stand before real power rather than staying quiet out of fear.
Who are you currently pleading for, in front of whatever power actually holds their fate in its hands?
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