Sabian Symbols · Scorpio · Degree 9 of 30
Scorpio 9°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A dentist works carefully inside a patient's mouth, repairing what has gone wrong beneath the surface.”
THE SYMBOL
“A dentist works carefully inside a patient's mouth, repairing what has gone wrong beneath the surface.”
Scorpio 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
Necessary, precise, uncomfortable work performed in one of the body's most guarded openings. No one looks forward to this appointment, and avoiding it only lets the problem worsen where it cannot be seen. Scorpio understands, better than most signs, that real repair sometimes only happens by going directly into the tender, defended place and doing the exact, unglamorous work the moment actually requires.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet here often shows real willingness to do precise, uncomfortable repair work at close range on something sensitive. Saturn or Mars can indicate a talent for actually fixing what is broken, rather than merely numbing the pain around it.
What overdue, uncomfortable repair have you been postponing, that only gets worse the longer you avoid the appointment?
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