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SECOND DECAN OF AQUARIUS
310°–320° · airNecessary passage☿Ruled by Mercury
Key Themes
transitiondepartureintellectual claritymoving on
Mercury guides Aquarius air across the difficult waters of transition. This decan is the boat crossing — leaving behind what no longer serves, carrying forward only what the next shore requires.
Correspondences
Chaldean RulerMercury governs this face of the zodiac through the Chaldean decan order, coloring its expression with communication and adaptability.
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Mercurypersonal planet
Tarot Card
Six of SwordsThoth title: Science
swordsair
The Golden Dawn assigned each Minor Arcana pip card (2–10) to a specific decan, linking tarot symbolism to the zodiacal faces.Traditional Imagery
PicatrixGhayat al-Hakim, c. 10th century“A man with a long beard, and before him, a woman and a bird.”
AgrippaThree Books of Occult Philosophy, 1533“A man of a beautiful face, handling beautiful garments.”
Modern SynthesisContemporary interpretation“A boatman poles a small craft across grey water, a cloaked figure and child huddled aboard — the quiet courage of choosing an uncertain future over a known sorrow.”
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