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SECOND DECAN OF ARIES
10°–20° · fireNoble aspiration☉Ruled by Sun
Key Themes
visionnobilityexpansionconfidence
With the Sun illuminating Aries fire, this decan refines raw courage into noble aspiration. There is a generosity of spirit here — the impulse to lead not through force but through radiance.
Correspondences
Chaldean RulerSun governs this face of the zodiac through the Chaldean decan order, coloring its expression with vitality and self-expression.
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Sunluminary planet
Tarot Card
Three of WandsThoth title: Virtue
wandsfire
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 woman dressed in green, lacking one leg.”
AgrippaThree Books of Occult Philosophy, 1533“A woman wearing a green garment, having one foot.”
Modern SynthesisContemporary interpretation“A crowned figure stands on a hilltop at dawn, arms outstretched, surveying distant lands that shimmer with gold — seeing not what is, but what could be.”
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