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SECOND DECAN OF LIBRA
190°–200° · airHeartbreak clarity♄Ruled by Saturn
Key Themes
grieftruthseparationpainful clarity
Saturn in Libra air brings the painful clarity that some bonds must be severed. This decan confronts the sorrow of seeing a relationship or ideal exactly as it is — and accepting what that means.
Correspondences
Chaldean RulerSaturn governs this face of the zodiac through the Chaldean decan order, coloring its expression with structure and discipline.
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Saturnsocial planet
Tarot Card
Three of SwordsThoth title: Sorrow
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 monkey's face, covered in iron, with two monkeys before him.”
AgrippaThree Books of Occult Philosophy, 1533“Two men furious and wrathful, and a man in a comely garment, sitting in a chair.”
Modern SynthesisContemporary interpretation“A single red heart pierced by three swords hangs in a grey sky, rain falling — the devastating honesty that precedes genuine healing.”
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