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SECOND DECAN OF SCORPIO
220°–230° · waterNostalgic tenderness☉Ruled by Sun
Key Themes
nostalgiainnocenceemotional memorykindness
The Sun lights the deep waters of Scorpio with a warm, golden glow of remembered joy. This decan carries the sweetness of childhood revisited — emotional gifts from the past that still nourish.
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
Six of CupsThoth title: Pleasure
cupswater
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 riding a camel, holding a scorpion in his hand.”
AgrippaThree Books of Occult Philosophy, 1533“A man riding a camel and holding a scorpion in his hand.”
Modern SynthesisContemporary interpretation“A child offers flowers from an old garden to a smaller child — the simple generosity of sharing what you remember as beautiful, before the world taught you to guard it.”
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