At a Glance
- Symbol
- “A fellowship supper reunites old comrades.”
- Degree
- 10° Scorpio (220th of the zodiac)
- Jones Keyword
- Fraternity
- Element
- Water
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Pluto
- Decanate
- 1st, sub-ruled by Pluto
- Phase
- Exploration
The Image
What was received for 10° Scorpio is a small, complete picture. “A fellowship supper reunites old comrades.”
Because the symbol is a picture rather than a definition, the work is to stay with what is literally happening before deciding what it says. Here is the method for reading any Sabian Symbol, step by step.
What 10° Scorpio Means
This degree falls in Scorpio, a water sign ruled by Pluto, which gives the image a current of feeling and absorption — energy that wants to merge, sense, and remember. As a fixed degree it sustains — it holds a position and deepens it rather than starting over.
Its place in the larger cycle is the phase of Exploration — Going where others won't; mapping the under-territory. It is the register the symbol operates in.
The Gift and the Shadow
Every Sabian degree has a bright reading and a difficult one — the same image shows both. At its best, 10° Scorpio expresses fraternity as a real gift, offered at the right moment.
Its shadow is the same energy out of season: the image used to avoid something rather than to meet it. Holding both at once is how the degree is read honestly — most people live somewhere between the two.
The Keyword: Fraternity
Marc Edmund Jones assigned every degree a single keyword as a compression of its meaning. For 10° Scorpio that word is Fraternity. A keyword is a handle, not the whole reading — but it points at the register the degree works in and confirms a reading you reach from the image itself. More on how Jones keywords work →
10° Scorpio in a Birth Chart
The same degree reads differently depending on which placement sits there. If 10° Scorpio is your Sun, the image describes how you express and act. On your Moon, it describes your inner life and what you need to feel safe. On your Ascendant, it describes how you arrive — the version of you that walks into rooms. How Sun, Moon and Ascendant symbols differ →
Where This Degree Sits
10° Scorpio occupies the 1st decanate of Scorpio, sub-ruled by Pluto. On the wider wheel it belongs to the Collectivization hemicycle and the act of Group Integration: Formation of meaningful social and spiritual bonds. Its polarity is yin.
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Common Questions
What is the Sabian Symbol for 10° Scorpio?
The Sabian Symbol for 10° Scorpio is: “A fellowship supper reunites old comrades.” Its Jones keyword is Fraternity.
What does 10° Scorpio mean?
10° Scorpio is a water, fixed degree ruled by Pluto, in the phase of Exploration: Going where others won't; mapping the under-territory. Its keyword, Fraternity, points to its core energy.
Is 10° Scorpio a good degree?
Like every Sabian degree it has a gift and a shadow — the same image shows both. At its best it expresses fraternity consciously; its shadow is that same energy out of season. It is read as a working tendency, not a verdict.
What is the keyword for 10° Scorpio?
Marc Edmund Jones's keyword for 10° Scorpio is Fraternity.