Sabian Symbol Scorpio 20°: Drawing Away Two Dark Curtains #
The twentieth degree of Scorpio is an act of deliberate revelation: A woman draws away two dark curtains closing the entrance to a deeply meaningful pathway.
A woman actively removes the barriers concealing a deeply meaningful pathway. She does not stumble upon it; she chooses to draw aside what has hidden it from view. The curtains are dark, and there are two of them, suggesting that the concealment was layered and deliberate.
The Symbol’s Meaning #
This symbol speaks directly to Scorpio’s function as the sign that draws back the curtain, that chooses to see what has been kept from view. The doubled, dark curtains imply that what lies beyond required real intention to uncover. And what waits there is described as deeply meaningful, suggesting that the effort of revelation is worthwhile. Scorpio understands that the most significant discoveries are not accidental but require an active choice to look, approach, and uncover.
Psychological Theme #
Developmentally, this degree carries the theme of intentional unveiling. It speaks to the willingness to draw aside whatever separates a person from deeper truth, and to the recognition that meaningful pathways often stay hidden until someone chooses to reveal them. There is courage here in deliberately removing what conceals, knowing that what is found cannot be unseen.
A Planet or Point at This Degree #
A planet or angle near Scorpio 20° may color expression with a drive toward revelation. The Sun here can suggest an identity oriented toward uncovering what is meaningful but hidden. The Moon may bring emotional readiness to look behind the curtain, while Mercury might express as a mind that actively draws aside concealment to reach deeper understanding. The image offers a lens, not a verdict.
Reflective Prompt #
What meaningful pathway in your life waits behind curtains you have not yet drawn aside? Where might an active choice to look reveal something worth the effort?
For the full sequence, see the Scorpio Sabian Symbols overview, and for the sign itself, the Scorpio sign article.
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