# 6 Degrees of Saturn and Virgo

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Updated: 2026-02-02

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By[Лілія AstroWay](https://astroway.info/author/astroway/)

27.07.2015

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**Degree of the Inner Blacksmith: Greatness Through Trial**

The degree a planet stands on shows up only in a calculation: [see the degrees of your planets down to the minute](https://app.astroway.info/en/tools/natal) together with the sign and house of each one.

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### 🌿 General Characteristics

This degree unites **high aspiration with earthly practice**, **a dream of elevation with confrontation with reality**, **the ambition to become significant with the pressure of obstacles that temper character**.

> **Pavlo Globa** calls this position **the degree of elevation on all levels** — from career to spiritual. In the worst case — **only dreams with no roots in reality**.

> **Jan Kefer** sees here **influence, authority, significance**, but along with them — **a series of obstacles** requiring true endurance.

> **N. Devor** emphasizes **partially unrealized ambitions**, which may painfully resonate against the achievements of others.

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### 🌀 Sabian Symbol (by D. Rudhyar):

> *“A black square, one of its sides illuminated by red”*

This is the **archetype of inner unrest** and **the quest for stable identity**. A person of this degree seeks **inner stability through control, structure, ideals**, yet often feels **emotional tension that precedes their experience**.

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### 🎭 B. Israel on this degree:

> “Indecisiveness”. The person is **restless, possibly physically or psychoemotionally vulnerable**. Has a tendency to get involved in projects with no chance of success.

This describes those who try to “forge destiny” but have not yet learned **to distinguish ideal from illusion**.

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### 🏆 A. Troyanovsky:

> “Success in affairs. A brilliant career”.

This degree can become **a springboard into the social hierarchy**, provided the person is disciplined, focused, and… somewhat fatalistically devoted to their path.

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### 🛠️ Symbol by I. Kosminsky:

> *“A blacksmith in his workshop sets a silver caduceus of Hermes upon a copper base. Around are scattered tools and metals”*

This is the **symbol of the Wise Master**, who transforms experience, love, and intellect into a single force. The copper base is the heart, the silver caduceus is knowledge, and together they form **an alloy shaping the soul’s great mission**.
This is **intellectual insight sanctified by love**. Such a person is not merely a craftsman — they are **a builder of a new world**.

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### 🧠 Psychoprofile:

| Light Side 🌓 | Shadow Side 🌑 |
| --- | --- |
| High goals, ambition, strategic thinking | Inner anxiety, insecurity |
| Desire for influence through real achievements | Unfulfilled dreams, feeling of “I deserve it, but I don’t have it” |
| Potential for a great mission | Tendency to escape into imagination or “grand plans without foundation” |
| Understanding the importance of love as a source of strength | Dissatisfaction when immediate results are not seen |

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### 🌱 Astro-Psychological Advice:

> If you were born with activation of this degree, you must find your **inner forge** — a place of power where mind, heart, and endurance merge. Success here does not come easily, but **it transforms you from seeker into guide**.

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📍 **Degree of Saturn** — the lesson of patience, self-construction, and overcoming.
📍 **Degree of Venus** — soul inspiration, love as the foundation of strength.
📍 **This is not merely a path to the summit — it is the path to becoming a Person of Mission.**

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🔗 **Sources**:

- P. Globa – «Astrological Chart of a Person»
- Y. Kefer – «Practical Astrology»
- N. Devor – «Encyclopedia of Astrological Degrees»
- D. Rudhyar – «Astrological Mandalas: Sabian Symbols»
- B. Israel – «The Mystery of the 360 Degrees of the Zodiac»
- I. Kosminsky – «Astrological Symbolism of Degrees»

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