10 OF WATER
Pisces III – PERPETUAL SUCCESS
The Willingness to Sacrifice the Individual Self for Reunion with the Greater Whole
Affirmation: I surrender my individual will to the greater whole, trusting that harmony and peace unfold endlessly.
Card Details
Zodiacal Longitude: 20°00’–29°59’ Pisces (Time of Year: March 10/11 – March 19/20)
Decan: Mars in Pisces
Sephira: Malkuth
World: Briah
Color (Hex Code): #AD6F3A
Correspondences
Key: The Awakener and The Dreamer
Planet (Mars): 2 of Fire, 9 of Air, 7 of Fire, 5 of Water, 3 of Earth
Sequence (8-9-10 of Water): 8 of Water and 9 of Water
Sephira (Malkuth): 10 of Fire, 10 of Air, 10 of Earth
UPRIGHT: Fulfillment, Emotional Security, Harmony, Hope, Peace
REVERSE: Lack of Community, Disharmony, Isolation, Emotional Disconnection, Hopelessness
Meaning:
While the first decan of Aries begins with individualized consciousness, by the third decan of Pisces, that self has journeyed through the entire zodiac, experienced the weight of every trial. In this last decan, with the nearing completion, there a quest for an ideal. Venus reaches her exaltation in this decan, highlighting an extraordinary readiness to surrender everything for love. The third decan presents a narrative centered on the pursuit of true and ideal love; however, such stories do not always have happy endings. While sacrifice is a necessary component of the journey, it is not sufficient without a guiding ideal worthy of such devotion. This decan represents those who become entangled in romanticized and often tragic narratives. There’s a strong tendency to see existence in extremes—either as something sacred and ultimately perfect, where everything leads to a joyful union, or as fundamentally flawed and unbearable, where nothing is worthwhile. This perspective shifts between deep hope and profound despair. This imagery speaks to sacrifice—the offering of individual life force back to the nurturing source from which all life arises and ultimately returns.
Decanic Rulership: Mars
This final decan of the zodiac embodies a Piscean blend of poetic self-sacrifice and Mars-driven intensity, carrying both creative and destructive potential. This phase is marked by a restless intensity—a growing impatience with compromise and a firm refusal to accept anything short of what is truly right. Clear judgments are demanded and sacrifices become inevitable. There is a profound willingness to sacrifice in order to achieve the deeply desired conclusion. The joyous union often exists more as an ideal rather than being something that is realized. There is an awareness of the full spectrum of outcomes, both the most sublime and the most devastating. Mars rules this decan with natural authority, endowing those born under its influence with fierce passion and unwavering courage to pursue their deepest desires. Their zeal is often greater than their ability to exercise wise discernment. Though they are capable of attaining both what and whom they seek, lasting fulfillment may remain elusive. This decan is about the pursuit of true and ideal love—the willingness to sacrifice the individual self in order to reunite with the greater whole.
Myths:
This decan is associated with myths about pursuing ideal and true love through profound emotional and psychic sacrifice and the willingness to surrender the individual self in order to reunite with the greater whole.
