Symbolic Degrees
Sabian Symbols
Explore the 360 Sabian symbols — one for each degree of the zodiac, channeled by Elsie Wheeler in 1925.
♌ Leo
1°
Blood rushes to a man's head as his vital energies are mobilized under the spur of ambition
2°
An epidemic of mumps
3°
A middle-aged woman, her long hair flowing over her shoulders and in a braless youthful garment
4°
A formally dressed elderly man stands near trophies he brought back from a hunting expedition
5°
Rock formations tower over a deep canyon
6°
A conservative, old-fashioned lady is confronted by a hippie girl
7°
The constellations of stars in the sky
8°
A communist activist spreading his revolutionary ideals
9°
Glass blowers shape beautiful vases with their controlled breathing
10°
Early morning dew sparkles as sunlight floods the field
11°
Children play on a swing hanging from the branches of a huge oak tree
12°
An evening party of adults on a lawn illumined by fancy lanterns
13°
An old sea captain rocking himself on the porch of his cottage
14°
A human soul seeking opportunities for outward manifestation
15°
A pageant, with its spectacular floats, moves along a street crowded with cheering people
16°
The storm ended, all nature rejoices in brilliant sunshine
17°
A volunteer church choir singing religious hymns
18°
A chemist conducts an experiment for his students
19°
A houseboat party
20°
Zuni Indians perform a ritual to the sun
21°
Intoxicated chickens dizzily flap their wings trying to fly
22°
A carrier pigeon fulfilling its mission
23°
In a circus the bareback rider displays her dangerous skill
24°
Totally concentrated upon inner spiritual attainment, a man is sitting in a state of complete neglect of bodily appearance and cleanliness
25°
A large camel is seen crossing a vast and forbidding desert
26°
After the heavy storm, a rainbow
27°
The luminescence of dawn in the eastern sky
28°
Many little birds on a limb of a big tree
29°
A mermaid emerges from the ocean waves ready for rebirth in human form
30°
An unsealed letter
References
Sabian Symbols: Elsie Wheeler & Marc Edmund Jones (1925). Reference: Dane Rudhyar — An Astrological Mandala (1973).
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Symbolic meaning behind every degree of the zodiac.
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