Symbolic Degrees
Sabian Symbols
Explore the 360 Sabian symbols — one for each degree of the zodiac, channeled by Elsie Wheeler in 1925.
♐ Sagittarius
1°
Retired army veterans gather to reawaken old memories
2°
The ocean covered with whitecaps
3°
Two men playing chess
4°
A little child learning to walk with the encouragement of his parents
5°
An old owl sits alone on the branch of a large tree
6°
A game of cricket
7°
Cupid knocks at the door of a human heart
8°
Within the depths of the earth new elements are being formed
9°
A mother leads her small child step by step up a steep stairway
10°
A theatrical representation of a golden-haired goddess of opportunity
11°
In the left section of an archaic temple, a lamp burns in a container shaped like a human body
12°
A flag turns into an eagle; the eagle into a chanticleer saluting the dawn
13°
A widow's past is brought to light
14°
The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx
15°
The ground hog looking for its shadow on Ground Hog Day
16°
Sea gulls fly around a ship in expectation of food
17°
An Easter sunrise service draws a large crowd
18°
Tiny children in sunbonnets
19°
Pelicans menaced by the behavior and refuse of men seek safer areas for bringing up their young
20°
In an old-fashioned northern village men cut the ice of a frozen pond for use during the summer
21°
A child and a dog wearing borrowed eyeglasses
22°
A Chinese laundry
23°
A group of immigrants as they fulfill the requirements of entrance into the new country
24°
A bluebird perched on the gate of a cottage
25°
A chubby boy on a hobby-horse
26°
A flag-bearer in a battle
27°
The sculptor's vision is slowly but surely taking form
28°
An old bridge over a beautiful stream is still in constant use
29°
A fat boy mowing the lawn of his house on an elegant suburban street
30°
The Pope blessing the faithful
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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