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"Based on the Sabian Symbols, first created in 1925 and consisting of 360 answers, the Sabian Oracle can be used to guide us through questions about our day-to-day lives... Using the Sabian Oracle will help you discover what's going on and why, leading to deeper self-awareness. You are able to make more informed choices and greatly enhance your life." Lynda Hill, author of 360 Degrees of Wisdom - Charting Your Destiny With The Sabian Oracle

In 1925, an extraordinary thing happened: two people--a clairvoyant medium and an astrologer--received messages from the spirit world for every degree of the Zodiac. Within each of the 12 constellations of the Zodiac, also known as Sun Signs, are 30 degrees--for a total of 360 degrees.

Astrologer Marc Edmund Jones wanted to participate in an experiment with his spiritualist-medium friend Elsie Wheeler. A gifted clairvoyant, Miss Wheeler was afflicted with severe arthritis and confined to a wheelchair, making movement difficult and painful. Nevertheless, she agreed to participate in this experiment with Jones in a public park; he wanted to be surrounded by the vibrations of modern American life, but not be disturbed by passers-by. Thus, Balboa Park in San Diego was the birthplace of the Sabian Symbols.

Jones made up a set of 360 index cards that were blank, save for a small notation of the Sign and degree number on one side (e.g. Aries 1, Scorpio 20--all the way up to Pisces 30). Jones shuffled the cards and placed the blank side up before Miss Wheeler. Neither of them knew the Sign or number on the card. Miss Wheeler would then report what she saw in her mind's eye...hurriedly noting the information on the card.

Amazingly, Elsie's psychic visions formulated the entire Sabian Symbols at random--completing all 360 Symbols in one day! On average, Miss Wheeler would have had to visualize a Symbol every minute and half. Jones believed that Miss Wheeler was given information by an "unseen agency": a "Brother" from the Sabian Brotherhood who were an ancient Middle Eastern race of alchemists. The Sabian Symbols are a set of 360 phrases consisting of as little as two words (Virgo 2: "A Harem") to as many as 21 words (Taurus 5: "A Youthful Widow, Fresh and Soul-Cleansed from Grief, Kneels at an Open Grave to Receive the Secret of Eternal Life").

Author Lynda Hill has a crafted an amazing book and oracle based on the Sabian Symbols: 360 Degrees of Wisdom - Charting Your Destiny With The Sabian Oracle. This book includes 42 cards to perform a reading: 12 red cards for the Signs, and 30 blue cards for each degree. Ask a question, pick a blue and red card, and then let the Symbols guide you to an answer. An entire page is dedicated to each Symbol, and features a commentary, oracle message, keywords, and a caution. In the page margins, Ms. Hill has included 5-9 quotations that reflect the message of each Symbol. At 363 pages, 360 Degrees of Wisdom also features Birthday Tables, which shows you the 3 degrees relevant to your birth date. She profiles several celebrities--such as Deepak Chopra, Michael Jackson, and Princess Diana--to demonstrate how the Sabian Symbols mirror the circumstances of your life.

In addition to using the cards provided with the book, Ms. Hill also shows you how to use 2 decks of regular playing cards (one red, one blue) in case you lose the cards that came with the book. She also shows you how to open the book at random to receive your special message.

I used the Sabian Oracle last night for insight into a back ailment that I've been dealing with. I picked a blue card and red card at random to get Scorpio: 20. Chillingly accurate, Scorpio: 20 A Woman Drawing Aside Two Dark Curtains That Closed The Entrance To A Sacred Pathway is not only the exact degree of Mercury in my natal chart (and one degree away from my Venus placement), but also this Sabian Symbol echoed the message I received from another oracle consulted a few days prior.

More accessible than the Tarot and easier to use than the I Ching, 360 Degrees of Wisdom - Charting Your Destiny With The Sabian Oracle will help you discover a modern and fascinating branch of mysticism and symbolic readings. I highly recommend this insightful and comprehensive book!

I own a variety of the Sabian Symbols books by various authors, which are all insightful. However, Lynda's book is brilliant and by far the best I've had the pleasure to read to date. I give it a solid ten for skill, precision and prompting the reader to perceive their own messages. Lynda is also very available to her public and has a website, where you can use her free Sabian Oracle, talk to others in a web forum and even email her if personally if you feel the desire to do so. Check it out. http://www.sabiansymbols.com

This is a wonderful book - I have been using the online
version of the Oracle for the past year and finally decided
I wanted to have the book. I am very happy with the depth
of each symbol, and the images are interesting and beautiful
to imagine - My only complaint is, I thought the Sabian symbols
would be illustrated in the book, but they are not. I will have
to keep looking for the visual component of the system, but after
years with other divination-type cards - animals, angels,
runes, tarot etc - this is different
and refreshingly appropriate for me at this time.

I am a professional astrologer and use this reference constantly. Lynda has taken the Sabian Symbols and made them extremely accessible. A full page for each degree with quotes and commentary to illuminate a functional interpretation of the symbol. These symbols undeniably add another dimension to an astrological analysis and are often the most accessible element of a reading for clients who are not well versed in astrological language. This is a must have for the practicing professional and a great tool for the student to add depth to their interpretive skill.

Lynda Hill is a highly skilled astrologer. Her work on the Sabians is excellent. This book is excellent whether you are wanting to know more about the Sabians or are seeking a meaningful Oracle.

I've only had this book for a few weeks but I can honestly say I haven't been the same since - gotta be one of the best purchases I've ever made! So much easier to understand than the Tarot or the I Ching - it tops most of the modern oracles as well! Such an amazing guidance tool, I don't know what I did without it! Best thing is, I know nothing about astrology or anything of that nature, yet it's still perfectly easy to use. Absolutely anybody can use this!

Fantastic book which has changed my life. The cards and book were very easy to use and the interpretations were amazing!

Highly recommended.

This is the most amazing book, it's a modern tool to help us map our spiritual potential. Lynda Hill has tapped universal astrological information and produced it in a heart felt easy to use 'oracle'. The truths of the symbols as written in this book added with some intuitive inspiration gives an individual the power to take, transform and understand each symbol as it personally influences us, in the moment, and as a guide to self discovery.
I LOVE this book!

Really good aid to getting some insights on your Natal chart and transits too.
It's most important to remember this is an oracle.
Very easy to read and understand and Lynda has selected some really good quotations to make her point should there be any confusion about what the symbol is trying to tell you
Well done Lynda

Stan

This book is very interesting and worth having for reference in every step of the astrological chart interpretation process! The degree of the rising sign seems the most obviously accurate.