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The Sabian Symbols in Astrology: Illustrated by 1000 Horoscopes of Well Known People

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Astrology is an area of spirituality that has been distorted by popular use. However, this book opens new possibilities for astrology both as a traditional predictive tool, and as a means of personality integration. The book has 1000 horoscope examples of real people, and some well-considered theory mundane and Horary Astrology, of which the last of these is original. Most importantly, this book presents the Sabian Symbols. To my knowledge this was the first publication of the symbols, yet many books have published them since.

What are the Sabian Symbols? Well, each of the 360 degrees of the zodiac is assigned a "symbol", such as for example "Taurus 22 - White dove over troubled waters". Then, this symbol is given a positive and a negative slant in a paragraph of text, as well as a keyword, in this case Taurus 22 degrees is "Guidance". The symbols add value to any horoscope, but there's more!

The symbols in this book are excellent and practical as a kind of modern day "I Ching". That is, you can ask a question (of your higher self), then select a symbol using a random selection to find out your answer. A good way to do this is for example, to have two stacks of normal playing cards. For the stack to select the zodiac sign use:- Aries - King of Hearts; Taurus - Queen of Hearts; Gemini - Jack of Hearts; Cancer - King of Diamonds; Leo - Queen of Diamonds; Virgo - Jack of Diamonds; Libra - King of Spades; Scorpio - Queen of Spades; Sagittarius - Jack of Spades; Capricorn - King of Clubs; Aquarius - Queen of Clubs; Pisces - Jack of Clubs.

Then, for the selection of the degree of that sign, use: hearts 1-10 for 1 to 10 degrees, diamonds 1-10 for 11 to 20 degrees, hearts 1-10 for 21 to 30 degrees.

So, for example, Taurus 22 degrees using this system would be denoted by "Queen of hearts" = Taurus, "2 of clubs" = 22 degrees.

I have used this book "off and on" over the past ten years together with the similar book by Dane Rudhyar. The latter I found had similar and complementary text descriptions for the symbols. In my opinion, the symbols have even more far-reaching possibilities. They can be used as a device to learn "clair-seeing" where the world we walk in can be interpreted prophetically by reading into the symbolisms noticed. This is a fascinating prospect but I've not seen any book working that way from the Sabian Symbols. The author Marc Edmund Jones spent 30 years on this one; a worthwhile endeavour as you can see from what I've said here.

... for a 1st book on the subject, I would recommend this version. The author includes chapters on: "planets & character traits", "Rectification using Symbols", & info on using them for daily guidance (by using the Symbol for the sunrise degree). They can be used w/ Horary charts as well. If you've no book on the Sabian Symbols, definitely try this one.

An expensive little book this is, but very valuable in the symbolism offered by another astrological master. For every degree of the zodiac, there is a special symbolic vision that goes with it, which Jones has enumerated for us. This can make the astrology chart become alive with visual imagery and richer yet in symbolism. Better than a tarot deck, and deeper! By one of the masters.

Dr. Jones treatment is the most insightful look into humanity. His word use is superb, that is, he commands attention with each sentence as he details the application of the symbols to human development. Since studying the astrology subject from 1978 to present, his series of books best describes humanity's march from infant to adult with selfhood, responsibilty, and human interfacing highlighted.

This is one of the books that changed my life, yes its a little hard to read at times but WOW - the power in it - it is life changing!

The Sabian Symbols in Astrology: A Symbol Explained for Each Degree of the Zodiac
I bought this book as a reference for the original Sabian Symbols Index as devised by Ms Elsie Wheeler and the author so that I could compare later interpretations of the Symbols and, for that purpose, it's a great reference work for any serious student of astrology.
On the other hand, Dr Marc Edmon Jones ain't a PhD for nothin'! Attempting to read this thing all the way through is like trying to cut your way thru a dense jungle with a damn pocket knife!
The sentences are cumbersome and by the time you've slogged your way through an entire sentence you've forgotten what the author's original thought was and just what point he was trying to make. It's a lot like reading anything by Carl Gustav Jung; while he may have been a gifted psychologist, he couldn't frame a clean, precise thought in a sentence even if he used a scalpel and a bar of soap!
(Anyone who tells you they read and understood Jung is lying!)
Enjoy, Pilgrims!