Sabian Symbols: A pageant

A pageant

This universal idea is best expressed through planets in

Leo 15 (14° - 15°)

DRAMA
Certain aspects of our true, emotional nature can only be released and expressed in a collective, ritual setting
"Dramatization of collective spiritual values"

With mastery of careful planning that old age understands as expedient, and the spontaneity that youth knows to be joyful, a public demonstration of one's spiritual station can be shown. The soul and personality together in accord create the possibility of such power as can sway multitudes - especially when applied to the dramatisation of collective values.
 
Rudhyar:
A PAGEANT, WITH ITS SPECTACULAR FLOATS, MOVES ALONG A STREET CROWDED WITH CHEERING PEOPLE

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A pageant, with its spectacular floats, moves along a street crowded with cheering people

Demonstration

Revelation is the creation of treasure

We take a pride in ourselves, and this very normal feeling is often satisfied by ordinary, everyday events. We tend to surrender to an irresistible urge to heighten the significance of self – across the whole face of human experience, even through public display.

We yearn to reveal what we are, because that – at least according to Sufis – is the essence-motivation for all existence. ‘I was a hidden treasure and yearned to be known’ – God’s first impulse that gave rise to Creation. To demonstrate our God-selves at a pageant raises this impulse to a high level.

There is magic in this. As each person individually shows who they are and what they can do, there develops the powerfully binding and creative force of fellowship – from which flows work for the common good.

Also, as we make ourselves known, we come to know ourselves. Revelation is in itself a creative and growthful occurrence.

Accomplishments that require collective effort enable everyone to participate in achievements well beyond their individual capacity, and each small contribution is valuable – and yearns to be recognized as such.

Some people lose poise however, and make unconvincing claims and embarrassing self-assertion. Generally, though, these are kept in check by group responses. Normally, it is a tricky business to know what to demonstrate and what to hide – because we don’t like to feel foolish and we don’t want to go unrecognised either. This is why pageants are so useful, because we have permission to show off a little, and relax our guarded self-denial.

All in all it is much healthier for a child to be encouraged to enjoy the delights of exhibition – and this carries forward into adulthood as the pride we feel when the fruits of our achievements are noticed. It sponsors excellence as well as the various supportive roles – through which everyone participates, even as spectators.

​A pageant

Commentary from Mandy McKinley
​Acknowledgement.  Celebration.  Standing out in a crowd.  Centre of attention.  Anticipation. Creative extravaganza.  Representation.  Jubilation.  Out of the ordinary.  Follow the leader.  Come together. The many become one.  Waiting for what's next.

Advanced Level: Elven Star Analysis

​Although we can find relevance in some way to all 360 degrees, each degree resonates particularly, and mysteriously, with the 6 other points of its Elven Star and clues, from the 7 Words System, and the Sabian Journey, are shown in the text below. This fifth degree of the Expression "Enthusiasm" is the Progression principle.

The scope of Leo 15 is "Dramatization of collective spiritual values", and its means of expansion is Capricorn 19, "Taking on, and managing, difficult challenges". Its preferred path, Gemini 23, "New levels of spiritual integration", leads to its principle challenge, found in Scorpio 27, "Building safe space though projection of personal atmosphere".

Awareness of its spiritual purpose is described in Taurus 2, "Epiphany of light", which generates the feedback found in Libra 6, "The power of visualisation - for better or for worse" and thus the evolutionary gateway offered by Pisces 10, "Attain the highest level of responsibility that you can manage". 

​(This list will differ slightly from your Elven Star points unless your degree is exact, such as Taurus 15:00 not Taurus 15:39)

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