Sabian Symbols: A rooster

A rooster

This universal idea is best expressed through planets in

Libra 23 (22° - 23°)

HERALDING THE COMING LIGHT
Those of us first to feel the dawning of a new consciousness
​have the privilege and duty to shout about it
"Speaking out what we know to be true"

Each moment is entirely new and unique, and carries the promise of surprise, originality and wonder. The cock crows at dawn and not only claims to be first to announce what is now coming but also feels his crowing actually causes the Sun to rise! Surely our response to each new moment can be spiced a little with cockiness?

Rudhyar:
CHANTICLEER'S VOICE HERALDS SUNRISE

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Chanticleer's voice heralds sunrise

Fervour

We succeed by making the world aware of the qualities that define us

The rooster image is often associated with conceit and bombast; these attitudes do not lead us anywhere helpful. In all likelihood they would generate resistance that could block our legitimate progress.

However, we do need to make known to the world the qualities, skills and aspirations that define us. This will lead to practical rewards as we learn to make effective use of our own unique and distinctive merits.

The struggle to achieve an appropriate place in life is deeply meaningful, and bestows enduring significance at the level of soul. At times the ego needs to risk the loss of grace as it crows a little to announce the soul’s purpose.

When taken to an immoderate degree, such behaviour may well become inelegant, and threaten our social stability – yet, when we are motivated by the fervour of self-disclosure, such concerns are of secondary importance.

In fact, very often fearless self-disclosure is enough to win the minds and hearts of others whom we seek to influence. It certainly secures attention, and possibly allegiance too, and these are both concomitants to success.

It is a very special person who is able to live by, and proclaim, their own unique set of ideas and values untarnished by social niceties and the demoralising imposition of community disapproval. We have our own insights and discernment – and the soul establishes its basic integrity in life only when these are assumed to be enough for each and every one of the situations we encounter.

With such integrity, it is very likely that our social role, and how we conduct our affairs, will go generally unchallenged. So we are able to create a smooth, satisfying and utterly authentic life path.

A rooster

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 third degree of the Expression "Charm" is the Reconciling principle.

The scope of Libra 23 is "Speaking out what we know to be true", and its means of expansion is Pisces 27, "See your life as the fulfilment of desire". Its preferred path, Virgo 1, "Learning what is significant on our lives", leads to its principle challenge, found in Aquarius 5, "Wise reconciliation of idealism and pragmatism".

Awareness of its spiritual purpose is described in Cancer 10, "Undergoing intense training in self-improvement", which generates the feedback found in Sagittarius 14, "Reclaiming old teachings that pass the test of time" and thus the evolutionary gateway offered by Taurus 18, "Emptying the mind". 

​​(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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