What are Sabian Symbols?

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Sabian Symbols are images or metaphors, clairvoyantly derived by Elsie Wheeler in 1925, which were interpreted by Marc Edmund Jones to trigger his understanding of each one of the 360 degrees of the zodiac separately, and also by Dane Rudhyar to create a schematic that outlines the journey towards self-realisation.

Each of the 360 symbols and explanations can be seen as a life mystery. Each of us will have our own personal take on it, and this can be as valid as any attempt the author makes to give objective meaning. It all depends on how capable you are at opening the subtle, intuitive aspect of mind to unveil the mystery.

Testimonials and Comments

Video: Beginners' Guide to Sabian Symbols

Part 1

Testimonial (Part 1)
Great introduction video!...I studied your Rudhyar interpretations briefly (mostly degrees where I have things :D)...I cannot wait to read Leo and Pisces next! I know you're doing them in order so I'll just wait around!....Thanks for sharing these!

340sou September 2018

Part 2 Video: How to find your Sabian Symbols

In this short video...
...there are simple and clear instructions that will take you step by step through the process of getting your horoscope and from that working out your own Sabian Symbol degrees.

A quick alternative is to use the SABIAN CALCULATOR, which gives the planets but not the Ascendant.

How to Rectify your Birth Time

In this video...

We look at how to determine what your time of birth is. Most times given are slightly inaccurate, many are in fact very inaccurate - so we discuss what to do about this difficulty and resolve this once and for all by the process of rectification.

The Three Sabian Masters

Sabian Symbols | Dane Rudhyar | Sabian Degrees

Elsie Wheeler (1887 –1938)

As the spiritualist medium who derived the images, the Sabian Symbol for her Neptune position is rather apt:

A glass bottomed boat in still water (Gemini 1)
The unconscious mind holds as many secrets as the ocean depths, which can be revealed to one who enquires

Yet her Pisces moon seems more telling - she was intuitively receptive to the Great Mystery - that described by:

The Great Stone Face (Pisces 30)
There is no right answer to, or best version of, anything - we make it all up according to how we feel or think we should

Elsie Wheeler: September 3, 1887 at 9.39 pm CST in Norris City, Illinois.

Bio by Lynda Hill

Marc Edmund Jones (1888 –1980)

Jones was a tireless practitioner, lecturer, and teacher, an exemplar around the world of living astrology for nearly seventy years. He was a philosopher of astrology, an occult astrologer who, in addition to Sabian Symbols, brought many innovative techniques and esoteric methods.

His Sun position describes his life work well, and speaks to the Sabian lineage that goes back 12000 years:

Three old masters hanging in an art gallery (Libra 9)
Chain of transmission - Knowledge is passed down throughout history, keeping alive an evolving tradition

Marc Edmund Jones: October 1, 1988 at 08:37 St. Louis Missouri

Sabian Assembly

Dane Rudhyar (1895 –1985)

Regarded with Jung as a key figure in a more psychologically sophisticated astrology, he was a classical musician, composer, artist, theosophist and philosopher. He had truly exceptional insights into Astrology and the way the Sabian Symbols can be used to outline the path to personal realisation. There's a lot more information on a separate page:

Rudhyar's Genius

Arthur Middleton Young (1905 - 1995)

Also worth a mention - Arthur Young was an astrologer and inventor, and an ardent supporter of Sabian Symbols in the early days, who arranged the finances and other things so that Marc Jones could publish his book and with Rudhyar, they could continue their studies into Sabian Symbols. He founded the "Institute for the Study of Consciousness" in 1952 in Berkeley, Ca.