Sabian Symbols

Aries 30 - A peaceful duck pond with a mother duck and her brood of ducklings paddling in gentle formation
Part Angel, Part Animal
At Aries 30°, a duck pond holds its brood, which is where the first sign of the zodiac chooses to end. The degree that closes the cycle's sixth group of... Read more...
Aries 29 - Ethereal musical notation and sound waves radiating outward across a starlit sky
You Will Never Hear Your Own Note
At Aries 29°, the whole system sounds a harmony that nobody inside it can hear. The fourth step of the cycle's sixth group of five. Your own note is included... Read more...
Aries 28 - A performer standing alone on a stage, facing a vast, dimly lit auditorium filled with silent, disappointed faces
What the Room Wanted Is Not the Work
At Aries 28°, a large audience faces a performer who did not give them what they came for, and nobody is leaving. The third step of the cycle's sixth group... Read more...
Aries 27 - A figure standing at a crossroads, gazing at a shimmering, translucent vision of a path not taken, hovering like a mirage
The Door Was Never the Only Way In
At Aries 27°, an opportunity that is gone gets recovered through imagination. The second step of the cycle's sixth group of five. What you lost was rarely the specific opportunity... Read more...
Aries 26 - A dark skin man with surnatural blue eyes standing amid an overflowing pile of tools, instruments, and treasures spilling from his arms, unable to hold them all
Whatever You Do, Do It Well
At Aries 26°, a man holds more gifts than his hands have room for, and some of them are going to end up on the floor. The degree that opens... Read more...
We Get What We Want, or We Come to Want What We Get
We Get What We Want, or We Come to Want What We Get
At Aries 25°, two levels of experience run at once, which Jones recorded as a double promise. The degree that closes the cycle's fifth group of five. What happened and... Read more...
Aries 24 - An open window with sheer, gauzy curtains billowing inward on the wind
You Left the Window Open
At Aries 24°, a gust through an open window briefly shapes a curtain into a horn of plenty. The fourth step of the cycle's fifth group of five. You did... Read more...
Aries 23 - A pregnant woman in a flowing pastel summer dress
Nothing Hidden, Nothing Announced
At Aries 23°, a pregnant woman stands in a light summer dress: nothing concealed, nothing announced. The third step of the cycle's fifth group of five. Something is growing that... Read more...
Aries 22 - An ornate garden gate standing open onto a lush, overflowing paradise of fruit trees and blossoms, warm golden light spilling through
Fruit Does Not Jump Off the Branch
At Aries 22°, a gate stands open onto a garden where every desire is said to be fulfilled, and we are on the near side of it. The second step... Read more...
Aries 21 - A lean black American pugilist in the middle of a boxing ring, muscles tensed, his arms with boxing gloves along his body
The Effort Is Yours, the Result Is Not
At Aries 21°, a boxer climbs through the ropes: not fighting yet, entering. The degree that opens the cycle's fifth group of five. The effort is yours and you can... Read more...
Aries 20 - A young girl scattering seed to a flock of birds in a snowy garden
Feeding What Cannot Thank You
At Aries 20°, a young girl puts food out for birds in winter, for creatures that cannot thank her and will not remember. The degree that closes the cycle's fourth... Read more...
Aries 19 - A richly patterned carpet floating high above a sprawling landscape, a small figure seated calmly at its center
The View Is Worth What You Bring Down
At Aries 19°, a flying carpet lifts and the country you have been walking across appears as a single pattern. The fourth step of the cycle's fourth group of five.... Read more...
Aries 18 - An empty hammock stretched gently between two large trees
Nobody Will Lie in the Hammock for You
At Aries 18°, a hammock hangs between two trees with nobody in it: the provision for rest, unused. The third step of the cycle's fourth group of five. Rest will... Read more...
Aries 17 - Two dignified and serene older women seated close together in a quiet parlor
A Silence Two People Can Sit In
At Aries 17°, two unmarried women sit together in a silence that neither of them needs to fill. The second step of the cycle's fourth group of five. A life... Read more...
Aries 16 - Small, playful nature spirits dancing joyfully in a golden field, silhouetted against a glowing sunset
The Garden at the Hour It Becomes Visible
At Aries 16°, small beings are visible at work in a garden in the last light of the day. The degree that opens the cycle's fourth group of five and... Read more...
Aries 15 - a weaver seated before a loom, ceremonial blanket taking shape in vivid, intricate patterns, warm light
The Thing You Finished Is the Proof
At Aries 15°, somebody weaves a ceremonial blanket, thread by thread, and the thing being made is not merely warm. The degree that closes the cycle's third group of five... Read more...
Aries 14 - A man and woman holding hands, both shown head to toe, a big serpent coiling gracefully near them on the ground
The Current That Runs Between Two People
At Aries 14°, a serpent coils near a man and a woman: three figures, and the third is not a person. The fourth step of the cycle's third group of... Read more...
Aries 13 - A crude, unlit pepper spray bomb lying inert on cracked pavement, wisps of smoke curling upward but no explosion
The Grievance Was Right, the Bomb Was Not
At Aries 13°, a bomb that did not go off lies intact, and what it reveals is the protest that placed it. The third step of the cycle's third group... Read more...
Aries 12 - A triangular flock of wild geese in perfect V-formation flying across a vast, open sky
A Beautiful Paradox
At Aries 12°, wild geese hold a flawless formation that nobody is in charge of. The second step of the cycle's third group of five. Some kinds of order cannot... Read more...
Aries 11 - A solitary woman standing before a grand hall, formal robes of state, a crowd gathered
One Value, Held Above All Else
At Aries 11°, one person holds the authority of a whole nation, and something in you does the same job. The degree that opens the cycle's third group of five.... Read more...
Aries 10 - A teacher standing before ancient carved symbols, reshaping and redrawing them with luminous, fresh lines in the air
Old Wisdom Needs a New Telling
At Aries 10°, a teacher takes images handed down for centuries and gives them new symbolic forms. The degree that closes the cycle's second group of five. A tradition survives... Read more...
Aries 9 - A fortune teller gazing intently into a glowing crystal sphere, swirling luminous images taking shape within it
What You Imagine Becomes the Map
At Aries 9°, a crystal gazer bends over an empty sphere, waiting. The fourth step of the cycle's second group of five, where a new mode of attention is required.... Read more...
Aries 8 - A large, elaborate woman's hat with long streamers caught mid-flutter in a strong east wind
No Half-Measures With This Kind of Wind
At Aries 8°, a large hat's streamers are pulled horizontal by an east wind: an invisible force made visible by what it moves. The third step of the cycle's second... Read more...
Aries 7 - A man standing at a threshold, one half of his figure bathed in earthly, material light and the other half in ethereal, spiritual glow
Fluent in Two Worlds at Once
At Aries 7°, a man expresses himself in two realms at the same time and succeeds in both, simultaneously rather than in turn. The second step of the cycle's second... Read more...
Aries 6 - A large stone square standing alone, one side catching brilliant, focused light
One Lit Edge Is Still a Beginning
At Aries 6°, a square stands with one side brightly lit and three in darkness, and nothing suggests the light will spread. The degree that opens the cycle's second group... Read more...
Aries 5 - A glowing triangle with wide, feathered wings unfurled, rising through a luminous sky
Wings Need Something Solid Beneath Them
At Aries 5°, a triangle has been fitted with wings: the most stable shape available, given the ability to leave the ground. The degree that closes the cycle's opening group... Read more...
Pisces 4 - Two androgynous lovers strolling arm in arm along a secluded, tree-lined path
A Walk That Needs No Reason
At Aries 4°, two people walk together somewhere nobody can see them, with no destination and nothing to achieve. The fourth step of the cycle's opening group of five, and... Read more...
Aries 3 - A cameo silhouette profile of a Japanese man's head and shoulders, the outline subtly merging into the coastline and borders of Japan's map
Shaped By the Country That Shaped You
At Aries 3°, a man's profile is cut in relief and the line of his face turns out to be the coastline of his country. The third step of the... Read more...
Aries 2 - A comedian mid-performance on a stage with a microphone before a delighted, laughing crowd
The Comedian's Real Task
At Aries 2°, a comedian says the thing everybody in the room already knows and nobody was going to say. The second step of the cycle's opening group of five,... Read more...
Aries 1 - A woman just risen from the sea, water streaming from her form, a seal rising to embrace her tenderly
Before Anything Else, To Exist
At Aries 1°, a woman stands dripping at the edge of the sea with a seal pressed against her. The first of the 360 degrees, and the only fact established... Read more...