my Sabian Symbols

360 symbols channeled by clairvoyant Elsie Wheeler in 1925 with astrologer Marc Edmond Jones for each degree of the zodiac.

Structure of the Sabian Symbols / Sabian Expressions

Sabian Scenes & Levels

Dane Rudhyar in his must have An Astrological Mandala: The cycle of Transformation and its 360 Symbolic Phases (A reinterpretation of the Sabian Symbols, presenting them as a contemporary American I Ching), splits the Sabians into 4 Acts and 24, 15-degree Scenes which each contains a set of 3 repeating Levels as follows:

Acts (Signs): Keyword

Act I (Aries - Gemini): Differentiation

Act II (Cancer - Virgo): Stabilization

Act III (Libra - Sagittarius): Group Integration

Act IV (Capricorn - Pisces): Capitalization

Scene Degrees (Level)

Degrees 1-5, 16-20 (Actional)

Degrees 6-10, 21-25 (Emotional-Cultural)

Degrees 11-15, 26-30 (Individual-Mental)

5-Degree Expression Pattern

Sabian Mysteries curator James Burgess assigns themes to each Expression Degree within the repeating pattern 5-degree groups of Sabian symbols as follows:  

Expression Degree ExpDeg5_mam(5°, 10°, 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°)
Assimilation and Progression
Expression Degree ExpDeg4_mam (4°, 9°,14°, 19°, 24°, 29°)
Technique or Method

Expression Degree ExpDeg3_mam(3°, 8°, 13°, 18°, 23°, 28°)

Reconciliation of Two Polarities

Expression Degree ExpDeg2_mam(2°, 7°, 12°, 17°, 22°, 27°) Challenge or Contrast

Expression Degree ExpDeg1_mam(1°, 6°, 11°, 16°, 21°, 26°)

New Initiative

Sabians Detail

Individual symbols are organized by Sabian Expression (72 groups that each follow a 5-degree thematic pattern). Use the filter grid and click into any Expression icon for details on each symbol.