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), split the Sabians into 24, 15-degree Scenes. Each scene contains a set of 3 repeating Levels as follows:
Scene
Degrees 1-5 Actional
Degrees 6-10 Emotional-Cultural
Degrees 11-15 Individual-Mental
Scene
Degrees 16-20 Actional
Degrees 21-25 Emotional-Cultural
Degrees 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 (5°, 10°, 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°)
Assimilation and Progression
Expression Degree (4°, 9°,14°, 19°, 24°, 29°)
Technique or MethodExpression Degree (3°, 8°, 13°, 18°, 23°, 28°)
Reconciliation of Two Polarities
Expression Degree (2°, 7°, 12°, 17°, 22°, 27°) Challenge or Contrast
Expression Degree (1°, 6°, 11°, 16°, 21°, 26°)
New Initiative
Sabians Detail
Individual pages for Sabian Expressions and Symbols are under construction / works in progress, but as the pages get created they’ll appear in the filter grid below – you can also select any sign below to jump directly to its specific list of Expressions and Symbols.