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THE SABIAN SYMBOLS

 

Dane Rudhyar

 

Introduction

 


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PART ONE

THE INTERPRETATION OF LIFE CYCLES AS A CLOSED SERIES OF ARCHETYPAL PHASES

 

1. Symbols and the Cyclic Character of Human Experience

 

2. The Sabian Symbols: Their Origin and Internal Structure

 

3. The Positive and Negative Approaches to Individual Experience

 


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PART TWO

A REFORMULATION IN DEPTH OF THE SABIAN SYMBOLS

 

First Hemicycle: The Process of Individualization

 

Act 1: Differentiation

   Scene One - Aries 1°-15°         Scene Two - Aries 16°-30°

Scene Three - Taurus 1°-15°         Scene Four - Taurus 16°-30°

 Scene Five - Gemini 1°-15°         Scene Six - Gemini 16°-30°

 


 

Act 2: Stabilization

Scene Seven - Cancer 1°-15°       Scene Eight - Cancer 16°-30°

 Scene Nine - Leo 1°-15°       Scene Ten - Leo 16°-30°

   Scene Eleven - Virgo 1°-15°       Scene Twelve - Virgo 16°-30°

 


 

Second Hemicycle: The Process of Collectivization

 

Act 3: Group-Integration

    Scene Thirteen - Libra 1°-15°      Scene Fourteen - Libra 16°-30°

    Scene Fifteen - Scorpio 1°-15°      Scene Sixteen - Scorpio 16°-30°

Scene Seventeen - Sagittarius 1°-15°      Scene Eighteen - Sagittarius 16°-30°

 


 

Act 4: Capitalization

Scene Nineteen - Capricorn 1°-15°       Scene Twenty - Capricorn 16°-30°

    Scene Twenty-one - Aquarius 1°-15°       Scene Twenty-Two - Aquarius 16°-30°

Scene Twenty-Three - Pisces 1°-15°       Scene Twenty-Four - Pisces 16°-30°

 


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PART THREE

THE NUMERICAL STRUCTURE OF THE ZODIACAL SERIES

 

Binary Relationships between Zodiacal Signs

 

The Cross and the Star

 

The Four Elements in Zodiacal Symbolism

 


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PART FOUR

THE ORACULAR AND ASTROLOGICAL USE OF THE SYMBOLS

 

Why Modern Individuals Seek Answers from "Oracles"

 

How to Use the Sabian Symbols as Oracles

 

The Symbolic Life

 

Appendix: An Exchange of Letters with Marc Edmund Jones

 

An Astrological Mandala

 

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