Capricorn, degree by degree
Each of the thirty degrees of Capricorn: its image as Marc Edmund Jones published it in 1953, quoted and credited, and the same image as this house words and draws it. To read the degrees your own planets stood in, cast your Sabian reading.
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Capricorn 1 · degree 271 of 360
An Indian chief demanding recognition Jones, 1953
A leader with his staff raised, demanding to be heard ours
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Capricorn 2 · degree 272 of 360
Three stained-glass windows, one damaged by bombardment Jones, 1953
A row of three church windows, one shattered by gunfire ours
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Capricorn 3 · degree 273 of 360
The human soul receptive to growth and understanding Jones, 1953
A soul opening its arms to the light, and to growth ours
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Capricorn 4 · degree 274 of 360
A party entering a large canoe Jones, 1953
A party climbing into a big canoe ours
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Capricorn 5 · degree 275 of 360
Indians rowing a canoe and dancing a war dance Jones, 1953
Rowers in a canoe, and dancers around a fire on the shore ours
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Capricorn 6 · degree 276 of 360
A dark archway and ten logs at the bottom Jones, 1953
A dark archway with ten logs stacked at its foot ours
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Capricorn 7 · degree 277 of 360
A veiled prophet of power Jones, 1953
A veiled prophet holding a staff of power ours
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Capricorn 8 · degree 278 of 360
Birds in the house singing happily Jones, 1953
Birds singing happily inside a house ours
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Capricorn 9 · degree 279 of 360
An angel carrying a harp Jones, 1953
An angel with a harp ours
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Capricorn 10 · degree 280 of 360
An albatross feeding from the hand Jones, 1953
An albatross eating from an outstretched hand ours
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Capricorn 11 · degree 281 of 360
A large group of pheasants Jones, 1953
A flock of pheasants in the grass ours
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Capricorn 12 · degree 282 of 360
A student of nature lecturing Jones, 1953
A naturalist lecturing with a leaf in his hand ours
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Capricorn 13 · degree 283 of 360
A fire worshiper Jones, 1953
Someone kneeling before a fire on an altar ours
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Capricorn 14 · degree 284 of 360
An ancient bas-relief carved in granite Jones, 1953
Ancient figures carved in granite ours
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Capricorn 15 · degree 285 of 360
Many toys in the children's ward of a hospital Jones, 1953
Toys around a bed in a children's hospital ward ours
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Capricorn 16 · degree 286 of 360
Boys and girls in gymnasium suits Jones, 1953
Boys and girls in gym clothes, exercising ours
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Capricorn 17 · degree 287 of 360
A girl surreptitiously bathing in the nude Jones, 1953
A girl bathing secretly among the reeds ours
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Capricorn 18 · degree 288 of 360
The Union Jack Jones, 1953
The British flag flying ours
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Capricorn 19 · degree 289 of 360
A child of about five with a huge shopping bag Jones, 1953
A five-year-old dragging a huge shopping bag ours
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Capricorn 20 · degree 290 of 360
A hidden choir singing Jones, 1953
A choir singing out of sight behind a curtain ours
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Capricorn 21 · degree 291 of 360
A relay race Jones, 1953
Runners passing the baton in a relay ours
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Capricorn 22 · degree 292 of 360
A general accepting defeat gracefully Jones, 1953
A general handing over his sword with dignity ours
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Capricorn 23 · degree 293 of 360
Two awards for bravery in war Jones, 1953
Two medals for courage under fire ours
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Capricorn 24 · degree 294 of 360
A woman entering a convent Jones, 1953
A woman passing through the gate of a convent ours
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Capricorn 25 · degree 295 of 360
A Persian-rug dealer Jones, 1953, reworded here
A merchant among his hand-woven rugs ours
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Capricorn 26 · degree 296 of 360
A water sprite Jones, 1953
A water spirit rising out of the spray ours
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Capricorn 27 · degree 297 of 360
A mountain pilgrimage Jones, 1953
Pilgrims climbing a mountain path to a shrine ours
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Capricorn 28 · degree 298 of 360
A large aviary Jones, 1953
A great aviary full of birds ours
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Capricorn 29 · degree 299 of 360
A woman reading tea leaves Jones, 1953
A woman reading the leaves at the bottom of a teacup ours
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Capricorn 30 · degree 300 of 360
A secret business conference Jones, 1953
A closed-door meeting about business ours
Jones’s images are quoted from Marc Edmund Jones, The Sabian Symbols in Astrology (New York: Sabian Publishing Society, 1953), first printing; public domain in the United States. Ours, and every drawing, are this house’s own, worded and drawn from that text alone.