The Sabian Symbols · both sets

Libra, degree by degree

Each of the thirty degrees of Libra: 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.

  1. Libra 1 · degree 181 of 360

    A butterfly made perfect by a dart through it Jones, 1953

    A butterfly pinned perfect by a dart ours

  2. Libra 2 · degree 182 of 360

    The light of the sixth race transmuted to the seventh Jones, 1953

    One light passing into the next, the sixth star becoming the seventh ours

  3. Libra 3 · degree 183 of 360

    The dawn of a new day, everything changed Jones, 1953

    A new day dawning over a changed world ours

  4. Libra 4 · degree 184 of 360

    A group around a campfire Jones, 1953

    Friends gathered round a campfire ours

  5. Libra 5 · degree 185 of 360

    A man teaching the true inner knowledge Jones, 1953

    A teacher sharing what is learned from within ours

  6. Libra 6 · degree 186 of 360

    The ideals of a man abundantly crystallized Jones, 1953

    A man's ideals hardening into shining crystals ours

  7. Libra 7 · degree 187 of 360

    A woman feeding chickens and protecting them from the hawks Jones, 1953

    A woman feeding her hens while a hawk circles overhead ours

  8. Libra 8 · degree 188 of 360

    A blazing fireplace in a deserted home Jones, 1953

    A fire blazing in the hearth of an empty house ours

  9. Libra 9 · degree 189 of 360

    Three old masters hanging in an art gallery Jones, 1953

    Three old paintings hanging side by side in a gallery ours

  10. Libra 10 · degree 190 of 360

    A canoe approaching safety through dangerous waters Jones, 1953

    A canoe making for calm water through the rapids ours

  11. Libra 11 · degree 191 of 360

    A professor peering over his glasses Jones, 1953

    A professor looking at you over the top of his spectacles ours

  12. Libra 12 · degree 192 of 360

    Miners emerging from a mine Jones, 1953

    Miners coming up out of the pit into daylight ours

  13. Libra 13 · degree 193 of 360

    Children blowing soap bubbles Jones, 1953

    Children sending soap bubbles drifting into the air ours

  14. Libra 14 · degree 194 of 360

    A noon siesta Jones, 1953

    A nap in the shade of a tree at midday ours

  15. Libra 15 · degree 195 of 360

    Circular paths Jones, 1953

    Paths that circle round and round ours

  16. Libra 16 · degree 196 of 360

    A boat landing washed away Jones, 1953

    A landing stage swept away by the waves ours

  17. Libra 17 · degree 197 of 360

    A retired sea captain Jones, 1953

    An old sea captain at rest on a bench by the water ours

  18. Libra 18 · degree 198 of 360

    Two men placed under arrest Jones, 1953

    Two men taken into custody ours

  19. Libra 19 · degree 199 of 360

    A gang of robbers in hiding Jones, 1953

    Masked thieves crouching among the rocks ours

  20. Libra 20 · degree 200 of 360

    A Jewish rabbi Jones, 1953

    A rabbi reading from the scroll of the law ours

  21. Libra 21 · degree 201 of 360

    A crowd upon the beach Jones, 1953

    A crowd enjoying a day at the seaside ours

  22. Libra 22 · degree 202 of 360

    A child giving birds a drink at a fountain Jones, 1953

    A child helping birds to drink at a fountain ours

  23. Libra 23 · degree 203 of 360

    Chanticleer Jones, 1953

    A proud rooster crowing at sunrise ours

  24. Libra 24 · degree 204 of 360

    A third wing on the left side of a butterfly Jones, 1953

    A butterfly with an extra wing on its left side ours

  25. Libra 25 · degree 205 of 360

    Information in the symbol of an autumn leaf Jones, 1953

    An autumn leaf with a message written in its veins ours

  26. Libra 26 · degree 206 of 360

    An eagle and a large white dove turning one into the other Jones, 1953

    An eagle and a white dove each changing into the other ours

  27. Libra 27 · degree 207 of 360

    An airplane hovering overhead Jones, 1953

    A plane hovering over the rooftops ours

  28. Libra 28 · degree 208 of 360

    A man in the midst of brightening influences Jones, 1953

    A man standing in widening rays of light ours

  29. Libra 29 · degree 209 of 360

    Humanity seeking to bridge the span of knowledge Jones, 1953

    People building a bridge across the gap in what they know ours

  30. Libra 30 · degree 210 of 360

    Three mounds of knowledge on a philosopher's head Jones, 1953

    A thinker's head crowned with three bumps of wisdom 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.

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