The Sabian Symbols: The Astrological Oracle
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The Sabian Symbols, an Astrological Oracle, will answer any question you care to ask, from relationships to money, from career and creativity to psychological health, from the smallest to the greatest issue that life presents you with, whether it concerns your past, present or future. TAO answers all, giving guidance, support and inspiration toward a clearer today and a better tomorrow.
Introduction:
The Astrological Oracle is based upon the Sabian Symbols, which are clairvoyantly conceived images for each one of the 360 degrees of the circle that makes up the Zodiac. These images that comprise the Sabian Symbols were psychically received by a sensitive called Elsie Wheeler, a woman severely disabled with arthritis, at the behest of one of the 20th Century’s most respected astrologers, Dr. Marc Edmund Jones (who was also the founder of the Screenwriters’ Guild of America). Marc Edmund Jones took Elsie Wheeler into Balbao Park in San Diego one day in 1925, parked in a quiet spot, and in four sessions noted down all 360 images as Elsie ‘saw’ them on cue, as was her very special talent.
Marc’s method here was to prepare 360 blank cards with the Sign degree numbers written on the back of each. He would shuffle the cards face down, select one and present it blank face up to Elsie. As she then described what she ‘saw’, he quickly pencilled down her description on the card – sometimes questioning, sometimes being corrected by her. He and she then repeated this procedure for each of the remaining 359 degrees – all in that one day.
The remarkable speed and intensity of this operation, plus the fact that Marc used certain occult disciplines and rituals to facilitate and validate what was happening, points to the likelihood that he too was involved in the psychic process. His own belief was that they were channelling an occult brotherhood from ancient Mesopotamia (Sumeria), some of the originators of astrology, still existing on inner planes. There is evidently some connection to a sect in that time and area actually called the Sabians (also the name Edmund Jones gave to his student group who tested the Symbols) that were in fact the followers of a religion led by Hermes Trismegistus, whose writings were in the form of the Corpus Hermeticum, and to whom is attributed the axiom that perfectly summarizes astrology: ‘As Above So Below’.
In the light of all this, it may therefore be said that the Sabian Symbols come down to us from the same source that has carried and kept through millennia some of the key mysteries and secrets of life on this planet. Please note that the actual words used in The Astrological Oracle that comprise the Sabian Symbols themselves are the original verbal forms of the Symbols as set down by Marc Edmund Jones in his book The Sabian Symbols In Astrology (Shambhalah Publications Inc, 1953). In later publications many of the Symbols have been reworded and elaborated upon.
Contents:
- USING THE SABIAN SYMBOLS AS AN ORACLE
- LET EXPERIENCE BE YOUR GUIDE
- THE VITAL ELEMENT OF CHOICE
- BEING NUDGED TOWARDS YOUR DESTINY
- ATTITUDE
- WEATHERING THE STORM
- DIVINATION AND SCIENCE
- THE NAUTICAL ANALOGY
- USING THE ASTROLOGICAL ORACLE
- FORMULATING A QUESTION
- ASKING A QUESTION
- UNDERSTANDING THE ANSWER
- POINTS TO WATCH
- HOW ACCURATE IS THE ORACLE BEING?
- SOME NAVIGATION TIPS
- RECOMMENDED QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS
- DOUBTING THE ORACLE
- EXAMPLE READINGS
- THE SABIAN SYMBOLS INDEX
The Sabian Symbols: The Astrological Oracle By Lyn Birkbeck pdf
3 reviews for The Sabian Symbols: The Astrological Oracle
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Lucian Hoover (verified owner) –
For Beginners ,language of book very hard to understand
Jayson Santiago (verified owner) –
The Sabian Symbols cover the mysterious degrees of where planets are located in a birth chart. This information isn’t give in the standard newspaper horoscope and finding clear explanations of all the symbols of Birth Chart online is challenging when you don’t know what you’re looking for.
This book was recommended as part of a Tarot course covering the correspondences between Tarot and Astrology. I admit that I really had no interest in learning the Sabian Symbols prior to the class, but there they were in the middle of my 6 week course.
I was blown away by the amount of information in the book. It is well written and easy to understand. Sure you can Google the information, but none of the online sites give this amount of information to the casual seeker since their focus is on the more serious astrologer.
I Highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about how the stars influence who you are
Nyla Meza (verified owner) –
Very much enjoy having this book as part of my growing collection of astrology books — and did I mention that the collection is way out of control lol! Anyone looking to use the Sabian symbols as an alternative to the Tarot for oracle work will enjoy using Birkbeck’s pdf book. For those unfamiliar with the symbols, they were received by clairvoyant Elsie Wheeler and written down by astrologer Marc Edmund Jones over the course of one day in 1925 giving a symbolic meaning to each of the 360 degrees of the zodiac wheel.
Birkbeck does a very nice job of breaking the oracle down into four areas of inquiry: general interpretation, love/relating/social, money/work/creativity and karma/attitude/health. Each section describes what “to keep focused on” and “what to watch out for.” Each area of inquiry is a couple of paragraphs long, is well written and provides some “food for thought” in mulling over any future decision, action, idea that you might be contemplating. I think Birkbeck’s interpretations are very positive and thoughtful, while still allowing for the ability to suggest times when you might want to pause or even to take a second thought about proceeding with an intended course of action.
In the beginning of the book Birkbeck outlines a simple method of throwing a die (in a series of 4 throws) to determine the actual house/sign and degree to consult. On the positive side it is a very simple oracle method — you are not having to carry cards, coins, etc. I’m also glad that it is in a pdf format and I’m not having to hunt for a physical book!
My only complaint is that the book is not “synced” to the symbols for ease of accessing the information. Perhaps if the symbols had been, at least, divided into the 12 houses, then the houses could have been synced in the Table of Contents; it then would have been a simple matter of scrolling to the correct degree of the house (1-30 degrees in each house.) FYI: my own solution was to jot down the “page number” for each House page (Aries through Pisces) and then use the “go to page/location” function in the toolbar to get to the correct House and then simply “turn” to the correct degree within the house. Even with that little hitch it is well worth the price — hope this is helpful!