Symbolic Degrees

Cancer Sabian Symbols

Explore the 360 Sabian symbols — one for each degree of the zodiac, channeled by Elsie Wheeler in 1925.

ⓘ How to read a symbol degree

Sabian degrees run 1°–30° and describe the degree you are IN: if your planet sits between 15°01′–16°00′ of a sign (e.g. 15°30′), read the 16° symbol. The degree always rounds up; an exact 0°00′ takes the new sign’s 1° symbol.

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Cancer

1° On a ship the sailors lower an old flag and raise a new one
2° A man on a magic carpet hovers over a large area of land
3° A man bundled in fur leads a shaggy deer
4° A cat arguing with a mouse
5° An automobile wrecked by a train
6° Game birds feathering their nests
7° Two nature spirits dancing under the moonlight
8° A group of rabbits dressed in human clothes walk as if on parade
9° A small, naked girl bends over a pond trying to catch a fish
10° A large diamond in the first stages of the cutting process
11° A clown caricaturing well-known personalities
12° A Chinese woman nursing a baby whose aura reveals him to be the reincarnation of a great teacher
13° A hand with a prominent thumb is held out for study
14° A very old man facing a vast dark space to the northeast
15° A group of people who have overeaten and enjoyed it
16° A man studying a mandala in front of him, with the help of a very ancient book
17° The unfoldment of multilevel potentialities issuing from an original germ
18° A hen scratching the ground to find nourishment for her progeny
19° A priest performing a marriage ceremony
20° Venetian gondoliers giving a serenade
21° A famous singer is proving her virtuosity during an operatic performance
22° A young woman awaiting a sailboat
23° The meeting of a literary society
24° A woman and two men castaways on a small island of the South Seas
25° A will-o'-the-wisp-like phosphorescence crowning the swamp gas over a vast marsh
26° Guests are reading in the library of a luxurious home
27° A violent storm in a canyon filled with expensive homes
28° An Indian girl introduces her white lover to her assembled tribe
29° A Greek muse weighing newborn twins in golden scales
30° A daughter of the American Revolution

References

The 360 symbol titles on this page are the original Sabian set channelled by Elsie Wheeler and recorded by Marc Edmund Jones (1925), now in the public domain; the Turkish renderings are Maxis Astrology’s own translation and contain no interpretive commentary.

About This Tool

What it shows
Shows the symbolic image written for each of the 360 degrees of the zodiac. You read the symbol of the degree a planet, or a point such as the Ascendant, sits on.
What it’s for
It adds the image of a planet’s exact degree to what that planet means in its sign. The image gives a clue to the story the planet tells in your chart.
What you need
The sign and degree you want to look up

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Sabian symbol? ›

One of 360 symbolic images defined for each degree of the zodiac. The image on a planet’s degree adds an intuitive layer to that placement’s theme.

How is the degree determined? ›

By tradition the degree always rounds up: a position of 15°01′ Aries takes the symbol of Aries 16. The tool applies this rule automatically.

Where do the symbols come from? ›

The symbols were recorded in 1925 in San Diego by astrologer Marc Edmund Jones and clairvoyant Elsie Wheeler; later readings include Dane Rudhyar’s "An Astrological Mandala".

How do I interpret a Sabian symbol? ›

Read the image as a meditative theme rather than a literal prediction: the picture serves as a metaphor for how the planet on that degree operates.

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