Aries 4 - Sabian Astrology In 7 Words

When you think about it - have you ever contemplated that your sun sign, while it may say quite a lot, cannot in actual fact distinguish you exactly? Surely not in an extraordinarily memorable way that formulates the whole of life so that it must seem very changed from then on. Have a look at the Sabian Symbols – they could well make you see things differently! The Sabian approach certainly is very distinctive.

So you may want to find out what these Sabian Symbols actually are? There are 360 Sabian Symbols – one for each degree – that were clairvoyantly revealed by a female mystic, Elsie Wheeler, and interpreted by a major astrologer, Dr Marc Edmund Jones. Each offers a subtle clue about the underlying importance of that single degree, which can unlock some very useful and provocative perspectives for you.

It works even if it’s not your particular degree – and yet a lot better if it is. It’s best to allow yourself time to do it slowly, like a meditation. Let each of the short paragraphs sink in slowly and try to feel what it means, as well as using the mind…or just sit with the images for a while and use your power of imagination to create some playful stories around it. (You will find your own Sabian Symbol by following the link below)

Having come to some new realizations about the essence of who you are, there is another stage you can adopt – to decide to be different. You can influence a lot more of your circumstances than you usually do when you engage fully with the deepest part of your unique identity, by taking on the qualities indicated by your Sabian symbol.

Also if you are clearer about who you are, then you become a lot more certain about what you want out of life. You can set your goals according to an overall vision of the bigger picture, and that itself leads to a much greater chance of success. It helps with focus so that you keep your attention fixed on the required outcome.

Reading your own Sabian Symbol is a bit like getting a brother or sister to speak honestly about you. They know you well, with all your dark bits and your light, and although they love you, they’ll tell you the hard truth! It can be difficult to hear, yet useful for those who are trying to become better people. It may be necessary to reread it a few times and think deeply about what is actually being said.

There is so much we could do with our lives! Opportunities are endless and very diverse, each day bringing little clues and teases to nudge us toward a little more unfolding of potential. Saying No to this and Yes to that surely requires us to trust our feelings and surrender to the inevitable – that, come what may, we all end up being who we are: nothing more, nothing less.

In all that we do and feel, we experience the uniqueness of the world that we alone inhabit. If the feelings are not in alignment with our sense of rightness, then it is because something is not right. This is probably because we have moved too far away from the childlike sense that joy is our birthright. Wish-fulfillment is our optimum life-strategy; being utterly naïve is to be true to oneself.

The image of two lovers taking a stroll in a quiet beautiful setting, speaks of an experience of happiness without the burden of accountability. The moment is itself enough to justify its value as a valid and important experience, when no extraneous forces are allowed to press upon us any unwelcome responsibility. We need not even respond to society’s requirements, knowing that such innocent joy is self-evidently good.

Such an act of faith is a guarantee that potentialities of character will blossom and thrive. It demonstrates the all-important self-confidence that brings a sparkle both to material and spiritual realities. Confidence is powerful magic that generates further confidence and somehow leads to material success and spiritual freedom.

Taking this idea to its exaltation, we see that what is often called selfishness is in fact the spiritually valid principle of enlightened self-interest. No meaning can be derived from behavior that does not serve oneself. Nor does power have any purpose except continuously and persistently to promote our own reality in which our own interests are well served.

All our resources therefore are to be focused with complete commitment to serve the high purpose of enjoyment. Joy is sublime, so enjoyment is that which moves us towards sublime self-realization. When the least opportunity presents itself, then we strike! We affirm joy; we pursue enjoyment – as a path of awakened self-liberation.

Whatever sense we may have of responsibility, it must first and last be in service of ourselves, or it simply lacks authenticity and is almost certainly an arising of hidden fears or guilt. Of course we have a measure of sensitivity to the needs of others, and yet that consideration is an elegance that takes second place to the primary duty of continual self-disclosure.

This wisdom is considered too permissive to be acceptable to mainstream society, who marginalizes those who are strong in their personal power and have no willingness to conform to the fear-based morality systems of the majority. Self-indulgence, that often triggers justifiable criticism, is only really a danger for those who practice this philosophy without a minimal degree of spiritual awareness – in other words conscience.

By: JamesBurgess

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