On this page we display comparatively the 360 degrees of the zodiac and two sets of Symbols associated with each degree: the Sabian Symbol and the Kozminsky Symbol.
Cancer 1
Sabian Symbol: A man upon a
ship stands impatiently with a flag in his hands, ready to run it up in place of
the one now flown.
Kozminsky
Symbol: A curious ring set with a large heart of white onyx.
Cancer 2
Sabian Symbol: An alert and
eager individual rests upon a magic carpet, observing a vast level vista over
which he hovers motionless.
Kozminsky Symbol: A labourer leaning against a tree
watching a number of others digging in a neighboring field.
Cancer 3
Sabian Symbol: Through the cold
darkening depths of a Northern canyon a man all bundled up in furs leads a
shaggy reindeer.
Kozminsky
Symbol: A creeping plant, worms eating at the root, growing over a rustic
summer-house.
Cancer 4
Sabian Symbol: In an
imaginative tableau a hungry cat is seen arguing earnestly with the mouse who is
to be her victim.
Kozminsky
Symbol: A drunken reveler in fancy costume asleep at a table, the contents
of his overturned cup of red wine pouring on to the floor.
Cancer 5
Sabian Symbol: A man in an
automobile, maddened by the lust for speed, races with a fast train and loses;
he is killed.
Kozminsky
Symbol: A man seated on a rock on a newly boomed goldfield, a new pick and
shovel beside him, looking gloomily at a newspaper containing reports of rich
finds in the locality.
Cancer
6
Sabian Symbol: It is
in the flush of spring, and innumerable wild or game birds are seen feathering
their nests.
Kozminsky
Symbol: A man spending money lavishly entertaining his friends, a clown
hidden behind a curtain laughing at him.
Cancer 7
Sabian Symbol: In a fairy glade, in a quiet circle of
moonlight, two of the little people are executing a fanciful dance.
Kozminsky Symbol: An antique,
gold-capped Corinthian column of white marble, slightly crumbling at its
base.
Cancer 8
Sabian Symbol: An imaginary
land of rabbits is revealed, with its citizens faultlessly dressed, and on
dignified parade.
Kozminsky
Symbol: A newspaper editor at his desk-a mass of proofs before him-parleying
with a man who averts his face.
Cancer 9
Sabian Symbol: A little miss, innocently devoid of any
suggestion of clothing, leans over to catch a goldfish in a sparkling pond.
Kozminsky Symbol: An acrobat
performing before a large audience.
Cancer 10
Sabian Symbol: A large and beautiful diamond, in the
hand of the lapidary, is now to be cut to its full perfection.
Kozminsky Symbol: A painter at
his easel in a graceful forest glade. It is the hour of sunset, and strange
shadows of unearthly grandeur are falling.
Cancer 11
Sabian Symbol: A clown is making merry, gently
caricaturing all manners of human traits with his grimaces and pantomime.
Kozminsky Symbol: A number of
maidens, crowned with garlands of wild flowers, dancing on a green lawn.
Cancer 12
Sabian Symbol: A slant-eyed
Chinese woman is nursing a baby, and about the child is the glorious nimbus of
divine incarnation.
Kozminsky
Symbol: An avenue of trees bending before a destructive wind-storm, the rich
golden leaves of autumn falling thickly.
Cancer 13
Sabian Symbol: A hand, which is held out receptively,
is remarkable for the suggestion of character in its prominent thumb.
Kozminsky Symbol: A volcano in
active eruption devastating the country for miles around, whilst groups of
peasants cling to their little homes.
Cancer 14
Sabian Symbol: A very old man, whose feebleness adds
strangely to his dignity, stands alone, facing the darkness in the northeast.
Kozminsky Symbol: A crab
climbing up an upright iron spear, above which is a circlet of seven stars.
Cancer 15
Sabian Symbol: A group of merry
sluggish individuals are resting; they have overeaten most indiscreetly and
enjoyed it.
Kozminsky
Symbol: An auctioneer's hammer lying on a heap of gold money and
bank-notes.
Cancer 16
Sabian Symbol: A futuristic
editorial office provides unconscious symbolism; table, manuscript, martial
visitor, all are square.
Kozminsky Symbol: A young man standing on the top of a
high mountain, the world stretched out below him, grasping a sword which comes
from the heavens to his hand.
Cancer 17
Sabian Symbol: A huge precious stone is so cut that its
principal facet mirrors the whole scene before it in sparkling miniature.
Kozminsky Symbol: A band of
merchants on camels traveling through the wilderness.
Cancer 18
Sabian Symbol: On all sides is the bustle of the
barnyard, and in its old-fashioned and natural life a hen clucks among her
chicks.
Kozminsky Symbol: A
hand grasping gold pieces, some of which are falling through the fingers.
Cancer 19
Sabian Symbol: A fragile miss,
representative of proud old blood, is wed by a pompous priest to an eager youth
of the new order.
Kozminsky
Symbol: An old man sitting alone in semi-darkness with an old book before
him, from which emanate bright rays of light.
Cancer 20
Sabian Symbol: During the celebration of some fete the
canals of Venice are crowded ; in a gondola are serenaders merry- making.
Kozminsky Symbol: A wounded
Bedouin mounted on his horse in the desert.
Cancer 21
Sabian Symbol: The magnificent opera house with its
glittering audience rests in silence; the prima donna is singing.
Kozminsky Symbol: A man having
jumped over a fence falls into a ditch on the other side of it.
Cancer 22
Sabian Symbol: A young woman,
neatly attired in outing clothes, with eyes softened by dreaming, awaits a
sailboat headed for her.
Kozminsky Symbol: A jeweled crown falling from a height
into mud.
Cancer 23
Sabian Symbol: A serious little
study group, a literary club, has met for social and intellectual fellowship in
some member's home.
Kozminsky
Symbol: Fishermen pulling in their nets in calm weather.
Cancer 24
Sabian Symbol: Three castaways,
a woman and two men, stand on a bit of glorious sunlit land facing the broad
southern ocean.
Kozminsky
Symbol: A graceful dancer smilingly receiving applause and floral
tributes.
Cancer 25
Sabian Symbol: A leader of men
erect and fearless suddenly finds thrown across his right shoulder an invisible
mantle of power.
Kozminsky
Symbol: The setting Sun reflected from the sea in such a manner that the
reflected rays interlace with the solar rays.
Cancer 26
Sabian Symbol: The magnificent, luxurious library of
some wealthy home is revealed; among the cushions several guests are reading.
Kozminsky Symbol: A marksman
having failed to hit the bull's-eye in eight shots strikes it in the ninth.
Cancer 27
Sabian Symbol: In a normally
peaceful canyon, with wealthy secluded ranches, a furious storm seems to
multiply its terrors.
Kozminsky
Symbol: A moth circling a flame.
Cancer 28
Sabian Symbol: An American Indian girl, college trained
but returned to her people, seeks to win their friendship for her lover.
Kozminsky Symbol: An old
mill-wheel lying on the bank of a lily pond, with pretty creepers growing over
it.
Cancer 29
Sabian Symbol: A Grecian
pastoral allegory is seen; a peasant lass is mother of twins and these a Muse
now weighs in golden scales.
Kozminsky Symbol: A man in a prison cell, a ray of
light flowing through the bars, on which a little bird stands singing.
Cancer 30
Sabian Symbol: A Daughter of
the American Revolution walks proudly to the rostrum; it is the meeting of some
women's society.
Kozminsky
Symbol: A winged wheel flying across a green field.
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