1st degree of Aquarius
Sabian symbol
“An old adobe mission in california.”
The power inherent in all great human works to endure far beyond the workers’ life spans.
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Sepharial
“A man lying upon a sheaf of corn, asleep, with viands at his side.”
This is a symbol of one whose life will be wasted in dreams and visions and vain projects to which he cannot lend the power of action. He will be dreaming where others are working and in consequence will lose the virtue of utility and the right to sustenance. Moreover, because of his unpractical and indifferent nature, he will be at the mercy of others, and will suffer depredation and fraud at times, and at others will be pushed aside to make room for the more intelligent and responsive workers in the worlds great field of action. He will dream of wealth while others are making it, and all the while he will neglect the opportunities which lie as simple everyday occurrences close to his hand. It is a degree of LASSITUDE.
Sepharial, La Volasfera (1898) · public domain
Charubel
“A man standing at the junction of cross roads, not knowing which way to go.”
Denotes a weak character, one who will not make headway in the world through indecision.
Charubel, The Degrees of the Zodiac Symbolised (1898) · public domain
Kozminsky
“A human head in a mass of clouds, Which are rose-tinted by the rising Sun.”
Denotes one of sensitive and poetic imagination who is capable of sublime flights of fancy. He is somewhat easily swayed by others, although himself capable of showing the way. He is a dreamer of dreams and a man of action, and many will have cause to honor his name. It is a symbol of Doing.
Isidore Kozminsky, Zodiacal Symbology (1917) · public domain
Henson
Homicidal tendency; inquisitiveness; obesity; a bold innovator; humane, reserved; apt to be sensitive; sometimes; considered visionary or dreamy; on Ascendant; great energy; handsome appearance, neatness, a lovable disposition…
Henson, degree notes · excerpt
Matthew
““AUTHORITY””
A bold innovator, humane, reserved, apt to be sensitive. Sometimes considered visionary or dreamy.
Matthew, degree keywords · excerpt
Leinbach
There is a spontaneous quality here which comes from the cusp influence of Aquarius still held down by the stability of Capricorn. There is real need for balance…
Esther Leinbach, Degrees of the Zodiac (1973) · excerpt
Weber
Fiery, adventuresome Sagittarius breaks the sullen, deliberate Capricorn reside on the first degree of Aquarius. Degree of plenty. Goodness, honest, has mental and physical capabilities and beauty usually…
Weber, degree notes · excerpt
Muir
Easily influenced by others but a capable leader in psychic or occult studies. He defies the conventions of the day.
Ada Muir, The Degrees of the Zodiac (1928) · public domain
Cochrane
Sharp and clear thinker. Aptitude for sciences. Drives right to the essential ideas of any theory or discussion. Pioneering and innovative. (ARI-3-AQU, ARI-3-AQU)
David Cochrane, degree notes · excerpt
Bardon
“Frasis”
This head has taught mankind how to sharpen things. First man learned to sharpen his knives, axes, swords and all other weapons, then, as the time went on,…
Franz Bardon, The Practice of Magical Evocation (1956), the 360 heads · excerpt