17th degree of Aquarius
Sabian symbol
“A watchdog stands guard, protecting his master and his possessions.”
The development of the capacity to protect one-self and to safeguard one’s individual rights under complex social pressures.
Sepharial
“A man lying prone upon a bed of sickness.”
This is the index of a mind that is inept, a nature indolent or perverted, and a fortune that is wholly dependent on the goodwill of others. It denotes one who will evince but little interest in the wider and more virile achievements of his fellows, whose mind will be cramped and warped by egotism and selfish indulgence, and whose body will grow sleek and nerveless in default of proper use and adequate exercise. In a more fortunate circumstance, it may depict only a physical malady requiring constant rest. In the worst case it denotes imbecility. It is a degree of APATHY.
Sepharial, La Volasfera (1898) · public domain
Charubel
“A naked man, having a serpent coiled around the lower part of the body.”
A vicious degree; denotes one subject to filthy habits and deeds; he that hath this degree on the ascendant should Know himself and seek to conquer his evil nature.
Charubel, The Degrees of the Zodiac Symbolised (1898) · public domain
Kozminsky
“A crab on an inverted triangle, above which are two hands tugging at a laurel wreath.”
Denotes one of great perseverance who clings on to his ideas with a tenacity which forces respect. Things of earth worry him; he will have to bear his cross, and he bears it without protest. He will not surrender, no matter how hard he may be pressed. He gains the victor’s wreath in the teeth of opposition. It is a symbol of Strife.
Isidore Kozminsky, Zodiacal Symbology (1917) · public domain
Henson
Airmen and aviation: air, gas, or gasoline; explosive; a sincere person with broad views; ability for concentration; usually respected but sometimes misunderstood; nervous system of the spinal cord.
Henson, degree notes · excerpt
Matthew
““POWERFUL””
A sincere person with broad views. Ability for concentration. Usually respected but sometimes misunderstood.
Matthew, degree keywords · excerpt
Leinbach
A life full of uncertainty and constant change. These natives are powerful and influential with broad views and capabilities. They have a sense of destiny with strong spiritual…
Esther Leinbach, Degrees of the Zodiac (1973) · excerpt
Weber
More problem than the previous degree - Gemini enthusiasm, physical skill and excitement is present, but lust for power (Scorpio) and stubbornness (Taurus) affect the normally free, unambitious,…
Weber, degree notes · excerpt
Muir
Self-centered and having many affiliations with the opposite sex.
Ada Muir, The Degrees of the Zodiac (1928) · public domain
Cochrane
Noble and individualistic, perhaps a social reformer. Rebellious against authority. Self-conscious and perhaps egotistical. Good leadership qualities. (LIB-9-LEO, LEO-7-GEM)
David Cochrane, degree notes · excerpt
Bardon
“Koreh”
Like many other heads, Koreh, too, is an excellent initiator into quabbalistic mysticism. Concerning the spiritualisation of divine virtues in the mental, astral and physical world, he will…
Franz Bardon, The Practice of Magical Evocation (1956), the 360 heads · excerpt