8th degree of Aquarius
Sabian symbol
“Beautifully gowned wax figures on display.”
The inspiration one may derive from the appearance of Exemplars who present to us the archetypes of a new culture.
Sepharial
“A lion standing in the open arena.”
This symbol is indicative of a nature that is strong forceful and independent, loving freedom above all things and desiring death by hunger rather than servitude or restraint. Such an one will prove himself to be of greater service to the race when left to his own resources and given full freedom of action than when bound to a narrow or restricted walk in life. Nevertheless, he is liable to captivity or imprisonment, whether it be as a prisoner of State or as the victim of a hard and unrelenting Fate, and this will be entailed by his inordinate love of freedom. He will, suffer and will serve, and thus gain both wisdom and freedom for all time. It is a degree of ESCAPEMENT.
Sepharial, La Volasfera (1898) · public domain
Charubel
“An astrological chart in square form.”
One who is fond of Astrology; a just, kind person.
Charubel, The Degrees of the Zodiac Symbolised (1898) · public domain
Kozminsky
“A soldier endeavoring to escape from a prison cell through a barred window.”
Denotes one of a vital, vigorous, and martial disposition who endeavors to cut his way by mind or sword. Danger in early childhood may be overcome according to the power of the horoscope, but danger is never absent from him, and he is liable to be constrained or oppressed with enemies of his own making or he may be a dangerous enemy to himself. To pass through a barred window selfconquest alone knows the way. It is a symbol of Limitation.
Isidore Kozminsky, Zodiacal Symbology (1917) · public domain
Henson
Hearing; anemia; may be especially good or clever at some particular thing; afflicted; an extremist; hitting at truth of life (something universal); vein of lower left leg.
Henson, degree notes · excerpt
Matthew
““EXTREME” “GENIUS””
May be especially good or clever at some particular thing. Or an extremist, under affliction. A deep thinker, alert, energetic and fearless. Has unusual ideas and plans.
Matthew, degree keywords · excerpt
Leinbach
There is difficulty here in orienting oneself to reality. These natives usually have more capacity and ability than they are able to recognize but ruin it by trying…
Esther Leinbach, Degrees of the Zodiac (1973) · excerpt
Weber
Reflective Pisces mixed with self-assuring Aquarius makes a clever combination, perhaps a missionary, explorer, or an aloof life-wire-seemingly above it all, but actually trapped by selfimposed limitations, bad…
Weber, degree notes · excerpt
Muir
One who must realize that self-conquest is the greatest conquest. Then his daring and masterful nature will be of the utmost service.
Ada Muir, The Degrees of the Zodiac (1928) · public domain
Cochrane
Magnetic, instinctive, penetrating personality. Self-reliant and pioneering. Usually quiet, sometimes caustic and sarcastic. Fanatic, one-sided views. (GEM-5-ARI, SCO-10-VIR)
David Cochrane, degree notes · excerpt
Bardon
“Metosee”
Manual skill comes under the domain of this head. He is responsible for skill in profession as well as in art. He influences all the manual work done…
Franz Bardon, The Practice of Magical Evocation (1956), the 360 heads · excerpt