17th degree of Cancer
Sabian symbol
“The unfoldment of multilevel potentialities issuing from an original germ.”
The life urge to actualize one’s birth potential.
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2 readers see lightning
Sepharial
“A lightning flash.”
It indicates a person of extreme nervous energy and force of character, who, by reason of his executive abil1ty and great fund of energy, will take a leading part in the affairs of his community. The native of this sign will, among other things, be a great reformer. He will clear doubts as lightning rends the clouds, and will, while overturning much of existing belief, become a source of Illumination to many. It is a degree of PIONEERING.
Sepharial, La Volasfera (1898) · public domain
Charubel
“An artificial globe.”
This denotes one who will travel; a student; and one who may make many discoveries.
Charubel, The Degrees of the Zodiac Symbolised (1898) · public domain
Kozminsky
A band of merchants on camels traveling through the wilderness. Denotes a lover of traveling whose leanings are towards a nomadic life. He is, however, keenly alive to the necessity of material work, and he traffics in stuffs the sale of which is not confined to any one district or country. He will accumulate by or through merchandise, exporting and importing, or through things of universal demand. Sometimes indiscreet, sometimes hasty, the native is always self-possessed. It is a symbol of Exchanging.
Isidore Kozminsky, Zodiacal Symbology (1917) · public domain
Janduz
“Dazzling flashes of lightning streak the sky at night.”
Nervous, sensual, and passionate character. One is endowed with excellent pioneering and leadership skills. One achieves outstanding success in one's country and abroad. Careers in science, the arts,…
Janduz, Les 360 degres du zodiaque (1938) · excerpt
Henson
Business; degree of duty; a person of great energy; a student of humanity; sometimes a touch of melancholy; affliction may denote scheming and dishonesty; opening of pancreas.
Henson, degree notes · excerpt
Matthew
““HONESTY AND DISHONESTY” (afflictions may denote scheming and dishonesty.)”
A person of great energy and a student of humanity. Sometimes a touch of melancholy.
Matthew, degree keywords · excerpt
Leinbach
This degree in the Scorpio dec. of Cancer partakes greatly of those qualities. There is inexhaustible courage and strength with the backing of tremendous capacities. The intelligence is…
Esther Leinbach, Degrees of the Zodiac (1973) · excerpt
Weber
Suffers from the self-destructive, ambitious marks of Aries and Scorpio, both ruled by Mars, and contrary to Cancer’s beneficial influences. If the negative influences is softened by time,…
Weber, degree notes · excerpt
Muir
A traveler who should introduce nation to nation through its industries. He is self-possessed, versatile and a student of human nature.
Ada Muir, The Degrees of the Zodiac (1928) · public domain
Cochrane
Good in business or politics. Aptitude for science also. Has ideas on the social distribution and organization of resources, money, and goods. Will work hard to bring his…
David Cochrane, degree notes · excerpt
Bardon
“Ysquiron”
makes the magician recognize to what extent divine love, mercy and all parallel divine virtues in respect of their legality, harmony and justice are applied, and come into…
Franz Bardon, The Practice of Magical Evocation (1956), the 360 heads · excerpt