17th degree of Scorpio
Sabian symbol
“A woman, fecundated by her own spirit, is “great with child.”.”
A total reliance upon the dictates of the God-within.
Sepharial
“A battered hulk lying upon the seashore.”
It is the symbol of a life that is wrecked and battered about by the winds of adversity, a condition of misery and abandonment the most profound, The life will be a wandering and rudderless drifting upon troubled waters; and whether through his own fault or folly, or the yet more relentless hand of a most inimical fate, the fortunes will eventually be in danger of wreck and ruin, and the native will become a derelict from the great sea of life. It is a degree of ADANDONMENT.
Sepharial, La Volasfera (1898) · public domain
Charubel
“A female in a state of nudity.”
Denotes a voluptuous person, liable to be carried away by the lower passions.
Charubel, The Degrees of the Zodiac Symbolised (1898) · public domain
Kozminsky
“A dagger, with a jeweled hilt, stuck in a document.”
Denotes peculiar birth conditions, but a gifted person who, though threatened with danger, overcomes and produces worthy works. His powerful and energetic soul is blended with idealism, poetry, and beauty. There is firmness in all he does, and a power which gives it penetrative force and excellence. It is a symbol of Romance.
Isidore Kozminsky, Zodiacal Symbology (1917) · public domain
Janduz
“Near a faceted-cut stone radiating rays of light, a man wearing a jester costume gives alms to a beggar.”
Benevolent, altruistic, and tactful character. Life is dedicated to the alleviation of other people's sufferings. This degree sometimes describes a patron who protects artists or funds philanthropic organisations.…
Janduz, Les 360 degres du zodiaque (1938) · excerpt
Henson
Oratory; color; painting; business; music (variation of pitch); associated with explosive (of nuclear plants) and bombings; often denotes tall people (afflicted: may denote a dwarf); losses through gambling;…
Henson, degree notes · excerpt
Matthew
““GROWTH””
More powerful than degrees on either side. Taurus, Scorpio 16-17 degree and Gemini, Sagittarius 8 degree often denote tall people. Afflictions may denote a dwarf, also loss through…
Matthew, degree keywords · excerpt
Leinbach
Natives of this degree have strong feelings of chivalry, kindness, and humanitarian goals. However, they often become involved in secret societies and have little understanding of the growth…
Esther Leinbach, Degrees of the Zodiac (1973) · excerpt
Weber
Romantic Leo/Pisces-often small and weak, makes a soft-hearted lion. Loud but ineffectual for Scorpio; less offensive in romance - hunted and captured by the opposite sex - the…
Weber, degree notes · excerpt
Muir
Romantic and steadfast in search of variety and change. Many secrets.
Ada Muir, The Degrees of the Zodiac (1928) · public domain
Cochrane
Humanistic and progressive. Creative thinker. Organizational ability. Interest in psychology and education. (LIB-12-TAU, AQU-4-VIR)
David Cochrane, degree notes · excerpt
Bardon
“Butharusch”
It is the job of this head to cause man not only to eat fruits in their raw state, but also to process and tin them. He has…
Franz Bardon, The Practice of Magical Evocation (1956), the 360 heads · excerpt