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VMs: Re: Sabian Symbols, yet another 360 degree attribution...?



Dear Nick,

> Apparently:
>         The Sabian symbols are the unique set of symbolic vignettes,
>         or descriptive images, which were obtained by Dr. Marc
>         Edmund Jones from an ancient Mesopotamian source in 1925
>         for each of the 360 astrological degrees of the zodiac.

Actually, he "obtained" those symbols via a medium in a car :-)
So any connection with "Sabian" or "Mesopotamian" sources
is problematic (to say the least). See:

      http://www.sabian.org/ssorigin.htm

These symbols were later taken over and reinterpreted by
Dane Rudhyar in "An Astrological Mandala".

Best regards,

Rafal