Leo 3° “When you know, please just say so.”

Dr. Marc Edmund Jones provides the official meaning of this Sabian symbol in his work, The Sabian Symbols in Astrology:

Leo 3° A woman having her hair bobbed

This is a symbol of human independence carried to a point of extreme self-examination, here emphasized in a desire for greater participation in the momentary trends and heightened values of the social milieu. There is open invitation to every possibility of personal experience, and a willingness to grasp the least promising opportunity in order to achieve an enlarged significance. The soul accepts every minor modification of itself in order to perfect the channels of its self-expression.

The keyword is DECISION.

When positive, the degree is exceptionally effective self-mobilization for the sake of personal ambition, and when negative, wholly inadequate appreciation for the self and its destiny.

Passenger – Holes 

Impressionism ~ Holes in our knowledge

Want to impress yourself? Here’s how to do it: Be honest! Say, I don’t know to yourself when you simply don’t know.

Then, when you do know—or think you do—offer yourself your answer first. Roll it around in your head. Does it seem right, feel right? Great! Now offer it out there. On the other hand, if it doesn’t quite fill the bill, then it’s time to re-think it, go back and try again. Keep searching, pondering, and praying! You’ll know when it’s right. You won’t have any doubts then. But until that moment comes….

In Praise of Acknowledging Ignorance

There are three worthy answers to every question: Yes, I know, No, I don’t know, and finally, I’ll get back with you as soon as I know.

But please for our own spark of divinity’s sakes, let’s stop pretending we know when, in truth, we don’t. We only have a clue. And that is enough to get from ignorance to bliss. So, be honest with yourself….

“When you know, please just say so.” Namaste ~ Saijin

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AUTHOR’S NOTES

These personal insights are my reflections and discoveries with the Sabian Symbols. This blog series was written in 2014 and 2015, during the last two years of my mother’s life. She and I lived here together in my home, and at the end of each day I would sit and reflect on the day’s symbol and write down my thoughts.

At that time I had studied the Sabian symbols for seven years. My writings aren’t to be mistaken for interpretations, they are simply reflections on the symbols; yet, they hold a very sacred place in my heart and memories. I have edited them lightly over the years, always preserving the essential feelings and energies surrounding that first attempt.

Much has changed over the past many years! I have many other things to share about the symbols. This is but the first cycle of my insights.

If you are interested in beginning your own adventure with the Sabian symbols, I encourage you to begin keeping a set of notes of your own thoughts. Be organized!

You might begin your quest with drawing a Sabian symbol from the Sabian Oracle. You can find it by clicking the link below. Enter the date and time of your draw.

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Your Adventure Has Begun!

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MY BOOK

On the Shoulders of Giants: Advanced Techniques in Sabian Symbology

If you are interested in studying the Sabian symbols in their models of the Cross (4-fold) and the Star (5-fold), you can purchase my book here: On the Shoulders of Giants: Advanced Techniques in Sabian Symbology.

THE 7-FOLD MODEL

The Sabian Symbol Septenary (7-fold model) is aligned for a meditative study with the Masters of Wisdom from The Emerald Tablet of Thoth and is available on Saijin’s Sabian Symbol Septenary, here.

REFERENCE WORK

The Sabian Symbols in Astrology by Dr. Marc Edmund Jones, 1953 First Edition, with revisions through 1976, in the Public Domain.