The Sabian Symbols of Aries, Degrees Two to Thirteen

Aries 2 pairs the image of the comedian with the first power of objectivity: the self that has emerged can now stand back and smile at human behavior. It lies in Jupiter's term and the First Decan, ruled by Mars.

Aries 3 shows private identity discovered as part of a larger collective form, in the image of a cameo profile that suggests the shape of a whole country. The atlas records it in Jupiter's term, First Decan of Aries.

Aries 4 turns to polarity, with two lovers on a secluded walk picturing the way raw Aries force learns to relate rather than only assert. It remains in Jupiter's term and under Mars as decan ruler.

Aries 5 lifts a stable triangle into flight with wings, an image of self-transcendence: a balanced structure of spirit, mind and form that rises above its own plane. Its term ruler is still Jupiter.

Aries 6 is the lit side of a square, the wish to become a definite and stable person while three sides of the self remain in shadow. It is the last degree of Jupiter's term, Aries 1 to 6.

Aries 7 opens Venus's term with a man expressing himself in two realms at once, the first grasp that life runs through both the material and the spiritual. The atlas still places it in the First Decan.

Aries 8 offers a large woman's hat with streamers blown by an east wind, an image of protection and gentle spiritual guidance over the growth of consciousness. Venus rules its term.

Aries 9 gives a crystal gazer who gathers scattered perception into a single point of vision, turning the outgoing Aries impulse inward for the first time. Venus rules its term and Mars the First Decan.

Aries 10 shows a teacher giving new symbolic forms to traditional images, so that renewal is read as reinterpretation rather than destruction. It is the last degree the atlas places in the First Decan before the rule passes to the Sun.

Aries 11 crosses into the Second Decan, ruled by the Sun, with a ruler of a nation as the point where a shared need for order is concentrated in one directing person. Venus's term still governs the degree.

Aries 12 closes Venus's term with a triangular flight of wild geese, living beings arranged by an unseen pattern, lifting the individual impulse toward a sense of cosmic design.

Aries 13 ends the path with an unexploded bomb that reveals a failed protest, warning that genuine change needs maturity and preparation. It opens Mercury's term, Aries 13 to 20, in the Second Decan.