I have wanted to write a degree interpretation book for years but am still hooked on Mark Jone’s Sabian Symbols and Rudhyar’s Astrological Mandella. Especially Dane Rudhyar! I have used his system to make some incredible discoveries. Symbolism is fascinating to me! I have come to understand that human beings communicated in symbols long before spoken words. Colors, shapes, textures, and just plain ol marks on a stick still communicate faster than verbalization. And I am a Talker! Astrological symbolism is rich and deep! Is ancient and predates most of our so called civilizations. The language of genius and intuition. When reduced to words almost trivialized. Take Aries for instance the symbol can resemble the curling horns of the ram, the first plant shoots of spring or the breaching of a whale in the ocean. It can imply from the source outward. The connection of the organism with the outer world. The breath of life. On and On! It is the first sign of the zodiac ( which is depicted as a circle with no beginning or end ) only because presence is necessary to define. Beginning and ending are one and the same, in truth.  You’ve got to start somewhere and in the Northern Hemisphere the spring is the first visible manifestation of life on the surface. The sprout breaking through the earth. The deeper meaning of Aries lies within the mystery of the force of the Earth herself. More later!