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Astrological Signs: The Pulse of Life is an explanation of basic astrological principles, which gives symbolic and personal meaning to the signs of the Zodiac. Each sign represents a state of human experience in which two basic forces are active. The force of Day symbolizes individual uniqueness and personality, while Night force represents the integration of personalities in society. The study of the ancient symbolism of the Zodiac shows how these dynamics opposites constantly interpenetrate and transform our experience. This volume discusses each of the twelve signs of the Zodiac, to ...

In the early 20th century, Marc Edmund Jones and a clairvoyant friend formulated the Sabian symbols in an attempt to produce a series of symbols for the degrees of the zodiac that would be relevant to contemporary students of astrology. Dane Rudhyar then expanded on the symbols, reinterpreting them to emphasize their character as a cyclic series. Rudhyar's model formalizes and reveals the archetypal meaning of 360 basic phases of human experience in a greater holistic context. Since the book was first published in 1973, it has become a staple in many professional astrologers' toolkits. The ...