Which meaning should I go with

[CapGoddess]

I'm having trouble figuring which meanings I should use for the sabian symbols.
For example if the degree is 24 degrees 9 Capricorn should I read under 23-24 or 24-25. I'd like to be able to figure this out. Wondering if I've been using the right meanings for interpreting my chart.

Any help would be great.

-CapGoddess

[dr. farr]

Round up: 24deg09min would = symbol for 25 Capricorn, etc etc

[piercethevale]

Yes!... and be sure to interpret the symbology as through the nature of the astro-object in question.
For example the 25th of Capricorn [as you have asked about] is the Part of Imprisonment for the chart i claim to be that of Jesus/Yeshua and the Part of Imprisonment symbolically represents 'THAT' which we are 'kept away from'.
In Jesus/Yeshuas life He wasn't allowed to rely on those 'Traditional' things of his culture to succeed in His dharma.

Read for the symbol for the 25th of Capricorn here and you'll see what I mean.
http://mindfire.ca/The%20Sabian%20Sy...rn%2016-30.htm

[Judy_AzVirgo]

Definitely round up. Also keep in mind that there are different interpretations regarding the Elsie Wheeler psychic pictures, including Jones, Rudhyar, and more recently Lynda Hill, who tried to update the meanings a bit.

Then meditate on the symbol, to see what you come up with that relates to YOU -- symbols/pictures from your own mind; word play; situations or interactions; and so on. I.e., what does "oriental rug" mean to you? rugs in general? the word "precious"? How does "reliance on tradition" relate to your life?

[CapGoddess]

Thank you all for the replies.

Judy, thanks for the advice. I know with some of them I know where they relate to my life, others are not so clear.

-CapGoddess

[sdh3]

Capricorn 25: An oriental-rug dealer

THEME 1: BRINGING UP vs. KNOCKING DOWN


The word oriental descends from the Indo-European (IE) root er-1 which means “to move, set in motion.” Among its paronyms is the word rear which means “to care for (children or a child) during the early stages of life; bring up”, “to lift upright, raise”, and “to build; erect.”

The word rug descends from the IE root reue-2 which means “to smash, knock down, tear out, dig up, uproot.” One of its paronyms is ruin, definitions of which include “total destruction or disintegration, either physical, moral, social, or economic” and “to harm irreparably”, “to reduce to poverty or bankruptcy”, and “to deprive of chastity.”


THEME 2: DIFFICULTIES/TROUBLE/SUFFERING

Another paronym of rug is rough, a word whose definitions include “difficult to endure or live through” and “unpleasant or difficult.”

The word dealer descends from the IE root dail- which means “to divide.” One of its paronyms is ordeal, one definition of which is “a difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance.”

[Judy_AzVirgo]

CapGoddess, I know what you mean about some of the symbols not being very clear. I use them with Sun, Moon and Ascendant, and sometimes Ascendant ruler. That's about it. Usually, at least two of the "big three" are spot on. The others seem not to be so meaningful.