Pierce, out of curiosity, have you ever used Inside Degrees by Ellias Lonsdale?
Here's a link:
https://aquaorfire.net/astrology/inside_degrees/inside_degrees.html
To date, I found his descriptions to resonate the most with me on a touching, emotional, and instinctive level, when all the other ones somehow falls short in some ways. I just don't vibe with the others.
Perhaps we all respond to different vibrations? There is an opinion that different degrees symbols and descriptions are simply sides and facets to the same puzzle, and one ought to consider more than one, for a comprehensive effect. To date, I am aware of at least 4 sets of symbols, and I think consulting perhaps 2 would be wise.
I'll tell you what. You take those those descriptions and apply them to that chart I contend is the natal chart of Jesus/Yeshu'a of Nazareth and see for your self if anything "clicks". If you do come back to this thread, or start another, and give a presentation. If convincing I will look into them>
I've too much on my plate to spend the time in what, I do suspect, to be yet another fruitless endeavor.
There's a very good reason that I titled my book "A Template For The Time" as for the reason it is a "Template", a template of truth and understanding by which to learn and understand what true astrological knowledge is and what techniques are valid. I sometimes describe it as the "Rosetta Stone" of Astrology.
Sometime, not too long ago, Robert Hand began promoting a very obscure set of degree symbols from an equally obscure astrologer of the early 19th century. I only learned of this as for the reason they are in turn being promoted by astrodienst.com and that I constantly use astrodienst to cast charts. I find that rather "funny" in that He and Deborah Houlding recently took, so called, living authority on the Sabian Symbols, astrologer Lynda Hill, to lunch during an astrologers convention. Lynda wrote "gushingly" of the event and obviously was given no reason to believe that Robert wasn't in support of her "field of expertise" and most likely was given every reason to believe that He was...along with Deborah, whom is certainly no fan of the Sabian Symbols or their use...not to what I experienced during the brief time I was a member of Skyscript. I was shooed off, as I was allowed one thread, and one thread only, that had any mention of the Sabian Symbols. All subsequent threads I did initiate were deleted by Deborah with the explanation given for as; "You already posted that".
That set of obscure symbols Robert is championing are pure hogwash. I wouldn't trust that man to give me the correct time of day and far much less as to give me anything, He claims is correct, with astrology.
As astrodienst has made a very concerted effort to dis-rail my present endeavors ...moving the position of Pluto numerous times prior to their using a different program from which they base their computer ephemeris upon...and yet deny doing so prior to that "upgrade", even though I have a number of charts, in my files, made from the same data of time and place that were cast at astrodienst, between the time of my initial discovery on Nov. 7, 2004 and when they claim is the date the ephemeris was "updated" , that certainly prove otherwise it should be easy enough to figure out why Robert is involved in promoting such hogwash.
If the Sabian Symbols aren't working for you I can only say, "stick with it", you should eventually see that they are applicable and interpreted correctly, but only if you stick with Rudhyar's book, "An Astrological Mandala".
I'll await some demonstration by you before I pass any judgement on the list you have proposed and only then after I have further investigated myself if I find you presentation convincing enough to do so.
I always provide such a demonstration as to when I make any such claims I fully expect any other astrologer to do just the same.
E L & L
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