SABIAN SYMBOLS OF THE NEW AGE NETWORK CHART. ASCENDENT: 11 SAG: In the left section of an archaic temple, a lamp burns in a container shaped like a human body. Original formulation of this symbol spoke of physical enlightenment and what seems to be the need to rely on the wisdom of the body. Refers to a process of deconditioning or consciousness that is prisoner of intellectual concepts with total reliance on quantitative values, objectivity and conformity to the official patterns of our culture. MOON: 12 SAG: A flag turns into an eagle and the eagle into a chanticleer saluting the dawn. Keynote: The spiritualization and promotion of great symbols of a New Age by minds sensitive to its precursory manifestations. The flag is an abstract symbol of a nation. The eagle is concepts made by bold and transcendent action. The eagle symbolizes spiritual will and the power to rise to the highest possible altitude of consciousness and purpose. It urges us to bring our ideals to actual life through the power of spiritual will. VENUS: 27 SAG: A sculptor at his work. Keynote: The ability to project one's vision upon and to give forms to materials. At this stage, the individual is creatively expressing his own individuality. He shapes the materials in his social-geographical environment and shapes them to reveal to others something of his own inner life and purpose. URANUS: 3 CAPRICORN: A human soul, eager for new experiences, seeks embodiment. Keyote: A powerful yearning for whatever will increase the depth and scope of one's contacts with other living beings. SATURN: 10 CAPRICORN: An albatross feeding from the hand of a sailor. Keynote: The overcoming of fear and its rewards. Every living entity plays a role in the world's ritual of existence: beyond these specific roles, which too often separate one entity from another, the communion of love and compassion can bring together the most disparate lives. We are presented, at this stage, with a picture extending the ideal of peace and happiness through culture so now it includes all living organisms on this planet. The power of such a culture of harmlessness nd compassion generates TRUST everywhere. NEPTUNE: 11 CAPRICORN: A large group of pheasant on a private estate. This sequence shows us how man can cooperate with nature in creating beauty and elegance by capitalizing on skill and opportunity. The Keyword is ARISTOCRACY. NORTH NODE: 13 Aquarius: A barometer. Keynote: Ability to discover basic natural facts that allow us to plan for actions in advance. Here we are no longer dealing with ascent or descent, but with natural laws which involve causal relationships and the passage of one natural condition into another. The barometer registers air pressure, and a change of pressure today gives some indication of what the weather will be tomorrow. In a sense this is the modern scientific equivalent of prognostication through omens. Planning for the near future is a possibility because the potential (or seed) of the future is already operating at the core of the present. This sequence tells us that it is most important to seek -- by whatever means and at whatever level of consciousness -- a knowledge of causal progression. In the broadest sense this implies an awareness of cyclic processes, and this includes Astrology. Keyword: Anticipation. JUPITER: 11 CANCER: A clown caricaturing well-known personalities. Keynote: The value of humor in developing objectivity and independence of mind. Humor or irony is a powerful tool in assessing the value of sociocultural realities, and thereby in freeing oneself from prejudice and glamor. Laughter deconditions and often paves the way to a realization that we need not be unduly impressed by what our tradition has more or less forced upon our consciousness. The clown, of course, is the more popular manifestation of this urge to laugh, which seems to be such a basic characteristic of human nature. Caricature and satire are more intellectual forms of the same need for intellectual freedom. The first step is a cathartic one..the ability to laugh, which includes the ability to laugh at one's petty habits and mannerisms..indeed, at one's own pomposity. It is a DECONDITIONING step. MARS: 29 LIBRA: Mankind's vast and enduring effort to reach for knowledge transferable from generation to generation. Keynote: A deep sense of participation in, and commitment to, social processes which seek to bring to all men Truth and a greater Life. This stage rests upon a deep feeling of the value of community and is based on consciousness, choice, will and self-scrifice for the sake of future human beings. To join other women and men in the vast process of a living civilization is to fulfill the basic implications of the human stage of cosmic evolution...a stage characterized by CONSCIOUS PARTICIPATION. MERCURY: 4 SCORPIO: A youth carrying a lighted candle in a devotional ritual. Keynote: Educated power of ceremonies which impress the great images of culture upon its gathered participants. A community of beings is ensouled by a few basic symbols which illustrate and structure the group's particular culture. SUN: 10 SCORPIO: A fellowship supper reunites old comrades. Keynote: The overtones of human realtionships based on a community of work or experiences. This symbol pictures the essential nature of the bond that unites individuals who have participated in some common activity. The social feeling of communion, plus all that it engenders, arises after the act performed together. Activity is at the root of consciousness. Activity in common generates social consciousness and cultural patterns which become set in the form of institutions. A group-personality emerges, which displays chracteristic features and gives birth to collective emotions and values. Wherever this symbol appears, it suggests the importance of establishing or strengthening links with those with whom one has shared, or can share, living experiences. The value of COMRADESHIP is emphasized. PLUTO: 15 SCORPIO: Children playing around 5 mounds of sand. Keynote: Early steps in the development of a mind seeking to be attuned to the higher level of human evolution. Cryptic symbol. Man's essential destiny is to develop as a five-fold being, a Pentagram or 5 pointed starr. #5 symbolizes mind in its most creative and penetrating aspect. What is seen here is FUTURE-ORIENTED GROWTH.