Blain Bovee - Sabian Symbol Specialist

Aquarius 20: A big white dove, a message bearer

"A big white dove, a message bearer" 20  Aquarius

 

This symbol is illuminated 9:55 PM EST Feb. 7

 

Redemption

 

Picture tending a fire.

 

Head down, gazing at the flames, adding fuel when needed, shifting a log and so on.  While absorbed with the task at hand, an idea, a message, a thought dawns as if out of nowhere.

 

This describes the day, a time when one can be released from concerns and cares that have demanded attention.  The message bearer and the message would tend to come from out of the blue… that is, it is an unexpected message. 

 

Excellent day to take care of matters at hand with attentive patience. It is not important that a multitude of things get done. One per day is enough.  Within that open and receptive caring mind, a message will come.

Aquarius 19: A forest fire quenched

"A forest fire quenched" 19  Aquarius

 

This symbol is illuminated 10:14 PM EST Feb. 6

 

Starve a fever

 

Fighting a forest fire involves strategic approaches such as creating a firebreak through deliberate lighting of back burns… smaller fires set that burn toward the main fire in order to starve the main fire of fuel, thus contain its range.

 

It is an example of fighting fire with fire… starve the fire of an essential element, fuel or oxygen, to quench its thirst.  An odd mixture of metaphors, yet an effective if paradoxical way to contain a challenging situation.

 

Today, if a challenge arises, consider employing a 'surround and contain' strategy.  

 

One does not rush headlong into the fire, but stands off the perimeter while the fire quenches itself within containment.

Aquarius 18: A man unmasked

"A man unmasked" 18  Aquarius

 

This symbol is illuminated 10:33 PM EST Feb. 5

 

Revealing

 

A moment revealing is oft likened unto removing the covering from something long stored away.

 

Imagine the common experience of removing the lid from a container long lost and forgotten at the back of the fridge.  The initial moment of reveal may prove repulsive.

 

Imagine a reflective moment when one turns with an examining eye to see a shadow dynamic behind one's motives.

 

Be alert for a hollow space within, ripe for exploration.  Best not to turn away in repulsion if at first repelled.

 

Others motives may be revealed as well… like unmasking a man.  In contractual matters, consider every deal with caution and care. There may be hidden motives.

Aquarius 17: A watchdog standing guard

"A watchdog standing guard" 17  Aquarius

 

This symbol is illuminated 10:53 PM EST Feb. 4

 

Probity

 

Certain standards carry pervasive influence.

 

A watchdog watches over values and valuables, protecting standards, degrees of rectitude and so on.

 

Think of a quality control supervisor.  Today, watch for how the standards of excellent, or lack thereof, manifests in experience.  One may well be gathering others who accord with your sense of quality. 

 

Also, one may feel underwhelmed by the prevailing status quo.

 

The curious thing about the day is that magic can happen, can be directed effectively. Curious because social interactions may distract such that confusion reigns or frustrations dull sensibilities that could otherwise be very creative.

Aquarius 16: A big business man at his desk

"A big-business man sitting at his desk" 16  Aquarius

 

This symbol is illuminated 11:13 PM EST Feb. 3

 

Influence

 

The influence of 'a big-busness man at his desk' is depicted in the impression left by his 'bigness' on his chair and through the decisions made across his desk.

 

The idea is a play on convex and concave symbolism: what one man chooses may appear to be of small effect influencing few; what another chooses may appear to be of enormous effect influencing many.

 

Creative potentials are still at play, having been let loose from recent constraints.  The key is to choose in a way that uplifts the quality and experience for all concerned as opposed to shirking  responsible choice.

Aquarius 15: Two lovebirds singing on a fence

"Two lovebirds singing on a fence" 15  Aquarius

 

This symbol is illuminated 11:33 PM EST Feb. 2

 

 

Presentation

 

Imagine the moment just as something or someone is making a presentation.  "TA DAH! We now present Ramblin' RickyBob Rodney!", or, "And now for the piece de resistance… Individual size Flumble cakes with coconut frosting and chocolate gnosh!"

 

The day also carries a 'marrying' energy. Creative flow and expressed affections break through invisible barriers. The result: many will feel ease and beauty in experience and perhaps a sense of release.

 

If there have been many unknowns and possible outcomes recently, expect and breakthrough that clears the way ahead for now. The mission is clear. The people to work the mission with and for are known. 

 

It is not the fence blocking the way today, so much as it is the lovebird song that sings beyond a barrier that no longer contains.

Aquarius 14: A train entering a tunnel

"A train entering a tunnel" 14  Aquarius

 

This symbol is illuminated 12:15 PM EST Feb. 1

 

 

Pre-birthing

 

In the time just preceding the birthing experience, one can only rest in wait.  The signs are there.  One can see the light at the end of the tunnel. 

 

A very pregnant moment..

 

The key for today it to let matters unfold as they will.  Too much prodding to make something happen immediately only works against the natural timing of birthing. 

 

 

Picture an expectant mother, full and on the threshold of giving birth. She paces, chews ice chips, needs to lie down, demands to be helped up, refuses the tea asked for just minutes ago… a very anxious time.  The smart husband with gentle amusement comforts and is attentive to every detail, yet knows the child will come when the child will come.

 

Wishing a very a loominous day to a very dear friend.

Aquarius 13: A barometer

"A barometer" 13 Aquarius

 

This symbol is illuminated 12:15 PM EST Jan. 31

 

 

Forecast

 

Like a barometer, one occasionally has a presentiment of what is coming.  In fact, the barometer is an instrument widely accepted and employed to predict future changes in weather.

 

Today, be alert for indications of a change in your daily weather. It may be a day of widespread, more accurate than usual, prognostication.

 

If you are wrapped up in a tight situation, sudden solutions helping to wiggle free may come along.

 

Changeable weather does not equate changing horses in mid-stream.  When riding a good thing, stick with it.  Success lies in patience and perseverance.

Aquarius 12: People on stairs graduated upwards

"People on stairs graduated upwards" 12 Aquarius

 

This symbol is illuminated 12:38 PM EST Jan. 30

 

 

Escalation

 

Social dynamics could be seen as communal exchanges of competency and currency for upward mobility.

 

Along the way, some beneath your means may benefit from who and where you are on the journey, or others may give you a step up. 

 

'Graduation' can therefore be understood as a movement that grows like simple interest: very slowly. 

 

Good day to eschew the temptation to gossip about others. 

 

Like the child's game of snakes and ladders, some may land on a space that escalates rapidly.  However, there is only one wild card in the deck.  Play accordingly.

Aquarius 11: Man tête-à-tête with his inspiration

"Man tête-á-tête with his inspiration" 11 Aquarius

 

This symbol is illuminated 12:57 PM EST Jan.29

 

 

"Sometimes A Great Notion"

 

Put two heads together. 

 

If there is no one about to put heads together with, go inside to parlay with higher mind.

 

Be alert for certain qualitative experiences such as a sense of echoes from a hollow ravine.  Also, a gentle sense of floating or spiralling downward.  Plus, little shivers from the top of the head down the spine.

 

All of these can characterize your own tête-á-tête. today.

 

Inspiration guides with waves of excitement. Reason falters at the invisible glass door.