At a Glance
- Symbol
- “Mankind's vast and enduring effort to reach for knowledge transferable from generation to generation.”
- Degree
- 29° Libra (209th of the zodiac)
- Jones Keyword
- Rationality
- Element
- Air
- Modality
- Cardinal
- Ruler
- Venus
- Decanate
- 3rd, sub-ruled by Mercury
- Phase
- Harmony
The Image
The image at 29° Libra is concrete and physical. “Mankind's vast and enduring effort to reach for knowledge transferable from generation to generation.”
Like all 360 Sabian images, this one is meant to be looked at first and interpreted second. The scene is the data; the meaning grows out of it. Here is the method for reading any Sabian Symbol, step by step.
What 29° Libra Means
This degree falls in Libra, an air sign ruled by Venus, which gives the image a movement toward connection and idea — energy that wants to relate, name, and circulate. As a cardinal degree it initiates — it begins things and sets a direction.
Its place in the larger cycle is the phase of Harmony — The whole working together as one resonant chord. Held against the picture, that phase tells you what the degree is reaching for when it works well.
The Gift and the Shadow
Every Sabian degree has a bright reading and a difficult one — the same image shows both. At its best, 29° Libra expresses rationality as a genuine strength: the capacity the scene depicts, used consciously and in season.
Its shadow is the same energy out of season: the trait overplayed until it tips into its opposite. Holding both at once is how the degree is read honestly — most people live somewhere between the two.
The Keyword: Rationality
Marc Edmund Jones assigned every degree a single keyword as a compression of its meaning. For 29° Libra that word is Rationality. A keyword is a handle, not the whole reading — but it points at the register the degree works in and confirms a reading you reach from the image itself. More on how Jones keywords work →
29° Libra in a Birth Chart
The same degree reads differently depending on which placement sits there. If 29° Libra is your Sun, the image describes how you express and act. On your Moon, it describes your inner life and what you need to feel safe. On your Ascendant, it describes how you arrive — the version of you that walks into rooms. How Sun, Moon and Ascendant symbols differ →
Where This Degree Sits
29° Libra occupies the 3rd decanate of Libra, sub-ruled by Mercury. On the wider wheel it belongs to the Collectivization hemicycle and the act of Group Integration: Formation of meaningful social and spiritual bonds. Its polarity is yang.
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Common Questions
What is the Sabian Symbol for 29° Libra?
The Sabian Symbol for 29° Libra is: “Mankind's vast and enduring effort to reach for knowledge transferable from generation to generation.” Its Jones keyword is Rationality.
What does 29° Libra mean?
29° Libra is an air, cardinal degree ruled by Venus, in the phase of Harmony: The whole working together as one resonant chord. Its keyword, Rationality, points to its core energy.
Is 29° Libra a good degree?
Like every Sabian degree it has a gift and a shadow — the same image shows both. At its best it expresses rationality consciously; its shadow is that same energy out of season. It is read as a working tendency, not a verdict.
What is the keyword for 29° Libra?
Marc Edmund Jones's keyword for 29° Libra is Rationality.