23rd degree of Taurus
Sabian symbol
“A jewelry shop filled with valuable gems.”
The social confirmation of natural excellence.
What the readers share
3 readers see black · 2 readers see behind · 2 readers see stands · 2 readers see throne
Sepharial
“A king sits upon a throne; behind him stands a figure veiled in black.”
It signifies one who will suffer misfortune in the height of his career and whose fall will be dangerous in proportion to the height he has attained. The native will be too apt to depend on his own powers and will essay feats which will be beyond his natural powers. Ambition will lead him into dangerous positions, and at a weak moment he will fall. Let this be taken as equally affecting his physical, moral, and social welfare. It is a degree of COLLAPSE.
Sepharial, La Volasfera (1898) · public domain
Charubel
“A smelting furnace.”
A large-hearted person, but at the same time particularly sensitive to an imposition or a fraud. Such transactions rarely escape being detected. Soul force is great; whilst the intellectual powers may be but of moderate capacity.
Charubel, The Degrees of the Zodiac Symbolised (1898) · public domain
Kozminsky
“St. Michael slaying the Dragon in a shower of black rain.”
Denotes one with strength of purpose and ability to sustain trials. The Dragon is lust, corruption, end the cold moistures of the earth. St. Michael is the life, solar energy, conqueror of decay; the black rain the evil which corruption draws. So when the native realizes his soul force he becomes a veritable victor over the monster into whose jaws so many unwarned and unguarded fall. It is a symbol of Victory.
Isidore Kozminsky, Zodiacal Symbology (1917) · public domain
Janduz
“A king is seated on a throne in the company of his followers. A silhouette wrapped in a black veil stands behind him. In front of him, a man falls flat on his back.”
This degree describes a reversal of fortune at the pinnacle of the career. The fall is commensurate with the social status and indicates a risk of dishonour and…
Janduz, Les 360 degres du zodiaque (1938) · excerpt
Henson
Doctors; art; projecting and the arts; medical fields; painting; homicidal tendency; alcoholism; has some unique quality (affected, may be an abnormal trait); an enthusiast who can inspire others…
Henson, degree notes · excerpt
Matthew
““NOTORIETY””
A critical degree, but closely related to one preceding. He may be an enthusiast who can inspire others with his plans, but they may not always be successful.
Matthew, degree keywords · excerpt
Leinbach
This degree gives a real sense of mission. A sense of destiny presided over by a guardian angel. Domestic and home loving, one also takes a place in…
Esther Leinbach, Degrees of the Zodiac (1973) · excerpt
Weber
Imaginative, irascible: a symbol of individual freedom in motion - Sagittarian wanderings brought down to earth long enough to establish turf and be noticed. Master of human and…
Weber, degree notes · excerpt
Muir
Great strength of will and if character is also indicated by other testimonies in the chart, one capable of great works. Cruelty in undeveloped types.
Ada Muir, The Degrees of the Zodiac (1928) · public domain
Cochrane
A deep sense of his own individuality and nobility. Devoted to family. Searches for a mature, objective, broad understanding of life. (SAG-8-CAP, LEO-4-VIR)
David Cochrane, degree notes · excerpt
Bardon
“Camarion”
By this head the magician will be informed of the magic relations between the various kinds of food from the point of view of health and the harmony…
Franz Bardon, The Practice of Magical Evocation (1956), the 360 heads · excerpt