8th degree of Taurus
Sabian symbol
“A sleigh on land uncovered by snow.”
The value of anticipating and preparing for expectable conditions.
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Sepharial
“An old man, poorly clad, stands by the side of a river, from which he collects bits of wood and straw with a rake.”
It demotes one of little wit, who will, through his own obtuseness, fall into errors which lead, to his own despoiling. He will think to gain comforts by easy ways, and will scratch to himself heaps of marrow and annoyance, and this chiefly from females. What substance be has he will hardly keep, and what he has not, that he will not readily gain. . It is a degree of LASSITUDE.
Sepharial, La Volasfera (1898) · public domain
Charubel
“Two swords forming a cross lying on the ground, and a man standing on them with a sceptre pointing heavenward.”
A person of peace, one who confides in the higher power.
Charubel, The Degrees of the Zodiac Symbolised (1898) · public domain
Kozminsky
“A leafless tree, on a plain, bending before a violent gale of wind, which whistles wildly”
through the branches. Denotes one who meets with opposition, obstacles, and trouble who will be compelled to battle against adversity. Such a one should never take risks in anything, no matter how promising, but be content to work on in the very teeth of the enemy, remembering always that the strong are chosen to fight the battles of the weak. It is a symbol of Impediment.
Isidore Kozminsky, Zodiacal Symbology (1917) · public domain
Janduz
“An old man strives to fish a few branches out of a river in flood, while his wife, seated on a rock and wrapped up in her own sorrow, seems indifferent to what is around her.”
Honest, gullible, and courageous character. Owing to limited intellectual abilities, one makes mistakes which lead to failures and losses, particularly at the Stock exchange market. An important female…
Janduz, Les 360 degres du zodiaque (1938) · excerpt
Henson
Celibacy, such as priests, monks, or nuns, or those having no inclination to marry; some connection with drowning; determined and resourceful; degree of will power; stubbornness; one who…
Henson, degree notes · excerpt
Matthew
““STUBBORNNESS””
Said by some to be a degree of will power, but this is not always true in charts I have used. One who becomes influential through his perseverance,…
Matthew, degree keywords · excerpt
Leinbach
A grotesque and tortuous degree. Much emphasis placed on bodily existence. Tendency to complacency, laziness and dead weight. Even where a certain respectable and placid individual has this…
Esther Leinbach, Degrees of the Zodiac (1973) · excerpt
Weber
Quick, adaptable Gemini here could be led astray, breaking the laws of nature and man - if not careful. Gemini certainly helps speed up the materially - oriented…
Weber, degree notes · excerpt
Muir
Many hindrances in life but success through determination and resourceful-ness. Should avoid financial risks.
Ada Muir, The Degrees of the Zodiac (1928) · public domain
Cochrane
Patient, kind, nurturing. Slow and steady in work, sometimes lazy. Enjoys gardening, staying at home, and warm conversation with others. (GEM-2-CAN, TAU-1-GEM)
David Cochrane, degree notes · excerpt
Bardon
“Jajaregi”
too, is a very great initiator, especially for writers on occultism, since he knows very well how to inspire the magician so that he is able to reproduce…
Franz Bardon, The Practice of Magical Evocation (1956), the 360 heads · excerpt