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Carelli Degrees

The meaning of each of the degrees as given by Adriano Carelli in The


360 Degrees of the Zodiac 2004
0-1 deg Aries
Symbol: An armed warrior of Herculean build tilling the soil.
An outstanding original inde!endent !ersonality. His ambitions and aims
are beyond the common mar". He is u! to great underta"ings and can
stand the hardest tests not so much with the forces su!!lied by a
s!iritual faith #which the native may or may not have according to the
other features of his horosco!e$ as with the inborn energy of his own
character% not only in the name of an ideal #which he may or may not
feel$ but es!ecially with a tangible result in sight.
Here are the mar"s of endurance !ositivism or at any rate !ractical
sense. Such a nature will do everything !assionately #even the most
!assionless self&denying deeds$ will be led by natural aggressiveness
seldom by human solidarity and !rom!ted by a s!irit of contest which in
less noble beings may drift into base envy.
0-2 deg Aries
'emar"able !owers of concentration of close steady well&!lanned wor"
#as for instance laboratory research$ with chances of good results for
science. There is faith in oneself and in one(s forces with the attendant
danger of haughtiness overbearingness ostentation of one(s own
abilities. )ne(s ideas are challengingly asserted one(s own way of life is
!ursued with a tendency to full self&sufficiency. At the same time there
will be hardly any ability to !ersonally e*!loit the scientific results
obtained.
+ew friendshi!s% an unsocial !erha!s even grouchy character. The native
may let his envy of his neighbor run away with himself.
2-3 deg Aries
A great heart inborn "indness courage and love of !eace and concord%
smoothness and s!ontaneity% no afterthoughts or mental reservations%
hos!itality and broadmindedness% many true friendshi!s% love of art.
The corres!onding defects will be thoughtlessness im!ulsiveness rec"less
decisions% an unguarded and yet violent !assionateness lac" of self&
control% too great a lac" of inhibitions. The native may run into danger
through his own foolhardiness.
3-4 deg Aries
Symbol: A forest.
A rich im!ulsive naturally e*uberant and thoroughly !rodigal human
being always directly drawing on nature(s reserves. )ther !ointers in the
horosco!e must show whether he will be educated or ignorant clever or
foolish luc"y or unfortunate. ,ven if well&bred and educated the native
will retain something rough and uncouth about himself a wild energy as
it were. Should he on the other hand #as is more li"ely$ be uncultured he
will show a greater wisdom than !ur!orted by the rest of his !attern. -n
luc" he will ta"e the blind goddess(s gifts for granted and is not li"ely to
e*!loit them in hea!ing u! wealth. .ad luc" on the other hand will be
unable to teach him moderation in lavishing his own on others and giving
himself u! entirely in whatever he does. He is e*tremely /indhearted and
yet very irascible% he is fond of the country&nay of his own country&has
com!assion on all living beings and may nevertheless be a !assionate
s!ortsman% he is careless in dress and yet vain. -nstinct !revails on logic
the heart on reason% his only consistency lies in his being !erfectly
natural as he suc"s from 0other 1ature(s breasts the hoary wisdom
enabling him to give advice to !eo!le who ought to "now more than he
does.
4-5 deg Aries
The sub2ect will lead all his life or most of it in obscurity. He will be either
bodily disabled by blindness deafness or otherwise% morally or
intellectually adrift% or stee!ed in the dar"est misery. 3hatever his !light
he will have to face a long and hard ordeal. -f he emerges at all from his
gloom that can be ascribed only to a !owerful stalwart !luc"y character
#which this degree certainly grants$ and certainly not to any favorable
circumstances #e*cluded by this degree unless other influences are at
wor"$. )nce he has the 4dar" night of the soul5 and the obscurity of
misery behind his bac" the native hardened by the struggle may assert
himself and even rise very high and rea! a !lentiful cro! to reward his
nearly su!erhuman effort. He will then en2oy liberally what he con6uered
and will e*ert im!eriously but with a fatherly s!irit the authority to which
he ac6uired the right.
5-6 deg Aries
1o element of gravity in or around the native will be !resent to !ull him
down to earth. His ascent both materially and figuratively will be easy
and smooth. 7oo"ing from above or loo"ing down at the teeming bustle
of human masses will come natural to him. 8laced high through !olitical
authority wealth or any other "ind of !ower a sim!le airman or a
mountaineer or a scientist given to researches into the im!onderable or
the abstract #anyway remote from humble earth$. 'iches and honors will
be easily within his reach though the very nature of his !ursuits has in
itself the threat and the danger of his fall.
The lightness of those without burdens is a!t to drift into foolhardy
lightheadedness% too&easy luc" is li"ely to ma"e one fling caution to the
four winds% those who indulge in daydreaming ris" to build castles in the
air. However it is according to the -talian cou!let: He who rises too high
will often fall as 6uic" as when "ic"ed u! down flo!s a ball.
6-7 deg Aries
Symbol: A feudal lord wearing his armor the headgear over his eyes
holding a bow and an arrow.
A wary and cautious conservative sometimes sluggishly fond of his own
groove often watchful always endowed with great !resence of mind the
native will go out of his way to shir" clashes and to dodge ris"s and may
go so far as to run away altogether from them. Should the worst come to
the worst he "nows how to come out of a scra!e by a sudden brainwave
or a lightning&lice ma"eshift.
He loves the country and rural life and is a great s!ortsman. 9et he hates
violence and is a subtle di!lomat. His success in life is assured !rovided he
can stay in his natural abode and avoid the hated novelties.
0arriage will be luc"y unless other influences !oint to the contrary.
7-8 deg Aries
Symbol: A mangy dog.
-n neo!latonic !arlance the sub2ect(s 4irascible soul5 is incontinent: :ante
would have doomed him to his Stygian swam! #according to
-nter!retations of :ante by 7uigi ;alli and <iovanni 8ascoli$. -n other
words he does not "now will(s golden mean% he is either high&handed or
subdued either an infamous e*ecutioner or a contem!tible victim of life
according to the whole of his !attern !ointing to the one or the other form
of incontinence.
-f overbearing he will be a 6uarrelsome daredevil devoid of self&control
inclined to the most arbitrary violence% his rec"lessness will be his own
undoing.
-f cowardly his life will be a grey one dully monotonous in its boundless
misery and endless gloom. 7uc"ily enough he is not a!t to live long.
8-9 deg Aries
The native has such faith in himself as to border on heedlessness but will
be assisted in danger by that cool&bloodedness which usually is the mar"
of true courage. Too !roud to serve he can fulfill himself as a leader or a
cultist of the free arts% he is hardly a bearable subordinate as his lac" of
modesty will let his inborn !ride drift into conceit haughtiness and
mis!laced touchiness.
9et his never&falling !ositive sense of reality always will lead him bac" to
the right !ath if vanity has led him astray and will enable him to show it
to anyone willing to follow him.
7uc"ier than he deserves he has a noble sense of friendshi! which he
feels strongly. He is on the other hand a dangerous foe.
All human activities based on the written or s!o"en word=!olitical and
forensic rhetoric !hiloso!hy writing&are congenial to him. He s!ea"s well
even too well and is bent on listening to himself rather than to others.
9-10 deg Aries
Symbol: Saint <eorge slays the dragon.
Courage nay daring% here too as in the foregoing degree the borders of
rec"lessness are s"irted.
7ed by a successful ambition barring signs to the contrary the native is
li"ely to beat his foes to reach the highest standing to attain !eerless
distinction. His career will be at any rate e*ce!tional or uncommon.
The native will be blessed with an inborn righteousness as well and with a
mind o!en to truth. Should he be gifted for mental wor" natural sciences
would be his branch% should he be !articularly sensitive to s!iritual forces
he would have the gift of clairvoyance !erha!s of !ro!hecy. -nitiation is
not e*cluded. The other as!ects of the horosco!e will show. A great
fondness for hunting is to be e*!ected.
10-11 deg Aries
This degree a!!arently can !roduce diametrically o!!osed effects which
are however to be traced bac" to the same cause &lac" of balance
between rights and duties between one(s own and the others( dues. -f
therefore the native is by the rest of his horosco!e !redis!osed to
selfishness his self&conceit will go so far as to ma"e him e*travagant and
ridiculous. Should he on the contrary tend toward altruism he would be
done for. The rest of the !attern will show in which of the two senses
there will be e*aggeration. 8otentially both e*cesses are !resent and
their e*!ression may sometimes alternate #as in !eo!le who are in some
things childishly boastful and who forget themselves in all the rest$.
The egotist born under this star may act in a grotes6ue and harmless way
as well as !rove really evil and slander all others. The altruist will be so
yielding and subservient as to verge on absolute want of will !ower% he
will indiscriminately !lease his neighbor and all will e*!loit this to his
harm. +or a woman this would mean she might be an easy !rey to
seduction and even to corru!tion.
To the mild&natured !eo!le born under this sign the warning can be given
that indiscriminate generosity is not goodness but wea"ness% that to yield
to the first corner and to resign one(s own duties toward oneself is to
resign one(s human dignity. 3ea"ness and submissiveness are vices as
great as the virtues they !ervert.
The lo!sidedness and mis!ro!ortion of this eleventh degree may e*tend
their influence to the body and render it cri!!led or missha!en. A!art from
this the features will be fine and delicate beauty being not at all
e*cluded% on the contrary a beautiful face often can go with faulty limbs.
11-12 deg Aries
Symbol: An eagle on its nest.
-t is a degree of >sacred selfishness( in a familiar or national sense. -t
gives a strong fatherly or motherly instinct a high conce!tion of one(s
standing as !eter familias or mater familias a "een sense of one(s 4-5 of
!ersonal initiative of the free individual !ro!erty% and leads to the
attendant danger of clashing against the established order in more or less
collectivistic sense or against the economics of the so&called modem
democracies.
-f this danger is not borne out by other threads in the astrologic !attern
the native(s steady effort to rise higher and to im!rove his condition may
bear honor and distinctions in the social and civic fields. The native(s
rugged individualism may let his or her generous and lordly nature a!!ear
e*travagant.
12-13 deg Aries
Symbol: A crucible in its oven.
The native(s character will be sub2ected to e*ce!tional tests% his or her
youth will be such a furnace of grief as to blast anyone not made of the
sterner stuff. Should there be any real gold in the crucible the furnace
might !urify and !urge it of any dross. 'i!e age would then reward the
native for his youthful ordeals and would lead his inborn su!eriority to
universal recognition. 3hen the rest of the horosco!e shows other signs in
su!!ort of this the highest ste!s of the social ladder can be reached.
-n less noble !atterns the tem!erament will be harsher warli"e even
destructive% the tests will be less frightening but courage will not be
unrewarded.
7ast the theme may !oint only to a !articular fondness for gold and gilt
fittings% the horosco!e ta"en as a whole will have as usual to decide.
The sturdier the mind the frailer will be the body and the limbs often will
be !uny and sic"ly.
13-14 deg Aries
The native is an uncommon being% whether above or below the average
will have to be left to other !ointers to show. 1o doubt there is something
forceful about him either his !assions or his wishes or his more or less
noble aims.
-n a way he is a solar being as he stands alone cannot count on !ersonal
friendshi!s and his career tends to trace a !arable. 3here most of the
other features hint at success the native is certainly destined to lead and
sway. -n 6uestions regarding the whole community or the masses
success awaits him.
3here other !ointers do not hel! he will be utterly !oor and lonely an
outcast or worse an outlaw heading for an obscure end for e*ile and
!erha!s even 2ail.
3hether a winner or a loser he always will be an isolated strange being.
14-15 deg Aries
Symbol: A warrior whose iron armor coven him from his toes to his chin
his head staying bare and unshielded.
The native is one whose idea of safety consists of shutting all windows
without worrying in the least about the door left wide o!en. 9ou cannot
very well say whether he is more li"ely to be a gentleman or a shar!er. He
is certain to be rec"less and to thin" he is high and dry when on the
contrary he is between the devil and the dee! blue sea. He may often
have a faint heart and not a s!ar" of faith in himself and yet see" shelter
in the bosom of the most unreliable beings. 3hether a man of honor or a
"nave he always will be ta"en in and left in the lurch by those u!on
whom he relied. Should he by ill luc" try his hand at stoc"&2obbing he
would get into a mess headfirst.
To the honest&minded whose thread of life has not been !rematurely
sna!!ed in childhood or early youth #as always can ha!!en under this
influence$ three !ieces of advice can be given: ma"e a habit of "ee!ing
both your eyes o!en and leave nothing to chance have faith in yourself
first if you want others to rely u!on you do not lean on others for
anything% listen courteously but follow no advice. +urther e*!erience will
show you how far wrong your first im!ressions of !eo!le were.
15-16 deg Aries
Symbols: A man !ouring water from an ewer. A rea!er at his wor".
The seaside dwellers who both till the soil and ra"e the sea are often
under this influence. .y itself this degree does bestow luc" but not
e*clusively in farming% it does not ensure renown to one dealing with
agriculture from a scientific view!oint li"e botany agricultural economics
statistics etc.
As a tiller an agronomist or a naturalist as a seaman or a fisherman the
native is fond of nature and tends to a contem!lative life which may lead
him to !assivity or even idleness. Hard wor"ing as he may be he will
however love what the +rench call ecole buissonniere and li"e roving
outside the four walls of school. As a boy he will !lay truant or will rather
do his 4homewor"5 in the o!en% as a grownu! he will have no ambition
and will not care two hoots about academic laurels.
1either contem!lative love of nature nor wor" #whether material or
scholarly$ will hinder the native(s elo6uence. -f the other as!ects favor it
he may very well ta"e to teaching.
16-17 deg Aries
0ore gaudy than elegant !recious rather than refined sooner worldly
than lordly very fond of lu*ury and dis!lay% the native may outwardly
a!!ear a gorgeous !ersonage im!osing in s!ite of his inward misery.
-nwardly he is torn by the ever&recurring clash between his craving for
!leasure and his sense of duty without being able to give u! to either of
them.
This degree by itself gives no love for wor"% however if this should be
borne out by other as!ects in his horosco!e the native would become
what - define as a laborious adventurer who might stri"e oil during his
industrious adventures be they 2ourneys or financial gambles% he may
even become famous. <ain however comes to him easier than thrift. He
can smell luc" but cannot s!end with a !inch of salt what he laid hands
on.
17-18 deg Aries
Symbol: 3edding night in the "ing(s !alace. The 6ueen still in bride(s
attire waits for the !rince consort seated on the marriage bed in a
6ueenly yet modest attitude.
This degree will give a "een intelligence a very sociable and hearty
nature a tal"ative dis!osition without a shadow of wantonness a !eaceful
yet courageous and resolute character. Such a !ersonality will be
worshi!!ed by some envied or slandered by many feared or res!ected
by all.
+or all his love of !eace and concord the native is by some "armic law
com!elled to face some decisive fight for which destiny e*acts the
strictest self&control. Any rash act may lead to trouble any show of light&
headedness may have fatal results owing to the !lots of the envious
-n a man(s horosco!e such an influence will ma"e the native(s success in
some way de!endent on a female friend(s su!!ort either in the smart set
in the financial world or elsewhere.
18-19 deg Aries
Symbol: A gold digger at wor" in his mine a satchel of nuggets slung
from his belt. His face and attire betray a harsh stunted life.
The native will have an eye on only gain% his life seems to have no other
aim. His soul may not be utterly devoid of feelings but his cra?e and the
ensuing need of being constantly on the loo"out will stifle them. He may
therefore become selfish stingy sus!icious hidebound misanthro!ic
and often unscru!ulous. 3hether driven toward the noble metal as the
symbol has it or toward other gains the sub2ect is more than li"ely to
wor" on a mine=and to "ic" the buc"et there too.
19-20 deg Aries
Symbol: @lysses in 8oly!hemus( cave
+ew moral scru!les if any at all. An original mind ine*haustible in
resources never at a loss.
An e*tremely active and daring tem!er with a !ioneer(s or an adventurer(s
craving in6uisitiveness. A life of travel e*!loration of scientific
discoveries !erha!s of more or less rec"less adventures. There will be
some renown and !ossibly a violent death.
The native ought to remember :ante(s warning #-nf. 2A BBC&20$: 9ou
were not born to vegetate li"e beasts but to follow the !ath of truth and
virtue.
20-21 deg Aries
The native will be an elementarily active generous loyal truthful being.
@nfortunately his virtue is too self&conscious and see"s outward
recognition which on the other hand is not withheld. His or her
faithfulness in affections and hos!itable ways will win many friends and
success will reward hard wor". 'es!ected by all the native will be able to
say in truth D- have what - have given.D #:(Annun?io(s slogan$.
There may be some adventurous 2ourney or voyage.
Seer Cherubel holds that this degree gives birth to the gravediggers and
underta"ers. To him - leave the authority of this statement.
21-22 deg Aries
.y itself this degree will not bring the native ill luc" but it is not ruled out
that his !ersistent shilly&shallying may attract a hail of misfortunes onto
him. He is li"ely to live in a muddle of la?iness bewilderment and
sus!ense leaving him !owerless and !u??led% he will ma"e a bad !artner
and be ever beset by gloom. A bohemian(s untidiness will hold sway in
him and about him. An untalented musician he !refers decadent authors
loves the artificial life of modern towns and finds his congenial atmos!here
in dance halls comic shows etc.
3hat threatens him his !ro!erty and credit is in a word much more an
inborn wea"ness than ill luc"% the native will get more luc" than he
deserves. 7ittle as he e*erts himself to con6uer his slac"ness his
ambitions will be satisfied if other stars hel!.
22-23 deg Aries
Symbol: The medical !harmaceutical emblem of the sna"e and the
chalice the re!tile(s tail being wound round the stem and its head
overhanging the bowl its cleft tongue nearly s"imming the contents.
-t is a degree of fatality. An instrument of collective "arma or the victim of
his own either a healer or a great invalid% aggressive and warli"e yet in
some things or under certain as!ects e*!osed to man(s and fate(s
ambushes and attac"s% the native is wise and ca!able of having immense
following yet liable to fall under the influence of ill advisors.
3hat this native is what his s"ill where his !ower and his shortcomings
lie how far he is a!t to influence the others and the others him which
evils he is li"ely to wor" which to heal which to suffer=all this can be
shown only by the rest of the birth !attern. )nly through its whole can we
establish whether his !ugnacity is a sign of force or of wea"ness% i.e.
whether the sub2ect(s bite or the one of his foes is venomous or both%
whether his is a real following or rather a drun"en rabble in arms%
whether the cu! he reaches out to man"ind is brimming with wholesome
drugs with do!e or !oison% whether he is really original or rather
eccentric an imaginative being or rather a daydreamer an enthusiast or a
man !erverted by fallacies. )ne thing is certain: the mar" of fatality.
-nitiation is not ruled out.
23-24 deg Aries
Symbol: An almost na"ed woman.
1o e*!lanation but rather a commentary is needed. This is a hard truth to
my countrymen(s ears: the habit nearly everywhere acce!ted by now to
marry several years after the !rovocative forces( full develo!ment is
tantamount to condemning to !ublic infamy or hysterical folly the woman
who in my country has been born under this degree. -n Anglo&Sa*on or
Teutonic countries things are different. There instead of that old austerity
of custom which seems for the time being too hard to reestablish a
cam!aign for the reinstatement of e6ual rights between the two se*es has
been successfully carried out. -nstead of an e6ual !urity of life an e6ual
freedom% instead of Eesus Christ(s moral a !urely human 2ustice. Should a
man want to be free he must let the woman be free as well who may
become his wife tomorrow.
.ut to return. The vulgar e*!ression 4se*ual need5 never has fitted so well
as in this degree. -t is more than a need% it is an inesca!able necessity
something fatal. Any attem!t to re!ress will end in a female native(s
!erversion or hysteria.
1othing doing% she either marries or satisfies otherwise her irresistible
need. Cooler !eo!le may well 2udge and condemn. .ut whoever 2udges
will be 2udged. 1obody is in a !osition to "now what ta"es !lace in a
different being(s nervous system. 1o further comment is needed as those
who have ears may well have understood% as to the others none is so
deaf as the voluntarily deaf hy!ocrite.
To such hy!ocrisy we owe the institution of the demivierge a ty!ical
infamy of the so&called modern civili?ation.
As to the other features of this degree we may !oint out that the sub2ect
will not strive too high and will be content with e"ing out a living which
will not be denied to him.
The native is obviously fond of fun and is rather wanton and carefree.
0ale sub2ects may have trouble with the other se*% female ones have
been even too clearly described.
24-25 deg Aries
Symbol: A cris!&haired man riding a huge ram which he holds by his
horns.
This degree awa"en an ambition to rise very high and they su!!ly the
!ower to do so.
0a"es one more active fierce and inde!endent but restless and selfish as
well. The !ower it vouchsafes tends to drift into whimsical and intolerant
tyranny. There is no sense of 2ustice not the least trace of chivalry toward
foe or o!!onent. Hence the danger of being re!elled into the nameless
herd after having ta"en the first ste!s toward !ower and glory.
25-26 deg Aries
Symbol: The mediaeval ceremony of investiture. A "ing bestows high
orders of nobility on one of his sub2ects entitling him to one of the
"ingdom(s largest feuds.
This degree awa"en an ambition to rise very high and they su!!ly the
!ower to do so.
<rants a nobler a more s!iritual #or artistic scientific or otherwise$ "ind
of talent but allows loss of inde!endence. At any rate where no other
as!ects are in the way the native(s success is assured on the bright !ath
he wants to follow. The su!!ort of the !owerful will be more than
deserved but the recognition and the official consecration of the native(s
merits whatever they are can be e*!ected only from that source.
26-27 deg Aries
Symbol: A high&grown tree under the blast of a hurricane.
3hether the native is !ushed u!ward by his noble household(s fortunes or
by his own luc" he is li"ely to climb unhindered the ladder of honor and
!ower. Should he have chosen a clergyman(s career !relacy e*!ects him
and nearly belongs to him by birthright.
.ut the very circumstance of his high birth and obvious ascent will weigh
down the sub2ect(s distinctive !ride with lac" of e*!erience in life(s storms
and barring !ointers to the contrary elsewhere will de!rive him of the
!ower of recoil and of the art of !assive resistance. He is more than
sturdy and !owerful but not enough bro"en in to man(s and destiny(s
dirty tric"s and will s"ittishly rear and !rance rather than ado!t the
elastic resistance tactics of those who had to con6uer their territory ste!
by ste!.
7ittle as the stars may show the sign of drawbac"s or reverses being more
!robable than steady luc" the tree may crash and be u!rooted the native
may lose his brilliant !osition and his family(s star may dim and set
forever.
27-28 deg Aries
Symbol: A good&loo"ing and beautifully attired wet nurse
A s!ontaneously vain and showy nature whose body will brim over with
vitality% an unruffled tem!er cou!led with a sound and fruitful
sensuousness% a character high in o!timism and heartiness bountiful and
free&handed. There is a gift of serious !onderation an unruffled and bright
mood and a !inch of stubbornness.
The native will win !eo!le(s hearts through her own goodness and will get
!lenty of useful advice and !recious su!!ort from good friends. ,s!ecially
one #seldom more$ female friend will su!!ly most of the material hel!
needed.
The symbol may be ta"en literally when the horosco!e as a whole leads to
the !icture of a wet nurse. Should the native be a male industry and
trade of mil" !roducts could be e*!ected.
28-29 deg Aries
Symbol: A heavy war tan".
3hatever his social ran" or his inherited means the sub2ect will have to
brea" !ainfully his !ath u!wards in order to reach his aim. 3here the rest
of the horosco!e admits of luc" he will attain his goal through his
deliberate will to brea" through and his resistance to !rolonged effort. 7ow
born he may one day be called a self&made man. )f high birth and well&
to&do he may well set his aim far beyond his inherited&not des!icable&
level but not beyond his reach horse sense being one of the native(s
foremost gifts.
Should the rest of the !icture show a vulgar being of low e*traction he
would be em!loyed in heavy and well&rewarded wor". 3here !ointers of
notoriety cro! u! he will be a wrestling cham!ion a !ri?efighter or
something of the "ind. )n a somewhat higher level we shall have ;ergo(s
0astro :on <esualdo or in an aristocratic family a cadet son who will
wor" his way u! with his sword and end by con6uering a "ingdom or
founding a dynasty.
A tough fighter whether in real war or in the struggle for life whose first
wea!on is the steadfast doggedness with which he goes toward his aim
shattering and crushing any hindrance that may bar his way ma"ing it
into a further ste!!ing stone for his climb.
Should the native have s!iritual blin"ers this would result in a greater
concentration of effort.
He is sim!le and true to the core% hesitation and wavering are un"nown to
him. He "nows what he wants and li"es to !ay his !rice. He bal"s at no
!roblems but sees his 2ob ahead and gets down to it.
29-30 deg Aries
Symbol: A virago leading by the bridle a horse entirely covered with iron
!late
An im!erious selfish and un!leasant tem!er. The native(s ambition to
sway his neighbor for !ersonal interest is even too cons!icuous. This
estranges his friends and relatives but does not deter the native from his
!ursuits which will lead him in the end to face unassisted some too&heavy
tas" e*ceeding his forces.
-n a man(s horosco!e a woman may be feared to be his undoing so as to
dash him headlong into misery or to ma"e a criminal out of him #if the
theme as a whole admits of such an e*tremity$.
Another feature is !roficiency in riding. -n times !ast such a s"ill would
have led to 2ousting&an indis!ensable accom!lishment in a "night.
0-1 deg Taurus
The native will have to stand forever on the loo"out ready to !arry
unforeseen attac"s as his destiny has fierce struggles in store. .ut in
struggles he surely will thrive and revel as if it were his own element and
he will engage himself in them to his utmost. He has a great will !ower is
versed in tric"s and ma"eshifts and can be very reserved in s!ite of his
li"ing for arguments and !olemics. Churlish and insensitive to !ain he
seems born to have things his own way in s!ite of the war furiously waged
against him on all sides. He may even be endowed with magic !owers.
This hard character(s failing is ungenerous% it may even become cruelty.
1-2 deg Taurus
Symbol: A man dying on the ground. Clouds hide the Sun.
-t is a degree of im!otence% the "arma of one who in a !revious life was
driven to murder in a fit of des!air. Therefore in the !resent life the
native will be loath to insert himself as a living being into the moving flu*
of time and s!ace. The !resent re!els him human society holds no
attraction for him. -f he therefore does not find an outlet in the !ursuit of
nature(s secrets or in historical studies and the li"e he will la!se into a
dull idleness root of all evils.
He must brea" the ominous s!ell isolating him s!iritually from his "ind if
he is not to find reali?ed in himself the biblical threat ;ae soli #3oe to
him that is alone=,cc-. 4:BB$. He must draw a wholesome lesson from his
disa!!ointments and reali?e that he has !roduced them himself with his
wrong attitude of estrangement from life. 7ife must be loved if she is to
!resent us with her gifts% these are not to be frowned u!on in com!arison
with the unattainable daydreams toyed with by cloud&dwellers a!t to
slum! defeated to the ground if they cannot reach their aim.
Any vital force that does not find a !ro!er outlet will cease to flow. The
greater one(s inborn vitality the more 6uic"ly idleness will blight -t.
2-3 deg Taurus
Symbol: )ld Silenus gathers in the gra!es
This influence !oints somehow to untimely love. The native may have
older !eo!le !ro!ose to her in her youth or vice versa will insist on
marrying a younger !artner in her elderly age. The !lanned match ris"s to
come off whether the younger !artner loo"s at it as a sincere and
generous gift of his or her youth or is driven to it by base interest&where
the one alternative does not altogether shut off the other.
Aside from the 6uestion of love or marriage the native will be luc"ier in
later years and will rea! tardily the fruit of his days of labor.
3-4 deg Taurus
Symbol: A stronghold built siller fashion crumbling and decayed% on its
ram!arts warrior aw"wardly handling dangerous <ree" fire contra!tions.
An e*acting disdainful short&tem!ered being destined to remain so to
s!ea" raw stuff throughout his life who cannot !ossibly "ee! in harmony
with the ones he loves. The native hat however a nearly military sense of
disci!line as something absolutely necessary for himself as well as for
others.
The "eynote of this character is its lac" of that indis!ensable minimum of
feminine fluidity needed to melt and blend any s!iritual alloy% therefore
both the native and his never sufficiently !lastered buildings tend to
harden and colla!se. A male every inch of his boorish being an ir"some
grumbler easily roused to a fury the native will not be able to !ut u! with
anyone% he will handle things and !eo!le aw"wardly and clumsily and will
be !eeved and disgusted at any show of wea"ness in his neighbors. Hence
a tendency to isolation and ultimately to self&destruction as in :ante(s
figure of 8ier della ;igna #-nf BF G0$ who embittered and nearly crushed
by all his fellow courtiers( envy and slander ended by commiting suicide.
@nless no other features balance this influence the male native never will
be able to a!!reciate feminine charm. The female native should never
marry.
This degree shows sometimes a remar"able feature: a s!ecial fondness
for firewor"s which may well become a !assion if the rest of the !attern
hel!s #the +ire element$. The native(s body will be sub2ect to decalcifying.
4-5 deg Taurus
Symbol: An o* lying 6uietly in a field.
The native will worshi! nature and at the same time be cordially
hos!itable and o!en to mental intercourse with his fellow beings. A 6uiet
unambitious hard wor"er satisfied with what he earns ha!!y to have
earned it himself with the sweat of his brow% he has a good a!titude for
contem!lative life and meditation.
-t is not to be ruled out that such a smooth innerly rich and outwardly
even tem!er may harbor an unsus!ected longing for travel and adventure.
5-6 deg Taurus
Symbol: A three&headed man holding a sheaf of !a!ers and showing on it
to others the way to follow.
An innovator(s mind of e*ce!tional force also to hover on different
sub2ects at the same time. A manifold intelligence with diverse a!titudes%
the native can leave a mar" in history through his intelligence #or genius
as other !ointers may bear. out$ e*clusively.
The native(s wea"ness is inability to hold the golden middle with regard to
se*. A !assionate admirer of beauty he may easily incur criticism owing
to his e*cesses% or on the contrary withdraw into a nearly cloister&li"e
asceticism and forget life in order to !ursue the incorru!tible beauty of art
or to contem!late the cold gleam of science(s abstract truths.
6-7 deg Taurus
Symbol: A slaughtered !ig hanging in a butcher(s show&window.
A woman(s hair will draw more than a hundred yo"es of o*en. -talian
!roverb
This influence neither !romises nor e*cludes intelligence by itself but it
secures e*ce!tional gifts elsewhere li"e an uncommon beauty sur!lus of
vigor or both of them together. The native will gloat on such gifts and in
!articularly vulgar horosco!es boast and dis!lay them going out of his
own way to e*hibit the innermost and not always the most attractive
sides of his or her !erson.
@nless other as!ects !oint to a strong will !ower and high feelings the
native will be a shallow&brained and cowardly being in whom only lust is
dee!&rooted. Though unfit for any long&winded conse6uent and
methodical effort the native(s charm may however give a !owerful and
resolute heave to underta"ings which humbler and better suited
!erformers will or would be able to carry out without the native(s hel!.
+ortune #at least for awhile$ will shamelessly lavish her favors on him and
ma"e him as long as luc" lasts the cynosure of all eyes. .ut woe betide
the day when luc" leaves him in the lurch. He will be in for either mental
or bodily tortures.
7-8 deg Taurus
-f the other stars do not !oint to a watchful mind and a !owerful
intelligence the native(s wits will be blunt. Should he be driven by an
intense religious feeling faith in <od will set his heart in !eace% but if all
his aims are earthly he may be unha!!y unless other astrological
features correct this degree(s bad luc". To such a dull being as this man(s
natural ambition to im!rove his lot as far as !ossible with the minimum
effort can bring only failure.
)nly a concrete religious sense training him to a really Christian way of
life can restore his balance. Should a lac" of +ire in his birth chart
discourage this endeavor he could resort to an incentive to hard and
!assionate wor" innerly felt as something refreshing and u!lifting
regardless of material gain. -n a word he can find his way if he learns not
to shun wor" and not to turn away from life an old man in his young
years before even getting started in it. He ought to be taught the story of
the dog that left its real !rey to !ursue its reflected image in order to
harden him against life(s treacherous mirages and the ambushes of his
fretful lust a!t to deliver him into the hands of scheming harlots.
8-9 deg Taurus
Symbol: A she!herd leading his cattle to gra?e.
The very figure of !ater familias or of the good housewife% love for one(s
home and large family careful u!bringing of one(s children and well&
meaning strictness toward one(s de!endents. A humane honest !eaceful
yet energetic nature such as to attract the young and ins!ire confidence
in all. 7ove of nature and country life% good sense rather than common
senseH efficient running of affairs rather than mere routine.
The native will do his utmost for his children(s ha!!iness but is not in the
least certain to reach ha!!iness for himself% on the contrary when
!articularly badly as!ected elsewhere he could loo" forward to death as a
release though no attem!t at self&inflicted death can be foreseen% the
good she!herd will not leave his floc".
This degree may !roduce cor!ulence if other factors concur.
9-10 deg Taurus
The native may have two love affairs at the same time and handle them
with an artlessness bordering on foolishness and with an unrefined
sim!licity verging on coarseness. He loves !leasure and en2oyments is
self&indulgent and always worried about his own !hysical welfare which
does not !revent his reaching an intellectual level above the average his
mind being as su!!le in abstract things as it is clumsy in leading concrete
action and this theoretic intelligence as shar! as his !ractical outloo" is
blurred and blunted by his heavy sensualism.
0athematics is the most suitable field for his mental ca!acities.
10-11 deg Taurus
-f born !oor the native may manage to rise higher% if rich he may
become famous. He is however li"ely to sell the bears"in before having
bagged it.
)ne thing is certain: his yearning to climb. 3hether success or failure is in
store will de!end on the measure in which the native really can carry out
his ambitious !lans and can steer clear of the mis2udgments induced by
his own enthusiasm.
This same alternative a!!lies to the moral field. 3ill he be stingy or
generousH A fair&minded gentleman or a scheming u!startH -t can well be
said that save modesty resignation and self&effacement #which are
thoroughly foreign to this influence$ nearly always lie o!en to this forty&
first degree of the ?odiac% -t is u! to the other astral factors to !ave one
or the other and to the native(s free will to follow any of them.
11-12 deg Taurus
A soul full of good will% a hard wor"ing modest !atient nature% a
feminine daintiness% a !recision free from fussiness% a sociable li"eable
lovable character hel!ful without servility bent on !leasing others. The
native will rely greatly on the future and easily !ut u! with her !resent
share% will act fairly and will be able to radiate harmony ho!e and faith in
life around herself. The native has the ma"ings of an ideal !artner and
co&o!erator and will li"e it though !referring of course to be in society
with congenial !eo!le. :evoid of earthly ambitions here may be the
seventh blessing of the Sermon on the 0ount: 4.lessed are the
!eacema"ers for they shall be called the children of <od.5 #0att. I:C$.
12-13 deg Taurus
'ational logic will be hard !ut to e*!lain why an envious anarchic nature
is nearly an inse!arable com!anion of artistic gifts. This native will
sometimes be an artist often a refined aesthete but invariably unless
chec"ed by other influences% an envious 6uarrelsome being ready to sow
discord around himself.
As to all envious !eo!le others( luc" will !revent his own. 0oreover one
may well say that he is loo"ing for trouble. Should the rest of the
horosco!e shar!en this feature the native would be fond of tres!assing
against !enal law not out of any real wish for dishonest gain but out of
s!iteful fancy for what has been denied to him which will !revent his
"ee!ing and en2oying greater gains within reach and easily attained with
honest labor. 0ore than fooling and damaging the others such !eo!le end
by digging their own graves. .ut as the !roverb has it forbidden fruits
taste better.
13-14 deg Taurus
The native seems born to com!ose 6uarrels. His straight !eaceful fair
mind has a smooth force in itself which is li"ely to com!el res!ect
effortlessly and to ins!ire love of 2ustice.
This is his showier side. 1ot less worthy of attention is the other one: a
way of getting down to his wor" and "ee!ing fondly at it without fuss and
dis!lay a feature which if su!!orted by other influences may at times
lead the native to withdraw into himself shutting him out of other
!eo!le(s com!any. This may tem!orarily blot out&never stifle&the native(s
instinct for human brotherhood.
The native is not unli"ely to become a mystic a see"er after hidden
"nowledge but his need of seclusion will not ma"e a misanthro!e out of
him nor will contem!lative life dry u! the source of his charitableness.
Should he become an initiate he would silently use his occult !owers in
service to others.
3hether or not on the secret !ath he will be comforted in his old age by
the fruits of his efficient wor" and his good actions.
14-15 deg Taurus
Symbol: A hoary venerable loo"ing augur loo"s u! at a flight of seven
birds. :esert around.
The native !ossesses the gift of ins!iring unconsciously and nearly
unintentionally a sudden and durable li"ing and to ma"e others trust him
as much as he himself. 3hether the field of researches he "eenly !ursues
is material or s!iritual his ideas will be original daring uncommon% his
intuition may even foreshadow the future.
-n heathen ages he would have been an oracle a fulguriator a Sybil. -n
this materialistic age he may get the hang of scientific or material truths
as if by ins!iration but his mind will ever run to the hidden causes and
the living root of !henomena. A dee!ly religious being he will short of
any confessional faith worshi! the scientific line he has embraced. Should
the horosco!e bear it out his life would have an ascetical outloo".
This degree tends to give a bold icy tem!er if the +ire element is absent
from the rest of the !attern. 1evertheless this somewhat uncouth being
lost in his mighty visions and more or less indifferent to love may have a
following of utterly devoted friends and of disci!les not li"ely to forget his
teachings. -n unusual and remar"able !atterns such a being may well end
by being loo"ed at as a forerunner or a !ro!het by !osterity and his
doctrine may become an article of blind faith.
15-16 deg Taurus
Symbol: A man riding an ass
Stubborn rather than steady slow and often sluggish in everything%
groundlessly coc"sure inca!able of abstract thin"ing the native will not
carry his headstrong efforts to any successful end. He will not be li"ed by
many and will have to go through life nearly alone. 3hatever amount of
luc" +ate has in store for him it will run low in his life(s former half. .ad
luc" will set in later owing to his foolish self&assurance. 1either e*ile nor
forceful segregation can be ruled out. 0arriage may be luc"y.
16-17 deg Taurus
Symbol: The vision St. Thomas of A6uino had while trying to fathom the
mystery of <od(s unity and trinity% a child trying to drain the ocean with a
!itcher.
#- do not "now who the author of the !erfect s6uelch was&5- do not need
your advice - can ma"e mista"es myselfJ5 but he may have been born
under this star%$. The native(s habit of thin"ing with his own head is a!t to
ma"e him un!o!ular% his failings will bring about his misfortune. His
intelligence is li"e a river liable to flood the barren sands of @to!ia instead
of fertili?ing the ha!!y valley of originality. He is in for unceasing often
wasted labors which will not ma"e him move a ste! forward. There is a
guilty light&mindedness% the native will believe that he can solve single&
handed and in his own way certain !roblems which re!ose on natural
laws as those of economics dynamics and the li"e. )n the other hand
such a being can easily rely on :ivine 8rovidence and reach that absolute
faith which moves mountains and goes so far as to give sometimes
!ersonal success in s!ite of rationalistic logic and science(s 4infallibility.5
17-18 deg Taurus
Symbol: Two furious bulls goring each other.
The native will easily fly off the handle and 6uic"ly wor" himself u! to a
clima* of fren?ied and bloodthirsty rage even if his own !eevish and
6uarrelsome tem!er has sown the seed of discord. According to his
bac"ground and breeding he can ma"e a sabreur of a ruffian and can
rea! the hatred of many running the ris" of wounds or death in duels or
brawls.
18-19 deg Taurus
Symbol: A maid on da??ling beauty !ouring water from a 2ug into a
!itcher.
An e*6uisitely feminine nature. The native may go so far as to be a
genius but even in normal cases she will have some very bright gift which
she is not li"ely to e*!loit in full and will at least !artially leave unta!!ed.
A gentle and sweet character even too little self&assertive which will tend
to flabbiness indecision !assivity and gloom. A certain ty!ically feminine
futility will accom!any an e6ually feminine s"ill in getting things done. A
voice of !ure musical !itch an unconstrained s!eech a naturally smart
and graceful demeanor.
Her main virtues will be self&!ossession and cleanliness. -n a mystic
sense the symbol may be ta"en to mean the Sacrament of .a!tism.
:estiny may have in store travel or emigration to the 1ew 3orld.
Teaching may be a congenial !rofession if the !attern contains such
elements as to give the necessary authority for this.
19-20 deg Taurus
This degree(s !ositive side may well be said to consist in a great moral or
material strength at the service of ambition which may when other
as!ects hel! lift the native into eminence.
The negative side consists in envy and lac" of moderation. The native will
nearly invariably be an im!ulsive rashling or a lowly meddler but in any
case an envious being. He cannot find a middle course between those two
e*tremes. 3hen he does not !lot mean ambushes he will show off
arrogantly and bully !eo!le about. -n either case his stumbling stone is
his envy a vice that as Sanna??aro !uts it gnaws at itself or as
e*em!lified in :ante(s figure of embodied envy +ili!!o Argenti tears its
own flesh with its own teeth. 3hile stabbing somebody else in murderous
fren?y one may well in2ure self as ha!!ened to Caesar(s murderers.
20-21 deg Taurus
A frugal cautious watchful silent and close character bearing the
hallmar" of individuality a dee! mind a !itiless logic a !recise and
methodic intelligence more suited for analysis than synthesis. The native
will rely but on himself yet destiny will baffle him with gleeful s!ite and
ta"e a cruel delight in hitting him 2ust where rational logic would rule out
failure or even danger. The colla!se of his most accurately !rearranged
!lans will tell on the native(s tem!er whose guardedness may drift into
sus!iciousness and misanthro!y into wic"edness.
21-22 deg Taurus
S"ill in handiwor" craftsmanshi! or surgical ability according to the other
bearings. S!aring and industrious habits. There might be some
disablement due to illness or wound if borne out by the rest of the
horosco!e.
Surrounded by loving relatives and friends the native will see his hard
wor" crowned by success in the end.
22-23 deg Taurus
A great s!iritual force a generous !assionate character whose mind
com!ared to a large heart may a!!ear limited. +aith in one(s !ower is
e*cessive hence a tendency to overreach oneself by a dis!lay of
arrogance wea"ness light&headedness and foolhardiness which may head
the native for a dangerous fall. This may be ta"en in the literal sense of
bodily falls as well as in the meta!horical one #financial social moral or
s!iritual$.
23-24 deg Taurus
Symbol: The 0oon in its first 6uarter. The thin bright crescent
encom!assing the !lanet(s lower rim seems to hold the dimly looming orb
as an earthly offer to Heaven.
Assuming as we did that no degree of the ?odiac can convey any meaning
if not loo"ed at in the light of the horosco!e as a whole this rule does not
fit any degree so thoroughly as this fifty&fourth degree which has
something mysterious or transcendent in itself. Should the rest of the
!attern be of a s!iritual nature an intense but hidden inner life would be
the result. -f the other features concur into a ma2estic !icture the native
may have been assigned a mission reaching beyond his country and his
age. 4At the limit5 to borrow a mathematical e*!ression% that is in such a
cosmically vast and sublime horosco!e as can be drawn in the heavens
only once in man"ind(s history this degree becomes one among many
other com!onents from which written in star characters% the
announcement of the 'edem!tor(s birth was given.
This can be stated fearlessly. Here is one of the many astrological clues
which revealed to the three 0agi from the ,ast that <od had ta"en human
sha!e.
,s!ecially the words of the biblical beer -saiah &later called the fifth
evangelist&fall in with the influence of this degree. +oreseeing the
godman(s destiny the !ro!het defined him as a being des!ised and
re2ected of men #is. IF:IG% 7u"e 4:24$.
And now let us loo" at the destiny of a common being mar"ed by this
degree. He will be an honest wor"er !ure in heart full of a candid faith in
man"ind and therefore in danger of being shamelessly cheated and
e*!loited. An humble and mee" being he will refrain from maltreating his
neighbors and showing his fist to defend himself or his own interests. His
inner nobility will hardly be discerned by those dealing with him% !eo!le
will usually des!ise him and not thin" twice before ta"ing advantage of a
good heart too feeble in the eyes of the world.
The advice to give to the native #another mystical 6uotation$ is an
e*tracanonical saying attributed to Eesus Christ: 47et thy alms sweat in
thy hand till thou hast found a righteous one to whom you may give it5.
24-25 deg Taurus
The sub2ect(s inner world will stay closed and un"nown to all. 9et this is no
cowardly nature rather an arrogant one% the native is innerly !roud
haughty overbearing but not vain. As he is s!iritually isolated among his
fellow beings he will have 2ustice done to himself if necessary by having
recourse to arms. As he is misunderstood he will endeavor to have his
own way even by resorting to violence% as long as his strength does not
fail him he will see subdued servants around himself never friends.
He will ris" either to die a stray dog(s death or to be "ic"ed and s!at u!on
on his death bed li"e the lion in the fable.
25-26 deg Taurus
Symbol: A lonely lady wandering about singing and !ic"ing flowers one by
one. #The image of 0atelda in :ante 8urg. 2K404B$.
A !ersonality to which nature not ambition lends authority% a steady
reserved self&assured being% a mild character agreeable to all% one who
sees the right s!iritual angle of !roblems and the !oetic side of life
understands beings and things% gathers effortlessly whatever the world
around him offers of beauty% loves !eace and s!reads harmony and
comfort around himself. He eeeds to live in the o!en air.
26-27 deg Taurus
Should other items in the horosco!e !oint toward a!titudes and
!ro!ensities for the occult this degree could s!ell danger% though leading
toward magic it does not assure the native absolute freedom from worldly
interests or cravings. The 3ise )nes have however ruled that no
o!erations should be underta"en if the atmos!here is not !erfectly clear%
by which they mean of course the s!iritual atmos!here. 7et one whose
soul is still benighted by worldly !assions or worse by greed of !ower
#which is less coarse and therefore more dangerous$ not set his hand to
the <reet 3or". The alchemist instead of transforming into a s!iritual Sun
the 0ercury and the 0oon of his inner mirror would be tem!ted to
transmute the metals of the outer world and to ma"e real gold out of
6uic"silver ore. 3ere he not driven to this by a thirst for en2oyment but
by a yearning for !ower the native would run an even worse ris" as this
is one of the ugliest "inds of blac" magic.
)n the other hand should the native(s !attern e*clude magic and any
tendency to the ac6uisition of occult !ower this degree could be of the
greatest use to anyone striving after success in the usual sense as it
bestows elo6uence a "nac" of running things efficiently a li"ing for hard
wor" and an inventive mind #not necessarily in the field of !ractical
a!!lication$ a s!aring tem!erament something intriguing which is
certainly not made to alienate !eo!le and does not hinder con6uest of
wealth or !ower. 3hich one it is going to be ought to be decided by the
horosco!e viewed as a whole.
27-28 deg Taurus
Someone has said that heaven is for the unsatisfied. Sometimes this may
be true but not in this case.
-f the native has a !erfect mental balance he can en2oy ha!!iness. .ut he
is li"ely to be tormented by ambitions and dreams of !ower !ast
reali?ation. )n the other hand he does not lac" steadfastness but his
daydreams are widely different from real life. The more he can !ut u! with
this latter #drab and dull as it can be$ the better for him% his life may be
long and !eaceful. -f unsatisfied and craving more he would be but a
castle&builder.
Ha!!iness -s bred of contentment.
28-29 deg Taurus
Symbol: A woman leading a beast of burden by its halter
The female native will find it !erfectly normal to order and bully the
husband around. Should other features bear out a hard and domineering
tem!er with an outer dis!lay of bluster we should have a regular
Lanthi!!e who will not see anything in her husband but a burden&bearing
and brooding animal of course e*clusively reserved to herself and at
the limit will martyri?e him systematically and go so far as to drive him to
murder her unless he has a Socrates( endurance.
Things are worse in a male horosco!e. The other com!onents ought
however to be carefully weighed and it has to be decided whether the
omen refer to his #lawful or unlawful$ mate or to himself. -n the former
case the man of course is the victim. Should contrary features of
overbearingness be at hand which could not !ossibly regard others he is
then certainly himself the tyrant loo"ing at his de!endents as !ac" mules
ignoring their human dignity or ta"ing a great delight in tram!ling u!on
it. The one hy!othesis does not altogether e*clude the other.
3hether a woman or a man the native would assuredly be in for a great
many unforeseen events. He may well be cowardly as all real bullies are%
but he is unli"ely to have true foresight. Someone may thrash him within
an inch of his life or even shoot him as a dog. ;ulgarity and bigotry
usually com!lete the !icture of such a character.
29-30 deg Taurus
Symbol: A beautiful house s!lendidly fitted out
7oo" around yourself for one with whom you may eat and drin" before
you choose your food and beverage for a dining table without a friend is
what lions and wolves have from ,!icurus( fragments
A refined utilitarianism. An out and out self&centeredness which however
admits of a sincere love of man"ind% a dignified and well&meaning
sensuousness an indis!ensable need of lu*ury% a love of finely built
houses e6ui!!ed comfortably according to the latest technical devices. A
lenient destiny will grant wealth together with a si?able and !rofitable
estate !rovided the native does not throw caution to the four winds in
!ursuit of !leasure and that other factors do not o!!ose this. The native
is li"ely to win !restige and a certain ascendance over his neighbors and
even outside his own circle !recisely through his mastery in drawing
mental en2oyment from sensual motives. A certain amount of distinction
will befall his lot.
0-1 deg e!i"i
+riendshi! has a lion(s share in the native(s life. 8rom!ted by his
un!re2udiced merry "ind confident nature he will lay o!en his heart and
his hearth to his friends and will e*!ect them to do the same to him.
-nfluent and highly !laced !eo!le may ta"e a sincere li"ing to him
obliging him with their !rotection and such favors as may greatly hel! him
in his !rivate life and !ublic career.
All of which is li"ely to ha!!en but the other astrologic as!ects must as
usual not be lost sight of. +riendshi! may be interesting and !ur!oseful
and the unconditional surrender of one(s home may lead to family strife
and married unha!!iness on the side of the more confiding and naively
faithful !artner. )r worse should the horosco!e !oint to lac" of dignity
and self&res!ect it could be assumed that favors and !rotection have
been curried by conniving to one(s own wife(s misbehavior and su!!ort for
her lover from the betrayed husband and friend. ,ven if such a !oint is
not reached the friendshi!(s moral influence may !rove harmful to self&
res!ect.
-n female charts this degree may !ortend laborious and even deadly
deliveries.
1-2 deg e!i"i
A writer friend of mine whose birth degree is this has devised as ,*
7ibris a man armed with an ice a*e loo"ing from the bottom at a mountain
to! and the motto 3hy notH As - cannot thin" of a better one let me
6uote this ,* 7ibris whose image and slogan both are as suitable as any
to illustrate the ty!ical attitude of this second degree of <emini. )ne could
add the 7atin !roverbs audaces fortuna 2uvat and memento audere sem
!er.
A great ambition ruling over a great courage which is in turn rewarded by
a great fortune.
The rest of the !attern must as usual suggest how to inter!ret this
correctly. 3hatever share of mental gifts the stars have meted out to him
the native has the !ower of concentration and can as the case may be
discover innovate or find original !ractical a!!lications as the other
com!onents show.
He may be a daring and gifted reformer of a natural science #!hysics
chemistry etc whom the misoeists will o!!ose violently and the rivals try
to rob of his discoveries% but he will trium!h over both. 3here the
astrologic !ointers are all of a s!iritual nature the innovation and the
attending fights both may refer to s!iritual sciences and to religious
reform. -n the case of an artist they may refer to till&then&untried
technical audacities or the li"e. -n a less bight horosco!e and with !olice
!ointers the native will be a new Sherloc" Holmes brea"ing new ways
o!en to investigation and fearlessly hand&shac"ling the criminals% and
getting the truth from them without having recourse to violence. )r he
may be a criminal of genius li"e unscru!ulous Aresene 7u!in versus
Sherloc" Holmes a bright !lagiarist etc.
2-3 deg e!i"i
Symbol: )r!heus !laying his lyre moves the stones to build a town.
8oetry and music a great imaginative !ower love of the marvelous. The
native(s !ersonality shows two features that will seem irreconcilable to
anyone wishing to a!!ly the iron rules of logic to human !sychology.
)n one hand the sub2ect is a daydreamer who cannot "ee! in order what
concerns his own !erson. A whimsical being whose mind is forever
!ursuing dreams of beauty he cannot stem the rush of his !rivate
e*!enses% he is in love with everything beautiful lu*urious and refined
and will have it cost what it may. This !roduces a chaotic disorder in his
household and goes together with a merry s!rightliness and a ha!!y
inconscience of some !ractical duties.
)n the other hand destiny may have saddled him with the burden of a
society of which. he is the founder the head or the leader. -t would seem
to stand to reason that he should be une6ual to such a tas". 9et this
bohemian shoulders such res!onsibility with a swing and a smile and will
!rove as wise as elo6uent and efficient in setting in motion gigantic
things as he !roved unfit and hel!less in running his own estate.
-n a word the native is a true artist even if he does not write !oetry or
music and will !rove more at home in flying than in treading hard ground.
He will be endowed also with a sturdy !hysical build and a !owerful
character though he will be o!en to influence and worried about !ublic
o!inion.
3-4 deg e!i"i
A luc"y destiny confidential !olitical a!!ointments an eminent !osition
due to !ersonal merits await the native. An inborn sense of dignity will
e*ert a magnetic attraction on others and will call for their res!ect. The
intelligence is lively and !iercing the faculty of observation !recise and
minutes There is a great deal of !ractical sense a generous friendly and
hos!itable s!rit. 0arriage will be ha!!y.
4-5 deg e!i"i
Symbol: An arbalester.
As the symbol clearly shows this degree has an influence li"e the first of
Sagittarius namely a courage verging on daring an adventurer(s
tem!erament% a lightning&li"e 2er"y and 2um!y way of acting% a gift for
!olemics a dialectic ?est% a stinging sarcasm% an orderly methodical
!recise ruthless intelligence. The ability to earn money is remar"able but
below the native(s una!!easable thirst for money. An unbridled ambition
fills the native with envy and drives him into 6uarrels where he foolhardily
sta"es everything burning the bridges behind him in order to attain his
aim at all costs. 3hether the attem!t is to be successful will be shown by
the horosco!e as a whole.
:istant travel is !robable. This degree tends to confer beauty es!ecially
to the eyes which will be dar" but bright.
5-6 deg e!i"i
Symbol: A boo" and a !lumb line.
There is the greatest adherence to and at the same time the greatest
detachment from reality. A great sensitivity to which no inner feeling
corres!onds. The native is righteous clever has a 2uridical mentality a
faculty of unbiased 2udgment and is aloof from the im!act of !assions. He
is outwardly smart and inwardly cold&hearted.
The native(s mind is adorned with an education above his social status
but with no trace of cerebralism as his fundamental sanity and !oise
would not admit of anything morbid. The sub2ect will be luc"y as his legal
or business activity will grant him riches welfare !erha!s renown. 7ac" of
feeling will however ma"e him un!o!ular. He will shrin" from the
limelight into the co?iness of home and will !refer the com!any of animals
to that of his fellow beings which will bless the and of his long life.
6-7 deg e!i"i
A steady smooth 6uiet e*istence e*!ects here a native of a !eaceful
"ind and affable dis!osition. He will be graceful and good&loo"ing well
bred and clever but his retentive mind will lac" originality.
7ife has few and moderate sufferings in store and they will be easily
borne as the sub2ect(s unimaginative nature will not be ca!able of dee!&
seated grief. There will be luc" in love. 0arriage is li"ely to be ha!!y.
7-8 deg e!i"i
This degree(s influence can hardly be de!icted with shar! outline. -ts
dualistic and self&contradictory nature will bestow two o!!osite features
which could however even co&e*ist in the same native% but interference
by other radical influences or the effects of breeding may well let one side
fade out of view.
)ne side of the character is rough irascible rec"less often breeding strife
and contention% anyhow well&e6ui!!ed for !rom!t action and violent
activity as the military career surgery arts and crafts connected with
iron and fire #fireman smith and the li"e$.
)n the other hand the native has commercial a!titudes loves comfort
des" activities and administrative 2obs leaving others to do the hard
wor"% he is fond of home and family even if his character(s other side may
lead to domestic strife. :estiny threatens the home with the omen of a
sudden fiery outburst a!t to u!set it from its foundations or to shatter its
very core.
)ther astrological traits must say whether this is inevitable and whether
the native(s destructive features or other causes are to blame.
8-9 deg e!i"i
Symbol: An enthroned 6ueen holding in one hand the ,arth(s gold
surmounted by the cross% in the other her sce!ter.
-t !oints to a nature conscious and confident of its !ower and harboring a
dignified and e*6uisite "indness together with a noble !ride. A shar!
intelligence a!t to catch at once the !oint of difficult !roblems which it
will then !atiently unravel. The native is a ruler born and fortune may
hel! his lordly character to con6uer !ower should this not have fallen to
him by birthright so that his !osition may consolidate in later years. A
!eculiar feature of this mind is its fondness for conundrums and riddles
chess and !astimes involving mental effort% should the native have a
garden laid out he will have a ma?e built in it. There is a great daintiness
as to cleanliness and the choice of food.
9-10 deg e!i"i
Symbol: The good Samaritan succors the Eew whom the highwaymen
have beaten to within an inch of his life #7u"e B0:F0&FI$.
A great heart fired and ins!ired with the wish to hel! man"ind to whose
service a great store of energy is !laced with somewhat childish
enthusiasm. Sym!athy for the !oor and the sic" is a!t to ta"e concrete
sha!e and there is a sincere wish to succor and heal social misery.
The reverse of the coin consists in the delusion of reaching such aims with
merely material means. Should the horosco!e not bear the im!rint of a
dee!ly religious s!irit the native acting on !urely human grounds will
stic" to the faddish conce!t that vice and crime can be fought by
s!reading well&being and strengthening the !olice forces. -n a word a
well&meaning well&fed well&bred humdrum middle&class fellow whose
limited mental !owers will not !revent delving dee! into medicine and
!olitical economics to !ursue his ambitious but charitable aims.
7uc" may smile on this good fellow and lavish him the means to carry out
his beneficent !lans.
10-11 deg e!i"i
Symbol: An eagle feeding her three eaglet.
-n some senses a su!erior but in any event an uncommon being gifted
with a mystifying and nearly !ro!hetic insight. A commanding !erson a!t
to ta"e advantage of his strength very fond of his family but sensuous
des!otic unscru!ulous craving travel and adventure and forever
unsatisfied with surroundings he deems unworthy of himself.
He may ma"e a great deal of money es!ecially in the field of arbitrage on
a large scale but luc" is not steady and his restless urge to be ever off
and out will let many a good chance !assing close to him esca!e his
notice altogether in s!ite of his gras!ing nature. ,*ile cannot be ruled out.
11-12 deg e!i"i
An honest being brimming over with !lans and faith in the future. )thers
may be wrongly led by some lac" of decision on his !art to mistrust his
!ur!oses. Anyhow some hitch will hinder or delay the ri!ening of his
!lans. .esides such a drag chain on his underta"ings sudden death or
un!leasant sur!rises may ta"e the wind off his sails and ni! his
enter!rises in the bud. A steadfastness ready to face any tests is therefore
the catchword here.
,ngineering may be a congenial !rofession% a mechanic(s 2ob seems to be
the right trade.
12-13 deg e!i"i
Symbol: A cor!se e*!osed to birds and beasts of !rey.
And left their bodies !rey to birds and hounds horrible sight. &Homer -liad
B F4
And of a wolf which seemed to harbor all cravings and yearnings in her
scraggy sha!e. &:ante -nt. B4C.I0
The native cannot be denied inner !ower but lac"s character. He is more
active than constant and even more restless than active. A man of
bristling !ro2ect though vague and blurred if lofty% the native runs the
ris" of leading astray his winged gifts. ,s!ecially natives having the Sun
above the hori?on and their Ascendant in this seventy&third degree are a
living !roof of the saying: 4Hell is !aved with good intentions.5
That he who was born an eagle may not become a hyenaJ
The unsatisfied natural craving for earthly goods will become an
ine*haustible yearning. 1ot having e*!loited his gifts !ro!erly he may be
led to wonder resentfully 43hy should the others if - don(t. . .H4 This
envy of other !eo!le(s luc" may become hatred as if the welfare he could
not con6uer were an offense to his misery and a constant re!roach to his
unsettled wasteful roaming life and as if he had a right to some sort of
revenge.
,vil associations may lead the native far enough on the wrong !ath but
even in com!act with worse beings than himself he will still bear a sign of
his fallen nobility% mental subtlety and the faithful "ee!ing of secrets.
13-14 deg e!i"i
Symbol: Two fo*es devouring some chic"en.
Too few scru!les and too many ruses. .ut to no avail as in s!ite of tric"s
the ill&begotten wealth may often have to be given bac" as one cannot
fool all the !eo!le all the time.
Should the horosco!e in its other as!ects not admit of dishonesty and
incorrect methods and should it !oint to an intense intellectual life this
native(s subtlety may sublime into the meanderings of abstract reasoning.
This would give rise to a mastermind in dialectical distinguos the
matchless s"ill of great logicians and in some cases of the giants of
thought.
-n any case an unharmonious and lustful nature.
14-15 deg e!i"i
Symbol: A seven&headed human being.
.........as the man in whose mind thought s!rings from thought farther and
farther strays from his own aim as each new !ur!ose dam!s the former
one. &:ante 8urg. I BA&BK
Should the native successfully stem the onrush of his mental turmoil and
im!ose himself a method an inner order and an intellectual disci!line the
lively originality and the boundless manifoldness of his versatile mind may
recommend him to everyone(s admiration and o!en a bright career for
him.
- said if. )therwise his restless desultoriness will lead him to do too much
at one time getting bun all tied u! in the "nots of his scattered activity.
3hat could have been original becomes eccentric% whatever is gained in
e*tension is lost in de!th.
15-16 e!i"i
<ood initiative and charitable wor" however will be !rofitable only for
others and unfruitful for the native who will be a modest !eaceful
though emotional being devoid of the sound 2udgment and the luc"
necessary to rea! the fruit of his long labors.
16-17 e!i"i
Symbol: A handless man.
.irthright !ersonal !restige or occult !owers may grant the native
su!remacy over others who will then be the material tools to carry out
what the native has conceived. Should !ractical e*ecution fail him he
would not be able to !erform with his own hands and translate into
concrete reality what a!!eared da??lingly clear to his mental eye. ,ither
he will be totally devoid of manual s"ill and !ractical sense or will be
maimed or otherwise invalided.
Should he wor" with su!ernatural means one has then to bear in mind
that magic consists only in wor"ing without hands and wal"ing without
feet. 7et those who have ears understand. .ut magic !ractice will not suit
anyone who is not !hysically whole.
17-18 deg e!i"i
Symbol: Two fo*es in relay according to their custom. #)ne rouses the
game while the other lur"s in ambush ready to stal" it.$
-nner duality. A close coo!eration a very subtle mind and in lower
beings shady cunning and com!licity. 0ental su!!leness and !enetration
swift and unconstrained gestures a great e*!erience in business and
!olitics. )n the strength of his own undeniable !ractical ability the native
may conceive too ambitious !lans demanding e*ce!tional timeliness and
utter !recision of movement. These underta"ings can be crowned with full
success but then the results run the ris" of not being e6ually divided
between the sub2ect and his !artner.
18-19 deg e!i"i
Symbol: A !ilgrim holding his staff.
A wretched and roaming gy!sy(s life. The native(s mind may well be
endowed with some artistic gifts but he will lac" character and will shun
constant wor". +orsa"en by all he will !ainfully drag his tram!&li"e
e*istence through the world. A dee! religious feeling may give a sense to
such a life.
19-20 deg e!i"i
Symbol: 7(a!!rentis sorcier
Some of the bright gifts of this native are not in "ee!ing with the whole of
his being. -f the rest of his horosco!e restricts his activities to the !ractical
field his hard wor" well&trained mind and influential friendshi!s will
!ermit him to achieve some aims. He may im!rove his !osition gain
wealth for himself and his family etc. )n the contrary should other
astrologic data confirm or sim!ly not hinder the occult mystical or
s!iritual !owers !resent in him the native may attain higher results but
on the indis!ensable condition that he ta"e in a reef not trust his visions
too much and not overreach himself. Above all he ought to remember
that anyone who rouses !owers beyond his own control runs the ris" of
being crushed by them.
This a!!lies of course to !olitical !ower as well though the dinger is far
greater in the su!er&sensible field.
20-21 deg e!i"i
The native can hardly e*!ect a free and inde!endent !osition as in s!ite
of his 6uarrelsome eccentric or otherwise unsociable character he will
have to !ut u! with !laying second fiddle to someone.
He will not shun wor" but will be very fond of s!ort and full of com!etitive
s!irit which will let him miss many a good occasion and eventually be his
undoing if the horosco!e is bad.
21-22 deg e!i"i
Symbol: Chir!ing birds !ec" at their seed.
A gentle winning dis!osition a delicate but communicative nature a
rather too tal"ative but !leasant character% a !erson led by the honest
desire to be in harmony with everyone and to bring !eace everywhere
fond of nature and in some cases highly gifted for fine arts.
This native might incline to the corres!onding failings and be
overconfident% or his gentle nature might not stand the hard struggle for
life and might resent its cruel blows% or he might entertain lofty desires
which can hardly be satisfied on earth. The demonstrative strain in his
character can be war!ed into a random tal"ativeness a!t to waste away
his creative faculties% and his conciliating tendency might sin" to
wea"ness of character.
'eference is to be made as usual to the horosco!e as a whole. Should the
rest of the chart offset the e*cessive idealism with a solid sense of reality
#!revalence of the ,arth element% role !layed by the sign Scor!io%
o!!osition of 7uminaries% trigonal !osition of the 0oon 0ars 0ercury to
each other etc.$ and be good on the whole the sub2ect would be s"illed
and successful in his wor" ha!!y in marriage% harmony and well&being
would sway in his home and about him.
A woman born under this degree will land the man she wishes though
leaving him the !leasant delusion of having made his own choice if she is
wise enough not to let him go too far before wedloc". Should she have
other aims she could have all the men she wants and would manage to
stay on friendly relations with them afterwards as well. The horosco!e as
a whole will show whether she will be !rodigal of her own or of herself.
22-23 deg e!i"i
Symbol: A withered ragged old man bent by age and by suffering
standing alone leaning on a stic" in an attitude of utter de2ection.
-f the horosco!e at large does not offer any !articular hints of good luc"
the battles of life will !rematurely sa! the native(s energies. He will feel
!owerless to !ut his otherwise original ideas into !ractice will not only
refrain from reaction but from action as well and will give u! the struggle
and waste away. His brea"down ought to be followed by the estrangement
of his children and everyone else% his old age will be miserable and lonely.
23-24 deg e!i"i
Symbol: A merry fellowshi!.
A demonstrative and 2ovial fellow whom all will li"e. The native would
seem unable to live alone as the fran"ness with which he declares his
friendshi! the selfless !leasure he feels in the com!any of his comrades
and the !roof of true friendshi! he can give when needed will win him the
largest !ossible number of hearts. +ew !eo!le will en2oy so many and so
sincere affections.
The native(s mind might turn to dee! scientific research. He is in love with
fine arts and music but his inborn innermost gift is the art of !ersuasion.
24-25 deg e!i"i
Symbol: A man holding an o!en boo".
An original and uncommonly bright intellect a great !assion for study
es!ecially of ancient times% a !rofound education a steady delving into
scientific research. The native(s chances of success in clamorous feats in
great underta"ings or outward con6uests are e6ual to nil. -nstead he
stands more than a fair chance of emerging into eminence in scientific
!ursuits and of finding his delight in them. 8arents willing to direct such
children to worldly careers are wrong as barring !ointers of great hic" in
fields other than intellectual research they never will ma"e any headway.
25-26 deg e!i"i
This degree(s influence is in o!en contrast with the one of the sign to
which it belongs as it muffles down its foremost feature&reason and
shar!ens on the other hand its second main trait&strife. The native
seems to be born to argue and 6uarrel but not on the solid ground of
logic as he does not want either to offer reasons or to listen to reason and
sim!ly stic"s to conventional ideas and !o!ular fads current at his time in
order to su!!ort his arguments.
9et he li"es arts though in a conformist way and might even cultivate
them but without the least trace of !ersonal style An ambitious 2ealous
being alive only to his own merit and blind to the merit of others%
stubborn unreasonable 6uarrelsome and revengeful he is not li"ed by
many and can go so far in his blunt rec"lessness as to court death at the
hand of others. The rest of the !attern might em!hasi?e this threat or
offset it as the case may be.
26-27 deg e!i"i
Symbol: A gy!sy woman shedding co!ious tears.
All good features of an artist #human sym!athy sensitivity sense of
universal suffering$ as well as the evil ones #wanton untidiness unfitness
for the struggle of life$ might have fallen to this native(s lot. His horosco!e
as a whole can answer only the 6uestion whether this gift will find
e*!ression and materiali?e or stay !otential% whether the native is to
reach the !ea" of genius or to grovel in the lowlands of modest
craftsmanshi!. -n any case his is a !recious and refined rather than a
mighty and rugged talent% the blight of mannerism is dangerously near.
A life interwoven with roaming disa!!ointments and sufferings.
27-28 deg e!i"i
Symbol: Two bulls of different si?e on a thriving field.
0ens sana in cor!ore sano: a to!!ing health an active nature an o!en
mind fit to !ass sound 2udgment on !eo!le and things. There is love for
wor" in its !ithiest and most substantial form&farming. The native
worshi!s 0other 1ature and must live in her bosom% though not harboring
any !re2udices against the modern machines and newfangled methods he
will still !refer the good old ways as his horse sense whis!ers to him that
whatever is nearer nature has something more vital in itself. Therefore he
hates whatever goes against nature but also has a dee! contem!t for
what lies beyond 1ature(s "en.
A conservative by instinct and a wor"er by tem!erament financially and
se*ually fruitful there is nothing so!histicated about him though he is
ca!able of delving dee! into research of what he loves &es!ecially
anti6uity. An honest and true friend he is universally esteemed and loved
by many. An emotional and in certain senses an im!ressionable or rather
a !assional being he is no such highly s!iritual creature as his great
concrete intelligence may lead a su!erficial observer to thin" #one should
bear in mind that there are two bulls in the symbol and of different
si?esJ$. -t is but his horse sense not any lofty s!iritual force that leads
him to hate materialist mechanism and economic determinism. 3hich
does not !revent s!iritual forces from o!erating in him though they might
do so more through his moral sense and his feelings than in a direct way.
The native may e*!ect though not with certainty a ha!!y and
!ros!erous destiny.
28-29 deg e!i"i
A rather !essimistic degree inducing s"e!ticism and mistrust a!art from
which its influence is a ty!ically divalent one.
Hel!ed by other astral as!ects it will confer "indheartedness cou!led with
ability to command% an imaginative manifold mind% the ma"ings for
occu!ying a high !osition and for nobly e*erting the attending authority%
s"ill in hunting and s!ortsmanshi!.
)n the contrary where other as!ects are mainly negative these features
will shift into o!!osite !olarities or will stray into corres!onding vices.
/indness will become affected courtesy !restige will be disfigured into
autocracy love of hunting into cruelty or even sadism% there will be
misuse of !ower closely followed by ruin and misery. 7i"ewise
imaginative !ower will sidle into fruitless daydreaming too many !lans
will cram the mind all shifting and inconclusive as no steady !ower
behind them will hel! carry them out.
29-30 deg e!i"i
Symbol: The cow the goat and the ewe in society with the lion
As in the !revious degree this one also can ma"e the native into a fond
and efficient hunter but the !oint lies elsewhere and can be summari?ed
in the e*!ression a lion(s share.
-t will have to be left to the horosco!e as a whole to decide if the native
himself or other !artners will have that share% and whether he is endowed
with a deceiving cunning nature a!t to rob others of their luc" or is
forced by circumstances to !ay for one of the !artners( misdeeds% but in
either of these two hy!otheses each containing a double 6uestion the
former item does not on !rinci!le e*clude the latter. The native
undoubtedly has formidable !ersuasive or seductive !owers a strong
character a hard wor"er(s tem!er and can weave and unravel !lots.
However destiny will disa!!oint him in the end.
0-1 deg Ca"cer
7isting and close ties of affection !robably legal union tender and
sensuous married love% the native will be com!letely given over both to
her marriage !artner and to her own relatives. -nborn goodness and
fidelity natural merriness and fortune(s deserved smile will ma"e her
!o!ular and universally li"ed. These bonds of affection will however tie
her and limit her freedom of movement as well as her chances of fully
e*!loiting her good luc".
0any are the native(s gifts: a musical a!titude with a !ronounced sense of
rhythm% a faculty for e*act sciences in general es!ecially mechanics% a
rigorous logical mind "een on sei?ing the cause&effect relation in things% a
sense for business !articularly for sea&borne trade #!rovided that the
family does not contrast the native(s !assion for travel$. The other as!ects
will have to show which of these tendencies ought to be followed.
1-2 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: A "nic"&"nac" in a glass case.
3hether the native is hard&wor"ing or as he is li"elier to be la?y and
sluggish he will usually not !rove u! to the tas" of earning his "ee!. -f he
wor"s at all his wor" stays unfruitful or goes to !roduce only
su!erfluous trifling and refined ob2ects the only things the native seems
to be fond of. He ought to ta"e a 2ob connected with !erfumes lu*ury and
fashion the dressing or tailoring trade and the li"e.
+avorably as!ected elsewhere he may become an artist in the highest
sense of the word in the domain of figurative arts% in which case his
anarchic sloth his individualism and his 2ealousy toward his colleagues
would fit into the !attern of those moral failings even 8hilistines are willing
to !ardon in artistic bohemians. 3hether an artist or not the native is
only too !rone to de!end on others for his maintenance. .ut even as a
toady there is something noble about him. His inborn virtues will be
sweetness nicety smartness above all a sincere love of beauty.
)ne !hysical feature is his often abnormal fear of air drafts.
2-3 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: A scene from the eighteenth century% two seated ladies and two
s6uires standing in front of them.
The native will be innerly s!lit into two contrasting halves&a thin"er(s mind
and a lecher(s tendencies% an old man(s sedate wisdom and a boy(s
rec"less wishes% feverish activity alternated with dull idleness% refined
servility strangely cou!led with a refined aristocratic haughtiness. The
result may as well be fame as infamy or success closely followed by failure
due to !assional follies.
-n a man(s horosco!e will !ower will be lamed as this emotional influence
inclines more toward fatalism than toward action. -n a woman(s chart it is
2ust the other way about. Any native woman will have everyone at her
bec" and call% a termagant or a Lanthi!!e as the case may be. .e it a
woman or a man mannerism will affect the native(s attitude which will be
neither sim!le nor sincere.
Seer Charubel maintains there ought to be a s!ecial ability for geology or
meteorology which - re!ort here on his own res!onsibility.
3-4 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: 3al!urgi(s night.
Here the challenge to the e*isting s!iritual order will reach its uttermost
degree. An orgiastic tem!er a defiant im!iety a craving for se*ual or
alcoholic into*ication misuse of drugs or do!e the !ractice of Satanism.
-n the eyes of the world there is no understanding the native who will
seem eccentric e*travagant if not altogether a lunatic. .ut his intellect is
6uite healthy and he does not mind at all o!enly countering other
!eo!le(s !re2udices which he is content to ignore. His heart is healthy as
well but lust is a!t to bite dee!ly into it ravaging his feelings and
threatening mental sanity with its into*ication. The social and financial
!osition health and the whole being are in danger owing to this.
All of which ought to be loo"ed at in the light of other astrological factors
as we have remar"ed endless times. 3here other as!ects !oint to occult
!ractice this native would rather ta"e to blac" magic se*ual rituals
witchcraft and might come in touch with more or less shady sects. The
!ros!ect of a su!erior initiation #although through the way of corrosive
waters$ is not to be ruled out. -t is u! to the Astrologer to distinguish.
Should the horosco!e show no su!ersensible features the native would
sim!ly according to his degree of evolution ta"e to one or another form
of violence against <od from vulgar blas!hemy or oaths to blas!hemous
!hiloso!hic systems% attend the so!histicated orgies of the cream of
society or !lunge headlong into ribald revelries% gain admission to
.audelaire(s artificial !aradise or stoo! to the fuddles of a miserable
drun"ard. This degree(s !eculiar feature will give the bouts and feasts a
ritual character ma"ing them nearly solemn and will !hiloso!hically
induce a mood of !erverted mysticism which can be observed easily in
the systems ins!ired by it.
At the lowest level of intelligence this degree will !roduce a ty!e of blase
townsman loo"ing at things with a 0e!histo!heian smile.
4-5 deg Ca"cer
-n this degree there is a 7ibra&li"e strain coming to light as love of 2ustice
and truth. The native will be friendly and will feel the need to lean on
someone else. A loving&or even !assionate and sensual&tem!er might give
the male native many a headache and might lead a woman into trouble.
1o ade6uate !rudence balances the intensity of feelings. The native is
better suited to win new friends than to "ee! the old ones and runs the
ris" of being seduced or easily deluded about the firmness of the ground
on which to build his e*istence. -n any event there is an inordinate
imagination and a mis!laced confidence.
Confronted with the unfairness and double&dealing of the world the
native(s a sense of 2ustice will cham! at the bit and rise in arms% he will
call aloud for 2ustice will demand to have things straightened and facts
revealed at any cost. Also this rebellion will be naive rec"less untimely
and might even ma"e things worse for the already deceived native who is
unfortunately not acted well enough with human baseness.
5-6 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: Alcidiades wal"ing through Athens with his famous dog whose
4most beautiful tail5 he has cut.
The native is a s!endthrift devoid of !ractical sense. He is not devoid of
heart and has much tact but is !ersuaded that everything is due to him
and might therefore a!!ear un2ust. He is nice but vain might sometimes
sound high&flown or a!!ear gaudy but will give himself airs% nothing
matches his fatuousness and e*travagance. His rec"lessness might go so
far as to bring about his own ruin.
However barring es!ecially unfavorable as!ects +ortune(s boom are
lavished u!on this irres!onsible being% he will gamble successfully will
have luc" in absurd s!eculations against the most reasonable
e*!ectations will reach what he has set his heart u!on and go on
throwing money out of the window with the utmost com!osure certain
that he will somehow manage to earn more.
The rest of the horosco!e is e*!ected to tell us what all this will come to.
6-7 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: <od Thor brandishing the thunderbolt hammer.
A genuine he&man rugged indomitable a!t to face and con6uer any
adversity.
All the manliest features a mar"ed !ersonality a nature obviously above
the average strong and healthy instincts% no shilly&shallying no retracing
one(s ste!s% an e*treme deliberateness a lenience bearing no trace of
wea"ness% a self&consciousness to which both showing off and false
modesty are un"nown.
He has all the corres!onding shortcomings. According to the 'oman
e*!ression the native 4sees nobody in front of himself5% vi?. has neither
regards nor res!ects. He will show fight and violently react to anyone(s
attem!ts to bloc" his way or to undermine his ground. He ta"es for
granted that he has been singled out to lead and to order all others about.
Should the horosco!e bear any other features !ointing that way that lac"
of regard might stray into ferocious brutality that lordly s!irit into
arbitrary overbearingness that warli"e strain into sheer 6uarrelsomeness
that su!eriority into selfishness isolation and indifference to other
!eo!le(s sufferings.
The virile 6ualities will be courted and smiled u!on by a true fortuna
virilis. )f obscure or even very humble birth the native will reach the to!
in his chosen career% unless unfavorably as!ected elsewhere he will have
all his o!!onents to!!le and crash out of sight and even before reaching
the summit the con6ueror will see no rivals around him.
7-8 deg Ca"cer
A la?y and sensuous being much too !rone to self&undulgence and
wantonness. .ut he has horse sense and a mind cut for life(s rough&and&
tumble e*istence and is not totally destitute of that cunning that often
re!laces intelligence in fools. A general tendency to aberration and to illicit
ties #in a woman this will mean easy seduction$ will e*!ose the native to
The danger of adulteries or otherwise guilty intercourse threatening his
married ha!!iness and his renown. As he "nows no measure not even in
s!ea"ing or in writing he will be led to more or less serious indiscretions
which according to other !ointers in the horosco!e may range from
!etty mischievous gossi! to veritable libel from the dutiful snort of a
crime to delation even to breach of friendly trust. Therefore he might be
sued for slander not for abuse #unless other com!onents give him
courage enough to voice his o!inions o!enly$ as he is too cowardly to face
directly and delights in !ublishing s!icy gossi! about them. He usually
li"es to entrench himself behind the res!onsibility of others and to hide
the hand that flings the stone. A ga?etteer more than a 2ournalist he
might have success with the chroni6ue scandaleu* and if the horosco!e
hel!s he may even lead !a!er with success% otherwise he will stoo! to
!ublishing infamous defamation and anonymous letters.
8-9 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: S!inning and waving tools% s!indle and loom
A hard wor"ing !atient thrifty being who will be only too modest and will
that trifle of individual aggressiveness necessary for self&assertion. He will
not be "e!t bac" by cowardice but rather by a shy reserve by an inborn
humble goodness ma"ing him !ut u! with an obscure life in which he feels
ha!!y. -t may ta"e him long to ma"e u! his mind as to his own road but
once at it he will draw on all his resources in order to carry his wor" out to
!erfection even in incons!icuous things and will meet with real success
in his own field.
As with all shy !eo!le of this "ind he is a!t to develo! a great elo6uence
once he has con6uered his inhibitions and will then move and stir his
listeners all the more finally overcoming the !ent u! feeling which made
him tongue&tied. As he has an eminent 2uridical and social sense he may
ma"e a good lawyer and a good !olitical s!ea"er but will not become a
"ing of the bar or a !arty leader as he has not that minimum of
charlatanism and intellectual e*hibitionism needed. A less noble horosco!e
might lead the native into a !olice career but his natural goodness will
ma"e him !refer the offices of the C.-.A. or a detective(s !rofession to the
direct guardianshi! of !ublic order.
9-10 deg Ca"cer
A mighty and !roductive will !ower firmness and decision activity and
steadiness. The native will be honest generous and hard wor"ing% he will
dis!lay a great vitality both !hysically and mentally. He seems to be
endowed with magnetic force.
7uc" will be deserved% his renown will be good. The native or his
underta"ings will give many !eo!le wor" and bread% his own wor" will
thrive and he will rea! the fruit thereof in his late years% all this !rovided
that the rest of the !attern does not e*clude success. The whole of the
horosco!e will show which is the !ursued aim and on what !lane the
native(s activity will develo!.
10-11 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: Some very young fishermen still nearly boys try to disentangle
their boat stranded on a shoal and containing fishing tac"le and string
instruments for their leisure.
A !erennially youthful and une*!erienced nature its main features being
artistic tem!erament musical talents bomb!roof o!timism enthusiastic
im!ulsiveness carefree merriness and rec"less light&mindedness. The
character needs guidance as it is unfit for inde!endent wor".
There will be re!eated shi!wrec". The native(s affairs will slac"en often
and he will be left stranded. -f very unfavorably as!ected elsewhere a
final failure might be e*!ected. -n most cases however the native will
!ull himself out of the scra!e and begin all over again as if nothing had
ha!!ened.
There is one thing the native ought never to do even if he dies to: to sail.
11-12 deg Ca"cer
An incurable sadness a mur"y character a taste for mournful and
gruesome things. A destructive instinct% a mind bent on critici?ing things
and itself% always on demolishing never on building u!. There are the
worst tendencies&a dee! and !ent u! !assion bound to brea" loose all of a
sudden with tragic violence.
The native is far from being sociable% on the contrary he is cruel and
arbitrary. He might be the author or the victim of a crime as the !attern
will show toward life(s end.
A certain s"ill in business is not unli"ely% 2oy of wor" and constructive
serenity are !resent.
12-13 deg Ca"cer
- who can turn and change in a thousand ways. =:ante 8aradiso ICC
......There is no learning if one does understand remembers not. &
:anteibid. I42
Science and wisdom. This degree is a luc"y blend of taurine mercurial
and lunar features endowing the mind with the brightest gifts% versatility
and shar!ness% dee! understanding and a retentive memory% !assion for
learning and modesty in front of science% assimilation and originality% an
inborn di!lomatic a!titude. There might be !eculiar faculties in the most
different branches of learning ranging from medicine to linguistics from
natural to occult sciences. A remar"able craftsmanshi!. All of which does
not e*clude a ty!ically taurine nature% before getting one(s wor" in hand
there is an inner drag to overcome but once started the rut thus dug will
ma"e the going steady and smooth and will !revent interru!tion of the
effort underta"en.
An unsteady destiny a mood liable to fre6uent change owing to the
native(s e*cessive sensitivity. -n less good horosco!es the fre6uent
shifting from enthusiasm to de!ression might reach cyclothymia or
dysthymia. The native(s youthful features although !romoting study
might !rove harmful to the mind and might let it stray bac" into
childishness.
The family might try to hinder and thwart the native(s ideas or initiative.
He seems li"ely to be destined to travel and change his residence often.
His relatives however do not seem li"ely to hinder this.
13-14 deg Ca"cer
An inborn nobility such as to raise a !easant(s son to a higher status on
account of his native su!eriority% a natural sway over others high
feelings "ind manners. The native(s 2udgment will be right and will be
listened to. He will be fond of art and in art of the sublime. Though
usually smooth mannered he might become boisterous at times owing to
an e*cessive emotivity.
His mind(s ada!table manifoldness is so to s!ea" boundless and will
bal" at no !ractical !roblem. His favorite sciences are natural history
#es!ecially botany$ and mathematics #above all astronomy$% among arts
!oetry and !ainting and among crafts goldsmithy. 3hether !racticing
them or not the native will become a !rotector of arts as soon as he can.
A fresh healthy com!le*ion !ossibly doomed to wither early.
The native(s marriage !artner should come of a noble family% famous
through its old lineage or through artistic achievements or otherwise.
@sually there is !lenty of luc" but the other com!onents must be
recogni?ed.
14-15 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: A coil of rats( tails in an attic
And Eesus as"ed him saying. 3hat is thy nameH And he said 7egion%
because many devils were entered into him. = 7u"e K:F0
The native will unaccountably be laden with titles honors and benefices in
s!ite of his utter worthlessness as he will be able to hide his slow wits
and lac" of !ersonal ideas from the world(s ga?e under a dis!lay of great
self&assurance and successful bluff. An unins!iring and unimaginative
crammer who never will attain real culture a 2ingo rather than a !atriot
so!histicatedly shallow and destitute of real !ersonality an em!ty
ranterer or even a vicious hy!ocrite he never will be more than a stooge
ready nevertheless to deliver his void !hrases with conse6uential
!om!ousness and to cloa" with hideous !riggishness his blunt indifference
for anything that does not touch him directly.
A dull and sluggish being !ossibly !otbellied and anyway unable to move
he will have to ma"e u! for his lac" of intelligence by having recourse to
tric"s. His only redeeming virtue will be a watchful and tireless attention
!aving his way to self&assertion and a dee! attachment to his home.
15-16 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: An eagle holding a sna"e in its claws.
This degree will grant courage toughness ready wit inner and outer
strength a scheming and adroit mind an intelligence that does not
e*clude cunning% in a word all the ma"ings of a great ca!tain and the
re6uirements for engaging in a successful battle. These traits will be
enhanced by courteous manners great tact and a good deal of tactical
ability.
The native(s foes will be his matches as far as gallantry and doggedness in
fight goes but will be unworthy of him for their unfairness and
wic"edness. A clue as to whether he will leave the battlefield as a
con6ueror or a loser may be drawn from his horosco!e at large. .ut even
in the latter case his enemies will not be able to ma"e him bite the dust.
16-17 deg Ca"cer
An a!!arently contradictory influence as it seems to beget on one hand
!eo!le in whose veins water runs instead of blood and on the other the
sturdy leaders of the human herd.
The "ey to this riddle is to be sought in this degree(s feature of e*treme
2um!iness% whatever amount of energy has fallen to the native(s share it
will be of an entirely nervous character and will lead him on by lea!s and
bounds. Therefore a close study is to be made of the !lanets ruling the
nerves #0ercury @ranus and 7ilith$ in connection with the ones ruling will
!ower #Sun 0ars and 8luto$.
3hether the character is wea" or strong there is no room for !re2udice or
su!erstition. The intelligence is dee! lively original though
discontinuous% there is great e*ecutive ability and a high education. -f
favorably as!ected the native might become an e*!lorer a !ioneer a
!olitical or religious reformer never an im!assive or a !hlegmatic being.
8rovided that Eu!iter does not sto! him he will go very far.
17-18 deg Ca"cer
The sub2ect is wea" with himself has unhealthy tastes and an unbalanced
will% he is cowardly and overbearing shy and foolhardy intrusive and
la?y. His whole life is aimed at !leasure% he loves gambling most. 3hen
his money and vigor run low or when he is sated and disa!!ointed with
life and has e*hausted all other ways to en2oy himself he will seal his own
ruin by ta"ing to boo?e and do!e. Should other factors concur his li"ely
!itfalls will be shar!ening misuse of trust embe??lement theft ra!e
corru!tion of minors and homose*uality. Should the stars !ortend mental
deficiency as well the native could even stoo! to murder. #Criminology
teaches that stu!id thieves "ill and clever ones steal without attem!ting to
ta"e their victims( lives.$
18-19 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: A renaissance gentleman sword and dagger at his side !lays the
flute before a boo"&stand on which an ancient illuminated score rests.
)ther courtiers stand res!ectfully around.
<allantry in war civil courage a great !assion and gift for art a taste for
!olemics. The native will be ca!able of !rofound thought will love boo"s
and research and will hold for all his refinement a mar"ed sway over
others. His is a terribly difficult character. He will be a!t to fly off the
handle for a trifle% he will be very "ind when not roused but will frighten
everyone when angered. Should the horosco!e bear evil influences his
artistic gifts would degenerate into histrionics his gallantry into
6uarrelsomeness his s!irit of research into fruitless boo"ishness.
<reat as the genius bestowed by this degree may be it does neither give
nor deny a creative turn of mind by itself% it only secures success in
rendering and !erforming other !eo!le(s wor"s #as a dramatic actor an
o!era singer an orchestra !layer or conductor$. That he may wor"
creatively himself he needs other stars to determine in what !articular
art or other trade his talent or genius may ta"e concrete sha!e.
The !arents might be of illustrious descent even if they do not dis!lay
their title officially.
19-20 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: A watchdog slumbering at the entrance of an old !alace
D0asters is what dogs haveD !o!ular -talian !roverb
The native never will be in want of either a !iece of bread or of a roof.
Though !oor he has all considered an easy life of it. His days are s!ent
in blissful idleness. An easy life not a dignified one. He cannot even thin"
of being inde!endent% as soon as the old master has gone he will loo" for
a new one. 3hen "ic"ed he will whine li"e a coward and will thin" nothing
of "issing the hands that enslave him.
- thin" he cannot lead an inde!endent life because nothing weighs so
heavily on his shoulders as a !ersonal res!onsibility or thin"ing with his
own head. Should the master allow him a minimum of authority over
others he will misuse it or at least ma"e a dis!lay of it in front of those
less well&dressed.
A lustful and la?y being of ready wit and watchful character he wants to
be left in !eace&that is in idleness&and does not bear anyone other than
his master daring to !rod him in the ribs to rouse him from his slumber
#4:o not rouse a slee!ing dog5 =-talian !roverb.$
+or his master he has a faithful attachment which is both base and heroic
des!icable and moving. A thorough craven he will boast of his master(s
valiant deeds% in his own utter !overty he will brag of his master(s
wealth.
The native is hale and hearty though no great friend of water and soa!.
Though he is financially !oor as we said this !overty is at times the
result of an heritage too costly for his income which it would be wise to
waive though none would dare advise him to do so. A bastard #or a
degenerate$ scion of a very old lineage he would die rather than forget it.
3hat has been said till now about the native(s des!icable nature ought not
to deceive us as to the real indis!utable usefulness of his tas". As long as
man"ind stays what it is !olicemen customs officers se*tons career
soldiers 2ail wardens harlots are all necessary evils. The frontier needs
watchdogs 2ustice needs bloodhounds and the male needs the female.
20-21 deg Ca"cer
A sociable dis!osition !erha!s not free from in6uisitiveness. The native(s
mental ma"eu! is su!!le and fit for scientific research if it were not for its
2um!iness its unsteadiness and its scarce faith in success. There is a
mar"ed ambition but success de!ends on other factors% should these
offset the sub2ect(s fic"leness he could e*ert some authority over others.
.ut even in the e*ercise of this authority his mind will trifle its !ower
away and luc" will not become more constant nay !erha!s it will !rove
treacherous.
3hat is certain is the native(s love of travel a veritable cra?e for 2ourneys
which however may !rove far from luc"y.
21-22 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: A hothouse for e*otic flowers.
A haughty fussy da??lingly showy vain and lustful being this native will
incline toward a fantastic mood driving her wayward refinement to the
verge of morbid frea"ishness. She is inclined to strain at a gnat and to
swallow a camel this crotchetiness being !erha!s due to an intensely
artificial u!bringing. 3here other factors bear it out the native(s life might
end !ainfully or tragically and a !all of gloom might set u!on those forced
to live in the enervating stifling air this being s!reads around herself.
There is a great fondness of one(s home. An interesting detail is love of
!erfume. The native might unconsciously absorb other !eo!le(s vitality
#what -ndians call !rana$.
22-23 deg Ca"cer
An inborn drive to rise higher and higher to ste! aside from the beaten
trac" and to follow new untried !aths. )ther !ointers have to show
whether this im!ulsiveness will stray into fitful unbridledness rudeness or
brutality or o!en its way u!ward into selfless dedication to an idea. The
need to soar may be ta"en in a literal #mountaineering aviation$ financial
or s!iritual sense.
-n any case the danger of tumbling on the way is attendant u!on this
degree as well as a manly daring and the chance of overcoming all
obstacles at the end of( the road thus victoriously winding u! the climb to
the !ea" of glory or in an humbler way the scaling of a still untrodden
mountain to!.
The whole of the !attern will give a clue to the !articular case. Anyway
the native is no common being as he seems to dis!ose of always fresh
energies and e*ce!tional gifts% but he is unsteady and at times too rash.
<reat is his love of nature irresistible his need to wander and o!en u!
une*!lored territories.
-n a humble horosco!e he will be an al!ine guide% when the necessary
scientific features are !resent he might become a great e*!lorer.
According to seer Charubel this degree rules over wor" connected with
catering for the !ublic and !roduces inn"ee!ers managers of restaurants
or butchers% which - am 6uoting here under his res!onsibility. - !ersonally
thin" that an uncommon gift of gab has fallen to the native(s share
enabling him to shine as a teacher.
23-24 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: )n a mountain !ea" a fortress&li"e cloister whose abbot is
engrossed with the neighboring region.
The native(s soaring ambition is fanned by great 6ualities and as great
failings% it ta"es but little hel! by other astrologic factors to have that
ambition satisfied even beyond e*!ectations. This degree grants an
inborn !restige admirable courage and untiring industriousness but a
sna"e&li"e hy!ocrisy as well a tendency to cool&blooded ruthless
scheming a mean way of cowering and cringing until the desired aim and
the attending distinctions are in sight.
Such vices are hard to sublimate into virtues. The native(s religious s!irit
would offer a chance although e*actly the contrary&namely !erversion of
that outer intolerant and hy!ocritical formalism&might be e*!ected. .ut
the im!ortance of the other factors and their marshalling can never be
overstressed.
There will be no lac" of enemies whom the native will not fear. He may
instead go out of his own way to bargain with them if this can lift him but
one ste! higher. As soon as he has the whole flight of ste!s behind
himself he will have them all under his heels and will rule over them all as
a tyrant.
24-25 deg Ca"cer
Symbol: A wild horse
The strongest man is the one who stands most alone. -bsen An ,nemy of
the 8eo!le
A high&s!irited being full of noble !ur!oses and setting his aims high
cherishing freedom above all earthly things and driving this love so far as
to stray away from his "ind into silence and seclusion. -f other stars hel!
this will not !revent his doing great wor"s li"ely to e*ert a dee! influence
on his neighbors and to leave a mar" in history. The secret of his success
is his unsha"able self&confidence su!!orted by a fiery will.
@nder less favorable influences his daring may become a rec"less love of
adventure his ?est for wor" wild and fic"le fanaticism his lofty as!irations
selfish ambitions.
Travel will !lay some role in his life. Concurrent emergence of suitable
factors might ma"e him into a !ioneer.
25-26 deg Ca"cer
A fic"le inconse6uent or shilly&shallying character a shifty destiny
foreboding !itfalls. This native(s conflicting features will be a soaring mind
and an eager lustfulness% religiousness and rec"lessness% a bright
mentality adorned with good taste and dialectic drive at a loss in front of
the !ractical !roblems of everyday life. The native is blessed by a sincere
good heartedness a !oetical turn of mind and a generosity bordering on
lavishness.
The tumbles that destiny has in store for the native might affect his
financial life #ban"ru!tcy$ as well as his health #bodily falls$. Therefore
violent s!orts air travel and al!inism ought to be discouraged.
26-27 deg Ca"cer
An e*ce!tionally good mild and conciliating being the native(s "eynote is
a thorough and essential !assivity. He might even carry out great wor"s
which however he will not have underta"en himself% he might be a
model of !erseverance and hard wor" but will sit !retty when no&one else
!rods him in the ribs. -n a word he has been born to obey and only in a
subordinate !osition can his diligence result in useful wor". The only
initiative such a mee" and unambitious fellow can ta"e is to !atch u!
6uarrels.
He has a slow short&sighted blunt intelligence.
27-28 deg Ca"cer
The native is dee!ly in love with nature and its beauty its contem!lation
being for him a source of fresh strength. He abhors whatever is unnatural
and can be naturally "ind and attract lasting affections. He lives in
harmony with the cosmos and the beings inhabiting it. 9et he can dis!lay
a remar"able !olitical s"ill and a more remar"able administrative ability.
.arring !ointers to the contrary the native is sure to get money galore as
soon as he is of age whatever the conditions of his family at his birth.
@nfortunately the gift for earning money might be war!ed into greed and
his foresight into stinginess.
)n the other hand even that admiration of natural beauty might edge off
into loafing !olitical tact give way to scheming servilism or even worse%
even the relations with one(s neighbors might turn into rivalry. )nly a loo"
at the whole can enlighten us as to the right meaning one can ascribe in
each concrete case to this dual influence.
28-29 deg Ca"cer
3here there are !ointers of honesty and decency this degree bestows a
su!erior intelligence and a sense for business. @nfavorably as!ected it
will !roduce a low cunning leading to unscru!ulous doings cheating and
even theft.
Strange as it may seem the native tends by nature to be shy yielding
self&conscious and close. Such a !liancy will remar"ably relieve the
educator(s tas" !rovided he can see through his !u!il but will increase
the danger of evil as well.
Should other astrologic factors concur an unha!!y end might be
foreseen: 2ail death sentence violent death and the li"e. The ambushes
of men and fate are in any event to be feared.
29-30 deg Ca"cer
As are all over&com!ensated half&wits the native is firmly !ersuaded that
other !eo!le(s o!inions count for nothing. As far as he is !ersonally
concerned no&one can deny him a certain ready wit a certain insight and
a degree of !sychological !enetration or the sense of 2ustice. .ut unless
very favorably as!ected elsewhere he cannot be e*!ected to be modest
and to harbor any feelings of human brotherhood.
His force does not lie in his thought but in his will !ower which if bac"ed
by other good as!ects elsewhere can really be above average. He will
disdainfully re2ect hel! and shun de!endence !lunge boldly into action
and engage single handed in fierce struggles&and will still succeed best in
that very field any logical mind would deem the least congenial to him
namely government career. He might ta"e to the sea and have to stand
the hardest ordeals and face the worst dangers in his career which in the
light of abstract reasoning would seem to fit him to a tee.
0-1 deg #eo
Symbol: Alone and wea!onless Samson tears u! with his bare hands the
lion come to attac" him
D)ut of the eater came forth meat and out of the strong came forth
wea"ness.D Eudges B4:B4
.ut for modesty the native is endowed with all the 6ualities re6uired to
master himself and others. A man of high standing he will rea! victory
over his enemies.
Should he curb his inborn daring and strength with mildness and restraint
he might become a benefactor of his own sub2ects. )therwise his
e*ce!tional !ower and unchallenged faith in himself will drift into high&
handedness inner dignity will stray into e*terior !om!ousness% the
flattering of men and the enticements of women around him to which he is
a!t to lend much too willing an ear will !rove his undoing.
The native(s "arma might be bound or interwoven with that of his nation
a thing of which he might have to bear the conse6uences as well for evil
#obscurity and oblivion at least for awhile$ as for good #lasting renown$.
The horosco!e is a whole will have to lead the inter!retation on this !oint.
1-2 deg #eo$ Carelli
Symbol: A rudderless shi! !rey to the waves.
:anger of shi! wrec" ahead. :evoid of moral strength lac"ing decision
and self&a!!reciation. This one hundred and twenty&second degree of the
?odiac is the reverse of the !revious one though being in common with
it e*!osed to trouble and having "armic connections with the surrounding
community.
The native is besides a nervous and oversensitive sub2ect. He might often
bean artist and might be blind sometimes to his own uncommon gifts.
@nable to steer the course of his own life he will go adrift materially and
s!iritually will be tossed and bounced right and left.
The omen of the shi!wrec" might literally come true% there might be
shi!wrec" in the real sense of the word.
2-3 deg #eo
Symbol: A newly born lion cub its eyes still shut.
This symbol while on one side !ointing to the unri!eness of the native(s
lion nature em!hasi?es on the other side what chances he has to
!rogress.
The horosco!e as a whole will show whether the native will be able to
o!en his eyes within the bounds of this one embodiment and whether he
will succeed in gradually develo!ing the !owers he hides slumbering in
himself. -f so stumbling and tottering forcing his way through !itfalls and
thorny briers he will wor" himself u! to the highest !ea"s of human
achievement. Then the very utterness of his ignorance and his native
childishness might enable him to do some great and original wor"
untrammeled as lie is by the yo"e of scholastic tradition. His very lac" of
moral tenets might lead him u! to a noble and freer stale of morality
where convention and !re2udice !lay no !art. -n front of the mystery of
the universe he might !reserve that divine sense of wonder from which
the so!histicated fool struggles to free himself.
All this might ha!!en. The sub2ect is of course unli"ely to follow the
entire !ath of such an evolution till its end within the short s!an of one
earthly life. -n most cases he will be able to o!en his eyes only in a
following embodiment in the !resent one the native is li"ely to gro!e in
the dar". ,ven worse !ushed bac" on his defensive by the first rude 2olts
from the outside world and unable to account for them he might free?e
into immobility shun any further struggle and ta"e a mistrustful attitude
toward life Thus while trying to avoid develo!ment through e*!erience
he never will avoid suffering. :riven by his childish nature he will flare u!
6uic"ly into a mood of un2ustified elation and will subside into
discouragement and des!air even more 6uic"ly.
An e*tremely lively but unruly imagination eager but fruitless
!assionateness inconse6uent behavior as one aimlessly fumbling in the
dar". The sub2ect is not to be relied u!on.
3-4 deg #eo
Symbol: )n the !olar !ac" a white bear lies in ambush by a cleft waiting
for a seal to emerge for air
All virtues born of !rudence and reserve% and all attendant vices as well:
sus!iciousness cunning and malice.
The native might dis!lay great activity and !ractical sense and might !ush
his endurance in wor" to a su!erhuman level but always with some
selfish goal in sight. His ga?e is shar! and unfailing but he will not ma"e
u! his mind before ri!e reflection.
He will be constant in love unflinching in hatred% he will ma"e a staunch
devoted friend and a formidable foe who will hardly fail to ta"e revenge
sooner or later for any offense mighty as the offender may be. His wrath
will not see" an immediate outlet% he will bide his time li"e a well&laid tra!
ready to sna!. )nly after detecting the vulnerable side of the one who
harms him or hurts his feelings he will stri"e with ruthless deliberation.
His success seems to be bound to travels es!ecially overseas. He is li"ely
to draw the greatest !rofit from his native cunning and !ractical sense for
trade and di!lomacy. The rest of the !attern will su!!ly more !recise
details.
4-5 deg #eo
Symbol: A sna"e.
-t is a degree of ungenerosity. The native has something eluding gras!
and will li! away from your hands on the very moment you thin" you have
caught him. He will delve dee! into the most hermetical sciences whether
material or s!iritual% tac"le intricate and baffling !roblems and master
their result with matchless s"ill but the wor" thus done he will turn to his
own e*clusive !rofit. A than"less egotist with a strain of moc"ery and
s"e!ticism cunning in s!ite of his undeniable intelligence% full of lust but
not its slave% 2ealous of his discoveries and venomous toward his rivals
and o!!onents the native will be able to reach success but will fail to
achieve the glory or !o!ularity he craves and can reasonably e*!ect. -t is
not even to be ruled out that he will have to suffer&and much at that&and
leave his native country under grave circumstances. He had better avoid
!ositions of res!onsibility refrain from running any concern on his own
and !ut u! with a lower status than he is bargaining for living u! to it in
the 6uietest !ossible way.
5-6 deg #eo
Symbol: A man of stately a!!earance riding a horse brandishes a sword.
A sna"e lifts its head between the animal(s hoc"s.
.odily strength and inner !ower which might degenerate into material
and moral violence% daring bordering on rec"lessness% fondness of s!ort
contests wea!ons !olemics and duels with a 6uarrelsome bent toward
aggression in word and fact.
The native might have a mission to fulfill might become a great military or
!olitical ruler and stand out li"e a giant. Something however will
undermine his greatness at its very foundations% his inordinate !ride or
his self&ostentation.
6-7 deg #eo
Symbol: A man riding a lion.
The native is a tamer born and none is !ossessed of a greater instinctive
gift for ruling human beasts&or wild animals should the stars !oint to it.
)n the noblest souls this degree may bestow a nearly heavenly wisdom
such as to transcend human reason and connect the individual with the
3hole. The sub2ect might then attain the gift of !ro!hecy or better be
enlightened with a nearly divine sense of the universal mystery and of the
infinite.
-n less e*alted beings we may find a more or less earthly wisdom a
direct non&rational insight into reality or in a still humbler way into
!ractical !roblems. 3hatever the field the stars allot to the native for his
activity he will hold a natural sway over others and direct them at will or
according to his whims as if he could dis!ose of su!ernatural means.
Should luc" be on his side it would not be ris"y to forecast that he will
become the !ivot of the circle&whatever its si?e&where he lives and wor"s
that he will ste! into the limelight in s!ite of his doggedest o!!onents and
will outshine even much worthier rivals.
According to Charubel there is sym!athy between this degree and G
degree 7ibra. - contend that this sym!athy ought to e*tend to the whole
of 7ibra.
7-8 deg #eo
Symbol: The burning bush.
-n a highly s!iritual horosco!e this degree(s influence will endow the
native with the !ower of heavenly fire surging forth with ardor
un6uenchable unsullied and all&consuming. -ts light will be hidden from
the sight of the unworthy and might even stay invisible to most eyes or
esca!e notice altogether. -n the bush bla?ing with unearthly flame much&
too&human beings will fail to see the light of the Absolute and will be alive
only to the fact that the thorns in the bush sting anyone attem!ting to
violate its mystery.
Such are the conflicting features of the ?odiac(s one hundred twenty
eighth degree% fieriness along with reserve% aims sublime yet secret% a
nature flashing with ho!e and led by the most generous im!ulses of self&
denial yet constantly on its defensive as the thorns and the flames in the
bush clearly im!ly.
)n the contrary should the horosco!e as a whole !oint to a lustful nature
the 7ion(s eighth degree would shift to its o!!osite !olarity and instead of
a divine im!rint give it a luciferic bent. The burning bush will thus change
into the lunar devilish image of Cain and the thorns. Then an
un6uenchable !assion im!ure yet devoid of hidden motives and mental
reservations will slowly and steadily eat u! the whole being body and
soul. The fire might not die out before having wasted the mind to its
innermost reserves and burnt out the organism to its last shred.
,ven a third case is !ossible: when the stars !oint to neither outs!o"enly
s!iritual nor lustful features and the whole !attern a!!ears unins!iring
and mean the sub2ect !roves a modest being of limited sco!e. The
degree(s fire then will enter the e*istence from outside. The native(s
activity might be bound to the fiery element giving him a chance to rise
to success and even to emerge into fame #should the whole contain hints
of luc"$. Such might be the case of a smith wor"ing his way u! to
becoming an artistically gifted craftsman or an industrialist running a
successful foundry% also of a fireguard meeting an heroic death and rising
to short&lived fame.
3hether heavenward or earthbound such a mind will be ruled by instinct
rather than by reason. His s!irit of 2ustice and honesty his sense of
unalloyed integrity and fairness often would entitle the native to a higher
social status than he occu!ies.
8-9 deg #eo
Symbol: A great show of firewor"s. 'oc"ets bombs and tourbillions unfold
their da??ling !attern in the s"y.
The native(s tal" also will sound li"e a show of firewor"s. The !ositive side
of this influ* is its utter distinction and refinement. The native is "eenly
aware of his own worth has self&res!ect and commands res!ect from
others% has sincerity grandeur and elegance at the same time.
)verdone and disfigured all these virtues might !resent themselves in the
sha!e of defects or even vices. 3e shall then meet a vain haughtiness as
contem!tible as full of contem!t an antisocial and destructive character
a!t to burst out into fits of rage. There will be a vain self&ostentation a
mis!laced fastidiousness a s!lash of da??ling e*travagance a s!lurge of
ran" !ageantry devoid of any inner foundation. -n other words a lot of
money will go u! in smo"e% the !ermanent will be sacrificed to the
transitory the useful to the !leasant and substance to a!!earance.
-n !articularly unfavorable horosco!es the virtue of sincerity will disa!!ear
and the nastiest sur!rise might be e*!ected. The native seems however
to have luc" on his side. He might travel to !laces very far away.
9-10 deg #eo
Symbol: :eath holding the scythe.
Anan"eJ -n a !revious life the native has ta"en someone(s life in cold
blood but not for selfish !ur!oses. Therefore he is either an instrument of
fate or its victim. 3hether good or bad such a man is destined to destroy
not to create.
-n e*tremely luc"y horosco!es the native is an indomitable being. 1o&one
can o!!ose his cunning and his cool determination. He can bide his time
but will not argue or listen to ob2ections when he has made u! his mind to
act. 1othing e6uals his timeliness nothing can sha"e his deliberation. 9ou
might ward him off for awhile but never finally thwart his !lans as he
sim!ly will lie in wait for a better o!!ortunity to stri"e again this time
more un!redictably and more decidedly than before.
He "nows neither !rivileges nor distinctions% all are e6ual in his eyes% and
he cannot bear the big shots. -f he is good #which is not e*cluded even
side by side with the ruthless will !ower we credit him with$ he will e*tend
his "indness and hos!itality even to the undeserving. -f he is bad nothing
will limit his ca!acity for evil% no&one will deserve !ity in his eyes no
!ower on earth will be able to ward off his murderous hand.
So far the e*treme cases. The average man born under this influence will
inherit only its destructive bent and will not be able to build anything on
earth. :eath(s wing will be ever at his side ready to carry off his dear
ones his irre!laceable coo!erators or himself. His best&engineered !lans
will stay fruitless his earthly wor" remain unachieved. )thers might rea!
what he sows down here. He can sow only for eternity.
10-11 deg #eo
Symbol: A very young woman lifting her dress.
An im!ulsive restless tem!erament bent on all !leasures and devoid of
inhibitions. The character is wea" and o!en both to enticements and to
bad advice from other !eo!le. At life(s turning !oints there is a dangerous
tendency to lose control.
As the native is good&natured very sociable and endowed with !recocious
gifts and attractive brightness one is li"ely to be lenient toward his
e*cesses which are a!t to be labeled as the wayward youth e*travagance
!eculiar to budding genius. A bright !romise which is hardly ever "e!t% in
s!ite of current o!inion no&one will achieve artistic creation who does not
submit himself to a hard unrelenting rule in !ossible contradiction to the
acce!ted middle&class morality but still to be observed with an infle*ibility
un"nown to the nameless mediocrity. 0any wonder children will be born
under this sign.
11-12 deg #eo
Symbol: A fair lady dressed with Christian modesty and uncommon
elegance.
7ife under this luc"y star will be sheltered against storms and earth6ua"es
and will glide along thriftily and smoothly. 3ealth accruing to the native
from inheritance or dowry barring indications to the contrary will give
him a measure of inde!endence saving him at the same time the trouble
of striving after money as either the native !ersonally or the native(s
marriage !artner or both will be born rich unless as - have said before
the stars !oint to the contrary.
,ven if not !ossessed of any relevant wealth the marriage !artner
certainly will bring the most welcome gifts above all the gift of ma"ing
the other !artner ha!!y but may well be !ossessed of both.
A sound straight innerly felt moral code% a sensible and fair behavior% an
instinctive reserve% an easy and gentle firmness of character% a natural
balance of feelings=these are the virtues com!leting the !icture.
)utward success ought not to fail% even fame might be attained if the
!attern as a whole is favorable though the native(s name is not li"ely to
survive him. Should other as!ects !oint to renown this ought to dim after
the sub2ect(s death. 3hatever the native(s merits even if very high his
renown will be greater than reasonably e*!ected among his
contem!oraries and less than his due among his !osterity.
12-13 deg #eo
Symbol: A blac" ball.
All good and bad features of an e*treme steadfastness and !ositivism% on
one hand firmness constancy sturdiness endurance in e*ertion and a
sense of !henomenal reality% on the other hand stubbornness
restiveness !igheadedness hy!ercritical s"e!ticism and una!!easable
lustfulness. As a result the sources of income and means of subsistence
are lastingly assured=nay too lastingly= which might hinder and thwart
!rogress even mobility in general.
There is no enthusiasm no s!iritual urge no faith in men or in the future
not to s!ea" of faith in <od. The character is therefore s"ittish sullen
sometimes cynical often un!leasant on account or in s!ite of the fact
that the native !rofesses very firm !rinci!les and stic"s to them.
3hatever his luc" the sub2ect never feels ha!!y and is therefore in a
state of constant dissatisfaction.
13-14 deg #eo
Symbol: A waterfall on its ban" a deserted mill. A rainbow rises from the
s!ray.
This influence tends to !romote an intensely s!iritual and artistic life and
to dam! the native(s !ractical and businessli"e faculties. There is no lac"
of intelligence but a mar"ed absence of e*ecutive s"ill so that the
native(s abstract ingenuity does not !revent his feeling hel!less and shilly&
shallying when confronted with the small !roblems of everyday life. As a
result in the outward s!here uncontrolled im!ulses and noble urges
!revail u!on organi?ed activity. The sub2ect does not either feel it in
himself or bring his influence to bear on others in any given direction.
3hen they cannot !raise a girl for either her loo"s or her wits they say of
her in +rance as a !iece of mischievous cold comfort that she is 4so fond
of her mother anyway.5 .ut this can be said in all earnestness of the
native who is really attached to his !arents. -f these have be6ueathed
him any estate it will dwindle away sooner or later as the heir is nearly
always an inefficient often idle idealist lost to material reality in his
worshi! of the sublime and his love of the beautiful.
14-15 deg #eo
Symbol: )din in a wanderer(s disguise brandishing the magic s!ear hits
the ground and rouses the thunder.
-nborn !ower and su!eriority over others% whether bodily or moral or else
other !ointers in the horosco!e must decide. The native is conscious of his
own worth whatever it might be. -n well&develo!ed beings this degree will
nurture lofty as!irations and inner !ride% in the corner ones -t will lead to
vain ambitions and dis!lay. Something s!ecial will single out the sub2ect
anyhow be it for good or evil through bright mental gifts or s!iritual
!rominence through money or even brute force% in what manner and how
far will de!end as mentioned above on the other threads in the
astrological !attern. .ut whoever is born under this sign is very li"ely to
become a ruler in some sense and to have the ma"ings for it as well% he is
li"ely to cou!le his inborn !ower with "indness and human warmth and to
win many friends. This can even go so far as to entangle all mental
activities in social life in which case the native is in for a more or less
wide !o!ularity as the soul of dancing !atties and the organi?er of
merryma"ing.
.arring indications to the contrary travels in connection with friendshi!s
or social engagements can be foreseen as for instance on friends( or
relatives( invitation 2ourneys underta"en in order to assist friends etc.
15-16 deg #eo
Symbol: A baby giant riding an unharnessed ass.
An im!ulsive enthusiastic and demonstrative nature im!atient of
disci!line and advice stubborn and foolhardy hard to re!ress and to
chec".
An o!en&hearted generous and affectionate friend he will ma"e an
uncomfortable and often dangerous enemy.
To all this he adds the utmost frugality than"s to which he might bear the
distress his unri!eness is more than li"ely to bring u!on him.
8otentially a man of many s!orts endowed with a lo!sided but bright and
sometimes outstanding intelligence% he is cons!icuous for the utmost
develo!ment of some of his gifts and the utter infancy of other sides of his
being which e*!oses him to the ris" of wasting his mental !ower on
childish trifles.
There will be a tendency to a large body si?e% great head broad hands
tall stature etc.
16-17 deg #eo
Symbol: A dromedary.
An e*tremely outstanding !ersonality. The native will cut out a !lace for
himself in all he does su!!orted by a fierce altogether indomitable
nature an ine*haustible energy an e*ce!tional resistance to e*ertion a
toughness a sturdiness and a steadfastness ready to stand any test. )n
the reverse side of the coin a!!ear !etty formality headstrongness bad
manners a wild roughness and sometimes even ferocity.
0indful of benefits as well as of in2uries he sim!ly cannot dis!ense with
the glee of revenge. Strangely enough though fond of dis!lay and
notoriety he is a!t to turn a deaf ear to the often vicious taunts and
snubs leveled at his surly character as only what may harm him is an
offense in his eyes and such com!laints against him as may end by
enhancing his renown as an awe&ins!iring being are far from dis!leasing
to him.
7uc"y and endowed with an inventive turn of mind he will rea! abroad
the success to which his long toils and his often gigantic wor"s entitle him.
0aterial danger might however lie in wait for him either on his 2ourneys
or on his underta"ings and might stand in his way to wealth and renown.
17-18 deg #eo
An uncommon mind thorough and brilliant at the same time 6ualified
both to create by itself and to successfully assimilate other !eo!le(s
hunches and doctrines. The native(s !ersonality is a !owerful one and will
leave its mar"% obscure as his birth may be he will rise to distinction
through his own ingenuity. .y dint of hard wor" and such a toil as may let
him a!!ear a drudge and a grinder he will get in his life the share he
deserves and as he is not duly endowed with intellectual gifts but "ind
generous and !luc"y he will win many hearts.
18-19 deg #eo
Should the horosco!e as a whole show outstanding features in !oint of
originality or initiative the mysterious com!onent of this degree then
would ma"e itself felt as a force not of this world which through often
su!erhuman ordeals can lead the native beyond all earthly limitations
#e.g. !revalence of the +ire element more !lanets in the house of s!irit
role of 1e!tune etc.&s!irituality& besides for what concerns originality
and initiative a strong com!onent in Aries well !osited Sun or 0ars
ma2ority of !lanets in the east rulers of the Ascendant dignified !lenty of
!lanets in the house of !ersonality etc.$ .ut as it is not within everyone(s
!ower to go through fire without being burned less e*ce!tional beings
may register only the discordant harmonics of this influence. This is why
we shall find little !ersonal initiative !roductiveness or !ractical a!titude
in the man in the street born under this sign and usually nothing but a
certain aesthetic taste. A!art from this the native is utterly devoid of
initiative and seems born to serve or at least to obey. .ut sur!risingly
enough a senseless and stubborn arrogance sets him against those
worthier mightier and better than himself. 3hat in higher beings is
contem!t for the world or con6uest of what the Church defines as human
res!ect becomes in lower individuals grudge against man"ind and
un2ustified rebellion against !ublic o!inion. 3hich will only call for shar!
re!roof from his neighbors and for harsh but deserved lessons. The
native is heading for more than one fall. .ut never fearJ He will always fall
on his own legs as even thus distorted this degree(s !rovidential
com!onent will still ma"e itself felt.
19-20 deg #eo
A strong character resentful of outward restraint and im!atient of any
fetters% a bright and manifold intelligence an intuitive and imaginative
mind. +amous and influential !eo!le will li"e and su!!ort the native who
will en2oy also the friendshi! and coo!eration of the best minds.
-n a word all the ma"ings of success% which however will "ee! him long
waiting. +or 6uite a time every effort will stay fruitless every underta"ing
will seem doomed to failure no si?able result will be a!!arent. He will
have to start all over again.
@nwavering steadfastness is the catchword here% try and try again. 7uc"
is li"ely to await the native far away from home. A di!lomatic career a
commercial or industrial agency abroad or other such activities might suit
him. :estiny seems anyhow to be bound to !a!er as to documents or
other writings drawings or engravings.
20-21 deg #eo
Symbol: -sis( /ey
The native is a ruler born but his sway over others has nothing
challenging high&handed or overbearing% it is but the e*!ression of a
surging inner strength based on a !erfect harmony between !ower and
action on a dee! "nowledge of human nature and life(s laws. There is a
highly develo!ed !ower of mental concentration and insight into others(
characters from which the native draws a clairvoyance and a foresight
that might seem su!ernatural. An uncommon intelligence and an
outstanding memory com!lete the e*cellence of such a mind. -n the field
of human relations a very "indly and hos!itable touch an utter sincerity
cou!led with the strictest discretion a distinguished handling of !eo!le
full of worldly wisdom and yet above any di!lomatic double&dealing will
earn the native wides!read !o!ularity and will win him loyal friends.
@nless ominously as!ected elsewhere the native ought to obtain success.
-t is not to be ruled out that he is on his way to initiation% he may even be
a master already.
21-22 deg #eo
Symbol: ,cce HomoJ
As we had to remar" above #e.g. about BC degree 7eo 24 deg Taurus
etc.$ this degree also !ossesses such a transcendent influence that no soul
less than heavenly can bear it with im!unity. Such enthusiasm and
blindness to the world(s mean ways such candid artlessness as are
induced by this sign can only be&without any !ossible com!romise&the
mar" of a saint or that of a nincom!oo!. The native is his own worldly
fortune(s worst enemy and he will let those who ought to res!ect him
most fleece him and cover him with abuse.
Should he stand&nay desire&all of this out of his love for Eesus Christ
should he give himself over wholly to the service of suffering man"ind and
bear any disgrace in order to allay the most horrible social evils should
his astrological !attern side by side with his !rimitive naivety ascribe him
an heroic character and a su!erhuman thoroughness he then would rise
to such a height as St. Eohn of the Cross or Eaco!one da Todi as the case
may be. Then the crowds would end by !aying however late their tribute
of honor and worshi! to the one in whose face they had s!at.
)n the other hand should the horosco!e be an indifferent one or sim!ly
not an e*ce!tional one the native would grow into a wea" and !owerless
being giddy and hotheaded a !rey to anyone willing to ta"e advantage of
him.
-n any case this degree im!lies danger from swiftly !rogressing illnesses
and from fire. The holy man might die while tending the !lague&stric"en%
the fool might die of his own im!rudence.
22-23 deg #eo
Symbol: Eanus the two&faced god.
#As everyone "nows Eanus( tem!le shut in !eacetime was o!ened in
time of war that the god might go thence and lead the army to victory.$
This is the great war leaders( degree although it does ma"e not only the
warriors but the authors of doctrines as well% the trailbla?ers of new
thoughts and sciences the legendary founders of traditions. The native
never will deny or des!ise the !ast but on the contrary will draw
enlightenment for the future from its study.
The secret of the native(s ascendancy enabling him to get many followers
and to steer them along as he li"es is to be sought in his mind(s
su!eriority which is based not so much on its !ower as on its uni6ue
ty!e. This original and many&sided intellect often ca!able of more than
one wor" at a time is cou!led with a stunning !sychical insight a dee!
"nowledge of human characters an inborn a!titude for treating each
!erson differently and for con6uering everyone(s heart. He is moreover
!ossessed of alertness and !enetration a !owerful and well&trained
memory and a subtle di!lomatic sense.
Although this is a war leader(s degree the native will a!!reciate greatly
the benefits of !eace and culture. 8ossibly many of those 'enaissance
condottieri were born under this sign who o!ened their way to leadershi!
with the force of arms to become from then on the !rotectors of the
!ainters !oets and artists of their age and who held in their courts
scientific and literary academies.
23-24 deg #eo
Symbol: A scene from Sien"iewic? Muo ;adis% gigantic @rsus the slave
cho!s wood in his royal mistress( yard.
A!art from whatever other astrological factors there may be this degree
tends to !roduce the ty!ical figure of the good giant so dear to late
romanticism. A modest utterly unambitious wild and childishly artless
friendly clumsily devoted being he loves the rough toils allotted to him
since his birth and dis!lays the greatest !ainsta"ingness even in the
longest and hardest labors. He is very fond of the country and es!ecially
of the woods as he feels at home only in !rimitive surroundings.
His honest and faithful nature might ma"e him dear to beings more
develo!ed than himself. His roughness does not e*clude either a
rudimental "ind of musing about religious matters or a dee! effort to
gras! and follow a higher or less !rimitive moral code than the 2ungle law%
if the !attern as a whole !oints to a very clever cultivated being this
feature may be inter!reted as !ortending conversion to another religious
faith.
According to the seer Charubel the native must move only southwest of
his or her !lace of birth and trade in only white things or white animals.
To him goes the res!onsibility for such details.
24-25 deg #eo
Symbol: A man swimming in the waters of the sea.
Should the other threads in the !attern correct the negative sides of this
degree the native(s wor" would yield s!lendid results. This is however
unli"ely to ha!!en as his otherwise gifted enter!rising nature is
ham!ered by his lac" of stability and his aversion to steady effort. His
taste is refined but lustful his dis!osition sensitive but an easy !rey to
!assions and craving for !leasures. The native is in for hard struggles and
not with the brightest of !ers!ectives as both his !ossessions and his
trade s"irt disaster through intem!erance.
The native is awfully fond of the sea and might sometimes be fond of the
s!ort of fishing. @nluc"y as!ects might induce death either through
drowning or stifling.
25-26 deg #eo
Symbol: A tiller brea"ing the soil with a hoe.
-f other astrologic as!ects bear it out the native will be a dee!
investigator of nature and will love it from the de!th of his soul. A clever
and unrelenting wor"er he will be modest and stubborn enough to
shoulder willingly the hard ungrateful tas"s which the ma2ority shuns but
which tas"s are necessary to science and society.
7uc" is li"ely to reward the native(s firmness and !ractical s"ill with well&
deserved success welfare and even renown.
As the seer Charubel has it the native(s luc"y direction ought to be north
of his birth!lace which !iece of advice - am re!eating here on his trust.
26-27 deg #eo
Symbol: Thrusting at it with his !runing bill hitting it with a stic" and
!elting it with stones a boy !luc"s the berries of a wild bush 2utting off a
crag.
This degree li"e the former one ma"es the native hard wor"ing and
efficient% but in all the rest the two degrees differ greatly as this one
!lunges the native headlong into rash action aiming at immediate results
whereas the former one induces a level&headed constant !eaceful and
self&effacing effort.
0oreover we are confronted here with a first&rate !olemic mind which
may at times drift into 6uarrelsome rec"lessness and change the sub2ect
into a downright wrangle. -t is also to be remar"ed that the native(s
industriousness is directed mainly toward wor"s which useful or even
indis!ensable as they may be result in a measure of destruction.
Therefore he is li"ely to rea! more notoriety than affection and will in
e*treme cases run the ris" of bodily attac" and violent death.
1or is the blow sure to be driven by an enemy. The rebounding stone may
hit the thrower% after the seer Charubel he has to beware of things falling
by accident. The seer goes so far as to discourage wor" or residence at
the foot of high buildings. To 6uote him again and on his own
res!onsibility >the native ought to go south of his birth!lace.
27-28 deg #eo
Symbol: Two friends sha"ing hands.
1atives e*hibiting the mar"s of industriousness elsewhere in their !attern
may only !rofit from this influence. -t will ma"e them into honest fair
humane !eo!le whom everyone will find attractive and easy to deal with.
They will !romote&or contribute to&the setting u! of coo!eratives cultural
societies social foundations etc.
Should the horosco!e lac" any indication of useful wor" besides en2oyable
!astimes the native(s gifts for efficiency and thoroughness would find no
e*!ression and would waste away in idle chatter and futile social events.
Those who loo" at human and !ersonal ambition as a desirable gift would
be disa!!ointed by its cons!icuous absence here as the sub2ect(s only
ambition lies in furthering human coo!eration in !romoting or su!!orting
collective wor" and s!reading harmony around himself. Therefore in the
absence of any mar"s of financial luc" this idealist might bring about his
own ruin.
The seer Charubel discourages travel% according to him the native(s luc"
might be bound to what the ,arth(s bosom yields be it mineral ore or
archaeological remains. As above - leave to him the res!onsibility for
these statements.
28-29 deg #eo
Symbol: Two newlyweds e*changing the wedding ring.
As to the influence of this degree on the native(s mind see the foregoing
one.
As to the course of life the following difference is to be remar"ed: there
friendshi! and social intercourse too" u! the sub2ect(s activity entirely
here family life is the !ivot. The native may have to marry more than
once hut great !ains might have to be endured through the !artner(s
divorce or death% ha!!iness in marriage general luc" and a 6uiet old age
s!ent in !leasant recollection of good wor" done are to be e*!ected.
About the native(s mind one&!eculiar feature stands out&a gift for
mathematics which often will stay unheeded une*!loited un"nown to its
very owner who although not lac"ing firmness and enter!rise might drift
toward less congenial activities which are a!t to yield less satisfactory
results. How much store may be set by this minor feature of the one
hundred forty&ninth degree other factors in the !attern will decide.
29-30 deg #eo
Symbol: An old slave with a noble cast of features and a shadow of
thoughtful gloom on his face.
- thin" that slaves li"e Aeso! ,!ictetus !erha!s even li"e 7ivy
Andronicus 8haedrus etc. were born under this sign. This is another of
those degrees where only a highly develo!ed nature can save the native
from being crushed under the weight of an influence overste!!ing our
human boundaries. This 7eo(s last degree can ma"e a su!erman of
anyone whose stars should elsewhere su!!ly the necessary re6uirements.
@!on a heart soaring beyond the highest !ea"s of human nobility a
heroically mighty will !ower a winged mind this degree will bestow the
right of 2udging things and !eo!le from a higher stand!oint and of
drawing although in !erfect humility an infallible moral law from the
dee!est sources of his over self the right of being a master although
!erforming the lowest duties of feeling free and lordly while being socially
a slave.
To less&develo!ed beings this brings a feeling of o!!ression and
wretchedness a !owerless struggling against material !overty and
outward misery. ,ndless moaning and groaning will grow into a habit. The
sub2ect will ta"e to finding fault with everyone and everything although
he has not the ma"ings of a real 2udge whatever his intellectual gifts his
human understanding and his literary taste might be. The continuous
com!arison between his actual standing and the one he thin"s he is
entitled to cri!!les his initiative and robs him of his will to wor". He is
therefore. a useless servant.
9et whether a su!erman or a human wretch he always will fit in with the
self&styled definition of Christ(s re!resentative on ,arth: servus
servonsm=the servants( servant. 4As above so below5% the lowest e!ithet
is the one of the highest human dignity. That those who have ears may
understand.
0-1 deg %irgo
Symbol: A hunting !arty. Smart riders and fair s!ortswomen gallo!
merrily to the horns( blare and the hounds( yel!s.
A sociable merry and !robably frivolous and su!erficial nature fond of
collective games in general #but not of individual or athletic s!ort$
es!ecially horsebac" riding and hunting. )ne endowed with scanty wits
but !lenty of friends and ac6uaintances and love affairs galore. The
native(s gift for getting in tune with different "inds of !eo!le ma"es him
the !ivot of merryma"ings e*cursions and obviously of hunting !arties.
His gentlemanli"e discretion will let !eo!le overloo" his either sentimental
or merely erotic adventures which all will sus!ect but of which none will
"now the victims with certitude.
Should the sub2ect cou!le a certain earnestness to his outward smartness
to his worldly achievements and gallantry he is sure to be successful as
many an association formed in !leasure and s!ort will immensely further
his !rofessional advancement.
-n less luc"y charts this influence will easily drift astray into cruel
selfishness and double&dealing which are natural tendencies in a libertine
as in 0au!assant(s .elami.
3here the horosco!e is !articularly bad the native will be a sadist a
seducer of minors a gangster !erha!s a murderer% but even thus
!erverted a sociable s!irit still will be traceable to him.
The native will tend to bodily fullness and will need !lenty of slee!.
1-2 deg %irgo
This degree confers a great abstract intelligence a manifold versatility a
methodical and !recise mental !rocedure a s!ecial gift for military and
mathematical sciences a "een mind constantly on the loo"out but if no
other influences in the !attern su!!ly !ractical s"ill the native will be as
clumsy in carrying out as he has been brilliant in conceiving.
A dry and cool nature whose earnestness can border on unwieldiness
whose endurance can drift into stubbornness and maniacal conceit. )ne
endowed with great steadfastness but none of those dee! im!ulses which
only a feeling&not merely a rec"oning&nature can give a human being. The
resulting attitude is mostly one of a!athy sometimes of fatalistic
indolence and sluggishness. S!iritually the native is an atheist or worse
an agnostic. +inancially he is in for a miserable and roaming life when
other as!ects do hot correct this one.
A decided !revalence of the elements of 3ater and +ire in the birth
!attern can correct the dryness and coldness of this being. 3ater only
would add to his sloth and fic"leness% fire alone would heighten his
dryness.
2-3 deg %irgo
Symbol: A man fingering a ledger.
The essential features of this degree remind one of 7ibra: a fondness for
2ustice and indignation at any breach of it. The li"eness sto!s here. The
native is an active and !roductive being. A dee! researcher and
e*!erimenter a writer #!ossibly of scientific things$ and !erha!s a
!hiloso!her he u!holds his activity with a "een insight and an inborn cool
courage. A ho!eful character but not too luc"y in other fields he will be
successful in his scientific !ursuits and !rofessional underta"ings en2oying
the fruit there of and closing his accounts in the blac".
3-4 deg %irgo
Symbol: A steamroller.
A cra?e for !lanning and technology% a naive faith in !urely mechanical
!rogress% contem!t for individual distinctions% love of the e*treme and of
the absolute. Some features of fatality in the e*istence something
ine*orable in character. A massive strength an ability to lay out on broad
lines wor" to be carried out by others and to give it the finishing touches
after com!letion.
This same force instead of !re!aring and !erfecting usefully the wor" of
others can stay fruitless and can s!onge u!on its environment% or even
worse instead of leveling and !aving the way for the e*ecution of the
wor" !lanned he can be em!loyed to destroy and ra?e everything
aimlessly to the ground. The rest of the horosco!e will show the right
angle.
3here a sound !eaceful constructive nature is at wor" the sub2ect might
be really fond of nature and might run his or someone else(s estate strictly
but efficiently beading for a 6uiet and affluent old age.
)n the contrary where the stars !oint to fondness for the fruitless
artificial life usually led by the smartest set of society a rush for !leasure
will swallow u! wealth laboriously built u! by the ancestors. 8lenty of well&
meaning and hel!ful friends will be !owerless to save the native from
ban"ru!tcy% once colla!sed neither his taste nor his artistic gifts will be of
any avail. A third case is !ossible: an aggressive destructive brutal and
des!otically leveling nature&in a word a downright ;andalic or Hunnish
character.
@ndeniable in all cases is a !rofound sense of truth unaccountably
cou!led with fast living or ruthless destructiveness.
4-5 deg %irgo
Symbol: A gyrfalcon or hunting haw" on its master(s fist
The native will be by tem!erament ever ready to act at any time or any
age% young or old tired or fresh he always will rally round as soon as the
trum!et of honor or duty calls.
However his whole life might flow away without any call from that 6uarter
ma"ing itself heard or any occasion !resenting itself. The native being the
very embodiment of disci!line he will not be able to create an occasion.
An e*cellent e*ecutor and a gentleman every inch of his being his lac" of
initiative and ambition can be offset only by his rigidly observed daily
routine and his faithfulness to friends. An uneventful life will leave him as
!oor as a church mouse but as long as he breathes and whenever his
hel! is called for he will !lunge into action again s!ot the burning !oint
of the fight with an unfailing eye and wrest victory for himself or his !arty.
5-6 deg %irgo
The native is attractive smart good loo"ing% he has a gift for e*!eriment
and invention an e*uberant and merry vitality a !er!etually young s!irit.
The danger attendant u!on such bright gifts is inherent in them% life has
been too lavish with its !resents and too sweet for the native who will
therefore be tem!ted very strongly to !ursue !leasure instead of glory
and will too often tarry along his mortal !ath to !ic" the flowers it is
strewn with instead of ma"ing for the final goal. 0oney love affairs royal
invitations and !o!ularity in fashionable drawing rooms will come his way
effortlessly and in !lenty. -n the end he will find himself old and em!ty&
handed and will lose heart unable to bear bitterness after tasting the
sweetness of life.
8rovided the sub2ect can resist tem!tation and be as serious and steady in
his wor" as he is merry and carefree in his !arties and revels !rovided he
can stem his tendency to lu*ury and waste and can 2oin courage with
brightness and firmness with affability he will be able to build something
durable and to leave a name behind himself.
The whole of the horosco!e must show what is li"elier to ha!!en.
6-7 deg %irgo
<enerosity and foresight at the same time% modesty sensitivity and
reserve% "indness and delicacy in the heart rather than in manners%
chastity in thoughts !urity of feelings% in a word all feminine virtues&
e*ce!t the good housewife(s handiness. As to the male virtues there is
above all a lac" of self&!ossession in front of others. The native is
obsessed by a nearly !athologic shyness that ma"es him aw"ward
clumsy unable to s!ea" or act in !ublic. -n front of the o!!osite se* he
or she will feel almost !araly?ed. This will render marriage very difficult
for which on the other hand there is little inclination. -n a man this
degree can well !roduce an e*clusively !sychological im!otence% in a
woman frigidity in s!ite of dee! and sincere affections. ,ven in the case
of consummated marriage married life will im!ly a good deal of trouble.
As to !rofession this one hundred fifty&seventh ?odiacal degree will confer
an uncommon 2uridical gift. .y con6uering himself and overcoming his
inborn shyness the native may start a successful lawyer(s career. -n
which case his e*traordinary !resence of mind combined with the
sensitivity distinctive of the shy will develo! into a su!!le dialectic and a
moving elo6uence.
-f not a lawyer the native might become a 2udge or a notary. Anyhow his
e*cessive modesty will be a drag chain on his way to renown.
7-8 deg %irgo
This degree will teach the native to love and contem!late nature(s
beauties to cherish trees often to li"e mountain climbing. +arming and
tending cattle #which .may be ta"en to mean !asture of souls$ also will
attract him.
A sim!le truthful un!re2udiced soul swayed by ideals he will give without
afterthoughts if not rashly and will rea! only unthan"fulness. The native
does not reali?e he is overreaching himself and thus sinning against
moderation as his indiscriminate lavishness is a crime against :ivine
8rovidence. Should he beat in mind that before regaling strangers his
sacred duty is to thin" of those <od entrusted to him and instead of
casting !earls before swine at the ris" of being rent by them reali?e that
it only stands to reason to consolidate one(s !osition first and then to do
good to others. Should he understand that these also can be hel!ed much
better by one who stands on both feet than by one and led by the nose in
that case he may end by doing something really useful to man"ind and
avoid becoming a beggar&a burden to the good a target for the evil(s
scorn an argument of s"e!ticism for those whose faith is wavering.
8-9 deg %irgo
The native is fond of literary leisure in which he dis!lays more or less
!roficiency #according to other astrological !ointers$% but he is fond of
un6ualified leisure or idleness as well. A smart gaudy sometimes !rodigal
being he stic"s to the device never to do today what can be done
tomorrow. He is not li"ely to ta"e his business or his duty too seriously
but can fly off the handle easily over things about which he feels "eenly.
)n account of woman #or better of one woman$ he will get into trouble.
0arriage is certainly not made for him es!ecially as the outward activity
that fits him best is traveling. -t might be said that love of travel and
thirst for e*!loration are !erha!s the mains!rings li"ely to !ush the native
to action. The fruit of his literary leisure as well ris" to stay unachieved.
A!art from this fortune is not too lenient with him.
His com!le*ion is a!t to be ruddy even flushed.
9-10 deg %irgo
7ive and let live. Common!lace saying re human la?iness
1one of us calls his vices by name. The miser will be 4thrifty5% the
s!endthrift 4generous5% the coward will boast of his 4caution5 the
daredevil his 4courage.5 Such lies do not fool anyone. .ut where the
border lies between wea"ness and leniency is such a !roblem as to give
wise !eo!le a headache. 3here is the limit between welcome strictness
and inhuman hard&heartednessH
This degree is a ty!ical e*am!le of wea"ness disguised as leniency. 'eal
leniency never will lead to such an amount of trouble as the character of
those born under this influence. 3hether hard wor"ing or not the native
will be luc"y e*tremely luc"y in money matters but however frugal and
s!aring with himself he will be naively generous or downright !rodigal
toward others and will not listen to reason about his neighbors( real
motives or the women(s treacherousness. And it is from women that he
will get the worst blows. 0any friends are sincerely fond of him. This is
enough for him to believe that all are sincere and that anyone saying he is
fond of him really loves his !erson and not his money or influence.
He will understand nature much better than man and will be a!t to
meditate about the loftiest mysteries of the universe neglecting to sound
the abysm of human !assions. Strange frea"ish !henomena of the
abnormal or the su!ernatural will engross him but he will never be better
than ho!elessly amateurish at human !sychology.
)ther features will be a li"ing for smart dressing and for ta"ing wal"s or
better the need of hi"ing.
10-11 deg %irgo
Symbol: A white stud racing at full s!eed his bit white with foam.
This degree !romises success honors and riches. The native will "now
how to command and even better how to secure obedience as one
2oining "indness with im!eriousness. His mighty will !ower has a way of
si?ing u! situations and ada!ting itself to them without yielding an inch.
His character is strong rather than des!otic steady rather than stubborn
and he has a large heart. 3or" goes on smoothly and swiftly without
showing signs of wear and tear and never stays unachieved.
There is an uncommon !rom!t su!!le ingenious and inventive mind
bent on the !ractical side of things and endowed at the same time with
artistic taste. Here is more than a useful !recious !ersonality for society
whose only besetting sin is lustfulness. This aught to be "e!t in chec" but
it would be folly to try to re!ress it. This horse must be given a run. -f you
"ee! it bound it will become s"ittish and unruly and you will have to loo"
out for its "ic"s.
11-12 %irgo
The native is a mystic and a sensualist as fond of research into
mysterious things as of the o!!osite se* and e*erts a mar"ed influence
u!on its re!resentatives. +or all his mysticism the native is a ruthless
egotist and for all his lustfulness he is a wea"ling% he may seduce and
ra!e but will meet trouble in the end. His erotic relations ought however
to stay hidden as far as it de!ends on him as few !eo!le have such
discretion and reserve.
His true force lies in his !enetrating mind. Should other factors curb his
erotic e*cesses he would force his way forward through sheer intelligence
and would end by ma"ing his own name famous. A dar" !erha!s swarthy
com!le*ion. 'ed is his favorite color.
12-13 deg %irgo
Symbol: A rose on a <ree" cross #the 'osicrucian symbol$
0uch as human wic"edness might rage against the native it will have no
!ower against his balanced and unruffled s!irit. 4+or if <od be with us
who can be against usH5 #'om. K:FB$.
His features of unobtrusive modesty and unassuming hel!fulness might let
him a!!ear somewhat childish devoid of energy and luc". .ut in reality
his ascendancy on the others is great even if not felt on the !hysical
!lane% his enemies( wea!ons will blunt themselves.
.earing his !overty with a swing and a smile ta"ing the hardest ordeals
in his stride he breathes an atmos!here of utmost serenity and even if
not with full awareness confides for everything in :ivine 8rovidence. He is
!ossessed of the magic secret of nonresistance and can easily tune with
his surroundings. His family might thwart him wic"ed !arents e*!ose
him envious rivals run him down and the world ignore him. .ut the
measure of his 2oy and not only in a s!iritual sense will be as full as that
of his o!!onents( unha!!iness.
His birth might be noble certainly his nature will be but no burden of
tradition will ham!er him% he will be rich at least in imagination but will
do as well without any inheritance. He might love fine arts !rotect them
and even cultivate them. He is li"ely to be fond of gardening and to
worshi! flowers.
The occult will at any rate attract him if not lead him to some degree of
reali?ation. Among occult sciences magic will be the most congenial to
him. A real initiation may come his way should other as!ects not !revent
this.
13-14 deg %irgo
Symbol: A cow standing in the middle of a !lain
Steady unceasing and !robably sedentary wor" e*!osing the native to
weariness and great hardshi!s to the danger of others e*!loiting his
relentless and fruitful efforts and to the danger of gains not
corres!onding to e*ertions.
The native totally lac"s imagination and( for all his honesty and good&
heartedness cannot harbor any ideals. This is not due to any cynicism but
to an inborn inability to visuali?e what has never been met or
e*!erienced ma"ing the native loath to loo" or believe beyond the range
of his bodily senses.
7ac" of imagination ma"es him common!lace as well&not altogether dull
owing to his s"ill in handiwor"=but surely a hearty bloc"head devoid of
ambitions and !roud of his !ortly build and his e*cellent craftsmanshi!%
and very very tal"ative.
His se*ual life is not normal% e*cess rather than aberrations are to be
feared. The glut of vigor is hindered 6ueerly by a dull stagnation and by
an absolute lac" of the in6uisitiveness and fantasy which are the main
incentives to the third ca!ital vice.
A "indly soul with the tem!er of a commoner he has a !rimitive and
elementary sense of 2ustice. He is serviceable generous easy to ta"e
advantage of% but he draws the line at being !illoried and if driven too
far will not budge an inch.
Should the horosco!e carry other dangerous !ointers accidents&even
deadly ones& mutilations and wounds are to be feared.
14-15 deg %irgo
A feminine nature whose most !ronounced features are self&surrender
and tenderness and whose corres!onding vice m effeminacy. +or all this
more than one good soldier will be born under it. 0ilitary virtues are not
e*cluded as this degree vouchsafes that virtue of ta"ing things off at a
glance for which 1a!oleon !raised +rederic the <reat as for the greatest
asset in a warrior.
This influence tends to ma"e a hel!ful modest officer mild toward his
subordinates gallant with ladies always beaming and "ind to everyone%
his only failing being timidity which if not offset by other as!ects may
even go so far as to ruin his career though not so far as to ma"e him
cowardly.
)n the whole and for any chosen career luc" will favor him and will
accom!any the often great underta"ings the native might conceive and
carry out.
15-16 deg %irgo
This is a degree of commerce in all senses of the word. The native is born
to live in society is a sociable being #what Aristotle Ncalled ?oon !oliti"on$
who will thrive in association and die if left in isolation.
His natural gifts are a way with !eo!le a social sense and ada!tability
enabling him to act constantly and successfully as a connecting lin" for
!eo!le who but for him never would enter association. He is so to
s!ea" the mortar and !laster of the business firms and social circles to
which he belongs. He will draw large !rofits from his social connections
and will be as"ed to all "inds of entertainments and !arties. His favorite
game is hunting.
However he is a more serious and contem!lative mind than one could
guess% a !hiloso!her might lur" behind that brilliant facade.
.ad as!ects might disfigure those features and lead the native toward
shady business and shameless dealings with the dregs of society.
16-17 deg %irgo
Symbol: A s!lendid castle by a river whose streams have !ertly been
turned from their course to flow into the moat. 3ithin the outward wail
enclosure thriving gardens and orchards can be seen% in the towers
su!!lies of oil and wheat to last through long sieges% in the cellars thic"
rows of dusty bottles% at the bottom of the dungeons ca!tives loaded with
chains. 7aboring servants and watchful sentries are all over. The aged lord
is carried through his domains on a sedan chair.
There is either a noble !ride or an arrogant haughtiness based on lineage
social ran" or on one(s own self. The native is fond of home and its
comforts% he nurtures a dee!&rooted ambition and wor"s u! to it harbors
a wariness bordering on mistrust. An e*acting hard&headed close dour
strict nature !rematurely aged by its cantan"erous faddiness by a
steadfastness not devoid of whims. The native(s self&centeredness can
stray easily into selfishness and can drift into eccentric estrangement
from his fellow beings. Them is a lord&li"e love of !om! and lu*ury
cou!led to a wary and watchful utilitarianism with a touch of hedonism.
An idle fellow who fondles his ideas and "nows very well how to have
others wor" hard to carry them out. -f he could have his own way he
would em!loy crews of slaves ready at his bec" and call. He is not
unwilling to wor" himself but only when it cannot be dis!ensed with.
3or" for wor"(s sa"e is nonsense to him Any activity by himself or others
must according to him be foreordained to future welfare. )nce his own
comfort is assured there will be room for the comfort of others if both
can co&e*ist% but once that aim is reached there is no reason to ta"e
further trouble. There is in one word the estate holder(s mentality.
Ambition is furthered steadily but not in such a way as to disturb one(s
comfort. ran"ing high among which are the delights of a good table.
A great stro"e of luc" might hasten the day the native(s fortune is
established. in a way after his own heart. +rom then on barring !ointers
to the contrary he lives on his income 2ourneying for his !leasure or for
health #which leaves much to be desired and he hates moving on his own
legs$ or tarrying in learned leisure musing idly leading the household
!unctiliously and closely watching the "itchen. A !eaceful old age if the
stars do not !oint otherwise will close his career.
The rest of the chart is not to be lost sight of. There might be unforeseen
trouble lur"ing somewhere or une*!ected blows of a hurricane swee!ing
everything away and dashing to !ieces the carefully !lanned !ros!erity
leaving the native dis!ossessed and da?ed.
After all he is a s"e!tic and harbors no ideals beyond and above his
em!iric self. Should the storm overthrow his well !rearranged !lans his
self&indulgence will !revent him from beginning all over again and he
may colla!se together with his castle of cards never to rise again even
losing his mental balance in his distress.
19-18 deg %irgo
Symbol: A hardy century&old oa" in the middle of a meadow its boughs
full of nests and new s!routs bursting forth from its root. A herd of swine
is gra?ing in its shade.
A great vitality% a !aternal obtrusive autocratic s!irit. 8atroni?ing love of
the little and the wea" sym!athy for the !o!ulace leniency even
e*cessive for everything that has not yet been evolved or s!oiled by so&
called civili?ation% fondness for the country for trees and life in the o!en.
.ut little or no res!ect for the ones deserving it. The native will refuse
stubbornly to admire the worthiest will misuse his !eo!le(s affection and
devotion and will refuse systematically to ta"e even his wisest and truest
friends( advice.
-n less good horosco!es indulgence toward the ignorant rabble might
stray into base !andering of their tendencies and might degenerate into
acce!tance and su!!ort of bad taste. The lac" of regard for others might
be cou!led strangely with a need to be understood=hence suffering at
being misunderstood. .esides contem!t for so&called civili?ation might be
!erverted into dirtiness or even smuttiness.
1evertheless the native(s "nowledge is wide his technical s"ill high his
mind dee!.
18-19 deg %irgo
A rugged nature satisfied with little hard&wor"ing and averse to
sweetness and niceties but not devoid of imagination. The sub2ect(s
!hysical nature is sturdy and fecund with features of roughness and even
dirtiness. There is an absolute need of freedom of elbow room of ease of
movement and there is a strong resentment of any social code. This leads
to the greatest outs!o"enness. The native is certainly not tongue&tied
and his criticism might !rove harsh his sincerity brutal.
Should the sub2ect be born on a higher than !roletarian level and
therefore be in for a higher than !rimary education he will feel inclined to
choose a branch of studies allowing him to deal with the country or with
the sciences related to it. He might become an e*cellent farmer but also
have the ma"ings of a good agricultural e*!ert or !enologist% and he
might be !roficient in any other sub2ect connected with the !roducts of
the soil. As a lawyer he might s!eciali?e in agricultural law etc.
-n any case he will love nature and !erha!s become a !assionate hunter
and as all s!ortsmen !oint his gun at the living beings he is so fond of.
19-20 deg %irgo
The native is not utterly devoid of fairness but unfortunately he cannot
afford to live at !eace with those who hold views different from his own. A
very courageous being and one conscious his own strength he is not so
ha!!y in victory as in the fight. Shunning a 6uarrel would be dishonor to
him. -f a brawl is in the air he cannot even wait for the !robable
o!!onent to attac" him first and is bound to !rovo"e him. He >seems
es!ecially "een on !ic"ing 6uarrels with foreigners. 3hile ignoring the
meaning of such an e*!ression as 4getting round obstacles5 he nearly
always succeeds in overthrowing them.
A good tradesman and mathematician wa"eful and brimming over with
initiative he might become rich than"s to his intelligence and courage
but will not be able to esca!e misha!s sometimes serious ones. +or all his
watchfulness which might drift into sus!iciousness% >he will be beset
always by lowly and des!icable foes who will lur" cautiously in the dar"
but refuse to disarm.
20-21 deg %irgo
Symbol: A large showily dressed man his hands full of tin"ling coins%
golden in his right silver in his left hand.
The native will be born or will become rich. As do all rich !eo!le he will
stic" to his money hug it and greatly fear to lose it. 0oney will be the
only standard of his behavior the common denominator to which he will
reduce all !roblems of his e*istence. He will be a schemer even in the
!altriest trifles of everyday life. 'elying on his scent for bargains he will
be ever ready for sale to the highest bidder with utter disres!ect for
ideals friendshi!s or e*tra&2uridical !romises. -t is not to be ruled out that
he may have to suffer losses even heavy ones if !ortended by other
factors in his horosco!e but never owing to lac" of financial s"ill this
being on the contrary his strongest !oint.
.ehind a show of lordly self&satisfaction and high faulting( conceit there is
no substance at all: a hare(s heart a chic"en(s brain a weathercoc"(s
character.
21-22 deg %irgo
Symbol: A na"ed lady with a lamb and a "id on her shoulders.
A sensuous and strong character she is brutally sincere with herself and
others. She "nows what she is aiming at and states it with a self&
!ossession bordering on im!udence. 9et in s!ite of all this the native(s
silly vanity !lays her into the bands of anyone who "nows how to flatter
her.
Should other com!onents e*clude the danger of irre!arable scandals
stem the erotic trend of this degree or diverge its forces to a s!iritual
!lane the native(s charm may ma"e her into a guide of society% in what
direction or which floc" is li"ely to be led only the whole of the !attern
may decide% other !ointers shall show whether it is toward good or evil.
0ost of what - said about 24 degree Aries a!!lies to this degree as well.
22-23 deg %irgo
Symbol: A man on a sailing shi! in the middle of the ocean.
There is an irre!ressible need of evasion in time and s!ace. A nature
abla?e with enthusiasm and fantasy which will chafe if fenced in its
birth!lace and the mentality !revailing there.
.y itself this influence will not su!!ly the energy needed to !revail on
such mentality and reform it% hence the need of esca!e. :isregarding the
other astrological factors it can be said safely that the native(s success
de!ends on real 2ourney and migration. Any evasion into daydreaming will
result in failure since thirst for new e*!eriences is the only real thing life
can offer but may lead the native dangerously astray. 8assion for the sea
is a natural conse6uence.
23-24 deg %irgo
Symbol: The scene of 47oneliness5 which 'ichard 3agner has ta"en to the
stage and musically describes with a leitmotif "nown as 4the theme of
loneliness5 #Tristram Act F$% on the ram!arts of a castle rising on the
ocean shore the e*ile lies alone nailed to his sic"bed by a deadly wound%
not far away on a lofty roc" a she!herd sits surrounded by his hoc" and
scanning in vain the desolate s"yline blows from his flute an infinitely
melancholic tune.
Should the native be able to sublimate into lyric or musical effusion the
!laintive de2ection drawing him aside from his fellow being and shutting
him u! in himself and should he find an outlet to his des!erate mood in
melody or verse he may become a successful a famous and&as an
ironical luc" would have it&even a !o!ular artist.
.ut he will not be rich. The contrivance of life does not leave him any time
for moneyma"ing and something binds his hands when it comes to
shifting from a contem!lative to an active life. )!tional or forced e*ile
awaits him !erha!s even 2ail.
Steadfast and stubborn even at the ris" of his own undoing endowed
sometimes with real ins!iration but nearly always devoid of true
intelligence !redis!osed to sedentary life materially or mortally short&
sighted if not shady the native will not be loved by his children and may
die as lonely as a dog.
24-25 %irgo
Symbol: The emblem formerly em!loyed in the 'oyal -talian Army to
show !romotion for gallantry on the battlefield #nic"named 4the
crossbones5 by the ran" and fiBe$ and consisting of the royal crown
surmounting two swords !laced in the sha!e of St. Andrew(s cross
-t is a degree of daring. This may come to light in any of its forms:
heroism and aggression self&effacement and rec"lessness high&
handedness and 6uarrelsomeness military gifts fitting a !artisan or a
sabreur rather than a real leader more a !irate than an admiral sooner a
commando chief than a commander&in&chief. 3hatever his !rofession the
native is farsighted can !lunge headlong into the scuffle and grab winged
victory by the foreloc". His character or the dee!est of his heart may
harbor something secret or mysterious. -n s!ite of this a charming
!ersonality. -f he is a warrior the native will be able to carry his followers
off their feet to do or die. -n any case the native(s friends will be as
!lentiful and as !owerful as his foes.
;ictory is li"elier than ha!!iness. 8ublic rather than !rivate luc" will crown
the native. There may be a taste for art !erha!s on the macabre side.
25-26 deg %irgo
Symbol: Two elderly bes!ectacled friends wal" and tal" confidentially
together.
A !rofound mind able to foreshadow ages to come but not to lay concrete
!lans for the morrow. ;ery remote events seem to be within its "en yet
no light hel!s it to see nearer things on which it may stumble at any ste!.
Any arbitrage or game of ha?ard is a sum tra! for the native who will on
the other hand succeed with certainty in all underta"ings ruled by national
logic and method but not by accident blind fortune or the im!onderable
of e*istence.
A courteous friendly li"eable tal"er and a !ersuasive reasoner he will
ins!ire devoted affections and es!ecially sincere friendshi!s. The
disinterested su!!ort and loyal coo!eration of others rather than his own
methods by wingless and e*cessively long&sighted intelligence will allow
him to reach his aims at least after going through some ordeals.
As to his !rivate life he will be ha!!ier in ri!e age than in youth and will
close his days surrounded by his children(s obedient affection and
unanimous solidarity. 8hysical sight might be wea"ened by hy!ermetro!y
or !recocious long&sightedness.
26-27 deg %irgo
A rather indefinable character bris" on one hand la?y on the other. -
believe its essence consists in thorough !assivity. .ut die whole of the
horosco!e must indicate its results. 8assivity may be ta"en merely to
affect material wor" #as a sluggish dis!osition$ or the struggle for life
#cowardice or fear un2ustified resignation to being ta"en in by others(
wiliness or crushed by their overbearingness$% it may be neither !sychical
nor !hysical but s!iritual etc. .ut whether hard wor"ing or la?y the
native has certain gifts. and a remar"able s"ill in business and a lively
subtle mind however sluggish his movements and idle his hands. He may
even be thoroughly ha!!y if born in an affluent or rich family but he is
li"elier to tend toward des!ondency and gloom.
-n a feminine horosco!e there may be difficulty in securing a husband. )n
the other hand another woman #mother sister colleague in wor" or the
li"e$ will !lay a great role in her life or destiny.
27-28 deg %irgo
+ullness of life wor" on a large scale activity su!!lying many with a
livelihood and the native with well&deserved and better s!ent wealth.
The intelligence is above normal and bent on fruitful and industrious wor".
There is reserve but generosity. 0any !eo!le #children or more distant
relatives$ will live on the native(s income. There will be many friends and
beneficiaries around him. The sub2ect(s !owerful activity may e*tend its
wholesome influence to all man"ind. )n the other hand he may feel
bound to his wor" as a convict to his chains. The whole of the !attern
must not be lost sight of. The s!roc"ets of such a mighty machine may
even fail to catch.
28-29 deg %irgo
A great insight a 6uiet smooth sway over oneself and others a dee!
religious sense of life and wor". The native(s foresight will border on
!ro!hecy. -n all he underta"es he will be led by great sudden rushes of
light li"e a !oet(s flashes or a seer(s visions. :riven by an unsha"able
faith in his future and by !erfect self&control the native(s smooth ease will
not hinder his liveliness. He will act with lightning&li"e swiftness but
without hurry. He may therefore seem heady but will never !rove
untimely. His liveliness may ma"e his manner blunt but never rough and
even less coarse. His sensuousness however !owerful will not interfere
with his !rofessional wor" which will go on smoothly and successfully in
s!ite of a certain taste for e*terior ceremony and formalism.
The native is very unli"ely to avoid ta"ing an attitude in front of religious
!roblems. A 'oman Catholic or a 8rotestant a Christian or a Eew a
freemason or an active su!!orter of the Church he must believe in
something.
29-30 deg %irgo
Sincerity and love of truth as im!lied by this degree can belong only to an
irres!onsible being or to a great sage. 3hile tal"ing the native will tell
anyone the truth and will consider no !rice too high when it comes to
discovering it. The !rice may even be mental sanity.
3or" is done by lea!s and bounds% overwor" is not shunned and as
others throw themselves headlong into !leasure the native may go into
s!ells of meditation for whole nights or may even underta"e ris"y
e*!eriments in witchcraft or yoga or that modem form of necromancy
which is today blas!hemously labeled as 4s!iritualism.5
Should the whole of the !attern show balance and self&control this bold
e*!lorer then would have access to the mysteries of true s!iritual science
or of the so&called official sciences. His intelligence is shar! his character
melancholy but smooth his habits secretive and lonely. The need to avoid
mental overstrain must be borne in mind.
)n the contrary other factors !oint to a less sound whole wounds in the
head cerebral hemorrhages followed by !alsy manic de!ressive folly
deafness dumbness or neurasthenia are to be feared. @nenviable or
dangerous strains li"e e*travagance light&mindedness and irres!onsible
absent&mindedness may show u! in the character. These are certainly
e*treme cases which had however to be !ros!ected as caution is never
too great when health is at sta"e. Should the chart !ortend death due to
2udicial sentence the guillotine is to be feared.
0-1 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A man brandishing a sword in his right hand and a dagger in his
left.
3arli"e but hy!ersensitive hardly regardful of other !eo!le(s !re2udices
and feelings yet strictly 2ust and tidy% strong and active but im!atient
the native a!!ears self&contradictory and hard to understand. )n one
hand he is martial even 6uarrelsome ever ready to face danger heady in
everything he does% he will crush the obstacles in his !ath brea" his way
o!en and tread it in s!ite of anyone. )n the other hand he will sincerely
regret his being at dagger(s !oint with his neighbors and surroundings
though failing to understand why and will not swerve an -nch from the
right !ath in what concerns debit and credit. He is not inclined to marry%
his fiery rec"lessness will rush him headlong -nto trouble% his hands are
liable to get hurt.
This first decree of 7ibra clearly admits among the features !eculiar to
this sign cult of 2ustice and love of art along with other strains 2arring
with 7ibra(s general influence.
1-2 deg #i&ra
Symbol: 'affaello(s St. Cecily
A musical dis!osition. A great intelligence thirsting for hidden truths
"een on fathoming the mysteries of the universe. A very "ind and humane
soul an e*6uisite tact a generous heart a fine insight.
These gifts do not seem to be matched by a sufficiently hardened
character. Hence !erha!s a bent toward a dee! melancholy. +aced with
human wic"edness this soul will ta"e refuge in <od. Such a religious
feeling may lead the native to the sacred orders and may as well drift into
a cra?e according to the other astrological com!onents.
2-3 deg #i&ra
A titanic intelligence in a wea" sic"ly !owerless frame% a mind a!t to
master the most baffling !hysical laws chained to a body sub2ect to the
meanest !hysical miseries and !robably e*!osed to the !ersecution of
ignorance local !atriotism and !re2udice all coalesced on a common
front. -ts slogan may well be s!iritus !rom!tuo caro autem infirma.
A forerunner of things to come the native will strive to conform to his own
!rinci!les&whether scientific religious or artistic&but his uncom!romising
!ur!osefulness may stray into self&centeredness and misanthro!y giving
way to a re!ulsive hardness of heart.
)f the whole horosco!e alone we must as" if the native(s "nowledge will
con6uer human ignorance to be con6uered by it whether his toils will
yield riches and welfare or suffering and famine% in a word if glory or
banishment from home or even worse the wor"house or the lunatic
asylum or a 2ail will fall to his share.
3-4 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A man tilling with a horse&drawn !lough
This degree is so to s!ea" tuned in to the dissonant harmonies of a
fundamentally a6uiline feature. As a result there may be missed vocation
or the native may be left suddenly in the lurch by fortune when after
clearing the first hurdles he is 2ust about to en2oy the fruit of his wor".
A!art from this the one hundred eighty&fourth degree may bestow
different gifts leading to seemingly divergent trades whose common
feature however !roves on closer scrutiny to be somehow connected
with s"iff in cutting. Therefore according to the other stars in the nativity
we may e*!ect s"ill in the arts of wood carving and engraving in a tailor(s
or a tiller(s trade or in a successful surgeon(s career.
)n the whole two features stand out: the native(s uncommon taste =
even if he does not blossom into an artist=and the fact that as a farmer
he would do better business for others than for himself.
4-5 deg #i&ra
Symbol: An albatross with glaring red bea" and claws.
A winged im!ulsive enthusiastic nature full of lofty as!irations but
im!atient to see its dreams reali?ed and chafing at obstacles. Hence a
tendency to im!ose one(s will violently with out an ade6uate !sychological
a!!roach overloo"ing and s"i!!ing the logical !roofs of one(s conviction
and neglecting the cogent force of one(s arguments. This e*uberance may
give rise even to !hysical dangers% the native will have to chec" his
gestures as well as his actions -f he is to avoid harm from iron and fire
without however using violence to his own nature.
The native is an essentially fiery and martial being born to fly and bound
to reach his goal with one great heave of his wings. Should he set foot on
the ground #his huge wings swee! the ground and hinder him in wal"ing.
=.audelaire 7es ileurs du mal: 7 >Albatros.$
He is born to wage a titanic struggle with himself=whom he constantly
sees reflected on the oceanic mirror of conscience=and against the
o!!onents of his ideals rather than of his own !erson. The small
s"irmishes of everyday life do not concern him at all.
1othing would be so !itiable as the life of such a being if he were chained
by fate to a humdrum e*istence as every ste! would cost him an effort
not in "ee!ing with the tangible results which would sa! his energies and
shorten his lifes!an. Strange as it may seem this influence may induce
stoutness or other bodily ailments ham!ering wal".
5-6 deg #i&ra
Symbol: An old sa!!er busy digging.
This degree e*acts a hard !atient endless labor !ossibly a serf(s wor"
certainly a very tiring one. A 2ust but belated reward will follow.
)ld traditions and anti6ue ob2ects are cherished or & as the other stars
may bear out&the new is o!!osed on !rinci!le and there is an inordinate
fondness for worthless old 2un".
There may be a critical sense but hardly any inner balance.
6-7 deg #i&ra
Symbol: 0ary 0agdalene at Christ(s feet in the house of 8harisee Simon
who is scandali?ed at the sight.
1eed - say that love is the "eystone of this degreeH However as some
obvious features may esca!e many a reader - shall dwell on some
a!!arently idle details.
The symbol does not of necessity im!ly that the male native is a
su!erhuman being or the female native a re!entant sinner. )n the
contrary it does im!ly a divalent influence acting on the !lane of love.
Such a force may&as in many other significant degrees&raise one u! to
saintliness and a!ostleshi!% or rouse scandal and lose one(s soul% or revile
through worldly love and then redeem and !urify through real love. All
this more or less inde!endently of the native(s se* but in accordance with
his or her other stars.
Some !atterns may even bear out the figure of the !rudish 8harisee who
will not only refuse to forgive the sinner but will curse the flesh and go so
far as to ruthlessly and indiscriminately !ersecute love in all its as!ects
even the legitimate ones. Here too though negatively love is the
revolving !oint.
9et there is undoubtedly something !ro!hetic or messianic about this
degree and such a feature may sometimes come to light in the oddest
ways.
7-8 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A young lady silently wee!ing by a bed where a !atient lies on
his bac" giving no signs of life.
A sensitive and melancholy nature a!t to love silently and !assionately.
3hether the native(s inborn inhibitions mornings or ailments or anything
else is at the root of her unha!!iness /arma threatens loneliness from
her very youth. The native may even have to wail over her unsatisfied
love throughout the rest of her life.
8-9 deg #i&ra
Symbol: An old warrior in full battle harness raising his sword in to"en of
victory.
The noblest manly traits. The native worshi!s freedom and is ready to
forsa"e life for this ideal. He cou!les the "eenest courage with an utter
sincerity a ready and !recise wit and a shar! nearly unerring critical
sense. .ut all these virtues o!en as many !itfalls.
7ove of freedom may straggle into waywardness daring into rec"less
aggressiveness fran"ness into libel% the critical sense may be war!ed into
the !eevish !ettifogginess of one "een on ta"ing everyone to tas" and
reveling in endless faultfinding. ,ven his loftiest motives may lead the
native to a blind ambition that may !rove his undoing.
He must be trained to res!ect other !eo!le(s freedom as much as his own
to understand how fran"ness ought to go arm in arm with "indness and
to reali?e that daring cannot go without wariness and magnanimity.
9-10 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A marabou.
#The marabou alias Dthe !hiloso!herD is a "ind of stor" very fre6uent in
,astern towns and !erforming of its own accord a scavenger(s wor" by
swallowing any "ind of refuse. -ts name is due to the bird(s solemn and
nearly thoughtful attitude the word marabou #Arabic marabut$ being the
e6uivalent of the -ndian word yogin.$
The native(s wor" is indis!ensable to society(s bodily and mental healing
but he must have the stomach for it.
The native is li"ely to be a !rofound thin"er and to have a serious dreary
ceremonial outward attitude. His garments are li"ely to be more slovenly
than niggardly !erha!s downright grubby or if well groomed he is li"ely
to show a definite !artiality for blac". if smart at all the native will be so
in his style rather than in his dress.
All this is more or less !robable. .ut only the nativity as a whole will be
able to tell us whether we are faced with a great !hilanthro!ist so
engrossed in his study of the most hideous social evils as to forget his own
outward as!ect altogether or with a !ublic man who even if honest
meddles with the loathsome ordure !olitics mostly consists of% or with a
swineherd a humble swee!er or an even humbler scavenger in a
bac"ward hamlet.
+reedom and life itself are o!en to ris" of a "ind varying according to the
sub2ect(s social status and s!ecial activity. 3hen harmful influences are
together at !lay he can turn out to be nothing but a dirty !ig a regular
authentic unadulterated swine.
-n higher nativities this influence may induce an Arcadian strain a taste
for domesticated nature.
10-11 deg #i&ra
Here is such an outs!o"en dualism as to ma"e the influence difficult to
define. However it is certain that li"e the !revious one this degree has
something Arcadian=!astoral too=although the native can hardly be said
to stri"e a !ose if he fosters a longing for the freedom of country life or for
a she!herd(s wanderings. He may be a she!herd himself and not only of
shee! but a !astor of souls >or the leader of entire !eo!les as well.
The horosco!e studied in its entirety will have to reveal the calling or !oint
to the mission to be carried out% however the native himself is sure to be
outside the fold of common man"ind. -n his being there is something
lordly or beastly su!er& or sub&human led by divine ins!iration or
atavistically instinctive and cruel% the twain are unli"ely to co&e*ist in one
soul as this degree !ortends a divalent self&contradictory 2um!y and
2er"y nature.
There is a shar! and bright mind an assured !ractical intuition a wide
"nowledge #!rovided social conditions warrant any schooling$. Although
the native may be slow witted in certain things he is usually 6uic" in the
u!ta"e. @nfortunately there may be that lower by&!roduct of intelligence
that goes under the name of cleverness and may be war!ed easily into
cunning or hy!ocrisy. The native may be fond of hunting riding and all
strenuous s!orts.
11-12 deg #i&ra
Symbol: The calli!ygian ;enus of the 1a!les 0useum.
This degree favors only women and harms the other half of man"ind as
the only gifts it vouchsafes are good loo"s smartness and formal
courtesy. .ut it nearly always gives a frivolous character vain to a
degree fond of !ur!oseless leisure and the native is li"ely to do a good
deal of loo"ing around and of loo"ing at herself without achieving either
!rudence or a moral consciousness. 1o useful lesson will be drawn from
!ast mista"es.
And these are not her worst defects: the real drawbac"s of this degree are
effeminacy and im!otence. This latter may affect the mind or the virility%
and may be !artial rendering thought or the semen sterile or the
im!otence may be total #!roducing idiocy $% and may stri"e the male
native or the female native(s husband. 3here other astrological
com!onents offset this and stress a !owerful manliness a !roductive
mind a !ractical sense and the li"e this influence may turn to im!airing
one(s health and war!ing the se*ual urge without e*cluding the !ower
thus leading to narcissism or narcissism in its widest sense.
12-13 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A man and a woman s!itefully turning their bac"s to each other.
This influence will benefit only the mind or rather one of its faculties=
!resence of mind. Affective life is a failure% marriage will almost certainly
result in divorce friendshi!s in disa!!ointment% there will be
disagreement with everyone and as a conse6uence misanthro!y.
The native(s trouble may be boiled down to an e*cessive fondling and
!am!ering of the ones he loves so that the other !artner will feel
smothered with love and hardly be able to breathe.
13-14 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A fo* and an ancient theatre mas" #from one of Aeso!(s fables$
-t is a degree of theatricality im!lying cunning but an otherwise dull
mind. The native(s whole life is on the stage. An em!ty being dying to
!lay a role and able to !ut such an a!!arent life in his !ersonage that he
will deceive himself before ta"ing in others. The !attern of his acting may
change with circumstances.
All this assuming the best. -n other cases there will be self&conceit cou!led
with the most ab2ect toadying a mi*ture of !riggishness and !andering
bluff and treacherousness% should the worst come to the worst there
might even be obsession or devilish !ossession. #Anyhow mediumshi! will
be a constant danger to be duly considered% even the native(s mere
!resence at a necromantic invocation=the so&called s!iritualist sittings
where children mas6uerading as grownu!s !lay with fire=may be a !eril
in itself$.
Among the less serious strains co6uettishness=and not only in female
natives=is a normal feature. ,6ually normal are !seudo&classicism
worshi! of a manneristic Hellenism or a !asteboard 4'omanity5 love for
the beau geste and a flamboyant style !ro!ensity for da??ling !ageants
void and bombastic rhetoric.
Such rhetorical trash may obviously sublime into dramatic s"ill or stage
ability. .ut the star whatever its se* is unli"ely to be very intelligent.
14-15 deg #i&ra
A merely instinctive life. 7a?iness and lac" of ambition dam!en an
otherwise worldly fribbling shrewd untrue and courteous tem!erament.
The native is selfish and has no bac"bone but after all he is harmless and
has some common sense.
+or him the main !roblems are those touching his inner man% once his
a!!etite is sated everything is all right. +or the rest his wea"ness of
character borders on total lac" of will !ower and delivers him into the
hands of others.
A lowly sensualist the native may get into trouble on account of love
affairs or sentimental entanglements% he may even be the victim of magic
ensnarement #what the +rench term envoutement and the Eavanese mean
by guna guna$ or other similar filth.
15-16 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A camel s!eeding along.
A rugged !hysi6ue with an unusual turn of s!eed% endurance to fatigue
cold hunger and thirst% an ability to stand any hardshi!s% a body fully
res!onding to will !ower. A bris" daring firm lively will% a far&reaching
imagination but wayward rather than original a more showy than
!rofound mind% and more !luc" than inde!endence.
-nborn ambitions are faraway travels and the army though the native
stri"es one as more an organi?er or a technician than a fighter. Anyhow
he would have no luc" fighting for his country on the front line as barring
strong com!onents of luc" any enemy grenade falling into a trench would
surely have his name on it. ,lectrical engineering would be a calling for
him.
Should other stars grant the native an original and inde!endent mind&
which this degree falls 2ust short of bestowing= the virtues mentioned
above would come into full light and allow self&assertion success and
even renown.
16-17 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A sweetly chir!ing starling.
A musical soul gifted for tuning together human voices more than
instrument voices and more for solo singing than !oly!hony.
A !erennially youthful s!irit a born enemy of the !owers that be
irre!ressibly !o"ing fin at traditional taboos. According to other
astrological factors the character may tend more to good natured 2o"ing
than to crud 2esting to a cheerful unconcern rather than to bitter
faultfinding or vice versa
-n either case critical sense and dialectic fluency are first rate but may
degenerate into a childish desire to demolish and contradict into an idle
6uarrelsomeness that loo"s for trouble and may land in it for no reason.
,ven if other as!ects and a suitable u!bringing instill the most
gentlemanly and the !oBitest wittiness into the native he would still be
very unli"ely to use it o!!ortunely
The native(s drawbac" is an ingenuous belief in abstract logic and <oddess
'eason. He cannot find -t in himself to admit the e*istence of such a thing
as a mentality.
As the mind so the native(s body will stay nimble lithe and youthful till
late years. The snag about this is that youth(s !assions will lose little of
their fire and will be hard to chec". Such a glut of !hysical energy will
need a life in the o!en to find its !ro!er outlet. There is a great fondness
for horses and riding. However this bree?ing irreverent Tili ,ulens!iegel
often will run the ris" of losing his freedom through either re!rehensible
light&mindedness the uncalled for heroics of an im!rovised revolutionary
or sim!ly the crime of having slighted the undis!uted sovereignty of
!hilistine tradition. All that is li"ely but not certain. 3idely different
reasons may lead the little bird into a gilt cage.
17-18 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A lordly villa in the o!en country its inner walls decorated with
encaustic tiles or trimmed with engravings.
An outstandingly good influence for home life which will be ha!!y and
6uiet in s!ite of the great number of friends the native(s hos!itable nature
will have within his house(s walls. His o!en and fair character will win the
hearts of both friends and strangers and the favor of stars which will
grant him ha!!iness and wealth.
A !rofound !sychologist he may e*cel in outlining with a few luc"y
stro"es or as the case may be stigmati?ing anyone(s character. This will
be the greatest merit of his wor"s if an artistic career is borne out by
other stars which will then have to determine the "ind of art to which he
is destined.
18-19 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A magnificent castle on to! of a mountain.
This is one of the most remar"able among the degrees !ortending
rulershi! another one being BF deg Scor!io. The human being hallmar"ed
by it is born to rule out of his own !ower and barring indications to the
contrary will be endowed with lord li"e manners strength and good
loo"s% an indomitable character a cold&blooded and wary courage. )n the
other hand he will be overbearing selfish heartless. Should the nativity
!oint to any criminal tendency he may even not bal" at intentional
murder.
At variance with his native surroundings he will strive to reach higher and
higher coolly assessing and lining u! the means necessary to wor" his
way u!. .ut he will go too far in his efforts leaving nothing to chance or
to the flash of the moment to decide thus e*!osing himself to
disa!!ointments and hardshi!s.
He may !rove than"ful to his faithful followers seldom to his su!!orters
never to his e6uals. 8ur!ose not feeling will ma"e him lenient or
ruthless. 0istrust of others will harden him into a haughty attitude of self&
reliant im!assivity and will isolate him s!iritually from his fellow beings.
S!aring and hard wor"ing by nature he will however love !om! and will
not be loath to !atroni?e arts. These a!!arently conflicting features will
!u??le his contem!oraries. .ut within himself he is clearly conscious of his
aims and will if by devious !aths steadily and stubbornly !ursue the high
goal he set his heart u!on.
.ut he is no cynic. )n the contrary he sets a great store by other !eo!le(s
good o!inion and is too shrewd a schemer not to bac" his bid for success
with the su!!ort of !ublic o!inion as well.
-f favorably as!ected elsewhere he will overcome all his enemies and end
by holding undis!uted sway. ,ven if he is not going to ran" among the
rulers of ,arth he is li"ely to reach the to!&flight of any given career and
will ma"e his authority felt much to his de!endents( dismay.
19-20 deg #i&ra
Symbol: Around an altar on which the fire of sacrifice is bla?ing the
!riests lay the sacred meal.
An outstanding !ersonality innerly filled with light and warmth. There is a
sincere religious s!irit e*clusive of hy!ocrisy but not of earthly !leasures
!rominent among which is en2oyment of good food. The other factors
have to show whether this !ious strain is li"elier to ins!ire an ascetic or a
sensuous mystic. -n either case the native may enter the clergy or as a
layman lead an a!ostle(s life.
,ither in a cloister or in the world the native(s ecclesiastical or worldly
career stands under good aus!ices and even may !rove very fortunate
indeed if bac"ed by other indications of luc". The su!!ort of highly !laced
!eo!le and the sym!athy of learned !ersons will bring forth the native(s
otherwise unmista"able gifts and his !resence will a!!ear indis!ensable
to others.
20-21 deg #i&ra
This nature shows some undeniably !ositive features and bright gifts or
even magic abilities. 9et it lac"s some !ractical faculties needed to ma"e
one(s way in everyday life. The native will have to wor" in someone else(s
em!loy which he can do without debasing himself as service does not
mean servility to him% he can "ee! his self&res!ect even in the humblest
!ositions and is a!t to resent the slightest encroachment u!on his free
will.
@nfortunately the native is li"ely to stic" to absurd fads and to tread ways
leading him nowhere. The greater his stubbornness the more cruel the
disa!!ointments fate has in store for him. He will not ma"e any headway
but will see all his !lans crumble and his alleged friends turn their bac"s
on him.
21-22 deg #i&ra
Symbol: Two saddled horses.
Here is another inconse6uent degree !ointing to an innerly s!lit nature.
There are side by side wisdom and rec"lessness good&heartedness and
haughtiness earnestness and light&mindedness stern 2ustice and guilty
self&indulgence absolute sincerity in some things and double&dealing in
others dee! !ondering and illusory daydreaming. <reat !lans and
as!irations yield !altry results !erha!s as a conse6uence of wishing too
many things at a time.
The native may be advised to use more firmness and a measure of self&
denial to be less vain to sto! lulling himself into a deceiving sense of
safety and to ste! boldly into real life. Thought and will create whereas
yearning and daydreaming only destroy.
22-23 deg #i&ra
Symbol: An old !hysician intent to a urine test
The native is a tireless researcher who will in6uisitively !ry into nature
snatch her secrets analy?e them and methodically !igeonhole the results.
A restless urge to change sub2ect and shift his grounds of observation will
ma"e him loath to stay !ut so that even when !enned within four walls
he will try to change his room from time to time. He may be fond of
2ourneying to une*!lored countries and will certainly worshi! "nowledge.
The branches most congenial to him seem to be chemistry and medicine
#this one !erha!s in a s!iritual sense$. )ccultism is not to be ruled out in
branches a"in to the ones 6uoted: vi?. alchemy the mother of chemistry
and !astoral medicine.
Success ought to crown his efforts% !ublic recognition though belated
may ratify his discoveries. ,ither for this or other reasons there will be a
certain self&assurance a somewhat conse6uential mannerism in his
s!eech as if he were delivering abstruse truths to a large audience.
Attention is to be !aid to the urinary system. )n the other hand the whole
organism is sub2ect to !recocious decay either owing to the stuffy
laboratory air or to the unhealthy atmos!here of close rooms.
23-24 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A satyr stri"es a dragon with a stic"
A tall sturdy and handsome !hysi6ue great se*ual vigor and inordinate
lustfulness. A fierce character more li"ely to !revail u!on others than
u!on himself. A shar! wit inclined to good natured irony or to bitter
sarcasm as the case may be. Self&confidence in even too large a
measure. The native(s high ambitions will shut him off from the common
fold and ins!ire him with a !ride verging on haughtiness. He will be fond
of hunting.
The native is e*!osed to ambushes and foul !lay at the hands of his
o!!onents and may colla!se when he least e*!ects it.
3hatever "ind of gambling he may try his hand at bad luc" is certain to
crush him.
24-25 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A !ea fowl.
A !ride that can be sublimated into the noblest sense of human dignity or
debased into vanity rather than haughtiness into a tendency to strut and
show off either materially or morally.
)n the other hand "indness e6uability !oise tidiness love of 2ustice and
harmony are inborn virtues. 9et these in their turn may induce a too
yielding dull hel!less and fic"le dis!osition. The native thus may fall easy
!rey to flattery or to his own desire to a!!ear obliging. A contrasting
strain of 2er"y im!ulsiveness will seem not to fit in with the whole.
-n the main a nice=even charming=!ersonality a graceful and !robably
good&loo"ing figure a great career a ha!!y life.
)ccult initiation cannot be e*cluded but may certainly be hindered by
vanity.
25-26 deg #i&ra
:ieu et mon droit.
A firm and generous heart 2ealous of his own rights an undaunted
courage a fighting s!irit not devoid of wariness and !rudence a warm
!atriotic feeling. A sturdy and aristocratic !hysi6ue very "een senses of
sight and hearing% an emotional !erha!s oversensitive tem!erament
o!en to danger of 2um!ing to e*treme mental( attitudes.
A two&edged fortune% great chances of victory in the struggle for life and
danger of losing all of one(s !ro!erty.
26-27 deg #i&ra
Symbol: A great eucaly!tus in a garden.
A vital force s!reading its wholesome influence on all surrounding beings
a healthy s!irit radiating around itself. A charitable hos!itable and
fatherly nature love of home a taste for comfort and co?iness.
A strong but limited intelligence as the native(s mind can do only one
thing at a time and does it with all its might. There is a cool courage and
sudden s!ells of fury on a bac"ground of im!assiveness. However if
deliberately !lanned this wrath will e*!lode blindly. 7ac" of moral and
!hysical su!!leness% the native is unwieldy and nearly horny s"inned%
rugged not s!ringy% slowwitted and slowly aroused.
+ew will be able to see through the a!!arent contradiction of this
oversensitive close soul gifted with imagination but loath to conceive
certain ideas.
27-28 deg #i&ra
A self&conflicting influence% human dignity and bondage aristocracy and
menial wor" gallantry and lac" of initiative a sensitive soul and a limited
mental range. - thin" the "eynote here is resignation in both good and
evil senses. Therefore ambition is totally absent even if the native(s
"arma leads him to occu!y ruling !ositions% whatever the status his
!atience is boundless his view confined.
The drabness of such a narrow hori?on will be borne with ease and ta"en
for granted by this unhinged mind !rone to find any wider ambitions
abnormal.
28-29 deg #i&ra
Although the native has moral !rinci!les he will !ut u! with anything for
the sa"e of !eace. An intellectual mind gifted for literature and art and
li"ely to dodge his enemies( underhanded !lots.
Should the nativity bear out fatalism rather than ambition the sub2ect
would be a crac" shir"er a li"eable sluggard a !leasant daydreamer
whose life will ris" flowing on uneventful and dull without an ideal and
with the sole aim of shunning effort. 0ost of the intellectual flotsam of the
modern middle class is under this influence% their only ambition is some
obscure government 2ob where they can dig in and bend their bac"s
ready to stic" anything !rovided -t wards off hunger.
)n the contrary where other forces at wor" su!!ly the native with a bare
minimum of initiative and self&res!ect =which this degree in itself neither
gives nor denies =there could be real courage and firm !rinci!les behind
the outward softness of manners. Such virtues must be develo!ed by
manly training enabling the native to weather any storm and to ta"e life
li"e a man. Then the native(s twist toward cunning can be turned into
wisdom and culture and good manners will confer great charm. The rest
of the horosco!e must show what the native is driving at.
29-30 deg #i&ra
Symbol: :eluge(s end: the Ar" is stranded on to! of 0t. Ararat and the
raven flies over the e*!anse of water. #<en. K:B =G$
This degree may see any occult disci!le through some stage of the <reat
3or" #the raven$ but is ominous to anyone else insofar as it hinders the
establishment of a correct relation between the human being and its
surroundings.
-t is as if the s!roc"ets of the native(s wheels could not engage with the
lin"s of the outside world. -f he is not endowed with the "ind of faith that
moves mountains he ris"s growing fearful and rec"less humoring his own
wea"nesses without understanding the wea"nesses of others. Shy of
human society he will feel safer among dangers% absolute faith or blind
rec"lessnessH :anger of accidental death or murderH To the stars the
answer to those 6uestions although it will never be stressed enough: they
!redis!ose never com!el.
0-1 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: )thello.
#Attention should be !aid to the Sha"es!earian character(s nature not to
the story of his marriage to a gentlewoman much younger than himself.$
A fierce daring sna!!ish and high&handed tem!erament% an altruistic
generous im!assioned and unrestrained nature brimming over with
bodily and mental strength led into endless strife by the wayward
6uarrelsomeness% im!atient bluster% frantic outbursts of wrath% high&
strung lustfulness and fitful 2ealousy. 3ith all this the native is most li"ely
to stic" to someone unto death and to let himself be unconditionally ruled
by the !erson loved.
-n less develo!ed beings the lac" of restraint in anger and lust may drift
into delin6uency if other astrological factors concur. Anyway there will be
6uarrels brea"&u! of friendshi!s duels and the li"e.
1-2 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: An ele!hant.
,ssential elements of this !ersonality are strength sturdiness wide
mental range !onderation and slowness in everything.
A detailed descri!tion ta"ing bodily features into account will !oint to tall
and stolid frame a large nose and small lively eyes% an individually
mar"ed character a strong soul gifted with shar! and dee! 2udgment.
The native has not only a mentally great head much humanity and !lenty
of !ower but is cautious reserved un!re2udiced either evenly
melancholic or fearlessly confident in the future. Though he is normally
easy and self&controlled his wrath will "now no bounds if he is roused. His
memory is e*ce!tionally retentive of both good and evil% his grudges can
hardly be smoothed over.
Sturdiness may lead sometimes to stubbornness the huge strength may
stray into high&handedness% in !articularly ill&as!ected charts greatness
may induce a swelled head. 7ess seldom the native=basically sober as he
is=may develo! an unnatural taste for the macabre and may be obsessed
with the idea of death. This in its turn may be sublimated into a surgical
talent or into mystical contem!lation of the ne*t world.
2-3 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A meditating ascetic s6uatting in a yogi(s !osture head and
chest u!right and !alms turned forward.
This degree is oriented toward a contem!lative life and bestows such a
de!th of thought as can become an abyss. 3hether it shall be an abyss of
evil or of good the whole of the nativity has to decide. The 8owerful )ne
having overste!!ed the limits of sense delusions #what the Hindus call
0aya$ is rid of the bonds and ties ham!ering earthly beings which is a
danger in itself.
This ought to be enough. )utwardly the native is silent close lonesome
and shy of human society and fellowshi! but others sooner or later may
be com!elled to ac"nowledge that though he s!o"e not he had his way
and left a very cons!icuous mar" where he trod.
-t cannot be ruled out that in !articularly ominous horosco!es
lamentable travesties of true yoga and mystic !ilgrimages are staged: the
idle beggar stationed at a street corner% the vagrant wandering aimlessly
through the world.
3-4 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A ?ither.
Art harmony and merriness are the hallmar"s of this degree. 0erriness: a
s!ar"ling fullness of life a freedom from worry a lively cheerfulness
utterly e*em!t from coarseness% ha!!iness or at any rate contentedness
and luc". Harmony: an agreement of the soul with the innermost self and
the surrounding world creative balance inner !eace lord&li"e generosity
toward one(s neighbors faithfulness to the ideal of the chosen career a!t
to reward the native with renown or at least success. Art: lyrical art in its
widest sense% !oetry theatre !articularly music% or at least refined
taste and feelings.
Should the whole of the !attern bear the mar" of s!iritual !ursuits the
native would be a follower of the mystic school leading to union through
love and to the attainment of one(s highest aim through an harmonious
corres!ondence with things rather than through a harsh self&con6uest. )n
the other hand where the stars !ur!ort a feeble character or an inner
s!lit idle !ro!ensities and a trifling dis!osition this degree but heightens
such vices and does not bear any of its above&mentioned fruits.
4-5 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A man maimed in his lower limbs stands in the middle of a !lain
while a storm rages overhead.
0iscarriage of any underta"ing lac" of any constructive ca!acity
!owerlessness to carry anything to its end. A volcanic and bungling mind
a!t to set hand to a thousand and one fine things without being able to
see a single one through. The resulting e*travagant waste of energy is
crowned by com!lete failure.
This is no doubt a rec"less brutal and ravaging nature a real hurricane
incarnate. The body actually may be cri!!led !erha!s in the legs. 9et
should the native be o!en to highly religious and s!iritual ideals=not
incom!atible with the features mentioned above !rovided the rest of the
nativity confirms it=he may be of some use to society by sha"ing
slumbering consciousnesses and giving an im!ulse toward good which
then could be carried out by others.
5-6 deg 'cor(io
A real wor"er the native will easily !ut u! with hardshi!s and thin" little
of himself. -n s!ite of a great sense of duty there is an inner s!lit which
could result in gossi!y du!licity or even !ervert modesty into dissembling
servility. Though !atient enough the native will carry out his tas" bluntly
rather than further it actively and steadily% he does not !ut enough ?est
into his wor". An a!!ro!riate training will have to su!!ly him with the
necessary share of stead&fastness or he will ris" sto!!ing in the middle of
any underta"ing.
-f the will !ower can be educated at all the native(s limitation will not
e*clude success as his !ainsta"ing care of details will be a!!reciated. @!s
and downs can be e*!ected in his social status but if he is liable to fall he
is as well a!t to rise again.
6-7 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A treasure.
The symbol conveys its meaning clearly enough but it may hel! to
remar" that this influence can wor" on different !lanes. -t may refer to
the native(s !recious gifts as well as to something outward that destiny
has in store for him as a sur!rise% in this latter sense the symbol may be
ta"en literally or meta!horically. 1one of the foregoing inter!retation bars
other ones% as usual things are to be loo"ed at within the frame of the
whole astrological !icture.
1ow for the details: -nner treasure may be ta"en to mean wealth of
feelings ideas or other forces of the mind. The element !revailing in the
nativity will show the right sense if the houses and the as!ects also are
ta"en into account. A material treasure may be collected as a result of
commercial dealings% or whatever the success the native(s lot may be to
deal in 2ewels or rare ob2ects. )therwise he may be born to dig out
mineral ore #gold silver etc.$ archaeological remains or to !erform
fruitful research 2ourneys. -n some cases the native may be singled out by
destiny to be s!iritually or technically the leader of an entire !eo!le.
A!art from all this we may add that the native is a tireless wor"er and
that he is liable to show some childish features even in adult age% at the
same time there is something royal about him and his fortune holds
something une*!ected =and illogical =in store for him. 3hether these
are all to be !leasant sur!rises must be left to the !ointers of luc" in the
chart to decide.
This much can be said with assurance: the native has some "armic
mysteries in his !ath before which the average mind will feel thoroughly
!u??led.
7-8 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A huge coc" with a da??ling tail.
An original fighting generous and un!re2udiced nature. A writer(s talent
a demonstrative enthusiastic buoyant and s!rightly character
thoughtless of the morrow ca!able of the most intense activity and li"ely
to reach distinction through some outstanding feat. These are the assets.
1ow for the liabilities. An e*traordinary light&mindedness an
unaccountable s!lurge and waste of energy a random e*istence a
ceaseless and aimless whirlwind of activity an e*travagant or scandalous
life of !er!etual hustle and bustle. The native "nows no self&restraint and
is driven to mono!oli?e everyone(s attention and to be the cynosure of all
eyes. His se*ual urge will be raised to a !rinci!le ins!iring his behavior.
He will dive headlong into love affairs intrigues and adventures with a
haughty disregard of conse6uences and a defiant contem!t of custom.
There will be an unruly foolhardiness% s6uabbles will occur over the
!altriest trifles% where lust is at sta"e the native will not bal" at crime.
8-9 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A child in a tub.
-t is a degree of childishness. S!iritual develo!ment will be lo!sided and
therefore incom!lete during childhood. ,arly suffering. #The two things do
not hang of necessity on the same thread though it may be assumed that
they do.$ The following may be reasonably e*!ected to occur: either the
child will lose both !arents at an early age or lose one of them and be
neglected by the survivor or neither of the !arents will die but the child
will feel or believe itself neglected or misunderstood and therefore will
waste its days stic"ing to the s"irts of an old charwoman or to the overalls
of an old wor"man of its father(s. Allowance may be made for other cases
as well% the scholar will have to find them out ta"ing the other features
into account.
The "eynote of this degree consists in its e*!osing childhood to the ris" of
an irregular develo!ment of mind and character. The whole of the
horosco!e will have to show whether men or events are to blame
whether the reasons for this are to be sought inside the native in an
inordinately develo!ed ego or in the outside world. The !ossible
conse6uences of this influence are twofold: either an unmanly sagging
and flagging of the mind or an e*aggerated reaction resulting in a
su!eriority com!le*.
3hatever the truth the native will stay long unri!e and childish in his
youth after having had an insufficiently youthful childhood. 'estless
hy!ercritical irreverent and ingenuous at the same time he may
however blossom into a useful member of society% when he reaches a
higher !osition than his limited mind would !ur!ort and thus shows a
!ositive reaction to his early discouragement he may even develo!
materially humanitarian tendencies. - say materially. -n the s!iritual field
ungenerosity will be the rule.
9-10 deg 'cor(io
0alice ranging from witty 2o"e to coarse treacherousness. A lightning&li"e
!resence of mind and intuition% in stu!id natives cunning. A mathematical
mind. -n lower beings a scheming brain a soul that can e*!loit to the
uttermost the sym!athy it awa"ens in others. The greatest faculty of
dissembling and sur!rising a mar"ed !olitical talent. -n contem!tible
beings double&dealing. -n all cases the character will be close silent
s!hin*&li"e fond of secrecy.
There will be 2ourneys !erha!s scientific discoveries.
10-11 deg 'cor(io
-n the foreground a son(s love and solidarity with one(s native clan. )n
the reverse side of the shield lac" of measure.
7asting affections inability to live without love% faithfulness and 2ealousy.
Contrast of daring and shyness of headiness and yieldingness. 7ac" of
balance in front of life(s dangers and ambushes unnecessary alarm and
neglect of the most obvious !recautions im!licit faith in those who do not
deserve any and in2urious sus!icions% fear of imaginary ris"s and
blindness before real ris" useless wariness and silly rashness.
11-12 deg 'cor(io
)ne virtue is outstanding here: !rudence. The word is to be ta"en in its
widest range of meanings: wariness !onderation wisdom foresight and
above all the highest ability to ward off one(s des!icable but sly and
numerous foes.
A resourceful mind an individually mar"ed character reserved manners.
Such virtues however border on the corres!onding defects: cunning
selfishness and !erha!s devious ways.
The se*ual urge is strong and could induce lustfulness. 7ongstanding
angers leaving behind muffled grudges. There may be real ill will. The
native(s "arma is bad and will force him always to "ee! on the loo"out.
12-13 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A lonely stronghold on a high mountain to! a veritable eagle(s
nest. The !lace is fortified by nature itself rather than by man(s hand. -t is
the "ey&!oint of the region and its !ossession grants sway over the
neighboring states.
3hether the native is high&born or a self&made man coming of an obscure
family fate certainly has earmar"ed him to occu!y an eminent
inde!endent !osition and to hold sway over others owing to his inborn
ine*haustible force. To obey him is a matter of course nearly of necessity.
An untiring hard wor"er he is fully confident in himself and his firmness
of !ur!ose borders on stubbornness. 7aconic or even silent he can scan
and !ierce everything around himself at a glance without betraying any of
his feelings. Close but long&sighted strong but on his defensive cunning
yet intelligent he has fortune on his side and all the good or evil 6ualities
needed to assert oneself and achieve success his main asset being an
iron will unsha"eable and undaunted% his main defect a selfish des!otic
scheming ambition.
3hen other as!ects !oint to a li"ing for the career of arms this degree
will bestow the gift of strategy. Should the stars !oint to agriculture
instead the native would be a great organi?er and manager of farms.
13-14 deg 'cor(io
0any would be the native(s li"eable sides if only he had some character
but he is very unli"ely to have any should his Ascendant #or !oint of
e6uidistance or Sun$ ha!!en to fall on this degree. Anyhow his best
features would be o!enness directness innocence=all virtues which to
be reali?ed in !ractice would need such firmness energy and self&denial
as are certainly cons!icuous for their absence here.
0oreover the native is more hearty and im!ulsively courageous than
cool&minded and clear&headed candid rather than reserved modest
rather than discreet.
-n s!ite of all !eo!le will li"e his genial hearty o!en comradeshi! his
loving "indness toward his friends. Though he may be harmed by other
!eo!le(s #if not his own$ indiscretion he is no fool and can gauge human
characteristics in their whole if not through a minute test of their details.
14-15 deg 'cor(io
-t is a feminine degree. -t bestows remar"able beauty a debonair
character a !robably strong !hysi6ue or at any rate one that can stand
!ain hardshi! and hard wor"% but it tends to e*clude any s!iritual "ind of
religion. -ts essential feature is an absolute fatalism which according to
the marshaling of the other influences can !roduce two different effects.
-n a noble native there will be a tragically deterministic view of the main
!roblems of life a mechanical conce!tion of the universe leaving no room
for any religious faith or anything transcendent% a stoic acce!tance of any
sacrifice = nay a need to sacrifice oneself even groundlessly as a "ind
of mental masochism without any enthusiasm or 2oy for the hardshi!s
withstood which may really have cost a great self&denial.
)n the other hand a much coarser being will not be an atheist but a
fetishist a bigoted clericalist or the li"e. He will be utterly devoid of any
stoical s!irit and a!t to let his fatalism or determinism=no longer a !urely
sentimental or s!eculative leaning=weigh heavily on his !ractical life and
wor". -n this case the native(s main feature will be a slothful !assivity
which may border on idleness or cowardice. Should a filli! from outside or
an inner im!ulse rouse the sluggard to some wor" he will fling himself
blindly into it but his labor will ris" being wasted and his body being
cri!!led in the !rocess.
)ne result is common to both ty!es of native: he will not be able to taste
the 2oy or the !leasures of life.
15-16 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A "night of the Holy <rail.
An ancient Christian legend tells how when 7ucifer was flung down from
Heaven a 2ewel fell from his crown. +rom this 2ewel a cu! was carved in
which on the day of our 7ord(s !assion Eose!h of Arimathea gathered the
blood flowing from crucified Christ(s five wounds. This chalice luciferic by
origin divine by destination is named <rail. -ts wardens are "nights
enlisted into a military order having its head6uarters in a mysterious and
im!ervious !lace by the name of 0onsalvat. Hence the "nights set out to
bring man"ind the medicines it needs to defend the o!!ressed and to
redress downtrodden rights. .ut not all the "nights have stayed faithful%
evil forces try to win over as many of them as !ossible and the ran"s of
deserters form the army of 0onsalvat(s bitterest foes.
This legend(s secret meaning does not concern us here but only such
hints as are necessary to e*!lain the symbol whose essence ought to be
clear by now consisting in a s!irit of Christian charity and mercy served
by an enlightened mind and a chivalrous and enthusiastic heart. A "night
errant may not tell a lie% formidable as the foes may be a righteous one
cannot be con6uered in an ordeal down a merciful one cannot but be
human and "ind a Christian hero cannot but be lovable.
3hatever the moral height of the native foreign is the country where he
is called to act his outward a!!earance is nimble and >attractive his
wedding !rincely. Should other com!onents allow he would belong either
to a secret sect or to the militant Church.
16-17 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A deer.
He who ta"es no ris"s ta"es no rus"s. =-talian !roverb
This degree would greatly favor a military career if it had not a great
drawbac"= the total absence of even the slightest amount of civil
courage. To be more accurate that slightest amount would have been no
moral virtue but merely a show of some !olitical value so that the
absence of even that much results not only in cowardice but in imbecility
as well. The native is wea" towards himself his o!!onents life% though a
line must be drawn between !rivate and !rofessional life. )utwardly the
greatest gentBeman he is !unctual at wor" scru!ulously honest and
accurate always smart and !roud and will en2oy the sym!athy and
esteem of all. At home lie is ruthlessly selfish and torn by the craving for
new sensations and lusts. 'ather than rec"less and dishonest in love he
is un!re2udiced and shameless and will be naturally enough worshi!!ed by
re!resentatives of the o!!osite se*.
3ill that universal esteem or this wides!read worshi! amount to
anythingH Hardly anything at all% if it comes to fight or to the slightest
show of manly !luc" the native will stage a dignified withdrawal lordly
and cowardly beyond belief.
Therefore unless favored with a great amount of luc" from other stars
his life will be a failure or at least a great disa!!ointment as he always
will consider discretion the better !art of valor and will end his days in
misery.
;oyages are better avoided.
17-18 deg 'cor(io
A strict sense of 2ustice a li"ing for aimless leisure unluc"y love affairs
thwarted by 2ealousy and mistrust #whether the native or the other
!artner is 2ealous the whole of the horosco!e must tell$ an absolute lac"
of autonomy a life weighed down by an e*cess of sloth. The native seems
to lay little store by his own word as he thin"s little of entering an
engagement and even less of subse6uently brea"ing his !ledge.
Courage to act o!enly is cons!icuous by its absence and there is 2ust
enough courage to bear the conse6uences of one(s fli!!ant fic"leness or
follies and to acce!t any sacrifice. 7ove for art es!ecially music is dee!&
rooted. .ut one who has no character is unli"ely to succeed unsu!!orted
in such a field and there is no trace of any moral force here.
18-19 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: Cerberus.
#Cerberus is a dragon with three dogli"e heads. The <ree"s called it
4Taenarius sna"e5 and !laced it in hell as its door"ee!er. :ante !laces it
in the infernal circle of the gluttons and tells how ;irgil managed to !acify
it by throwing it a handful of mud to eat.=-nf. A BF&FF. Traditional
comments to :ante(s !oem rate Cerberus a dog. 3here is this writtenH
:ante(s monster has but a dog(s bar"ing. :ante ought to be read more
attentively before coming to swee!ing conclusions. Her terms Cerberus a
4cruel and multifarious beast.5$
As watchful and wary as anybody the native is far from being a daredevil
and seldom has real courage but loo"s as if he were always angry at
everything and everybody or nearly so and his threats frighten
numberless !eo!le. A fighter with words he will dis!lay a bugbear(s grim&
faced bluster but seldom attac" and never in front% if assailed he will
fight bac" with une6ualled doggedness and his bites will leave their mar".
+aithful in friendshi! and enmity very e*acting 6uic"&tem!ered but
stubborn ine*haustible on the battlefield ine*orable in victory his
Achilles( heel lies in his una!!easable greed for material !leasure se*ual
and convivial. He is on the other hand an e*cellent trencherman and
could do 2ustice to a gargantuan meal. At table he is nearly affable.
3here other as!ects of the nativity indicate a s!iteful and treacherous
character this filthy re!tile will be a curse and a scourge for his fellow
beings as his is a heart of stone. 3hy do all&too&human beings
ac"nowledge subconsciously this slimy being as their own master even
while hating him with all their soulH -s the reason to be traced in the
destiny of all sensible things=and of them alone=to fall sooner or later
into the dar" god(s !ower or in the !ower of his earthly re!resentatives
as mud belongs to mudH
Anyhow Cerberus will destroy whatever he lays hands=or better !aws=
u!on and cannot build anything. .ut he "nows a thing or two% he has an
assimilating wary manifold !rom!t mind and a gift for languages but is
never either conse6uent or original.
19-20 deg 'cor(io
This degree favors social advancement and success in one(s chosen
career but it assures neither stability in it nor firmness of character.
3here other factors concur the native may attain to renown or glory
which though never will rule out u!s and downs.
Success is within the native(s reach on account of his courage and his
s!iritual height su!!orted by a rugged yet !liant body and in glaring
contrast to his unbridled lustfulness. +ew !eo!le will be such an easy !rey
of women gambling and wine% on the other hand few can stand
hardshi!s so well as he can. .ut his balance could drift into inner s!lit his
force in to 6uarrelsomeness or love of word fights or into aggressiveness
altogether.
Travels !robably east will !lay a remar"able role and during his
wanderings the native is li"ely to ma"e discoveries or im!ortant
researches. A !otentially unlimited intelligence lit by s!iritual ho!e.
20-21 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A ste!!e of northern America at the beginning of the eighteenth
century% herds of bison and wild horses gallo! on the !rairie. Tribes of
-ndians live freely on hunting and fishing.
A savage or !rimitive nature longing for freedom and cham!ing at the bit
of restraint. A great but undisci!lined moral force a courage ready to
stand any test. A !robably wild or downright ferocious character "nowing
no inhibitions. At the same time sim!licity and naiveness% a love of
childhood is a!t to drive the native so far as to ma"e him ta"e !art
seriously in children(s games and to loo" a child among children. +ondness
of horse racing.
A hard destiny: acts of self&denial and heroic struggles in defense of one(s
inde!endence with a constant threat to this and to freedom itself.
21-22 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A waterfall driving an overshot wheel which engages no
contrivance and whirls aimlessly in the air.
-t is the degree of random im!ulses and ha!ha?ard resolutions after
which one is forced to reconsider one(s !lans and to retrace one(s ste!s.
'estless thoughtless and therefore ignorant of danger the native is a!t
to lose his head and even to !rove a coward when forced to face the
situation brought about by his own foolishness. He then will bac" out as
hurriedly as he drove forward. He will re!ay himself for such drawbac"s by
ta"ing advantage of those wea"er than himself with the overbearingness
ty!ical of cowards.
7ife will be hard on him so that after a succession of u!s and downs he
will find himself in a blind alley from which he will not manage easily to
esca!e.
Attachment to home is the only redeeming feature.
22-23 deg 'cor(io
Ho!efulness often un2ustified confidence certainly more luc" than
deserved ty!ifies this degree. @nreali?able !lans !revail =!lans around
!ower and wealth which are s6uandered. 7ove of arbitrage and trade at
large. A taste for !arado* which the native will mista"e for originality% a
contrary and s!iteful nature. There is no firmness in decisions and the will
!ower is 2um!y and sha"y.
23-24 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A woman s!inning with the roo" and distaff.
0any a feminine virtue% a sensitive modest earnest dis!osition a great
love of !eace of the family and of home. There is a dee!&seated sense of
duty and above all a real !assion for wor" a!!lied to useful and concrete
things. +ew have such !racticality. A firm and sedate character an
e*traordinary self&!ossession as the native never will lose her com!osure
and is !erha!s even too coc"sure.
1or is this the only defect. There is too much thrift which can stiffen into
close&fistedness too much reserve which may lead the native to shun
society. The tragedy of life is so dee!ly felt that a !all of constant gloom is
li"ely to set over the native. ,very family mourning will leave lasting
traces.
+or all her thrift the native will stay !oor or nearly so but will manage to
have a house of her own will be esteemed for her virtues and is not
unli"ely to leave behind not only an honored but a famous memory
!rovided that the rest of her !attern bears it out.
A !artiality for blac" and dull or sedate colors.
24-25 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A wolf carrying away a goose.
A very undesirable influence leading to trouble and even to crime. A life
of strife and sorrows misery and wrangles adventures and e!hemeral
con6uests cheerless victory over one(s foes followed by bereavement of
the fruit thereof% abandonment !robably treason by one(s oldest friends.
A silent greedy unscru!ulous gruffy and unsociable egotist the native
will be given a wide berth by all and will nevertheless !ic" 6uarrels with
everyone. 7ittle as other !ointers hint at dishonesty this degree will ma"e
the native into a criminal in the technical sense of the word a thief a
murderer a shar!er.
Strongly beneficent influences may neutrali?e or balance this one
sublimating into lofty as!irations and high&s!irited rebellions those !sychic
forces which in a less noble horosco!e would have come to light as
antisocial tendencies. Then the selfish curtness becomes lord&li"e reserve
ascetical isolation inner 6uietude but this case is very rare.
25-26 deg 'cor(io
A very mar"ed !ersonality a resolute and deliberate character both shy
of !ublicity and contem!tuous of !ublic o!inion. Courage driven to the
utmost of rec"lessness may bring the native into danger.
There are two !ossible cases:
An honest and human nature whose loathing of the !ic" of society and of
the smart military set will turn his feelings into sym!athy and love for the
needy and the destitute. He will courageously go out of his way to succor
this undeserving flotsam of society who has been disinherited and left in
the lurch by the highbrows. .ut he will get the usual reward of
benefactors: 4ingratitude more strong than a traitor(s arm5 will over!ower
him.
The native has no moral !rinci!les whatsoever. Then hatred of man"ind
will stri"e root and s!rout in him. He will lur" in the shade !lotting
against human society a thief or even worse.
26-27 deg 'cor(io
An inborn authority% a gentle way of getting things done% ambition and
sense of duty gift of gab and literary talents% great courage and great
dangers to face. -n such a horosco!e as to e*clude !ublic life elo6uence
may sheer off into balderdash or gossi! #as the native is a very sociable
being fond of festivity and entertainment$ and !olitical s"ill into double&
dealing. Anyway the native has a !owerful and ada!table mind a dee!&
rooted sense of res!onsibility and a greater !restige over others than
logically !ur!orted by the social !osition whatever that is.
)thers are unli"ely to ac"nowledge they are under the s!ell of such a
!restige which in some cases may become very great indeed.
27-28 deg 'cor(io
A faith ready to stand any test is the "eynote of this degree where the
word faith may be ta"en to mean anything within the limits of the
meaning conveyed by such an e*tensive word. -n a good sense this will
be faithfulness to a religious ideal a!t to create !erfect human relations.
3ere it bad faith this would turn into lasting grudges and ill&will or 0ito
treacherousness in trade% vi?. cheating% and it may bring about an
accom!lice(s solidarity and a tendency to stic" together in crime.
Certain virtues however are sure to be there: scru!ulousness reserve
earnestness and firmness in !ur!ose conse6uence in one(s views.
3hether honest or dishonest the native is of an austerity bordering on
!rudery% he will a!!ear sometimes !riggish but always will ma"e a
thoroughly s!iritual im!ression. Therefore his tres!asses are so much
more dangerous and his crimes so much more intentional.
28-29 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: An elderly man dra!ed in the regalia of old universities sits at a
table a boo" unfolded before him. )n the wall behind hunting tro!hies.
+ondness for learning a!titude for arts and scientific gifts. A creative and
original mind that can reach the height of genius if the other stars bear
this out.
-nner nobility and humane feelings.
A sedentary life on wor" days s!ort in the o!en on holidays% fondness for
hunting success in shooting at stool !igeons.
)n the whole good luc" even a very good one if it did not "ee! the
native waiting too long.
29-30 deg 'cor(io
Symbol: A very large&headed sna"e.
3ariness wisdom and s"ill in the highest measure which can be
sublimated into the cardinal virtue of !rudence and as easily swerve into
ignoble cunning snea"ing toadyism venomous treacherousness.
The native will e*ert the greatest influence on his neighbors through his
mastery of words which will enable him to hold a nearly irresistible and
hy!notic sway over others with the greatest !arsimony of sentences.
Should other as!ects concur he would have an uncanny "nac" of shifting
any argument onto ground most favorable to himself and of cunningly
turning the debate in such a way as to let the o!!onents dig their own
graves with statements 2eo!ardi?ing their own case. This would ma"e him
highly dangerous if he were as he is li"ely to be a double&tongued
tric"ster.
@nusually enough to his gift of gab and to his moral and bodily
su!!leness the native will 2oin a true warli"e s!irit and other gifts that
may stand him in good stead both on the battlefield and in a barrac"s% he
will be able to alternate the use of a stirring word with the dis!lay of a
combativeness that sometimes can reach heroism but will oftener ma"e
him harshly and aggressively un!leasant to anyone not under the !ower
of his magic s!ell.
3ith these gifts the military and !olitical careers are obviously o!en.
-n s!ite of all the gifts mentioned above are ca!able of sublimation% one
should not forget that this degree stands under the symbol of a sna"e
whose meaning is well "nown to the initiates.
0-1 deg 'agittarius
This degree confers an unruly imagination that may run away with the
native at times but it will give him a "een and ready insight as well. He
will not avoid trouble but his scent will be so delicate and his wits so
!iercing as to enable him to ta"e off at a glance the most entangled
situations and to tell accurately truth from falsehood right from wrong.
+reedom is for him a !roud and 2ealous !ossession. There will be a
sensitive easy and natural dis!osition a sim!le somewhat un!re2udiced
and whimsical s!irit.
The greatest danger is a certain tendency to get into scra!es through
association with rec"less !eo!le. 3here other astrological data fit into the
!icture of a rebellious and "navish character this may go so far as to
mean !enal condemnation even ca!ital sentence as a result of cons!iracy
and murder !rovided that local laws warrant ca!ital e*ecution. -n charts
evidencing that "ind of legali?ed villainy=the birthmar" of co!s and
detectives=there will be obvious ris"s attending u!on such !rofessions. -n
an honest and law&abiding nativity danger will derive from other !eo!le(s
light&mindedness #li"e serious losses incidents harmful to one(s body
etc.$.
Anyway it will be a life of distress and hardshi!s and of such continuous
efforts as to ta* the endurance of the strongest. There will be a religious
sense and a certain !hiloso!hic wisdom even in the bobby lightening the
burden of life and suggesting ways of ma"ing the best of it.
1-2 deg 'agittarius
A warli"e and aggressive nature. The native may be as well a romantic
Stummer und :ranger as a 6uarrelsome swashbuc"ler ever ready to
engage in brawls and therefore e*!osed to the ris" of violent death.
Anyhow he cannot !ut u! with the dullness of a humble middle&class life.
The un"nown calls him and a craving for wonderful adventures !ossesses
him.
2-3 deg 'agittarius
A self&contradictory character: on one hand gentle and sensitive on the
other mettlesome combative and even aggressive. His sense of charity
and altruism can lead him to the hardest sacrifices that border on absolute
self&denial yet there will be something mean in it. 8sychic and se*ual
fecundity love of family home and wor"% an a!titude for arts
engineering and !erha!s architecture though the s"ill in !lanning to the
least detail be transferred from the field of material buildings to the one of
feelings and induce a !etty scheming and !lotting merBtality.
8eo!le may li"e love even adore the native but the concourse of other
astrological factors will be needed for this.
3-4 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: A grated window in a mediaeval manor.
The native(s warli"e and im!ulsive nature will stay hidden till drawn out
and revealed by circumstances a!t to !roduce an outburst of rightful
wrath ambitious fury. Till such time the native will loo" li"e a good&
natured man in dee!&felt affections but full of reserve% not submissive but
unassuming and self&contained% "ind correct in business sensitive and
watchful with a slight of tameness but ready to defend himself.
)n the contrary when the bugle has blown there he will go lea!ing out
of his den to do or die a hero or a villain violent and ruthless a real
daredevil.
4-5 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: A woman in mourning clothes roc"s a cradle and sings a lullaby.
A dull voice a!t to induce drowsiness. A melancholic and resigned nature
!erha!s content in her suffering or downright delighting in her grief.
7yrical sentimental but muffled out!ourings. 8assion for art aesthetic
refinement or fic"leness of taste continuous wavering between two
o!!osite artistic tendencies or schools of thought. A humble attachment to
one(s wor" and to the tas"s im!osed by fate a scanty a!titude for life(s
struggles sym!athy for needy and the undeserving !oor and
!owerlessness to hel! them as one would wish% a !ermanently shilly&
shallying and wavering nature.
A lonely and confined life danger of widowhood. The soul(s silence and
solitude are bro"en only by a muffled song reaching no further than two
ste!s away. #8ascoli imbrurare :us"$.
5-6 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: A many&horned o*.
An even too soft character. A manifold mind inventive and resourceful
fond of study and wor". .ut all this will turn to the benefit of other !eo!le
who will e*!loit the native(s wor" and will ill&use himself. His destiny is to
serve% whether the servant of one or of many masters whether on duty
for his country or subordinate to man"ind(s interests neither his life nor
his wor" ever will be inde!endent.
A !un may e*!ress this rather well: when the native does not wor" in the
service of others his wor" is of no service of no use: all his efforts for his
own sa"e will stay fruitless. Strangely enough this seems to suit his
boundless vanity which is nearly ridiculous for a man% he will thin" of
himself only as in a show&window and all the mental wor" he reserves for
his own !ersonal benefit will only aim to ma"e himself admired. He will
not dream of his own inde!endence or at least he will not thin" seriously.
6-7 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: An idle woman.
An uneventful life. Ambition is absent !atience borders on inertness
inactivity verges on sloth. There is no lac" of self&control but mental
habits tend toward a settled and unruffled life interwoven with steady
domestic 2oys and intimate bliss. .arring !ointers to the contrary
marriage will be ha!!y and luc" in general will not be too bad.
7-8 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: Two men !laying dice
The native will tend to have all his eggs in one bas"et and may ris"
everything on one throw when his very life is at sta"e. -f he wins success
or even glory is his% in case of defeat there is no further chance as he has
burned his bridges. @sually +ortune will smile u!on such confidence in her
favors though this will not always be the case.
The nativity ta"en as a whole must !oint out whether we are confronted
with a great man(s deliberately !lanned gamble or with a game o!erator(s
or betting addict(s random shot% we hardly need say that the latter is
more fre6uent. Therefore unless well as!ected elsewhere the native
cannot rely e*clusively on the blind <oddess( smile to balance his
accounts and he will ris" failure at the slightest win" of ominous stars. He
then will have to !ut u! with the lowest 2obs and bear the humblest
fatigues. 9et even in this case his buoyant cheerfulness will stay
untarnished and the faith in his own star unsha"en% this loser(s merriness
may even s!read around him li"e wildfire and he will ta"e a hand&to&
mouth e*istence in his stride waiting for +ortune(s wheel to give another
half turn.
8-9 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: A bla?ing !yre.
+ire either in a real sense or in the figurative ones% the fiery element
ta"es a hand here.
7iterally it may !ortend a wor" connected with fire or an accident due to
the same.
-n a figurative but still material sense it may !oint to fever to !hysical
consum!tion due either to the flame of a too&lively !assion or to lac" of
balance between the rush of a s!iritual surge and the body(s limits of
resistance or to financial ruin and swift destruction of one(s substance.
-n a non&material sense fitful and restless yet aimless activity%
enthusiasm or stubbornness or both together% ins!iration or a fanatic(s
visions% feverish driftless and fruitless wor" scatterbrained eagerness
and !recocious e*haustion of one(s energies% sacrifice of anything else
!rovided one(s ideal=or !oint of view=carries the day with e*actly the
same chances of falling flat.
.urning !ains: life(s battle will be abla?e with searing fire which however
will cast its glow on the native(s !ersonality. ,ven if destined to an early
death he will have been !rominent and may have chosen such a career
as to bring him to the limelight. The career itself whether literary !olitical
or forensic will have to be determined by the chart as a whole.
9-10 deg 'agittarius
:estiny singles out the native to defeat his com!etitors and to come off
with flying colors in his career. He has the ma"ings of success% a way with
!eo!le a manifold and assimilating mind handiness and s"ill in general.
Should these !eaceful gifts not be enough he will show his claws when
the occasion calls for it and will a!!ear 6uarrelsome and aggressive.
3hether by hoo" or by croo" he must reach both a renown and a !osition
above his mental !owers which can be a genius( but never will be
original. 3hether by birthright or by !rofessional earnings welfare and
riches must either accom!any him or meet him on his way.
10-11 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: An a!e riding a wolf.
This degree will favor a military and a !olitical career. -t confers all the
virtues of a noble and fearless heart and all the vices of a sly dissembling
and unscru!ulous mind. The native is glib enough to defend the noblest
cause resorting to the underhand tric"s em!loyed to bolster u! a forged
and e*!loded cause. Strong favorable as!ects would stri"e off the
craftiness whereas concurrence of evil features may taint the nobility of
the cause.
The native will win many friends and ma"e many enemies% and his life
after seeing him through many !erils may have a sudden end.
11-12 deg 'agittarius
)nly a com!rehensive glance ta"ing in the astrological !icture in its
entirety will enable us to 2udge whether the features of this degree are
vices or virtues. There may be love of home or selfish attachment to one(s
comforts% a faithfulness to habit im!lying a methodic mind as well as the
utter !owerlessness of one chained to his customary routine% a self&
containment suggestive of a wealth of !ent&u! energies or betraying sheer
im!otence to act.
A strong lover the native may lavish his affections on his lawful wife or
have many erotic ties at the same time the only clearly emerging feature
being sacrifice of other=however eager=desires to the flesh.
He will be "ind and affable with his neighbors. 9et in tal"ing he may
dis!lay a self&contradiction a!t to annoy his interlocutors.
The e*cess of lust may involve him in all "inds of trouble and may wear
!recociously his bodily vigor thereby increasing his congenital slac"ness.
12-13 deg 'agittarius
9e cannot serve <od and 0ammon. =0att. A:24 7u"e BA:BF
This degree glaringly denounces the greed of filthy lucre. -n order to
achieve wealth the native would gladly tread over his father(s cor!se
#which is hy!erbolically e*!ressed but may literally come true as the
native(s career may well dri! blood even the gore of mass murder$.
.ut we must not lose sight of the result. -ll&gotten is ill&fated. The wrists
of the worshi!!er of the golden calf ris" becoming too well ac6uainted
with shac"les or straight 2ac"ets. @nless !owerful stars come to his hel!
elsewhere moral decay bodily contagion or the brea"down of his reason
will ta"e the !oor wretch to 2ail the isolation ward or the lunatic asylum.
13-14 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: A master holding an o!en boo" in a very untidy but not
uncomfortable room.
The native will set his shoulder to the wheel in anything he underta"es
and will be able to give his intelligence the full su!!ort of s!lendid gifts
though intelligence itself is not s!ecifically bestowed by this degree which
will grant only endurance in mental !ursuits and eagerness in learning.
This will be crowned by an e*cellent memory a creative and harmonious
imagination and a fine literary style. 7ittle as other as!ects hint at an
outstanding mind the native will emerge as a master in his own line even
a great master. There might be a suggestion of stiffness about him
something dignified and formal which will im!air his !o!ularity. .ut there
will be no !ettifogger in him% on the contrary there will be an outward
carelessness and an inward bent to en2oy the robust !leasures of life.
-n less develo!ed beings the transcendent features of this degree will
!roduce su!erstition or witchcraft. :e!arture from the beaten trac" may
be a cause of un!o!ularity for the !rofessional writer which may a!!ly to
the non&writers as well.
14-15 deg 'agittarius
A wild growth of images and a shar! intelligence. The native may be
!assionately fond of sciences=es!ecially astronomy=and slightly
clairvoyant. An even character with a slight touch of la?iness.
Still in his !rime the native may see all his ambitions satisfied but he will
face disa!!ointment in his ri!er age if he cannot turn into a steady flow
the energy that !ushed him forward in lea!s and bounds during his youth%
one never ought to rely on one(s flying start to ta"e him all the way u! to
his aim.
15-16 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: A narrow dar" and deserted blind alley littered with bro"en
toys.
An evil influence. The native(s utter lac" of !ractical s"ill will !revent him
not only from leading anything to com!letion but even from getting down
efficiently to any tas". His !lans will be made of thin air his action will
bear no other fruit but mista"es and misha!s misery and ruin.
16-17 deg 'agittarius
An original mind and an outstanding !ersonality. There is a great faith in
<od a strictly religious mind without taint of 8uritanism an o!en and
honest heart a free and easy tem!er.
)n the reverse side of the shield we find that the native(s merriness
betrays a childish strain that his carefree and frolicsome craving for
amusement sometimes runs away with him and sto!s him from doing any
real good. His too&mar"ed !ersonality may in s!ite of his generosity
isolate him or cut him off altogether from human society.
The native is sensitive to cold and needs warm garments. His life will be
long but not !ros!erous=therefore too long. Some rec"less acts may land
him in endless trouble. The sha"iness of his !osition will sour his ri!e age
and bring about an old age of hardshi!s and toil. Abandoned by his
neighbors the native will find no refuge other than !rayer. 0ay <od. lend
an ear to his wishes.
17-18 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: -n full daylight :iogenes clad in rags goes around with a lighted
lantern. -n the bac"ground is the cas" where he lives.
The native is raving mad and driven to further e*cesses and absurdities by
each of his im!ulses. He not only loves a rustic and s!aring life but goes
out of his way on an endless search for self&im!osed hardshi!s. He will not
wor" though he sub2ects himself to an unceasing and aimless toil. He is
wayward rather than original% his !lanning is but castle&building. He
cannot be denied a certain cran"y and crotchety genius but he is
thoroughly off balance. A scatterbrained madca! and a di??y cloud&
dweller he never will be able to get on in this world. He will only rouse a
sensation. The failure of his hard efforts may even bring about real
madness.
18-19 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: A house on a holm whose bushy ban"s are wra!!ed in flame.
+ondness for boating a taste for art% a nimble mind and a la?y
dis!osition% a subtle but croo"ed intelligence a !assionate and touchy
character endless worrying.
The native is cra?y about water=not at meals=yet he will have to go
through fire. 3hether this is to be ta"en literally or figuratively whether
real fires war conflagrations or searing moral !ains are in store for him
must be left to the rest of the horosco!e to decide.
At any rate something will have to be thrown overboard in order for him
to esca!e and the bums will leave !ermanent scars.
19-20 deg 'agittarius
This degree will grant gifts referring to three different branches of life:
society art and medicine. The word society must be ta"en in its widest
sense. The native will be as sociable cordial and merry as anyone else% he
seems bound to win many friends to enter luc"y business associations
with many of his ac6uaintances and to have a crowd of admirers. He ta"es
!assionately to social !roblems and 2oins !olitical !ro!aganda and !arty
struggle with the ?eal distinctive of scholars and the fieriness of a
!artisan sometimes with a sectarian(s stubborn cantan"erousness.
+or art he has good taste !erha!s artistic and decorative gifts% certainly a
great love of beauty. 1or are his gifts for medicine negligible.
This native is surely a tireless and manifold !erson. The whole of the
horosco!e will !oint to the activity he must choose though the three do
not e*clude each other as the medical scholar may write treatises going
down to !osterity as master!ieces of art the artist may choose sub2ects
with a sociological bac"ground whereas the sociologist may have to delve
dee!ly into !roblems of sanitation and health.
The whole of the theme may indicate also whether there will be genius or
amateurish shallowness a manifold mastermind or a brilliant dabbling
thoughtless ?eal or fruitful activity.
20-21 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: The si*&!ointed star or :avid(s seal.
-n a certain sense :avid(s seal is synonymous with the Cross as both
re!resent the divine order the cosmic balance of the four contrasting
elements. A!art from this the two symbols differ: The Cross=and it only
=re!resenting )ur 7ord(s !assion and :avid(s seal !icturing in the most
dramatic way the endless dualism of matter against s!irit.
This two hundred si*ty&first degree clearly attunes the contrasting forces
of man(s u!!er and lower being% it gives self&mastery=a balance between
s!irit ad matter. Any balance may be dynamic or static% whether the
former or the latter is to be reali?ed here is u! to the whole horosco!e to
tell.
-f there are !ointers of initiative decision and liveliness elsewhere we
may conclude that the native can admirably e*!loit the uncommon energy
<od has granted him% he will thirst for truth and 2ustice. and his
2udgment his self&!ossession his wisdom may ma"e him into a <uide for
man"ind and he may well becoiOae an -nitiate.
)n the contrary should other as!ects in his chart show a resigned dull
un!ractical mind the influence of this twenty&first degree of Sagittarius
then would turn to harm insofar as it enhances the native(s irresoluteness
and renders him sus!icious of all and everyone.
21-22 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: Two men engaged in a deadly fight.
Here is the !erfect embodiment of stubborn and relentless dissension%
should other as!ects fail to soothe this influence the native would be an
unmitigated faultfinder. To listen to him current !ublic o!inion is
nonsense #and there is something in this$% the established order is un2ust
and absurd=nay this is the worst !ossible world #which is slightly
e*aggerated$% whatever idea is conceived by others can be but worthless
trash if by no other reason because it crossed someone else(s mind and
must be condemned without trial. Here the native(s s!irit of wanton denial
reaches the frea"ish height of its childish hideousness.
At the bottom of all this there is an unavowed thirst for !ublic a!!lause
and a. total lac" of the constructive gifts leading to recognition% the native
must therefore fully e*!loit the only wea!on still at his dis!osal=a!!lause
of his critical thrusts against other !eo!le(s buildings. He will tirelessly
throw stones at others !olemici?e hec"le and run down their wor"s. Still
when milder stars do not interfere he will be in for 6uarrels brawls
s6uabbles lawsuits for libel well&deserved bo*es on the ears and duels
which will be his daily tas". :eath on the dueling ground cannot be ruled
out.
3e s!o"e of the !olitician. Should the native not be one - should be at a
loss what other !rofession to advise. A loo" at the whole may hel! in any
event. 3here this shows evil moral features% theft and murder must be
feared or death in a scuffle or on the gallows.
22-23 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: 0ortal row between two women
.lind and im!ulsive !assionality cruel disa!!ointments fren?ied 2ealousy
danger of murder committed in hot blood where the native easily could be
the victim if other astrological factors consistently !oint at lac" of violence
and !ortend murder at the hands of a man. The native woman would
nearly always be wrong in confiding in someone and is invariably wrong
when she is in love. 7ac" of return will stow a bitter resentment in her
soul which may find its outlet in bloodshed or turn into sour misanthro!y.
-n a man(s activity these and other omens may refer to him or to his
woman.
This degree carries the hideous mar" of 2ealousy and e*cessive sus!icion.
Eealousy means mistrust of everyone and everything hidden watching
stealthily rummaging the beloved one(s !a!ers s!ying and lying in
ambush to follow the eyes from afar ta"ing other !eo!le into one(s
confidence and ending in being doublecrossed by them torturing one(s
beloved and es!ecially oneself.
Heart ailments are not unli"ely. -f not the mind the nerves are certainly
unhinged.
23-24 deg 'agittarius
Symbol: Suicide.
A gloomy s!irit obsessed by the idea of death. The symbolic image may
come true literally or meta!horically or both together. Anyway life will be
short and dreary death sudden and !erha!s violent% but the native
himself is res!onsible for=if not the author of=his own misha!s. His
ambitions are wrong !re!osterous or fruitless. He cannot win friends and
establish business connections. His life will be mar"ed by a 6uic"
succession of accidents.
The symbol also may mean de!arture without return li"e emigration
relin6uishment of an entire world etc. or more sim!ly faraway travels
and even gain through foreign >trade but in this latter case income will
be desultory and uncertain.
24-25 deg 'agittarius
0isuse of !leasures of mental activity and of manual wor"% a frea"ish
coe*istence of the loftiest longings with a glutton(s dreams. -nto*ication of
the mind alcoholic drun"enness an orgiastic tem!er in everything and
the attending danger of bodily or mental fuddle.
Hard ordeals are ahead. -f the native "new moderation and could
rhythmically alternate wor" and rest !leasure and duty success would be
within reach.
25-26 deg 'agittarius
/indness faith trustworthiness in friendshi!s a hel!ful merry and !layful
nature attractive manners a li"able !ersonality.
The body will be light and nimble the movements su!!le and !recise%
there will be s"ill in handling wea!ons and a sense of rhythm. The native
is one of those few !eo!le who can use their hands and can above all
imitate their neighbors and counterfeit them stri"ingly. Should the rest of
the !attern su!!ort this there would be great scenic gifts=whether tragic
or comic will have to be decided by other features.
A bad nativity may !ervert art into mummery and the harmless 2o"es into
dirty tric"s. The nimble !erson mastering his own body with matchless
s"ill may turn into a clown or be war!ed into a 6uac"salver. Anyhow it
ought to be borne in mind that a soul nobler and dee!er than e*!ected
hides behind those outward stri"ing and li"able features. +ew will notice it.
26-27 deg 'agittarius
Should other stars su!!ort this the native would be a man whose mind
and activities stand out for all to admire but he would be morally !oor
unless other as!ects greatly im!rove this !oint. The native does not "now
what he is driving at has no moral bac"bone and cannot stand u!right
under destiny(s blows% he is in a word characterless and on to! of this
seems to have his hands bound for one reason or another.
His s!eech will be !ersuasive his nature sociable li"able attractive even
charming% he will be irresistible in love. -f you add to all this a
mastermind genius the !ea" of greatness and glory is sure to be
reached even through stumbles wanderings and waverings. .ut the
!osition thus reached will not be stable and safe as the envious will
refuse to lay down their arms=nay will never feel secure till they have
thrown into disgrace or ruined the native who will therefore have to be
cautious in things !olitical.
Sudden death may sever the thread of career and wor" at their clima*.
27-28 deg 'agittarius
The very embodiment of !atience% slow but stubborn tireless the native
will get on than"s to his steadfastness. A silent close somewhat bent and
!recociously aging being he has something tragic about himself as
tragical will be the ordeals and even the slights he will bear without
batting an eye.
-n s!ite of his hardshi!s and of the burdens laid on his shoulders
notwithstanding the crushing weight of a huge tas" to fulfill and the
attem!ts to chec" his !rogress on his o!!onents( side he seems destined
to success.
- said he seems not he is as a sudden death !erha!s a violent one may
sna! his career. 3ill this mean his own death or death of a !rotector or
an ins!irerH The answer is to be sought elsewhere in the nativity.
28-29 deg 'agittarius
8hysical fitness s"ill in scientific wor" love for !recision muscular
ruggedness and moral u!rightness% !sychological insight and a talent for
!hysiology surgery and medical sciences at large.
@nfortunately these gifts are s!oiled by lac" of courage of one(s own
o!inion. 1ot that the native is a coward but he is surely a sluggard. He is
!articularly timid even morbidly so% morosely mistrustful and constantly
on the alert.
He has no !oise no !ivot. His very honesty straightness and intuition are
not those of a wise sound and e*!erienced human being. )n the
contrary they bear dreadfully naive and childish mar"s. 'estless and as
rec"less as the timid usually are the native may easily head for a fall and
some mental or bodily illness may lame him for years. 1evertheless if
favorably as!ected elsewhere he may e*!ect a measure of luc" but the
whole of the chart must be referred to for the e*act balance between bad
and good luc".
A !eculiar feature is his fondness for a soft and snug bed with sheets of
fine linen.
29-30 deg 'agittarius
The native is a misfit in his times. He may discover some of the most
2ealously guarded secrets of nature and be a forerunner of times to come%
and may as well bring again to the light things long forgotten and buried
thus reviving the !ast. 3hether the former or the latter he has a mission
to fulfill and !ossesses the force of character and the shar!ness of mind
life demands of him. A naturalist or a mining engineer a !ioneer an
archaeologist or whatever he is he is born to discover to innovate and to
be misunderstood and bitterly fought. He will have to suffer but will be
able to overrule the intrusive advice of the ?ealous. Should the other
as!ects not rule out a measure of luc" he may well end by carrying the
day.
0-1 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A cou!le of twins.
This degree is in !artial contrast with this whole sign(s influence as it
tends to wea"en if not entirely to blot out Ca!ricorn(s main features=that
outer isolation and that inner feeling of seclusion from the rest of
man"ind.
The native(s essential trait is a close tie to another human being !ossibly
neither a lawful nor an unlawful marriage !artner% the whole of the
!attern will have to s!ecify which "ind of bond this is. All su!!ositions are
admitted% the sub2ect may have a twin brother or sister #the e*treme case
being Siamese twins$ and that may have a decisive bearing on his or her
e*istence% he may have a "ind of s!iritual brother or brotherly twin ray as
the legend has it of )restes and 8ylades. -n a thief(s !attern this
influence will tend to establish a criminal !artnershi! to be dissolved only
by the gallows% in a degenerate(s !attern there may be a homose*ual tie
of durable character.
-n all of these cases the answers to such 6uestions as whether there is
any reci!rocal affection which of the two brothers is the other(s succuba
are to be sought elsewhere.
)ther features: a great=nay e*ce!tional=versatility for a Ca!ricornian a
certain intellectual merriness wi!ing out altogether or dimming the sign of
the ram!art(s usual ram!aging character% a di!lomatic gift easily
!erverted into double&dealing and treachery which can however lead
very far either in an ambassador(s or in a consul(s career or in that of a
trade commissioner or in cultural e*changes.
The ty!ical self&assurance of Ca!ricorn is stronger than ever in this first
degree% the faith in oneself and in one(s cause is driven to its utmost.
1-2 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A weather coc" on to! of an old stee!le.
The lac" of character of constancy of steadiness !erha!s of resolution
are this native(s heel of Achilles who would otherwise hold the best
trum!s to win at the gambling table of earthly life.
He never will be at his wits( end% he will be rich in initiative will guess the
right angle of >each !roblem will have a !enetrating mind and !ossibly a
gift for architecture. -n his thirst for sublime things he harbors a dee!
res!ect for everything sacred and ancient. 9et his intellectual !owers ris"
fruitlessness in s!ite of the most strenuous efforts as these will be
inconse6uent and 2er"y.
2-3 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: The co!!er sna"e raised by 0oses #1um. 2B:A&C$.
3hoever "nows the secret meaning of the word sna"e will be able to
adduce from the symbol itself the occult !ossibilities of this influence.
,ven outside the s!here of the su!ernatural the native is heir to an
e*ce!tional force and ascendancy. He is brimming over with vitality will
valiantly withstand attac"s of both enemies and illnesses and will show an
outstanding faculty of recou!ment after re!elling the assaults of fellow
beings or of bad health. He is wary wise !ossessed of e*tensive and
dee! "nowledge of a subtle mind of an immediate intuition of truth and
of the ability to stri"e successfully with lightning&li"e timeliness.
Should the !attern at large !oint to a !erversion of those gifts we might
be confronted with a nearly morbid distrust and a nearly com!lete lac" of
dignity and sincerity. :riven to the limit this would mean !er2ury and
treason !romoted to life rule.
0any careers are o!en: natural sciences #es!ecially medicine$ arts and
literature% di!lomacy and !olitics in general. A long life and nearly certain
success may be e*!ected unless other threads in the !attern !oint to the
contrary.
3-4 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A decorative design re!resenting either a cou!le of combs or of
ra"es.
A mind endowed with e*ce!tional discrimination or insight. Cleanliness
and accuracy. -n all the rest a two&edged influence.
A strong will !ower focused by the native with the hel! of all his
resources e*actly on the aim to reach saves him a useless waste of
energy in the !ursuit of glory. The sign does not tell us however e*actly
where this aim will be set% the native has a fine sense of beauty which
may wor" in any of the following ways:
His love may be bent toward sensuous beauty or may lead his ga?e to
rest !lacidly on nature as grown and tended by man(s care so as to bear
his dominical im!rint as in cultivated !ar"s grounds villas and
fountains% the sub2ect may be a worshi!!er of art for art(s sa"e or may
toy !ointlessly with the shallowest vanity of outward elegance. His will
!ower may be focused toward good as well as toward evil. -n e*treme
cases we shall have on one side the great initiate or on the other the
arch&criminal the organi?er of blac" masses and orgies reserved to a very
select circle of refined addicts% or we may have the gambler or the ra"e.
4-5 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: Two o!en doors.
-t is a degree of hos!itality% home and heart are o!en to all. A 2ovial
character a generous and unassuming nature marred by im!rudence in
word and action.
The native(s lac" of reserve will give fuel to other !eo!le(s slander and
cou!led with his sometimes rec"less hos!itality will lead to material theft
and !lagiarism of ideas. The native will loo" u!on all this with unheeding
lightheadedness or at least e*cessive leniency. He is conscious of his
!roductive= nay creative=!ower and does not !ay too much attention to
the earth(s material wealth or moral misery. He is inde!endent or at any
rate self&sufficient by nature and tends to tolerate his neighbors( failings
and to neglect their vices in order to focus his whole attention on his own
inner world and to en2oy the wor" of his own mind.
5-6 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A she!herd sits among his shee! and dogs while a wolf lur"s in
the bac"ground.
,ither a good she!herd or a wolf% either somebody who is as innocent as a
lamb and as faithful as a dog an affectionate confident being ready to
sacrifice himself for those he loves and to be disa!!ointed by them in the
end or somebody driving his cunning and cold&blooded ferocity to such a
length as to sacrifice everything to his own selfishness. The stars will have
to !oint which of the two symbolic figures is to come true% they even may
co&e*ist in actuality.
Shyness does not mean cowardice% a lamb(s dis!osition does not bar
courage and on the other hand a wolf(s nature clearly bears it out. )n
the other hand there is an e*traordinary !ower of !sychic concentration.
Therefore unless unfavorably as!ected elsewhere success ought not to
fail the native who could even become a !astor of !eo!les if Eu!iter and
the Sun are well !osited.
6-7 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: The S!hin*.
Seer Charubel gives the labyrinth as a symbol which is as good an image.
The whole of the sign Ca!ricorn is in fact a labyrinth of which this degree
es!ecially stresses such scientific and engineering s"ill as to be really
worthy of :aedalus and drives to their utmost its defects of !u??ling and
selfish secretiveness.
A labyrinth: will the native be its ma"er or its victimH )r li"e :aedalus
both at the same timeH A S!hin*: is the riddle in the native(s self or
waylaying him at a bend of the road he is to travelH And will the riddle be
of a material intellectual or s!iritual natureH 3ill there be !olitical or
feminine intrigueH
The S!hin* would rather not be as"ed 6uestions. She is to as" them
herself. As usual the whole of the nativity will have to hel! formulate the
answer.
-f woman the native would li"ely be a crac" at the game of holding more
than one suitor at a time by his heartstrings twisting them around her
little finger and e*as!erating the 2ealousy the male vanity and the
curiosity of each in turn. She is whimsical but s!ar"ling with wit% scheming
but frolicsome. 0any a man whom his fellows res!ect or fear will fall into
her snares. Some driven cra?y with 2ealousy may ris" their lives at this
game some may lose their reason or their freedom.
Should the native be a man and he be involved in !olitical intrigue there
is sure to be a woman somewhere. The native may fly high or land in 2ail
may be e*iled or die a tragic death. -t is the end that counts.
.ut the man is not by all means to be an )edi!us nor is the woman
whether a winner or a loser to be a s!hin*. The riddle may belong to the
domain of science and the s!hin* watch the secrets of the !hysical world
or the threshold of the world beyond. - shall not tire of re!eating that only
the chart in its entirety can su!!ly the "ey as the !arts fit into a whole%
but the whole gives them a bac"ground and a meaning.
7-8 deg Ca(ricor"
1oble in nature and mind full of self&res!ect or self&conceit but content
with little% a!t to let his fantasy run away with him into the realm of wild
dreams but endowed with endurance and horse sense% !eaceful but fond
of hunting% the native inclines toward a misanthro!ic !essimism getting
more and more acute as the years go by and letting the events of his
earthly life loo" drab and boring to him. Anyone else would consider them
breath&ta"ing.
8-9 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: ;ia Crucis
.ut rather see" ye the /ingdom of <od and all these things shall be
added unto you. =7u"e B2:FB
-n a s!iritual nativity this degree could carry a very high reward for the
native(s sacrifices. These will be su!erhuman and the !ri?e not of this
world. :own here this !ri?e will ta"e the same sha!e as it too" in
Solomon(s case: wisdom as this degree by itself will not grant any earthly
ha!!iness.
-f the horosco!e therefore&far from conferring s!iritual gifts or s!urring
toward lofty goals&grants only a craving for earthly !leasures the native
could rea! only unha!!iness there from even the more so as his over
sensitiveness will dramati?e every failure into a tragedy. ,ven in the
se*ual field he or she may be struc" with im!otence #if only momentarily
owing to e*cessive sensitivity the so&called lover(s im!otence$% but a!art
from this danger of colla!sing under the cross and being unable to go on
is an ever !resent one.
The virtues here are a great humility before <od and a dignified reserve
before the world. The native ought to face and bear his "arma with 6uiet
courage without trying to dodge it as he would only ris" losing his
re!utation.
9-10 deg Ca(ricor"
The native is wise and learned oversensitive melancholy or !essimistic
sometimes gloomy but always self&!ossessed fair and lord&li"e% a
defender of the wee" but watchful and wary. He is a "een hunter and
li"e all true s!ortsmen very fond of the game he "ills. He maybe an
occultist !erha!s a seer% certainly a !ursuer of studies too !rofound to be
accessible to the middle class.
1ighttime dangers are to be ta"en into account deriving !erha!s from
magic.
10-11 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A "ing wearing the crown and seated on the throne receives an
envelo!e from a messenger or an ambassador.
This influence will hel! those as!iring to !ower to a !osition of high
!olitical authority to a di!lomatic career or any !osition at court whether
high or low.
)n one side all the moral or immoral traits re6uired are at hand such as
secrecy reserve cautiousness world wisdom cunning di!lomacy and if
needed double&dealing. )n the other hand there will be the favor of
high&!laced or even to!flight !eo!le whose im!ortance and the brilliance
of the native(s career will be determined by the rest of the chart. This
a!!lies to the measure in which those virtues or vices will come to light as
well.
A minor feature of this influence is fondness for horsemanshi!. -n the
middle ages s6uires es6uires marshals and the li"e must have been
born in this degree.
11-12 deg Ca(ricor"
A "nac" of getting wor" done with a lively and nimble rhythm without a
hint of routine but with a harmonious sense of time and s!ace% a bris"
activity a s!ringy energy closely adhering to things.
A great&!erha!s e*cessive&reserve. There is a de!th of feeling tinged with
melancholy. The native loves life in the o!en is fond of trees worshi!s
the 6uiet of the countryside adores wal"ing across the moonlit fields.
Though unaware of it a dash of gentle blood may run in his veins.
)n the reverse side of the shield if blighted by !ointers of unfairness
elsewhere that realism may induce unscru!ulousness those deft hands
may become crafty in !lain words slic" and thievish. The man(s rhythmic
insertion in time and s!ace then may become s"ill of getting within an
inch of tres!assing and into close shaves with !enal law. 1either do those
romantic feelings bar lustfulness and that reserve may be war!ed into
sharing crime in secrecy and !utting u! a !o"er face before 2ustice. ,ven
cruel !eo!le =such are human nature(s contradictions=may be born
under this degree.
The ris"s the native is u! against range from voluntary e*ile meant to foil
2ustice till flight and attem!ted evasion and even till 2ail. The ;atican(s
thunderbolt =e*communication =may be in the offing as well. Another
!eril threatening even a straightforward commoner #es!ecially if stressed
by other stars$ would be losing one(s inheritance at the hands of a
usur!er. The native may even fail to "now his own birthright.
12-13 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A Tartarian archer drawing an incendiary arrow.
A thirst for absolute !ower% a tireless and slee!less activity% a tendency to
burn one(s bridges behind oneself.
An heroic courage which is never an end in itself as all energies are
subordinate to the aim in sight. Such a character is ready to go to any
lengths in order to secure his aim. He will draw the line at no e*tremities
never withdraw before !ersonal danger even im!assively watch
bloodshed refraining however from flinging himself into useless ris"s. -n
s!ite of what the victims of his boundless ambition may thin" he is not
bloodthirsty by tem!erament as on the contrary he has a "een sense of
honor but is driven and burned by an even "eener thirst for su!erhuman
honors.
Chaste or at least sober in his en2oyments fond of art !erha!s a
!roficient scientist the native seems born to destroy rather than to build.
As an archaeologist either in ,uro!e or in the +ar ,ast he will !lunder the
!ictures6ue and venerable ruins of ancient cultures to amass their s!oils
in the dusty slee!y and already laden shelves of museums. -f a di!lomat
he will serve his own thirst for !ower rather than his own country% if a
chief he will love the !eo!le as the rider loves his horse.
The fullest measure of success will crown such an ambition !rovided the
native "nows where to sto!.
13-14 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A <ardner tidies and trims a s!lendid !ar" which has lain
abandoned for years% u!rooting the weeds !runing the withered or
blighted twigs felling decayed trees and the li"e.
Here we are confronted with a first&rate critic and !olemicist a
revolutionary innovator. He is not of necessity to be a !olitician or a
2ournalist% whatever field of action he chooses the native will fight a
successful battle and end by dis!osing of the mentality his circle had
inherited from the !revious generation as a useless burden.
-n this light he will be hel!ed by an inborn irony which will at times ta"e
u! a tinge of humor at times ac6uire the edge of cruel sarcasm against
the o!!onents of the idea he stands for. A !ast master in the art of
unmas"ing other !eo!le(s hy!ocrisy he will ruthlessly lay bare the most
hidden recesses of human mentality but will s!are the !o!ulace(s
su!erstition rather than the smart set(s !re2udices. His crude realism does
not in the least e*clude sincere devotion to an ideal. He may even be an
artist% landsca!e !ainting e*erts a s!ecial fascination over him.
Such a fighter will seldom become universally li"ed but he will be admired
and he certainly will be feared. The most congenial !rofessions are
medicine #neurology or !sychiatry$ and ethnology.
14-15 deg Ca(ricor"
A degree whose nature is hard to define as it can bring either good or bad
luc" both !eace and strife. - should be tem!ted to say that everything
de!ends on the native. This much can be said anyhow: there is a lot the
sub2ect can do but it will be no easy tas"
A man worthy of the name will not stoo! to the tactics of a des!ised
enemy% the foes here are overbearing and sly and draw the line at no
wea!on.
8ersonally the native may well count his blessings% he can ma"e himself
very much li"ed% if he only wants his inborn nobility and sweetness of
manners may win him many sincere friends% his intelligence is o!en to
truth and the seeds of ho!e and faith in <od lie dee! in his soul. The
native must surrender himself entirely into His hands to get the necessary
!rotection and 2ustice. Should other com!onents bar faith let him then
rely on the measure of !rotection that the !owers that be go out of their
way to grant him. He must not let human wic"edness intimidate him but
he must "ee! his eyes wide o!en and be watchful and firm. 7et him be
above !rovocation and not stoo! to s6uabble with those unworthy of him.
)n the contrary should he !refer to react violently in word or action or to
o!!ose cunning with cunning he would only incur the disli"e of those who
otherwise would have been willing to !rotect him% but he never will be
able to outsmart or to over!ower his des!icable o!!onents.
15-16 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A man riding a reinless horse.
The symbol is divalent. -t may im!ly that the rider control the horse
without the hel! of material means acting as it were magically through
sheer will !ower% and it may mean as well that this soul is carried off by a
subhuman energy over which consciousness has no !ower. The horse is
usually ta"en to mean the three lower vehicles of man and the vehicle
!ar e*cellence is certainly the !hysical body its unbridledness being a
trans!arent to"en of unleashed lustfulness.
)ne may wonder how the two divergent constructions can be brought to
an agreement but this is hardly necessary as the stirs will leave !lace for
only one. 0oreover one and the same !erson is not at all unli"ely to hold
an irresistible sway over others while at the same time being ruled and led
by lust. The answer as usual must be sought in the whole of the chart.
Should the !attern be generally good grant a strong character without
barring good luc" and show favorable as!ects of Eu!iter and the Sun the
way then would be o!en to highest distinctions for the native.
At the outside this degree would !roduce the 0aster the man of <od the
<reat -nitiate the Anointed )ne. -n any event there will be
inde!endence faraway travels and such features as to ma"e life a!!ear
li"e a novel to others.
-n unluc"y themes great underta"ings im!ly dangers corres!onding to
the daring% short of a lightning&li"e intuition luc" or the su!!ort of long
e*!erience any enter!rise will come to grief. 3here other !ointers of
sensuality concur there will be a carefree e!icureanism forgetful of the
morrow% concurrence of s!ortsmanshi! will lead to horse racing or riding.
16-17 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A dog&headed man.
A bar"ing dog won(t bite.
A very human character showing all the higher features of its animal !art.
The native(s dog&li"e all&out fidelity will be !ut to many a severe test. He
will have a grumbling growing 6uarrelsome nearly always harmless
s!irit% at the same time the friend of man"ind(s docility and admirable
reasonableness. The tem!erament will bear the mar"s of the utmost
decision but of steadiness as well and the intelligence will be above the
native(s ran".
Hallmar" of this humane mind will be the most !ersuasive elo6uence a
cogent logic a suggestive e*!ression an artistic if not !oetic style a well&
!itched voice and an inborn musicality.
Such a gift for music and !oetry could ma"e the native into a true artist if
an e*cessive accuracy of detail does not !inion the wings of ins!iration%
his e*actitude will be driven to the limit of !unctiliousness. The native will
have a cra?e for analysis. Astrology and instruments of !recision and any
wor" he does will bear the mar"s of such a tendency. -n art therefore he
may go so far as to become a faithful and li"able e*ecutor but hardly a
creator.
)utside the artistic field he may well( become the herald of new scientific
doctrines or !hiloso!hical systems which however must be borne out by
the rest of the horosco!e.
7uc" may smile u!on him more as regards associations than affections. He
may be successful at the bar in di!lomacy or !olitics.
17-18 deg Ca(ricor"
This is hardly a good influence and little as unfavorable stars concur it
may !rove altogether evil. -ts redeeming features may be its utter
refinement #!rovided it does not become war!ed into ostentation or even
worse$ and that minor gift of the mind=!rom!tness.
The other features good as they may a!!ear are all negative. The native
will dare !ublic o!inion but without deriving from this eighteenth degree
of Ca!ricorn a sufficiently good reason to do so% vi?. that inde!endence of
thought and character which confers u!on a man worthy of the name the
right and the duty to rebel against society(s idoli?ed fallacies and
organi?ed wrongdoing.
Here is no trace of courage but an aggrieving and cowardly effrontery.
There is no inde!endence rather a !eevish tendency to be at cross
!ur!oses with one(s interlocutors shee!ishly s!onsoring the diametrically
o!!osed !oint of view even if blatantly wrong. A blustering and chic"en&
hearted liar erratic and stubborn he will waste time and money on
arbitrage gambling and racing shir"ing wor" with all !ossible means.
He may become a crou!ier or a boo"ma"er if favorable as!ects concur.
Should the stars endow the native with !olitical o!!ortunism as well
#which does not e*clude contrariness in other fields at all$ he may !rove
a !erfect agent !rovocateur or even better a regular ;icar of .ray a
cham!ion of that !olitical double&dealing which the -talians !ractice with
such gusto.
18-19 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbols: 0ucius Scaevola in 8orsena(s tent. -n the night of August FB
BG0A while the +rench brea" into the underground of the Turin
buttresses 8ietro 0icca sets the !owder afire which will blow u! both
!arties together.
S6uareset and steady in front of fortunes blows. = :ante 8ar. BG24
The native(s defect is a tendency to s!ea" or to act out of turn in whatever
he chooses to do. )ther contrasting factors will !ower and suitable
training may well blunt this edge though they are unli"ely to "noc" it off
altogether. The native will dash forward when it would be wisest to stay
!ut% much oftener he will rather bide his time when the occasion calls for
action.
His virtues are as firm as a roc"% an unsha"eable courage which may
become real heroism at times% an absolute autonomy and a dee! self&
reliance. ;ery original and endowed with a sense of truth that seldom fails
him the native "nows what he is driving at and does not lay too great a
store by what others choose to thin"% should the tide ha!!en to flow the
same way he is going he may find himself having the lead% should the
waters ebb the o!!osite direction he would be ready to stand their rush
even to fight against it with unruffled coolness. A victor he will not misuse
victory. To brea" him a foe will have to deal him an une*!ected and
smashing blow as he is easier to annihilate than to con6uer.
A!art from life(s struggle e*!losions and colla!ses are materially to be
feared. The native may own a mine or have to wor" in one.
19-20 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A mon"ey and a mirror.
A very versatile but altogether unoriginal mind% mimetic faculties may
come to light as a merely !erfunctory assimilation of foreign doctrines or
in the arts of dance !antomime and burles6ue.
A nimble body and graceful ease of movement. Ada!tation to the most
different environments and !oints of view comes to such a character and
unfortunately to such a conscience as a matter of course. 9et the native
remains an insufferable cran". 8hysical vanity will be bottomless and in a
woman will go hand&in&hand with a wanton co6uettishness. 3here other
factors hel! there may be good taste in dressing and the native may turn
into something of a fo! or a .eau .rummel as the case may be.
As to money the fruit of his labor will be belated even if he wor"s hard%
whereas he seems to be in for luc" in love.
20-21 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A master holds o!en between his hands an ancient boo" in
Hebrew characters.
8rofound studies a really great "nowledge. Chemistry seems the most
congenial line. A su!!le and manifold mind which can be "e!t at more
than one wor" at a time% an original intelligence a!t to revive =if hel!ed
by favorable stars=currents of ancient lore or to create fresh theories
and to found new schools of thought. -n this case success will e*ceed all
ho!es but in any other case the native(s mighty wor" will serve the needs
of !rogressing man"ind more than his own !ersonal interests.
3ith the concurrence of suitable com!onents this degree may !ur!ort
initiation alchemy rather than chemistry the <reat 3or" more than great
wor"s% in other words will !roduce a master rather than a teacher.
21-22 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A man engaged in dee! s!ade wor".
This image can be ta"en both literally and meta!horically. -n the former
sense it will !oint to a heavy steady drudging wor"% obviously this wor"
will in all li"elihood be mining digging u! archaeological remains and the
li"e.
The latter construction of the symbol would by no means bar the former.
-t !oints to a shar! and !iercing mind to a !rofound s!irit eager to !ry
into the un"nown and !erha!s to a fondness for mystery. According to
the different tem!eraments there can be a religious sense bent on the
esoteric the study of abstruse sciences li"e archaeology dead languages
!aleontology% or a strange undeci!herable hermetic tem!erament.
At any rate either with his brawn or with his brain the native will have to
wor" hard% will be !atient rather than stubborn or vice versa as the
other factors !ur!ort. As to his tools he will be an e*tremist in either
sense will either !ut u! with the roughest nerly antediluvian e6ui!ment
or will e*act the most u!&to&date outfit modem techni6ue has evolved.
The obstacles to clear will be great but he will face them courageously
and luc" will smile u!on such strength of character and such unflinching
will.
22-23 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: Two !eo!le of different se* dine alone at a lu*uriously laid table.
The room is lit by a !rofusion of ta!ers. There is a sacred image on the
wall.
'ecourse was had to 7aw as a control A /ing was chosen who could steer
the course of realm his ga?e fi*ed on a holy go4 =:ante 8urg. BAC4&CA
A bright but rash mind an utterly 2olly tem!er on the main more or less
forgetful of the boundaries set by thrift law or custom not of those set by
manners% a hos!itable generous and winning nature but rec"less and
inordinate in love matters. Sentimental entanglements can bring trouble
or worse% lavishness e*travagance foregone conclusions and overhasty
decisions can !roduce financial losses failures even com!lete brea"down
should the stars be !articularly evil. )verindulgence in food and drin" are
not unli"ely. A leading hand wise and firm seems nearly indis!ensable.
,arthly affections may sublimate into <od(s love and Christian charity%
where other factors !oint the same way the native may become an
ascetic even a saint but too often earthly and holy love will to&e*ist side
by side and will induce a ty!ical +reudian com!le* of sensual mysticism.
Should the horosco!e as a whole !oint to neuro!athy erotomania or the
li"e will be the result.
Charubel maintains that if the Sun is southeast of the !attern trouble will
be limited to the former half of life. He goes on to say that the !hysi6ue
will be of a sanguine tem!erament which reminds me of an old distich -
heard attributed to the Salerntian school though - cannot guarantee its
authenticity:
23-24 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A !otter(s wheel.
3hat one may incline to call a head. An eminently constructive brain an
intelligence o!en to truth and at the same time bent on things of !ractical
use% a mind where in s!ite of its manifold gifts tidiness and order !revail.
A leaning toward medicine a!!lied or !ure toward chemistry !hysics
engineering arts and crafts for trade at large and the !urchase and sale
of wine and oil.
Self&mastery character straightforwardness. The native is as good as his
word sturdy unfaltering% as most sincere and o!en&hearted !eo!le he
lac"s di!lomacy and abhors what he cannot see through% he will brea"
not bend. Therefore the earthen !ot ought not to enter com!etition with
!ots of iron.
A !lebian tem!erament% sim!le tastes sound instincts heady !assions
though curbed by will !ower a leaning for the !eo!le though the native
strives to reach higher and higher to ma"e headway.
,ither literally or meta!horically the native may run the ris" of drowning
#in a stream or in debts$% the chart as a whole will have to tell in which of
the two senses the omen can be ta"en.
)ne ought to bear in mind that the wheel is also whimsical <oddess
+ortune(s tool.
24-25 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A fair lady riding and holding a gerfalcon on her fist.
The native rea!s where others have sown. An un6uestionably gentle and
demonstrative but fic"le and shallow !erson given over to fun and
en2oyment and fond of frills and frolics the native will be but an amateur
in everything% yet barring a sudden accident she will have luc" on her
side.
@nless as - said above a sudden accident hits her% the !osition of @ranus
in the !attern has to be considered.
25-26 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: A tro!ical forest.
A rich nature as sweet when in a good mood as it becomes stormy and
cruel when aroused. The native would rather have !eace but !ri?es his
freedom above anything else and it would be foolish indeed to thin" of
ta"ing it from him. 8erha!s the same cannot be said of the freedom of
others as the native seems rather meddlesome.
There is a great fondness for nature travel and things outlandish. A
musing mind tending to delve dee! into thought able to rise to genius
with the hel! of other factors.
A !itfall of such a nature lies in its ran" lu*uriant unruly undergrowth in
its lower im!ulses bent on lust and thirsting for stimulants if not for do!e.
Should the native yield to this there would be no sto!!ing him and the
way to any "ind of !erversion would be o!en.
26-27 deg Ca(ricor"
The native is a "ind of good&natured curmudgeon or gold&hearted savage
a strong rugged rather aw"ward and bearish being remar"able for the
u!s and downs of his tem!er as well as for his "ind soul.
+it as he is he may ta"e to s!orts and games but the most congenial
wor" will be tilling the soil or running farmed country steering clear of
those intrigues of society his straight and o!en character abhors. He may
be wea" in front of human wic"edness but is certainly naive often
s"ittish never thoroughly !olished much as those in charge of his
breeding may have done.
3here this omen is not offset by other influences harm or accidents in
travel are to be feared. )ne hardly need say that he is as fond of nature
as he is shy of human crowds.
27-28 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: Atlas carrying the world on his bac".
This is a divalent symbol as it may mean huge wealth as well as an
unbearable crushing burden. S!iritually this may be brought into
agreement as wealth is tantamount to a millstone around one(s nec" and
the serfdom of the !oor is no less a chain than the rich man(s swollen
!urse.
-ntellectually the symbol means geogra!hic nautical sciences and the
li"e% e*!loration of the globe and travel at large% indirectly astronomy
and mathematics. -f other as!ects hel! there may be a vast intelligence%
less good com!onents ma"e for what is commonly termed a bloc"head or
worse. Anyhow whether bright or dull this is a methodical mind with
well&defined ideas and rigorously logical reasoning.
3hether rich or a slave the native is sometimes driven by immoderate
ambition the slave craving a !osition not only of absolute inde!endence
but of lordshi! and the rich never setting a limit to his yearning for new
wealth. Ambition however does not bar righteousness and chastity%
slavery=or what is felt as such=does not e*clude an honorable or even a
famous name% and luc"y com!onents may ma"e the native into a !illar of
society either in a moral scientific !olitical or financial sense. The
relations of the !arts to the whole of the !attern must determine this last
!oint.
28-29 deg Ca(ricor"
This is one of the finest degrees of the whole ?odiac and bestows even
!hysical beauty but its highest !ri?e lies in the inner stillness and
enlightenment it confers. The native has such a wealth of s!iritual
resources as to enable him to !reserve an unruffled self&assurance under
any circumstances. ,ven if !oor and uneducated he will draw from an
inborn instinctive wisdom an unerring insight into nature its beings and
its laws% if in a !osition to learn he will delve dee! into the "nowledge of
such laws and will be led to discoveries that will raise him into renown%
but in any case whether famous or obscure he will !refer inner
meditation and silence to the fuss of the teeming human masses.
)ther com!onents in contrast with the s!iritual nature of this one may
let love of nature and animals drift along utilitarian lines and result in the
trade of a dairy farmer a cheesemonger or a beemaster.
29-30 deg Ca(ricor"
Symbol: The cylindrical !art of a shra!nel.
Something fatal the highest !restige art or even !ower to sway over
others but not to rule himself.
8ower of concentration inability to alter the direction of one(s inborn
im!ulses. 7ightning&li"e !rom!tness and discontinuity in action. 7ofty
ambitions huge ho!es% an e*traordinary energy often foreign to the
native himself but anyhow li"ely to boost him very high% but he may dash
along li"e a fiery meteor whereas the results of his actions will disa!!oint
everyone as the !ower !ro!elling him toward the goal may lot him
overreach himself and go astray.
The horosco!e as a whole will tell what "ind and what amount of luc" he
will get% surely should the native ma"e a mista"e he cannot rectify it or
retrace his ste!s. )n the other hand the !ro!elling force is an im!ulse a
dash and not a constant drive and tends to sin" to naught through
friction wear and tear so that either the goal set to him is reached within
a certain time or utter failure has to be faced.
The native(s career will resemble a !arable in its broad outline.
0-1 deg A)uarius
,mbarrassment of riches. -f other com!onents enable the native to ma"e
u! his mind without delay and to stic" to his decision he will be in a
!osition to en2oy the fruit 8rovidence has strewn in !lenty along his
earthly !ath. +aith in <od and contem!t of hac"neyed ideas and
!re2udices are su!!orted in him by a creative imagination and a fair
intelligence but those faculties may drift easily into fatalism self&centered
haughtiness and idle daydreaming.
9et the real danger lies elsewhere. Should the !attern fail to show any
trace of resolution which as stated above the native even too badly
needs the very favors of fortune would be wasted on him. 0any an
occasion will !o! u! and slide away before he has found it in himself to
gras! it. His rightful !lace in the world may be ta"en by the first comer
even by someone less intelligent and scru!ulous than himself.
This degree rules the hands% favorable as!ects give ambide*terity
whereas harmful ones ma"e every gesture of the u!!er limbs aw"ward
and clumsy.
1-2 deg A)uarius
An outstandingly !owerful and manifold mind ca!able of !robing dee!
and ranging far "een on scientific research and !hiloso!hical musing
#each of which does not bar the other$% a!t to fathom the un"nown and to
im!rove on the "nown% inde!endence in character and scientific methods%
a great handiness.
2-3 deg A)uarius
As the olive when bro"en in the mill oo?es sweet oil so let your bro"en
heart bleed a song that redeems u!lifts your will =:(Annun?io
-t is a degree of action closely following thought% there is love of art
mastery in one(s chosen art or !rofession courage and combativeness.
The head or the legs ris" being affected by numbness illnesses or
wounds. 8ain in general casts its shadow over the native(s "arma but a
stalwart will !ower enables him to bear it li"e a man. There may be
disa!!ointments sorrow dissolution of bonds !erha!s grief the loss of
dear. ones.
;ictory is li"ely to crown the native(s steady daring but it will be as
s!lendid as fruitless. The native has a mission to fulfill and is not
su!!osed to fight for his own sa"e. )ccult initiation is not unli"ely.
3-4 deg A)uarius
@n!o!ular authority. The native is li"ely to be misunderstood but will be
held in esteem by those in !ower and may be entrusted with delicate
sometimes very im!ortant tas"s. The most congenial field of action
seems to be di!lomacy in general and !olitics in !articular but any
activity connected with travel and negotiation is !ossible a ty!ical
e*am!le being trade either on one(s own or as a re!resentative. -t goes
without saying that the whole of the !attern must !oint this way.
An oversensitive tem!erament 2ealously close in self&defense and liable to
have its !ur!oses misconstrued. -nborn authority is strangely cou!led with
some !uerile traits% e.g. a li"ing for flashy and liveried attire. The
character is unsteady but at the same time li"ely to offer the toughest
!assive resistance. This last feature may decide victory.
4-5 deg A)uarius
The native will be wea" with himself and his se*ual urges but self&
assertive even too much so toward others% he will leave a mar"ed
im!rint on his own surroundings. An engaging though selfish lively
!rom!t and !recocious being he will show a mar"ed artistic talent since
his green years which can thin out into good taste or can gain volume
and ground and can blossom into creative !ower.
.ut his e*istence is threatened with untimely death and luc" is
undermined by all the trouble the native will call down u!on himself
through his se*ual urge either as love of the o!!osite se* or as
e*hibitionism narcissism and worse.
5-6 deg A)uarius
Symbol: 3agner(s Si*tus .ec"messer
The ty!ical figure of the !eevish stubborn ambitious envious and
cantan"erous critic. He is devoid of neither taste nor of finer feelings% as
he is something of an artist himself his eye will at once detect a breach of
the rules of !ers!ective and his ear will be "een enough to !erceive the
tiniest intervals in sounds and to denounce the slightest off&"ey note.
Artistic techni6ue will hold no secrets from him. .ut he is a slave to school
!rece!ts and !re2udice his 2ealous god is method and he subconsciously
strives after an unearthly !erfection. He never will be satisfied with what
he "nows or !ossesses han"ering as he does after things he can im!rove
u!on and !icture to himself as beautiful as his heart can desire.
He has no sense of measure. Though he is fond of !ractical 2o"es and
lively verbal fencing his humor lac"s the human touch. A !liant and hard&
wor"ing !u!il and later an outstanding !rofessor he ought to get through
other stars the winged stro"e this degree -n itself cannot bestow in order
for him to become a real master. He will strive subconsciously to fill u!
the vacuum with travel which can !lay an im!ortant role in his e*istence.
)utside the artistic and teaching field he may gain some re!ute as a
s!ea"er. As a !riest he would emerge as a !reacher and his services as
a director of conscience would be in great demand. All this is li"ely if other
strands in the !attern bear out a great elo6uence lead toward the sacred
orders etc.
-n a more modest nativity artistic leanings may !ave the way to humbler
activities and may confer the ma"ings of an outstanding craftsman% on an
even lower !lane it may lead to a 2uggler(s sleight of hand.
- thin" here are all the !rere6uisites for a good chess !layer: a shar! eye
a grinding criticism of the o!!onent(s moves an agnostic and methodical
s!irit.
6-7 deg A)uarius
:angers deriving from sudden im!ulsiveness indiscretion and
stubbornness. <reater offensive than defensive a!titude. )n the other
hand the !ower the native is entitled to would be greater than the one he
groundlessly insists on wielding in another way. A shar! !sychologist 2ust
and ob2ective toward others he cannot either !robe into himself or cling
to his own !rinci!les and will be satisfied with a lower status than due
him% at the same time he will s6uander his forces in mean s6uabbles( and
!ointless strife from which only danger can accrue.
7-8 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A man with a bro"en chain hanging on his foot.
Here is certainly a sincere thirst for freedom. The native(s defiant bris"
and masterful character will endow him with growing efficiency as more
and more of his energies are released by his con6uest of freedom. .ut his
"arma is certain to bring him either moral or !hysical chains and he
himself is li"ely to tend unconsciously to chain his neighbors. Therefore
the hidden aim of this degree will be the release from bondage. )ne(s
bondage will in its turn warm to res!ect the freedom and dignity of one(s
fellow beings.
/indness and love of 2ustice are not wanting. The sense of 2ustice may not
be enough as there is tog much self&centeredness leading the native to
loo" at things from a too strict !ersonal !oint of view. This a!!lies to the
mind as well as the individual flight into new and unfenced territories is
held bac" by the fetters of logical reasoning.
Should the native be able to brea" his chains his thought thus freed
might soar beyond the Threshold.
8-9 deg A)uarius
Symbol: St. 8aul struc" by the lightning flash of the S!irit on his way to
:amascus.
A huge inner !ower immense mental hori?ons. A courage e*em!t from
earthly ambitions the utmost !hysical or mental combativeness% an
orator(s a !olemicist(s or a critic(s tem!er% bris" and watchful brains and
nerves ca!able of the timely and 6uic" e*ecution of any tas".
The native is li"ely to embrace religion turning his bac" to the atheism or
agnosticism he formerly !rofessed or to convert himself from a lower to a
higher form of faith% and then it will 2ust fit his nature to try to convert
others to become a missionary or to !reach in his own country. However
he is certain not to get at truth gradually but by a sudden flash and. he is
a!t to get down at once to the tas" he feels himself entrusted with as
resolutely and firmly as his fiery !ersonality bids him.
The !hysical organ of sight is e*tremely sensitive and therefore
vulnerable.
9-10 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A beheaded man.
The native will either be a scatterbrain or will ris" bodily losing his head to
the e*ecutioner(s a* or will face maiming laming or invalidity.
A!art from this the influence is divalent if not altogether contradictory.
,*!erience can teach many things can dro! a !inch of salt into the
native(s head and ins!ire him to a fondness for archaeological or historical
research and even at the limit can ma"e him into a good organi?er of
other !eo!le(s activities. -n this last case however the sense or !olarity
of such organi?ing is not revealed by this degree and must be sought
elsewhere in the nativity as it may tend toward evil as well as toward
good.
Anyhow such a gift will be the e*ce!tion the rule being still dis!ersal of
energy. A gift for managing and ruling is as - said a limit% even if the
native gets his mind under control he will use it only to sin" bac" into
memories of his !ast whereas in the !resent or in the future his !lans will
stay 2ust as fruitless as will his se*ual !ower.
The early or efficient cause of these evils may be traced bac" to his having
been e*!osed or!haned or neglected and therefore inade6uately
brought u! in childhood or in his early adolescence% hence the waste.
10-11 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A headless man whose body is in full battle harness.
3arli"e rushing and forcible outwardly s!lendid and innerly noble the
native seems to have no bearings and no aim. 'ec"less=nay altogether
blind=he will be destitute of any authority% his victories and his !ossible
!o!ularity will be short&lived. -f a winner he will not "now how to e*!loit
his victories and will leave his shoulders undefended for his o!!onents to
hit bac"% if a loser he will wander about as luc" would have it. -n a
material sense theft is a real danger of wounds mutilation or death
sentence.
11-12 deg A)uarius
Symbol: 7ese ma2esty.
#A !ictorial image of the symbol may be su!!lied by 0olingue(s celebrated
!ainting showing ,tienne 0arcel as he covers the +rench :au!hin with his
ca! in sign of !rotection after having had the marshals of Cham!agne
and 1ormandy "illed before his eyes. )n a higher !lane a case in !oint
may be the figure of .eethoven crossing a grou! of em!erors and
archdu"es in the Schonbrunn 8ar" his head high and his hat on.
Can a man born to rule find his feet in a world where even the lords do
menial wor" and live li"e slavesH Craving liberty and being !roud strong
and resolute he has such a high feeling of self&res!ect that he cannot
allow others to !resume to have him at their bec" and call or to e*act=or
even to e*!ect= homage or salute from him. +ree from li! service as well
as from inferiority com!le*es he is however still swayed by his inner
feelings and endeavors to stem and hide them% but the harder he tries to
confine them the harder they bite him.
This is not the only wea"ness of such a strong mind% unless favorably
as!ected elsewhere he will be haughty and devoid of human sym!athy%
he even may tram!le u!on his inferiors and !rove wic"ed and crafty at the
same time.
.ad as!ects may earn him a sentence for rebellion insubordination
resistance or outrage u!on armed hirelings and the li"e% he may be
com!elled to beat it or to cross the border for a certain time. )ther less
unfavorable stars may force him to cham! at the bit for awhile in
bondage or on one of those ignoble duties going under the name of civil
service or military career.
-t may be remar"ed by the way that in ancient ,gy!t the scribes were
slaves and there were no misunderstandings about this% the 2uridical
figure of the !ublic servant e*actly corres!onds to his moral function.
12-13 deg A)uarius
Symbol: An array of mediaeval "nights% shields doublets and shabrac"s
are showily trimmed with each warrior(s own heraldry.
Attachment to one(s own interest and to the interests of one(s family and
clan% combativeness in all fields from literary !olemic to real wea!ons.
+ine manners and 6uic" action.
All these features may sublime into the highest virtues =watchful and
selfless daring love of one(s home and ancestry human solidarity noble
!ride = and may ebb into the corres!ondent vices =unscru!ulous and
rec"less aggressiveness a decayed gentry(s !ride and !re2udice a
gangster(s solidarity with crime conventional formalism.
The native will have to be on the loo"out if he is to avoid destiny(s
une*!ected blows and he will have to res!ect his neighbors if he wants to
be res!ected himself.
13-14 deg A)uarius
,ndowed with a !oor memory but alive to the slightest im!ressions of
!ain the native will right in the middle of his earthly life face sudden
disaster as in2ury to life and limb financial brea"down or any other
accident. Such a misha! will !revent the native from getting on in one of
his activities in which he is unli"ely to !ic" himself u! again. +rom then
on should the interru!ted wor" have been his main one the native(s
future will really be in <od(s hands.
14-15 deg A)uarius
Symbol: The Statue of 7iberty #in the 1ew 9or" harbor$
An all&round o!en mind an enter!rising character an ambitious and
adventurous s!irit% the native(s country is the whole world as he feels at
home everywhere. -n his native country he will associate ha!!ily with
congenial coo!erators and he will do e*cellent business abroad !rofitable
both to himself and to others.
+luent in s!eech and articulate in writing !ossessed of a shar! insight
!leasant and easy with everyone but far from submissive the native will
be able to build himself u! into a s!lendid financial !osition if other stars
lead him to trade or to other lucrative callings. )n the contrary should he
ta"e to !urely intellectual or altogether s!iritual activities he would en2oy
a transcendental intuition enabling him to !erceive the s!iritual reality
underlying this world.
15-16 deg A)uarius
Symbol: ;ulcanus forging Eu!iter(s thunderbolts.
- am come to send fire on the earth% and what will - if it be already
"indledH =7u"e B2:4C
A fiery will a stormy ardor% immense often inordinate as!irations
boundless fantasy and enthusiasm a nearly always unhinged and 2arring
mood% in a word a volcanic character.
There usually will be a modest career not in "ee!ing with the si?e of the
native(s ideals or with the !ower of his constructive mind. A rough and
tumble life full of sur!rises and u!s and downs is not at all unli"ely. The
!rofession or trade may be bound with !hysical fire or glow with the flame
of S!irit normally symboli?ed by fire. 7et this be a warning in both
senses as !laying with fire is usually dangerous and one can easily come
off with ugly scars.
The native is li"ely to have the god ;ulcanus( bodily defects.
16-17 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A sic" woman in bed.
-t is one of the worst influences as it can lame the body !ervert the soul
!oisoning both at the same time. -diocy also can fall to the native(s lot.
17-18 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A !erched&u! owl.
3oe to ham that is alone. =,ccl. 4:B0
3ic"edness and gloom. Shyness and sensitivity a shunning of com!any
that may drift easily into misanthro!y. -n s!ite of the native(s se*ual
!ower marriage is unli"ely. Se* will come to light as a selfish sustained
and cruel co6uettishness a fierce 2ealousy not e*em!t from envy.
@nless e*cluded by the rest of the !attern such a influence can lead to
se*ual magic% many a witch and sorceress will be born under this star.
As se* is mar"ed so also is the character. There will be sensitiveness to
cold and danger of harm to the lower limbs. .arring !ointers to the
contrary life is full of misha!s and grief the greatest being the
!rogressive estrangement of relatives and friends as the years go by.
18-19 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A head severed from its bust is held high by someone and still
goes on tal"ing.
The native will go far. A man of many !arts he may however
dangerously s"irt light&headedness or anateurishness. He is not
inde!endent but wields a measure of authority that may ma"e him
feared. He will love his lord as faithfully as did 8ilades love )restes or as
/urnewald loved Tristram.
All these features may be mar"ed enough but they do not reveal the "ey
of his !ersonality lying in a formidable either !sychic or bodily strength
such as to enable him to survive catastro!hes a!t to shatter lesser men.
;ulgarly he would be thought to !ossess nine lives as is said of cats. Eust
in the nic" of time when everything seems lost and any further ho!e of
rescue would sound absurd a !rovidential intervention allows him to
survive. @sually this will come as a deserved !ri?e for the faithfulness
mentioned above.
3ill it be faith in one(s lord or in the 7ordH Here the rest of the horosco!e
should su!!ly the answer. At the limit the symbolic image recalls the
miracle of St. :enis who after being beheaded rose and !ic"ed u! his
head again. At the o!!osite limit the native would be an e*ecutor of
Eustice(s dire retribution and would show the !o!ulace the cul!rit(s
severed head.
19-20 deg A)uarius
Symbol: Hermes invents the ?ither.
#'emember how the <od of 3isdom built the first stringed instrument by
fitting two horns to a turtle shell thus ma"ing u! the resonator.$
This degree denotes s"ill either in art #music in !articular and more
es!ecially stringed instruments$ or in industry medicine or science at
large. An everyday !hiloso!hy much fondness of wor" a great handiness
a !atience a!t to stand the stiffest tests and an even e*cessive !rudence.
.y this word - do not mean either fearfulness or sloth% in my eyes the
native treads with leaden feet li"e a tortoise "ee!ing as it were to the
-talian !roverb 43hat is done accurately need be done but once.5
+enced in by a nearly hermetic reserve he en2oys his neighbors( esteem
though he holds aloof from them engrossed !erha!s in !lanning his
future welfare. .ut anyhow he seems unaware of the outside world. The
astrological !icture in its entirety will have to say whether such a
!rudence will sin" to cunning or sublime into a noble e6uanimity.
.arring !ointers to the contrary life will be e*ce!tionally long. The
native(s face however is liable to a!!ear !recociously lined and
shrun"en but his die&hard !hysi6ue is li"ely to lac" real ruggedness.
20-21 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A mon" lying face u!ward on the na"ed earth.
This influence strongly reminds one of the three hundred seventeenth
degree. 9et this three hundred twenty&first degree offers one way out: the
cloister !rovided the !rior has some grit and will !revent loafing.
21-22 deg A)uarius
Symbol: The sirens.
,nmities but luc". 3hen not altered by other com!onents the female
native or the male native(s mate will !ost!one any affection and any
ideal to the care of her !erson. Her !hysical a!!earance will be a matter
of taste and will a!!eal es!ecially to those fond of lusty roundness a!art
from the real beauty of her com!le*ion hair and eyes. Her dis!osition will
be less a!!ealing being a mi*ture of cunning and violence of unbridled
!assion and cool scheming.
As beauty is not rated an asset in a man and e*cessive !ersonal grooming
is a morbid sym!tom of narcissism this influence will lead a man
nowhere. -n a man beauty will be an e*cuse for that fitful im!ulsiveness
and that loss of self&control in anger which in a woman are usually blamed
on the wea"ness of her se*. -f stressed by other malignant stars those
sudden surges of wrath can lead to hideously brutal acts and can
transform the woman into a termagant and the man into a murderer.
Should other factors su!!ly those inhibitions which this degree by itself
fails to grant the blind urges may be chec"ed and bent so that violence
may turn into manly resoluteness. .ut too much would be needed to
sublimate the cunning selfishness the wic"edness and the turbid flow of
!assions which ma"e the native into a hated though !erha!s feared and
even admired !ersonality.
22-23 deg A)uarius
This is one of the best ?odiacal degrees as it bestows a strong and merry
active and tireless faithful and sturdy nature an industrious intelligence
a constructive mind ca!able of creation and e*ecution at the same time%
a "nac" for trade and usually 2oined to it artistic taste. 3here other
factors concur it may bestow genius.
This degree(s most beautiful feature is the cheerful eagerness with which
the native carries out his wor" and gives it the finishing touches% humble
as his wor" may be he !lunges into it as enthusiastically as if it were a
feast. Any advice as to the most congenial !rofession would be wasted on
him as he instinctively "nows what he must do and does it well.
The crucial !oint of this degree lies in the !rovince of social life as the
native(s relations with his neighbors will have a decisive influence. -f the
horosco!e shows favorable features in the sector of trade and of the
outside world #the non&ego$ the fruit of his !ersonal initiative will increase
an hundredfold through intelligent association. )n the other hand bad
com!onents in those as!ects will hinder success arouse redoubtable
rivalries and unfair com!etition and threaten loss of the deserved !rofits.
23-24 deg A)uarius
This influence confers a bright mind but carries something tragical in
itself and s!ells misha!. The rest of the horosco!e will have to say
whether the native is himself the author or the victim of such bad luc".
.ut whether evil or ill&fated the native will be an unha!!y being anyhow
unable as he is to gras! the meaning of his own actions. According to
what the stars say he may lac" !artial or total moral sense or !rudence.
He will get into trouble unconsciously in any event and will reali?e his
!light when it is too late.
The !hysi6ue inclines to wea"ness as does the mind. - said there is a
remar"able intelligence. - may add this is not in "ee!ing with all the rest.
However the chance of distinguishing oneself in some branch of science is
not ruled out% the native is even li"ely to attain renown though it may be
in a good or bad sense.
24-25 deg A)uarius
1o lac" of rational intelligence but rather a lac" of inner balance. 8assion
may blind and momentarily blac" out the native(s wits !rovided of course
that other stars !oint the same way. #0ercury in 6uadrature with the
0oon @ranus or 1e!tune% 1e!tune with the Sun% Saturn in Scor!io and in
the house of reclusion etc.$.
-n such cases the native is a!t to fall in with the ty!ical !icture of the
mad criminal who believes that his moral duty is to "ill either to !acify
the wraith of a revengeful relative or to restore the stained honor of a
lineage. #@nfortunately only lunatics believe that a family(s honor resides
e*clusively in a woman(s re!roductive organs. Such ridiculous and
revolting ideas are es!ecially s!read in the 0editerranean countries$. )r
he may "ill on account of other cra?es rooted in his !sychical foreground
and li"ely to invade gradually the !atient(s consciousness and to obsess
him.
1either the ty!ical born criminal nor the !assional criminal is e*cluded.
1obody can deny that the former is abnormal% the latter is only
momentarily so as long as it is enough for the flash of !assion to da??le
his mind and to guide his hand to bloodshed.
)ther factors must decide whether he is to be a harmless lunatic a sham
or a regular criminal. Certainly if other strong com!onents fail to
neutrali?e the effects of this degree he will be a !athological case or at
any rate an unbalanced being. Such a lac" of measure will leave a trace
even in the good deeds he is 6uite li"ely to do if more benevolent stars
lead his !assionate nature to find an outlet there.
25-26 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A water source s!urts forth by a high mountain to! and dashes
down filling its boulder&strewn !ath with hissing foam.
Among his neighbors the native will stand out li"e a beacon but his
nature is as rec"less and his !osition as unstable as water% the danger of
tumbling is an ever !resent one. His steadfastness is greater than his
firmness the elemental forces of the whole being are more !owerful than
lim!id. - do not say that there is mud but the !urest source loses its
trans!arence if it s6uirts out too violently.
As in other similar case the danger of tumbling may even literally come
true% the rest of the !attern must throw light u!on this as well as on
whether that steadfastness is not to turn into a boring !ersistence.
Should other strands in the !attern offset the headiness of the tem!er and
induce a certain order in the turmoil of ideas babbling u! in his mind the
native could turn into a real master #initiatory com!onents would ma"e
him into an occult master$% on the other hand baneful com!onents may
war! his rec"lessness into blindness #ta"en literally or figuratively$.
26-27 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A 'enaissance castle.
This is one of the most desirable degrees. The native is a highly
aristocratic being in the fullest sense of the word as he is li"ely to 2oin
refinement and s!lendor generosity and !rudence "indness and reserve.
He will be e*tremely liberal and a conservative in the best sense. He is
nobly !roud of his house and lineage% he delights in remembering the
deeds of his ancestors and though re!roving the bad ones he
nonetheless "ee!s as careful a record of those as he does of the good
ones. He loves his country(s soil as his own land his nation as his ancient
"in and is as 2ealous of the national as of the familiar customs.
He is a!t to cou!le the cult of the !ast with a "een sense of !rogress and
evolution and is li"ely to initiate reforms and to be the trailbla?er of new
ideas. Therefore the die&hard gentry may consider him a revolutionary
and the all&out Eacobins may twit him with conservatism. -f the stars do
not hinder his !rogress such slander will not "ee! him from following a
brilliant !olitical career if he should wish to. As a !olitician he will en2oy
immense !o!ularity and !restige owing to his broadmindedness his civic
sense his humanity and es!ecially owing to the instinctive li"ing that
everyone will ta"e to him.
He has a "een mind !erha!s an e*cess of in6uisitiveness. Though he has
a generous and hos!itable heart the sense of !rivate !ro!erty and of
hereditary right is lively in him. His only real defect may be an un2ustified
coc"sureness or an undue eagerness to defend himself and his own
!ro!erty.
+ortune conferred by this degree is really what the 'omans called +ortuna
0a2or% little as the stars smile on him the astrologer may foretell the
native 4...should you follow your star you cannot fail to land in glorious
harbor.5 #:ante -nf. BIII&IA$.
26-28 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A man gu??ling from a flas".
The assets will be merriness an absolute naturalness of manner a direct
insight into reality. This degree(s besetting sin is a tendency to !ly the
rummer. There will not be bad manners% there will be no manners at all.
8ossible vices are alcoholism idleness fondness of gambling
dissoluteness a tendency to loathe both !overty and the means to "ee! it
at arm(s length. Any reflection u!on the conse6uences is su!erfluous.
28-29 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A "night with a drawn sword.
An heroic degree but its chivalrous character may degenerate into
6uarrelsomeness or induce a destiny too bristling with frightful ordeals to
be borne by human beings.
Should no other element in the nativity !oint to rec"lessness or threaten
hurdles too high to clear we may well foresee a degree of luc" as high as
the degree of daring military and civil honors the raising to the highest
dignities fame among contem!oraries and renown in !osterity.
As the body is nimble so the mind is swift suitable for word fights as
shar! as the sword. 0ilitary careers and the art of fencing di!lomacy and
the bar ought to be accessible in themselves but an eye should be "e!t
u!on the rest.
29-30 deg A)uarius
Symbol: A "ing on his throne wearing the crown.
This degree !ortends an all&round fortune e*ce!ting !erha!s only the
faithfulness of one(s marriage !artner. The native himself=or herself=is
faithful and sincere but lu"ewarm if not altogether frigid% hence the
danger of marital unha!!iness. This refers to a married !erson but
wedloc" is far from li"ely as this degree suggests that smooth self&
!ossessed wisdom e*!ressed in the -talian !roverb 4.etter alone than
badly matched.5 @nfortunately such an easy self&mastery may breed
selfish isolation and at the limit misanthro!y.
+or the rest this is one of the noblest degrees a really royal one. -t
!romises the sub2ect whatever his origin undis!uted authority easy
riches and high feelings. The moral feelings are austere and infle*ible in
s!ite of ambition and even thirst for !ower.
0-1 deg *isces
Symbol: <oethe(s 0ittler in his wor" 4,lective Affinities5
Concordla discors: a ty!ically dualistic and divalent influence. The native is
a live wire and his main !roblem is how to deal with his neighbors in all
senses from s!iritual e*change to se*ual intercourse. 3hether he will
eventually find his feet or stay a misfit in his surroundings will de!end on
the horosco!e loo"ed at as a whole.
-n the former case the native will be an e*tremely sociable !erson and a
useful go&between intercessor and !eacema"er. He will ma"e a faithful
and staunch friend endowed with the gift of !ersuasion and of ada!ting
himself to any environment. 0arriage ought to be e*tremely luc"y unless
!articularly unfavorable as!ects bear u!on marriage relations in the
horosco!e% ambitions ought to be !eacefully satisfied.
-n the latter he will be a !eevish grum!y in6uisitive meddler with an
un!redictable and often sna!!ishly short tem!er.
,*actly as in <oethe(s character we chose as a symbol the virtues and
shortcomings of this degree may co&e*ist in a few cases #see +reud(s
theory of ambivalence$.
The most suitable !rofessions are those connected with the law:
magistrate banister solicitor coroner attorney notary.
1-2 deg *isces
The native is a good&natured outwardly harmless scholar but e*cessive
negligence and inborn slac"ness !revent his being refined. +ar from being
rough he is su!erficially very uncouth a la?y ha!ha?ard fatalist.
.ut an emotional touchy fitful and s"ittish altogether choleric character
slumbers under the surface which one had better not rouse. The rush of
self&willed fury of which he will then !rove ca!able will be such as to
smash and swee! away everything and everyone. A boundless ambition
which was do?ing under the cloa" of the e!icurean student awa"ens
suddenly when the native reali?es man"ind(s cowardice and its willingness
to a!!reciate only those who bully it and brutally "ic" it in the !ants.
-n s!ite of this the native is unli"ely to manage well what he has or to
ac6uire !ermanently new wealth as his action develo!s by fits and starts
and he does things only when roused. )nce his fury has abated he is a!t
to wonder why one should act at all. Thus he may sooner or later find
himself bro"e and forlorn.
This furious resentment may sublime into noble indignation and ambition
may !urify itself into unselfish as!irations. Astrological com!onents
inductive of altruism may move the native to an heroic sacrifice for the
benefit of man"ind.
2-3 deg *isces
Symbol: Through Eu!iter 8istor(s ins!iration the 'omans beleagured on
the ca!itol throw white leaves to the besieging <auls.
This being will !rove at the same time haughty and di!lomatic harsh and
steadfast fierce and hos!itable rough and generous=nay lavish=to the
!oint of s6uandering. A barbaric nature cou!ling high s!iritual gifts with a
coarse lusty and gluttonous grain. There is a !eevish self&assurance and
an unruffled self&indulgence and at the same time such gifts as to
overcome the many enmities the native(s rough manners may have
aroused.
+ood !roblems are of !aramount im!ortance to the native who considers
the art of coo"ing as the su!reme art. He is therefore li"ely to find
congenial em!loyment in the trades connected with food #coo" inn"ee!er
ba"er and the li"e$% if rich by birth he will delight in treating his friends.
7uc" seems to to! e*!ectations. .ut if success is not a!t to cost too high a
!rice lavishness and neglect on the other hand can cause trouble. <reed
is li"e a !owerful whirl!ool liable as the @mbrian !roverb has it 4to
swallow a house u! to its roof5 and the evils that rudeness can wor" are
but too well&"nown as rudeness can cut !eo!le right off from human
society.
3-4 deg *isces
Symbol: A grave.
The native(s character will be as im!enetrable as a grave and may be as
dismal. The nature is firm and fond of 2ustice. )ther factors will de!end on
their relation the whole li"e this degree(s seemingly su!er&rational and
!otentially unlimited intelligence to which however the rest of the
horosco!e must give a bac"ground and an outline.
Should the !attern indicate moral strength and not bar luc" the native
may become a haven for the wea" and the outcast commanding at the
same time the res!ect of those in !ower. A !rudent steadfast self&
sufficient !ersonality he may seem even more im!enetrable and baffling
to astrological research than to the vulgar eye. -f hel!ed by outstanding
!lanetary as!ects this degree may give birth to a s!iritual master.
)n the contrary in less luc"y horosco!es this degree may !roduce
mediumshi! membershi! in a 0asonic lodge or any other shamefully
secretive feature. This sense of disgraceful mystery may refer either to
the su!ersensible or to the lower human s!here and may war! this
degree(s reserve into hy!ocrisy. .ut its 2ustice and intelligence never will
be blighted. This latter=something abstract in itself=may even a!!ear
admirable in a wea" or wic"ed native.
4-5 deg *isces
This influence has much in common with F0 deg Taurus #which see$. -t
will give masterfulness and the accessory !restige over others in more or
less refined utilitarian and earthly matters tending toward en2oyment
though not e*clusively material% its su!reme !leasure is friendshi!.
.ut for all his good intentions the native will bring little luc" to his
devoted friends% however unconsciously and against his own will he will
lead them to sacrifice which he himself will not esca!e as his inordinate
and dissi!ated life will inflict a s!ell of ordeals and misha!s u!on him.
He is li"ely to get over it sooner or later. The !attern as a whole and a
careful study of directions and of @ranus( transits will have to show
whether the beginning or the end of his life will be mar"ed by had luc".
5-6 deg *isces
This degree tends to confer !hysical sturdiness and !ro!ortionate lust or
lusts. The craving for money is not the least of them. 3hether he is
com!elled to hoard by a niggardly greed or is driven to amass money by
a rec"less !ersonal ambition aiming only at his own success or in order to
restore the level of his father(s family u! to the s!lendor of its gifts or its
renown the native seems to act on the firm conviction that one single
luc"y stro"e =on the green car!et at the races or at the e*change =
would manage to solve once and for all the twofold !roblem of food and
the family(s gilt edge. 9ielding to this tem!tation would mean his final
undoing.
The career of arms #not of the sea$ seems to be the thing for him% a good
mar"sman an im!enetrable character a combative or downright
aggressive !erson a commanding figure he has all the ma"ings of a
successful soldier or airman. And his !ower of concentration will fit him for
different careers as well according to the rest of the astrological data.
He is certain to set his aim high and li"ely to attain it too if he is as
careful as he is ambitious.
6-7 deg *isces
Symbol: The guardian of the Threshold.
A hard trial to face% a frightful obstacle to overcome. -n an otherwise
irrelevant horosco!e this degree will ma"e the native into an usher a
door"ee!er or at best a chamberlain. 3here no other influences are at
!lay the native will be very "een on his own comfort and leisure and this
will ma"e him dodge the obstacle mentioned above.
.ut little as the nativity swerves from the trodden !ath here are the
greatest chances of evil or good ever accessible to human beings both of
them in a mystical sense with a dee! religious feeling or at least with a
formal res!ect for rituals and ceremonies.
3here good factors concur the way to saintliness is o!en to the native or
he can receive the highest initiation. He may become a church dignitary
or a valiant scientist a !rofound thin"er or even a remar"able artist but
always on the !lane of universal ideas.
A humble but not bad nativity may bestow a lower degree in the
ecclesiastical heirarchy. #as a convent(s guardian$ or a low one #a lay
brother a se*ton or the li"e$. )n the other hand a noble but rebellious
theme will !roduce that amount of anticlericalism that mar"s many a
sincere follower of the church or will lead the native so far as to o!!ose
the church on behalf of a religious or nearly religious ideal striving to be
more universal than Catholicism and to be worshi!!ed more faithfully than
-slam.
The concourse of evil com!onents will lead to blac" magic the !ractice of
Satanism !ossession or obsession or in a humbler way to witchcraft
shamanism necromancy #so&called s!iritualism$ !racticed as a ritual etc.
The absolute absence of any s!iritual com!onent will lead to <oddess
'eason(s abstract worshi! in a more develo!ed native to non&initiatory
freemasonry in an indifferent sub2ect and to sectarian !artisanshi! in a
!oor devil.
-n the field of affairs of ordinary administration or even of everyday life
this influence will lead to hea!ing mista"es on mista"es. The native will
have to !ay more attention and to curb his absent&mindedness. 9et this is
a remar"able mind with an uncommon steadiness in study.
7-8 deg *isces
Shiftiness and inner dissension the co&e*istence of conflicting features
such as on one side childishness or unri!eness lac" of self&criticism
unfitness for inde!endent life% and on the other side a remar"able
a!titude for business !ractical s"ill on a small scale bodily and mental
resilience and fitness. Ability to do great deeds and to botch the sim!lest
things. There is !rom!tness and indecision tact and boorishness light&
mindedness and immodesty rec"lessness and at the same time naive
cunning.
The brother or brothers have a great !art in the native(s life. 7uc" is
ambiguous. There is a great love of water which may grow into a !ositive
danger if ominous !ointers concur.
8-9 deg *isces
8robably a long certainly an adventurous life with very unstable luc".
The horosco!e at large may tell us whether ha!!iness or bad luc" will
!revail whether trouble is to reach its !ea" in childhood in youth or in
ri!e old age. Certainly there will be hard ordeals to go through leaving
!remature traces on the native(s face and hair.
He will be able to change his ways and means all of a sudden though
staying faithful to himself% his religious !rinci!les will not !revent his
being overcome and carried away by !assion now and then. 1othing will
either find him un!re!ared or throw him off balance and betray his
feelings. He will be called tightly a man of character. :estiny bids him
away from his country on long 2ourneys and may sever his blood ties
even in his adolescence. )ther items in the !attern will give this forecast
shar!er outlines.
9-10 deg *isces
Stubborn !ursuit of the laws hidden behind nature(s a!!earances.. Hard
and efficient wor"% an uncommonly shar! and analytical mind% !ractical
sense !er ha!s marred by a certain routinism% a gift for e*act sciences
es!ecially !hysics and chemistry #or alchemy$.
-n front of strangers the native(s behavior will be cautious and reserved.
8eo!le(s behavior toward him will be ty!ical: he will be loo"ed u!on with
that "ind of uneasiness or mistrust that earthworms harbor in front of a
really su!erior being in whom they feel they might find their master. His
teachings will be ignored rather than fairly discussed and o!enly fought.
As to himself he is so engrossed in his researches as to overloo" such
trifles% the dee!er he delves into 1ature(s bosom the more he loves her
with a fervor which could be termed religious=even if he started to be a
godless materialist. 3illing to forego !resent glory he wor"s for those
future generations who will in fact recogni?e him as a trailbla?er. .arring
harmful influences his ought to be a long life mar"ed by a great
magnetic force.
10-11 deg *isces
Another degree !ortending wanderings and gallivantings its "ey lying
however in the native(s im!ulse to rear u! and struggle against
constraint.
His headiness and daring may border on foolhardiness% his fierce and
defiant love of inde!endence may stri"e as savage sullenness. 9et the
s!ontaneous flourish of his s!eech his fran"ness bursting forth li"e a
force of nature will ma"e him li"ed in s!ite of his lac" of measure. 7uc" is
a decisive factor but its sense will not be determined by this decree.
Se!harial suggests a career at the bar or with the !en. .oth he and
Charubel admit of !riesthood. - leave them the res!onsibility for such
statements.
11-12 deg *isces
<noothi soauton.. =3ords on the lintel of A!!ollo(s tem!le at :el!hos
+rom the hub to the rim and bac" again. =:ante 8ar. B4 B
As he who loo"s bac" bac" will have to go. =:ante 8urg. C BF2
The !roblem of such an e*istence is how to insert oneself in the 3hole or
in other words to find out where one(s central !oint is. #Central not
middle !oint as hasty inter!reters will have it.$
The way to one(s own innermost core may !rove an ordeal ta"ing u!
one(s best years and further. At each crossroad the native may have to
sto! in utter !u??lement and retrace !art of his ste!s. 7i"e a wheel caught
in the wrong contrivance the native may go to !ieces% or li"e a s!roc"et
wrongly fitted in its hub he may s"id off and come to grief% or even li"e a
wheel forever removed from any contrivance he may end by becoming a
!retty but useless trin"et an ornamental dead weight for himself and
others. .ut once the hub is !ro!erly fitted u!on its a*le the yield and the
range of the native(s activities can no longer be measured by conventional
standards% his vitality is !rodigious and the de!ths to which his
unfettered thought can reach are abysmal.. Thus the more dangerous is
any aberration.
11-13 deg *isces
Sub2ected as he is to a divalent influence the native will feel an urge
either to hel! or to harm his neighbors an alternative he will not easily
esca!e. 1o living and letting live for him% his inner life does not seem to
fulfill him and his center of gravity seems to lie outside himself.
Here is the raw stuff to which only other !ointers in the !attern can give
sha!e. A nativity !ointing to goodness or straightforwardness will ma"e
the native into an ideal marriage !artner an e*cellent coo!erator an
e*em!lary citi?en% one who will !rotect the o!!ressed and the !oor and
who will s!read his soothing influence on the surroundings where he lives.
9et even in the best sense he will have to meddle with other !eo!le(s
business and will haunt them when they would rather en2oy their !rivacy.
-f born evil he will ta"e to blac" magic and will hurt others without after&
thoughts for the sheer 2oy of it% he will o!!ress the !oor sadistically
torture those who love him% in a word he will be a devil incarnate.
An indifferent nativity will !roduce rather a !ointless meddler.
13-14 deg *isces
,nergy eagerness steadiness technical ability in !erforming one(s tas"
which is more than li"ely to be heavy and at times long and hard. A slight
filli! from other stars will be enough to ma"e the native into a really
talented engineer or !ioneer% at the limit a founder of colonies.
A healthy and rugged !hysi6ue a !eaceful dis!osition a sim!le and "ind
character. 7uc" and ha!!iness to which the native is fully entitled ought
not to fail him.
14-15 deg *isces
Symbol: Among the strom clouds in the heavens an archangel a!!ears
his sword drawn.
#- do not "now if the archangel is 0ichael. He also may be the wayfarePs
!rotector 'a!hael #Q<od healed$ whose wea!on "ills and recovers.$
'ational intelligence is far from clear if not downright blurred. .ut there is
a great !ower of feeling a bright "een !iercing insight whose edge is as
shar! as a swordPs.
Here are Seer CharubelPs words: D3hosoever thou art thou hast a mission
to accom!lish and thou wilt be armed with the necessary !ower and
authority to e*ecute that mission. Thou art a child of the Sun.D
So far the !ositive side of this influence which the nativity as a whole will
be called u!on to bear out according to CharubelPs favorable construction.
9et one ought not to forget that 2ust a holy as that right may be a
swword is resorted to in its service and that revenge does not behove to
men but tot the gods. A grim stormy short&tem!ered aggressive even
6uarelsome being he will ma"e many enemies without turning a hair so
sure is he of himself and of his aim so unlimitedly does he rely u!on his
ambitions. 3hich may breed hateful su!eriority com!le*es or an utter
inability to retrace onePs ste!s whatever the si?e of the mista"e made.
A great love of travel% both literally and meta!horically the native will
ma"e headway.
15-16 deg *isces
Attachment to onePs family certainly is a virty and this native who is very
fond of his own certainly has some redeemoing features. 8rudence he has
galore but his !laying for safety his inborn distinction his fatherly love
will nt save him from strife. )n the contrary the 6uarrelsomeness
attendant u!on his life will unless corrected eleshwere ma"e him
re!ellent and widely un!o!ular. This is to be traced bac" to a stubborn
unbending ine*orable and not unsuccessful strain of ambition. He very
e*cess of wariness will wra! his !rudence into offensive sus!iciousness.
Tenderly and coddingly fond of his children wards and !u!ils as he may
be he may howevr go so far as to be downright cruel with strangers as
a mere trifle is enough to arouse his anger.
16-17 deg *isces
Symbol: Headlong !lunge.
The native will fling himself headfirst inot daring deeds before which
others will thin" twice. 3ill those deeds be noble and heroic or will they be
ambitious and foolhardyH
The !attern as a whole must re!ly. 3hat seems certain is that unless
favorably as!ected elsewhre the drive !ushing the native forward is but a
momentary onrush no steady urge. 0oreover it ought to be "e!t in mind
that the native has set out alone% he cannot ban" on anyone elsePs
su!!ort and his im!ulse naturally tends to run out. Then what can be
e*!ectedH
1o one is seen through to his goal by his more initial start. The native will
have to e*!ect from other factors the steadiness this degree seems to
e*clude the !rudence without which daring s!ells suicide that sense of
human fellowshi! and coo!eration which ambitious !eo!le des!ise though
no lasting success can be achieved without them. Anyhow the native will
reach an essential turning !oint toward the middle of his life% any wrong
move then will be liable to bring about his ruin brea"down bran"ru!tcy
or the li"e. The symbol may be ta"en literally to mean drowning.
17-18 deg *isces
Symbol: 3ith lance at rest two mediaeval "nights followed by their
retine on foot ride against each other and the more gallant one throws his
o!!onent.
#)ne has to bear in mind that the "nightPs word must be as straight as his
sword and that one single lie is enought to de!rive him of his magic
!ower & a thing which cannot be understood by those who fail to recogni?e
"nighthoodPs initiatory character.$
0an aride death aside. & -talian !roverb
An o!en daring nature easily led into contrast with the outside world
and into all sorts of danger.
The native is as unable to chec" his own !assions as he is to enforce his
will u!on others. An outstanding organi?er of collective underta"ings
whether in time of war or !eace both in the !olitical or industrial fields
and in the artistic or religious ones a bris" deliberate embattled leader of
chief% a formid able com!etitor% an aggressive controversialist a lifely
orator he will be ever launching all&out attac"s both in real and in
meta!horical wars. And it will be 2ust this uncom!romising resolve this
sta"ing everything on one throw this inability to retrace this ste!s
cou!led with a !assionate and at times unbridled nature that may !rove
the undoing of such a chivolrous fighter. 7ove of violent s!orts still
increases the chances of misha!. Horses are !articularly dangerous.
Should the horosco!e bear indicatinos of rebellious s!irit there would be
danger of an oe!n conflict with the law% whether the 2udicial the ethical
or the religious law the stars may foretell.
18-19 deg *isces
Symbol: A young man lying !ierced by the thrust of a wea!on
A "een !iercing mind a critical and !olemic gift an inharmonious
aggressive self&destructive nature% the tem!erament of a barrister or
!rofessional warrior.
A destructive nature does not necessarily bar !ractical sense or outbursts
of enthusiasm. 3hen these are s!ent states of de!ression or suicidal
ideas will cro! u! the danger ma"ing itself felt es!ecially during youth as
this will be affected by illnesses and many troubles. 'i!e age will on the
whole be less unluc"y and if hel!ed by good as!ects may even be
!ros!erous in s!ite of the lac" of friends and the fre6uent 6uarrels and
brawls.
:uels and strife will be hard to avoid% they will endanger !hysical integrity
and threaten health and life itself.
19-20 deg *isces
Symbol: +ull 0oon.
Su!er&rational logic or no logic at all. )n a highly s!iritual !lane this
influence will resolve itself into a stream of light. A noble soul soaring
above the miseries of everyday life can e*!ect many a gift from this
degree. -t may have to convey a message of love to man"ind erring in
dar"ness and even may have inborn that imaginative consciousness
constituting the first ste! of occult develo!ment. .eyond the range of any
rational conce!tions the native(s thought and behavior will be restored
and !rom!ted by lofty and da??ling imaginations.
)n a lower !lane this degree will breed !ublic men. The sub2ect then may
be an idealist but his activity not a !urely worldly one will never stumble
on !roblems of conse6uence% he will let himself be led by merely !olitical
!rinci!les and will stic" to em!irical methods. -n the light of such
!remises it cannot even be said that the end 2ustifies the means as the
end itself changes according to circumstances. )nly that which !roves
useful for the time being is !raiseworthy.
-n an unluc"y horosco!e castles will be built in the air and the inability to
have one(s dreams come true will lead to changing one(s o!inions and to
remolding one(s random !lans with the same casual unconcern with which
one would change his shirt. Should other such features concur the danger
of mental unbalance would set in.
20-21 deg *isces
Symbol: 1ightly duel of&two ancient crusaders.
0y son the cut was good now thin" of the stitching. 3ords of Catherine
de 0edicis to her son Henry --- after the murder of the :u"e of <uise
A very warli"e tem!erament. 8lenty of strife and struggle can be
e*!ected.
A rugged !roud and mettlesome individualist daring and deliberate ever
ready to !lunge into 6uic" efficient and even violent action. A su!!le and
shar! mind fond of !eering and !rying a !olemical s!irit. There is a
strong religious feeling where however charity is not u! to the level of
ho!e. Conservative ideas a res!ect for man"ind(s dee!&rooted mistrust
and a disli"e of novelty.
Combativeness may drift into brutal and bloodthirsty aggressiveness
individualism into fierce selfishness conservatism into e*treme reaction.
Ho!es can be fulfilled as long as s!eedy e*ecution does not lead him to
rash or rec"less gestures. :ar"ness is harmful to the native.
21-22 deg *isces
The native will !lay fast and loose with life as it were all his own show
and thus s!eed his ruin. -n a female nativity this degree will !romote
immodesty if not shamelessness. +or the rest the native may well be
harmless if the stars do not reveal other vices but with concurring as!ects
he or she is li"ely to e*ert a more or less dangerous charm over everyone.
3edloc" obviously will !rove a convict(s chain to the native which as
obviously will not be the native(s fault alone. The sector of marriage its
ruler and the :ragon(s Head will have to be consulted.
22-23 deg *isces
Symbol: An old +ran" in battle harness% his hair "e!t uncut according to
the worriers( custom is wound into a to!"not from which it fails loose on
his na!e. He hurls the double a*e at his foe.
Here the a*e blow of fatal determination is symboli?ed. ,ither the native(s
character is firm and manly ca!able of initiative certain of his aim and
a!t to snatch the right moment for action or he is sim!ly not u! to his
destiny and high as his as!irations may be he will shir" or rush through
give u! before trying his luc" or waver foam with rage or let things ta"e
care of themselves with a swaggering nonchalance for which there is not
the slightest foundation.
8ro!hetic foresight is a feature which may lead the native to try his luc"
at ha?ardous games or ruinous arbitrage.
23-24 deg *isces
Symbol: A man and a woman lying together.
The symbol needs no further comment. -t reminds us of ;oltaire(s fitting
remar": Si on ne mane !as les 2eunes filles elles se marient d(elles
memes. #See also 24 degree Aries.$
24-25 deg *isces
Symbol: :avid about to sling at giant <oliath the stone destined to "ill
him.
The native is ready to fight for victory and in order to reach it is ready to
stand any amount of fighting. High as the reward may be it is sometimes
li"ely to a!!ear inade6uate to the native(s heroic efforts. :riven by noble
as!irations as well as by lust he will resort to any "ind of assault. -f
attac"ed himself he will drive the foe bac" with casual and !layful self&
assurance. 'eady for the gravest decisions he will go straight to his aim
even if this im!lies bloodshed. .ut he is li"ely to tem!er his
aggressiveness with his sense of honor and to subordinate his tric"s and
ma"eshifts to the seriousness of his mission and to an unsha"able faith in
victory. A victorious fighter he is more than li"ely to see that faith
rewarded. Should he !refer a 6uiet life instead the concrete result will be
the more modest the less !leasant a !eaceful life(s tas" will have been for
him.
25-26 deg *isces
Symbol: Eudith beheads slee!ing )lo!hemes #Eudith BF&BI$.
<ive me a cu! give me a stab as in times !ast -n his immortal !oem
Alcaeus as"ed% The stab he meant the tyrants( hearts to !ierce The cu!
to drin" and frolic on their hearse. &Carducci <iambi ed ,!odi BG
@nless !rovided with strongly o!!osing as!ects elsewhere the native will
be a revolutionist a tribune a tyranicide. The woman native may turn a
heroine or a female gangster as well as the rest of the nativity will have
it. A man the native ought to be on the loo"out against the ambushes of
the wea" and of the wea"er se* as well as he can e*!ect only trouble
from that 6uarter.
+earless and wary strong and warli"e clear&sighted and a good
organi?er he may tread safely his victorious !ath as his friends( affection
and his de!endents( devotion will !rotect him from his great foes. Against
the little traitor or traitoress he is defenseless a thing he ought to "ee!
in mind in order not to let wine or love turn his head or the do!e of !ower
let his watchfulness slumber.
His downfall will s!ell ruin to the structure he had built and swayed.
26-27 deg *isces
Symbol: A na"ed man !assing water.
The !ositive sides of an influence bearing such an odd symbol are an
absolute sincerity an artlessness unham!ered by moc" !rudishness a
free and easy way with !eo!le which may win sym!athy and friendshi!s.
.ut this degree is li"elier to bestow the corres!onding vices. -nstead of
that lac" of sham !rudery there may be real immodesty chee"iness and
brutal cynicism% instead of that free and easy demonstrativeness a windy
and em!ty verbosity with random chattering and unrestrained gossi!ing.
-n other words a nature devoid of inhibitions and fond of scandals.
1or is this enough as es!ecially wea" natures are li"ely to be haunted by
what so&called s!iritualists call entities and could better be termed by the
Christian word demons their true name.
Total ruin threatens the substances. The need for !rudence never will be
overstressed % blind confidence never can be discouraged enough.
.odily the sub2ect is e*!osed to bed&wetting% diabetes is not ruled out. A
!hysical and !sychic training is needed that does not over!ower the
nervous system as any re!ression may engender +reudian com!le*es.
A!!ro!riate drugs may give bac" to the bladder the s!ringiness it lac"s
but green light baths are more efficient #sun baths through a colored glass
slide which can be a!!lied directly on the organ to be healed$. Time of
the a!!lication should increase gradually beginning with a few minutes
on the first day.
27-28 deg *isces
0oderately ambitious well&meaning generous and amiable% uncommonly
clever and fond of study but led astray by totally wrong !rinci!les
undermining even the most ingeniously built mental constructions the
native has a remar"able but shifty luc" which will be determined more
clearly by other threads in the !attern. His body as well as his "nowledge
can be war!ed by some blemish or his health can be sa!!ed by some
illness. 0edicine and the li"e seem congenial callings.
28-29 deg *isces
A drab mind a lim! will im!ractical ideas though not devoid of
e*actitude and care of details% a disci!lined and rigorously methodic
nature. The native obviously can be of great use in subordinate !ositions
whereas if left to himself he soon will lose courage become listless and
misanthro!ic and drift aimlessly.
The danger of shi!wrec" is also materially !resent% or else the native may
be forced to wander at random and to feel des!erately lonely in the very
midst of human throngs.
29-30 deg *isces
An overstressed sense of self with all attendant virtues and defects. A
!ride easily !erverted into haughtiness into encroachment u!on the
rights of one(s neighbor but never into mannerism. <reat ambitions
strong desires fiery !assions but a clear conscience% a dee!
righteousness is the really outstanding feature of the influence.
3ill !ower and courage will shine in adversity and will enable the native to
redress the ugliest situations and to get out of the most vicious scra!es.
.ut the native(s overbearingness will be hideous his mind will be shar!
and critical but not nimble and will tend toward haggling and 6uibbling.
There is some gift for teaching and a certain frea"ishness.
'ources
The most !o!ular inter!retation by degrees is the Sabian Symbols which
are odd statements created by a !sychic early in the 20th Century. There
e*ist a number of other such lists. All !ages in Rodiac by :egree are
include for educational !ur!oses: to com!are with other inter!retation by
degree delineations in order to study corres!ondences between the
authors. 3ish wish to see if there e*ists an underlying truth or if some or
all of these are arbitrary
B. The FA0 :egrees of the Rodiac .y Adriano Carelli Eune B 2004
American +ederation of Astrologers% Ath edition -S.1&B0:
0KAAC00AF2 - -S.1&BF: CGK&0KAAC00AFK
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