Sabian Symbols · Leo · Degree 21 of 30
Leo 21°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A flock of drunken chickens flaps wildly, trying and failing to get off the ground.”
THE SYMBOL
“A flock of drunken chickens flaps wildly, trying and failing to get off the ground.”
Leo 21° · Sabian symbols, devised 1925 (Marc Edmund Jones, clairvoyant Elsie Wheeler)
Remember to round up: a planet or point at 9°30′ takes the 10° symbol, not the 9° one.
What this degree describes
Effort, thoroughly overmatched by its own condition: the chickens are trying, genuinely trying, to do something their current state makes almost impossible. This degree carries real comedy, and also a fair warning, ambition running well ahead of capacity in the moment, enthusiasm outpacing coordination. Leo's confidence is usually earned, but this degree shows what happens when the confidence arrives a little before the readiness does.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet at this degree can indicate enthusiasm that occasionally outpaces actual capability in the moment, effort more visible than results. Mercury or Mars here often shows someone who tries gamely even when the odds, or the coordination, are clearly against them. It rewards checking whether you are actually ready for the flight you are attempting.
Where are you currently flapping hard at something your present state genuinely is not ready to pull off?
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