Sabian Symbols · Libra · Degree 14 of 30
Libra 14°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “In the full heat of midday, a man stops everything to take a siesta.”
THE SYMBOL
“In the full heat of midday, a man stops everything to take a siesta.”
Libra 14° · 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
The hottest, brightest part of the day gets met with rest instead of effort, a deliberate pause exactly when the pressure to keep working is highest. This degree honors timing over willpower: knowing when not to push is its own discipline, one Libra, tuned to conditions rather than schedules, understands instinctively. Nothing about the siesta is laziness, it's precision about when output actually costs more than it's worth.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet at this degree often shows real wisdom about pacing, rest taken deliberately at the point of highest demand rather than after collapse. The Moon or Saturn here can favor someone who reads their own limits accurately and honors them on schedule. On the sixth house, it can describe a work rhythm built around real rest, not stolen rest.
What is the noon hour in your life right now, and are you actually resting through it, or pushing straight past it?
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