Sabian Symbols · Taurus · Degree 18 of 30
Taurus 18°
The traditional symbol for this degree, one of the 360 Sabian symbols first recorded in 1925: “A woman airs an old bag out through a sunny open window.”
THE SYMBOL
“A woman airs an old bag out through a sunny open window.”
Taurus 18° · 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
Something that has been closed and carried finally gets opened to the light, not thrown out, just aired. This degree is gentle maintenance applied to what's been held onto for a while, the recognition that even things worth keeping need to be brought into fresh air occasionally or they start to smell of their own closed history. Taurus, a sign that holds on, gets here a lesson in holding well: keep the bag, but open the window sometimes.
When a planet or point falls here
A planet at this degree often shows a healthy instinct to periodically revisit and refresh what has been stored away rather than either discarding it or leaving it permanently sealed. The Moon here can indicate emotional material that benefits enormously from being aired out in daylight instead of kept shut in the dark. It rewards choosing the sunny window over either extreme, throwing away or keeping shut forever.
What old bag of yours is overdue for a sunny window, not to empty it, just to let it breathe?
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