25° Proserpina and Aries. Passionate temperament, tendency toward excesses of all kinds (P. Globa). Eccentricity, tactlessness, literary ability (realism), inclination toward anarchy, tyranny, danger of gout, neurasthenia. Degree of Venus (J. Kefer). “Round-faced boy on a toy horse.” — Anticipatory enjoyment of powers and abilities one can only dream of at present. Prejudice (D. Radya). “Memory.” Indicates a person with an excellent memory or someone who can mentally dwell in the past. The degree suits historians, psycholinguists, and art historians (B. Israel). Passionateness, tendency toward excesses (O. Troyanovsky).
25° Proserpina and Saturn. Degree of emigration. Overly passionate temperament, tendency toward excesses of all kinds. Greed, the person wants many things. Expenditures. Frequent job changes. The person seeks to experience all pleasures (Thebeic Calendar).
25° Mercury. “A castle destroyed by a waterfall; beside it, a naked woman holding a bunch of grapes out to an old philosopher studying a manuscript while sitting on a stone.” — Indicates a romantic drawn to philosophical ideas of past eras, where they excel. Many forces play their games around this person, and attempts to divert them from subconscious thoughts tied to laziness, madness, and fleeting earthly delights will be made by both worlds. This person will experience shocks repeatedly, yet their will is strong enough not to succumb to the temptation of passion. Instead, they will pour out the elixir of life into the world for all the worthy to drink. This is a symbol of spiritual struggle (I. Kosminsky).
