Sun in Taurus

Alan Leo 1899 builds this portrait by contrast with the sign before it. His Aries scatters force in every direction, and his Taurus is slow, patient and matter of fact, with a quiet and firm way of speaking. A later chapter of his book says these sign portraits are how he reads the Sun by sign.

Other authors are less flattering on one point. Raphael's Guide of 1877, in an entry whose blurred symbol is taken from its usual place in the list, calls the Sun here proud and improvident, which cuts against Leo's claim that these natives never waste their strength. The 1697 English Manilius lists plowmen under the Bull and names no planet at all.

As for standing, Lilly 1659 gives the Sun no house, exaltation, triplicity or face in Taurus. Venus owns the sign and the Moon is exalted in it, so his tables leave the Sun no special claim. Absence from those lists means only that, and modern columns, which treat the sign mainly as a byword for patience, seldom raise the matter.