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Taurus - this constellation takes
its name from the Greek Tauros,
meaning "the Bull." In the most
ancient versions, Zeus (chief
Olympian god) fell in love with
Europa, daughter of the king of
Tyre. For some strange reason, Zeus
transformed himself into the shape
of a beautiful white bull in order
to attract Europa to him. Even more
oddly, his rather unusual plan
worked perfectly. Europa was so
taken away with the beauty and
gentility of the white bull that she
climbed onto the white bull's back.
Europa was then carried away by Zeus
(still in the form of the bull) to
Crete. Later versions say that the
bull was merely a messenger of the
god, Zeus - who then delivered
Europa to Zeus on Crete.
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Taurus energy -
practical, solid, and reliable -
dislikes change and may be slow to
get moving. It’s difficult to change
the mind of Taurus... for that
matter, may be impossible to move or
change Taurus! And the harder people
try - the harder Taurus digs in.
Why?
Taurus is a "fixed earth sign." For
the Sun placed in earth - life is a
world of concrete reality and
sensory perception, with roots
solidly built on earthy, physical
sensations. The Sun in earth feels
most comfortable when surrounded
with the world of the five senses...
With the Sun in Taurus? Whatever
cannot be touched, heard, smelled,
seen or tasted is either denied or
made as concrete and tangible as
possible.
Taurean energy, ruled by the planet
of Venus, has built itself a
reputation for being possessive and
valuing material things. But the
apparent materialistic outlook of
Taurus is not primarily based on
high-minded and/or ideological
beliefs. It’s just that Taurean
energy feels a heck of a lot safer
when owning plenty of real, solid,
possessions. Taurus says: "I feel oh
so much safer when I can HOLD onto
something solid, real, and tangible
in my hands (and in my heart).
Taurus, being in the element of
earth, has a consciousness sold on
physical security... sold on "the
here and the now." Of all the earth
signs, Taurus energy has the
greatest need for physical security.
And the search for security can
often tend to make Taurus a wee bit
conservative, possessive, and
practical.
Taurus is also the Zodiacal sign
with the greatest need for having a
sense of inner self-worth and value.
To accomplish this task, Taurus
needs a solid sense of internal
harmony that goes deep down into
his/her innermost marrow and bones.
Among other things, this need for
inner-harmony means that Taurus
needs to sense that he/she is being
practical, productive, and fruitful.
Don't kid yourself. Taurus is not
necessarily seeking this harmony in
order to please another person, the
world, or even his/her God. In doing
this, it seems to me that Taurus is
ultimately seeking a sense of
inner-quiet, harmony, and serenity
within him or herself. Taurus seeks
a solid sense of inner-quiet,
harmony, and serenity that says:
"all is well in the moment" (and all
is well in my immediate surrounding
environment).
One more thing, Taurus... Scorpio
most often gets the nod for being
the "sex sign." But we both know a
little secret (don't we). The earth
sign Taurus is specifically
associated with survival "through
awareness of the senses." Associated
with the garden of paradise...
Taurus reflects a childlike
innocence and naiveté concerning the
senses and the fulfilment of
instinctual sexual needs. Barring
other factors in the chart - of all
the signs, you feel the strongest
instinctual urge and need for
touching and caressing. When it
comes down to experiencing pure
unbridled physical pleasure and
sensuality, Taurus is often in a
category all its own.
Need one final clue in understanding
the archetypal energy of Taurus? In
the circle of the Zodiac, Taurus is
the second sign. In the first
zodiacal sign we have the sign of
Aries. Archetypally, Aries is
usually seeking just about anything
other than peace, serenity, and/or
harmony... Active, in-your-face,
hot-blooded, pioneering Aries learns
that if you push hard enough and
talk loud enough - then the world
will often come running to your
door. On the other hand, archetypal
Taurus says "Okay folks... now that
I've already learned all about what
I can do (Aries) - let me sit back,
live in harmony, and enjoy all the
wonderful fruits of my labour!"
There was a cherished and favourite
maxim during the European
Renaissance that fits in quite well
here: "Festina leste!" Translated
this is: "Make haste, slowly!"
Your birth Sun is the hero of your
mythic journey through this
lifetime. So let Your Light Shine!
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Regardless of whether you're a male
or female, the very first love of
your life was your mother (or if mom
was absent, then another mother
figure in your environment). The
Moon symbolizes the unconscious,
instincts, and what you need to feel
nurtured in your life. As adults,
the Moon is the "place" where we go
for comfort when scared and
frightened.... and we tend to
unconsciously nurture ourselves in
much the same way our mothers
nurtured and cared for us when we
were very young children.
With the Moon in Taurus, you dislike
change in your surroundings. You may
have seen your mother as being
earthy, traditional, steady, and
very reliable. So, as an adult, you
now have an unconscious emotional
need for stability and steady
routines. The more familiar and
unchanging your environment, the
safer you'll feel. To help protect
your sense of safety, you may
attempt to rigidly hold on to and
control your environment by keeping
out any and all unnecessary change,
disruption, and/or chaos. Because
you feel the safest when surrounded
by physical, tangible things that
you can touch, see, smell, taste,
and hear - you may seek out ways to
physically "pamper" yourself when
under stress. Physical closeness,
touch, and affection are the best
ways your "significant other" can
express (and reassure) you of their
love. (i.e. A hug a day keeps the
doctor away.) Likewise, your lover
withholding physical expressions of
love and affection is an ironclad,
guaranteed way to make you feel all
alone and unloved.
Other ways you handle day to day
stress? As mentioned above, you have
a very strong affinity for the
pleasurable earthy sensations of
touch, taste, smell, sight, and
hearing. Thus, there are several
different sensory avenues you may
instinctively choose when seeking
relief from the stress of day to day
life. However, the two most common
methods are love of food and love of
sex. These two main avenues, food
and sex, are due mainly to the fact
that both really good food and
really good sex are capable of
satisfying all five of your physical
senses - touch, taste, smell, sight,
and hearing - at the same time.
Other ways you may seek relief?
Relaxing in a comfortable easy chair
while listening to music… getting a
weekly massage at the local health
spa. Planning that dream vacation? I
sincerely hope it includes being
pampered and spoiled until you cry
out for mercy.
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I'm going to keep this description
of Taurus and Love rather short,
sweet, simple, and straight to the
point. Your Taurus lover would
probably appreciate me for that.
That's because your "meat and
potatoes" Taurus lover generally
doesn't like to put up with a lot of
extra frilly stuff and/or
unnecessary talk. So let's just jump
straight to the point and to the
"meat of the matter."
Your "where's the beef" Taurus lover
is solid, dependable, and sensual.
Yep, I said sensual. Ruled by Venus,
the goddess of love, (and barring
other factors in the chart) your
Taurus lover revels in being
surrounded with simple physical
pleasures, simple physical comforts,
and simple physical expressions of
affection. Are you beginning to see
a pattern? It's the words simple and
physical. Taurus and love says:
"Don't just tell me that you love
me, baby! Buy me a luxurious gift!
Pamper me! Hug me! Kiss me! Massage
me! Squeeze me tight! Jump me in the
Jacuzzi! And while you're at it,
baby? Could you feed me a delicious
tasty meal."
Shadow: Taurus, be careful not to
treat your lover as one of your
precious trinkets and baubles. Nope!
Your lover isn't one of your prized
possessions or trophies that you put
on a shelf and occasionally dust. If
you treat your lover as one of your
possessions, then (no matter how
stubbornly you hold on) they'll slip
through your fingers and be gone.
Also, remember not to fall into the
Taurus Venus Flytrap of only being
concerned with greedily getting your
own physical needs met. Give as much
as you get. And another thing... get
off your couch and put down that
remote control, occasionally.
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