Now Aries season is lots of fun, as we all know. It’s always great to have the chance of a fresh start at things, and the childish enthusiasm of Aries energy can do all of us a lot of good. In many parts of the world, this part of the year is the beginning of spring- in others, the beginning of autumn. Whatever it is where you are, it represents needed change for all of us.
However, after the beginning has been initiated, we need to bring what we started into crystallisation and focus. Whereas the seasons begin with cardinal energy, soon enough it becomes time for fixed energy to take stage- for the foundation of something enduring to be established. And of course, after the most cardinal of cardinal signs (Aries) comes the most fixed of fixed signs- Taurus!
Good old Taurus! Stubborn, pleasure-seeking, self-absorbed, kindly, patient, money-focused and with a love of toilet humour. This sign has registered the shock of its first beginnings- of Mars/Aries energy carried over from other lifetimes. As if the individual in question has been through wars and times of scarcity, they tend to hoard and cling to what they have managed to gather. For them what is important and what brings the greatest happiness is what can bring them the greatest stability. A bull is a large creature- it needs plenty of grass to eat, and stable ground to stand upon. It cannot fossick and rage happily around a perilous scree slope like a ram! Therefore, they may spend most of their lifetime in the same peaceful meadow they were born in. They hate change!
These beings also value power and tradition, and quite a few dictators/otherwise tyrants have been Taureans (Hitler, Lenin, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Catherine the Great, Tsar Nicholas II and Oliver Cromwell- to name a few!). This is the sign of the Hierophant, who in tarot can represent authority figures not necessarily to be trusted in and of themselves. Because of their anxiety over safety and tendency to believe they know what’s best for everyone *else* in that regard, they can overstep themselves in asserting their dogma. A goose-stepping military parade just for them might actually be the only thing that helps them not feel scared to death of what’s to happen next in life. Remember as well that this sign forms the polarity for Scorpio, so the love of power is in there as well. However, on the positive side we have had some Sun in Taurus leaders who have provided a lot of good for humankind- Queen Elizabeth II springs to mind (her earlier namesake Elizabeth I had a Taurus Moon). Stability and accountability can be a nice thing as well.
This is the sign that connects us most to the Earth. Earth is, in and of itself, a slow-moving energy that keeps its own time and its own counsel. It works with a deep intuitive wisdom that is not spoken, but felt deeply within the physical form (Taurus is one of the more intuitive signs, in my experience). Taureans with the Sun in Taurus might often pooh-pooh astrology and tarot and things of the occult, because they do not seem to offer as much physical and tangible substance as the things of earth. However, those of us who work with the stars know the crucial value of staying connected to earth. Making money, making love, gardening, cooking a nice meal, creating something beautiful- these are the simple things that all of us would do well to connect with when we spend a lot of time up in the aether!
This year’s Taurus season will be quite an impactful one, given the fact Saturn and Jupiter are in Aquarius- forming a fixed square to the Sun in Taurus, Venus in Taurus and of course Uranus in Taurus. Uranus in Taurus is the real kicker- although it has been there for some time and will be there for some time still, this mover and shaker is causing all kinds of upsets in the world of finances, and of our firmly cemented belief. The last time Uranus was in Taurus the world saw the Great Depression and the rise of fascism, and one doesn’t have to be a genius to see the parallels to today’s world! The fixed battle between this Aquarius energy and Taurus energy is like the efforts of two prizefighters smashing the old order to pieces. We CANNOT live the way we have been living, getting all our nourishment from the supermarket, our clothing from sweatshop labourers, our love and affection from toxic partners. We might be scared to try something different, but for the good of the collective we need to be embracing our true and authentic journey. If you are not fully on that journey, expect to get caught in the punchup!
The Sun will be in Taurus from April 21- May 21 (NZ time) š
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