Sign: Taurus, approx. dates - April 21-May 21
Ruled by: Venus
Symbol: Bull's Head, circle with little horns on it
Element: Earth
Quality: Fixed
House: 2SUN in TAURUS
Taurus is ruled by Venus. In this case, it's the Venus of Beauty and Taste. Along with this sense of beauty and taste, there's a highlighted side to Taurus which I always like to emphasize: sensuousness. This sensual side must always be recognized. There are other things which are important as well, like a strong sense of place because Taurus is always associated with the Second House, and this means home. Or stuff. A Taurus is often defined by his or her personal belongings. Taurus is, of course, the sign of the sensual beast, the one who likes to take forever getting to the good part. Taurus is all business when it comes to pleasure. Food is an important component of the Taurus make up. I have had great success with Taurus when I'm doing a reading, by asking if the individual has any food in her purse or his backpack. My favorite answer has always been, "No. Of course not. Well, there are some breath mints and a half sandwich left over from lunch, just in case I got hungry....""Be prepared" -- it's the Boy Scout motto. Another question I like is: "Mint Chocolate is your favorite flavor, right?" Most Taurus individuals respond with, "How did you know?" There are two other common responses: one is, "I got to choose just one flavor?" and the other is "plain vanilla." Taurus. Takes all kinds. But food plays a prominent part with Taurus. The sensual side can drive other signs absolutely crazy with the demands that the Taurus makes. Go shopping for clothes with Taurus -- the Taurus will touch and feel everything, running fingers up and down the silks, gravitating towards the subdued earth colors, pausing and then lingering in the silk departments.
If I'm trying to catch a Taurus, I break out silk shirts because the Taurus can't keep her hands off the silk. "It's so soft and smooth," she purrs. A good way to really irritate Taurus is by not being punctual. They do have thing for being on time and having everything just so. One way I like to describe the various signs is by how they deal with obstacles, and in the case off the Taurus, let's say the obstacle is a brick wall, the Taurus does nothing. Maybe put up some drapes, get a lounge, and recline here on THIS side of the wall rather than do anything about it. "Leave that for other signs," says the Taurus. "All that effort looks painful. Here, have another snack." Taurus have refined sense of auditory pleasure as well.
Most Taurus individuals make good singers. In fact, several Taurus individuals are noted composers: Irving Berlin, Brahms, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Willie Nelson, and Tchaikovsky. But for listening, try Mahler's Symphony No. 4.
Grocery store: Taurus are fun to shop with. The tactile nature of Taurus turns a simple trip to the grocery store into a sensory experience. There're melons to thump, tomatoes to squeeze, the mint to smell, and maybe a few fresh cut flowers to pick up, too. I remember being stuck in a Mall with a Taurus, and she had to touch and handle everything. Before she could declare a shirt worthy of purchase, she had to fondle the material to see if it was soft and silky smooth.
Brick wall: A Taurus takes one look at an Aries banging his head against the brick wall and decides that it looks like it might hurt. Taurus has a much more refined approach: do nothing, wait and see. Taurus can be rather patient at times, and when confronted with an immovable object, the Taurus is inclined to hang a nice, pretty drape on it and sit himself down to a hearty meal, waiting to see if the problem will go away. Remember, the problem has been addressed by a tasteful drape, or maybe a painting, or, at the very least, a poster that seems to be in good taste.
Body part: Neck, throat, ears. Notable folks with Sun in Taurus: Burt Bacharach, Honore de Balzac, Irving Berlin, Yogi Bera, Bono (Paul Hewson), Charlotte Bronte, James Brown, Carol Burnett, David Byrne, Glen Campbell, George Carlin, Cher, George Clooney, Judy Collins, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Salvador Dali, Emilio Estevez, Henry Fonda, Sigmund Freud, James Goddard, Ulysses S. GRant, William R. Hearst, Audrey Hepburn, Dennis Hopper, Jill Ireland, Janet Jackson, Billy Joel, Grace Jones, Immanual Kant, Jessica Lange, Edward Lear, Jay Leno, H.P. Lovecraft, Shirley MacLaine, Lee Majors, Karl Marx, Rod McKuen, Jack Nicholson, Sir Laurence Olivier, Eva Peron, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ronald P. Reagan, Dennis Rodman, Bertrand Russel, Jerry Seinfeld, David O. Selznick, Tori Spelling, George Straight, Barbara Streisand, Peter Illich Tchaikovsky, Uma Thurman, Ritchie Valens, Orson Welles, Stevie Wonder, Tammy Wynette, and Roger Zelazny.
© Kramer Wetzel, astrofish.net, 2000
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