Taurus - the Bull
4/20 - 5/20
Basic Traits:
Taurus zodiac signs and meanings, like the animal that represents them,
is all about strength, stamina and will. Stubborn by nature, the Taurus
will stand his/her ground to the bitter end (sometimes even
irrationally so). But that's okay because the Taurus is also a loving,
sympathetic and appreciative sign. The Taurus is very understanding and
when we need someone to unburden ourselves to, we often share our
deepest fears with the Taurians of the zodiac. Taurians are very
patient, practical and efficient, they are excellent in matters of
business and are also wonderful instructors/teachers. Although
initially they may have their own best interest at heart, they are
ultimately & endlessly generous with their time, possessions and
love.
The Deeper Meaning:
The function of Taurus, more than any other sign, is to witness to
the value of the senses in human life. We are material beings with
physical bodies which have needs and desires, and Taurus says, in
effect, these needs are valid, the body's desires are to be valued and
appreciated for their own sake. Good food, good wine, good sex, a
beautifully furnished home and tastefully chosen clothing are all to be
enjoyed, and can make Taureans feel good about themselves, and so make
them more lively and satisfying contributors to human life as a whole.
After the exuberance, imagination and activity of the first sign of
the zodiac, Aries, Taurus may seem to some rather slow and inert by
comparison. But the spark which Aries provides would never take effect,
would never be grounded in the physical world, unless there were people
who could work out the practical implications and bring them to
fruition.
Many who are sympathetic to astrology espouse deep spiritual
values, and are seeking what is beyond the physical world, to put their
lives into a framework of some form of ultimate divine meaning. Perhaps
you know some of them, or may even be one yourself. Maybe you are often
criticised by your more 'spiritual' or 'evolved' friends for being too
earthbound and failing to seek a higher meaning to life. According to
the law of opposites you are likely to attract such people into your
sphere of influence! Listen to them, but do not be distracted from your
enjoyment of the physical pleasures of life. For you, the path to the
spiritual lies through the physical, as in some parts of Christianity
the divine is approached through physical means called sacraments.
I mentioned that you may attract fiery spiritual people into your
life whose values seem at odds with your own. This raises compatibility
issues. Another energy you may attract is that represented by the sign
opposite yours - Scorpio. For you, enjoyment of the physical world is a
straightforward affair - why complicate it? Scorpio, however, says that
you must get beneath the superficial appearance of things to the deeper
significance, in particular the significance at the level of gut
feeling. For Scorpio life must be intense at the feeling level, and they
may get themselves involved in deeply complex situations just so that
they can feel intensely engaged. Why? you might ask, especially if you
love such a person with whom you strongly desire compatibility. Doesn't
the sensual world provide pleasure enough by itself? No, not for some,
and maybe not even for you in the long term, as we all have Scorpio
energy in our birth charts somewhere.
