Taurus is the sign of the Bull, ruled by the planet Venus. It is one of three earth signs. There are three signs in each of four categories: fire, water, earth, and air. The other two kindred earth signs are Virgo and Capricorn.
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Taurus is the second sign of the zodiac, because it covers the period immediately after the first sign, Aries, which covers the period of spring - the beginning of new life and the zodiac.
According to astrology, Taurus represents strength of character, will, and purpose. This earth sign is supposed to denote reliability, solidity and practicality. It is said that because of their strong wills, Taureans can be led but never driven. Whereas Arians are supposed to be the architects and conceiver of ideas, Taureans are supposed to be the builders who bring the ideas of others to fruition.
Said to be materialistic, the love of possessions, food, drink, wealth, beauty, and the accompanying need for security and stability (in the material and emotional spheres of life), are said to be paramount in the life of a typical Taurean. If true, then Taureans would necessarily have to be conservative as opposed to loving change. Indeed, they are said to suffer from bouts of anxiety and uneasiness whenever confronted with change. It is said that they must be completely sure of a relationship or situation before they can embrace it. But once convinced, they can develop a lifelong loyalty or commitment. Because of this, they can be intensely jealous.
Taureans are supposed to be slow to anger, but when angered can become violently out of control. Indeed, tales of the temper of crossed Taureans are said to be commonplace.
Because of their great love of food and drink, Taureans are said to make excellent cooks. Indeed, if the planetary aspects at birth are such-and-such, this tendency can become negatively exaggerated into gluttony, sensuality, and drunkenness.
Taureans are supposed to be faithful and generous friends or determined enemies when their self-respect has been injured. It is said that the only way to regain their friendship is by apologising and appealing to their better natures. Indeed, it is said that Taureans can be prone to provoking trouble and strife so as to be able to enjoy the somewhat perverse pleasure of making up with disaffected friends or family. For this reason, it is said that Taureans with this tendency should be particularly careful in their choice of a partner. Perhaps they should choose a fellow Taurean as partner, so that they can both enjoy making up after creating strife. A well-known married couple that haunts British television like a wilfully decadent dream are a case in point - a matching pair of Taureans that seem to love rubbing each other up the wrong way and then making up.
The type of careers and work that Taureans are most at home with are: anything involved in the handling of money, in medicine or the chemical industry, and they are supposed to make good foremen and managers in industry, make excellent chefs, and take well to farming. Given that the sign of Taurus is associated with the throat, Taureans are said to make good singers, and, if so, would seek careers as pop or opera singers.
The constitution of a typical Taurean is said to be remarkably strong. However, the neck and throat may be a source of health problems such as respiratory ailments.
A few of many famous Taureans: Saddam Hussein (April 28, 1937; 5:30 a.m. in Baghdad, Iraq), Cher (May 20, 1946), Billy Joel (May 9, 1949), Queen Elizabeth II (April 21, 1926), Barbara Steisand (April 24, 1942), the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair (6 May 1953), and Pope John Paul II (May 18, 1920).
The signs that share the same element are said to be most compatible. Hence Arians are generally compatible with people of the other two fire signs, Leo and Sagittarius. But people of the same sign, having broadly similar characteristics, which could be a source of friction or annoyance, might be less compatible together than people of signs that are more complementary. The air, earth, and fire signs are supposed to get on well together, because these elements can readily be mixed most of the time. Air fuels fire, fire is made on earth, fire can scorch earth, but earth can also smother fire. Water and earth make the very ground of life, but also make mud, swamp, or quicksand, so the water and earth signs can be far more problematic together, whereas earth and air are mostly neutral towards one another, but the earth can suffer badly from strong winds. Astrology was built up by determining the twelve signs of the zodiac and associating them with the four main elements, the interaction of which was used to determine broad affinities or incompatibilities that were then refined by the relationships of the planets (that are said to govern particular aspects and areas of life) and the twelve constellations of stars that make up the zodiac.
Astrology says that it is necessary to match the birth charts of people that have been drawn up using the time, date, year and place of birth to find out precisely how compatible they are. It is not supposed to be reliable to judge compatibilities by using just the sun signs that the people being matched have.
But even with that qualification hanging over it, compatibility between people is an aspect of astrology that can be explored meaningfully if enough people return the information in the main submission form on this site - as truthfully and as accurately as possible.
A brief explanation of the astral factors with which astrology worksThe Twelve ConstellationsThe astrologer works with what is known as an ephemeris that tells him where the various planets will be in the heavens at any particular time. Astronomers use tables of the same kind, and so do all sea and air navigators. To the astrologer there are ten astral bodies, loosely called planets, which include the moon and the sun, that appear to move around the earth against the broad background of the Milky Way - our own galaxy of stars, of which our own sun is one. These astral bodies can be thought of as the ten hands of a giant and very accurate clock that provide information about the epoch, the century, the year, the month, the week, the day, the hour, the minute, and the second. The Milky Way is divided into the twelve constellations of the Zodiac - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, etc. The horoscope for any given time is the astrological chart of the positions of the ten astral bodies in the Zodiac at that time, which the astrologer compiles and then interprets by using astrological methods and interpretations. The fire and air sun signs (Fire: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius - Air: Aquarius, Gemini, Libra) make up what astrology deems the active or masculine signs, while the earth and water sun signs (Earth: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn - Water: Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio) make up the passive or feminine signs. Here is an example of the signs involved in the birth chart of a typical Leo: Count of the planets in genders: Masculine Signs 7 - Feminine Signs 3 Masculine signs predominate, so this person is either a masculine man, or a women with a well-developed masculine side to her personality. The eight planets in the solar system plus the sun and the moon make up the 10 'planets' used in western astrology. Sun: Identity, Purpose (Individuality) - Moon: Feeling, responsiveness (Personality) - Mercury: Intellect, Communication (Mentality) - Venus: Attraction, Harmony (Affection) - Mars: Energy, Assertion (Initiative) - Jupiter: Enthusiasm, Adventurousness (Expansive) - Saturn: Caution, Restraint (Conservative) - Uranus: Independent, Intuitional (Originality) - Neptune: Inspirational, Mystical (Sensitivity) - Pluto: Regeneration, Obsession (Control) Very recently, there has also been the discovery of a new planet way beyond Pluto, which is really the size of a moon, that has been called Chiron. Astrologers have already incorporated it into the way they come to their various conclusions. Count of the planets in elements: Fire Signs 5 - Air Signs 2 - Earth Signs 1 - Water Signs 2 Five of the planets were located in the zodiac constellations of fire signs, two in air signs, etc. Therefore, although Leo is a fixed fire sign, each Leo has a mixture of the influence of other signs/elements in his or her birth chart, which can render a Leo untypical of the sign if the non-fire signs predominate. Another group of traits occurs among signs that are 90 degrees apart from one another. There are four signs in each group of Qualities, which are cardinal, fixed, or mutable. They are supposed to suggest the ways in which a person tends to behave in getting matters started, keeping them running, or steering them in different directions. Cardinal Signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn. Initiating, enterprising, ambitious, domineering. Fixed Signs: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius. Determined, conventional, organising, dogmatic. Mutable Signs: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius. Adaptable, imaginative, tutorial, critical. Count of the signs in Qualities: Cardinal Signs 3 - Fixed Signs 7 - Mutable Signs 0 The above count in the chart of this typical Leo suggests that the individual has fixed and cardinal Qualities. The Twelve HousesThe Zodiac is also divided into what are known as houses. Different systems have developed that divide the Zodiac into twelve houses using different methods. For this interpretation, the position of the ten astral bodies in relation to the twelve houses of the Zodiac at any particular time and place is employed. It is far too complex a matter to go into detail here, but the main areas of life that each house covers are as follows: House 1: The individual whose horoscope it is - his or her outward personality and appearance House 2: Money, portable possessions, income and finances House 3: Intelligence, communications, and close relationships House 4: The home and the mother House 5: Creation and procreation, love affairs, children, sexual compatibility and pleasures House 6: Servants, conditions of employment, illness and recovery House 7: Marriage and other partnerships House 8: Death and inheritance House 9: Foreign travel, exploration (geographical and spiritual), the law, religion and philosophy House 10: Fame, notoriety, careers, the father, and mentors House 11: Long-term plans, hopes, dreams, wishes, social position, friends, and organisations House 12: Secrecy, the unconscious, the psychic faculties, intuition, hidden fears, phobias, and enemies |
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