The Sun has entered Taurus on April 19, 2020
Taurus is an earthy fixed sign and so they are not crazy about change. Mutable signs (Gemini, Sagittarius, and Pisces) keep adjusting their lives to meet outer circumstances. But not Taurus, they find a place, job and relationships that suit them and they plop down and don’t move. Getting them to budge is like trying to push a sleeping bull--he may get angry, but won’t move.
I’m sure the Taureans out there love being stuck in their homes during the coronavirus. If they don’t they have a nasty Uranus aspecting one of their personal planets or their ascendant in their birth chart. Also, we are now experiencing Uranus In Taurus which only happens once in 84 years. If anything gets the Taurus moving it is Uranus transiting their sign. Since they aren’t used to making slight adjustments in their life, they usually don’t handle this energy very well and act in wildly unpredictable ways. They may get married, divorced, or move to Majorca. That can shock the hell out of the rest of us who have close relationships with Taurus. Watch April 22 when the New Moon in Taurus meets up with Uranus. Taurus types could start something new that is entirely outside the box for them.
Since Taurus rules the home, farms and the production of food. Uranus in Taurus is causing a disruption in our food supply. Taurus also rules banking, the image above is the bull statue on Wall Street. They plan to move the bull because of protests and where are they thinking of moving it to? The New York Stock Exchange. You can't separate the bull image from money.
You have this archetype if you have Taurus Rising or Personal Planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus or Mars) in Taurus or Venus in a challenging aspect (Conjunction, Square Opposition) to the personal planets.
TAURUS
Earth Element: Material and concrete experiences
Fixed Mode: Concentrated energy
Hero Type: Determined, introverted style
Archetypes: The Banker, The Gardener, and The Builder
Taurus Moon: Inner Need for Security
Taurus Sun: The search for true Value
Taurus Ascendant: Surrounded by Material “stuff”
MYTH:
I usually use King Midas as an archetype for Taurus, but I’m sure a lot of Taureans out there are sick of me using greedy, materialistic King Midas as an archetype for their sign. Well, there is another myth to describe the Taurus archetype and that is Hestia. Hestia is known as the Mistress of the Hearth and is normally envisioned as a living flame or portrayed as a virgin maiden who covers her head with a veil. Her worship went far back into prehistory times when each family honored the spirit of the hearth fire burning in the center of their round thatched hut. It was regarded as a sacred space.
In ancient Greece, Hestia was the name of the place where family, friends or visitors would gather around a hearth for warmth and food. Both Poseidon and Apollo wished to marry Hestia, but she asked Zeus to free her from these annoying suitors. Zeus agreed that she could remain a virgin. There is another story that Priapus tried to rape Hestia and a donkey brayed and she shrieked and Priapus fled in “comic terror”. Hestia wasn’t hostile to men like Artemus or cold like Athena, she was very social and enjoyed family life even though it wasn’t her own. What she loved most of all is being alone in her home.
When all the gods and goddesses were fighting, Hestia alone would not be brought into the fray. She taught mankind how to build houses. She protects the towns, the town halls, and the altars. In Rome, she was known as Vesta. The Roman festival for Hestia is 28 of April, during the sign of Taurus.
Taurean Traits: We learn both the positive and negative aspects of Taurus from this myth. Taurus hesitates to marry because she doesn’t want to leave her home, her job or her hometown. They like their own place and the idea of sharing their space does not agree with them. Also, they don’t let a stranger penetrate their “interior”. They can be veery stubborn. They are good at Real Estate. They like stability and constancy and emotional and financial security are very important to them. They stay away from confrontations. They aren’t adaptable to changing situations. Focus and centering is their gift.
Psychological Health for Taurus – “Expressing Will, making decisions when they need to be made, accepting change but having a sense of constancy in the life” – Lynn Koiner
Primary Goal: Inner stillness and Simplicity
Challenge: Who or what should I preserve or hold on to?
Let’s celebrate the Sun in Taurus by baking bread, inviting friends over for dinner and saying a prayer to Hestia.
Stay safe and well,
Janet Kane
www.mythiczodiac.com