Taurus

The Taurus Venus-ruled April 23-May 21
Ruler is Venus
Element is Earth
Mode is Fixed Pole is Negative
Third is Primordial
Half is Subjective
Grounding, bringing down to earth; constancy, steadiness, fixedness; spirit becoming embodied, entering matter, taking on a form; a vessel or container for spiritual forces.
Earthy, grounded, in touch with the body; sensual, pleasure seeking; stubborn, fixed, stands their ground; focuses and concentrates energy, gives it concrete expression, practical, provides stamina and persistance; slow, steady, methodical; fertile, productive; unreflective, content to simply be; spirit becoming involved with the material world.
Family,- Earth - Stability

The Taurus is of Earth’s Element And of this homey mother redolent; Stands stolidly and firmly upon her With four feet planted there full square. The Taurus’ middle name is: “Practical” Affectionate, resourceful, - jovial, His Flower: Hedge Rose and the Water Cress, His second middle name is “Stubbornness” Is orthodox, - distrusts philosophy- Clings to strict creed whatever it may be; Considers pious speculation sin, But is attached to canon and doctrine.. With Venus ruling, restive Bulls wax hot And for relief will tie the marriage knot, True-blue- unmovable upon the field Bull will yet join a couch-potatoes’ guild. Bull’s Color is the truest baby-blue His Stone, the Emerald (a Lord’s bijou) Loves cuddly dainty pinks and clear pastels, Is fond of music and of aquarelles.
The Quality of Taurus-Bull is “Fixed”, Because uneasily he stands betwixt The airy Gemini and fiery Ram Who tease: “Ole!! Ole!”- run cousin Sam! Creative, patient, kind, convivial, Bulls serve obligingly when need does call. But when infuriated earnestly What lethal power,- hasten, run and flee! To move him is like moving mixed cement Or concrete cured last year - (no ill is meant) Bull’s settled, patient and conservative Defers to Aries, the Roundel’s Chief.. His primary concern is family, To it the Taurus clings with fervency. In love with cultivating land, Oh land! Bull keeps his turf and fields luxuriant. Has balance, poise, and Oh! stability, Possessive just a bit - or overly, His deepest need,- is comfort and sweet ease,- From dangerous adventure Taurus flees. Compatible he is with the Virgo's sign, And Scorpio and sun sign leonine, Land, soil and turf, estate and property, To fill his needs for large a family
To serve them well the Taurus will not tire, Himself the perfect symbol of Desire, His colors orange yellows - earth’ tone, The emerald is Taurus’ special stone.. I shall not speak of Egypt’s Taurus here Nor the Mithraic Persian Bull, for fear Osiris might my prattling much resent And Zarathustra rightful fury vent Against so frivolous a narrative About the Taurus who they do believe To be celestial, - sacred Apis bright- Osiris incarnate,- the Bull of Light. A white-winged Bull speaks to the Christian fold From churches and cathedrals‘ archivolt; LUKE Taurus from his quarter frame does gaze To loud proclaim Good News of love and grace. When yet a child I saw a loitering bull While sitting by a farm fence after school; He stared at me, then drenched me with a spray He‘d seen enough, - he turned and sped away. Best wishes to all the Taurus-Bulls!