Tag: Taurus

March 14th, 2019: Take Action

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  • First Quarter Square between the Gemini Moon and Pisces Sun (23 deg)

  • Sun conjunct Mercury Rx in Pisces (24 deg)

  • Mercury Rx trine the Cancer North Node (24 deg)

  • Mars in Taurus trine Saturn in Capricorn (18 deg)

First Quarter Square

Here we have a crisis that demands action, but your choices (Gemini) may be vague (Pisces). It will be difficult to pinpoint the correct path and it may feel easier to not choose, or to simply drift along without looking at the facts. Nonetheless, you need to do something and that will require selecting A or B.

The Sun’s inferior conjunction to Mercury Rx (ruler of Gemini) can help, as it marks a point of clarity. This is the middle of Mercury’s retrograde, so something essential will be illuminated. Delays, shifting facts and hazy truths have led you to this point- pay attention to what’s revealed and use it in your First Quarter Square decision.

Mercury Rx trine the North Node means that overall, what you learn (and act on) today can take you in the right direction-towards a place that feels (Cancer) safe, authentic and fully aligned with what you need. This is the second of Mercury’s three trines to the North Node (the first one occurred on Feb 26th) so this is part of an ongoing process.

Note that the inferior conjunction is similar to a “New Moon” influence (it marks a new beginning) and will be connected to the “Full Moon” results of the previous superior Sun/Mercury conjunction from January 29th at 9 deg Aquarius.

Mars/Saturn

Patient actions harmonize with rules and structure. In the Earth signs, this is the ultimate manifestation aspect as what you do can have physical, measurable results. There’s nothing dramatic here – slow and steady is the way to go. Work within the boundaries. Movement may be so slow that you question if any progress is being made, but you’ll know there’s progress if you can see/feel the results. Mars in Taurus favours building material security or working to make something grow.

This is about taking responsibility (Saturn) for what you want. If you don’t act and you don’t commit to the long- term, nothing will happen.

Consider how this relates back to the required action of the First Quarter Square – choose (Gemini) based on what’s revealed (Sun/Mercury), commit to that path then move forward carefully and deliberately.

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March 14th, 2019: Take Action

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Photo by  Alturas Homes  from  Pexels

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  • First Quarter Square between the Gemini Moon and Pisces Sun (23 deg)

  • Sun conjunct Mercury Rx in Pisces (24 deg)

  • Mercury Rx trine the Cancer North Node (24 deg)

  • Mars in Taurus trine Saturn in Capricorn (18 deg)

First Quarter Square

Here we have a crisis that demands action, but your choices (Gemini) may be vague (Pisces). It will be difficult to pinpoint the correct path and it may feel easier to not choose, or to simply drift along without looking at the facts. Nonetheless, you need to do something and that will require selecting A or B.

The Sun’s inferior conjunction to Mercury Rx (ruler of Gemini) can help, as it marks a point of clarity. This is the middle of Mercury’s retrograde, so something essential will be illuminated. Delays, shifting facts and hazy truths have led you to this point- pay attention to what’s revealed and use it in your First Quarter Square decision.

Mercury Rx trine the North Node means that overall, what you learn (and act on) today can take you in the right direction-towards a place that feels (Cancer) safe, authentic and fully aligned with what you need. This is the second of Mercury’s three trines to the North Node (the first one occurred on Feb 26th) so this is part of an ongoing process.

Note that the inferior conjunction is similar to a “New Moon” influence (it marks a new beginning) and will be connected to the “Full Moon” results of the previous superior Sun/Mercury conjunction from January 29th at 9 deg Aquarius.

Mars/Saturn

Patient actions harmonize with rules and structure. In the Earth signs, this is the ultimate manifestation aspect as what you do can have physical, measurable results. There’s nothing dramatic here – slow and steady is the way to go. Work within the boundaries. Movement may be so slow that you question if any progress is being made, but you’ll know there’s progress if you can see/feel the results. Mars in Taurus favours building material security or working to make something grow.

This is about taking responsibility (Saturn) for what you want. If you don’t act and you don’t commit to the long- term, nothing will happen.

Consider how this relates back to the required action of the First Quarter Square – choose (Gemini) based on what’s revealed (Sun/Mercury), commit to that path then move forward carefully and deliberately.

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March 11th, 2019: A Day of Ease

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  • Waxing Sextile between the Taurus Moon and Pisces Sun (21 deg)

  • Venus in Aquarius sextile Ceres in Sagittarius (11 deg)

Taurus’ immediate reality grounds Pisces’ exalted dreams. Vague potentials from the March 6th Pisces New Moon can be integrated with what’s in front of you. Consider how you can move forward, step by step. What are some simple, practical things you can do that will have a physical impact? This is how you give form to the dream or work your way through the confusion.

Venus/Ceres supports open-minded nurturing and expressions of love. There is no possessiveness here – no judgements or restrictions. No fear. Caring for someone or encouraging the growth of a desired potential means opening your eyes to other possibilities and allowing the unexpected to develop.

Overall, today’s sextiles promise easy opportunities to move forward. Nothing dramatic, just some gentle nudges in the right direction.

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March 11th, 2019: A Day of Ease

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Arthur Melville

Arthur Melville

  • Waxing Sextile between the Taurus Moon and Pisces Sun (21 deg)

  • Venus in Aquarius sextile Ceres in Sagittarius (11 deg)

Taurus’ immediate reality grounds Pisces’ exalted dreams. Vague potentials from the March 6th Pisces New Moon can be integrated with what’s in front of you. Consider how you can move forward, step by step. What are some simple, practical things you can do that will have a physical impact? This is how you give form to the dream or work your way through the confusion.

Venus/Ceres supports open-minded nurturing and expressions of love. There is no possessiveness here – no judgements or restrictions. No fear. Caring for someone or encouraging the growth of a desired potential means opening your eyes to other possibilities and allowing the unexpected to develop.

Overall, today’s sextiles promise easy opportunities to move forward. Nothing dramatic, just some gentle nudges in the right direction.

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March 10th, 2019: Freer Relationships and Sacred Focus

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  • Venus in Aquarius trine Juno in Gemini (11 deg)

  • Mars in Taurus sextile Neptune in Pisces (16 deg)

  • Saturn in Capricorn sextile Vesta in Pisces (18 deg)

Flexible Agreements

Venus/Juno blends independent expressions of love/affection with flexible partnership agreements. This aspect encourages mutual freedom and an agreement that both partners can be themselves. It could be about the freedom to come and go, or the freedom to define commitment in a new way. It favours open discussions with no judgements.

Real and Transcendent

Mars/Neptune takes solid actions and harmonizes them with a wish or transcendent issue. This is manifestation energy: real-world efforts are applied to what’s not real (yet). Neptune also elevates Mars’ ambitions, urging you to look up from immediate concerns and aim a bit higher.

Continuing the mix of real and transcendent, Saturn adds even more focus to Vesta’s devotion, grounding the higher vision with rules and structures. This speaks to profound discipline that’s applied to something sacred.

Mars and Saturn connecting to Pisces brings to mind the connection between self-denial and sacred energy. Awareness of what lies beyond the body and working with physical limits can fuel creative or spiritual energy (physical discipline creates focus which is directed towards a higher goal).

Pay attention to the shift that happens when you focus on something outside your body but use your connection to the earth as a solid platform.

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March 10th, 2019: Freer Relationships and Sacred Focus

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  • Venus in Aquarius trine Juno in Gemini (11 deg)

  • Mars in Taurus sextile Neptune in Pisces (16 deg)

  • Saturn in Capricorn sextile Vesta in Pisces (18 deg)

Flexible Agreements

Venus/Juno blends independent expressions of love/affection with flexible partnership agreements. This aspect encourages mutual freedom and an agreement that both partners can be themselves. It could be about the freedom to come and go, or the freedom to define commitment in a new way. It favours open discussions with no judgements.

Real and Transcendent

Mars/Neptune takes solid actions and harmonizes them with a wish or transcendent issue. This is manifestation energy: real-world efforts are applied to what’s not real (yet). Neptune also elevates Mars’ ambitions, urging you to look up from immediate concerns and aim a bit higher.

Continuing the mix of real and transcendent, Saturn adds even more focus to Vesta’s devotion, grounding the higher vision with rules and structures. This speaks to profound discipline that’s applied to something sacred.

Mars and Saturn connecting to Pisces brings to mind the connection between self-denial and sacred energy. Awareness of what lies beyond the body and working with physical limits can fuel creative or spiritual energy (physical discipline creates focus which is directed towards a higher goal).

Pay attention to the shift that happens when you focus on something outside your body but use your connection to the earth as a solid platform.

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Uranus Returns to Taurus

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  • Uranus enters Taurus (3:26 AM EST)

After a brief occupation from May 15th to November 6th, 2018, Uranus returns to Taurus for the long haul (until its final exit on April 25th, 2026).

This post gives you the basics on what this transit means, but here’s a quick cheat sheet (from that post) about what might happen when the planet of liberation hits the sign of stubborn habits, security and resources:

  • new values

  • new approach to money/security/survival/pleasure/self-esteem/beauty

  • disrupted habits

  • new physical expression

  • disruption of stagnation

  • liberation from suppression

  • detachment from possessions/possessiveness

  • upgrade of what’s stagnated

2018 offered an introduction. Did you experience any warning rumbles or hints that something fixed needed to change? Whatever began at that time will now continue and intensify (you’re most likely to have felt this if you have anything from 0 to 2 degrees of the Fixed or Earth signs).

Uranus is about what’s new, so all of the above can be boiled down to that concept. Some area of your life (wherever Taurus is located in your chart) is ready for an update. The strength of the update (whether it’s a cool opportunity to move in a new direction or a radical disruption) will depend on how ready you are to change and how entrenched a certain situation is. The stronger the disruption the more change is needed.

Since we have a Pisces New Moon today, you can also look at what’s happening around 15 deg Pisces in your chart – a new beginning there will be connected to Uranus’ big update. The contrasting energies are interesting: this New Moon (and Mercury Rx) is so vague and unproven and in flux. But there will be no mistaking what’s happening in Taurus. This speaks to many different layers of change – some are immediate and visible (Uranus) but the long-term outcome (and additional layers) will not be visible just yet.

Wondering how Uranus’ transit of Taurus might impact you? I’ve written an eBook about it, based on your house positions (you need to know your birth time so you can figure out which description in the book applies to you).

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Uranus Returns to Taurus

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  • Uranus enters Taurus (3:26 AM EST)

After a brief occupation from May 15th to November 6th, 2018, Uranus returns to Taurus for the long haul (until its final exit on April 25th, 2026).

This post gives you the basics on what this transit means, but here’s a quick cheat sheet (from that post) about what might happen when the planet of liberation hits the sign of stubborn habits, security and resources:

  • new values

  • new approach to money/security/survival/pleasure/self-esteem/beauty

  • disrupted habits

  • new physical expression

  • disruption of stagnation

  • liberation from suppression

  • detachment from possessions/possessiveness

  • upgrade of what’s stagnated

2018 offered an introduction. Did you experience any warning rumbles or hints that something fixed needed to change? Whatever began at that time will now continue and intensify (you’re most likely to have felt this if you have anything from 0 to 2 degrees of the Fixed or Earth signs).

Uranus is about what’s new, so all of the above can be boiled down to that concept. Some area of your life (wherever Taurus is located in your chart) is ready for an update. The strength of the update (whether it’s a cool opportunity to move in a new direction or a radical disruption) will depend on how ready you are to change and how entrenched a certain situation is. The stronger the disruption the more change is needed.

Since we have a Pisces New Moon today, you can also look at what’s happening around 15 deg Pisces in your chart – a new beginning there will be connected to Uranus’ big update. The contrasting energies are interesting: this New Moon (and Mercury Rx) is so vague and unproven and in flux. But there will be no mistaking what’s happening in Taurus. This speaks to many different layers of change – some are immediate and visible (Uranus) but the long-term outcome (and additional layers) will not be visible just yet.

Wondering how Uranus’ transit of Taurus might impact you? I’ve written an eBook about it, based on your house positions (you need to know your birth time so you can figure out which description in the book applies to you).

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Dreaming of the Unthinkable | Starcana Cosmic Dirt

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Good day my friend! If a tsunami of chaos spilled over from the transformative eclipse, you may find yourself struggling from the intense results as the lunar vibrations continue to trickle in. Mercury Station Retrograde. While fear and desperation may have driven us toward a direction that appeared to be safe… incoming bouts of confusion […]

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March 3rd, 2019: Stubborn Challenges

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  • Moon in Aquarius trine Juno in Gemini (7 deg)

  • Moon in Aquarius sextile Ceres in Sagittarius (10 deg)

  • Moon in Aquarius square Mars in Taurus (11 deg)

The Aquarius Moon starts off with a harmonious trine to Juno, encouraging open-minded choices in relationships and agreements. This is not the time to demand a commitment – Moon in Aquarius is about freedom which supports Juno in Gemini’s flexible choices.

Moon/Ceres then suggests nurturing which supports the exploration of whatever’s new and unusual. Ceres is about mother’s nurturing and nourishment. When it harmonizes with the Moon (the archetype of mother/child) we have a strong focus on nurturing an independent spirit. Growth is achieved by venturing into the unknown.

But the Moon runs into a square with Mars, which will present some bumps in today’s smooth flow. Mars in Taurus is stubborn, habitual actions. In a crisis-aspect to the Moon we have the potential for anger and resentment that’s triggered when independence become threatening.

Expect some challenges; either your freedom will trigger someone or someone’s individuality will conflict with your efforts. Taurus and Aquarius are both Fixed signs, so tension will not be easily diffused. Both parties will dig in and demand that things go their way.

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