Anyone born from April 20th - May 20th has their Sun in Taurus. This blog celebrates the beauty of the bull.
Many descriptions of the typical Taurean personality have personally rubbed me the wrong way.
Admittedly ,since I am a Taurus I may not want to own up to the negative qualities of my Sun sign, but in good fun, I'd like to offer you all my interpretation of the traditional qualities Taurus has. Please, let me know what you think.
We've been called hoards, money hungry, fat, lazy, possessive and stubborn by several "experts". I beg to differ.
I don't believe we Taureans hoard, I believe we simply know how to save for a rainy day. It is only when we feel our basic security threatened that we begin to overcompensate and can become hoards. If we feel safe however, we can shop till we drop and even spread the wealth a little!
It's not that we're money hungry, it's just that we all have some major physical security issues one way or another and in order to thrive here on earth, we need to know that all the practical comforts of life are met. Money buys all the things we need for physical security such a place to live, clothes to wear and food to eat. I would replace the term money hungry in every Taurus Sun sign description to security hungry.
We're not fat; we're voluptuous, curvy, juicy and delicious. Come on now, we are a sign ruled by Venus, the planet of beauty and harmony and love. Our bodies are extremely sensual. And by the way, some of us Taureans are not even carrying around extra weight. Last time I checked, I was shopping in the petite section. But of course I'm a curvy petite!
We're not lazy; we simply conserve our energy for what is important. This is the concept of inertia. Something can be immovable and once it is at a standstill nothing can move it. That is the downside of Taurus when we're not motivated to produce anything. However, inertia works both ways. Once you push a boulder down a mountain, nothing can stop that boulder!
Maybe we are a bit possessive, but hey, it's only because we truly love the person or object that we're possessive about. It goes back to that security thing I suppose.
Stubborn. Well I can't argue with that one. Not even God could change a Taureans mind once it's made up.
The thing about Taurus is, we're a sign living major lessons around values, self worth and our talents and abilities. Oh yeah, money is another lesson for us because when a Taurus does not define her self worth based on her talents and abilities, she can falsely believe that accumulating money and possessions are the key to that self worth treasure. Not so.
When a Taurus has all her basic security needs met, she will go on to build and produce the most amazing things in life. It is her gift to bring form and structure to matter. To make sense out of what cannot be seen, tasted, touched, heard or smelled. She is here to make life tangible. She is loyal and determined, persistent and gifted with all the beautiful things in life that have a practical use to them.
Say what you will about Taurus, but I can tell you this: every Taurus you meet is a person of substance.
Remember the boulder going down the mountain? Everyone needs that rock in their life somewhere. I bet you all have a Taurus rock in your life. So honor the person you know you can always count on with a box of chocolates, some flowers or a massage. And if you happen to be reading this and are related to me, you know for a fact that it's the simple things like this that truly get to the heart of any Taurus. Just make sure the chocolates are gourmet.
Happy Birthday Taurus!
