There is a security in sharing, a security in growth, a security in learning more, a security in knowing what you know you know, a security in the heartbeat, a security in death, a security in receiving, a security in being childlike, a security in sincerity, a security in love felt through all the senses.
Taurean experiencing embraces what is all sustaining for the body, for the heart, and for the earth. There is wisdom in moving through pleasure and in understanding that what feels good, looks good, tastes good, smells good, and sounds good is probably worth pursuing. And, of course, “good” is defined differently by each of us just to offer proof that there is always more than enough for everyone if we are honest with ourselves and dependable with what we uniquely desire.
To understand Taurus wisdom outside of the narrow grid of capitalist thinking means that the pursuit of these things do not/should not need to occur at the expense of others. There is recognition of the physical interconnectedness between ourselves and our surroundings which ignites a unique creative impulse in service of life and living beautifully. There is a motivation for sustained growth, for thinking long term in every aspect of life and not being afraid to move very slowly in order to maintain a vision.
What sustains “my life” is always the central point of Taurus sensibility and wholly answering this question inherently implies “our life” whether or not we consciously choose to view it this way. Anything which thwarts or makes inaccessible the thriving of life in general just doesn’t align with the spirit or logic of this sign which is guided by the promise and general predictability of the seasons and cycles of the earth. The common personality marker of Taurus being “stubborn” has a lot to do with the fact that they are entrained with this fixed way of understanding and being which is that of earthly rhythm. Why would you rush a bud to bloom? It takes the time it takes so let it be.
For the next full year Jupiter will be moving through the soft and slow Taurus meadows, bringing renewed optimism and generosity to this sign which has been undergoing major shifts since 2018 when Uranus entered with all its electricity and destabilizing qualities. The Taurus part of our chart and how we collectively experience this sign has gone through massive upheaval and inspired change which to me signals that this Jupiter transit will be coming through to expand even further the breakthroughs (perhaps with more ease than shock this time), to bless and celebrate the changes that have occurred here, and to offer more opportunities to embody the Taurean qualities mentioned above with great benefit to ourselves and the collective.
The quality of Uranus is that of being turned on your head. What does the world look like now? What does life in full bloom look like from this perspective? Where have we lost our internalized animal rhythm in service of something else trying to promise us “abundance”? Uranus has been bringing these questions to the surface through intensified collective upheaval around our most basic needs and all the systems which have repeatedly failed them and deprioritized them. How we each have been made to confront this is unique to us, just as sure as it ripples back into the collective experience.
This next year for each of us may signal a period of returning to earth consciousness in our own way. I have been thinking a lot about reciprocity this last year particularly and how a societal structure which functions primarily on the belief that—when you put hours of your time to X then you will receive a monetary exchange from X for this time—limits the truth of how reciprocity actually works. It is true that we can put energy in and receive it back in a one-to-one relationship but it’s also true that we are constantly receiving, especially from the natural world. Our impact reaches far beyond us and reverberates back in all directions at all times. We are not bound to that which we put our energy into, same as that which gives to us is not bound to us. There is freedom in understanding that our needs are constantly being met from all directions. We give so much of our life force in exchange for a paycheck so we can pay for things that sustain life. But life is fairly self sustaining if we actually respect and care for it. If we are being made to feel somehow completely out of line for believing this, my hope is that Jupiter’s influence in Taurus will support a collective shift to more common sense when it comes to life.
Seeing so many astrologers focusing in on this being a time of great wealth and abundant money times just feels off from the whole understanding of this sign. The only reason Taurus is connected to money is because we have made money the thing which sustains life. The sense of stability this creates is not the same as the stability this sign craves where respect for natural cycles of growth, and nurturing beauty through caretaking this, is often the most dependable way to experience true security.
May this time of Jupiter traversing the cracked earth bring gentle rains and cooling reassurance to our internal knowing that resilience and beauty is just as inherent within each of us as it is within the soil. It is right to thrive and right for us to hold out our hands and receive.
xo,
Evan
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