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When your Venus is in Taurus

By Dana Gerhardt

 

Below is an excerpt from the findings of my Venus research (more info about that here):

Venus in Taurus likes to be fed. Eating in a relaxed setting puts me in a love-making mood. I heard that Venus in Sagittarius women feel more in the mood if you’ve made them laugh. Not me. I don’t laugh easily, but I smile a lot. Being in a beautiful setting helps, being near water, the ocean or a mountain lake. I do love freshly washed sheets.–AT

I don’t like quickies. I’m slowly warmed up.  Sex  is an experience I want to have with all five senses fully engaged. –MK

What would the perfect lover need to know about my body? Nothing in particular. It’s not rocket science. He just needs to enjoy and worship it. –KS

Your Venus wants to explore and embody deep peace, like what you’d find in a hidden valley of clover and wildflowers on a gently sunny day.  She wants equanimity.  Contentment.  She wants to stretch out and savor the delights of this world.  She enjoys the sensuous experience of having a body.  This is a comfortable Venus.  She rules Taurus.  She’s at home here.

I like things calm, steady and safe

Yet underneath sometimes, there’s this anxiety.  It could all be snatched away at any minute.  If scarcity gets the upper hand, your Venus can become a little greedy or possessive. Sometimes contentment can lead to immobility and your Venus can get trapped.  Like a sun sign Taurus, she’s generally more comfortable with what already is, than she is with instigating change.

People with Venus-in-Taurus weren’t particularly interested in answering my questionnaire.  In fact, the two signs that I heard from the least were Venus in Taurus and Venus in Libra, the very signs that Venus rules.

What does this mean?  Perhaps it’s explained by the three signs I heard from the most–Aries, Scorpio and Virgo, who are (not coincidentally) the three signs in which Venus is in detriment and fall.  Astrology books usually have nothing but wonderful things to say about Venus in Taurus and Libra, so maybe your Venus-in-Taurus brothers and sisters just have nothing to complain about.

It’s not always wine and roses

Except, there were a few…

I don’t feel like the “very sexual woman” one of my astrologer friends once informed me that I was.

I haven’t had the long term relationships that are supposed to come with this placement.

How come my Venus hasn’t made me rich?

Astrology doesn’t tell us what will happen to us.  Having Venus in Taurus doesn’t guarantee anything.  Life is a collaboration between divine archetypes, karma, and choices.  There’s the creativity of the gods.  And the creativity of our own free will.  Having a Venus in a particular sign suggests your style of living, loving, and playing.  Knowing your Venus sign helps to validate your inner whispers.  Good astrology helps you to be more confidently who you are.

Having Venus in Taurus won’t guarantee wealth or everlasting love. But it does bless you with a rare and wonderful gift–the capacity to enjoy simple pleasures.   Isn’t that what everyone is chasing after?   Yet you don’t have to run all over the world.  Hiking in the woods, eating good foods, playing, singing, loving, creating—this is how a Venus in Taurus grows her own wealth.  When you let yourself slow down and listen, you can enter the most exquisite relationship with the physical world, a simple abundance that many of the other Venus signs would envy.

 

The raw energies inside your Taurus Venus

When astrology was a sacred practice, it was understood that life itself, our very bodies, were infused with the divine.  The first astrologers knew the Gods as the powerful, vibrant and creative play of emotions running through their world.  The gods appeared as sandstorms, thunder claps, bird song, floods, abundant harvests, calamities, shouts of sorrow and joy.

Gods are immortal which means we can still find them as the ancients did.  Astrology can help.  Signs point us to the raw energies that define each sign–its underlying element and mode.  the element describes the dominant energy your Venus likes to run.  This is her fuel.  The mode describes her preferred speed.  Together they suggest the sensory coordinates to use when dialing in your Venus.

Earth

Taurus is an earth sign.  It’s cool, dense, solid, heavy, abiding.  Go there–use your imagination to make these sensations more vivid. Imagination is the control panel that takes us into the invisible world.  Imagine planting your feet in the soil, cool, rich and welcoming. Earth has a stable, peaceful energy. This is the powerful body of Gaia. Can you sense it?  Is earth fast or slow? Can the wind pick it up and move it?  What’s the mood of earth?   Is it loving?  Is it impatient?   Earth planet voices can sound like this:

I work hard so I can enjoy all the good things in life.

I know how to build and make things grow.

I can muster great strength when I need to–especially when my back is against the wall.

Other people say I have trouble letting go.

I thrive in predictable, organized spaces.

People say I’m immovable.   This works for trees!

Being so grounded, I can forget to use my imagination.

When I’m not being productive, I’m not my best self.

I’m extraordinarily dependable.

Fixed

This is the rhythm section–the bass line in your Venus song.  With fixed signs, the tempo is steady and sure.  Fixed signs are stabilizing, penetrating, immovable.  They have tremendous endurance and are nourished by routines.  Find your Venus in energy that’s predictable, committed, stubborn, resistant to change.

My first answer to anything is usually “no.”

I have enormous energy reserves.

You have no idea how pressured I sometimes feel.

I’ve found that if you wait long enough, most problems solve themselves.

I typically learn the hard way. 

I may hold on too long to what’s not good for me.

I may let go too quickly of something new that might be better. 

You can count on me.  I won’t give up.

 

You can learn even more about your Taurus Goddess in my Venus Unleashed report!  Available here.

 

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About Dana Gerhardt

A popular columnist with The Mountain Astrologer since 1991, Dana Gerhardt is an internationally respected astrologer. She has lectured extensively and written for astrology publications on several continents. Her ongoing passions are the moon and living the intuitive life. Dana worked for many years in the corporate sector, where she observed the undeniable influence of natural cycles. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude from Occidental College in Los Angeles and did graduate work in literature at Columbia University and CSULA. Dana can be contacted by email.

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  1. Ros says

    Nov 17, 2021 at 6:00 am

    Great article. Being a Gemini with a Venus in Taurus I certainly do feel the beautiful difference this Venus placement gives you and doesn’t.

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Astrologers use a variety of house systems, or methods of dividing up the sky into twelve sections. I use the Porphyry house system; another popular house system is Placidus (this is the default on https://astro.com). If the chart I send you looks different from what you are used to seeing, then likely a system other than Porphyry was used. Whole signs, Equal House, Regiomantus, and Campanus are examples of other systems. If you find all of this confusing, do not worry. It is likely not critical to your report.

m  Conjunction:  Like peas in a pod, planets in conjunction tend to come from the same place. They act together, but it’s also hard to tell them apart. This aspect can increase talent, focus, and intensity (“two are better than one”). Or one planet can disappear as the other dominates. Their connection feels so natural, it’s easy to think everyone blends these planetary energies just as you do—but mostly, they don’t!.

p  Sextile:  Planets in sextile are compatible, though without any fireworks. This aspect doesn’t demand your attention. It quietly presents an opportunity. You can join these archetypal forces. Donna Cunningham has called this the “Oh, that!” aspect, because that’s generally what her clients say when she describes their benefits.  To get the most from sextiles you need to actively work them.

q  Square:  Squares are wild and wonderful—but difficult too. The power struggle between these planets was likely defined in your youth, when they were impossibly challenging. People are usually aware of their squares. They force the issues that make you to grow. And that’s their gift. They ensure you learn your lessons. When you rise to the occasion, they bless you with energy, action, and success.

r  Trine:  Michael Munkasey has dubbed this the “goddess aspect” because it’s so lovely. Identifying talents you may have perfected in a previous life, trines can bring you joy. There’s a nice flow of energy between planets in trine. They support and reinforce each another. But without any struggle, you might take them for granted—neither using nor developing their gifts. An unattended trine can sometimes trick you into negative behaviors.

t  Inconjunct/Quincunx:  Your quincunx planets are innately incompatible. Bringing them into harmonious expression requires constant adjustments. This can be stressful, also motivating. You’ve got to keep changing your process, opinions or attitude—which promotes highly creative solutions.

u  Opposition:  They say opposites attract—and planets in opposition are never far from each other, though they’re constantly bickering. You may be triggered into awareness of this aspect by other people who seem to resist or undermine you.  An opposition can make you feel uncertain, insecure, or discontent, until you can accept and see yourself in both energies. Typically people find it easier to identify with one side and project the other onto unsuspecting others in the outer world.

First House: Personality, physical body, beginnings. Includes the Ascendant and rules physical appearance, the image you project to others, your general outlook on life, how you start things; may describe your role in your family system, often guides your first impression of immediate environment.

Second House: Money and personal finances, sense of self-worth and basic values, personal possessions, talents.

Third House: Communication, thoughts, language skills like writing and speaking, early schooling, siblings and neighbors, short trips, coming and going around town.

Fourth House: Your home, psychological foundations and roots, family, parents, domestic life, instinctive behavior, ancestry, your connection with the past, sense of security, domestic life, real estate. conditions at the end of life.

Fifth House: Children, creativity, romance; pleasure, entertainment, self-expression; all forms of “play”, speculation, gambling, and attitude towards taking risks; hobbies, attitude towards romance, lovers as opposed to partners, attitude towards having fun.

Sixth House: Work and job (as opposed to career), daily life, attitude towards service and coworkers, helpfulness, pets, attitude towards routine and organization, how you refine and perfect your skills.

Seventh House: Partnerships, one-to-one relationships, marriage, the first marriage, the “significant other”, business partnerships, competitors, open enemies, lawyers, mediators, counselors, contracts, negotiations, agreements. clients/the public.

Eighth House: Transformations and crisis, your ability to meet and rebound from crisis and change, sexuality; sex, death and rebirth, rituals and personal growth, your partner’s resources, addictions, psychology, other people’s money, taxes, divorce/alimony, inheritance.

Ninth House: Attitude toward expanding horizons, religious beliefs and personal philosophy, higher education, long-distance travel, morals, foreign languages and cultures, personal truths, publishing, commerce, advertising, your sense of adventure.

Tenth House: Career and profession, your contribution to society, social status, public reputation, material success, how you carve out a public identity for yourself; attitude toward authority figures, parents, caregivers, bosses, governments, attitude towards responsibility, desire for achievement.

Eleventh House: Friends, groups, organizations; hopes, wishes, aspirations, personal goals; your philanthropic attitude, concern for the collective, humanity; like tenth, can bring recognition and honors for fulfilling hopes and dreams.

Twelfth House: What’s hidden beneath the surface, karmic dustbin, limiting childhood/past-life messages, self-undoing, hidden enemies, hidden weaknesses, dreams, secret affairs, lost items, hospitals and prisons, hidden strengths, spiritual studies and soul growth.

A  Sun: Our vitality and magnetism; self-identity, ego.
Roles: The Self, the Hero, the Performer, the King.

B  Moon: Intuition, emotion, nurture.
Roles: The Mother, the High Priestess, the Child.

C  Mercury: Mind; physical dexterity and mental agility.
Roles: The Thinker, the Communicator, the Student, the Trickster, the Merchant, the Thief.

D  Venus: Our capacity for pleasure, receptivity, creativity, and social connection. Also indicates our relationships, self esteem, and financial abundance.
Roles: The Lover, the Seductress, the Artist.

E  Mars: Desire, initiative, anger.
Roles: The Protector, the Athlete, the Warrior.

F  Jupiter: Luck, opportunity, expansion, higher learning, religion.
Roles: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Traveler, the Monk, the Professor.

G  Saturn: Hard work, commitment, focus, inadequacy, leadership, suffering, loss.
Roles: The Task Master, the Grim Reaper, the Wise Old Man, the Builder, the Cynic, the Boss.

H  Uranus: Change, breakthroughs, upsets, discoveries.
Roles: The Revolutionary, the Humanitarian, the Visionary, the Snob.

I  Neptune: Imagination, spirituality, idealism, addictions, deception, compassion.
Roles: The Artist, the Romantic, the Guru, the Addict, the Martyr, the Victim.

J  Pluto: Transformation, power, psychological dynamics, helplessness.
Roles: The Terrorist, the Detective, the Psychotherapist, the Dictator, shady people.

a  Aries: Pioneering, competitive, selfish, impatient, courageous, reckless, independent, dynamic, domineering, “Me first!”

b  Taurus: Patient, stable, lazy, dependable, practical, sensual, stubborn, artistic, possessive, greedy, gentle, loyal.

c  Gemini: Intelligent, curious, adaptable, quick-witted, restless, clever, scatterbrained, lacking follow-through.

d  Cancer: Nourishing, intuitive, protective, moody, sensitive, maternal, domestic, childish, cautious, creative.

e  Leo: Proud, dignified, vain, expressive, romantic, generous, childish, overbearing, self-assured, creative.

f  Virgo: Perfection-seeking, practical, methodical, petty, critical, studious, discriminating, cautious, never satisfied.

g  Libra: Charming, sociable, peace-loving, refined, diplomatic, artistic, indecisive, apathetic, easily deterred.

h  Scorpio: Passionate, secretive, penetrating, resourceful, suspicious, manipulative, jealous, sarcastic, intolerant, determined, aware.

i  Sagittarius: Freedom-loving, philosophical, optimistic, enthusiastic, careless, impatient, talkative, a know-it-all, broadminded, athletic, honest.

j  Capricorn: Serious, responsible, practical, hardworking, stubborn, brooding, inhibited, status-conscious, domineering, unforgiving.

k  Aquarius: Progressive, individualistic, unpredictable, cold, intellectual, artistic, eccentric, shy, impersonal, scientific.

l  Pisces: Compassionate, intuitive, ungrounded, romantic, impractical, self-sacrificing, seductive, musical, artistic.