Slow & Steady

Spring is here! The middle of spring is the time of year in the northern hemisphere when the Sun moves through the sign of Taurus. Taurus is the bull- steady, stubborn, and grounded. As an Earth sign, Taurus is oriented in the material realm. Embodying the energy of Taurus is to feel embodied: awakening the senses. Taking baths, using essential oils, wearing comfortable clothing, eating delicious food are all sensual experiences.

Ruled by Venus, Taurus has a magnetic quality to it. While Aries is assertive, quick-moving and impulsive, Taurus is receptive. Taurus likes to accumulate: things, money, people- anything it finds valuable.

While the Sun moves through Taurus, it is a time to reflect and examine the ways in which you are in relationship with the resources around you: the things you own, how you spend your time and energy, and how you take care of the Earth. Aries rules the head, the cranium, and the mind- and Taurus rules the mandible, the neck and the throat. Taurus is the fixed energy that holds our head in place.

During Taurus season we will have two lunation cycles: a New Moon in Taurus on May 4 and a Full Moon in Scorpio on May 18.

Stay tuned for more on the New and Full Moons as they approach. Until then, sing, eat something nourishing, take a nap, and get into your body!