Venus resides at home in Taurus from March 17 – April 11

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Venus now moves from cardinal fire Aries into fixed earth Taurus. Venus draws us closer to the Divine Feminine: romance, beauty, pleasure, happiness and fine art. As she moves from sign to sign, changes take place in the heart. Venus concerns attraction: what vibes are you exuding and what attracts you? If Venus in Aries was like sitting atop Mount Everest for the first sunrise of the year, Venus in Taurus is like building a house with the one you love. After the rebirth, we’re ready to settle in and take stock of what we have. Venus rules both Taurus and cardinal air Libra. In astrology, we say that she is returning “home” now. Planets at home are auspicious placements.

For the last month or so…

Venus in Aries was as sexy as it was combative. This transit gave us the much-needed opportunity to start fresh in our relationships, but hitting the reset button comes with its own set of difficulties. Tact was elusive with this placement. Aries energy can be aggressive, reckless and stubborn when imbalanced. I observed in myself that anger and impatience bubbled up more quickly than usual. As Aries is the first sign in the zodiac realm, it is often analogized with birth/early childhood. In the same way that young children move through the world with equal parts fearlessness and naïveté, the ram bursts and leaps without regard for anything much outside the Self. Fire energy spreads rapidly in all directions, just like the boundless enthusiasm and optimism of a child. I like to visualize Venus in Aries as young lovers running and stumbling, yet still laughing - a colorful relationship full of blunders, bruises, lessons learned and plenty of hot love. Venus in Aries was candid, straightforward and unapologetically raw. What to expect now as the Goddess of Love returns home to her bull pen?

Body meets world

The move now is from a ravenous heart to an indulgent one. Venus in Taurus is obstinate, lavish, materialistic and yet deeply familiar. Taurus lives in the body’s weight, pressed and wrapped in the warm folds of your very own bed; in the fullness of the stomach after a huge, delicious meal; in the profound peace found in a mug of tea on a cold night; in the caress of the wind and grit of the sand beneath you on the beach; in the pleasure derived from the simple tools and comforts of life: pillows, chocolate bars, fuzzy sweaters, baked goods, a finely carved bowl, a framed painting. Venus in Taurus is sensual and tactile. We ardently crave physical contact with others now. The bull thrives on all things sweet, savory, soft, luscious, melodious and aromatic. Taurus is also associated with childhood - in particular, the period in which we feel out our surrounding environment. Just as children attempt to willfully deny those details of external reality which challenge their dream-like conception of the world, the bull is notorious for digging in her hooves and shaking her horns: no! I do not accept! The karmic purpose behind incarnation as a bull is to learn the ultimate unimportance of the material world. Although it can be delightfully cozy and nurturing, this terrestrial scape we see all around is only one tiny sliver in an infinite spectrum of spacetime dimensions. Having said that - let’s take a deep breath, relax and enjoy the abundance of the Universe. This is what Venus asks of us now.

The axis of sensuality

You may recall that Venus transited the bull’s opposite sign (Scorpio) at the end of October 2014. Themes that surface now are a reflection of our progress since then. Taurus and Scorpio are both incredibly passionate and sexual. Venus in Scorpio was powerful and transformative in a rather dark, intense way; Venus in Taurus lacks the emotional crisis element found in Scorpio. Taurus is master of all that can be reached by the senses while Scorpio wishes to know what lies beyond: all that is hidden, intangible, metaphysical. Venus in Taurus keeps life simple. I am often reminded of the time one of my Taurus friends told me that she doesn’t “like to think about outer space.” This little tidbit reveals much about the bull’s insistence on stability and consistency. The infinitude of the Universe challenges the apparent order of the bull’s little pen in the sunshine. Both the bull and the scorpion get hung up on issues of control: Taurus needs control over the physical environment, Scorpio over the natural power dynamics found in a given relationship. As a Taurus, I can attest that it is a constant struggle to overcome the ferocity of lust, desire and the apparent “need” for material comforts.

With Venus in Taurus we seek transcendental body-soul connections with our lovers. Of all the signs, Taurus is perhaps the most inclined to confuse love and sex, as these are inextricably bound up in the bull’s psyche. It is practically impossible for Taureans to keep their hands off others - their love is expressed most organically when it is skin-to-skin: warm hands on warm bodies, massaging, nuzzling, holding. Whereas the intensity of the scorpion is piercingly psychic and intuitive, the energy of Taurus is firm and grounded like sun-baked earth in mid-spring: ripe, dappled, honey-like. The bull prefers the sunshine, stretched out like a fat cat on the front porch. Venus in Taurus is calm, agreeable, grounded and practical when balanced. Venus encourages us to consider – do my surroundings, including my relationships, reflect inner harmony? Venus in Taurus is clear, assertive and empathic all at once.

Overcoming laziness and denial

In her natural habitat, Venus enjoys a certain level of bounty and luxury. In Libra, she plays the part of peaceful diplomat, constantly seeking balance and fairness. In Taurus, Venus reclines. Just as we must be vigilant when it comes to the allotment of our land and resources here on Earth, we must be careful now to take only what we need and not allow ourselves to settle into a rut. This is what I often see with aging Taureans: at some point, life gets hard and they just give up. They choose, consciously or not, to remain as they are, a rock lodged upright in the river of evolution. This terrifies me! This is not acceptable. We have an obligation, to ourselves and the rest of the Universe, to continue becoming. Taureans have naturally addictive personalities. In the same way that an addict denies and deceives in order to get a fix, the imbalanced bull glues herself to a reality which supports her endless excuses. The imbalanced Taurus says things like, “I would have liked to…” instead of taking accountability and swallowing the bitter pill called self-awareness. The balanced bull wants to beautify the inner Self and the external world; balanced bulls take extremity and turn it into healthy intimacy. This intimacy can and must extend beyond the fleeting satisfaction of material comforts.

Resisting indulgence

When taken to the extreme, Venus in Taurus may have us spending too much money, lounging around at home or eating lots of rich foods. However, we are eager to share our earthy dedication, affection and devotion. The bull is lush, romantic, majestic, ravishing…! You may find that you feel like treating yourself and others for no particular reason. For the most part, this transit should be smooth and sophisticated, like Valentine’s Day in Paris. We approach our leisure and love life now with ease and amiability. It may be challenging now to resist feelings of self-satisfaction or undue contentment.

Venus in Taurus might have you feeling lethargic, possessive, jealous or especially susceptible to cravings, but I do hope that you can link up with the bull’s singular, unstoppable capacity to sweat and focus. We are uninterested now in small talk, drama or superficial communication. The bull is truly a peaceful creature at heart, despite the fact that she prefers to live life fervently, vehemently, wholeheartedly.

To find out your personal Venus sign, click here. If you are curious about how this transit affects you personally, please contact me for more insight.

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