Taurus
Apr 20 – May 20
Moves slowly, arrives anyway, and does not leave.
- Element
- earth
- Modality
- fixed
- Polarity
- yin · receptive
- Ruler
- venus
Taurus is fixed earth, which is a technical way of saying it does not budge. This is the sign most likely to still be doing the thing it decided to do nine years ago, and to be very good at it by now. It is unglamorous and it is extremely effective, and it is also why arguing with a Taurus feels like arguing with weather.
In love, Taurus is steady in a way that is easy to undervalue until you have had the alternative. It shows up. It remembers. It builds something physical and comfortable and shares it. The cost is that Taurus resists change even when the change is obviously good, and it can hold a grudge for a length of time that other signs find genuinely alarming.
Strengths
- Loyal
- Patient
- Actually finishes things
- Makes life comfortable
Friction
- Stubborn
- Slow to forgive
- Resists change
- Possessive
At their best
The person you can build a life on, because they will still be there.
The shadow
Confuses refusing to move with having principles.
Taurus pairs best with
The hardest is Aquarius, at 40 — which is not a bad relationship. It is a demanding one.