People born with the sun in Taurus
The planet Venus, named for the Roman goddess of love and sensory pleasures, rules the zodiac sign of Taurus. Taurus carries the symbol of the bull, an animal prone to peacefully wandering its pasture, slow to anger, but capable of charging if sufficiently provoked. Taurus is one of the zodiac’s three earth signs (Virgo and Capricorn round out the roster of this element). The stubbornness associated from this second sign of the zodiac derives from the combination of the solid earth element and its fixed modality.
Slow and Steady
Fixed earth accounts for the image of the bull as resistant to change. On the positive side, this can give them great perseverance and the ability to endure through long-term privations. Most of them make them very loyal friends and spouses. They tend to be very reliable, the type of employees bosses can count on and someone whom friends know they can call if something goes wrong. More negatively, Taureans are often perceived as slow and obdurately stubborn. While the notion of them refusing alteration is accurate, when they do make a decision to change themselves the effect can be as dramatic as the earth shifting—think of the life story of Taurean Malcolm X.
Natural Beauty
The rulership of Venus over this sign means most Taureans have a great love of beauty and nature. People born under this sign often have a strong affinity for melody and rhythm, leading them to musical careers in a wide variety of genres. The long list of musical Taureans includes Adele, Stevie Wonder, Enya, Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Orbison, Peter Tchaikovsky, James Brown and Johannes Brahms. They also tend to have physical grace and making them wonderful dancers, like Fred Astaire or choreographer/dancer Martha Graham who once said “The body is a sacred garment,” a very Taurean statement of esteem for the physical world. Their sensitivity to beauty can also make them wonderful poets, like William Shakespeare, Robert Browning and Omar Khayyam. Naturalists John Muir and John J. Audubon both were born with the Sun in Taurus. Some Taureans express their appreciation for nature’s sensory pleasures through gardening and cooking. As they get older, they may have a tendency to put on weight due to their enjoyment of good food.
Money
Other Taureans focus their earthiness towards acquiring wealth. In fact, astrology studies show there are more millionaires with this sun sign than any other sign in the zodiac. Famous Taureans who achieved great wealth through business include Mark Zuckerberg and William Randolph Hearst. Several celebrities known for their financial acumen in handling their earnings, like Barbra Streisand, have this sun sign. Wealthy Taureans often enjoy using their money to acquire art and other objects of beauty. The Taurean interest in money may manifest in different ways, however. Some bulls have a keen interest in the class politics related to finances—Karl Marx and Michael Moore exemplify this trait.
The key phrase for this sign is “I have” and regardless of their income level or politics, security is a key need for most Taureans. A bull deprived of both emotional and financial security will feel unhappy, whereas some signs will perceive this as an exciting opportunity to live life on the edge. Within the context of a secure life, though, Taurus sun sign people can become very philanthropic as well as creative.
Contact us for an astrology reading, to learn what is coming up for Taurus, as well as the rest of the signs of the zodiac. Astrology offers a wonderful tool for self-understanding, as well as a means of learning how to prepare for upcoming changes.
