Sensations of spring
Today Venus came home to Taurus, one of two signs ruled by the planet of love and attraction. She joins Jupiter who is on a year long trip through Taurus's pleasures and possessions. Spring is returning, the sun is warming the earth, and we are re-discovering the sensual pleasures of the warmer weather. We feel the sun stroking our skin, the buzz of life in the soil when we rest our hands on it. The fruit trees are beginning to blossom and everything is in bud.
Venus shows us what we value and what we are attracted to, and in Taurus, this is nature, the beauty of the green earth. This is a sign of sensation, of what we can see and hear, feel and touch, the pleasures of all our senses. Taurus wants to be rooted, to be grounded, which is why Taureans have a reputation for being concerned with material security and with possessions. It's about home, and about our connection to the land. My family and I have been getting out into nature, exploring our local countryside (main attraction for the two year old set: Doggies!). Jupiter in Taurus can symbolise finding meaning and spirituality in nature, the sacred sites where we feel a deep connection to the land, to spirit and to our ancestors. For me, a sacred site doesn't have to be a famous stone circle or a neolithic monument, it simply has to be a place where we connect. The herb garden in the park where I seek sanity in the midst of my day job, the beautiful hawthorn tree which stands in the centre of the park where my daughter plays.
As well as spirituality and religion, Jupiter is the planet of the teacher, and I find myself studying again. As I do so, I'm trying to move away from old habits of book learning and instead to learn from experience, to follow the Taurean way of learning through my senses. As I walk in the woods with my family, I want to learn to identify edible plants, to forage a little. Trying to learn them all is overwhelming, so I'm following the good advice here and practising heart-centred learning. Slow and steady and from the heart, that's the Venus in Taurus way.
Venus shows us what we value and what we are attracted to, and in Taurus, this is nature, the beauty of the green earth. This is a sign of sensation, of what we can see and hear, feel and touch, the pleasures of all our senses. Taurus wants to be rooted, to be grounded, which is why Taureans have a reputation for being concerned with material security and with possessions. It's about home, and about our connection to the land. My family and I have been getting out into nature, exploring our local countryside (main attraction for the two year old set: Doggies!). Jupiter in Taurus can symbolise finding meaning and spirituality in nature, the sacred sites where we feel a deep connection to the land, to spirit and to our ancestors. For me, a sacred site doesn't have to be a famous stone circle or a neolithic monument, it simply has to be a place where we connect. The herb garden in the park where I seek sanity in the midst of my day job, the beautiful hawthorn tree which stands in the centre of the park where my daughter plays.
As well as spirituality and religion, Jupiter is the planet of the teacher, and I find myself studying again. As I do so, I'm trying to move away from old habits of book learning and instead to learn from experience, to follow the Taurean way of learning through my senses. As I walk in the woods with my family, I want to learn to identify edible plants, to forage a little. Trying to learn them all is overwhelming, so I'm following the good advice here and practising heart-centred learning. Slow and steady and from the heart, that's the Venus in Taurus way.