Slow and steady wins the race. The Sun in Taurus illuminates our values, material or financial conditions and the things that bring us personal pleasure. We get to see clearly what matters this month and the work required to support our values and tastes in the pressures of modern society. This is a great time to start getting the most out of life and experiencing enjoyment in the little things. Savor and enjoy the material aspect of life. Saturn in Aquarius squaring the sign of Taurus puts limitations on what you can enjoy. But you just have to operate within the boundaries of Saturn, then the boarders expand.
Art matters. Beauty matters. Love matters. Finding comfort in the material forms through pleasing scenery, nice clothing or delicious food is an important piece of the human experience.
Sun, Mercury, Venus & Uranus Conjunct – The Taurus Stellium
There is a strong conversion to be had with yourself when it comes to values. What do you really want? If you want to change the system or fight for some utopian future, it might be best to reconsider. Go travel, have drinks, try to have good friendships, work on a skill (Mercury) of passion (Venus) or find a new way to Try something new, exciting and different. Learn new things that will help you support yourself: gardening or agricultural skills, self-defense skills or something along these lines.
Mercury, which rules over mercantilism, management and communication, sits with a good friend, Venus. She is in her home sign, comfortable and able to enjoy life. Uranus is about revolutionizing something, doing it outside of the boundaries (Saturnian) of the system. Sun, obviously, is about authority, illumination and inspiration. If you feel inspired to buy something new, a nice watch or an article of clothing, do it. I’m not very materialistic, but I’ve been buying a few things here and there (and doing road trips). Spiritual people can often view materials and money as dirty. But it is merely a part of God’s creative manifestation. There are times for restraint and times for indulgence. Now is the latter.
No matter how difficult finances might be, find little things to enjoy and take pleasure in. Taurus is all about one’s sensual appetites and enjoying what we have around us. As a personal anecdote (being a Greek citizen) in Greece, virtually everybody is poor. Because there are no economic opportunities and corruption is pretty rampant, people relax. There’s nothing to be done. So, they drink wine, walk in nature, dance to music on the radio, garden, cook and have excessively loud conversions political debates with one another. Life can still be fulfilling. Sun in Taurus is about finding fulfillment or inspiration through the material-side of life. But when it’s with Uranus, it’s about doing it in a revolutionary way with others.
Don’t Get Sucked into the Mob Mentality. Do the Brave Thing. Be an Individual.
People are akin to cattle or sheep. They do not value freedom. They value safety at all costs. The safest place in the world, I’m sure, is a padded cage. But it isn’t a life worth living if all you do is play it safe. Don’t plod along with the heard of cattle. They are headed into a metaphorical slaughterhouse. They are being corralled (Saturn in the scientific sign of Aquarius Square Taurus Stellium) into a box for the sake of safety and public good (Aquarius bears water for all of humanity).
The dumbed-down masses are being taken advantage of by pretty sinister (deeply unconscious) institutions. The masses are kept ignorant by mainstream news networks that are owned and operated by billion-dollar corporations. You never hear any criticism against the current state of international capitalism on CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC or any other channel. Why? It’s because the corporations have a good thing going on and don’t plan to stop anytime soon. The boys on Wall Street are having the time of their lives at the expense of Main Street.
Corporations rule the world, but they do so clandestinely, maintaining the thin veneer of a democratic republic and a free or fair society. They’ve managed to bribe (buy off) the US government and court system. They continue to rule unchallenged. The right-wing and left-wing divide is an illusion to keep people distracted by theatrics. Meanwhile, the billionaires laugh on their private islands watching the show, not a care in the world. They should care, though — were they were not blinded by materialism and greed (Taurus in negative polarity).
Saturn rules time, anxiety, fear and the masses. Time is the one things that seems to be running thin. The Earth is being depleted of natural resources by unbridled and unregulated global capitalism. America is an oligarchy ruled by the rich and marketed to desperate Third-World citizens as a “promised land.” The American Dream died long ago. The middle class is disappearing quickly and the poor are growing in number; the rich are garnering more and more money — business as usual. But it’s all quite unsustainable.
What am I really getting at here with this lengthy and seemingly unrelated tangent?
Enjoy your life now — right now.
Personal freedom, human dignity, beauty and autonomy are disappearing quickly. As technology progresses, there must be less freedom for the system to function properly. Knowing that things might not get better in the future — in fact, a dystopian world seems to linger on humanity’s horizon — you must act to make things better today. Get as much off of your bucket list as you can. I know I am. Taurus is about self-sufficiency, sustenance and material pleasure. Find a way to do all three. Find comfort and enjoyment in little things, if you find yourself with little. at the moment
While Venus is in strength, ruling the Sun (the entire kingdom of the coming month), as well as Uranus (collectives) and Mercury (management and communication), it is a good time to communicate your individual needs and wants to others clearly and openly. Make it known what you want and what you won’t settle for. Venus being powerful means that we should put ourselves in the most comfortable place possible, unify and join with something that bears personal meaning. Venus makes connections, which is the opposite nature of Mars: to cut and separate.
Saturn in Aquarius Square Taurus Stellium for Each Ascendant: Where to work out karma around security and support
Aries: 2nd and 11th house – between your values/finances and your network opportunities
The newfound pressures that are coming in through your social circle. It might involve your ability to garner more of an income that’s in alignment with your taste is in conflict with your need to enjoy and indulge in the things you own at this time. You’ll have to work through how much you time and energy you plan to spend on.
Taurus: 1st and 10th house – between your identity and your career
You might want to completely renovate your identity and look. It might be a good time to consider if the authority figures at your job/career are hindering your ability to expressively share your values and find security through your own individual path. If you’re working too much, you can’t find time to put into enjoying the finer things.
Gemini: 9th and 12th house – between your progressive ideals and unconscious mental patterns
Saturn in the 9th is asking you to work on limiting beliefs and the sacrifices you’re making on your path through life. You might feel unable to relax or find rest from the business of the world. Unconscious mental patterns of materialism and indulgence might be interfering with your path at the moment, keeping you stuck in a space that you don’t wish to be.
Cancer: 11th and 8th house – between your friendships and your intimate relationships
You might be considering new opportunities for greater financial gains and an expanded network circle. It’s a good time to mingle with friends and enjoy group-based work. But there might be some issues to work through regarding control and power, intervening with material fulfillments of the great desire house in Taurus.
Leo: 10th and 7th house – between your public image/career and relationships
There could be some conflicts between relationships and your career. The demands and sacrifices that need to be made with others might stop you from fully engaging in These are active houses, and that means you might be called to finish or put to rest some karma related to how you engage with other people both at work, in the form of your bosses, and in general.
Virgo: 9th and 6th house – between your beliefs and ideals and your duties
A fixed square between an idealistic and inspired house and an earthy supportive house shows that you really want to get out and travel, to follow a pragmatic and inspiration, yet you are inundated with daily obstacles, routines, health issues or debts preventing you from doing so. With great care and discipline, working through these obstacles can free you up to adventure out in the world more and broaden your horizons.
Libra: 8th and 5th house – between your psychological insecurities and your romantic relationships
You might want to get involved in something intimate and focus on any joint resources and assets you might have. These things will be in conflict with your desire to get serious about your passions and hobbies. It is hard to find the fun and joy in life when there is so much pressure or duty involved in it. But it’s still possible.
Scorpio: 4th and 7th house – between your inner-security and your relationships
There is a conflict between your roots, emotional core and heart, and your sense of connectivity with other people, be they platonic or romantic. You may really want to find security and bind together with another person at this time, but if your emotional foundation is cold, distant and difficult to access, it can be hard to get fulfillment from someone else, no matter who it is. Once you work out your emotional stagnation, relationships can garner more of a solid and real fulfillment.
Sagittarius: 3rd and 6th house – between your mind and your health/day job
You’re working on your skills and developing yourself at the moment. But are you getting too burnt out? Is it getting in the way of your health? Perhaps too many chocolates or sweets are keeping you from accessing all of the third house qualities: agility, adeptness and assertiveness. This fixed square conflict is all about bringing into harmony (through hard work) the daily routines and duties with how you assert yourself (cold scientific calculation is the best way to go about it).
Capricorn: 2nd and 5th house – between your finances and indulgent passions
Can you afford to do what you love? The pressure to support your existence is in conflict with your desire to live it in lavish style. Find a healthy medium. There might be a conflict between your values and what you experience romantically or recreationally.
Aquarius: 1st and 4th house – between you and your home life
There is a conflict between who you are and the responsibilities that have been set on your path and where you put your roots down, rest your head and call home. Don’t restrict yourself from enjoying what you do have at your disposal and relaxing in the pleasures of home life at this time.
Pisces: 12th and 3rd house – between unconscious blocks and activities
There is a ton of work behind the scenes that has been going on of late. You’re working on clearing out the junk in your life on all levels, especially the plane of thought and ideas. This unconscious rumbling about can interfere with your self-expression. It’s a great time to write and create artistic works that you value.
