This Taurus season we will likely feel called to slow down and tend to our gardens. During Aries season we hopefully planted seeds socially, emotionally, and politically, so that Taurus season can teach us to maintain our capacity for care. Taurus is ruled by the planet Venus, which re-entered Aries late last month. This fiery, impulsive, perhaps even combative transit will be balanced by Mercury’s entry into grounded Taurus on the 10th. Mercury is a planet of intellect and strategy, and Taurus’ influence here will have us looking before we leap (if we choose to leap at all). A few days later on the 12th we will witness the full moon in Taurus’ sister sign Scorpio, which will likely catalyze explorations of our subconscious beliefs and behaviors. Scorpio’s ruling planet Pluto will have begun its retrograde through fellow fixed sign Aquarius on the 4th, and these combined influences could mark deep transformations in our attitudes around obligations to our fellow man. Jupiter, planet of expansion and luck, has been transiting playful yet volatile Gemini for almost a year, and will square the north node in Pisces and the south node in Virgo on the 19th, shortly before the sun enters Gemini on the 20th. It is likely that everyone, but particularly the mutable signs—Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces—will experience fated events on these days that are karmically high risk, high reward. The month will close with Saturn leaving Pisces and entering Aries on the 24th, ushering in a new, more aggressive approach to our responsibilities, limitations, and expectations. In addition, the new moon in Gemini on the 26th will provide opportunities for reflection and play, and perhaps awaken some of our most creative and effective responses to ongoing global meltdown.
ARIES
You might feel a bit muted this month, but this could come as a relief after a very demanding Aries season. The sun’s transit through your 2nd house of personal wealth and stability merits some time for reason and rest, even if Venus’ recent re-entry into your sign is still stirring the more savage and indulgent aspects of your personality. Saturn’s movement into your sign and 1st house on the 24th will start a three-year transit of locking in spiritually, financially, and emotionally. Use this month to fortify your foundations.
TAURUS
Happy You season, Taurus! The sun and Mercury’s movement into your sign this month will signal a new dawn. Mercury will enter your sign on the 10th, followed by the full moon in your sister sign Scorpio on the 12th. This full moon will illuminate your 7th house, shedding light on patterns in your intimate relationships. Your ruling planet Venus will be continuing its transit through assertive Aries this month, and conflict could arise as a result, specifically on or around the full moon. Ground yourself in the self-knowledge you have gained over the last year, and don’t be afraid to use those gorgeous horns when you need to.
GEMINI
Your spirits might feel a little low this month, and you might find yourself retreating inward to establish stronger connections to your intuition and emotions. The sun will be transiting your 12th house, a place of karma, mystery, and cycle-breaking. This transit, in conjunction with your ruling planet Mercury’s movement into fixed and grounded Taurus on the 10th, could mean newfound acceptance (or resignation, depending on your outlook). If there are cycles from the previous year that you wish to leave in the past, do so before the sun enters your sign on the 20th. The new moon in your sign on the 26th will feel self and life-affirming, and it will begin an enriching new cycle around the sun.
CANCER
The limits of your compassion often know no bounds, but this can cause you to cave in on yourself. Taurus’ unflinchingly strong boundaries and capacity for self-care will be assets to you this month. The sun will be transiting your 11th house of community and collective aspiration, and you will be called to show up not with your big, bleeding heart but with the calm, collected energy of a person who has seen it all and wants to be available in healthy, practical ways. You’re just unwilling to set yourself on fire to keep others warm.
LEO
Your fellow fixed sign Taurus has rulership of your 10th house, and the sun’s transit through it this month will ask you to focus on your success, public image, and integrity. You might find yourself launching a new work project or getting real about your finances. The full moon in Scorpio on the 12th will occupy your 4th house of home and family, so perhaps be extra soft with yourself and loved ones on and around this day. Saturn’s movement into fellow fire sign Aries on the 24th will set the stage for you to achieve great things—but only if you’ve done the foundational work.
VIRGO
Your earthy nature is likely to thrive this Taurus season, after what was probably a life-altering transit of the sun through your 8th house last month. Whatever lessons you learned were probably hard won, and if you have been able to keep your spirits up and gain the necessary wisdom, this month could be one the most fruitful times of this year for you. Your ruling planet Mercury will join the sun in Taurus starting on the 10th, and this transit will work to reassure you that you have every right to explore, change, and grow at your own pace.
LIBRA
Unfortunately, the time has come for the sun’s yearly transit through your 8th house. These are difficult for every sign, but are perhaps the most disagreeable to your insistent dedication to beauty and justice in a world fraught with violence and inequality. This house is associated with sex, death, and money, in a way that can be sexy in personal ways but terrifying in the world at large. You will need to embrace Taurus’ stabilizing and grounding influence this month—spend some time in nature, read a book or two, and look after your body.
SCORPIO
Taurus and Scorpio are sister signs, and like any sisters, there’s a lot to unpack there. The 7th house is associated with friendships, partnerships, and romance, and the sun’s transit through yours this month will signal opportunities to approach these aspects of your life with Taurus’ steadfast and boundary-loving influence. You might think that you are the most self-protective sign in the zodiac (thus the scorpion), but it is often the case that your watery nature can slip through the cracks of even the tightest fortifications. Let your sister teach you a thing or two about self-love, and perhaps your walls will become less necessary.
SAGITTARIUS
As you approach the halfway point of your solar year, Taurus season is here to ask you to take stock of what you have achieved personally in the last six months, and how you wish to start making that growth available to your community and the world. The sun’s transit through your 6th house will encourage healthy eating and nervous system regulation, because the second half of the year will likely be very demanding of you. Perhaps try to establish some routines that will be of use in the times to come.
CAPRICORN
Your ambitions are likely a cornerstone of your identity, and this month it will be time to embrace and share all that you have to give to the world. The sun’s transit through your 5th house is associated with public visibility and creative output, and you might find yourself more outgoing and available to others. In addition, your ruling planet Saturn has been transiting Pisces for the better part of three years, and will now enter your fierce fellow cardinal sign Aries. This transit could bring hardship, but you will likely be much quicker to respond and overcome under Aries’ fiery influence.
AQUARIUS
As you may recall, Pluto entered your sign earlier this year, bringing about a new era of deep transformation and introspection. Pluto will begin its first retrograde through your sign starting on the 4th, while the sun transits your 4th house of family, foundation, and emotional security. You can anticipate past pains coming up from the depths of your being, and asking to be transmuted into lessons that help you heal and grow. The sun’s movement into fellow air sign Gemini on the 20th will bring play and creativity, which will be much more enjoyable if you are not busy suppressing unprocessed emotions.
PISCES
Taurus’ energy wants to witness and support your curious side this month. This sign’s rulership of your 3rd house indicates that your intellectual pursuits provide you with a sense of control, or if nothing else, a solid foundation on which to build social relationships and new friendships. You might spend a lot of the month reading, chatting, and exploring new ideas. The full moon in your fellow water sign Scorpio on the 12th could offer opportunities to make the most of these learning opportunities.
illustrations by Anneliese DePano
