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TAURUS
Earth - a dense, solid, and firm element - is the element symbolizing the attributes of Taurus. It is linked to Taurus by the position of this sign within the zodiacal cycle.
Among the triplicity of earth signs, the fixed earth of Taurus is situated between the cardinal earth of Capricorn (the primordial earth; the cold ground where seeds are con-cealed) and the mutable earth of Virgo (the final form: the dry ground, when grain must be harvested).
Emotions form slowly and then take root within fixed earth (the ground is "being prepared"):the Bull facilitates the process.
A Taurus has a friendly voice and a benevolent expression.
There is the rich,bountiful and moist earthof springtime.
The earth is in a fully productive state, and it provides its greatest yield at the peak of the cycle.
The actions of a Taurus are oriented toward productivity: he makes commitments when he is convinced that his efforts can bring results.
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Venus, the goddess of the Morning and the Evening, who illuminates the path to the stars, is represented by various deities in mythology. There is Venus-Aphrodite, goddess of Love and Beauty, who governs Libra. There is also Venus-Astarte, the Phoenician fertility goddess, who rules Taurus. In Assyria, she was known as Ishtar, and in Greece, she became Cybele or Demeter, the Mother Goddess. The qualities evoked by the Cybele and Demeter archetypes are more understandable to us, because they are derived from Greek civilization.
The cult of Cybele, the principal Phyrigian deity, spread to Greece, where she represented the incarnation of Rhea, mother of the gods and the Earth god-dess. Cybele was wo ' rshipped as "the Great Mother," the magna mater deum.
The vigor and strength of a Taurus seem to be unlimited and could be com-pared to primordial energy, emanating from the depths of the Earth. A Taurus identifies himself with natural energy.
At a certain point, Cybele resolved to be eternally loyal to the young and handsome Attis.
A Taurus has a steadfast tempera-ment, and, when he falls in love, he is seeking lifelong ties.
She made him the guardian of her temple.
Affection is accompanied by com-plete confidence.
A Taurus is deeply possessive. Fear-ing a loss of loyalty, he may be impelled to dominate others.
Cybele imposed her terms upon Attis; she demanded that he remain a virgin
When Attis fell in love with a nymph, Cybele angrily drove him insane
A Taurus is jealous when he discovers deception. He may seek awe-inspiring forms of revenge.
After long periods of stress and hard work, a Taurus feels a need to draw new strength from the elementary forces of life. Then his desires come to the fore with all their instinctive power.
Like Cybele, Venus-Astarte was wor-shipped by an orgiastic cult.
Demeter, a goddess of profound mysteries, rounds out the taurine psychological profile: she only lost her cheerful demeanor when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped by Pluto.
Usually cheerful and easygoing, a Taurus may become despondent if he is deprived of his possessions.
Demeter searched tirelessly for her daughter for nine days and nine nights
A Taurus stubbornly pursues his efforts until he attains his goals.
Having learnedthat Zeus, conniving with Pluto, had lied to her, Demeter caused plants to stop growing; the Earth became barren, and mankind was in great peril.
Inaccordance with his principles, a Taurus is honest and cannot tolerate failure to fulfill obligations: his anger can be violent.
Demeter's tenacity led to adoption of a compromise: Persephone would spend three months of each year with Pluto in the nether world and nine months on earth with her mother. In return, Demeter withdrew her curse.
VAs a pragmatic person, a Taurus is mainly interested in effectiveness: he cares less for perfect solutions than for tangible results
A Taurus seeks to harvest what he has sown previously; he does not leave anything to chance.
Upon returning to Olympus, Demeter gave a sheaf of wheat to Triptolemeus, so that he could teach men how to grow crops.
Love and work are derived from the same source in a Taurus.
A Ctadmus'wedding,,Demeter fell in love with lason, and made love to him in public, in a field which had been tilled three times.