by Sandy Johnson

Taurus is the second sign of the zodiac, and it is all about reward. Unlike the Aries individual who loves the game, Taurus loves the rewards of the game.  And that is a very interesting concept.  The Taurus person loves hard work, and doing that work to achieve their goals. They love the idea of achieving all that comes with the hard work they put in. Whatever the project may be, family, career, school anyone of these.  The satisfaction that they feel from all of their hard work transfers into the physical pleasures and the material goods that they receive from this. The new house, the nicest car, the best schools for their children, gourmet food, fine wines and the list goes on. Only the best for the Taurus individual and their families, they are very into the idea and concept of the family unit and will do anything to make and keep them secure and keep them that way.  There is no doubt that they love he good life and all that comes with it. Taurus is a fixed earth sign, so their feet are very firmly planted in the ground. So they can often be very determined, bull-headed and stubborn. In some instances this can be a good trait, but that is not always the case. Sometimes these traits can also work against them, but as it is with all of the signs of the zodiac, it is a personal choice if you decide to go with the higher or lower energy of your sign at birth. If you choose the lower energy, daily life will be difficult and if you choose the higher energy, you are on your way to a more positive and peaceful life.
The Sun is in Taurus from April 21^st to May 22^nd.   Taurus represents “the freshly plowed earth of springtime, ready for the seed”.  And the keyword for this sign is “I have”. Taurus rules the throat in the physical body and also the cerebellum. Venus is the ruling planet for the sign of Taurus, so the individual will naturally have many of the traits associated with this planet. Venus has always been considered to be “the Goddess of Love”. When you are dealing with the planet Venus, you are only dealing with love and romance, but you are also dealing with  those things and traits that make up beauty. That could mean that the Venus individual loves and appreciates beauty in every sense of the word. The Venus person will love the arts, entertainment and fashion. For example they could get totally hypnotized by a beautiful sunset. Often the Venus person can be very artistic themselves. They may work with arts and crafts, or be a fashion consultant. You will find that the Venus individual likes to work in a career that beautifies their surroundings and everyone else. These are very positive traits to have and they take them to the limit.

FAMOUS TAURUS FEMALES:

Luann Hughes, Tina Fey, Janet Jackson, Adele, Akua Dansua, Catherine The Great, Calamity Jane, Cher, Grace Jones, Tori Spelling, Queen Elizabeth II, Katherine Jackson, Rita Coolidge, Kandi Burruss, Cate Blanchett, Coretta Scott King, Ann Margrat, Kristen Dunst, Sommore, Uma Thurman and Barbra Streisand.

FAMOUS TAURUS MALES:

Ray Lewis, George Clooney, Dawyne The Rock Johnson, Al Pacino, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, David Beckham, David Icke, Chris Brown, George Lucas, Vick Rames, Jay Leno, Darius Rucker, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Daniel Day Lewis, Bobby Darin, Dennis Hopper, George Carlin and Jack Nicholson.

  TAURUS/VENUS 

TAURUS:
Hello Taurus, and welcome to the month of May. This ought to be a very frustrating month for you in some areas. The main reasons for this, is that transiting Mercury is in a retrograde motion.  When this aspect is happening, the best thing for you to do is sit back and sort your life out, file papers, get things in order, set goals you can act on when it goes direct on May 22^nd. If you do this you will find out that you have used your time and energy in a most positive way. Financially, this will be a fairly easy month, not much up and downs. In the area of love and romance, just relax and enjoy yourself.

GEMINI:
Hello Gemini, and welcome to the month of May. This will be an interesting month for you. Although it may start a bit rough for you, in the end the month of May will be a good, positive month for you. For the first two weeks of May, transiting Mercury will be in a retrograde motion. When this aspect happens, it will often cause delays and disruptions in your life that you don’t usually experience. You will find by mid-month that the heaviness has lifted and you will be able to do things with more ease. Financially, this will actually be a positive month for you. In the area of love and romance, enjoy the one you are with.

CANCER:
Hello Cancer, and welcome to the month of May. This will be a very challenging month for you. You will be met with more obstacles than you would like. Some of this has to do with the transiting retrograde Mercury in Capricorn, opposing your Sun sign. This will last for the first two weeks of the month, so hold on and takes things slowly. The best thing for you to do during this time is to make your future plans, but don’t act on them until the 18^th on the month. Then it will be smooth sailing. Financially, there will not be any major changes. And in the area of love and romance, you may meet someone new.

LEO:
Hello Leo, and welcome to the month of May.   This month will actually be fairly smooth going for you. So take the time to enjoy it and “go with the flow”. That ought not to be so difficult for you to do as right now you are getting a lot of help from the Universe. The first two weeks of the month may be a bit more challenging because of the transiting Mercury in a retrograde motion. But as I said, it will still be a good month for you. Financially, it is important for you to keeping your spending to a minimum, just to be cautious. In the area of love and romance, look forward to some surprises.

VIRGO:
Hello Virgo, and welcome to the month of May. This will be a very interesting month for you.  It is important that you are very aware of your surroundings, as there will be some major, sudden changes taking place in your life. These will be life-changing issues for you, so keep your head about you.  The first two weeks will be the roughest for you, as transiting Mercury will be in a retrograde motion till the 22^nd. Financially, this month is a month where you ought not to overspend. In the area of love and romance, love the one you are with.

LIBRA:
Hello Libra, and welcome to the month of May.  This month will be a fairly good month for you. The first two weeks of the month you will be met with some challenges, but it is not anything that you can’t handle.  Once you get through the transiting retrograde Mercury, you will be “good to go”. So have some patience and take everything “one day at a time” and you will see positive results. Financially, this will be a very good month for you, so enjoy it. In the area of love and romance, you have your mind on other things, so just relax.

SCORPIO:
Hello Scorpio, and welcome to the month of May. This could very well be a rather challenging month for you as there are many projects and issues that you must keep in order  I know it sounds like a “tall order’ but you can do it better than anyone else can. During the first two weeks of May, transiting Mercury will be on a retrograde motion until the 22^nd. So this means that you must take your time with things and not make any major decisions, if possible until after the 22^nd. Financially, this month will be positive for you. In the area of love and romance you may be pleasantly surprised at what happens.

SAGITTARIUS:
Hello Sagittarius, and welcome to the month of May. This will be a month and time where you must pull upon all the strength you have. Because of the transiting Mercury going in a retrograde motion until the 22^nd you will be met with many new challenges that you would rather not want to deal with, but deal with them you must. So “hang in there” and call upon all of the “inner strength” you have. Let’s face it; you know you can do it. Financially, this will be a very positive month for you, so not to worry. In the area of love and romance, there will be a new person entering your life from past, so hang on and enjoy.

CAPRICORN:
Hello Capricorn, and welcome to the month of May. This month will be a very positive and good month for you.  You are in a position to put many of your issues, that being work and personal matters into order. This is the best time for you to be doing this, especially because of the transiting retrograde Mercury until the 22^nd of the month.  You will be able to have a better sense of what direction you want to take with all of these issues, and it will turn out very positive for you. Financially, this will be a very positive time for you. In the area of love and romance you will be very pleasantly surprised.

AQUARIUS:
Hello Aquarius, and welcome to the month of May. This will be a month that will be very important to you and where you are going with your future. It is important that you spend the first two weeks of the month getting your entire house in order. This includes both your career and personal life. It is important for you to do this during this time because transiting Mercury will be in a retrograde motion until the 22^nd. During this period is the best time to get everything in order on act on it after the 22^nd. Financially, this will be a very positive month for you. And in the area of love and romance, don’t make any major changes.

PISCES:
Hello Pisces, and welcome to the month of May. This month will be a very challenging month for you.  You will have to act on decisions and projects that you have put on hold for sometime. Not to worry, this actually the best time for you to put your ideas and projects into motion. The best time to do this will be after the 22^nd, when transiting Mercury goes out of retrograde motion. The time before that date is to be spent getting what you to do in order, and then act on it. Financially, you will not have any major changes. In the area of love and romance, love the one you are with.

ARIES:
Hello Aries, and welcome to the month of May.  This will be a month of many changes for you, some of them will be more positive than others.  You have wanted to reevaluate your career and your living situation for some time.  Well this is the month to put it down on paper, make your plans and then act on it after the 22^nd of the month. Because before it would be foolish to take any major action, as transiting Mercury is in a retrograde motion and this is not good time to start things. Financially, continue what you are doing with your monies. In the area of love and romance, don’t make any major changes.

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