Sun Enters Western Sidereal Taurus: May 15th to June 16th:
The Meaning:

Life is good when it’s easy predictable and calm. Good to think about all the different ways to understand and describe things. A positive outlook, steady work, good friend’s, good food, good surroundings and interesting things to look foreword to be all that it takes to keep you happy. And when the music is good too, life is close to perfect.

But then the doubts come followed by that awful feeling of indifference and emptiness. Is this the awareness of mortality? It is all you can do to just simply endure going through the empty motions to get from one day to the next until that abominable inner heaviness lifts and the world becomes real and alive once more.

Well liked by most, you find it easy to make your way in the world. People like you, befriend you and will open no end of doors to you; so that the world could easily become your oyster. But you have no ambition as such beyond a desire for security. The only thing that moves you is the love of a thing that gives you well being while you do it. This very lack of cold ambition and the stubborn determination to do only what you love is the foundation of your good character.

Instinctively you are drawn to real estate, organic farming, hotels and restaurants. And you can do any of these well for the money good company and security. But what gives you real satisfaction will involve things like music, interior design, software design, writing or holding a position as a literature or philosophy professor.

You love good conversation and can discuss nearly anything with anyone. A significant part of your charm lies in the fact that you are genuinely interested in what others have to say. And even when you disagree you have a diplomatic way of doing it and a readiness to laugh at yourself which endears you to others no end.

In love you are ardent sensual and extremely indulgent, capable of prolonged ardor you tend to overindulge and become satiated and bored. But then if your partner is a good conversationalist and good cook you will probably settle right in and stay.

Spiritual meaning is important to you and you are capable of holding very deep and complicated thoughts about it. But fundamentally you are a secret fatalist and doubt mans ability to really change his nature. This is the source of your dark episodes.

If you ever have a direct and undeniable experience of the sacred it will throw you into an extremely intense inner turmoil. Your whole existence will be called into question. And you will have no peace until you become enlightened.

TAURUS:
Element: Fixed Earth.
Ruler: Venus + Mercury:
Exaltation: Moon. Dragons Head:
Detriment: Mars.
Fall: Dragons Tail.
Sense: Thinking.
Philosophy: Rationalism.
Archetypal Zodiac: 1st House.
Age of Pisces: 3RD House.

Throughout the ancient world the Bull or Taurus has long symbolized the power of generation, birth and the physical body. During the great age of Taurus, 4099. C.E.-1939 C.E, the Bull was revered as the symbol of the age of Egypt – Babylon – Chaldea, where astrology (as we now know) began.
Hermes – Mercury is called the founder of Egypto-Chaldean-Babylonian civilization. Egyptians understood the divine principle to be threefold:
The Sun – Osiris -spirit
Venus – Isis – soul
Mercury – Horus – body
Horus – Mercury is the child of heaven and the first starhouse or ascendant. Determined as it is by the exact birth time, the first starhouse signifies the birth of the Individual. Birth is entry into the world of Earthly humanity. Mankind throughout all races and cultures is characterized by the universally human faculty of Thought. In the words of a Theosophical text:
“Manu the thinker is born”. [Stanzas of Dzyan.]
The beings, who are existentially manifest in the constellations of Taurus, emanate and focus the animating energy of the physical body or life force).

The first impression is always an expression of the self of the other communicating its Quality as a human being. And many people insist that their first impression is always correct in the end. In fact, it has been determined that human beings come to a decision about each other within the first few minutes of meeting and speaking.

Mercury rules the larynx and the ability to communicate the Quality of one’s Thinking Being. Mars in Aries in the 12th starhouse rules the Power and Force inherent in speech. Venus-Mercury, ruler of the first starhouse and the self’s ability to communicate the Quality of its Thinking, co-ordinates and regulates the power and force of Mars arising as it does out of largely unconscious depths. Indeed, Mercury-Venus co-ordinates and regulates the entire Personality and its Projection. This adds up to the immediate presence of a Self.

It is in the very nature of being a Self in communication with others that human beings Rationalize. We are constantly involved in the process of explaining the world to ourselves, and ourselves to others. We create a constantly shifting network of Rationalizations on a moment-to-moment basis as communicating beings who are all doing the same thing. We call the sum total of all of this Society, in its immediate everyday sense.

Mercury has always been understood to be a neutral planet in that it takes on the ambience of whatever it is most immediately associated with. When Mercury is strong and well aspected in the birth chart, the individual is able, through a high level of ethical communication and co-ordination of the self, to penetrate deeply into the society of others in a creative and constructive manner.

Mercury has always been known as the messenger of the Gods. As co-ruler of Taurus and the larynx, the Mercury sphere holds the key to the inner secrets of Mantra or sacred sound. The spiritual faculty in the throat centre has sixteen fluid Facets, eight of which are active in the average human being. Eight, as is well known, is the number of infinity. When the other eight fluid Facets are activated by spiritual training, the acolyte attains twice infinity and becomes and Initiate.

This is what is meant also by the “Power of Speech”. The one who attains to the “Power of Speech” becomes a “messenger of the Gods” and is able to impart knowledge through speech and Mantra, and, of course, music. The twice born of the Gods ascends into the perfect co-ordination of all three higher states: body / soul / spirit – hence, the founder of ancient Egypt is called Hermes Trismegistos – thrice born Hermes-Mercury – who had attained the capacity to be present in all ages, past, present and future – hence, Hermes Trismegistos.

The Taurus ascending personality is prone to a certain amount of confusion if Mercury is badly placed and Afflicted, because instead of acquiring accurate information about the world, a process of self-serving rationalizing takes over. The result is a constant flitting from one idea to another, motivated by the desire to appear to be well informed and intelligent. Severe afflictions to Mercury by the combination of Mars, the Nodes of the Moon and Saturn, can result in stuttering, or other speech impediments such as a discordant voice or a squeaky voice. Under these circumstances the native may also be a liar.

The instrument which best reflects Mercury in all its states and moods is the piano – the instrument which has no definite fixed character of its own, but emulates the sounds of all other instruments. A positive emphasis of planets in Taurus in a good starhouse with Mercury well placed in good aspect to Saturn will give talent for the piano and a deep appreciation for music in general. Where Taurus is emphasized and Mercury is weak, the native may own a piano, which they are unable to play to any great extent, but still the appreciation for piano music is highly developed.

In a birth chart where Taurus is the actual ascendant and where Mercury is well placed, it reveals itself in the capacity to present a credible and intelligent Personality, to the world.
The natives of this ascendant usually have very handsome faces. Their power of projection and communication gain them many friends and social standing.

The Transcendentalism of Mercury gives the Taurus ascending personality the desire and capacity to rise above collective realty or society, with the result that they are often very creative. Yet, as a rule, they are not otherworldly unless other facets of the chart indicate conscious spirituality.

The enjoyment of life’s fleeting sensuous pleasures is to be noted along with a distinct attraction to luxury. An out-going, adventurous attitude towards the diversity of all social situations and rituals leads to associations with cosmopolitan friends drawn from many cultures and faiths.

The fixed Earth elemental nature of this ascendant gives a determination to accomplish things of lasting worth. They work hard and long once they get started on a project or career which can make an appeal to their sense of aesthetics and self worth. This concern with work is further emphasized by the fact that Venus-Mercury rules both the first and sixth starhouses (see Libra/6th starhouse.)

In short, the ascendant determines the individual’s capacity to dwell in and feel at home in the world as a place and as a society of other individuals. Well-being as a self is determined by the individual’s experience of themselves as one capable of “transcending” the world of others or society, in order to attain a higher quality of life experience. Thinking, in this respect, is the human activity which forever has for its context the state of awareness between the self “with” itself and the self “with” other selves. In this case the planet Venus-Mercury is the Significator of the chart.

Western Sidereal Astrology
Venus Retrograde: Taurus:
Tuesday: May 15: 2012
09:H:34:00:M:AM:EST:
02:H:34:00:M:PM:GMT:
Sun:00:D:Taurus:14:M:
Moon:01:D:Pisces:26:M
Mercury:16:D:Aries:48:M:
Venus:29:D:Taurus:05:M SR
Mars:14:D:Leo:00:M: Direct
Jupiter:28:D:Aries:45:M
Saturn:29:D:Virgo:09:M:R
Ouranus:12:D:Pisces:18:M
Neptune:08:D:Aquarius:07:M
Pluto:14:D:Sag:21:M:R
Moon Node:10:D:Scorpio:12:R
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Moon Full: Libra:
Saturday: May 05 2012
10:H:36:00:M:PM:EST:
Sunday: May 06 2012
03:H:36:00:M:AM:GMT:
Sun:21:D:Aries:06:M:
Moon:21:D:Libra:06:M
Mercury:29:D:Pisces:56:M:
Venus:27:D:Taurus:26:M
Mars:11:D:Leo:28:M: Direct
Jupiter:26:D:Aries:30:M
Saturn:29:D:Virgo:45:M:R
Ouranus:11:D:Pisces:52:M
Neptune:08:D:Aquarius:00:M
Pluto:14:D:Sag:29:M:R
Moon Node:10:D:Scorpio:10:R
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Western Sidereal Astrology
First Quarter Moon: Cancer:
Sunday April 29 2012
Sun:14:D:Aries:34:M:
Moon:14:D:Cancer:34:M
Mercury:19:D:Pisces:41:M:
Venus:24:D:Taurus:31:M
Mars:10:D:Leo:07:M: Direct
Jupiter:24:D:Aries:55:M
Saturn:00:D:Libra:14:M:R
Ouranus:11:D:Pisces:33:M
Neptune:07:D:Aquarius:53:M
Pluto:14:D:Sag:33:M:R
Moon Node:10:D:Scorpio:29:R
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Western Sidereal Aries: April -15th – May -15th:

Being born in Sidereal Aries you are an essentially positive, restless and idealistic character. Always ready to move on to the next thing you display a degree of energy and drive that fills your life with considerable excitement. Your super abundant energy is the envy of your friends and enemies alike. You despise everything common ordinary and mediocre. Life is an opportunity to explore new possibilities to pioneer something new and excel in it.

When young your instincts may encourage you to enter athletics police work or the military. You can easily rise to the top of these or any chosen trade or profession that requires real stamina, drive and determination. You will find the dull routine and boring side of any occupations hard to bear and will in all probability be found bucking the system and trying to change the way things are done, for the better. Should you overcome your impatience and gain a full understanding of the enterprise, you will indeed change it for the better.

You are formidable in any fight or argument and will stand your ground under the severest fire. Intellectual Aries are found at the top of large organizations and institutions. Where they can be heard saying things like “Life is war”. You often smile somewhat mischievously when you say things like this.

No matter what your current life circumstances may be, you think big and free. If your impatience with the system gets the better of you then you will be found self employed with a valuable skill, or running your own business.

In love you are super idealistic and romantic with exceptionally strong passions and capacity for physical intimacy. You like a partner that you can do things with and you like to conspire to conquer the world together.

Spiritual life is important to you provided it does not involve anything vague, tricky or unsure. Your spiritual inclinations are idealistic and demanding of certainty. You need to be able to easily defend your spiritual convictions in a debate. There is some danger of fanaticism and a tendency to push your views on others. Also you may embrace a belief system simply because it is revolutionary. You can be seduced by political and spiritual ideologies that promise to save the world. With the Sun exalted in your chart you are determined to change the world, if Mars is also exalted or well positioned you might just succeed.

It is in your fate to see many of the things you aspire to and try to achieve either not measure up to your expectations or unravel altogether. In consternation and despair you will see those around you choose the ordinary, the safe and boringly secure. You will feel betrayed by their lack of faith and vision. But nothing will stop you from aspiring to the ideal and trying to change the world for the better.

ARIES:
Element: Cardinal Fire.
Ruler: Mars.
Exaltation: Sun.
Detriment: Venus and Mercury.
Fall: Saturn.
Sense: Speech.
Philosophy: Idealism.
Archetypal Zodiac: 12th House.
Current Age of Pisces: 2nd House.

The fiery Idealism of Aries is its central strength and also source of its Undoing. As ruler of the Archetypal 12th Star House Aries the exaltation of the Sun quickens all who enter it into a more intensified life. Mars in Aries is highly active impatient and intent upon getting things done as quickly as possible.

The true Idealist is naturally able to understand how any situation, way of doing things, or institution, can be improved and made more ideal. Any Planet that is positioned in or passing through the 12th house is subjected to a highly intense process of transformation. Anything that is not Ideal in that planets natal make up or its aspects will become ‘undone’ in the 12th Star House. Surely this is a good thing, however painful it may be.

The deep impulse and demand that life obey an Ideal vision escalates and quickens the karmic process that we find unfolding in the 6th Archetypal Starhouse Libra. The Cardinal-focused action-Starhouses Aries 12th Cancer 3rd Libra 6th and Capricorn 9th are all Cadent Starhouses which is to say that here is where the end results of karmic processes appear for good or ill depending on the kind and quality of that karma. Anything that is not attuned to the Sun which is to say the Higher Self is quickened and purified in the Ideal Cardinal Fire of Aries.

Aries and the 12th Starhouse is without a doubt the detriment of Venus-Mercury in the sense that this twofold Planet is consumed and transformed at such fiery intensity that the Native is obliged to act first and think later in all situations. Where the Venus side is influenced by Aries the Native is highly romantic, passionate, impulsive, idealistic and usually lacking all forethought and prudence in their romantic affairs. These events unfold in such a way as to convince the Native that they are fated to them. These ardent feelings in the chart of an Artist will inspire the most wonderful creations. Where the Mercury side of the twofold Mercury-Venus planet is uppermost in Aries the Native will be highly aggressive if limited intellectually.

The Native is obliged to act instantly on their thoughts and beliefs which they of course uphold as an Ideal. If there are no tempering and balancing aspects to Mercury-Venus then the Native will be a fanatic and take it upon themselves to argue with everyone and anyone who dares to think differently or disagree. “Anyone not with me is against me” would be a favorite proverb. Orators rabble rousers and advocates of drastic and violent remedies for social ills are found here. So also religious fanatics determined to ‘save’ or ‘damn’ everyone in sight and who when argued with just simply repeat the same rubbish or begin to yell and threaten. Such an individual will always gather a following of weak minded and often ill willed extremists. Where there are positive balancing planets and aspects the Native will be capable of great and positive leadership and motivation of others along lines that will be to their and societies benefit.

The fall of Saturn in the Constellation and Starhouse Aries is based on the simple yet profound Astrological principle that Saturn and the Sun are ‘enemies’. Saturn is “structure” at every level imbued with a determination to maintain and carry these structures out of the past through the present and on into the future. The Sun particularly in its exaltation in Aries needs no such thing as it is the being and expression of pure Spiritual Presence unsupported by any structure whatsoever. Thus the very thing that makes Saturn what it innately is undergoes profound and relentless transformation in Aries. This is why the Twelfth Starhouse has long been associated with Spiritual Liberation.

MARS, means you seize the initiative. Energy is up and a search for adventure ensues. You are brash, rash, and rush in where angels fear to tread. You are ready to participate in the life around you, and you have an eagle eye out for your own interests. Any provocation you offer may be returned in kind, so do be careful what you do and say. You are intolerant of other’s foibles. Emotionally you can be high strung, irritable, testy. Something or someone may really get you angry, since you are laboring under the stress of a short temper and feel the need to let off steam.

Exercise, movement and flexing your muscles both figuratively and literally in constructive ways is called for. Take action on previously planned projects, sports, or any activity that gets you moving, but be careful not to burn yourself out. Caution with tools or machinery is needed as tenseness or nervousness can make you careless at just the wrong moment. The connection between Mars and machines is acutely illustrated in the phenomenon of “Road Rage”. With Mars, your reaction to affairs can get irritating and perhaps a bit explosive. Great physical activity is indicated, expressed in housecleaning, furniture moving, painting, extensive home repairs, and other heavy household jobs. Relations with parents or a spouse can be quite tense.

The emphasis is on commotion, tumult, and nervous energy looking for an outlet. Guard against outbursts of impatience, temper and emotional agitation. Because Martian mishaps are usually the result of “too much, too fast” on the part of the individual concerned, try to slow yourself down in order to avoid them. Mars can precipitate clashes that could lead to break-ups or temporary separations, brought about in the heat of anger rather than through considered reasoning. It can however bring to the surface matters that need to be faced before they can be cleared up. Mars is a combative influence; there is an element of attack to be considered. You may feel the domination of someone in your life trying to take control of your direction, your career. Mars angular usually foretells a “rough ride;” you could get it or give it; you could be called on the carpet by authority figures and really get chewed out or chew someone out. Another usual form of Martian expression is through possible attacks from germs, e.g., virus, cold, fever, etc., or even pests from the insect world. Mars often manages to get your adrenalin flowing in a big way. Mars calls for action, excitement, aggression, and you are usually presented with circumstance to fill the bill, or you present the reaction and change the circumstance.