After the riotous fanfare of rebirth that begins with Aries, life now has a foothold and is supported to thrive, prosper, and be cultivated in the warmer days. Taurus is a fixed earth sign, meaning that it embodies the heart of a season (in this case spring) and resonates with the grounded fertile element of earth. Raw survival is no longer the impetus and is replaced with the desire to shape, nurture, and develop. Taurus is aligned with the art of cultivating. The new life that began at spring equinox is strengthening and taking root, and the benevolence of the season now also gives rise to a new concept: pleasure. Taurus is intimately connected to the enjoyment of earthly delights. Taurus takes the lusty sexuality of Aries a step further and cultivates the sensual aspect of sex. And it is not just sex where Taurus’s appreciation for the sensual arises. Massage, delicious food, good wine, luxurious fabric, and an almost sublime appreciation of beauty are all encompassed by the Taurus archetype.
Taurus is the builder, the shaper, the gardener, the maker. Worth and value are two ideas exemplified by Taurus—in other words, the riches of the land, which can be translated into resources, including money. Taurus craves security, stability, abundance, and contentment. I cannot help but think of the Empress card in the tarot when I meditate on the archetype of Taurus, particularly the image painted by Pamela Colman Smith in the Rider-Waite deck. The Empress is voluptuous, languorously lounging on a throne of sumptuous pillows, signifying her connection to wealth and beauty. The abundance of land she presides over is richly fertile, with ripe wheat in the foreground, deep, wild forest behind her, and a stream nourishing all. A heart-shaped stone that makes up the foundation of her throne is inscribed with the symbol of Venus, the planet associated with Taurus.
The cross-quarter festival of Beltane occurs in the middle of Taurus season, underlining the Taurean themes of abundance, sensuality, and the beauty of nature at her full-flowering peak.
The Taurus Woman
The way the Taurus woman expresses her ruling planet, Venus, can manifest in a variety of ways. She will usually be connected to beauty, earthly pleasure, comfort, and security, but the way these qualities show up in the individual Taurean can be very different. On one hand, there is the Taurus woman who embodies the Venus archetype in an obvious and expected way. This is the woman who is highly concerned with her physical appearance and will spend a great deal of time and effort indulging herself at the spa. She loves beautiful fabrics and considers expensive labels an investment in quality. To her, high-thread-count sheets, a nice car, and a luxurious home equal stability.
However, she is not flashy or garish in her appreciation for the so-called finer things in life. She values quality and venerable old names that have stood the test of time, whether it be clothing, cars, or a skin-care line. The pursuit of beauty and pleasure is an important part of her lifestyle, which in many ways defines her, and although it might be easy to dismiss her love of luxury as superficial or materialistic, she can explain these tendencies in the most practical and reasonable way. She believes deep down that appearance does count for something in the material world we live in. She knows that beauty can be a commodity, and unlike many women, she has no qualms about this. To her this is just common sense and healthy realism. Although she truly enjoys all the luxurious trappings and beauty rituals, she reasons that if one wants to have a secure and comfortable life, one must work with her goddess-given gifts. She surmises that putting her best foot forward will get her up the career ladder faster. She also rationalizes that it’s only sensible that presenting herself in a hyperfeminine, Venusian way will help her find a worthy mate. Both these ambitions, she reasons, will help fulfill her need for security.
Another common incarnation of the Taurus woman may seem to be just the opposite. But we will see upon looking deeper that there are hidden parallels between the two. She is still deeply connected to the idea of the earth and the material plane we live on—Taurus is, after all, an earth sign and is therefore grounded in the tangible. She appreciates comfort, good quality, and solid workmanship, and she also has an intrinsic connection to music, art, and beauty in all its forms.
However, this second type of Taurus woman will often roll her eyes at frivolous status symbols. She is a creature of the earth in a direct and visceral way, and you will often find her with her hands in the dirt tending her garden. This is the woman who might be passionate about plant-based medicine or making her own beeswax candles. It doesn’t matter if she lives in the city or the country; this Taurus woman understands the importance of the land and is drawn to the hands-on sensuality of growing and making. If she lives in the city, she likely has dreams of eventually living in rural paradise. Visions of baby goats, building her own cabin, and blessed quiet keep her sane. She might grow herbs in her apartment window box and dream of the day she can have her own garden. She may content herself for now to have a small brood of backyard chickens or to head out of the city whenever she can to camp in the mountains and breathe fresh air. She may be an ecologist or a champion of the healing properties of Ayurvedic medicine. Her senses are highly developed, but instead of gravitating to designer sheets and expensive wine, she will prefer ecoconscious lamb’s wool bedding and homemade organic wine from a friend’s vineyard. Although both types of Taurus women share a love of creature comforts, the way each propitiates the Goddess is very different.
Beyond their differences, most Taurus women are practical, dependable, and concerned with stability and seek peace and frequent solitude. Because of the fixed nature of the sign, most Taurus women prefer to move slowly when making an important decision or a commitment. This is not the woman who jumps into anything with both feet, consequences be damned. She also is famous for her stubborn tenacity and dislike of sudden change. Although she is slow to anger and may be the model of patience, her temper can be formidable when something does set her off.
It is in love and relationships that we can see many of these Taurean qualities most vividly. After all, her ruler is none other than Venus, the goddess of love herself. The Taurus woman is a romantic soul, and because she is such an innately sensual creature, candlelight, music, wine, flowers, and ambience are like an aphrodisiac to her. She appreciates all the trappings of romance, perhaps because she views them as a symbol of worth. For Taurus, a lover who tries to make things romantic obviously considers her worth the effort, and in turn, the Taurus woman may also see the lover as worth her time. For Taurus, the concepts of worth and value are an underlying theme that show up in many ways. Tokens of love and affection are not wasted on her. As an earth sign, she appreciates actual physical objects that symbolize affection or commitment. Depending on the Taurus in question, this can range anywhere from a little antique curio, to a high-powered blender, to a fabulous diamond ring. Practical gestures of love are also highly valued, especially if they speak to her sense of security. The gesture that sealed the deal for one Taurus woman was her boyfriend paying off all her debts. To her, this was the ultimate symbol of love: practical and unbelievably romantic. It signified that he was serious about her and willing to prove it in a tangible way.
Taurus is, however, notoriously slow when it comes to making a commitment. She wants to be absolutely sure before she makes a choice that could change her life. Remember that Taurus doesn’t take to change easily, even when it’s potentially positive change. She is patient and prefers to take her time, whether it’s having sex with someone or beginning a relationship. However, once she gives her heart and makes a commitment, Taurus is steadfastly loyal and will be there for her beloved through thick and thin. There really is no more committed partner or mate than a Taurus woman.
Taurus is typically not given to emotional outbursts, with one rare exception. If she perceives a threat to something or someone she considers hers, then her fearsome temper can explode. Taurus does have a possessive streak, and if she finds proof that you are cheating on her, watch out. Yes, of course she loves you, but maybe even more important, how dare you do anything that will threaten the peace and stability of her happy home? If your actions imply that her sense of contentment is threatened or that any change in the relationship might ensue, watch out. Because Taurus gets angry so infrequently, it can be shocking and scary to behold. Unlike Aries, whose temper flares up and then calms just as quickly, Taurus’s fixed nature can mean she takes a long time to cool down.
Sexually, Taurus is a sensuous, earthy woman who enjoys all the nuances of intimacy. Although typically one wouldn’t refer to her as kinky or particularly sexually adventurous, she certainly does not lack passion or subtlety. She engages her five senses completely and revels in the sheer joy of embodying the earthy nature of the goddess Aphrodite. Because she is such a creature of her senses, ambience is especially important for her during sex. For Taurus, sex is a sacrament of the Goddess, and creating sacred space is important. Good lighting (candlelight, salt lamps, or faery lights) set the stage. Soft music. Incense. Comfortable bedding that feels good to the touch. Bonus points for scented massage oil, bedside nibbles, and wine. Although the Taurus woman does appreciate a beautiful bedroom in which to explore her appetites, she also occasionally enjoys an outdoor tryst, in the forest, in a peaceful meadow, or on a blanket on a secluded beach. To her, sex can be steamy, erotic, and languorous but never tawdry or slovenly. When it comes to sex, you can’t just phone it in with a Taurus woman.
As a fixed earth sign, Taurus might be considered the most earth-oriented of all the earth signs, and as such, she is deeply connected with resources, the fruits of the earth, and, of course, money. Money, after all, is a symbol for resources. Taurus wouldn’t be considered the most ambitious of the signs, but she does tend to be quite astute with financial matters. To her, having enough is practical good sense. She may not have aspirations of being wildly rich, but she is concerned with comfort, stability, and financial security, perhaps more than any other sign. The term nest egg was probably coined by a Taurus. And, although Taurus is not usually an ambitious type A, she is both pragmatic and clever. She will carefully choose a job that she knows she can grow in. She might be making minimum wage with an unimpressive title at the start, but she has an astute ability to ascertain whether a job will be worth her while in the long run and will patiently put one foot in front of the other until she is in a secure position with a salary, health insurance, and a solid retirement plan. It’s not unusual for Taurus women in their early twenties to be concerned with their retirement. Taurus is drawn to several fields but can often happily work in any area provided their bottom line is secure. However, because of her connection to Aphrodite, many Taurus women are drawn to careers in finance, beauty, fashion, or the arts. She could be a curator at an art gallery, an interior designer, a musician, an artist, a property developer, a realtor, or an esthetician. Another potential career direction is the body and holistic therapies. As Taurus is associated with the body, she can make an excellent massage therapist, acupuncturist, yoga teacher, dance instructor, or naturopath. Her connection with the earth may draw her to an occupation that gives her the opportunity to work closely with it, such as organic farming, making natural products, herbalism, building natural materials, or ecology.
Many Taurus women have an innate association with earth spirituality and are often drawn to explore a Pagan path, Druidry, or shamanic wisdom teachings. Their ability to experience the energies of the earth in a direct way often bypasses layers of dogma. Taurus has an uncomplicated appreciation of the spirituality of nature and the ability to feel it in the body without having to analyze and label the connection she experiences. For Taurus, the simple act of gardening can be a numinous experience. A walk in the woods and listening to the voices of the trees leaves her with a feeling of wonder at the awesome power of Source.
Guiding Goddess Archetype: Aphrodite Pandemos
Every era has brought a new incarnation of Aphrodite, who embodies the changing feminine sexual ideal of the times. The examples of the goddess of love have been many, from the full-figured curves of the Renaissance woman to the tightly corseted, exaggerated-hourglass, female form of the Victorian age. In the past one hundred years alone, the female sexual ideal has spanned the decades bringing the lithe lines that exemplified the new freedom of the 1920s flapper, epitomized by actress Clara Bow, while the 1950s brought the return of the soft, rounded curves conveyed by Marilyn Monroe. Contemporary times have brought a new female ideal popularized by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, which features a nearly impossible shape to attain without intervention: large breasts, a cinched waist, and full hips are touted by pop culture and the media as the new “it” shape. Throughout history, the cultural expression of the Aphrodite archetype has always reflected the cultural mores, trends, and politics of the zeitgeist.
Aphrodite is the most beautiful of all the goddesses in the Olympian pantheon and has the ability to make others fall in love with each other, sometimes to their detriment. She presides over sexual attraction and seduction and is connected to the irresistible feeling of falling in love. Although falling in love with another person is an obvious expression of Aphrodite’s influence, falling in love with a creative project, an idea, or anything that sweeps us off our feet is also included. Aphrodite’s awe-inspiring power can be experienced in the inspiration of looking at a beautiful sunset, beholding a work of art, or being moved deeply by a piece of music.
Although she is married to the lame forge god, Hephaestus, Aphrodite herself indulges in many love affairs, with Ares, Hermes, and the mortal lovers Adonis and Anchises amongst them. She also has many children by her different lovers, underlining her aspect of fertility goddess. Aphrodite enjoys a particular freedom in Olympia that the other goddesses don’t share. No male deity suppresses, regulates, or punishes her behavior, which suggests that she fully embraces and owns her power, her individuality, and her sexuality.
While many are familiar with the goddess Aphrodite and her many myths, it is not as widely known that there are actually two distinct (although related) versions of the goddess. The first, which many are familiar with, is the Aphrodite made famous in the painting The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. This is Aphrodite Urania, or “Heavenly Aphrodite.” In the story of her origin, Kronos castrates his father Ouranos and throws his genitals into the sea. Aphrodite is born from the sea foam that arises from the severed genitals and rides to shore in a scallop shell as a fully blossomed goddess. Aphrodite Urania is connected to nonphysical, “higher” abstract forms of love.
The second Aphrodite, and the one that most closely resonates with the Taurus archetype, is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. She is known as Aphrodite Pandemos, or “Aphrodite common to all the people.” She is the earthy, sensual fertility goddess associated with desire and the pleasure of physical love. Aphrodite Pandemos was the patroness of courtesans, hetaira and hierodule alike. In ancient Greece, women had few rights and were considered the property of men. The highest class of Greek courtesans, hetairai or “female companions,” were a separate class of women who were paid for their time, rather than specifically for sex. Hetairai attended events with their clients and were versed in the arts of conversation and music. They were set apart from lower classes of sex workers in that they had a measure of choice in who they would engage as a client. Often, instead of receiving direct payment for their services, they would receive gifts and favors. Too, the reciprocity of the client-worker relationship was sometimes unspoken; thus, “by not being obvious…these high-class prostitutes maintained a fiction of respectability that increased the demand for their company.” 15 They also kept company with an array of influential lovers and were allowed in spaces where other women were not. The hierodule, on the other hand, which roughly translates to “sacred slave,” was another class of prostitute who did not enjoy the same rights, privileges, and esteem of the hetaera. Although it is tempting to believe in a romanticized ancient world where prostitution was always a sacred communion between priestess and worshipper, it is important to remember that while there may have been a class of women who engaged on this level, there were also many women sold into slavery and brothels who were not there by choice or for spiritual reasons. We must recall that every archetype has its shadow.
Various temples and shrines were dedicated to Aphrodite Pandemos in ancient Greece. Some of the most notable of these were in the city of Corinth, on the island of Cythera, and on the island of Cyprus. In Worshipping Aphrodite, author Rachel Rosenzweig writes, “The common theme in her worship was unification: between brides and grooms, between prostitutes and customers.” 16 The festival of Aphrodisia was held in honor of Aphrodite Pandemos each summer. The red rose, dove, apple, myrtle, sparrow, and pomegranate are said to be sacred to Aphrodite.
For many women, healthy, self-defined sexuality is an ongoing quest that is fraught with challenges both on a personal level and from the collective. We may have a history of sexual trauma. Perhaps we are recovering from a broken heart. We may be aging and question our validity in an overculture that does not value older women. All women are subjected to a bombardment of cultural expectations and stereotypes that have made us question at some point in our lives whether we are enough or too much. We compare ourselves to impossible airbrushed ideals and contradictory constructs. If a woman embraces her sexual agency, she’s a slut. If she isn’t drawn to a current sexual trend, she’s not only a prude, she’s deluding herself, and just needs to be more open—“Come on, everybody’s doing it!” Internet porn has damaged women and men alike, offering up a grotesque caricature that often has nothing to do with pleasure and everything to do with the normalization of domination and degradation. We are pressured to be “open-minded” in the face of what others want and have less space to reflect on what we want.
We must give ourselves the space, time, and permission to heal and discover our sexuality, to reclaim a self-defined relationship to our bodies. Like Aphrodite, we need to claim pleasure as our birthright and open our hearts to self-love and true sexual freedom on our own terms. It is now more important than ever for women to reject the patriarchal stereotypes and expectations that continue to try to shape who we are as sexual beings. It’s time to reject those false, misogynistic constructs that would make us small. Say no to slut shaming, body shaming, and homophobia. It is imperative that we celebrate who we are and reclaim joy in our bodies. It is time to forge a radically embodied relationship with our own definition of pleasure and beauty.
Pathworking: Meeting the Goddess of Love
You are walking alone on a beach. The stars sparkle above you, and the Moon is waxing to full in the sign of Taurus. The sky is glowing a deep azure, and the horizon is still luminous with the rose gold of the sunset. You hear the gentle rhythmic lapping of waves meeting the shore and walk in the margin where sea meets sand. The water is unexpectedly warm. The gentle breeze picks up and plays with the light dress you are wearing, inviting you to enjoy its gentle caresses over your entire body. You look around and see that you have this magical place to yourself for as far as the eye can see. You pull the gossamer shift over your head, walk over to a rock, and lay down the shift. You take a moment to stretch and lean your head back in ecstasy. A feeling of pure joy and absolute safety flows through you. There is an exhilarating sense of freedom from knowing that no one is watching.
You notice a slim opening in the face of the seaside cliff and see pale lunar light illuminating a path through the rock. You decide to see where this path leads. A small white dove flies past you, seeming to beckon you toward a gentle brightening in the distance. You follow the dove, and the path leads you into a secret grotto. The top is open to the sky, and the light of the Moon shines into this hidden world. There is no sign of the dove, but you see a beautiful woman slowly walking toward you. She moves toward you languorously, smiling her welcome. Her long tawny hair falls in voluptuous waves over her generous golden curves. There is an incandescent glow about her, and even though the moonlight dances over the shimmering water and rock walls, you realize the glow is coming from within her. Slowly it dawns on you that this is the goddess Aphrodite before you. Suddenly you realize that you too are undressed. Instinctively you move to cover your own nakedness.
She smiles, slightly amused at your modesty, and looks deeply into your eyes. “Why would you cover yourself? You are beautiful. All women are made in the image of the goddess. You do me no honor by hiding yourself and covering the power of your feminine beauty.”
You allow your arms to drop gently to your sides and take a long, slow, deep breath. Although you are not accustomed to being naked before someone you have just met, you feel a growing sense of newfound freedom as you relax into your body, swaying gently with the rhythm of the ocean with each breath, in and out. In. And out. You feel the layers of protection you have cloaked yourself with over the years dropping from your shoulders, one by one. Feelings of body shame, of not measuring up to a societally constructed ideal, fall gently away. Memories of heartbreak and unrequited love loosen and slip off as easily as a garment that no longer fits. Fears and blockages about connecting with your own sexual desires melt, then release and flow away. You feel a warmth in your sacral chakra that spreads throughout your womb and down into your vulva. This delicious warmth begins to move in a gentle spiral and up throughout each of your energy centers, until you feel the top of your head tingling.
You slowly open your eyes and find yourself gazing into the pool before you. Beside you stands Aphrodite, in all her splendor. You see that her luminosity extends and envelops you in its brilliance. She speaks to your reflection in the water: “You see, when you have shed all the projections of the outer world, thou art Goddess. Like me, you must dare to step outside of the expectations of others. Make your own choices. Nourish your body like the temple of love that it is. Indulge your senses and be comfortable in your skin. It is time to reclaim your birthright to pleasure on your own terms and honor yourself as a daughter of Aphrodite. As you do so, you honor me, and the blessings I bestow upon my daughters are rich and abundant. Go back out into the world with my blessing, and know that as you honor me by honoring yourself, I shall always walk beside you.”
Slowly the reflection fades, and a small white dove flies back out through the pathway through the rock. You look up, and the Moon is shining down on you, bathing you in otherworldly mystery. Just to the right of the waxing Moon, another light has risen, as bright as the Moon. You realize it is Venus, the evening star. Venus and the Moon shimmer side by side, conjunct in the sign of Taurus.
Ritual: Dedication to Aphrodite Ceremony
This purification and regeneration ceremony is designed to mark the beginning of a new relationship with your body and your sensual self.
Aphrodite’s Holy Water (Bath Salts)
This aromatic elixir can be used as a salt scrub or, in the following ceremony, added to the bath as Aphrodite’s Holy Water. Not only is sea salt a time-honored and ancient protective and cleansing attribute, but it is also sacred to Aphrodite and associated with her birth from the sea.
You Will Need:
2 cups sea salt
3 tablespoons baking soda (aura cleanser)
Small handful dried rose petals
Essential oils:
10 drops rose absolute
4 drops ylang-ylang
2 drops jasmine
Mason jar
Small rose quartz stone
Mix all ingredients in a metal or glass bowl. Visualize Aphrodite and her qualities as you create the mixture. Ask for her blessing to align with your own true beauty, heal a broken heart, or reclaim your relationship to pleasure. Transfer to a mason jar and add the rose quartz. You can put the jar in a window or on a porch with the light of the waxing or Full Moon charging it overnight. The most potent time to align with Aphrodite is when Venus is visible in the sky, either as morning star or evening star. If you can find a time when the Moon and Venus are conjunct (in the same sign and degree—check an astrological day planner), even better. Another powerful time to make and consecrate this elixir is when the Moon is in Taurus or Libra.
Dedication to Aphrodite Ceremony
Smudge (cedar or sage)
Rose quartz or cobaltocalcite (Aphrodite stone)
Seashell
Red rose
Aphrodite’s Holy Water
Aphrodite iconography
Wine or grape juice
Pink candle
Drumming music (try some by Layne Redmond)
Old clothes you don’t mind parting with or old jewelry it’s time to let go of
Paper bag
Beautiful soft robe or new clothes that represent your next chapter
First, I highly recommend cleaning your bathroom! Just like any other ritual, preparing sacred space is the first step. Smudge the space and set up a small altar to Aphrodite beside your tub on a little table. Colors for draping could be shades of soft pink and green, colors associated with the goddess of love. On the altar place a single rose in a vase, a piece of rose quartz, a seashell, Aphrodite’s Holy Water, the picture, and a chalice of wine.
Turn off the lights and light the candle. Run the tub. Put on the music and allow yourself to get into a light trance state. Dance if you feel called to. Take a moment to recall and clearly name the things, people, and situations that have made you feel “less than”—whatever or whoever has taken a little piece of your sensual confidence. Begin to remove your clothing one piece at a time. With each article of clothing you remove, state aloud,
Your words don’t define me.
Your actions die on the vine.
This no longer fits me.
My pleasure is mine.
Feel the sensation of energetically removing what no longer fits you.
I hereby reject the burden of another’s projections, rejections, and misuse. I hereby refuse any and all cultural messages that minimize me.
Take the old clothes or jewelry and put them into a paper bag. Fold it up and never look inside it again. Place it outside the bathroom door and close the door behind you.
Re-enter the bathroom. You are now naked. Free. Take Aphrodite’s Holy Water bath salts from the altar and pour it into the tub. Swish the water around with your hand until you feel that all the salts have been dissolved. Stand up and pause for a moment, and behold your naked beauty in a mirror. You are made in the image of the goddess and you are beautiful. Turn to the water. State aloud,
This is the water that heals.
This is the water that purifies and regenerates.
This water is the fountain of the goddess Aphrodite,
and I am made in her image.
I dedicate my sensuality and sexual confidence to her, here and now.
May I be born anew as the past is washed away.
The water you are about to enter is sacred. This is Aphrodite’s Holy Water, and you are baptized anew starting this moment. You now dedicate your feminine beauty and your sexuality to the goddess. Slip into the tub, close your eyes, and immerse your head beneath the purifying water. Feel the water renewing you—pouring through your hair, moving over every inch of your skin, cleansing your face. Come up for air, open your eyes, and repeat the above affirmation. Take a sip of wine after each affirmation to seal it. When you’re done, pour the remaining wine into the tub as an offering to the goddess.
Arise from the water like Aphrodite arising from the sea. You are born anew, ready to begin again from a stronger, clearer, and more confident place. Put on the robe or new clothes you have selected as a symbol of your newly forged connection with your Aphrodite self. When you are ready, take the bag of old clothes or jewelry and drop it off at a charity shop. Resist the urge to look inside the bag. Feel the energy of whatever those old clothes symbolized leaving your life for good. A great way to follow up this ritual is to go through all your clothing and cosmetics, discarding, gifting, and donating anything that is old or torn or no longer fits who you are becoming. Go out and purchase some beautiful new items. You deserve it, and you are worth it.
Aligning with Aphrodite means honoring yourself as a sensual, beautiful, powerful woman. Take time to indulge yourself. Take care of your appearance, and enjoy the feeling of new confidence when you reclaim your right to be beautiful. Although Aphrodite favors fabric that feels good on the skin, such as silk and velvet, she equally loves organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, and other tactile natural fabrics. If your hair is going gray, do your roots or let it all grow out and own your silver with pride. And though Aphrodite adores dressing up and all the feminine accoutrements, such as cosmetics, jewelry, and gorgeous clothing, you don’t have to be a girly girl to channel her energy. Wear clothes that you love and that look good on you. Get your hair trimmed regularly in a style that flatters, and moisturize. Everyone can eat nourishing foods and take care of their skin. And we can all benefit from delicious, sensuous treats from time to time—a favorite dessert, a massage, a glass of wine, or new pillows for your couch. If you honor Aphrodite, she will bless you with a sense of well-being and confidence that will enhance every aspect of your life.
Taurus Correspondences
Astrological Dates: April 20 through May 20
Sabbat: Beltane
Taurus Goddess Archetypes: Aphrodite Pandemos, Aphrodite, Venus, Lakshmi, Gaia, Annapurna, Mara, Zemyna, Dea Nutrix, Ixcacao, Abundia, Mokosh, Xochiquetzal
House: Second
Element: Earth
Mode: Fixed
Planet: Venus
Colors: Emerald green, pink, earth colors
Crystals: Emerald, rose quartz, cobaltocalcite (Aphrodite stone), green calcite, smoky quartz, dioptase, green tourmaline, rhodonite
Essential Oils: Rose, sandalwood, vetiver, ylang-ylang, jasmine
Parts of the Body: Throat, neck