rus is associated with the throat and neck. People with a Taurus sun sign, while they
often have beautiful voices, are also prone to sore throats, thyroid irregularities, and
other neck problems. The key phrase for Taurus is “I have.”
Taurus, like many signs of the zodiac, does not have a developed mythology
associated with it. Taurus is most often said to be the bull that kidnapped Europa. As
the story goes, the god Zeus saw the princess Europa playing with female attendants
on the beach and was filled with love for her great beauty. Zeus then transformed him-
self into a beautiful white bull, wandered into the group of females, and laid down
among them. He presented such a peaceful appearance that they petted him, and
Europa climbed onto his back. Zeus then unexpectedly took off swimming, eventually
depositing Europa on the beach at Crete, where he made love to her. She bore him
three sons and received three gifts from the king of the gods—an unerring spear, an
inexorable hound, and a bronze man who drove away strangers.
Like Zeus, Taureans are fond of beauty and sensuality and like to place them-
selves in beautiful surroundings. They make a special effort to enjoy the good things of
life. Similar to the bull of this tale, they are usually handsome and peaceful and are
content to lie around and be “petted”; they enjoy receiving massages more than any
other sign. They can remain calm when others panic but can explode into rage when
pushed too far; though slow to anger, they have the worst temper in the zodiac when
aroused. Like the unerring spear and the inexorable hound of the myth, Taureans are
“doggedly” stubborn, pursuing a task in the face of all odds. And like the bronze man
who chased away strangers, Taureans prefer the familiar over the new.
The sign that the Sun was in at birth is usually the single most important influ-
ence on a native’s personality. Thus, when people say they are a certain sign, they are
almost always referring to their sun sign. There is a wealth of information available on
the characteristics of the zodiacal signs—so much that one book would not be able to
contain it all. Sun-sign astrology, which is the kind of astrology found in newspaper
columns and popular magazines, has the advantage of simplicity. But this simplicity is
purchased at the price of ignoring other astrological influences, such as one’s Moon
sign, rising sign, etc. These other influences can substantially modify a person’s basic
sun sign traits. As a consequence, it is the rare individual who is completely typical of
her or his sign. The reader should bear this caveat in mind when perusing the follow-
ing series of sun-sign interpretations.
One traditional way in which astrologers condense information is by summarizing
sign and planet traits in lists of words and short phrases called key words or key phrases.
The following Taurus key words are drawn from Manly P. Hall’s Astrological Keywords:
Emotional keywords:“Amorous, artistic, gentle, loyal, domestic, proud, quick-
tempered, self-indulgent, sensual, moods make definite statements concerning
emotions impossible.”
Mental keywords:“Patient, persistent, thorough, steadfast, conservative, reten-
tive, discriminating, determined, argumentative, stubborn, materialistic”
At present, there are various astrology report programs that contain interpreta-
tions of each of the 12 sun signs. A selection of these for Sun in Taurus has been
excerpted below:Taurus
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