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Taurus Rising

Your Ascendant (or Rising Sign) reveals the ways in which you present yourself to others, as well as the ways in which you immediately respond to the world around you. As such, it describes the ways in which we project ourselves out into the environment as well as the kinds of experiences we need to have in order to make life meaningful.

The combination of Sun, Moon and Ascendant describe what you want (Sun), what you need (Moon), and the style in which you will go about getting it (Ascendant).

Planetary Ruler: Venus

With Taurus rising, you are likely to take a slow and steady approach to life. You will most likely prefer to deal with things in a methodical, careful and systematic way. Your approach could be considered both pragmatic and realistic. This sign is not known for its love of change, and with Taurus on the Ascendant, you may tend to avoid trying the new and untested until you absolutely must. With Taurus Rising, life is best approached as a series of steps to be taken one by one, with plenty of rests along the way.

There is often a tendency to be quite fixed in values, either material values (about possessions), or emotional values (the things that one holds dear). You might be very fixed about you believe you need to own, and what you believe you need to do to get it. Or you may be very fixed about the ways that you feel something should be done, and what the correct protocol should be.

Coupled with this, there may also be a tendency toward laziness or indolence, so that as long as your meadow is full of lush grass you are concerned with little else around you. Usually, Taurus rising prefers an easy, and at times plodding, approach to life. This can be problematic when your preferred pace does not really match the situation at hand, or when those you share your life with need you to react with more urgency.

However the famed Taurean stubbornness means you are most unlikely to budge. You may hold on to a situation, state of mind, opinion or thing for far too long, just to prove your resistance to change. In this case, learning the lesson of when to hold to something, and when to release, becomes paramount. There is usually a strong need for comfort, security, and the achievement of tangible results. Yet care must be taken not to become too rigid or fixed in a one-track view of how that can be achieved.

Comfort, stability and security may have been hallmarks of your early childhood experiences. The importance of developing wealth, securing one’s financial interests, and having “things” may have been strongly ingrained by the family structure. This may lead to an overly material emphasis, or alternately a fear of change, that again may require you to undergo lessons around letting go.

Typically those with Taurus rising are kind, graceful and gentle people. You are likely to be peace-loving, easygoing and well-liked. Gardening, beauty, art, dance and music may be important to you, as Taurus is a very aesthetic sign. You are naturally drawn to comfort, security and peaceful experiences, so that usually you are gentle, placid and warm, though you may become deeply enraged when provoked too far. You may have a tendency to be conventional and sociable, with an easy going attitude to life. Your prime motive is comfort and security. At work, you make an exemplary employee, as you are likely to be capable and thorough, with a love of bringing into form something practical as well as beautiful.

Taurus Rising people are very sensually oriented, and respond strongly to the bodily impulses. This aspect should be cultivated and refined. Enjoying the body without becoming gluttonous is the key. Thus there is often a strong tendency to indulge in food, wine and relaxation, as well as sexual activity whenever possible. Yet too much of a good thing is worse than none at all, for your ability to enjoy the good things in life will decrease through excess. As lovers, Taurus Rising people need lots of stimulation and activity, yet may not be so good at instigating change. Accordingly, it is very important to have a partner who can match your sexual appetite. Open sexual expression is a key to emotional balance, and is very, very important with Taurus rising. Acknowledging the body is essential to a balanced sense of self-worth.

There may be tendencies toward great jealousy and possessiveness within relationships that need to be curbed. An understanding of the destructive side of the emotional nature is needed. Problems in relationship are often signs that life has become too rigid, and that it is time to free oneself from a rut, or change outworn habit patterns. You may unknowingly tend to take partners and the problems of the world for granted, as you are likely to be primarily concerned with the comfort available to you in your own immediate environment. The irony here is that Taurus rising people often draw to themselves persons who are potentially catalytic, and bring many disruptions into their lives. This serves the purpose of forcing you into emotional upheavals, in order to stimulate the need for change and growth. But on the whole, you are likely to have a warm and generous approach to life, with life treating you to the same.

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Taurus Rising

“I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it’s these things I’d believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn’t all she should be. I love her and that’s the beginning and end of everything.”  -F. Scott Fitzgerald (Letter of Note to His Daughter)

Oh Wonder - Ultralife

Inspiration: Star Hosseini

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Planet Retrogrades 101

What is retrograde in Astrology?  A retrograde (or an rx) occurs when a planet appears to be moving in a different direction than its normal course. The planet itself does not actually change its pattern or direction, though. It only looks this way; it’s an optical illusion.  How does this affect us? When a planet appears to be moving backwards, we interpret this as the planet going inward or moving back through its experiences. For us, this can mean when a planet is in retrograde, it is time for us to slow down, back up, and spend time reflecting on our choices and our circumstances relating to what the retrograde planet represents. This can often lead to things from the past being brought into the present, causing us to face our estranged friends and ex lovers, as well as our mistakes, achievements, memories, and life choices. In Mercury’s case, we can experience issues in communication, technology, and travel because we are being called to stand still and relax, in Venus, relationship issues can occur if you have been involving yourself with the wrong people and have been denying this, and so on. Though we are called to reflect, we must refrain from actually living in the past. This is where problems can arise when a retrograde is happening, especially if it is in Mercury because we will feel the need to communicate with people from our past. What if I have planets in retrograde in my natal chart? How will a transit retrograde affect me? The same interpretation applies. The retrograde planet’s energies are turned inward. Your particular retrograde planets will be intensely felt but you will have difficulty expressing your planet’s natural energies and the traits of the sign it occupies. This can manifest as introversion, shyness, awkwardness, delays, or denial in the individual with the planet retrograde. During a transit retrograde in the same planet a person has a natal retrograde, the natal retrograde individual will be less likely to act upon the energies because they are used to them. It can however provide growth to natal retrogrades who have not yet overcome their restrictions. Below is a list of each planet’s energies and how they are affecting during a retrograde. Mercury deals with: Communication, Thinking, Planning, Organizing, Travel Transit Mercury Retrograde: miscommunication, misunderstandings, reflecting on career/education, issues with technology, plans failing or experiencing delays, vehicular issues, travel delays/setbacks, nervousness, insomnia Natal Mercury Retrograde: over-thinking, different method of thinking often misunderstood in educational/professional settings, difficulty focusing, reviewing their words before saying/writing them, social awkwardness, quirky sense of humor Venus deals with: Creativity, Comfort, Love, Romance, Relationships (Platonic or Romantic), Style, Fashion Transit Venus Retrograde: reflecting on relationships and lifestyle choices, seeing the truth in your romantic partners and friends, past relationships surfacing, focusing on your indulging habits and how to fix them, exploring and understanding your feelings, wants, and desires Natal Venus Retrograde: intense feelings, serious and passionate about love, unique/taboo interests and fashion, extremely aware of physical appearance, can be insecure and shy until they develop/mature, secrecy surrounding their comforts and desires, high standards for themselves and others, deep fears of rejection and loss Mars deals with: Desire, Passion, Assertion, Anger, Aggression Transit Mars Retrograde: delays and setbacks involving new projects, re-visiting unfinished projects, frustration, irritability, pent up energies and emotions, restlessness, obstacles, reflecting on your anger, passion, and rage, learning to let the delays happen to see what they mean for you or how they can serve you Natal Mars Retrograde: problems with standing up for yourself and others, issues with assertion and aggression, avoiding competition and confrontation, steady pace when working or doing projects, expressing bursts of passion and anger rather than the energy flowing Jupiter deals with: Higher Knowledge, Freedom, Philosophy, Luck, Religion, Spirituality  Transit Jupiter Retrograde: changes in politics and social issues, re-evaluating beliefs and morals, research, seeking the truth, delays relating to travel, reflecting on spirituality, purifying the soul and body, can cause some people to behave impulsively in areas that they need growth and maturity in to help them realize this (food, spending, etc) Natal Jupiter Retrograde: unusual or unconventional beliefs and morals, different perspective than those in their family or community, prefers to learn and gain experience on their own than be taught by others, intolerant beliefs relating to karma and luck, will experience a pattern of karmic situations and relationships to help them overcome their retrograde Saturn deals with: Limitations, Karma, Restrictions, Authority, Discipline Transit Saturn Retrograde: understanding and reflecting on your insecurities and limitations, issues with authority, karma for your previous actions (good or bad depending on you), recognizing negative habits and thought patterns, government receiving karma and restrictions Natal Saturn Retrograde: irrational guilt and fear, holding themselves to high standards, lack of authority or discipline in childhood (usually from the father figure), feels nervous when following directions, standards, and regulations from authority or responsibilities, overworks themselves Uranus deals with: Individuality, Technology, Society, Unpredictability, Humanitarianism Transit Uranus Retrograde: personality changes - introverts become expressive, extroverts retreat within themselves, heightened intuition, awakenings resulting in change and rebellion in society, fears and worries brought to the surface, issues with technology and social media (technological complications, people acting strangely online, etc) Natal Uranus Retrograde: fear of change and expressing eccentricities, hides their unique qualities, random bursts of rebellion from pent up energy and restlessness, disciplined self-expression, confusion or disgust with technology and societal improvements Neptune deals with: Spirituality, Sacrifices, Dreams, Illusions, Creativity, Intuition Transit Neptune Retrograde: strange and vivid dreams, clarity on confusing situations, illusions exposed, harsh realities to what was once romanticized, reflection on fears and anxieties that come from the exposed reality, painful memories being realized and faced, experiencing conspiracies and slander Natal Neptune Retrograde: private, hides their creativity, spirituality, and compassion, feels uncomfortable with their intuitive abilities, denies their psychic senses, fears that fantasizing and dreaming too much will only bring disappointment, denial of prophetic dreams, empathy, and clairvoyance Pluto deals with: ‘Death’, Transformation, Change, Rebirth, Renewal, Darkness Transit Pluto Retrograde: reflection on your personal power and your relationship with change, realizing what is causing you pain, suffering, and toxicity, destroying bad habits and relationships, creating a new path, fated events and patterns forcing you to see what needs change Natal Pluto Retrograde: strong fears of being controlled or manipulated making the individual private and on high alert, keeps fears and secrets to themselves, fearing change and letting go of people/things, picky about who they associate with, what information they give out, and what they do

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Ultimate Shipper Challenge: [1/5] Goodbyes

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