Womens Fashion By Joanne Louise

21st April to 21st May

Symbol: The Bull
Ruling Planet: Venus
Quality: Fixed
Element: Earth
Basic Trait: I Have
Closest Metal: Copper
Lucky Day: Friday
Lucky Colors: Pastel Shades
Lucky Gems: Lapis Lazuli and Sapphires
Lucky Flowers: Daffodils and Daisies
Strengths                 Weaknesses
Compassionate          Stubborn
Dependable               Sensitive
Loyal and reliable       Aggressive
Strong - physically as well as emotionally

Taurus zodiac sign is represented by the symbol of ‘The Bull’ and just like a bull, a Taurus person is strong and silent. In the first instance a Taurean comes across as extremely quiet and reserved person. Only after you get close to him/her will you have a proper conversation, rather than simple monologues. He/she moves deliberately and is as steady as the ‘Rock of Gibraltar’. Once a Taurus has made up his mind, it is impossible to move them. If you leave them alone, a Taurean will come across as a very easy going person.

A Taurus person is hardly impulsive and never gets angry without a reason. Infact, he has the perfect control over his emotions. However, when a Taurus does get angry, it is better not to get in the way or you are bound to get trampled. The anger also takes time to come down.

One of the typical personality traits of a Taurus is passivity. You can count on him to be there when you need him, but he will never be the one to call on you. At the same time, he will know ‘what to do’ and ‘how to do it’. Worrying, fretting or getting nervous is definitely not one of Taurus characteristics. It is in his nature to be stable and stoic. He takes his decisions slowly, after careful considerations. Taurus people love their home and negative change upsets them.

Taureans have this amazing quality of bearing emotional and physical pain, even for years, without grieving or complaining. The more the troubles come pouring in, the stronger he will come out to be. A Taurus is nothing if not loyal and dedicated to his family and friends. He has a good appetite and loves food and drinks. He has a funny bone too; it’s just that he prefers broad comedy to subtle humor. Taureans are hardly cruel. At the same time, they are seldom broke. Sooner or later, the money will come to them.

A Taurus is not stingy and his pockets, along with his heart, are always open to friends and family. He loves grandeur and he is deeply interested in the various forms of art. Music usually has a very special place in his life. The ideas of a Taurus are always sensible as well as practical. He is not the one to build castles out of air. Synonymous with lasting love, Taurus people are not prone to wandering. They love luxury, but detest waste and extravagance. Last but not the least, they are dependable, strong, patient and trustworthy.
Taureen women

When you come across a Taurus female, the first thing you will notice about her is her undefeatable emotional strength. She is capable of handling the severest of problems, without shedding even a single tear. She has the infamous Taurus temper, but it is seldom displayed. At least not until the provocation is too much to digest.

 She is as feminine as any other female, without the unnecessary tantrums.

A Taurus woman has no desire of dominating her husband. She will let him handle the reins, infact this is what she secretly desires.

A Taurus woman wants a real man, who can make her proud of himself as much as she is proud of herself. However, if he fails in his role, she will take the control in her own hands. Neither will she act like a mewing kitten, nor like a roaring lioness. She is independent and has a mind of her own, but she does not want to dominate in the relationship.

Taurean women do not see social status while making their friends. They want to be friends with people who do not hide their true nature and come across as they really are.

Their friends may be a little weird, but they will not be phonies or hypocrites. A Taurus girl doesn’t fight with people she dislikes, she simply ignores them and becomes indifferent to their presence.

However, she will be loyal to her true friends and they will remain with her throughout her life. In return, she will expect them to stand by her when she needs them. 

 It’s better not to provoke her anger or you will be very sorry.

She is brainy, but not too much interested in intellectual subjects. She is practical in her thinking and does not feel the need to indulge in mental gymnastics. She is balanced in her approach and you will hardly see her in a restless disposition. A Taurean girl hates anything artificial, be the flowers in her vase or the friends in her life. She has to feel the fragrance of real roses and the presence of real people. The beauty of Mother Nature especially pleases her.

Ugliness of any kind makes her miserable and repulsive. She loves to be amidst colorful surroundings, like gardens blooming with flowers. A Taurean female has a good taste, so please be very careful before taking her out. She is a very good cook herself and you will always be treated to excellent homemade food. She is also very much interested in the art forms, like painting and music. She is a tomboy at heart and will enjoy many guy-things like horse riding, going on a roller coaster ride, painting, etc.

All this makes her feel close to nature. She dresses simply, yet elegantly and her fabrics are always feather-soft and good quality. Taurus female is very strong and above the usual female insecurities. However, she demands loyalty and will never compromise in this area. She is beyond hypocrisy and has an undemanding and easy-going manner. She wants her man to take her side, especially in public. If he contradicts her in front of other people, expect the temperature to reach beyond the boiling point.

When pushed too far, she loses her cool demeanor quickly. Taurus women make excellent mothers, except for the fact that they cannot tolerate disobedience or defiance in kids. Laziness and carelessness also makes them angry. Otherwise, they will be more of a friend to their children than the typical mommies. A Taurus woman will also teach the kids how to be strong and will protect them from the big bad outside world. She never shirks from or whines about her responsibilities. Her man will be expected to do the same.

She can also bear endless pain and stress, without complaining for a single minute. She is good with finances and knows how to maintain quality in a reasonable budget. She is a very good host and will be there to help her man in any and every way she can. A Taurean woman will care for you when you are ill, will back you in your new business venture and let you take over the control of the home. And, you will always be treated to a warm, cozy home and smile when you come home.

Forecast for Taurus in 2008 - 2009

General
For Taureans, the planet Jupiter will remain in the eight house throughout the year. This will lead to problems in the area of health. You may get some bad news and there may be problems in the other aspects of life also. Saturn and Ketu are likely to remain in the fourth house for the whole year. Surya (Sun), Mercury and Jupiter, on the other hand, will be in the eighth house.

Wealth, Career and Business
As far as the matters of business are concerned, this year will be extremely lucky for you from the point of view of success - especially the months of January to May. This is because of Rahu planet of the Taurus zodiac will be in the tenth house. This time will also be favorable in some other matters. You may experience an increase in your wealth and prosperity in business. You will be getting much more than what you had anticipated. Job and career will become a reason for your happiness.

There may be increase in your sources of income also. The year 2008 is very lucky for those who are involved in the Film or Net Industry. There may be some unfavorable effects too, like obstacles in some important work. However, the favorable position of Ketu planet will ensure that there is no adverse result on your respect and standing in the society. Your hard work will get rewarded and economic condition will remain more than satisfactory.

Health
In case of health matters, this year will be fairly good. Your physical as well as mental health will not experience any major problems, though you need to be extra cautious in the months of June and September. You may become prone to tiredness, which is needed to be kept under control. Your parents’ health may become a reason for worry and there may be heavy expenses on this account with a loss.

Love Matters
This year is not very good for you in the matters related to heart. Some harshness and bitterness may enter your love relationships. This year may being some misunderstanding in your relationships, leading to some serious problems. You need to tread with caution and be extremely carefully in each and every step you take and the decisions you make. You may meet some very dear old friend and this may lead to excessive expenditure.

Travel
There are chances of your undergoing a journey in 2008. Along with that, you may buy a new car this year.

Domestic Life
Because of the unfavorable position of the Jupiter planet, you may experience some problems in the domestic front, especially in the first half of the year. This may lead to your being excessive moody and irritable. Some unexpected expenditures may crop up and put pressure on the financial front. Females need to be extra careful in their domestic life this year. After August, conditions will improve and you will experience more happiness on this front. There may be some gain at the hands of your friend. The relations between husband and wife will be mostly good.

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Taurus…. About Your Sign…

The Taurean’s characteristics are solidity, practicality, extreme determination and strength of will - no one will ever drive them, but they will willingly and loyally follow a leader they trust. They are stable, balanced, conservative good, law-abiding citizens and lovers of peace, possessing all the best qualities of the bourgeoisie. As they have a sense of material values and physical possessions, respect for property and a horror of falling into debt, they will do everything in their power to maintain the security of the status quo and be somewhat hostile to bad change.

Mentally, they are creative, keen-witted and practical more often than intellectual, but apt to become fixed in their opinions through their preference for following accepted and reliable patterns of experience. Their character is dependable, steadfast, prudent, just, firm and unshaken in the face of difficulties. Their vices arise from their virtues, going to extremes on occasion,such as sometimes being too slavish to the conventions they admire.

They are faithful and generous friends with a great capacity for affection, but rarely make friends with anyone outside their social rank, to who they are faithful. In the main, they are gentle, even tempered, good natured, modest and slow to anger, disliking quarreling and avoiding ill-feeling. If they are provoked, however, they can explode into violent outbursts of ferocious anger in which they seem to lose all self-control. Equally unexpected are their sallies into humor and exhibitions of fun.

Although their physical appearance may belie it, they have a strong aesthetic taste, enjoying art, for which they may have a talent, beauty (recoiling from anything sordid or ugly) and love music. They may have a strong, sometimes unconventional, religious faith. Allied to their taste for all things beautiful is a love for the good things of lifes pleasures, comfort, luxury and good food and wine but also they have to resist the temptation to over indulgence, leading to drunkenness, gross sensuality, and covetousness.

In their work, Taureans are industrious and good craftspeople, and are not afraid of getting their hands dirty. They are reliable, practical, methodical and ambitious, within a framework of obedience to superiors. They are at their best in routine positions of trust and responsibility, where there is little need of urgency and even less risk of change, and a pension at the end. Yet they are very creative and good founders of enterprises where the rewards of their productiveness come from their own work and not that of others.

They are more than averagely amorous and sensually self-conscious, but sexually straightforward and not given to experiment. They make constant, faithful, home loving spouses and thoughtful, kindly parents, demanding too much of neither their spouses nor children. They can be possessive and may sometimes play the game. If anyone offends their amour proper they can be a determined enemy, though magnanimous in forgiveness if their opponent makes an effort to meet them halfway.

No other sign in the zodiac is closer to earth then Taurus.

 The main objective in leading a Taurean life is primarily (though not entirely) to maintain stability and physical concerns. Your inner spiritual sense longs for earthly harmony and wholesomeness and you fully understand this, and work toward this end. A realization that finding this inner peace will allow you to live your life to the very full.

Ultimately the Taurean needs to discover their truest, deepest and highest values. When they know what is truly valuable, they are not chained to people or to things that have to do with lesser values. The greatest indication of value to a Taurean is beauty, which cannot be owned, only appreciated.

LIKES
Stability
Being Attracted
Things Natural
Time to Ponder 
Pleasure
DISLIKES
Disruption
Being pushed too hard
Synthetic or “man made” things
Being rushed
Being indoors

As with all sun signs, we all have unique traits to our personalities. When these traits are suppressed, or unrealized, problems will arise. However, with astrology we can examine the problem and assess the proper solution based on the sun sign characteristics. As a Taurean you may see things below that really strike home. Try the solution, you most likely will be amazed at the results. If you find yourself on the receiving end of the negatives below, it is because you are failing to express the positive.

PROBLEM:  Having feelings of being used and manipulated, led down the garden path and made a sucker of.
SOLUTION:  Realize that your magnetism attracts negative as well as positive influences. You need to choose your friends, not let them choose you.

PROBLEM:  Physical things start loosing their appeal, and you feel more and more out of touch with the world around you. You stop caring so much about how much money you have among other physical concerns.
SOLUTION:  You are starting to discover an inner harmony that is trying to replace the physical with spiritual. You must let this grow without killing the part of you that provides sustenance for your family.

PROBLEM:  Unexplained fear of loss, jealousy and a paranoia that others are out to get you.
SOLUTION:  You have within you the ability to not only attract faithfulness, but also the intellect to see what is truly going on around you. You are loosing faith in both of these personal traits. Rebuild that faith.

PROBLEM:  Feeling depressed with life. Disgusted and dissatisfied. People around you are little comfort. You feel that life lacks meaning. Easily addicted to physical pleasures.
SOLUTION:  Revisit and realize the value of spiritual things in life. Take control of your life by realizing it is not the things in life that are important, but the spirit behind it all.

Your ruling planet is VENUS

Some more interesting facts about your sign:

The animal associated with you sign is this tough looking bull. The Egyptian Hourus was the bull of heaven, and a white bull was sacrificed in Babylonia at the New Year to placate Ramman, the god of thunder and lightning.

The color of choice for Taurus is PINK

Your Starstone is the EMERALD