Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest WhatsAppRecent ChangesSend via e-MailPrintPermalink × Mercury in Taurus IN Taurus, Mercury is the very antithesis of himself in Aries. The mind of the native is slow, patient, solid and constructive, and often obstinate. He may have a great intellect, but often may learn more from travel and experience than from books. There is, however, frequently some tendency to mental inertia, and this nearly always expresses itself as conservatism. Such minds resist new ideas. Consider Queen Victoria, the most successful reactionary of the nineteenth century. She came to a throne already tottering beneath the blows of the French Revolution, and of such thinkers as Shelley, and {190} she smothered Republicanism by “fighting the fight of sit-down” until at her Jubilee she was more firmly seated than any Tudor! Huxley, too, for all his brilliancy and originality was in some ways as conservative as his Queen. In science he never jumped at conclusions; he was, perhaps, the most cautious and profound thinker, both in science and in philosophy, that England had produced. Similar qualities, not so well-dignified, are visible in General Boulanger and George V. In them there is some hanging back noticeable; hesitation just where dash was wanted! For constructive obstinacy in politics we should look rather to Cromwell, who was, of course, a far more absolute monarch than the weak king whom he replaced. And when Mercury in Taurus is constructive, he is very constructive indeed, as is exemplified in Kant, Wagner and Balzac. There is never any doubt about the solidity and worth of the intellect of people with this position; how it may work out to advantage or disadvantage depends almost entirely upon the aspects. The following well known persons were born with Mercury in the sign Taurus: Queen Victoria Wagner Joseph G. Cannon Beauregard Rudolph Valentino Oscar Hammerstein Daniel Chester French Clarence Darrow Alan Dale William Randolph Hearst For the benefit of those who are not in possession of Raphael’s Ephemeris, or who are not able to interpret the symbols contained therein, the years when Mercury is in the sign Taurus are as follows: From May 15th through June 1st 1840 May 9th “ May 23d 1841 May 1st ” May 15th 1842 {191 From April 23rd through May 6th 1843 April 14th “ April 29th 1844 April 6th ” June 12th 1845 April 1st “ April 17th 1846 May 17th ” June 6th 1846 May 14th “ May 29th 1847 May 6th ” May 19th 1848 April 28th “ May 11th 1849 April 19th ” May 3d 1850 April 11th “ April 30th 1851 May 20th ” June 13th 1851 April 3d “ June 9th 1852 May 16th ” June 2d 1853 May 10th “ May 25th 1854 May 3d ” May 16th 1855 April 24th “ May 7th 1856 April 15th ” April 30th 1857 April 7th “ June 13th 1858 April 1st ” April 24th 1859 May 16th “ June 7th 1859 May 14th ” May 29th 1860 May 7th “ May 21st 1861 April 29th ” May 12th 1862 April 21st “ May 4th 1863 April 11th ” April 28th 1864 May 28th “ June 11th 1864 April 4th ” June 11th 1865 May 17th “ June 4th 1866 May 12th ” May 26th 1867 May 3d “ May 17th 1868 April 25th ” May 8th 1869 April 17th “ May 1st 1870 April 9th ” June 13th 1871 April 1st “ May 3d 1872 May 13th ” June 7th 1872 May 15th “ May 31st 1873 May 8th ” May 22d 1874 May 1st “ May 14th 1875 {192} From April 21st through May 5th 1876 April 13th ” April 29th 1877 April 5th “ June 12th 1878 April 2d ” April 12th 1879 May 17th “ June 5th 1879 May 12th ” May 27th 1880 May 5th “ May 18th 1881 April 27th ” May 10th 1882 April 18th “ May 2d 1883 April 9th ” April 30th 1884 May 13th “ June 13th 1884 April 2d ” June 9th 1885 May 16th “ June 1st 1886 May 10th ” May 24th 1887 May 1st “ May 14th 1888 April 23d ” May 6th 1889 April 14th “ April 30th 1890 April 6th ” June 13th 1891 March 31st “ April 19th 1892 May 16th ” June 5th 1892 May 13th “ May 28th 1893 May 6th ” May 20th 1894 April 28th “ May 11th 1895 April 19th ” May 3d 1896 April 10th “ April 29th 1897 May 22d ” June 12th 1897 April 3d “ June 10th 1898 May 16th ” June 3d 1899 May 11th “ May 25th 1900 May 4th ” May 17th 1901 April 25th “ May 9th 1902 April 17th ” May 2d 1903 April 8th “ June 13th 1904 April 2d ” April 28th 1905 May 16th “ June 8th 1905 May 15th ” May 31st 1906 May 9th “ May 22d 1907 April 30th ” May 13th 1908 {193} From April 21st through May 5th 1909 April 13th “ April 30th 1910 June 2d ” June 11th 1910 April 5th “ June 12th 1911 May 17th ” June 4th 1912 May 12th “ May 27th 1913 May 5th ” May 18th 1914 April 27th “ May 10th 1915 April 17th ” May 2d 1916 April 9th “ June 14th 1917 April 3d ” June 9th 1918 May 16th “ June 1st 1919 May 9th ” May 23d 1920 May 1st “ May 14th 1921 April 23d ” May 6th 1922 April 15th “ April 30th 1923 April 6th ” June 12th 1924 April 2d “ April 15th 1925 May 17th ” June 6th 1925 May 13th “ May 29th 1926 May 6th ” May 20th 1927 April 27th “ May 10th 1928 April 19th ” May 3d 1929 Previous | Astrology: Your Place Among the Stars | Next Thelema If you have found this material useful or enlightening, you may also be interested in Thelema Liber Legis, The Book of the Law Ordo Templi Orientis A∴A∴ Trademark Ordo Templi Orientis, O.T.O., and the O.T.O. 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