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ASTROLOGY YOUR PLACE IN THE STARS VENUS IN TAURUS VENUS in Taurus is in her own house and is therefore very strong; but the earthy quality of the sign has two effects which seem at first sight curiously incompatible. The action is drawn down to the physical plane—we shall find but rare examples of “ideal love” or “platonic affection” in people with this position—but also it is slow to start. People with Venus so placed, though they have enormous capacity for love, do not develop on the sex-plane until long after the average. Once the blossom flowers, it flowers magnificently. All the tenacity of the bull comes into play, and every hope may be entertained of settled happiness. At all times, however, the magnetism of the sign is manifest, and people with this position often present baffling mysteries to their admirers. They give all the physical signs of great passion and are perfectly aware of how well they are fitted both to inspire and to reciprocate devotion; yet they will not yield themselves until the right person arrives. When that happens, the surrender is often instant and the fidelity eternal. {258} The same characteristics, transmuted to other planes, obtain there. There is often great amiability, though tact is rarely fine. Fortune in small matters is steady, but not sudden or capricious; and the artistic side of the native is likely to be solid, sensible, and free from erratic and hysterical manifestations. The word “domesticity,” if it be extended to cover all the many qualities combined in Venus, gives a good idea of what is meant. Taurus is preeminently the sign of material form and tends to bring everything to operation on the physical plane. The sex instinct, when Venus is in this sign, is consequently very simple and natural, as direct and intelligible as the marriage service in the Church of England prayer-book. Selection is determined primarily by physical fitness; other considerations hardly apply. The native is particularly fond of comfort, and strives actively and persistently to create this in his environment. While the sex instinct is direct and, as it were, plainly spoken, it in no way violates delicacy. The absence of shame is in itself a guarantee of modesty. Gentleness and kindliness go naturally with this position and contribute to the increase of its magnetism. Sense of sex, although somewhat animal, is perfectly clean and normal. There is no tendency to its perversion or degeneration, unless Venus should be afflicted by Saturn, or Uranus, or Neptune. Apart from actual sex relations this position means a great deal of geniality in the temperament, which very often stands for great popularity. Other people are naturally sympathetic to this type. Much of the success of such people as Joseph Pulitzer, W. J. Bryan, W. T. Stead, Levi P. Morton, Chauncey M. Depew, David Hummel Green and Marconi may be attributed to this position. In art, we see Daniel Chester French, whose sculptures show a massive majestic and somewhat florid style. Sometimes the sympathy becomes more nearly universal yet, embracing all nature, as we see in such people as Walt Whitman and Luther Burbank. The extraordinary feeling of the unity of nature possessed by both these men caused them to be looked upon at first with disfavor by their contemporaries, and as if there were something eccentric in their outlook; but a better understanding has shown this to be the very quintessence of sanity. It is not just, therefore, to speak of such ideas as unconventional. However, that in them which was original is not to be {259} attributed to the position of Venus. Whitman, for example, has Neptune and Uranus in conjunction, square to Saturn, an admirable configuration for epoch-making force. Unless there is something of this sort, one must not look to this position for originality, even of presentation. One may cite the point of view of Thomas Hardy and Thomas Moore in literature, or even that of Alphonse Daudet. There is a certain conventionality in the outlook which prevents extravagances, even those of genius. The sanity and glow of Turner and Durer may be ascribed to this position of Venus. Wagner illustrates it even better; and the steady correctness of Bachhaus as a pianist is very much in keeping. Wagner’s Venus is, however, rendered singularly brilliant by the conjunction of Sol within one degree. W. B. Yeats is rather a difficult case. His Venus qualities are decidedly nebulous and airy; the only explanation appears to be that she is attacked by Mars. With ordinary people—not artists—the effect is clear enough. We have such sincere and sober folk as George V, Bismarck, Cromwell, Alexander II and Lord Wolseley. The domestic affairs of these people never gave cause for anxiety! But what about Nero? Well, his Venus is in the twelfth house with Mars conjoined and Jupiter in opposition—and it appears likely that if we were to calculate the positions of Uranus and Neptune for that remote epoch, we should find further trouble. The following are the names of well known persons who have Venus in the sign Taurus: “Bud” Fisher Norma Talmadge Luther Burbank Clarence S. Darrow Alan Dale William H. Crane Norman Hapgood Chauncey M. Depew Daniel Chester French Charlie Chaplin Artemus Ward {260} 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 Venus is in the sign Taurus are as follows: From May 11th through June 3rd 1840 March 4th “ April 12th 1841 May 4th ” July 6th 1841 April 11th “ May 4th 1842 May 26th ” June 19th 1843 March 13th “ April 7th 1844 April 26th ” May 19th 1845 June 5th “ July 1st 1846 March 27th ” April 20th 1847 May 10th “ June 3rd 1848 March 4th ” April 18th 1849 April 23rd “ July 6th 1849 April 11th ” May 4th 1850 May 25th “ June 18th 1851 March 12th ” April 6th 1852 April 25th “ May 19th 1853 June 5th ” July 1st 1854 March 27th “ April 19th 1855 May 10th ” June 2nd 1856 March 4th “ July 6th 1857 April 10th ” May 3rd 1858 May 25th “ June 18th 1859 March 12th ” April 6th 1860 April 25th “ May 18th 1861 June 5th ” June 30th 1862 March 26th “ April 19th 1863 May 9th ” June 2nd 1864 March 4th “ July 6th 1865 April 9th ” May 3rd 1866 May 24th “ June 17th 1867 March 12th ” April 6th 1868 April 24th “ May 18th 1869 June 4th ” June 30th 1870 March 26th “ April 18th 1871 {261} From May 9th through June 1st 1872 March 4th ” July 7th 1873 April 9th “ May 2nd 1874 May 24th ” June 17th 1875 March 11th “ April 5th 1876 April 24th ” May 17th 1877 June 4th “ June 30th 1878 March 25th ” April 18th 1879 May 8th “ June 1st 1880 March 4th ” July 7th 1881 April 8th “ May 2nd 1882 May 23rd ” June 16th 1883 March 11th “ April 5th 1884 April 23rd ” May 16th 1885 June 4th “ June 29th 1886 March 25th ” April 17th 1887 May 8th “ May 31st 1888 March 5th ” July 7th 1889 April 8th “ May 1st 1890 May 23rd ” June 16th 1891 March 10th “ April 4th 1892 April 23rd ” May 16th 1893 June 3rd “ June 29th 1894 March 24th ” April 17th 1895 May 7th “ May 31st 1896 March 5th ” July 7th 1897 April 7th “ May 1th 1898 May 22nd ” June 15th 1899 March 11th “ April 5th 1900 April 23rd ” May 16th 1901 June 4th “ June 29th 1902 March 24th ” April 17th 1903 May 8th “ May 31st 1904 March 6th ” May 8th 1905 May 28th “ July 7th 1905 April 8th ” May 1st 1906 May 23rd “ June 16th 1907 March 10th ” April 5th 1908 {262} From April 22nd through May 16th 1909 June 4th “ June 29th 1910 March 24th ” April 17th 1911 May 7th “ May 31st 1912 March 7th ” May 1st 1913 May 31st “ July 7th 1913 April 7th ” May 1st 1914 May 22nd “ June 15th 1915 March 10th ” April 5th 1916 April 22nd “ May 15th 1917 June 3rd ” June 28th 1918 March 23rd “ April 16th 1919 May 7th ” May 30th 1920 March 7th “ April 25th 1921 June 2nd ” July 7th 1921 April 7th “ April 30th 1922 May 22nd ” June 14th 1923 March 9th “ April 4th 1924 April 21st ” May 15th 1925 June 3rd “ June 28th 1926 March 23rd ” April 16th 1927 May 6th “ May 29th 1928 March 8th ” April 19th 1929 June 3rd “ July 7th 1929 Previous | Top | Index | Next Introduction | THE SUN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Sun | The Sun in the Signs | The Sun in Aries | The Sun in Taurus | The Sun in Gemini | The Sun in Cancer | The Sun in Leo | The Sun in Virgo | The Sun in Libra | The Sun in Scorpio | The Sun in Sagittarius | The Sun in Capricorn | The Sun in Aquarius | The Sun in Pisces | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Saturn | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Jupiter | THE MOON SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Moon | The Moon in the Signs | The Moon in Aries | The Moon in Taurus | The Moon in Gemini | The Moon in Cancer | The Moon in Leo | The Moon in Virgo | The Moon in Libra | The Moon in Scorpio | The Moon in Sagittarius | The Moon in Capricorn | The Moon in Aquarius | The Moon in Pisces | MERCURY SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mercury in the Signs | Mercury in Aries | Mercury in Taurus | Mercury in Gemini | Mercury in Cancer | Mercury in Leo | Mercury in Virgo | Mercury in Libra | Mercury in Scorpio | Mercury in Sagittarius | Mercury in Capricorn | Mercury in Aquarius | Mercury in Pisces | VENUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Venus in the Signs | Venus in Aries | Venus in Taurus | Venus in Gemini | Venus in Cancer | Venus in Leo | Venus in Virgo | Venus in Libra | Venus in Scorpio | Venus in Sagittarius | Venus in Capricorn | Venus in Aquarius | Venus in Pisces | MARS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mars in the Signs | Mars in Aries | Mars in Taurus | Mars in Gemini | Mars in Cancer | Mars in Leo | Mars in Virgo | Mars in Libra | Mars in Scorpio | Mars in Sagittarius | Mars in Capricorn | Mars in Aquarius | Mars in Pisces | JUPITER SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Jupiter in the Signs | Jupiter in Aries | Jupiter in Taurus | Jupiter in Gemini | Jupiter in Cancer | Jupiter in Leo | Jupiter in Virgo | Jupiter in Libra | Jupiter in Scorpio | Jupiter in Sagittarius | Jupiter in Capricorn | Jupiter in Aquarius | Jupiter in Pisces | The Effects of Jupiter on Vocation | SATURN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Saturn in the Signs | Saturn 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