Sun in Taurus until May 21, 2011 & New Moon in Taurus May 2, 2011

In Taurus, the Sun slows down, steps back and assesses risk vs. gain. You may find yourself up early, working long, hard days, producing practical results, and aware of the unhurried natural cycle of life. You could need a kick in the pants to get going, but once you embark on a task or project, your endurance could be remarkable. You may work methodically and carefully under this influence, more concerned about quality than cost or time. You will be sensible, pragmatic, and solution-oriented. During this transit, you may accumulate possessions or keep collections of things, another expression of the Taurean security issue. You may also find yourself being stubborn during this period, clinging rigidly to past ways of doing things even when their time has come and gone. You might also find yourself removing what is in the way!

The energy moves from the inspirational to the practical. Taurus energy is concerned with growth, development, solidifying, stabilizing, increasing, sustaining, and becoming secure in the material world. The New Moon in Taurus marks a time when things are becoming real, beginning to take shape in the material world, moving into substantial, tangible form, and finding the resources that will establish them solidly in physical reality. Taurus energy is stable, unflappable, practical, dependable, patient, nurturing, concerned with concrete physical goals and with solidifying those things which are taking root in the material world. It is steady, determined, purposeful, resistant to change (as in, stubborn), possessive, loyal, and gentle. Properly expressed, it operates to provide a safe, serene environment in which new life and newly created efforts can prosper and flourish.

Currently, the energy is emphasizing durability, being grounded, getting results, planning for the future, and making investments that are intended to grow steadily and pay off well in time. It takes undisguised delight in seeing new life prosper and mature. On an individual level, you may find you are unusually concerned with your financial life and with your personal relationships.