Sun, Mars, Mercury in Taurus

Hear the birds singing and the leaves rustling in the wind, lifting your eyelids open to see the new light of day as you smell fresh spring air.  Stretching out your body to flex after a long nights rest, time to move and set foot on the soil to begin the day.  Ah, breathe.  We have shifted into the Sun’s season in Taurus.  After fierce passion and risk taking under the Arian Sun, it is time to rest and slow down, “tuning in” through the senses.  Mercury and Mars are near each other in Taurus causing our way of communicating and our desires to be influenced by the methodical, grounded, and sense orienting nature of an earth sign.  The alignment of receiving information through the body and the drive to anchor oneself before proceeding can allow one to find stable footing.  Pluto, master of the unconscious and the dilemma of whether it is a Planet or not, seems to want to rouse the body to remember the importance of lessons learned and the impermanent, transformative nature of it all.  Jupiter is frustrated by such material strength wanting to shoot a bit more “from the hip” rather than being so calculating and stable, so try to "go the course" despite pressures to give in to the drama.  As the Moon and Venus are gathering in Gemini, this inquisitive sign supports keeping the ways of relating flexible and interesting as well as the heart geared to alternative approaches and lively exchange encouraged by playful Jupiter in Leo.  Neptune is influencing the Moon and Venus to maintain a level of compassion and empathy in order to stay connected to our spiritual center and the universe at large.  “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” Lao Tzu