What a wonderful month for Taurus energy, with all the benefic planets, Sun, Venus and Jupiter in the sign of Taurus we can look forward to a more desirable way of life. Thank goodness as the past couple of months and the eclipse season coupled with a very trying retrograde Mercury has left its mark on many of us.

What is Taurus energy all about? Well the Moon loves being in Taurus and Venus is at home in this very earthy sign. It not only brings out the sensual nature but any planet found in Taurus, find pure basic pleasure empowering. It is a materialistic physical sign so is concerned with the material and physical element of like, such as money, possessions and worth, desire and seeks stability through possessions.

As this is a fixed earth sign, we may find that we dig in our heels a bit too firmly and want to avoid change. Hold onto the past comfort zone is very appealing and this can lead inflexibility and stubbornness.

This is a great month to look at your finances and your worth. May is a Month to be practical and focus on how to create a stable future, but at the same time the temptation to just go out and enjoy the fruits of life is tempting. Escapism comes in the form of Art, beauty and music. Spoil yourself, look after your body and just appreciate the beauty of nature and enjoy the sound of the birds, bee’s and trickling waterfalls.

Mercury has gone direct allowing us to sort out all the things we need to fix or have been keeping on hold. Even when Mercury goes direct if feels as if her is retrograde as he is in his shadow so situations can still trip us up or be delayed until mid Month. Mercury will move into Taurus where we may feel a bit stressed as things suddenly from full speed ahead Aries to a sudden slow down in Taurus, quickly is not how Taurus works. Slowly and enjoying the ride is more Taurus style. Mercury in Taurus does not do small talk but rather only communicates when needed and on practical terms.

Mars moves into Aries, he loves being in Aries as this Cardinal  fire sign allows Mars to do what he does best and that is take action, pioneer forward, be a warrior and do it for yourself. When Mars is in Aries he become competitive, try not let your ego’s get in the way of your missions. In a way this transit allows us to be ourselves and not worry about what others think about us, this allows us to own our true selves.

Towards the end of the Month Jupiter will leave Taurus after spending a year in this practical sign and move into Gemini where the nature of mutable air can make us dilly with choice. Jupiter loves to do things in a big way Gemini is about a lot of little things. Perhaps our growth can take place by acknowledging the many new and trendy options out there. Try to avoid having long an meaningless conversations or debates with other, people can get board when too much of nothing is being communicated. Shorter holidays and trips will be preferable than longer voyages.

Pluto starts his 5 and half retrograde journey this month of May. As Pluto has never been in Aquarius during our lives and the live of the ancients, there is little knowledge for us to understand what happens when he is in Aquarius. Aquarius is a social sign, it is innovative and humane, Pluto is not humane, in fact known as the death planet, so in a way humanity as we know it is going to go through many changes. Artificial intelligence has become a big thing, this caught on in a big way when Pluto entered Aquarius, and perhaps during the retrograde period a bit more research into AI will be seen. In war it has proven to be extremely horrific as technology is used to kill with a flick of a switch and indifference to the human being attacked. Let’s hope warring parties pull back on such inhumane activity or at least see how nasty it is.

MEDICALLY SPEAKING

With all this Taurus energy we may be inclined to overeat and overdo the pleasures of over indulgence. I was having a very interesting conversation with some people about how tired we are all feeling. Not surprising after the challenging months we have experienced.

What we need to be aware of is how much sugar is found in starchy foods, this may initially give you a rush but be aware that this starch is converted into sugar and stored in your liver causing a health problem called in laymen terms, a Fatty Liver.Fatty liver disease is also known as hepatic steatosis and steatotic liver disease, a condition where excess fat builds up in the liver. Often there are no or few symptoms. Occasionally there may be tiredness or pain in the upper right side of the abdomen.

The main underlining issues that trigger this is diabetes, alcoholism, obesity and those who can overdo the starches or have gluten hypersensitivity. Taurus energy in a good way can encourage us to eat foods that are from the earth avoiding over synthesized mass produces synthetic factory foods. Let’s be kind to our livers.