In my earliest days of living in the UK, I used to wonder (as an Australian) why so many people spoke so often about the weather. Now of course, after a number of years living here continuously, I understand from experience! The impact on the psyche of a beautiful sunny day with blue skies, after sometimes weeks of rain is an incredible experience.
The long drawn out cold snap of early spring is behind us in the northern parts of the world - autumn is beginning to colour the landscape in the south. This is a time to let things unfold, and to trust that there is a rhythm to every aspect of life. In your relationships, keep your heart open; let go of expectation if you can, and see how this brings fresh and unexpected joy to your life. You may have to be a little patient for your plans to come to fruition, but it will certainly be worth the wait. Be confident that things have a way of working out, and you’ll really allow the energy of balance and justice to flow in your life. Try this imagery exercise to connect with the energy of Justice...
Taurus is ruled by the planet Venus, traditionally known as the “Goddess of Love”. Actually, Venus rules both Taurus and Libra, and as a rule, she holds court over two areas of life: love and money. Obviously, that is simplifying and diminishing the full power of Venus, as she is much more complex than that!
The planet Venus deals with what we value in life - our sentiments, compassion and what gives us pleasure. Taureans often possess great beauty, charm, grace and artistic talents, and they are always trying to blend cooperation, love, unity and harmony between people. When any of these things are not working in their life, they feel out of sorts. Therefore they like to maintain an even balance to feel comfortable within themselves.
If you Google ‘benefits of sleep’ you will get thousands of articles on how much we need sleep, how it helps reduce stress, we will feel better, we feel more balanced, in better health and so on. There is enough information already provided that we need sleep. Yet, within the western society code of behaviour, sleeping too much is often perceived to be a bad thing. This is a societal paradigm, inherent in the way we organize our days: so many hours of work and then so many hours proscribed for sleep.
