MERCURY began its highly focused and concentrated initial transit through the sign of Taurus Friday, March 31st, at 1:31 PM EDT ... our mode of thinking and communicating now shifts from the rapid fire energy of Aries into the slower and more methodical energy of Taurus ... the keyword for this energy is "factual" ... here the mind and tongue work deliberately and steadily with the tendency to sometimes get stuck in mental ruts ... this energy can be highly practical and grounded ... business skills or any activity that incorporates the use of common sense usually accompanies this energy ... often there can be learning through tactile contact or actual physical manipulation of the world ... perceptions can often be limited due to a desire to learn slowly and carefully ... there is a desire to bring ideas down to earth, and there are usually interests in money, sensuality and physical comfort ... Mercury was last in Taurus from April 5th through June 12th, 2015 ... a longer than normal transit but due to its second retrograde journey for 2015 which was completely in the sign of Taurus !!!
Mercury in Taurus loves to read - ANYTHING !!! ... time is taken in order to arrive at all decisions ... this Mercury likes to "sleep on it" and needs solid, tangible, physical proof in order to really believe in anything ... the thought pattern is developed in terms of worth thus making "value" the ultimate selling point ... there is usually an excellent memory bestowed by this mercurial energy and it makes one a good observer but ironically one is apt to listen inattentively as their mind is almost always already made up and will rarely be changed !!! ... even though there is a love of reading, it is ultimately realized that experience teaches one the most valuable lessons in life ...
Mercury in Taurus teaches us to think through stabilization ... it's all about the concrete mind - SEEING IS BELIEVING !!! ... the mind here likes to chew things over and over in order to acquire a true depth of knowledge ... and frequently because this energy takes longer to reach a decision, opportunities may be missed ... this energy has its definite likes and dislikes ... there is more of a taste for the traditional rather than the abstract and the avant-garde, and one finds it is steady working habits that produce thorough and solid results ... ultimately there is a gift given here to see how any plan will work out in physical terms ... the energy of Mercury in Taurus can be expressed in the following ways:
POSITIVE: sound mind, thorough, patient, cautious, shrewd, resourceful, sensible, realistic, good concentration, mentally sure, deliberating, practical thinker, sense of form, steady mind, enduring, mentally laid-back, docile, undemanding
NEGATIVE: slow minded, plodding, tardy, guarded, mean-minded, money-grubbing, boneheaded, one-track-minded, overburdened, limited thinker, stubborn mind, lazy-minded, dumb, misses the point, couch potato
Mercury now joins Mars transiting through the sign of Taurus, with the Sun to join the party on April 19th ... and now for the good news ???
Mercury remains in the sign of Taurus until - WAIT FOR IT - June 6th and you know why !!! ... Mercury begins its first full retrograde journey for 2017 on April 9th which will be a dual sign retrograde going from 4 degrees 51 minutes Taurus back to 24 degrees 16 minutes Aries ... Mercury is already "slowing down" as it already entered its shadow point back on March 27th when it reached 24 degrees 16 minutes Aries which is the degree it concludes its upcoming retrograde journey on May 3rd ... more about that retrograde period when it begins ... and for your consideration, Mercury will be in Taurus for the last 21 days of the transit of Mars through Taurus - 9 days in direct motion and then 12 days in retrograde ... AND ... Mercury will be in Taurus retrograde for the first two days of the Sun transiting through Taurus and in direct motion for the final 6 days of the Sun in transit through Taurus ... during the interim period Mercury will have returned to the sign of Aries !!!
Taurus born individuals, are you beginning to feel the tempo picking up in your thinking and communicating somewhat even though Mercury is "slowing down" ??? ... now is your chance - along with the rest of us - to get a lot accomplished and get our minds anchored to a firmer foundation of rational and practical thinking with this earth energy ... just proceed cautiously with the upcoming Mercury retrograde on the horizon as well as Venus, the ruler of Taurus, being currently in retrograde until April 15th !!!
Ironically this particular energy of thinking and communicating will be influencing us until the retrograde begins and then rethought and reconsidered perhaps once Mercury stations direct and returns to Taurus on May 15th/16th to make its complete transit and finally exit the sign of Taurus on June 6th ... but isn't this thinking and rethinking exactly what Mercury in Taurus naturally likes to do ??? ... perhaps not under these set of circumstances however ... gotta love that cosmic sense of humor and that is no "BULL" !!!
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