Tips ~ May / Taurus
Coaching Corner
How do you feel about yourself? May is a great time to start a new, positive relationship with yourself. Get in touch with yourself and your gifts, and share those with others. Start the springtime with a new view on life, and draw on the gifts of Taurus and its ruling planet, Venus—stability, sensuality, aesthetic talent, natural lifestyle—for your personal development.
Some Taurean Ideas for a Great Start to a Powerful New Year/Season
- Take a nature walk—enjoy the new growth and newness outside.
- Begin a new hobby such as gourmet cooking or feng shui.
- Treat yourself to a spa day or weekend. Use this month as a renewal time to prepare and pamper yourself for a fun, invigorating summer.
- Start a new investing program (even if it’s just a few dollars per month) to improve your financial growth.
- Pursue a new love interest.
- Attend a wine-tasting night.
- Host a wine-tasting party.
- Take yourself out for a nice dinner to celebrate yourself and your wonder.
Taurean Ponder Questions
- How are you fulfilled?
- How do you feel about yourself?
- How do you pamper/treat yourself?
- What is valuable to you?
- How do you express your sensuality?
Taurean Mottos/Phrases
- Tastes great, less filling
- Costs a bit more, but I’m worth it
- The great outdoors
Personality Perspectives
Enneagram type 4 is the personality type connected with the planet Venus and deals with issues surrounding the heart and emotion. Fours want to be special and find what is unique and authentic within themselves to express in the world. Through their connection to Venus (love, emotions), self-aware 4s are able to create works of art with depth and knowledge, connect with others on a soul level due to their vast comprehension of their identity and human understanding.
The challenges of 4s are depression, moodiness, jealousy, self-absorption, self-consciousness, and guilt.
The gifts of 4s are introspection, creativity, intuition, artistic expression, vision, originality, compassion, and authenticity.
How are you special/unique?
What is your art?
Astrology Area
This month, the spotlight is on Taurus, and its ruling planet, Venus. Taurus the bull signifies a personality that is grounded, earthy, loyal, solid, sensual, and focused on the body and the senses. Venus, the planet of love, rules the sign of Taurus and influences the sensual aspects of the sign—the love of food, money, possessions, and the finer things in life. The area of life (zodiac house) ruled by Taurus (2nd) deals with value—outer: money, possessions, assets; and inner: self-worth/self-esteem.
What do you value?
How is your self-esteem?
What role does money play in your life?
Tarot Topic
May is Mother’s Day month and this month’s tarot card is the Empress. The Empress is Mother Nature, the universal feminine energy, (pro)creation, and Love. In this version, she sits with the symbol of Venus within a heart symbolizing motherly love. In other versions, she holds a mirror shaped as the symbol for Venus. The mirror symbolizes looking within to really see and accept/love yourself for who you are. She is sitting on a throne surrounded by the green beauty of nature, symbolizing authentic life. She is loving, accepting, and supportive. Her connection to nature revives her and gives her life.
How are you authentic?
How do you enjoy nature?
How have you been nurtured and, in turn, how do you nurture yourself and others?