Mars is known as the planet of war and its position in your natal chart is indicative of your more volatile characteristics. It reflects your ambitiousness and approach to pursuing goals, how you assert and defend yourself, and also your primal sexuality.
If you are born under Mars in Taurus, you subscribe to the idea that it is better to work smart than work hard. You choose your battles and find the most effective way to get things done with the least energy.
You don’t tend to fight or lose your temper about anything. But once you have made your mind up about something it is fixed. You never do anything that you don’t want to do.
You tend to take the slow approach with sex and like to squeeze every last drop of pleasure out of every moment.
Mars Transit & Retrograde Through Taurus
While the position of Mars in our natal chart affects us on an individual level, the planet’s continual transit through the signs impacts us all as it influences our fiery energies. It takes six to seven weeks to transit through each sign.
When Mars transits through Taurus, we all tend to find ourselves feeling a bit fed up. We might feel like we are working very hard and not seeing the results that we deserve. This is often a good time to make new plans of attack as, at this time, we have a keen eye for how we can achieve more by doing less.
Thankfully, Mars does not retrograde through Taurus often, as the planet only retrogrades every two years. It last will not retrograde through Taurus again until 2037.
Whenever Mars retrogrades, we tend to feel like our energy is highly diminished. When this is combined with the energy of Taurus, we often find that we hit a roadblock and become too stubborn to look for another way around. We might find ourselves giving up on something important.
Mars in Taurus Ambition
When you are born under Mars in Taurus, you have a desire to be comfortable and respected. You want the finer things in life both to enjoy them and because of the status that they reflect. But you are going to find the path of leas resistance to get what you want.
While Mars in Taurus isn’t necessarily lazy, you don’t see the point of doing more than is necessary to get the results that you want. You subscribe to the philosophy of working intelligently, and therefore getting more for less.
You are probably interested in the idea of essentialism, which is the practice of doing only what is important and saying no to everything else. This helps you perform your best, enjoy your work, and fight burnout as you don’t tend to take on too much.
You have a good approach to work-life balance and know that you work to live and don’t live to work. For you, it is about doing what needs to be done, and not making a martyr or yourself by taking on too much.
Mars in Taurus Assertiveness
People born under Mars in Taurus rarely lose their temper and can keep their heads in even the most stressful situations. But once you have made your mind up about something, you become an immovable rock. Nothing will divert you from your course.
You don’t feel the need to fight and rail against the machine. The person in charge of you and your actions is you! You don’t have to convince anyone else or justify yourself to anyone, you will do what you want no matter what.
Rather than try and force others around to your way of thinking, you are more likely to just cut them off. It is not a matter of you are with me or you are against me. For you, someone is either with you, or they aren’t really important at all.
Mars in Taurus Sexuality
Mars in Taurus in your natal chart, you like to take things slow and enjoy yourself. There is no question of rushing to the final climax. Instead, you want to make the most of every single moment and squeeze every last bit of pleasure from each.
This philosophy extends to the chase as well. You like to wine and dine a partner (or be wined and dined) and slowly get to know one another. The build up to the big moment just makes it more exciting and more satisfying when it does finally arrive.
Your desire for exploration and experience might result in an interest in unusual practices in the bedroom. But this is all about bringing the maximum satisfaction to each partner. You also want to create a space that feels safe and welcoming for both you and your partner.
Mars in Taurus Compatibility
When you are born under Mars in Taurus, you need someone who loves romance and seduction as much as you. This makes you very compatible with Mars in Libra and Mars in Scorpio.
Mars in Libra loves to be pursued, and will enjoy letting you take charge sexually. They are also adventurous and won’t mind experimenting in safe ways with you.
Mars in Scorpio is a bit more intense and will challenge you in terms of control. But you will probably find the games that they play an irresistible part of the process.
Mars in Taurus Personality Traits
When you are born with Mars in Aries you are naturally high energy, which is why you are able to do so much. You are very impulsive and tend to live for the moment rather than the long-term. Your natural confidence means that you manage to bounce back from most situations as you know that you are capable of more.
Organized
When you are born under Mars in Taurus, you tend to be very organized. This is a manifestation of your desire to optimize your time and effort in very aspect of your life. You like to know where everything you need is and control how your time is spent.
Once you find a system that works for you, you can be very reluctant to change it. If you check emails on the train, you’ll be reluctant to agree to carpool. If you exercise best in the mornings, you’ll probably say no if a friend invites you for an afternoon workout.
As part of this, you tend to have a minimalist aesthetic. Noy only do you have a natural affinity for clean lines, but it helps you feel clean and organized inside your head.
Honest
You firmly believe that honesty is the best policy and that, while it may hurt now, knowing the truth is always better in the long run. You are sensitive enough to know how to deliver hard news with a bit of tact, but you will do what needs to be done and not avoid the issue.
You expect others to be equally honest with you, and will be disappointed if you find out that someone has been lying to you or hiding something from you, even if it has been done with the best of intentions.
Once your trust has been broken, it can be hard to win back. You just don’t believe in wasting your time on people that don’t deserve it. They might have to do something pretty special to win you back.
Indulgent
You believe that life is meant to be enjoyed, which is why you ascribe to the work to live philosophy. You aren’t the type to sacrifices weekends away or evening with family for things in the office. If they were that important, there would be resources available to do them during office hours.
But some might accuse you of being a hedonist. You enjoy treating yourself and don’t deny your desires unless you have a very good reason. So, yes, you will get the most expensive bottle on the list if it appeals to you, and pay to upgrade to better seats on the plane.
You never like to ask any favors, and you worked for all the treats that you give yourself. But this is not always apparent to other people, who can have a tendency to judge you.
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