To celebrate all things Taurus, the sun is entering Taurus season! From aspiring astrologers to zodiac newbies, everyone is getting in touch with the traits that come with this earth sign. Taurus brings out fierce loyalty and fierce determination that everyone finds endearing. When the bull does reach his breaking point, a dangerous cocktail of toxic characteristics rears its ugly head.
People born under the Taurus sign are so noted for their hoarding of material goods and riches. This disposition has the potential to make consumerist individuals conflate their self-worth with the value of their purchases. Instead, they begin measuring their impact in terms of tangible returns rather than what defines them. Instead of processing their pain, growing from the ordeal, and developing emotional sophistication, the angry relentlessly play the victim, throw temper tantrums, and pursue vendettas. In so doing, they give up progress for parochialism,” states a recent entry in Psychology Today.
For a Taurus to accept fault would be like forcing them to chew on a piece of shoe leather. Tauruses can be pretty prideful, and it shows. They have a gluttonous streak when it comes to pleasure, which is why pride is a very close second to gluttony on classic Taurus traits. When they are scorned, they exert a quasi-approved mandatorily of punishing their faithfulness, even permitting, potentially, the venting enmity to breed. A Taurean grudge is like a cursed boo that transcends the afterlife. Perhaps no feud was better documented than the often troubled production of Easy Rider, which left actor Dennis Hopper with a two-decade long grudge against costar Peter Fonda. In a dramatic gesture, Hopper conspired to ensure that Fonda would be prevented from attending his funeral.
The possessiveness that most Taureans feel can become poisonous. It is in here where this sign truly wishes to covet thy neighbor’s goods. This yearning can result in countermovements to hoarding tendencies and downward social comparisons with their peers. In their base form, Taurus folks get hung up on the ideas of acquiring and possessing, motivated by an anxiety over lack. They treat their loved ones as possessions rather than people, further complicating relationships.
When Taurus’s wilder side takes over, she makes us think of cult leaders like Jim Jones. He was a treacherous Taurus, and his narcissistic tendencies resulted in disastrous fallout. This makes us ask how Taurean characteristics, when left untethered, can become dangerous when overexpressed on an individual and collective level.
Taurus people are well known for their general loathing of anyone in power. They hate to be instructed and many times withhold cooperation when their freedom is encroached upon. This obstinacy breeds not only interpersonal animosity but creates a petri dish where resentments can breed.
The symbolism connected to Taurus tends to create an idea of these folks who deeply enjoy the physical world and indulging in it. They continue to flourish in their private gardens of delights. These walled gardens create a perfect compost of malcontents, where they can mutate their grievances with care.
In the arts, Alexandre Dumas drew inspiration from a Taurus cobbler, one Pierre Picaud. That inspiration made its way into his novel The Count of Monte Cristo. Picaud’s story, though no doubt embellished from original source material, shows how far a Taurus can go when they’re out for revenge. This predilection can overshadow the many positive qualities that they bring to the research table.
Even in contemporary descriptions of Taurus personality traits there is potential for comic relief. One individual playfully remarked, “I’m still not sorry, but I am hungry. You trying to run up the street with me to get a turkey leg?” – IndesKribeaBULL. This reveals a level of self-awareness that many Taurus people have about their immovability and hubris.
Green is popularly accepted as the power color of Taurus, representative of the Earth sign’s connection to growth and prosperity. On the less charitable interpretation, this can represent jealousy and covetousness. If these feelings are left unchecked, they can trigger harmful actions.
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