Ascendant in Taurus

Ascendant: characterizes our starting energy, view of the world and our opinions

Taurus: Taurus is associated with the planet Venus, which is characterized by her beauty...

First impression. At a first meeting you give off calm, as if you had all the time in the world. Tradition links a Taurus ascendant with a solid build, a strong neck, a pleasant voice and good skin. You dress for comfort but in good fabrics, and you can tell a quality coat at first touch. While everyone else at the restaurant is still debating the menu, you ordered long ago, and it's the same dish as last time. Anyone who tries to rush you hits a wall.

Strengths and pitfalls. What you promise, you deliver, even if it takes until midnight. You have patience with plants, children and a savings account, and you can cut back without it hurting. The same steadiness easily turns into stubbornness, though: once you've made up your mind, even a good argument won't budge you. Change irritates you at first, even change for the better. Give a new proposal a few days. You'll often find it doesn't threaten anything you rely on.

Love and the descendant. Your descendant is in Scorpio. You're drawn to intense, mysterious people with a magnetic gaze, people in whom you sense depth and a little danger. In love you don't do anything by halves. You look for loyalty and physical closeness, but also for a partner who pulls you out of your comfort zone and gets you talking about what you keep hidden. Jealousy and possessiveness tend to show up on both sides in such a relationship, so trust has to be built honestly, brick by brick.

Work and the chart ruler. Venus rules your chart. She gives you taste, a sense of what things are worth and a gift for turning an ordinary office into a pleasant place. You do well in banking, restaurants and food, gardening, construction, design or music, above all where the work of your hands can be seen. You need a steady income and a pace you set yourself.

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Taurus ascendant combinations with the Sun signs

The same calm ascendant takes on a different color with each Sun:

Aries with Taurus ascendant: a hot head and calm hands. An idea grabs them instantly, but the Taurus ascendant won't let them act rashly, so they start later than other Aries, and with more certainty.
Taurus with Taurus ascendant: a double Taurus. Nobody can deny their stamina or their love of comfort, but getting a decision out of them takes a crowbar. Once it's made, it stands for years.
Gemini with Taurus ascendant: curiosity with an anchor. Lots of things interest them, but the Taurus ascendant stops them from hopping around, so at least one idea in ten actually gets finished.
Cancer with Taurus ascendant: home as a fortress. Guests leave well fed and carrying leftovers for later. They keep their habits for years and take moves or family changes harder than most people.
Leo with Taurus ascendant: luxury with staying power. They like to live in style and hold on to their place at work and in society tooth and nail. They can't give ground even where it would cost them nothing.
Virgo with Taurus ascendant: two earth signs together. They save without being stingy, fix a dripping faucet, sew a curtain, and in their home every object has its place.
Libra with Taurus ascendant: a Venus pair, earthy on the outside and airy within. They love beautiful things and can furnish a home so guests don't want to leave. They avoid arguments even more than other Librans.
Scorpio with Taurus ascendant: the Sun stands opposite the ascendant, so they were born around sunset. They seem calm and easygoing, yet feel everything fully and never forgive halfway. Partnerships tend to be their main school of life.
Sagittarius with Taurus ascendant: a traveler who packs their own pillow. They long for distant places and big ideas but won't set off without comfort and a secure base. What they bring home is mostly food and wine.
Capricorn with Taurus ascendant: a builder for the long haul. They build career and home patiently and without show, and the results appear only after years. They like to rest, but only once everything is done.
Aquarius with Taurus ascendant: a stubborn progressive. They defend modern views as doggedly as others defend tradition, and when they finally commit to a change, they carry it out thoroughly and for good.
Pisces with Taurus ascendant: dreams you can touch. They paint, sing or cook, and the Taurus ascendant gives them the patience to finish the work. They take in the world mainly through taste, smell and touch.