ALMUTEMMars in Taurus
Mars represents your energy, your desire and the courage to act. In Taurus, it expresses itself with calm, steadiness and a love of what is solid.
Mars is in its detriment in Taurus — a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus —, acting against its nature: the planet’s fire enters a sign that asks for calm, patience, and plans, and fares ill with the slow pace. It grows impatient, frustrated, and tries to cut short all that is lengthy or painstaking. It shines where there is physical and mental agility to answer quickly, but loses in the persistence of long tasks, where its flame burns out. The lesson of the position is to keep the right rhythm and to ration its energy — like a plant watered neither too much nor too little. Tamed by earth, this Mars can become a tenacious and productive force; let loose, it is an impetus that spends itself before reaching the end.