Taurus season arrived and brought the very welcome sunshine with it and so far I would say that first couple of weeks have been great. There is a steadiness, a certainty, a knowing that comes with Taurean energy, quite needed after all the fiery momentum of Aries. And yet things have also been moving fast and showing up with some ease I just need to keep up with it all!
My son Arthur ran the London Marathon this month. I stood in the crowd watching and the energy was something quite special. Tens of thousands of people lining the streets, strangers cheering strangers, an entire city holding space for human effort and endurance. There is something about that kind of collective energy, all those people feeling together, willing each other on, that was so inspiring. A reminder of what we are capable of when we show up for each other.
Taurus: the master manifestor.
Where Aries charges forward on instinct and fire, Taurus asks us to arrive. To slow down and actually feel what we are moving through. Taurus is a fixed earth sign, ruled by Venus, the planet of beauty, pleasure and the senses, and it is one of the most powerful manifestors in the zodiac. Where Aries plants the seed, Taurus tends it. Patiently, steadily, with real commitment and devotion. What we give our consistent attention and energy to this season, grows
This is a season to get clear on what you are building. Not in a frantic, goal-setting way, but in a deep, embodied, this is what is happening and this is what I am going to do way. Know it. Feel it. Become it. Your vibration and your intentions create your world, so feel it in your soul be appreciative, and let it become real before it is real.
May is particularly potent this year. We have two full moons, one opening and one closing it. The Flower Moon on 1 May opened Taurus season in full bloom. The Blue Moon on 31 May closes it, and because it falls near the moon's farthest point from Earth, it is also a Micro Moon, appearing slightly smaller and dimmer than usual. There is something quietly beautiful about that. A Blue Moon that asks you to look more carefully rather than simply dazzle you.
Two full moons in one month is powerful energy for manifestation. What you give your attention to at the start of May has the full lunar cycle, and then some, to take root.
I love observing the lunar energy and yet this season I find myself increasingly drawn to the sun's power. The blue skies, the fluffy clouds, those long bright days that just lift your spirits from the inside out. I love the daytime, I am such an early riser. I love the mornings There is something so direct and generous about solar energy it's so expansive.
Into the woods
I go most days into the woods and I am falling in love with the birdsong. Somehow it seems more vibrant when the sun is out. There is a frequency to it that feels so healing and uplifting, Birdsong is said to operates primarily within the 1,000 to 8,000 Hz range — a natural healing soundscape that reduces cortisol, lowers stress and promotes alpha wave activity in the brain so it makes total sense. These frequencies signal safety to our nervous system, the opposite of the jarring sounds of modern life that keep us in fight or flight. Research shows it also shifts the brain from that exhausting task-driven state we live in most of the day, to something more effortless and restorative.
This week I was lucky enough to see my local woodpecker up close, in his marvellous coat. I stood completely still and watched him for as long as he let me it was amazing to be so near by when I hear it everyday! Go into the woods whenever you can and have a listen. Your nervous system will thank you.
Uranus leaves Taurus and what it means
Now. Can we talk about Uranus?
Uranus has been in Taurus for seven years. Seven years of disruption to everything Taurus holds most dear: security, stability, relationships, work, the slow and steady structures we build our lives around. If you are a Taurean, or have strong Taurus in your chart, you will know exactly what I mean. It has been unsettling in the deepest sense.
But here is what I know now: the disruption was clearing space. The things that were shaken loose needed to go. And what remains is more real, more true, than what was there before. I am noticing things falling more easily into place. A sense of steadiness returning that I had almost forgotten was possible.
Uranus is now moving into Gemini and this shift is already palpable. Gemini rules communication, technology, the way we think and speak and connect. Time does not feel linear in the way it used to. Old timelines are collapsing. Things are happening fast and unexpectedly. People reappearing, opportunities arriving from nowhere, conversations from a different chapter suddenly becoming relevant again.
The shadow side of Taurus
Every sign has one, and Taurus is no exception.
Taurus's gifts, steadiness, loyalty, devotion, a deep love of beauty and comfort, can tip into their shadow when held too tightly. Stubbornness. Resistance to change. Over-attachment to security, to things staying exactly as they are. A love of comfort that quietly becomes avoidance.
This is particularly worth watching this season, as Uranus finally leaves Taurus after seven years of disruption. The relief of stability returning is real and deserved, but if you notice yourself clinging, over-controlling, or refusing to let something shift that needs to shift, that is your Taurus shadow speaking.
The invitation is to enjoy the steadiness without gripping it. To trust that what is truly yours cannot be shaken loose. To stay open, even now, especially now, because the most unexpected and beautiful things are still on their way.
Walk on the Wild Side: the scent for this season
If I were choosing one fragrance for Taurus season, it would be Walk on the Wild Side without hesitation.
Taurus is an earth sign at its core, rooted, sensory, connected to the natural world. And Walk on the Wild Side captures that energy beautifully. It is dark, grounding, a little untamed. The kind of scent that makes you feel present in your body and connected to something older and wilder than the everyday.
Light it when you need to come back to yourself. Let it be the scent that anchors you this season.
A simple ritual for this season
Step outside in the morning. Let the light hit your face. Listen for the birds, listen to the wind in the trees. Then come inside, light your Aja candle, and do one thing slowly. Savour your morning drink. Indulge in some skincare. Organise that wardrobe you've been meaning to sort.
Be calm. Be clear in your thoughts. Be present in your actions.
Taurus does not need more than that.
With love, Tilly x
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