Read your horoscope for Mars in Taurus
Mars in Taurus encourages the slow-burn
As Mars enters Taurus on July 4th, you will be learning that, sometimes, the most productive thing is to slow down and flirt with all the roses. When in Taurus, our cosmic rabble-rouser is more of a lover than a fighter, but this placement’s endurance (and stubbornness) can be legendary. Use the coming weeks to tackle a project that demands your staying power. (Think slow-burn rather than blaze of glory.) Sink into its sensual dimensions and tactile pleasures. The more organic the process, the better.
Mars in Taurus is known to be particularly potent when directed at issues related to the stewardship of the Earth, land claims, the allocation of resources, nourishment, and the sometimes messy business of being a soul inside a body. This pairing understands that just as the Earth has born our endless enterprises, it is up to us to care for it in return.
Unchecked (yet urgent) desires
August 1st is admittedly a tricky day, as Mars conjoins the endless appetite of the North Node and is then jolted to its senses by Uranus’ cattle prod. Approach this day with patience — and maybe a dash of humor. Register your urgency and hunger for action, as well as your own rebellious urges. Find an outlet for your frustration. Scream it into the woods. Just note that further information may materialize, and you’ll have ample time to execute those burning desires. Sometimes you need to veer sharply in opposite directions before discovering those sweet middle pastures.
Slow your roll
On August 7th, when Mars squares Saturn, you may need to return to brass tacks. Greet this reality check like an old friend and know that a bit of structure could help your innovation or grand experiment play a longer game. Constraint and creativity can be happy bedfellows, after all. What can you learn about your deepest desires when you slow down to dead-head your proverbial garden?
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The following horoscopes were written by Stephanie Warner.
Aries & Aries Rising
Mars’ entry into Taurus will have you eager to get the bag. Or, perhaps, money is activating some primal emotions right now. Either way, the coin is on your mind and your mind is on the coin.
If you’ve been waffling on setting up a savings account, or haven’t even thought about a nest egg, use the raw energy of Mars to get the ball rolling on these ventures. Sometimes simply taking initiative with our budgets and savings plans can help dispel the intense emotions that finances can bring.
As Mars and Uranus strike sparks on August 1st, radically rewrite the money stories and spending patterns that do not honor the financial freedom you crave. This energy can breed anxiety, but it also propels change and innovation. Just as currency and capital are always flowing, you are never stuck when it comes to financial circumstances.
Maybe your quirkiest hobby or party trick could be spun into gold. Whatever paradigm has kept you erring on the side of scarcity rather than abundance — let that tower fall.
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Taurus & Taurus Rising
As Mars enters your sign, it’s time to focus on your personal ambitions and development. Cultivate the inner flame of your intuition and soul’s wild path. Tend to the practices, personal goals, and passion projects that burn brightly for themselves and require no external justification. To those offended by you getting your groove back: Excuse me? Let the next few weeks be a test as to who is truly in your corner.
During this time, let Mars’ laser focus cut through the static of other people’s opinions as you unapologetically take up your own space. There’s a sacred niche in this cosmos that only you can fill, and stepping into your power takes a bit of audacity. Mars will help with the shamelessness, but it’s up to you to take that first bold step.
As Mars and Uranus conjoin on August 1st, an excess of nervous energy will require intentional earthing. Major Tom to ground control! Carve out time for your most reliable grounding practices on this day. You’ll be a lightning rod for divine insight at this time, but it will pass clean through you without a sturdy foundation.
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Gemini & Gemini Rising
As Mars enters Taurus, the sandman will be working overtime to weigh down your screen-weary eyelids. Even the restless mind of a Gemini must occasionally go dark. When it comes to your sleep and private time, you may feel a sudden burst of paradoxical energy, but you, of all signs, can hold these two thoughts at once.
In fact, you can use Mars’ raw energy to run your tightest bedtime ship yet, addressing any slumber-leaks and preempting the habits that derail your shuteye. Coffee after 4pm? TikToking under the covers? You know what needs to be course-corrected. And now’s the time to do it.
That said, when Mars and Uranus clash on August 1st, the sheep that you’re counting will likely go on strike. If sleep is elusive, or your nervous system is a bit more difficult to calm, be patient and wait for the turbulence to pass. Read a book, sip some chamomile tea, or put your thoughts to paper. A watched pot — well, you know the drill.
You may also find this week that your need for privacy reaches a fever pitch. Hang up a do not disturb sign. Set a bedtime alarm on your phone. Surrender to your desire to switch the light off on the outer world. As you swing the hermit’s lantern through your psyche’s catacombs, know that there’s endless treasure to uncover there. Get as curious about your inner world as the one outside.
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Cancer & Cancer Rising
Mars’ entry into Taurus will have you wanting to burn off this excess energy with your friends. Whether you choose to attend a creative workshop or spearhead a community vegetable patch, Mars wants you to get fired up by the vibes of the group. Take your friendly competition with a side of mutual enthusiasm and see how far you can egg each other on.
When Mars and Uranus conjoin on August 1st, these group endeavors will crackle with the electricity of innovation. Use this day to mind-map up a storm with others in your field, or simply let your freak flag fly at a dance party. Just beware the possibility of groupthink pulling the plug on this DJ set.
As Mars and the North Node meet, you may experience a deep soul hunger to find your people. Fair-weather friends and idle chitchat will no longer pass the muster. Be brave and sample the most eclectic Meetups and Eventbrites you can. Hitch your wagon to a crowd outside your usual social grooves. Meet new people AND learn something new. Who says you can’t expand your circle and horizons at the same time?
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Leo & Leo Rising
As Mars enters Taurus, its injection of adrenaline will shake up the loftier things in life: your career, your vocation, and the mark you leave on this world. It’s time to use this energy to realign your professional path with your most fiery passions. Yes, you can have your professional cake (or chili-infused chocolate) and eat it too.
Use the coming weeks to survey the competition and commit to doing things better — and with greater flair, of course. Just remember that Mars in Taurus is a slow-burn, so you’ll want to take this career ascent day by day and focus on stamina rather than a brief flurry of fireworks. For every great professional leap forward, you’ll need to regulate your nervous system. Rally your tapping videos, cold showers, and nature walks — whatever takes you back into the body and the present moment.
On August 1st, Mars and Uranus will crackle on, reminding you that glass ceilings are for shattering. Push the envelope of your field’s status quo. Challenge the industry norms. Chuck an apple into polite society. Even if you’re moving toward a career that doesn’t even exist yet, trust that the world will eventually catch up with your lightning speed.
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Virgo & Virgo Rising
Mars’ entry into Taurus will have your long-range plans gathering some serious momentum. Commit to seeing life as an eagle does. What is it about the big picture that thrills, even when you’re lost in the weeds of the day-to-day? Use the coming weeks to soar beyond the outer limits of your beliefs, knowledge, and ideological frameworks.
It’s never too late to learn something new, and this quest is truly democratic. Take advantage of Mars’ laser focus to separate the snake oil from wisdom when it comes to teachers, courses, and all journeys of the mind.
As this is Mars in fixed earth, a learning pursuit that engages your senses, the Earth’s wisdom, or your body’s deep knowing may be particularly fruitful. What knowledge can you glean from the elders or mentors of your life? What can you discover about yourself when you take the scenic route home?
Especially on August 1st, approach every chance encounter, experience, and stimulating conversation as an opportunity to radically shift your view of the world. Allow yourself to wear out the word “why”?
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Libra & Libra Rising
As Mars enters Taurus, it’s time to witness the great feats you can accomplish when you reframe the world as a place of constant exchange. A cloudburst of abundance will be heading your way — so get those rain barrels ready.
In the coming weeks, use Mars’ momentum and drive to collaborate, or merge financial resources with another. Wave your magnetic wand in the direction of loans, grants, stipends, and scholarships. With every door that closes, trust that the resources that are meant for you will stick — all in divine timing.
August 1st presents both turbulence and windfalls when it comes to the cosmos’ starry coffers. Use this day to shake the apple trees in your blind spots, or to free yourself from a scarcity mindset that’s no longer serving. If the lending wheels are already in motion, use this time to ensure that everybody’s on the same page and escape clauses are on lock. It couldn’t hurt to wield your magnifying glass and fine-tooth comb on contracts presented at this time. There are some deals that you can refuse, thank you!
Also remember that entering into financial mergers from a place of urgency might not necessarily serve your interests (or that of the lender). Trust that there are many other funding-body fish in the sea and that you have ample time to feel out the union that truly is soul-aligned.
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Scorpio & Scorpio Rising
Be still your beating heart! As Mars enters Taurus, your closest relationships will begin to sizzle, prickle, and perhaps even exasperate. Try and reframe your encounters with the other as an opportunity to explore your own growth edges. If there are parts of you yearning for witness, dare to be vulnerable with your best friends, true-blues, and creative collaborators.
Mars in Taurus also brings an earthy sensuality to everything it touches. Over the next few weeks, dig garden rows with your love or tune in to the way your bodies speak to each other, filling in the gaps where words can’t go.
August 1st could be a tricky day when it comes to dealings with your nearest and dearest, though. If a game of Scrabble ends in a board-tipping, take it as an opportunity to hash out the hurt feelings or misunderstandings with your person. Simply addressing that there ~is~ in fact an elephant living rent-free in the room will go a long way toward diffusing tension.
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Sagittarius & Sagittarius Rising
Mars’ entry into Taurus will have you initiating “beast mode” when it comes to your work and health routines, your daily toil, and your chores. If there’s a side-hustle, contract, or apprenticeship that can honor your passion and drive, go after it. Trust your body’s inner knowing when your work ignites your every cell.
With so much vim and vigor pulsing through the air, choose one or two channels truly worthy of your time and energy investment.
August 1st may hijack your working rhythm, however, as turbulence on the job forces you to think on all four centaur hooves. Use this time to establish systems, organizational hacks, and preemptive measures to carry you through the crunchy seasons. After all, you usually come up with your most ingenious solutions when painted into a corner.
Consider how pressure at work could be alchemized into a pivot, or an entirely new way of doing things.
Mars in Taurus thrives when things are earthbound and tactical, so also listen to your body’s signals when it comes to the final rush to the deadline. How does it talk to you when burnout is looming, or something feels off? Does it whisper before it shouts?
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Capricorn & Capricorn Rising
For you, Mars in Taurus is all about carving space for the good things in life. Pounce on everyday pleasures instead of letting them slip away. Scour your neighborhood corkboard or Eventbrite for dance parties, picnics, and plays in the park. Dust off your pan-flutes and rally your other merry-makers.
Whether you opt for a night of revelry with friends or the vacation you’ve been putting off for years, there’s no more procrastinating your enjoyment. In fact, Mars forbids it.
On August 1st, take note of a rising hunger to create and release something of yourself into the world. Whatever is longing to be creatively birthed, map it out. Even if the idea isn’t fully formed, take a first bold brush stroke or free-write onto the page. The day is ripe for creative breakthroughs — all you have to do is open yourself up to the delights and mysteries that come with the process.
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Aquarius & Aquarius Rising
Mars’ entry into Taurus will usher in a burst of energy to consolidate your roots, lineages, home, and everything that anchors you. Whether you’re knocking down walls to open up space in your roost or de-weeding your garden, Mars will help you burn a trail through your domestic “to do’s”.
We all have a growing list of domestic chores, renovations, and deep-cleans that require a bit of extra elbow grease, but now you have the motivation to tackle them. When was the last time you cleaned under the fridge or went through that box of old sepia photos? Perhaps it’s finally time for your ’70s wallpaper to go, darling.
On August 1st, your yearning for a home that will feed your sensual, passionate nature will be impossible to ignore. You could honor this longing by picking a bouquet of wildflowers to adorn your kitchen table, or by dream-boarding the home of your most audacious dreams. Perhaps it’s the hungry ghosts of your ancestors themselves that use a little attention (or a morsel on your altar).
If questions of foundation have felt volatile for a while, know that the Earth can’t shift under your feet forever. You might not get the home you’re looking for, but trust that you’ll find the one your soul needs.
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Pisces & Pisces Rising
As Mars enters Taurus, the flux and flow of your daily life will grow from a trickle to a mighty river. Running out of space in your agenda book, or feeling like you need to clone three of you? Fear not, darlings.
Even if your to-do list has multiple clauses, Mars’ placement in this fixed earth sign will help you carve out time for the simple everyday pleasures. Whether that includes stopping for a power nap under your favorite tree or turning your commute into a mindfulness ritual, the coming weeks will teach you that true productivity involves slowing down.
On August 1st, keep a notebook or an audio memo app handy, as your mind crackles with sudden insights and desires. If there’s something inside you that needs to be birthed, cast your word-spells with wild abandon. Twitch, stream, vlog, or podcast your revolutionary ideas and questions about our lands, stewardship of the Earth, and cultivation of everything that feeds and nourishes.
If your thoughts are still racing, sink into your daily rituals and offerings to spirit. These practices have outlasted, and will continue to outlast, such moments of mental turbulence. Leave chili peppers on your altar for Mars and give thanks for the courage to ask the hard questions.
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