The astrology of Taurus and one of its true birthstones: apophyllite

Happy birthday to all members of the Taurus tribe! We are moving from the energy of Aries to feeling more grounded and willing to take care of our physical reality and our well-being. Making practical plans and then following them step by step is the Taurus way of life. Of course, the coloring of the self-expression of different Taurus people is due to what else they have in their chart. The position of the house and the aspects of your Taurus Sun will make a significant difference in how you might express yourself as a Taurus.

A Taurus is not like any other Taurus

For example: I have a late Sun of Taurus in the 12th house, as well as my Mercury that governs my Gemini ascendant. For me, this position of the Sun helps me condense spiritual concepts, such as astrology, and make them applicable and useful. I always had a gift with words, although it is definitely more of a challenge for me to write in English than in my mother tongue, German. And I am a meditation teacher and healer who relates to the 12th house. For me, things always have to have practical application and value.

I think that is also the reason why I love working with the healing properties of gemstones, because they are a very concrete manifestation on the one hand but very transcendent in their connection to the non-physical realm on the other. They can balance us and imbue us with their essence. They can elevate us to higher states of consciousness if we use them for our meditation. Or they can alter our frequency if we wear them on our jewelry with us.

I also love beauty in all its forms: in nature, art, design, people, animals, gemstones and crystals, jewelry. Taurus is ruled by Venus and my Venus is in my first house, which makes it doubly important to my life. Everything has to be nice to me. My room has golden yellow walls and red accents throughout and each piece has a special meaning and beauty to me. How does that work for you? How important is beauty in your life?

The late spring sign of Taurus

At the end of April the northern hemisphere is free of its winter snows and it is time to tend to the care of the Earth and plant crops. In general, it can be said that Taurus people are very in tune with the Earth. Due to the influence of Venus, they have a great love for beauty found in things like art, jewelry, and the natural landscape. They are loyal, patient and deliberate in working towards their goals, just as farmers must tend their crops from planting to harvest. When a Taurus person undertakes a project, it will most likely be completed! Based on reality and the physical world, they excel in professions such as artist, farmer, finance, and politics.

Taurus likes to be comfortable and often likes to stay home and make it their castle. My husband is a Cancer Sun with a Taurus Ascendant; he hardly ever leaves the house. Physical comfort, health, good nutrition, sex and everything that helps you enjoy the world through your senses is important to Taurus.

How Gemstones Can Enhance Your Taurus Experience

Taurus is a female earth sign. What better way to celebrate Taurus’s love for beauty and the Earth than with beautiful gemstones, the hidden treasures of the Earth?

Gemstones have physical and metaphysical qualities that can enhance all aspects of your well-being. The perfectly aligned crystalline structure of gemstones creates an energy field that interacts with ours when you meditate with it, hold it, or use it on your body. In this way, the gemstone can be used to calm you down, give you mental clarity, boost your energy, enhance your creativity, and much more.

The signature of precious stones

Each gemstone has its own personality based on its planetary composition. We call this the personal “signature” that is specified by chemical composition, hardness, color, translucency and reflection and crystalline structure. For example, if we know that a gemstone has iron, we know that it is a good stone for all Mars-related problems. So as long as Mars has hard aspects, that stone would help balance that friction.

Below you will find a description of apophyllite, one of the true astrological birthstones for Taurus, taken from the book Jewels and Gems for Self-Discovery: Choosing Gems that will delight the eyes and strengthen the soul.

This time I want to introduce you to a very special and rare gemstone that you may not have heard of yet.

Apophyllite (Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune, Chiron)

Apophyllite is a very rare, light green, four-sided, diamond-faced crystal found in only one place on Earth, in Poona, India. The Poona mine was closed after a few years of operation due to the objections of citizens to dynamiting in the middle of their city; therefore this is a very rare stone and good pieces are hard to find today.

I love this stone for its unique and generous qualities for the heart. In its natural crystallized form, it can be placed in beautiful pendants and worn over the heart. This is a stone for the heart chakra and connects us to Christ consciousness and love in its highest form.

This energy is focused in our heart and connects us with the quality of compassion as a result of realizing who we really are: eternal spiritual beings of love, experiencing ourselves as humans on this earthly plane.

Apophyllite’s light color is soft and delicate, almost fragrance-like, and its energy is very subtle, relaxing, and expansive. The longing of the heart is to experience communion and unity with God, with life in all its facets. It is the longing of the soul to melt the shell around the heart and heal its wounds, and compassion is the natural result of this process.

The planet Chiron represents the wounded healer. Chiron shows us our deepest pain in the astrological chart. It shows us where we must heal ourselves and where we can become healers for others as a result of our own experience. Chiron and Neptune are hand in hand, joining their energies to help us experience the highest truth of love and compassion: this is what we call “Christ consciousness.”

Apophyllite can also bring up emotions that are not in line with Christ consciousness or unity consciousness. It can function as an accelerator of spiritual growth helping us cleanse ourselves of pain, anger, jealousy and fear, all so-called negative emotions, realigning us with the truth that we are divine consciousness.

This crystal is one of the most powerful healers for the heart and therefore is a stone for healers. It is very beneficial to wear this beautiful and unique jewel on the heart, or for meditation you can place it on the third eye or on the heart chakra. It goes very well together with Ruby or Spinel, which add other aspects of the heart.

Gemstones can offer you the greatest potential they have

When reading about Apophyllite qualities, you may not have imagined that they are necessarily Taurus qualities. But Taurus is a deeply loving and caring being and can be truly heart centered in all of his physical actions. For all of us, wearing an Apophyllite pendant over our hearts can elevate us to a higher consciousness of unity and unconditional love, helping the heart to flourish. And I think that is our deepest longing.

Aloha and many blessings, Shakti.