Taurus - The BULL!!

A Taurean in every sense ..... I happily announce myself to be a Bull :-D .. here are some reasons why.....

Zodiac Symbol:	Bull
Birth Dates (Tropical):	April 20 - May 20
Birth Dates (Sidereal):	May 15 - June 16
Birth Dates (Solar):	May 14 - June 19
Constellation:	Taurus
Zodiac Element:	Earth
Zodiac Quality:	Fixed
Domicile:	Venus
Detriment:	Mars(ancient)/ Pluto(modern)
Exaltation:	Moon
Fall:	Uranus
Numbers:	Four
Day:	Thursday

The second sign in Zodiac. Taurus is classed as a Negative or feminine, introverted sign; its Element is Earth and its Quality is Fixed. Traditionally ruled by the planet Venus. The opposite sign to Taurus is Scorpio. Taurus is occupied by Sun from April 20 to May 20

Characteristics:
Positive Traits: (I won't say much... I dont want to praise myself :-D)

discipline (uhh... i try) hard-working good sense-of-humor (outrageous!!) prudent great work-ethic artistic ( i love doing crazy things) loving (very) romantic (ahem!) sensual sexual attentive comforting strong steady

shy (hee hee... very rare!) organized (under normal conditions) cautious harmonious trustworthy calm tenacious stable patient resourceful easygoing ( lazy! ) careful dependable (when i want to be) honest

Negative Traits:

controlling(nooo.... maybe a little :-D) stubborn(ohhhh I love that!!) hyper-sensitive gets stuck in ruts, little to say (hee hee Chatter Box!! infact it should be in my positive trait or something!! ) resentful angry(not very true) moody(which I so am)

aggressive (nah!!) ultra-conservative (phbbtt!!) horrible temper (only when made to) possessive (neveerr!!) insecure (not true!!) Jealous (yeah right!!) materialistic (hee hee.. I am) overly self-conscious (not overly but true) Vengeful (not really)

Attributes:
Ideal Careers: Banking, Architecture, Building, Almost any form of Bureaucracy, Auctioneering, Farming, Medicine, Vetinary, Chemistry, Managers, Singers, Chef and Acting. ( I can pretty much do the last four things with good perfection :-D Wonder sometimes that I should have gone for acting ... as it is I'm a big Nauntanki :-D)

Likes: Stability, Being attracted, natural things, time to ponder, comfort, humor, honesty and pleasure.

Dislikes: Disruption, Being jealous, Being pushed too hard, Synthetic, Being rushed.
Associations:
BirthStones : Diamond, Emerald (no wonder I have such an expensive taste for things ;-) )
Colors: Mauve, Pale Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
Metal: Copper