2012 Yearly Horoscope for Taurus

I'll be honest with you Taurus, 2012 will be a challenging year for you in terms of your relationships.  The intensity of Saturn will be felt most notably after September when it enters your zone of marriage and significant personal relationships. Responsibilities over some relationship can be annoying.

You can expect however some relief from the planet Jupiter which is transiting your Sun sign throughout the whole of 2012.  What this in effect does is that softens the influence of Saturn which would otherwise make your commitments and responsibilities in marriage quite unbearable.  You need to use the influence of Jupiter to help you work through your differences in a conciliatory manner.  Goodwill, humour and a sense of fairness should prevail in any of your discussions.

Uranus has an influence on your sexual appetites during the coming year or two and this shows that you'll be exploring new avenues to satisfy yourself and your partner.  Actually Jupiter is the main planet indicating your sexual activity and it is in your Sun sign throughout most of 2012.  This intimate link between sexuality and your Sun sign is very telling on your attitudes and shifts in your opinions about such private matters.

The other transpersonal planet Neptune has much to say about your attitude to others in the coming 12 months.  Most importantly is that it rules the sign of Pisces and for the first time in your life happens to be moving through its ruling zone of friendships.  Many of your dreams and ideals surrounding friends and the dreams your share with them will come to pass.  There is indeed a karmic significance surrounding this planet and so you'll have some unusual insights with respect to friends specifically but more generally about friendship as a cultural need in your life.

Uranus does not sit in exactly in one of the best positions in your horoscope throughout 2012.  This area of your horoscope relates to expenses and with this planet expressing itself in the most unpredictable and dramatic of ways, you must be very careful not to let your impulses get the better of you particularly in the first couple of months of the year.

In February and March Venus, your ruling planet, tends to make you justify spending lavishly.  You will not necessarily just spend on yourself either.  Your generosity will prompt you to give away things, buy expensive gifts that are probably unnecessary and you need to analyse your motivation for doing so.  You could be trying to ingratiate yourself to others due to some other factors of a personal nature which would be best dealt on a one-to-one basis rather than throwing money at the problem.

Speculation pays off during September but be careful in October and November when debts and also arguments over money are likely to arise.  Have an exit strategy ready if you want to sever a business partnership and get all the facts and figures before entering discussions with a loved one over yours or their poor spending habits.

To tap into your natural money making abilities use the energies of Jupiter.  This means taking calculated risks but remember that the operative word is "calculated".  I'm not too worried about emphasising this point to you Taurus because you are not one of the most wasteful prone star signs but nevertheless it's important to highlight this fact this year as I do see you of wanting to expand but may be doing so in a way that is not well-prepared enough.

Think big, dare to be more speculative and if an opportunity presents itself don't dismiss it too quickly until you have investigated its merits a little more deeply.  You'll be surprised at just how lucky you can be in this coming 12 months but the old saying "nothing ventured nothing gained" is the most applicable statement to your financial forecast for this coming period of 2012.

Financial Tips

A few more financial and moneymaking tips can't hurt Taurus so here we go.

Although you must be progressive in the way you earn money, one of the karmic planets in your zone of income until September indicates that there may be someone you are working with who is pushing you to try new things and discard everything you have used in the past to earn money and do a good job. 

That would be a mistake. You must not throw the baby out with the bathwater.   Hang on to those procedures that have served you well and upgrade others which are redundant.  This will give you the best of both worlds and ensure excellent opportunities to extend yourself and earn more.

Until the latter part of October Saturn's lesson is to consolidate debt.  By doing so you'll be in a much better position to enjoy the fruits of your labour.  This is an important tip to spare you much mental worry in the second half of 2012.

Finally, another important point is the matter of diet in the way it impacts upon your energy levels and earning money.  If you are running on low energy and your mind is foggy you will not make clear all rational decisions.  Rethink some of your dietary habits as the changes you make will impact remarkably on your earning capacity.

Your most important spiritual and karmic planets are Mercury and Saturn.  These planets indicate the where you can peace and harmony in 2012.

Saturn emphasises your workplace practices up until the latter part of October.  If like most people you get caught up in working simplify money, your peace of mind will be affected and you just won't be happy.  So finding meaningful work which gives you a sense of creative expression will be part of your karmic path in the first half of 2012.

Mercury transits your zone of personal transformation and spirituality in January. You'll be working through many past issues for a new beginning in the coming 12 months.  During April when Mercury goes direct you will understand a whole lot more about yourself.  But this will only take place in cloistered environment by detaching yourself from social life and the world in general.

The favourable connection between Mercury and Pluto in mid-May causes your intellect to become very penetrating thereby allowing you the opportunity to develop skills in interpersonal relationships and self awareness.

Relationships help develop spiritual wisdom.  On the 6th of October, Saturn your most important karmic planet moves into your zone of meaningful relationships.  You will be tested as to your capacity to take relationships to another level and this will be completely dependent upon the grade of your spiritual evolution.  You'll be tested and taken to your limit.  Whether you can handle this is up to you.  

Once again Mercury enters the subconscious area of your horoscope on the 21st of October and this could be a timeframe in which you work through and resolve issues of the past.  Matters of sexuality can also be part of your spiritual understanding during this phase.

You must not allow emotionalism to creep into your spiritual assessment of things after the 14th of November.  Mercury and Neptune make you somewhat idealistic but spirituality is always a practical affair not just a dream or fantasy.  If your beliefs or information offered to you at this time are not practical then discard them.