Mars in Taurus
Mars in Taurus, in its detriment: patient, enduring drive that builds slowly and holds its ground.
Meaning
Taurus faces Scorpio, the night home of Mars, which leaves the planet in detriment in Venus’s earth. Force serves what lasts here: effort that is physical, sustained and remarkably persistent.
Mars is in detriment in Taurus: the sign’s preference for stability slows Mars’s urge to act, so drive becomes steady, patient and hard to stop once started. You work best at your own pace and can outlast faster people on long tasks, like saving for years or renovating a house. You rarely get angry, but when you do, it is slow to fade. Stubbornness is the pitfall; it helps to ask whether you resist a change or only its speed.
Correspondences
Related
- MarsThe planet of drive, desire, courage and conflict, the force that acts, competes and defends.
- TaurusThe second sign, fixed earth ruled by Venus, read as the sign of steadiness, the senses and what is built to last.
- Mars in AriesMars in Aries, in its domicile: fast, courageous drive and the will to act first.
- Mars in GeminiMars in Gemini: drive expressed through words, ideas and quick changes of focus.