Taurus

Taurus (Ruling Planet: Venus; Element: Earth) The textbook Taurus is generous, dependable, and down to earth. Persistence and patience are key virtues to a Taurus, thus, you rarely encounter failure. But change is hard for you. Although you generally have an easy going attitude, you are stubborn and demanding when you are being rushed or pressured. Also known for being self-indulgent and lazy, you tend to all-too-easily ignore others’ emotions. It’s also easy for you to become materialistic and possessive, and often jealousy is a common downfall for the Bull.

Everyone ought to brace themselves for some extreme Bull behavior in month of April. With Venus and a new moon in Aries on the 5th and 7th, respectively, you may feel yourself fading into the backdrop, and the influence of the fire sign will be intuitive. Then, there’s a lot goin’ on in your own sign, including Mercury transiting Taurus on the 5th, causing a steady, calming surge in mental energy and self expression. But Mercury retrogrades on the 28th, and that’ll honestly f*ck your shit up, with any area of your life susceptible to this confusing energy. A lack of intimacy and closeness with any romantic partners should come as no surprise, and communicating clearly, hearing others out, and feeling understood might seem particularly difficult until the planet of communication sets itself right in May. So rather than make big plans this month, try giving something or someone a second chance, and work on feeling secure. Be extremely mindful in the middle of the month when Mars turns retrograde in another fire sign, Sagittarius, on the 17th. This position will bring all your obsessive, paranoid, spiteful, clingy or distant tendencies to the surface, especially if you haven’t fully processed any lingering feelings of jealousy, frustration and anger. The Sun and Venus will also enter Taurus around the end of the month, coaxing out of the background and helping you combat any issues that these retrogrades may cause. Lastly, watery Scorpio’s full moon on the 22nd could hopefully help you assess where your problems lie, in regards to self worth.

Your April Trax:

Your extreme attitude calls for some extreme music this month; songs that detail the extremes: obsession and distance, love and anger, paranoia and neglect. Of course, a Lana Del Rey rec is in order, and this time, I’m gonna go with Wait For Life by Emile Haynie ft. Lana Del Rey. Fiona Apple’s music also seems to fit in naturally, and so does her and Andrew Bird’s new track, Left-Handed Kisses. There’s a stirring, folk-pop song by Lucius that might work for you, called Gone Insane, off their March 2016 release, Good Grief. But if you can’t find relief in music right now, for the love of astrology, please find a healthy outlet for this month’s feels.

Dates to watch: 17th, 18th
Your events: Box Fan, Laika’s Orbit, Long Gone @ Cosmic Palace, April 17th
DTCV, Reports, Halfsour, The Dazies @ O’Brien’s, April 17th
Pujol, Courters, Dan Webb and the Spiders, Dirt Naps @ Firebrand Saints, April 17th
Gravel, Swim Team, Notches, Knockin’ Bones @ Charlie’s, April 18th