Slow Down & Smell the Flowers
After all that fire, a little mud might feel good.
How do your clothes feel on your skin right now? Are your hands warm or cool? What can you smell? What lingering taste do you have on your tongue?
Our senses bring us into our bodies — and Taurus season (April 19 - May 20) is an invitation to pay attention to these miraculous vessels we inhabit. To notice your felt senses. To create environments that feel good to move through. To eat with intention and real pleasure. And to slow down. Much slower than you have been.
The week of April 13, seven celestial bodies gather in Aries which is all about fire, heat, intensity, independence, and action. But on April 19th, the Sun shifts into the luxurious, unhurried, deeply earthly realm of Taurus, where it will settle and ground until May 20th.
If you’ve been experiencing the excessive heat and intensity of a once-in-a-lifetime concentration of Aries energy (honestly, it feels like it’s been hard to avoid!), Taurus season is your reprieve and invitation to plant your bare feet in some cool mud!
The astrology of 2026 is wild, and April is one of its more turbulent chapters. So let Taurus be fully itself: slow, sensory, and uncompromising about pleasure. Let it offer you a real rest.
No sign pampers like Taurus does. Indulge your senses. Connect with the earth. Move slowly and with intention, savoring what's in front of you.
I always picture Taurus as Ferdinand — the bull from Munro Leaf's beloved story. Ferdinand has no interest in the bullfighting ring. He just wants to sit under the cork trees and smell the flowers. When he's brought to the arena because of his great size and strength, he simply sits down and smells the flowers in the ladies' hats. In the end, he's returned to his pasture — peaceful, content, and completely unwavering in what he loves.
Be like Ferdinand this month. Find what pleases you. Enjoy it with purpose. Let the earth hold you.
Transits to watch, including a big collective shift
Mercury conjunct Saturn and Mars — April 20 Clarity and order arrive in your thinking and communication, but there's an edge here too. Mars adds urgency and force — use it to say what needs to be said, not to slash and burn.
Uranus enters Gemini — April 25(big one!) The planet of disruption, freedom, and the unexpected moves into curious, social, information-hungry Gemini for the next seven years. This is a major collective shift. Let's look at your chart to see exactly where it lands for you.
Full Moon in Scorpio — May 1 A Scorpio full moon opposite Taurus season's slow sweetness. Let it help you surface your deepest desires — not just the comfortable ones.
New Moon in Taurus — May 16 A perfect close to the season. Reflect on what Taurus taught you, then plant seeds for abundance, ease, and flow.
In a year of intensity and unexpected shifts, how will you allow Taurus season to nurture you? Seriously - I'd love to hear and learn from your messages!
Lots of love,
💫 Maggie
Where is Taurus in your chart? What are you holding on to?
How is Taurus supporting you and your needs for the next month?
