Taurus
is the second sign of the zodiac. The sun passes through this constellation
from mid-May to late June.

The red star alpha Tau, called Aldebaran,
represents the glowing eye of the bull. The open star cluster of the
Hyades forms the head.
Aldebaran
in Arabic means "the follower" (i.e., of the Pleiades, the
star cluster that precedes it). Aldebaran
is the 13th brightest star in the heavens, a red star.
In
esoteric astrology, Aldebaran
is a Fixed Star. The Fixed Stars had special meaning to the ancients.
If you'd like to learn more, click here to visit my webpage on the
Fixed Stars.
Aldebaran is one of 3 (originally
4) malevolent (bad) Fixed Stars in Taurus. Its meaning is RESPONSIBLE
POSITION AND DANGER OF VIOLENCE. Here are the other 3 Fixed Stars
in Taurus:
Hamal,
THE DEATH STAR 9 Taurus - this year, April 29
Caput Algol, MEDUSA'S HEAD (DEATH
BY DECAPITATION) 24 Taurus, this year May 15
Pleiades, THE WEEPING SISTERS,
29 Taurus, this year May 20
Aldebaran, due to the Procession
of the Equinoxes, is currently at 8 Gemini and it opposes Antares,
EVIL PRESAGES AND DANGER OF FATALITY at 8
Sagittarius.
Some
of these meanings are overly dramatic by today's standards of communication,
especially since we don't like to lable things as "good"
or "bad", but they do tell you a bit more about the esoteric
side of the sign Taurus.
Orion
(the constellation) is forever fighting thisTaurus bull in the skies.
Astronomically
speaking ... the Pleiades open
cluster of stars is 10 million years old (?) and is smaller and more
compact than the Hyades cluster.
It has not yet had time to dissipate as much as
the Hyades. Over the years, the stars in the
Pleiades will move farther and farther apart because the
gravity within the cluster isn't strong enough to keep them in their
original positions. One day in the far future, the
Pleiades will be as spread out as the
Hyades are now. There are many more than 7 stars now visible
in the constellation with the naked eye.