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Taurus tarot cards

20 Apr – 20 May (approximately) · Fixed earth · ruled by Venus · suit of Pentacles

steadiness · the senses · worth · patience · stubbornness

Taurus is the fixed earth of late spring, when what was planted takes root. The Hierophant is its trump: tradition, teaching and the forms that last because people keep them. Its decans are the Five, Six and Seven of Pentacles, a run about scarcity, sharing and the long wait for a crop. Venus rules it, so this is earth that loves comfort, beauty and things that can be touched. In tarot it marks what you value and how slowly you are willing to grow it.

The cards of Taurus

The HierophantMajor ArcanaThe Hierophanttradition, teaching, shared beliefFive of PentaclesDecan 1Five of PentaclesMercury in Taurus · 20 Apr – 29 Aprhardship, exclusion, scarcitySix of PentaclesDecan 2Six of PentaclesMoon in Taurus · 30 Apr – 9 Maygenerosity, giving and receiving, fairnessSeven of PentaclesDecan 3Seven of PentaclesSaturn in Taurus · 10 May – 19 Maypatience, assessment, slow growthKing of PentaclesCourt card (modern scheme)King of PentaclesFixed earthprosperity, stability, enterprise

Taurus cards in a reading

The Taurus cards ask what is worth keeping and what is merely familiar. A spread full of them suggests a situation that changes slowly and rewards staying power, and a question about money, the body or security sitting under the one you asked.

Reading for a Taurus

Reading for a Taurus, be concrete. They trust what they can test, so name practical next steps. The Seven of Pentacles often appears for them as the honest question of whether to keep tending something or let the field rest.

A Taurus season spread

Taurus season (about 20 April to 20 May) is for tending what you started. Draw this to look after your resources and your body.

  1. 1. What I am growing: What is putting down roots?
  2. 2. What it needs: What does it need from me to grow?
  3. 3. What I value: What matters most to me here?
  4. 4. Where I hold too tight: What am I gripping that I could loosen?
  5. 5. The harvest: What can this yield if I am patient?
Draw the Taurus season spread

Questions

What tarot card is Taurus?
In the Golden Dawn system used by the Rider–Waite–Smith deck, Taurus is The Hierophant. Its three decans are the Five of Pentacles (Mercury in Taurus, 20 Apr – 29 Apr), the Six of Pentacles (Moon in Taurus, 30 Apr – 9 May), the Seven of Pentacles (Saturn in Taurus, 10 May – 19 May).
What court card is Taurus?
In the modern scheme that gives cardinal signs to Queens, fixed signs to Kings and mutable signs to Knights, Taurus (fixed earth) is the King of Pentacles. Older Golden Dawn tables split each court card across two signs, so you will see other answers.
What planet rules Taurus?
Venus rules Taurus in classical astrology, whose tarot card is The Empress.
Can I use tarot without knowing astrology?
Yes. The astrology is one layer of meaning built into the cards; every card can be read from its picture and its written meaning alone. The correspondences help when you want another angle, or when several cards of one sign or planet turn up together.

Correspondences follow the Golden Dawn system the Rider–Waite–Smith deck was made within (tropical zodiac, dates approximate; they shift by a day in some years). Other traditions assign some cards differently. See the full table for all 78 cards.