Your sun sign: Taurus

Taurus is ruled by the Planet Venus, the Planet of love, beauty, art and indulgence. In ancient Roman mythology, Venus was the Goddess of all those things, and Taureans appear to have taken up where she left off. Bulls are fond of all things pretty, whether it's in their home, at a museum or on the stage. To onlookers, this may look excessive, but Bulls really aren't interested in living without being surrounded by beauty. To the Bull beauty also comes in the form of a happy home life, one that includes a partner and a stable relationship.

Taureans value harmony in their personal lives, so they'll work hard on keeping their lover happy. The Bull's penchant for sensual pleasures, of course, can only help things along. Bulls can also be the soppiest of sentimentalists. Will all this overweening attention to their mate turn a Bull into a possessive mess? Probably not, although these people do have to manage their tendency to latch on a bit tight. At the end of the day, however, the Taurean-born are true romantics and loyal to the core.

The Element associated with Taurus is Earth. No pie-in-the-sky for these practical people, since they would much rather be on terra firma. Bulls tend toward conservatism, and this is often seen in their daily behaviour. No far-out schemes (that's Air) or shrieking ultimatums (like Fire) here. Taureans far prefer to take each day slowly and steadily work toward their ultimate goal.

For that matter, those born under this Sign are happy to stick with their projects until they have reached a successful conclusion. They are also extremely patient, and dependable along the way. Does that sound earthy enough? The only kink in this well-oiled chain is the heckler in the gallery that tries to scold the Bull. The Torean may have a short temper. If provoked, a Bull can get argumentative, but they'll calm down eventually, and come back to centre, since these people would much rather be in Zen-like peace. The Earth in this Sign does tend to act as a balancing mechanism, so that things never get truly out of hand. For every one person who considers the Bull a pain, there are two who will say 'No way!' and happily take the Taurean's gentle charms whenever they can.