The GEMINI Child
"Will you walk a little faster?"
said a whiting to a snail, "There's a porpoise close behind us,
and he's treading on my tail."
If the stork just delivered a Gemini baby to your house, sharpen your roller skates
and shake the cobwebs out of your brain. You'll need to be fast and alert for the next
fifteen to twenty years, and you might as well start right now, while your little
bundle from Mercury is still pinned down in his crib. It won't be long before he
learns to walk and talk. If you're not ready to fly beside him, he may slip in and out
of your fingers like a glob of air. Did you ever try to hold on to a glob of air?
The U.S. Census Bureau figures prove that there are more multiple births during the
period of Gemini, the twins, than at any other time of the year. So your June event
might have been twins-or more. No? Don't be too sure. You may be able to count
only ten toes and ten fingers, which adds up to one infant in most cases, but not
necessarily in the case of a Gemini infant. There may have to be a change in your
concept of mathematics. You'll see what I mean soon enough when he starts to
crawl. It will happen a dozen times a day. You'll swear you just this second saw him
with his hand inside the electric mixer in the pantry. But how could that be? There
he is, all the way out on the front porch, blissfully chewing the petunias. How can
he be two places at once? Remember that your offspring is ruled by Mercury. He's
that Greek god you see pictured in books with wings on his feet, wearing a bright
silver helmet. Stick a kitchen pan upside down on your Gemini baby's head for a
helmet, and use your imagination for the wings sprouting out of his chubby little
pink heels.
See the resemblance?
I have never personally approved of those harness-like attachments they sell to
mothers to strap around their toddlers when they take them out shopping. It always
makes me think the woman is walking her dog. However, I would strongly advise
the mother of a Gemini child to buy two or three of them, just to be on the safe side.
Your first thought might be that, if baby is going to be that active, a sturdy playpen
is a must. I can see your logic, even sympathize with it, but I'm not so sure about
playpens and Gemini children. Confinement in a small space can amount to cruelty
with a little Geminian, whose entire nature urges him to seek, to explore, to learn.
Even worse than the physical curtailment is the mental .boredom of being stuck on
one little blue and pink plastic rectangular pad, with the whole exciting world out
there to see and enjoy. Periods of being cooped up in a playpen should be brief. Too
much restriction and hampering of the Geminian freedom can lead to emotional
depression he may not outgrow so easily. Remember, he's an air sign, and air must
move. Make sure he has a variety of toys and plenty of bright books to look at when
you must keep him fenced in.
Of course, he won't stay there long, once he's had it. Mercury rules the vocal chords,
and when your little Gemini tot decides to exercise his talent in this direction, youll
wonder how all that noise could possibly come out of one small mouth. Bet you
take him out of the playpen fast. Unless you have understanding neighbors, who are
a little hard of hearing.
Gemini children often make older, more placid people nervous with their bird-like,
quick movements. Grownups are always telling the little Geminian to stop fidgeting,
or to be patient and do one thing at a time. But doing two things at a time is natural
to these youngsters. What stodgy or poised people call fidgety is, to the Gemini,
merely his normal state of activity. It's wrong to make him feel he would get more
approval if he tried to imitate the slower, less lively people. He should be taught to
slow down a little, perhaps, for his own good, but his basic nature can't be changed
without frustrating his natural inclinations. We should try to remember that the
quick Gemini child who annoys his more introverted elders-and the quiet, careful
Capricorn child who irritates his more aggressive elders, are simply being
themselves. Being yourself is always hard enough to do, without people trying to
force a personality change.
Love your Gemini child for what he is-a friendly, alert, inquisitive and precocious
little person. You can't turn the firefly into a snail or the snail into a firefly. Nor can
the leopard change his spots. I might add that, if someone tries to scrub them off,
he'll be a mighty unhappy, neurotic leopard.
Of course, you aren't raising leopards. You're raising a bright, interesting,
enthusiastic child. But the analogy is logical. Let those spots of duality in your
Gemini youngster remain. Someday he may make you proud of a building he
designed and a literary prize he won; and when he manifests such a double talent,
you'll wonder why you ever tried to stamp him into a single mold. If he leaps about
as though he has jumping beans inside him he's just practicing the fast reflexes he
was born with. His firefly mind can confuse you, but remember that it's pursuing a
thousand fancies, sorting them, deciding which to discard and which to treasure.
Teachers will usually notice right away that these boys and girls have no trouble
learning to read. Gemini almost invented words. They won't mind being called on to
recite, and they may smile as the rest of the students sigh, when a theme is assigned.
These youngsters delight in communicating with others and sharing their knowledge
verbally or on paper. Many of them are mechanically inclined and ambidextrous. It's
not unusual to find a Gemini child who writes with his left hand and draws with his
right. He may bite his nails, but his fingers are normally slim and flexible, which
makes him adept at magic tricks and playing musical instruments. Someday it could
make him a fine surgeon, dentist or watchmaker. Gemini hands are sensitive,
expressive and capable.
There's usually a marked ability to mimic others. The Gemini sense of sharp wit and
satire appears early. At home or in school, the Gemini child lives in a world of
make-believe and reality, constantly blending, where truth is often portrayed as
fantasy, and fantasy is disguised as truth. He may give the impression of
exaggerating or even telling lies. But he just can't help splashing a little color around
when he's relating an incident, and he often convinces himself it really happened
that way. At such times, he should be handled gently, since he's actually stretching
and exercising his vivid imagination. Rather than make him feel guilty for having an
imagination, he should be told always to speak the truth and write the story down on
paper. Once he masters this, hell be able to see the difference between the dream
and the fact, instead of being lost somewhere between the two worlds. Gemini
youngsters who aren't allowed to express and communicate naturally may retreat
into a half-world of illusion in self-defense. It's a good idea to start him on foreign
languages early-which he'll probably learn effortlessly. Like the Sagittarius child,
he'll find bi-lingual talents will come in handy because he'll talk a lot and travel a
lot.
The Gemini child who argues with you that he can do his homework and listen to
the radio at the same time is probably telling the truth. If his grades back him up,
why not? Geminis are never satisfied with one pursuit at a time. It's as if they had
two lives to live in only one lifetime, so they must absorb all they can, as fast as
they can. The chief dangers are a lack of patience and an unwillingness to persist
until a thing is thoroughly learned. These youngsters have to be discouraged from a
tendency to let then-quick intellects and glib wits skim over knowledge without
completely understanding it.
Your Gemini child may find it hard to be punctual, because he's always running into
some new discovery on his way to anywhere. He may also find it hard to listen
without interrupting, because he's caught the thought instantly and doesn't want to
hear the details. He may tend to repeat himself, but he won't allow you to do so,
which quite naturally may irritate people. In the classroom, he can be distracted by a
fly, a piece of colored paper or a wisp of smoke outside the window. It's never easy
to get his attention, but when you do, you'll be richly rewarded by the Geminian's
intent curiosity and flattering interest.
Your teenage Gemini boy will practically live on the telephone, go steady with a
different person each week, change his mind a hundred times about his future
career, drive the car a little too fast, putter with the engine and fix your washer. The
girls will be popular and be able to turn on a shower of tears or a sunny smile like a
light switch. These youngsters will keep you on your toes and keep you young.
When your Gemini child finally grows up, lots of people will tell you
disapprovingly that "he has too many fingers stuck in too many pies." You'll smile
then, and they may be annoyed. But you'll be remembering one spring day when he
was seven. He stuck his fingers in your chocolate
pies, his father's shaving cream, the fish bowl, the garbage can, a pot of hot soup
and an electric socket. You were furious. Later, at twilight, you watched him run
around chasing lightning bugs in the grass. After a while, you sighed, and asked
yourself aloud, "Why must he rush around so? Why must he get into everything?
What in the world is he searching for?" He overheard you and it troubled him.
You'll never forget the look in his bright, clear eyes when he answered. "Gee,
Mommy ... I don't know. But don't you worry. I'll find it."
Saturday, January 26, 2008
The GEMINI Woman
The GEMINI Woman
Though she managed to pick plenty of beautiful rushes as the boat glided by, there
was always a more lovely one that she couldn't reach. "The prettiest are always
further!" she said at last,
with a sigh at the obstinacy of the rushes in growing so far off.
Have you always secretly thought Brigham Young had a sensational idea when he
advocated several wives for one man? Do you inwardly envy the Eastern potentates
with their harems? You needn't resign yourself to romantic Walter Mitty daydreams.
Just marry a Gemini girl. That way, you'll be guaranteed at least two different
wives, and on occasional weekends, as many as three or four.
Naturally, there's a small catch. The difference between a girl born under the sign of
the twins and a harem is her apparent lack of interest in earthy passion. It's hard to
get her to settle down long enough to take passion or anything else very seriously.
Her mind is always traveling, and she keeps up a pretty good running commentary
simultaneously. But look a little deeper. Somewhere, hidden among the several
women who make up one Gemini female, is a romantic one-one who is capable of
intense passion, if you can manage to make the mental, spiritual and physical
blending complete. How to develop her and still enjoy all the other women bottled
up inside the Geminian personality may create a problem. I can tell you that one
Gemini girl equals several women. But I'm afraid it's up to you to delve into the
advanced algebra of sorting them out. Each individual case is different.
Her age will be an important clue to what you can expect, because until she matures,
romance is only a game to her. She can be fickle and unpredictable to an incredible
degree. First she'll be ecstatically carried away by your smile and your voice, even
the way you walk. Then she'll reverse her ecstasy and criticize everything from your
socks to your haircut, and she usually does it with such clever, sharp sarcasm, you
may need iodine for your wounds. Now, don't let this put you out of the market for a
Gemini woman. Remember you're getting at least two for one, and that's
indisputably a bargain.
Mercury females aren't as heartless as they seem to be 'at times. Their active
imaginations create many fantasies. Romance is the easiest way they can express
them, and Geminis have at least twice as much to express as other women. A
Gemini man can be a producer, a singer, a sailor, a lawyer, an actor, a salesman and
the chairman of a few boards of directors all at once-and express himself ad
infinitum. But a woman can't very well swing all that, or she would be considered a
little freakish. Not that Mercury girls don't pursue careers. They do. Almost every
last one of them. But under the existing conditions of society, a career still doesn't
offer her as many opportunities as romance to try out her myriad theories and
practice her emotional gymnastics.
The Gemini girl needs your pity, not your anger. It's painfully difficult for her to
really commit herself to one person at a time. While she's being impressed with a
man's mental abilities and his intelligent wit, another side of her is noticing his
antipathy toward the arts or his lack of response to music and poetry. When she
finds someone who's appropriately creative, who's at home at the ballet or in the
literary world, the duality pops up again. Right in the middle of a stroll through the
museum, her other self will begin to wonder if he's practical enough to make a
living or if he has enough common sense to know where he's going. I trust you're
beginning to have a more sympathetic understanding of the conflicts peculiar to
those born in June.
Give her credit. Shell usually manage to keep her bewilderment at her own complex
character to herself, and not burden you with it. She's a lively and gay companion.
Most of the time (when the mood is on the up-swing), she'll sparkle with a vivacious
personality, amuse you with her clever, witty remarks, and converse intelligently
about almost any subject under the sun. She enjoys all the sentimental gestures of
romance and has no trouble making conquests. No woman you've ever met will
delight you with more imaginative ways of loving you and such appealing charm.
She can flutter her lashes with delicate femininity, but she's not at all helpless when
it comes to earning her own living. A Gemini woman can play the giddy party girl
to perfection, flattering a helpless, trapped male right out of his mind and his bank
book. But she can smoothly change into a demure and adoring housewife, from
which she can quickly switch into a serious intellectual who studies the great
philosophers and talks about politics or poetry brilliantly, then suddenly turn into a
bundle of raw emotion, full of nerves, tears and fears. She's certainly not stuffy or
monotonous.
If you think this is an exaggeration, remember the late Marilyn Monroe. Every man
she ever knew, from Carl Sandburg to her hairdresser, saw her as a totally different
person than the other men who thought they knew her, too. Place a photograph of
her as the seductive love goddess next to a picture of her wearing horn-rimmed
glasses, a babushka and no make up, seriously intent on a lecture about Russian
authors. Then add a third and fourth shot of her in a gingham apron, learning to
bake a cheese soume for a husband whose athletic talents and warm, human
qualities she worshiped-and walking sedately beside another husband whose
intellectual abilities and literary talent she deeply respected and admired. Add two
more photos. One showing her with a tear-stained face, full of longing, after losing
her third baby-another shot of her in a bikini, gaily laughing with a handsome
French movie star on the Riviera. These are not posed pictures. They were snapped
when she wasn't even looking, let alone seeking publicity. It's a perfect example of
the eye of the camera exposing all the women contained in one Gemini female, who
successfully kept her multiple nature hidden behind the image she chose to project
the most frequently.
Your Mercury-ruled girl longs to be "really, truly in love," but it keeps eluding her.
She yearns for motherhood, but often that eludes her, too. She finds a different
perfection in each man she meets, as she restlessly searches for the one man who
has all the qualities she needs for happiness.
You'll find her a great pal. The Mercury girl will go along with you on anything
from scuba diving to speed racing-bicycling or badminton. She'll show an interest in
all the outdoor sports, and still manage to look as soft and feminine as a powder
puff, with a mind as fast as a whip. The Geminian sharp mentality will show clearly
when her curiosity is excited by any new subject. Her Mercurial mind will let her
see all the intricacies of your creative ideas, and she'll probably throw in a few
promotional schemes of her own. As long as you don't demand consistency from
her, she'll be completely fascinating.
It's only fair to warn you that this girl can sincerely believe she's in love, and find
other men attractive at the same time. Unless she's near you all the time, she can
forget you quicker than a woman born under any other Sun sign. It's her nature to
accept change, even seek it. Until she leams to control her devoted courtship of con-
stant activity, neglecting to cultivate patience and stability, the Gemini female can
make quite a mess of her life- and yours. Fortunately for the men in love with them,
most Geminian women settle down into a deeper understanding of their own natures
before it's too late.
Once you've proposed to her and she's accepted, you can pity all those men who are
doomed to a life of monogamy with just one woman. You'll have several wives
when you marry your Gemini.
Wife Number One will be able to adjust to anything you require of her. If you
require faithfulness, she can manage that, too, providing you're interesting enough
to have won her real love. I refer to that blending of mental, spiritual and physical
compatibility, with the physical part added last, like the paprika, after the other three
are well mixed. This wife will never sulk if you take a new job out of town. With
her ingenuity, taste and sense of color, she can make a new home look lovely with a
light touch of her dainty, clever hand. Besides, she'll love the adventure, and there
will be no nagging reproaches that you're gambling with future security. The
excitement of new horizons interests her more. She may have a surprisingly good
head for business and she'll back all your original ideas. You can count on her to go
to work if you need extra income, and she'll be pretty practical about how to spend
it. Although she may give an outward impression of flightiness, she's not as nighty
as she appears. She's a thinker, and a very clever one, underneath all the bright small
talk.
Wife Number Two will be moody. You might just as well expect it. She'll have her
satirical moments when she can be cynical and flippant, by turns. At the same time,
she'll challenge you mentally. But a man needs to be stimulated, doesn't he? Go
ahead, top her in an intellectual argument. (It's what she secretly wants anyway.)
This wife won't be easily shocked by life or have any preconceived prejudices. She
may decide to march in a protest parade or join a sit-in and forget to come home
until midnight. What if you do have to join the fellows while she's out making a
speech or going to night school to pick up a few extra credits? At least she probably
won't hound you with • suspicious questions about who you were with, where you
were, and what you were doing. Don't question her, either. You're on the honor
system. So is she. This one is a highly independent individualist.
Wife Number Three will be bored and depressed with housekeeping routines. The
beds will be unmade and the dishes will stand in the sink while she daydreams,
reads or writes the outline for a play. She may serve you a can of beans for 'dinner
without even bothering to open the can. But you can have the most soul-satisfying
conversations with her into the wee, small hours. She'll sympathize with your
frustrations at the way life has treated you. She'll satisfy both your emotional and
your intellectual cravings, be curious about your opinion of Buddhism and excited
about your attempts to write a song. In short, she's pretty good company. She'll be
very affectionate, too, since you haven't bugged her about dusting and baking and
all that nonsense. This wife may make a mess of the checkbook now and then. But
if you suggest a sudden camping trip or a few days in Las Vegas, she'll
enthusiastically pack her suitcase without a bunch of silly objections, like how it's
going to affect the budget or who will feed the Siamese cat and what if the bathtub
leaks while you're gone.
Wife Number Four will be a gay and laughing mother. She won't let the children
restrict her, because she'll probably have too many projects going constantly to
smother them with over-protectiveness. They'll imitate her independence and
benefit by it. If anyone asks her how much time she spends with them, she'll
probably answer, "In our family, it's not a matter of how much time. It's a matter of
how much love." And she'll be right. The children may not always obey her,
because she's inclined to be emphatic one day, then melt and give in the next, but
the youngsters will love their long talks with her. Her imagination will match theirs,
and they'll amuse each other. She'll probably be a permissive mother, but she'll
worry about scholastic averages, and she'll probably insist on good grades. They
won't get by without doing their homework if she can help it, although they may get
by without hanging up their clothes.
Wife Number Five will be a beautiful hostess, an expert at the whole candlelight,
flowers and sterling silver routine. You can bring anyone, from your boss to the
Governor home to dinner, and she'll be so gracious and charming, they'll never want
to leave. Shell organize her life efficiently and effortlessly, dress like a fashion
model and love the theater. You can take her to art galleries and concerts- she'll be
right at home in any kind of society. Everyone will stare at you enviously and
wonder who the glamorous woman is who hangs on your arm so sweetly. She'll be
romantic and ultra-feminine, maybe even write you a poem for your birthday. You'll
want to buy her velvet dressing gowns and expensive perfumes, because her
gracious style will make you feel like a country squire. If you mention a trip to
Europe, her eyes will sparkle. She's a sophisticate.
Well, there you are. I may have missed a few girls in your Gemini harem. Every
husband in town will be green with envy when they see you with a different woman
every day. If they ask you how you get away with it, play it cool. Polygamy is
against the law, you know.
Your Gemini woman will never take a train when she can fly. She'll never be silent
when she can speak. She'll never turn away when she can help. And she'll never
walk when she can run. Her mind is full of so many thoughts and her heart is full of
so many hopes, she may seem to need a computer to sort it all out. Or does she just
need someone who can run beside her and toss dreams with her-from here to
tomorrow? If you're that man, she doesn't dare look over her shoulder to see if
you're near. Some deep, unexplained fear within her keeps her from ever looking
back. When you finally match her speed, get her to slow down to your pace. You
can do it, if you hold her hand tightly and never let it go. Though Mercurial north
winds drive her on, secretly she may long to rest awhile more than you know. Do
hurry and try to reach her. She needs you.
Though she managed to pick plenty of beautiful rushes as the boat glided by, there
was always a more lovely one that she couldn't reach. "The prettiest are always
further!" she said at last,
with a sigh at the obstinacy of the rushes in growing so far off.
Have you always secretly thought Brigham Young had a sensational idea when he
advocated several wives for one man? Do you inwardly envy the Eastern potentates
with their harems? You needn't resign yourself to romantic Walter Mitty daydreams.
Just marry a Gemini girl. That way, you'll be guaranteed at least two different
wives, and on occasional weekends, as many as three or four.
Naturally, there's a small catch. The difference between a girl born under the sign of
the twins and a harem is her apparent lack of interest in earthy passion. It's hard to
get her to settle down long enough to take passion or anything else very seriously.
Her mind is always traveling, and she keeps up a pretty good running commentary
simultaneously. But look a little deeper. Somewhere, hidden among the several
women who make up one Gemini female, is a romantic one-one who is capable of
intense passion, if you can manage to make the mental, spiritual and physical
blending complete. How to develop her and still enjoy all the other women bottled
up inside the Geminian personality may create a problem. I can tell you that one
Gemini girl equals several women. But I'm afraid it's up to you to delve into the
advanced algebra of sorting them out. Each individual case is different.
Her age will be an important clue to what you can expect, because until she matures,
romance is only a game to her. She can be fickle and unpredictable to an incredible
degree. First she'll be ecstatically carried away by your smile and your voice, even
the way you walk. Then she'll reverse her ecstasy and criticize everything from your
socks to your haircut, and she usually does it with such clever, sharp sarcasm, you
may need iodine for your wounds. Now, don't let this put you out of the market for a
Gemini woman. Remember you're getting at least two for one, and that's
indisputably a bargain.
Mercury females aren't as heartless as they seem to be 'at times. Their active
imaginations create many fantasies. Romance is the easiest way they can express
them, and Geminis have at least twice as much to express as other women. A
Gemini man can be a producer, a singer, a sailor, a lawyer, an actor, a salesman and
the chairman of a few boards of directors all at once-and express himself ad
infinitum. But a woman can't very well swing all that, or she would be considered a
little freakish. Not that Mercury girls don't pursue careers. They do. Almost every
last one of them. But under the existing conditions of society, a career still doesn't
offer her as many opportunities as romance to try out her myriad theories and
practice her emotional gymnastics.
The Gemini girl needs your pity, not your anger. It's painfully difficult for her to
really commit herself to one person at a time. While she's being impressed with a
man's mental abilities and his intelligent wit, another side of her is noticing his
antipathy toward the arts or his lack of response to music and poetry. When she
finds someone who's appropriately creative, who's at home at the ballet or in the
literary world, the duality pops up again. Right in the middle of a stroll through the
museum, her other self will begin to wonder if he's practical enough to make a
living or if he has enough common sense to know where he's going. I trust you're
beginning to have a more sympathetic understanding of the conflicts peculiar to
those born in June.
Give her credit. Shell usually manage to keep her bewilderment at her own complex
character to herself, and not burden you with it. She's a lively and gay companion.
Most of the time (when the mood is on the up-swing), she'll sparkle with a vivacious
personality, amuse you with her clever, witty remarks, and converse intelligently
about almost any subject under the sun. She enjoys all the sentimental gestures of
romance and has no trouble making conquests. No woman you've ever met will
delight you with more imaginative ways of loving you and such appealing charm.
She can flutter her lashes with delicate femininity, but she's not at all helpless when
it comes to earning her own living. A Gemini woman can play the giddy party girl
to perfection, flattering a helpless, trapped male right out of his mind and his bank
book. But she can smoothly change into a demure and adoring housewife, from
which she can quickly switch into a serious intellectual who studies the great
philosophers and talks about politics or poetry brilliantly, then suddenly turn into a
bundle of raw emotion, full of nerves, tears and fears. She's certainly not stuffy or
monotonous.
If you think this is an exaggeration, remember the late Marilyn Monroe. Every man
she ever knew, from Carl Sandburg to her hairdresser, saw her as a totally different
person than the other men who thought they knew her, too. Place a photograph of
her as the seductive love goddess next to a picture of her wearing horn-rimmed
glasses, a babushka and no make up, seriously intent on a lecture about Russian
authors. Then add a third and fourth shot of her in a gingham apron, learning to
bake a cheese soume for a husband whose athletic talents and warm, human
qualities she worshiped-and walking sedately beside another husband whose
intellectual abilities and literary talent she deeply respected and admired. Add two
more photos. One showing her with a tear-stained face, full of longing, after losing
her third baby-another shot of her in a bikini, gaily laughing with a handsome
French movie star on the Riviera. These are not posed pictures. They were snapped
when she wasn't even looking, let alone seeking publicity. It's a perfect example of
the eye of the camera exposing all the women contained in one Gemini female, who
successfully kept her multiple nature hidden behind the image she chose to project
the most frequently.
Your Mercury-ruled girl longs to be "really, truly in love," but it keeps eluding her.
She yearns for motherhood, but often that eludes her, too. She finds a different
perfection in each man she meets, as she restlessly searches for the one man who
has all the qualities she needs for happiness.
You'll find her a great pal. The Mercury girl will go along with you on anything
from scuba diving to speed racing-bicycling or badminton. She'll show an interest in
all the outdoor sports, and still manage to look as soft and feminine as a powder
puff, with a mind as fast as a whip. The Geminian sharp mentality will show clearly
when her curiosity is excited by any new subject. Her Mercurial mind will let her
see all the intricacies of your creative ideas, and she'll probably throw in a few
promotional schemes of her own. As long as you don't demand consistency from
her, she'll be completely fascinating.
It's only fair to warn you that this girl can sincerely believe she's in love, and find
other men attractive at the same time. Unless she's near you all the time, she can
forget you quicker than a woman born under any other Sun sign. It's her nature to
accept change, even seek it. Until she leams to control her devoted courtship of con-
stant activity, neglecting to cultivate patience and stability, the Gemini female can
make quite a mess of her life- and yours. Fortunately for the men in love with them,
most Geminian women settle down into a deeper understanding of their own natures
before it's too late.
Once you've proposed to her and she's accepted, you can pity all those men who are
doomed to a life of monogamy with just one woman. You'll have several wives
when you marry your Gemini.
Wife Number One will be able to adjust to anything you require of her. If you
require faithfulness, she can manage that, too, providing you're interesting enough
to have won her real love. I refer to that blending of mental, spiritual and physical
compatibility, with the physical part added last, like the paprika, after the other three
are well mixed. This wife will never sulk if you take a new job out of town. With
her ingenuity, taste and sense of color, she can make a new home look lovely with a
light touch of her dainty, clever hand. Besides, she'll love the adventure, and there
will be no nagging reproaches that you're gambling with future security. The
excitement of new horizons interests her more. She may have a surprisingly good
head for business and she'll back all your original ideas. You can count on her to go
to work if you need extra income, and she'll be pretty practical about how to spend
it. Although she may give an outward impression of flightiness, she's not as nighty
as she appears. She's a thinker, and a very clever one, underneath all the bright small
talk.
Wife Number Two will be moody. You might just as well expect it. She'll have her
satirical moments when she can be cynical and flippant, by turns. At the same time,
she'll challenge you mentally. But a man needs to be stimulated, doesn't he? Go
ahead, top her in an intellectual argument. (It's what she secretly wants anyway.)
This wife won't be easily shocked by life or have any preconceived prejudices. She
may decide to march in a protest parade or join a sit-in and forget to come home
until midnight. What if you do have to join the fellows while she's out making a
speech or going to night school to pick up a few extra credits? At least she probably
won't hound you with • suspicious questions about who you were with, where you
were, and what you were doing. Don't question her, either. You're on the honor
system. So is she. This one is a highly independent individualist.
Wife Number Three will be bored and depressed with housekeeping routines. The
beds will be unmade and the dishes will stand in the sink while she daydreams,
reads or writes the outline for a play. She may serve you a can of beans for 'dinner
without even bothering to open the can. But you can have the most soul-satisfying
conversations with her into the wee, small hours. She'll sympathize with your
frustrations at the way life has treated you. She'll satisfy both your emotional and
your intellectual cravings, be curious about your opinion of Buddhism and excited
about your attempts to write a song. In short, she's pretty good company. She'll be
very affectionate, too, since you haven't bugged her about dusting and baking and
all that nonsense. This wife may make a mess of the checkbook now and then. But
if you suggest a sudden camping trip or a few days in Las Vegas, she'll
enthusiastically pack her suitcase without a bunch of silly objections, like how it's
going to affect the budget or who will feed the Siamese cat and what if the bathtub
leaks while you're gone.
Wife Number Four will be a gay and laughing mother. She won't let the children
restrict her, because she'll probably have too many projects going constantly to
smother them with over-protectiveness. They'll imitate her independence and
benefit by it. If anyone asks her how much time she spends with them, she'll
probably answer, "In our family, it's not a matter of how much time. It's a matter of
how much love." And she'll be right. The children may not always obey her,
because she's inclined to be emphatic one day, then melt and give in the next, but
the youngsters will love their long talks with her. Her imagination will match theirs,
and they'll amuse each other. She'll probably be a permissive mother, but she'll
worry about scholastic averages, and she'll probably insist on good grades. They
won't get by without doing their homework if she can help it, although they may get
by without hanging up their clothes.
Wife Number Five will be a beautiful hostess, an expert at the whole candlelight,
flowers and sterling silver routine. You can bring anyone, from your boss to the
Governor home to dinner, and she'll be so gracious and charming, they'll never want
to leave. Shell organize her life efficiently and effortlessly, dress like a fashion
model and love the theater. You can take her to art galleries and concerts- she'll be
right at home in any kind of society. Everyone will stare at you enviously and
wonder who the glamorous woman is who hangs on your arm so sweetly. She'll be
romantic and ultra-feminine, maybe even write you a poem for your birthday. You'll
want to buy her velvet dressing gowns and expensive perfumes, because her
gracious style will make you feel like a country squire. If you mention a trip to
Europe, her eyes will sparkle. She's a sophisticate.
Well, there you are. I may have missed a few girls in your Gemini harem. Every
husband in town will be green with envy when they see you with a different woman
every day. If they ask you how you get away with it, play it cool. Polygamy is
against the law, you know.
Your Gemini woman will never take a train when she can fly. She'll never be silent
when she can speak. She'll never turn away when she can help. And she'll never
walk when she can run. Her mind is full of so many thoughts and her heart is full of
so many hopes, she may seem to need a computer to sort it all out. Or does she just
need someone who can run beside her and toss dreams with her-from here to
tomorrow? If you're that man, she doesn't dare look over her shoulder to see if
you're near. Some deep, unexplained fear within her keeps her from ever looking
back. When you finally match her speed, get her to slow down to your pace. You
can do it, if you hold her hand tightly and never let it go. Though Mercurial north
winds drive her on, secretly she may long to rest awhile more than you know. Do
hurry and try to reach her. She needs you.
The GEMINI Man....
The GEMINI Man
"I could tell you my adventures- beginning from this morning-"
"At least I knew who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been
changed several times since then."
Being in love gives you a nice sense of warm security. There's that heavenly
comfort of always knowing someone. is going to be there when you need him-that
you no longer walk alone. All the doubts you knew before just melt away. That is,
unless you're having a romance with a Mercury man, which might take the edge off
that "warm security." In fact, you'll adjust much better to a Gemini if you send him
out for a loaf of bread on Monday and don't expect him back until Thursday. Never
look for him until you see him coming-and don't hang onto his coat-tails when he
wants to leave.
Once you've schooled yourself to accept his restless, unpredictable spirit, there's a
good chance of making it work. But not if you're going to insist on "that heavenly
conafort of always knowing someone is going to be there." Yom'll probably never
know for sure when this man is going to be anywhere, and that can bring back some
of those doubts romance is supposed to melt away. It's true that when you're in love
with a Gemini, you won't walk alome. You most certainly won't. You'll have at least
two people to walk with you-and both of them will be him. He was born under the
sign of the twins, you know. In his case, they're never identical twins. The dual
nature of Germini combines two completely different personalities. Yom might
even be involved with one of those Mercury mem who are triplets or quintuplets,
and if so, you have quilte a crowd to keep you company, even. when you're alone
with him.
The typical Gemini is the favorite of every hostess. He likes people. The more the
merrier. It's a rare Geminian who's not a perfectly delightful conversationalist. He
has exquisite taste, he's loaded with witty remarks, and his compliments are
masterpieces of warm sincerity. Usually a master of impeccable manners and social
adroitness, he keeps the party moving in more ways than one.
You know those scavenger hunts, where people pair off with a list of whacky items
to collect, like a hair from the head of a famous movie star and a piece of the blotter
on the desk of the chief of police, and the couple which has rounded up the most
items on the list gets the prize? It's the Gemini's favorite kind of party, because it
combines the highest possible exposure to people of all kinds with the highest
possible opportunity to move around from place to place-and he seeks both.
If you meet him first at a social affair where he's performing his fascinating multiple
personality act, you haven't a chance. You'll be convinced he's the most exciting,
interesting, intelligent man you've ever come across. No one could quarrel with that
analysis. He probably is. It's no wonder you're excited and impressed. But before
you let him change your name, be sure you're capable of 'tackling an uncertain
future with a man whose whims may change with the wind, and whose goals in life
may shift drastically before the honeymoon is even over. Geminian Walt Whitman
once wrote the lines: "Do I contradict myself? ... I contain multitudes." Whether he
realized it or not, he was summing up the Mercury nature.
One day your Gemini man may call on you with a chattering monkey perched on his
shoulder and suggest going to a flea circus. He'll bring you flowers, perfume, a
phonograph record or a couple of books, maybe even one he wrote himself. The
hours will speed by as you happily sun yourself in his cheerful disposition, laugh at
his bright, ;lever jokes and melt under his gay, gallant charm. He'll ay "I love you,"
a hundred different ways, like no one ilse in the world could do.
The next day, he'll phone you and break a date for no iarthly reason whatsoever,
causing you to imagine all sorts of things. Was he only joking about loving you? Is
he ' ;eing someone else? Is he in trouble? Your fears may be "ue. Then again, they
may be false. A week later, he'll sappear, full of sarcastic remarks, moody and
irritable.
He'll be impatient, critical and petulant. He may criticize your shoes, your lipstick or
your literary taste, and have some pretty cutting doubts about the possibility of your
happiness together. Either all this, or he'll be sullen and troubled, his mind far away,
distant and aloof. No use asking why, you won't get an answer that makes any
sense.
If you survive that experience, a few more days will find you visiting an art gallery,
theater, museum, library or opera with your Gemini man, absolutely hypnotized by
his knowledge and wide interests. Hell be unusually tender, full of fragile, butterfly
dreams and imaginative hopes for tomorrow. Then he'll propose. Like that. Quick as
lightning. You'll forget all the thunder and storm clouds, all the rain that fell before,
say "yes," before he changes his mind-and there you are-engaged to an enigma.
Yes, I said enigma. If you expect anything else, like a man who's stable and patient,
who will gently play Darby to your Joan while life and love glide on as smoothly as
a gondola down a romantic canal in Venice, you're headed in the same direction as a
merry-go-round. In circles. Get off fast and never mind about grabbing the brass
ring. Don't let the gay, light-hearted music seduce you into following a painted
scene of constantly changing colors, with shades of dreary gray as likely to show up
as sunny yellow or blissful blue. If you're an incurable romantic, seeking perfect
harmony, you're in more than a little danger.
No matter what the rest of his natal chart says, if the Sun was in Gemini when he
was born, this man will not remain tomorrow what he is today, nor will he have any
lasting memory of yesterday. In one way or another, he will change. Granted, the
changes may always be for the better and he may.consistently aim higher. But the
element of chance is always there. If you're a gambler, you may very well hit the
jackpot with him, and find a glorious mental and emotional compatibility to
celebrate on your golden wedding anniversary. But all good gamblers know the
odds before they place their bet. Just be sure you do. Two rare exceptions to
Geminian instability of purpose seem to be President Kennedy and England's Queen
Victoria. However, keep in mind that John Kennedy had, at all times a multitude of
interests, which changed constantly, and Queen Victoria (who was very close to
being a Taurus by planetary position) brought about a great many important changes
in her country's customs. Anyway, very few of us marry kings, queens or presidents,
who have been forced by circumstances to mature and Settle into a set pattern.
An excellent example of Geminian duality of expression is the confession of a
woman who was exposed to it. The Mercury-ruled man was a producer, and the
woman was a famous, dark-haired Pisces actress. After a weekend party with
friends as the guest of the Gemini on his boat, during which he was openly
insulting, rude and aloof to her, by turns, the actress was dismayed and puzzled.
Later, she made the remark, "I don't know what's wrong with him. He must hate me.
I've never done anything to him, yet he hardly spoke a word to me all weekend."
Ah, but don't you see, she had done something to him. She had made him fall in
love with her. The emotion was serious enough for him to marry her soon after the
incident. But how did he react to his first knowledge of a feeling of tenderness
toward her? As though she were Lucretia Borgia.
Her experience probably won't keep you from leaping into a romance with a
Mercury man. Still, it might soothe the wounds of a few of you girls who have been
suffering from the cold actions of a Gemini who's probably helplessly in love with
you and cleverly concealing it for his own, unfathomable reasons. Geminis have an
unconscious urge to disguise their true intent, to fence with others verbally and
cloak their motives with dual actions. In general, they seek to confuse you. Then
with true Geminian inconsistency, they'll turn right around and be so direct, they'll
fairly take your breath away with their frankness and bluntness.
Loving a Gemini is easy and fun, if you don't try to get too close. There's a inner
core that belongs only to him, that he'll never share with another human being, even
you. Keep things cool and light, and don't be overly passionate or dramatic. Don't
bore him, always excite him and your Gemini romance can be very special. Don't
rebel against his changeability. Change with him. Be as alert and interested in life as
he is. Otherwise, the love affair could become just one of those things. He seeks a
mental companion above all else. One who can match his wits, even top him now
and then, because he's not an egotist. He's a realist, and he thrives on mental
challenge. The last thing he wants is a doormat or a dull mouse. Let your brain show
through, your feminine image. It won't scare him off, as it might some men. It will
spin him around in the right direction-toward you.
Geminis tend to discard old friends for new ones, but not because they're heartless.
Their own personalities fluctuate and advance so relentlessly, it's only natural for
them to seek those who match their interests at the time. Anywhere Gemini hangs
his hat is home. There's seldom any deep, lasting attachment to old memories,
places, people and things. During a long period of loneliness, he can shed some
sentimental tears, but it's the loneliness that does it, rather than nostalgia for
yesterday. He's gregarious, and he hates-even fears-being alone for extended
periods. If you can hit him with the message that you'll be a partner who will always
be around, but who won't lean on him nor expect him to lean on you, he'll probably
consider signing a long-term contract. But remember those odds. Many Geminis
marry more than once, although multiple marriage is more likely to occur when they
wed too young than if they wait for maturity. Not every Gemini has two wives, but
he'll have two of almost everything else-perhaps two cars, two apartments, two
college degrees, two jobs, two dreams, two pets, two razors, two hobbies, two
ambitions. He likes to double up.
My good Gemini friend Frank Blair, NBC newsman on the "Today" show, even
takes his annual vacation at two separate times during the year. His hobbies? He
pilots his own private plane, sails his own boat and plays a mean. game of golf. (I'm
not sure, but I think Frank may be one of the triplet Geminis.) He plays two musical
instruments, has multiple children, multiple awards and trophies on his office wall
at NBC, multiple friends, two shifts at the network (one for the "Today" program,
another for recording "Emphasis" and special shows), two electric razors in his desk
and at least a dozen dreams and plans at a time, which change about every six
months. He has just one wife. (He must have a Cancer or Taurus ascendant.) You'll
note that he's also in a typically Gemini occupation-broadcasting. Mercury rules
communication and news. He certainly has the Gemini charm and manual dexterity.
Frank often pours a glass of tomato juice, dictates to his secretary, phones his wife,
shaves, and packs his brief case-somehow all at once. Geminis are experts at sleight
of hand.
In financial matters, the duality takes over again. A Mercury man may be at first
fabulously generous, then abruptly turn miserly. If you average out his twin
attitudes, my guess is that the generosity would win, hands down. Gemini has little
desire to accumulate either money or knowledge. In each case, he prefers to absorb
it, sort it, and give it back improved. He's the communicator whose function is to
create ever new, original ideas and serve others through the versatility of his quick,
brilliant mental processes.
Will he be faithful to you? In his fashion, yes, he will. There are a thousand answers
to that question where Mercury is concerned. He likes to converse and he likes to
mix. He's also strangely attractive to women, so there may be occasions for
whispers and suspicions. But you can count on this: It's a rare Gemini man whose
deeply ingrained sense of fairness will let him be dishonest in his actions if you
have faith in him. I mean real faith and real trust. Not the kind that secretly wonders.
He'll always be able to sense if you secretly wonder. Mercury minds often intercept
your private thoughts as though you were broadcasting them. However, it's not a
good idea to expect a Gemini husband to give all females a cold shoulder just
because he wears a wedding band. Females are part of the scene, and Gemini must
make the scene. If they're around, he'll talk to them-maybe even laugh with them or
have a drink with them. It's only natural for Mercury to communicate, regardless of
the sex of the listener. But that doesn't mean he has to romance them.
It's true that there are lots of Geminians who are just plain, outright promiscuous,
yet no matter what you've heard, there's always a cause. To be mistrusted or mis-
understood in any area deeply distresses a Mercury man. It frustrates and depresses
him, and such an unhappy Gemini can fly here and there, seeking relief from
tangled emotions. When he's free from a feeling of mental isolation, and has nothing
to prove to anyone, he loses the compulsion to experiment and take flights of fancy.
A woman who has perfect mental harmony with a Gemini need never fear
emotional or physical unfaithfulness. That's so true of these men, it's almost a cut
and dried rule. But he won't be chained unreasonably. To expect your Gemini not to
smile back when someone smiles at him, whether it's a child or an adult, a man or a
woman, is to expect the sun not to shine. His cheerful, friendly nature seeks
companionship constantly. It could be the conductor on the commuter train or the
waitress at the coffee shop around the comer from where he works. Don't try to
stifle him. When anyone tries to confine the Gemini's spirit, he can become as
elusive and as unpredictable as the wind itself.
With the youngsters, hell be a buddy, but not a disciplinarian, and he'll teach them a
lot before they even get to kindergarten. They'll probably love to confide in him,
because he'll seldom be shocked or harsh in his judgment. He knows how to love
without smothering. The relationship between the Gemini and his children is usually
very close, but perhaps a bit loose, even though that may sound contradictory. As
affectionate, exciting and lively as he is with young people, he may fail to insist that
they follow routines, since he dislikes routines so much himself. There's also a
tendency to criticize their behavior one day and approve of it the next day, which
can confuse them. Although hell manage a good lecture, you'd better expect the
spankings and really serious discipline to fall in your department. Gemini fathers
tend to spoil their children.
His imagination may run away with him, and cause him to make an occasional
statement he can't back up. You'll have to make him see the importance of keeping
his word. Regardless of all his good intentions, a few of his quick impulsive
promises may be broken. If the children don't tie him down in any way, or keep him
from his multiple activities, he'll enjoy them enormously. One word of warning:
Although he will seldom punish the children physically, the Gemini proclivity for
sudden, stinging, sarcastic speech may cause deep wounds in little hearts or create
a
hurt which can be remembered for a lifetime. There may also be a reluctance to
show affection in the form of kisses and hugs, unless a conscious effort is made to
overcome the natural Geminian coolness. Yet, I've known some Gemini parents
who seem to give the warmth they can't release to ^adults in abundance to their
children. See that the youngsters don't confine him needlessly, don't ask him to
babysit unless he obviously wants to, and he'll take to fatherhood nicely, with one
child or a dozen.
Jealousy is something you may never have to worry about with a Gemini husband,
because possessiveness is not a typical Gemini trait. If suspicion occasionally
whispers in his ear, he'll usually brush it away (unless an affliction in the natal chart
indicates otherwise). Some degree of jealousy is natural in everyone, of course, but
it's normally not exaggerated in a Gemini. Love is not a strictly physical relationship
with this man. He hears more, sees more and feels more through his senses than
others do, and Mercury helps him record the most delicate impressions vividly. His
love has such an airy, elusive quality, it may seem to lack the earthy passion of
other Sun signs. But if you're not seeking a wild cave man who will drag you into
the woods by the hair, he should be a more than satisfactory lover. He'll speak of his
emotions with romantic, imaginative phrases, and fill the hunger of your heart with
the strange beauty of his idealism.
Remember that the typical emotional coldness of Mercury can be warmed
considerably if you both hear the same music and dream the same dreams. He must
experience a total blending of the mind and the spirit before the physical passions
catch up in intensity. That may seem oblique, but it's the only real road to his heart.
You'll have to get used to the word "if." He'll say, "If I loved you, we could . . ." and
"If I loved you, there might be . . ." and sometimes never finish the sentence. You
may have to listen with your heart and finish it for him. Blot out the word "if." He
only uses it as a smoke screen or as a safety precaution. Harsh, critical nagging and
continual emotional scenes will surely dull the edge of the fine, sensitive Gemini
love. Try to squeeze a puddle of mercury in your hand. What happens? It dissolves
immediately into hundreds of sparkling silver balls that quickly escape through your
tightly clenched fingers. One Gemini man whose wife thought she knew him very
well wrote the following lines just before he left her, and she found them among his
papers after the divorce:
"Into the dream you came
And across the soft carpet of my reverie you walked
With hobnail boots ..."
You'll often read or hear it said that Geminis must always have two loves at once.
This Gemini duality, hinting at deception, is so frequently mentioned, it may cause
unfounded anxiety. May I modify that description? A Gemini needs two loves. Not
necessarily two women. That's a riddle. If you truly understand him, youll know the
answer to it.
"I could tell you my adventures- beginning from this morning-"
"At least I knew who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been
changed several times since then."
Being in love gives you a nice sense of warm security. There's that heavenly
comfort of always knowing someone. is going to be there when you need him-that
you no longer walk alone. All the doubts you knew before just melt away. That is,
unless you're having a romance with a Mercury man, which might take the edge off
that "warm security." In fact, you'll adjust much better to a Gemini if you send him
out for a loaf of bread on Monday and don't expect him back until Thursday. Never
look for him until you see him coming-and don't hang onto his coat-tails when he
wants to leave.
Once you've schooled yourself to accept his restless, unpredictable spirit, there's a
good chance of making it work. But not if you're going to insist on "that heavenly
conafort of always knowing someone is going to be there." Yom'll probably never
know for sure when this man is going to be anywhere, and that can bring back some
of those doubts romance is supposed to melt away. It's true that when you're in love
with a Gemini, you won't walk alome. You most certainly won't. You'll have at least
two people to walk with you-and both of them will be him. He was born under the
sign of the twins, you know. In his case, they're never identical twins. The dual
nature of Germini combines two completely different personalities. Yom might
even be involved with one of those Mercury mem who are triplets or quintuplets,
and if so, you have quilte a crowd to keep you company, even. when you're alone
with him.
The typical Gemini is the favorite of every hostess. He likes people. The more the
merrier. It's a rare Geminian who's not a perfectly delightful conversationalist. He
has exquisite taste, he's loaded with witty remarks, and his compliments are
masterpieces of warm sincerity. Usually a master of impeccable manners and social
adroitness, he keeps the party moving in more ways than one.
You know those scavenger hunts, where people pair off with a list of whacky items
to collect, like a hair from the head of a famous movie star and a piece of the blotter
on the desk of the chief of police, and the couple which has rounded up the most
items on the list gets the prize? It's the Gemini's favorite kind of party, because it
combines the highest possible exposure to people of all kinds with the highest
possible opportunity to move around from place to place-and he seeks both.
If you meet him first at a social affair where he's performing his fascinating multiple
personality act, you haven't a chance. You'll be convinced he's the most exciting,
interesting, intelligent man you've ever come across. No one could quarrel with that
analysis. He probably is. It's no wonder you're excited and impressed. But before
you let him change your name, be sure you're capable of 'tackling an uncertain
future with a man whose whims may change with the wind, and whose goals in life
may shift drastically before the honeymoon is even over. Geminian Walt Whitman
once wrote the lines: "Do I contradict myself? ... I contain multitudes." Whether he
realized it or not, he was summing up the Mercury nature.
One day your Gemini man may call on you with a chattering monkey perched on his
shoulder and suggest going to a flea circus. He'll bring you flowers, perfume, a
phonograph record or a couple of books, maybe even one he wrote himself. The
hours will speed by as you happily sun yourself in his cheerful disposition, laugh at
his bright, ;lever jokes and melt under his gay, gallant charm. He'll ay "I love you,"
a hundred different ways, like no one ilse in the world could do.
The next day, he'll phone you and break a date for no iarthly reason whatsoever,
causing you to imagine all sorts of things. Was he only joking about loving you? Is
he ' ;eing someone else? Is he in trouble? Your fears may be "ue. Then again, they
may be false. A week later, he'll sappear, full of sarcastic remarks, moody and
irritable.
He'll be impatient, critical and petulant. He may criticize your shoes, your lipstick or
your literary taste, and have some pretty cutting doubts about the possibility of your
happiness together. Either all this, or he'll be sullen and troubled, his mind far away,
distant and aloof. No use asking why, you won't get an answer that makes any
sense.
If you survive that experience, a few more days will find you visiting an art gallery,
theater, museum, library or opera with your Gemini man, absolutely hypnotized by
his knowledge and wide interests. Hell be unusually tender, full of fragile, butterfly
dreams and imaginative hopes for tomorrow. Then he'll propose. Like that. Quick as
lightning. You'll forget all the thunder and storm clouds, all the rain that fell before,
say "yes," before he changes his mind-and there you are-engaged to an enigma.
Yes, I said enigma. If you expect anything else, like a man who's stable and patient,
who will gently play Darby to your Joan while life and love glide on as smoothly as
a gondola down a romantic canal in Venice, you're headed in the same direction as a
merry-go-round. In circles. Get off fast and never mind about grabbing the brass
ring. Don't let the gay, light-hearted music seduce you into following a painted
scene of constantly changing colors, with shades of dreary gray as likely to show up
as sunny yellow or blissful blue. If you're an incurable romantic, seeking perfect
harmony, you're in more than a little danger.
No matter what the rest of his natal chart says, if the Sun was in Gemini when he
was born, this man will not remain tomorrow what he is today, nor will he have any
lasting memory of yesterday. In one way or another, he will change. Granted, the
changes may always be for the better and he may.consistently aim higher. But the
element of chance is always there. If you're a gambler, you may very well hit the
jackpot with him, and find a glorious mental and emotional compatibility to
celebrate on your golden wedding anniversary. But all good gamblers know the
odds before they place their bet. Just be sure you do. Two rare exceptions to
Geminian instability of purpose seem to be President Kennedy and England's Queen
Victoria. However, keep in mind that John Kennedy had, at all times a multitude of
interests, which changed constantly, and Queen Victoria (who was very close to
being a Taurus by planetary position) brought about a great many important changes
in her country's customs. Anyway, very few of us marry kings, queens or presidents,
who have been forced by circumstances to mature and Settle into a set pattern.
An excellent example of Geminian duality of expression is the confession of a
woman who was exposed to it. The Mercury-ruled man was a producer, and the
woman was a famous, dark-haired Pisces actress. After a weekend party with
friends as the guest of the Gemini on his boat, during which he was openly
insulting, rude and aloof to her, by turns, the actress was dismayed and puzzled.
Later, she made the remark, "I don't know what's wrong with him. He must hate me.
I've never done anything to him, yet he hardly spoke a word to me all weekend."
Ah, but don't you see, she had done something to him. She had made him fall in
love with her. The emotion was serious enough for him to marry her soon after the
incident. But how did he react to his first knowledge of a feeling of tenderness
toward her? As though she were Lucretia Borgia.
Her experience probably won't keep you from leaping into a romance with a
Mercury man. Still, it might soothe the wounds of a few of you girls who have been
suffering from the cold actions of a Gemini who's probably helplessly in love with
you and cleverly concealing it for his own, unfathomable reasons. Geminis have an
unconscious urge to disguise their true intent, to fence with others verbally and
cloak their motives with dual actions. In general, they seek to confuse you. Then
with true Geminian inconsistency, they'll turn right around and be so direct, they'll
fairly take your breath away with their frankness and bluntness.
Loving a Gemini is easy and fun, if you don't try to get too close. There's a inner
core that belongs only to him, that he'll never share with another human being, even
you. Keep things cool and light, and don't be overly passionate or dramatic. Don't
bore him, always excite him and your Gemini romance can be very special. Don't
rebel against his changeability. Change with him. Be as alert and interested in life as
he is. Otherwise, the love affair could become just one of those things. He seeks a
mental companion above all else. One who can match his wits, even top him now
and then, because he's not an egotist. He's a realist, and he thrives on mental
challenge. The last thing he wants is a doormat or a dull mouse. Let your brain show
through, your feminine image. It won't scare him off, as it might some men. It will
spin him around in the right direction-toward you.
Geminis tend to discard old friends for new ones, but not because they're heartless.
Their own personalities fluctuate and advance so relentlessly, it's only natural for
them to seek those who match their interests at the time. Anywhere Gemini hangs
his hat is home. There's seldom any deep, lasting attachment to old memories,
places, people and things. During a long period of loneliness, he can shed some
sentimental tears, but it's the loneliness that does it, rather than nostalgia for
yesterday. He's gregarious, and he hates-even fears-being alone for extended
periods. If you can hit him with the message that you'll be a partner who will always
be around, but who won't lean on him nor expect him to lean on you, he'll probably
consider signing a long-term contract. But remember those odds. Many Geminis
marry more than once, although multiple marriage is more likely to occur when they
wed too young than if they wait for maturity. Not every Gemini has two wives, but
he'll have two of almost everything else-perhaps two cars, two apartments, two
college degrees, two jobs, two dreams, two pets, two razors, two hobbies, two
ambitions. He likes to double up.
My good Gemini friend Frank Blair, NBC newsman on the "Today" show, even
takes his annual vacation at two separate times during the year. His hobbies? He
pilots his own private plane, sails his own boat and plays a mean. game of golf. (I'm
not sure, but I think Frank may be one of the triplet Geminis.) He plays two musical
instruments, has multiple children, multiple awards and trophies on his office wall
at NBC, multiple friends, two shifts at the network (one for the "Today" program,
another for recording "Emphasis" and special shows), two electric razors in his desk
and at least a dozen dreams and plans at a time, which change about every six
months. He has just one wife. (He must have a Cancer or Taurus ascendant.) You'll
note that he's also in a typically Gemini occupation-broadcasting. Mercury rules
communication and news. He certainly has the Gemini charm and manual dexterity.
Frank often pours a glass of tomato juice, dictates to his secretary, phones his wife,
shaves, and packs his brief case-somehow all at once. Geminis are experts at sleight
of hand.
In financial matters, the duality takes over again. A Mercury man may be at first
fabulously generous, then abruptly turn miserly. If you average out his twin
attitudes, my guess is that the generosity would win, hands down. Gemini has little
desire to accumulate either money or knowledge. In each case, he prefers to absorb
it, sort it, and give it back improved. He's the communicator whose function is to
create ever new, original ideas and serve others through the versatility of his quick,
brilliant mental processes.
Will he be faithful to you? In his fashion, yes, he will. There are a thousand answers
to that question where Mercury is concerned. He likes to converse and he likes to
mix. He's also strangely attractive to women, so there may be occasions for
whispers and suspicions. But you can count on this: It's a rare Gemini man whose
deeply ingrained sense of fairness will let him be dishonest in his actions if you
have faith in him. I mean real faith and real trust. Not the kind that secretly wonders.
He'll always be able to sense if you secretly wonder. Mercury minds often intercept
your private thoughts as though you were broadcasting them. However, it's not a
good idea to expect a Gemini husband to give all females a cold shoulder just
because he wears a wedding band. Females are part of the scene, and Gemini must
make the scene. If they're around, he'll talk to them-maybe even laugh with them or
have a drink with them. It's only natural for Mercury to communicate, regardless of
the sex of the listener. But that doesn't mean he has to romance them.
It's true that there are lots of Geminians who are just plain, outright promiscuous,
yet no matter what you've heard, there's always a cause. To be mistrusted or mis-
understood in any area deeply distresses a Mercury man. It frustrates and depresses
him, and such an unhappy Gemini can fly here and there, seeking relief from
tangled emotions. When he's free from a feeling of mental isolation, and has nothing
to prove to anyone, he loses the compulsion to experiment and take flights of fancy.
A woman who has perfect mental harmony with a Gemini need never fear
emotional or physical unfaithfulness. That's so true of these men, it's almost a cut
and dried rule. But he won't be chained unreasonably. To expect your Gemini not to
smile back when someone smiles at him, whether it's a child or an adult, a man or a
woman, is to expect the sun not to shine. His cheerful, friendly nature seeks
companionship constantly. It could be the conductor on the commuter train or the
waitress at the coffee shop around the comer from where he works. Don't try to
stifle him. When anyone tries to confine the Gemini's spirit, he can become as
elusive and as unpredictable as the wind itself.
With the youngsters, hell be a buddy, but not a disciplinarian, and he'll teach them a
lot before they even get to kindergarten. They'll probably love to confide in him,
because he'll seldom be shocked or harsh in his judgment. He knows how to love
without smothering. The relationship between the Gemini and his children is usually
very close, but perhaps a bit loose, even though that may sound contradictory. As
affectionate, exciting and lively as he is with young people, he may fail to insist that
they follow routines, since he dislikes routines so much himself. There's also a
tendency to criticize their behavior one day and approve of it the next day, which
can confuse them. Although hell manage a good lecture, you'd better expect the
spankings and really serious discipline to fall in your department. Gemini fathers
tend to spoil their children.
His imagination may run away with him, and cause him to make an occasional
statement he can't back up. You'll have to make him see the importance of keeping
his word. Regardless of all his good intentions, a few of his quick impulsive
promises may be broken. If the children don't tie him down in any way, or keep him
from his multiple activities, he'll enjoy them enormously. One word of warning:
Although he will seldom punish the children physically, the Gemini proclivity for
sudden, stinging, sarcastic speech may cause deep wounds in little hearts or create
a
hurt which can be remembered for a lifetime. There may also be a reluctance to
show affection in the form of kisses and hugs, unless a conscious effort is made to
overcome the natural Geminian coolness. Yet, I've known some Gemini parents
who seem to give the warmth they can't release to ^adults in abundance to their
children. See that the youngsters don't confine him needlessly, don't ask him to
babysit unless he obviously wants to, and he'll take to fatherhood nicely, with one
child or a dozen.
Jealousy is something you may never have to worry about with a Gemini husband,
because possessiveness is not a typical Gemini trait. If suspicion occasionally
whispers in his ear, he'll usually brush it away (unless an affliction in the natal chart
indicates otherwise). Some degree of jealousy is natural in everyone, of course, but
it's normally not exaggerated in a Gemini. Love is not a strictly physical relationship
with this man. He hears more, sees more and feels more through his senses than
others do, and Mercury helps him record the most delicate impressions vividly. His
love has such an airy, elusive quality, it may seem to lack the earthy passion of
other Sun signs. But if you're not seeking a wild cave man who will drag you into
the woods by the hair, he should be a more than satisfactory lover. He'll speak of his
emotions with romantic, imaginative phrases, and fill the hunger of your heart with
the strange beauty of his idealism.
Remember that the typical emotional coldness of Mercury can be warmed
considerably if you both hear the same music and dream the same dreams. He must
experience a total blending of the mind and the spirit before the physical passions
catch up in intensity. That may seem oblique, but it's the only real road to his heart.
You'll have to get used to the word "if." He'll say, "If I loved you, we could . . ." and
"If I loved you, there might be . . ." and sometimes never finish the sentence. You
may have to listen with your heart and finish it for him. Blot out the word "if." He
only uses it as a smoke screen or as a safety precaution. Harsh, critical nagging and
continual emotional scenes will surely dull the edge of the fine, sensitive Gemini
love. Try to squeeze a puddle of mercury in your hand. What happens? It dissolves
immediately into hundreds of sparkling silver balls that quickly escape through your
tightly clenched fingers. One Gemini man whose wife thought she knew him very
well wrote the following lines just before he left her, and she found them among his
papers after the divorce:
"Into the dream you came
And across the soft carpet of my reverie you walked
With hobnail boots ..."
You'll often read or hear it said that Geminis must always have two loves at once.
This Gemini duality, hinting at deception, is so frequently mentioned, it may cause
unfounded anxiety. May I modify that description? A Gemini needs two loves. Not
necessarily two women. That's a riddle. If you truly understand him, youll know the
answer to it.
The TAURUS Child...
The TAURUS Child
"It'll be no use putting their heads down and saying, 'Come up again, dear!' . . . // /
tike being that person, fll come up:
If not, I'll stay down here. ..."
It may begin to be evident that your newborn baby is a Taurean when you try to
dress him to take him home from the hospital. "Put your little arms inside your nice
sweater Grandma knit for you," you'll murmur in tender, maternal tones. "Why are
you clenching your little fists and holding your arms so stiff? Let go, like a good
little baby. Please, let go."
"Let me try," says your husband. "Okay, come on now, Kid. Let's get those arms in
the sleeves. Easy does it. Hey! Did you hear me, Charlie? Let go. Move your arms.
Move them!"
The nurse comes in. "Don't be upset," she .says. "It's always hard to dress them
when they're little. My, what a good baby. Wide awake, but he doesn't make a
sound."
"Yes, he's quiet," says your husband. "But he keeps fold^ ing his arms across his
chest, and I can't pull them apart He's so strong, I can't even pry them apart."
"I don't think he wants his sweater on," you remark uneasily, a mother's intuition
beginning to rise.
The nurse approaches your little bull with professional efficiency. "I'll do it. All
right now, upsy daisy! In the sleeve-fist first-that's the way."
She forces the tiny arm through the opening in the sweater. Suddenly, your small
bull's face turns a deep, bluish-purple-red color, and a wail is heard that brings every
nurse on the floor rushing into the room. (It's more of a roar than a wail. The intern
down the hall thought the boiler had exploded in the basement.) Your Taurus baby
is just announcing that he doesn't appreciate being pushed. It's a warning. And it
will be repeated.
Your neighbors will hear the same sound every time you try to press your May child
into doing something he doesn't want to do. There will be lots of little problems like
trying to stuff oatmeal into a mouth that's glued shut, pressing an iron leg into a pair
of rubber panties, and trying to force a chubby, pink body, suddenly turned to
unyielding cement, into the bathtub. You'll lose lots of weight and develop strong
muscular control. Mothers of Taurus children always have muscles like Popeye,
though they often look as haggard as Olive Oyl.
Outside of being just plain pig-headed, the Taurus baby is a delight to raise. Parents
of Taurean boys and girls will find their youngsters cuddly and loving. They adore
being squeezed and hugged and petted. The little bull with a cowlick or curly
forelock will jump up on your lap to get a kiss and leave you out of breath with his
bear hugs. He'll give your friends the same affectionate treatment, if he trusts them.
The tiny Taurus girl will flirt from the high chair to get an extra helping of dessert.
She's probably
Daddy's little girl. He'll find it hard to resist her limpid charm, as difficult as
Mommy finds it to resist her Taurean son's quiet sweetness. The children of both
sexes will be strong, healthy and athletically inclined. The boys will be all boys,
sometimes little terrors, full of fun, sturdy and tough. The little girls will be all
female, taking care of their dolls like small mothers, keeping things tidy and playing
house. Some of them will be tomboys, and you'll catch them climbing trees or
shooting marbles with the boys;
but essentially, they have all the charms of femininity to call on when they choose,
and they'll choose often.
Taurus youngsters seem to be generally more competent, even as toddlers, than
other children. For one thing, they're emotionally stable, seldom subject to deep
moods of depression, fits of impulsiveness or show-off tendencies. They can be
negative and stubborn, sometimes shy and timid, but there are few of the normal
hang-ups and growing pains. Taurean dispositions are normally calm and pleasant.
They're not easily ruffled or disturbed. Except when they balk at being pushed too
far or too hard, their personalities are smooth, cheerful and quite predictable.
There's
a maturity about them that children born under other Sun signs (except Capricorn
and Scorpio) lack. Even the very young Taureans are usually quite well-behaved in
front of company, but they'll act as if the cat got their tongues if they're forced to be
the center of attention. Leave them alone to play in the comer and the chances are
that visitors will be impressed at how well they've been trained.
A Taurean youngster quietly minds his own business, and the young bull will
seldom embarrass you by rudeness or a smart-alecky attitude. However, if you
challenge his temper by teasing him (which he can't stand), by applying steady
pressure, or demanding that he do something his mind is dead set against-he can
turn belligerent. The only way out of such defiance is love. Never force. A Taurean
child who's been forced by older people too often may turn into a silent, moody,
cruel adult. Remember that he can't remain stubborn against physical
demonstrations of affection. A loving squeeze or a big, friendly kiss and a cheerful
smile will coax him out of his obstinacy. Always speak gently and logically. Yelling
and harsh voices raised in command will just make him shut his eyes and ears. He
can resist discipline and orders until doomsday. He cant resist affection for a
minute.
Even when he's very young, his mind will respond to common sense. If it sounds
reasonable to him, hell do it- but he'll want a practical explanation. Nothing compli-
cated. Just the plain, honest, unvarnished truth. "You have to go to bed now
because
I say so," will get you nowhere at all. That's neither sensible nor reasonable to him.
However, a softly spoken declaration like, "You have to go to bed now because
we're going to turn out the lights. If you don't, we can't let you go out to play
tomorrow, because you'll be too tired," will probably get him into his sleepers and
ready for the sandman. It also works to say, "Hop into your warm bed now, between
your nice, clean sheets, while I tuck in your soft baby bear blanket. Then I'll read
you a little story." No matter how stubborn he has been, he'll almost always turn
into a docile angel at those words. His is a very sensual nature, and describing the
feel of things seldom fails to strike a responsive chord. Pushing him to give in to
your demands is both futile and dangerous to his future personality.
Colors and sounds will affect his disposition and his emotions deeply. Bright,
clashing oranges and reds in his room will make him restless and obstinate. Pastel
shades, especially pink, rose and all tones of blue, will produce almost magical
results. This child will react to colors visibly. If they're harmonious to his Taurean
vibrations, he'll remain tranquil. If they're discordant, they can literally damage his
emotional stability. Loud noises will have the same effect.
It's a good idea to give a Taurus child music or singing lessons as soon as possible.
Almost every one of them will have a low, soft, melodious voice, and many of them
have considerable vocal or musical talent, and you'll want to discover it while he's
young enough to be trained in the right direction. Even if he's not going to make
music his career, he'll enjoy listening to it on his own little record player in his
room. He may prefer the classics to modem sounds or nursery rhymes. He'll
probably like to draw, color or paint, and the chances are good that he may have
some real artistic ability. Be sure your Taurus has lots of. paper and colored pencils.
It's his favorite way of expressing himself.
Teachers usually find the Taurus child a credit to the class. Unless there are
afflicting planet positions in fhe nativity, Taurean boys and girls will be industrious
in school, learn their lessons methodically and have excellent powers of
concentration. They're not whiz kids like the Gemini and Aquarian or Aries
students, but they probably won't be tardy or throw spit balls in study hall, though
they may break up if Teacher gets her finger caught in the pencil sharpener. The
Taurus youngster is ordinarily quite obedient. His mind absorbs slowly, but he
never forgets what he's learned, once a fact or date is mastered. These boys and
girls
usually do well on tests, because they prepare for them carefully. They're often
chosen leaders of group activities, due to their love of fair play-and also due to their
obvious common sense and good judgment.
The Taurus child may give his elders a few bad moments because of his
stubbornness, but they'll be few and far between. One mother of a young Taurean I
know took her son to school one day and was sorry she didn't stay home and keep
out of it. The little bull had insulted his teacher by insisting her facts were wrong.
Sojvas the author of the textbook, naturally. The next day, his mother marched him
to the teacher's desk with the firm command, "Apologize to Miss Applegarden,
Sammy." That was about nine o'clock in the morning. At noon, in the principal's
office, the mother was heard wearily repeating the order, "Apologize to Miss
Applegarden, Sammy." Later in the day, after the students had been dismissed, the
janitor was gathering up trash baskets. As he passed the office, he heard a strange,
faraway, trembling voice, almost ghost-like, floating from the inner sanctum.
"Apologize to Miss Applegarden, Sammy," it said. "For the last time, apologize."
Through the closed door came the hollow sound of a wooden paddle being applied.
Then silence. The next day, the little boy was back at his desk. He had outlasted the
teacher, his mother and the principal. He never did apologize. But he made the
honor roll.
Once you're resigned to the knowledge that nothing this side of a derrick will move
your Taurus youngster when he digs his sturdy toes in the earth, you'll enjoy
watching him grow up. Hell probably get tons of dirt on his clothes playing with his
toy trucks and tractors-and the hair of little Taurean boys has the oddest way of
smelling like a warm bird's nest, no matter how often you wash it-but he won't lose
his report card or his marbles. He won't drive Dad's car too fast and end up
wrapping it around a telephone pole when he's older. He may raid the refrigerator,
and eat the fried chicken you were saving for dinner, or be tough on the new
furniture. But he'll be mighty easy on your heart when he gets big. And he won't
forget your birthday. Your little Taurus girl may tear her party dress climbing into
her tree house, or go into a rage when someone breaks one of her precious
possessions. But she'll help you bake gingerbread men, and you'll always be
welcome in her lovely home after she's happily 'settled down with her own family.
Your grandchildren will probably be well-behaved, in either case.
Raise your little bull or heifer in a cozy, snug atmosphere of love. Surround him
with visible affection instead of invisible barbed wire fences. Don't pull on his homs
too hard, and let him graze at his own calm tempo. Fill his ears with music and his
eyes with beauty, and he'll fill your heart with peace someday. Even Miss
Applegarden will forgive him.
"It'll be no use putting their heads down and saying, 'Come up again, dear!' . . . // /
tike being that person, fll come up:
If not, I'll stay down here. ..."
It may begin to be evident that your newborn baby is a Taurean when you try to
dress him to take him home from the hospital. "Put your little arms inside your nice
sweater Grandma knit for you," you'll murmur in tender, maternal tones. "Why are
you clenching your little fists and holding your arms so stiff? Let go, like a good
little baby. Please, let go."
"Let me try," says your husband. "Okay, come on now, Kid. Let's get those arms in
the sleeves. Easy does it. Hey! Did you hear me, Charlie? Let go. Move your arms.
Move them!"
The nurse comes in. "Don't be upset," she .says. "It's always hard to dress them
when they're little. My, what a good baby. Wide awake, but he doesn't make a
sound."
"Yes, he's quiet," says your husband. "But he keeps fold^ ing his arms across his
chest, and I can't pull them apart He's so strong, I can't even pry them apart."
"I don't think he wants his sweater on," you remark uneasily, a mother's intuition
beginning to rise.
The nurse approaches your little bull with professional efficiency. "I'll do it. All
right now, upsy daisy! In the sleeve-fist first-that's the way."
She forces the tiny arm through the opening in the sweater. Suddenly, your small
bull's face turns a deep, bluish-purple-red color, and a wail is heard that brings every
nurse on the floor rushing into the room. (It's more of a roar than a wail. The intern
down the hall thought the boiler had exploded in the basement.) Your Taurus baby
is just announcing that he doesn't appreciate being pushed. It's a warning. And it
will be repeated.
Your neighbors will hear the same sound every time you try to press your May child
into doing something he doesn't want to do. There will be lots of little problems like
trying to stuff oatmeal into a mouth that's glued shut, pressing an iron leg into a pair
of rubber panties, and trying to force a chubby, pink body, suddenly turned to
unyielding cement, into the bathtub. You'll lose lots of weight and develop strong
muscular control. Mothers of Taurus children always have muscles like Popeye,
though they often look as haggard as Olive Oyl.
Outside of being just plain pig-headed, the Taurus baby is a delight to raise. Parents
of Taurean boys and girls will find their youngsters cuddly and loving. They adore
being squeezed and hugged and petted. The little bull with a cowlick or curly
forelock will jump up on your lap to get a kiss and leave you out of breath with his
bear hugs. He'll give your friends the same affectionate treatment, if he trusts them.
The tiny Taurus girl will flirt from the high chair to get an extra helping of dessert.
She's probably
Daddy's little girl. He'll find it hard to resist her limpid charm, as difficult as
Mommy finds it to resist her Taurean son's quiet sweetness. The children of both
sexes will be strong, healthy and athletically inclined. The boys will be all boys,
sometimes little terrors, full of fun, sturdy and tough. The little girls will be all
female, taking care of their dolls like small mothers, keeping things tidy and playing
house. Some of them will be tomboys, and you'll catch them climbing trees or
shooting marbles with the boys;
but essentially, they have all the charms of femininity to call on when they choose,
and they'll choose often.
Taurus youngsters seem to be generally more competent, even as toddlers, than
other children. For one thing, they're emotionally stable, seldom subject to deep
moods of depression, fits of impulsiveness or show-off tendencies. They can be
negative and stubborn, sometimes shy and timid, but there are few of the normal
hang-ups and growing pains. Taurean dispositions are normally calm and pleasant.
They're not easily ruffled or disturbed. Except when they balk at being pushed too
far or too hard, their personalities are smooth, cheerful and quite predictable.
There's
a maturity about them that children born under other Sun signs (except Capricorn
and Scorpio) lack. Even the very young Taureans are usually quite well-behaved in
front of company, but they'll act as if the cat got their tongues if they're forced to be
the center of attention. Leave them alone to play in the comer and the chances are
that visitors will be impressed at how well they've been trained.
A Taurean youngster quietly minds his own business, and the young bull will
seldom embarrass you by rudeness or a smart-alecky attitude. However, if you
challenge his temper by teasing him (which he can't stand), by applying steady
pressure, or demanding that he do something his mind is dead set against-he can
turn belligerent. The only way out of such defiance is love. Never force. A Taurean
child who's been forced by older people too often may turn into a silent, moody,
cruel adult. Remember that he can't remain stubborn against physical
demonstrations of affection. A loving squeeze or a big, friendly kiss and a cheerful
smile will coax him out of his obstinacy. Always speak gently and logically. Yelling
and harsh voices raised in command will just make him shut his eyes and ears. He
can resist discipline and orders until doomsday. He cant resist affection for a
minute.
Even when he's very young, his mind will respond to common sense. If it sounds
reasonable to him, hell do it- but he'll want a practical explanation. Nothing compli-
cated. Just the plain, honest, unvarnished truth. "You have to go to bed now
because
I say so," will get you nowhere at all. That's neither sensible nor reasonable to him.
However, a softly spoken declaration like, "You have to go to bed now because
we're going to turn out the lights. If you don't, we can't let you go out to play
tomorrow, because you'll be too tired," will probably get him into his sleepers and
ready for the sandman. It also works to say, "Hop into your warm bed now, between
your nice, clean sheets, while I tuck in your soft baby bear blanket. Then I'll read
you a little story." No matter how stubborn he has been, he'll almost always turn
into a docile angel at those words. His is a very sensual nature, and describing the
feel of things seldom fails to strike a responsive chord. Pushing him to give in to
your demands is both futile and dangerous to his future personality.
Colors and sounds will affect his disposition and his emotions deeply. Bright,
clashing oranges and reds in his room will make him restless and obstinate. Pastel
shades, especially pink, rose and all tones of blue, will produce almost magical
results. This child will react to colors visibly. If they're harmonious to his Taurean
vibrations, he'll remain tranquil. If they're discordant, they can literally damage his
emotional stability. Loud noises will have the same effect.
It's a good idea to give a Taurus child music or singing lessons as soon as possible.
Almost every one of them will have a low, soft, melodious voice, and many of them
have considerable vocal or musical talent, and you'll want to discover it while he's
young enough to be trained in the right direction. Even if he's not going to make
music his career, he'll enjoy listening to it on his own little record player in his
room. He may prefer the classics to modem sounds or nursery rhymes. He'll
probably like to draw, color or paint, and the chances are good that he may have
some real artistic ability. Be sure your Taurus has lots of. paper and colored pencils.
It's his favorite way of expressing himself.
Teachers usually find the Taurus child a credit to the class. Unless there are
afflicting planet positions in fhe nativity, Taurean boys and girls will be industrious
in school, learn their lessons methodically and have excellent powers of
concentration. They're not whiz kids like the Gemini and Aquarian or Aries
students, but they probably won't be tardy or throw spit balls in study hall, though
they may break up if Teacher gets her finger caught in the pencil sharpener. The
Taurus youngster is ordinarily quite obedient. His mind absorbs slowly, but he
never forgets what he's learned, once a fact or date is mastered. These boys and
girls
usually do well on tests, because they prepare for them carefully. They're often
chosen leaders of group activities, due to their love of fair play-and also due to their
obvious common sense and good judgment.
The Taurus child may give his elders a few bad moments because of his
stubbornness, but they'll be few and far between. One mother of a young Taurean I
know took her son to school one day and was sorry she didn't stay home and keep
out of it. The little bull had insulted his teacher by insisting her facts were wrong.
Sojvas the author of the textbook, naturally. The next day, his mother marched him
to the teacher's desk with the firm command, "Apologize to Miss Applegarden,
Sammy." That was about nine o'clock in the morning. At noon, in the principal's
office, the mother was heard wearily repeating the order, "Apologize to Miss
Applegarden, Sammy." Later in the day, after the students had been dismissed, the
janitor was gathering up trash baskets. As he passed the office, he heard a strange,
faraway, trembling voice, almost ghost-like, floating from the inner sanctum.
"Apologize to Miss Applegarden, Sammy," it said. "For the last time, apologize."
Through the closed door came the hollow sound of a wooden paddle being applied.
Then silence. The next day, the little boy was back at his desk. He had outlasted the
teacher, his mother and the principal. He never did apologize. But he made the
honor roll.
Once you're resigned to the knowledge that nothing this side of a derrick will move
your Taurus youngster when he digs his sturdy toes in the earth, you'll enjoy
watching him grow up. Hell probably get tons of dirt on his clothes playing with his
toy trucks and tractors-and the hair of little Taurean boys has the oddest way of
smelling like a warm bird's nest, no matter how often you wash it-but he won't lose
his report card or his marbles. He won't drive Dad's car too fast and end up
wrapping it around a telephone pole when he's older. He may raid the refrigerator,
and eat the fried chicken you were saving for dinner, or be tough on the new
furniture. But he'll be mighty easy on your heart when he gets big. And he won't
forget your birthday. Your little Taurus girl may tear her party dress climbing into
her tree house, or go into a rage when someone breaks one of her precious
possessions. But she'll help you bake gingerbread men, and you'll always be
welcome in her lovely home after she's happily 'settled down with her own family.
Your grandchildren will probably be well-behaved, in either case.
Raise your little bull or heifer in a cozy, snug atmosphere of love. Surround him
with visible affection instead of invisible barbed wire fences. Don't pull on his homs
too hard, and let him graze at his own calm tempo. Fill his ears with music and his
eyes with beauty, and he'll fill your heart with peace someday. Even Miss
Applegarden will forgive him.
The TAURUS Woman...
The TAURUS Woman
Without, the frost-the blinding snow, The storm-wind's moody madness- Within, the
firelight's ruddy glow, And childhood's nest of gladness.
I remember a conversation I once had with a writer whose mother had been born in
May. In discussing her parent's habits and character, the girl happened to mention
that "Mother was a tall woman." "You must take after your father then," I remarked,
since the girl herself was only of average height. She smiled. And I shall never
forget what she said. "I didn't mean in inches. Mother was shorter than I am. That
was just soul talk." The girl was a Pisces, the sign that looks deep inside you.
She was right. A Taurus female is a tall woman. Even if she measures under five
feet, she can reach tall enough to meet almost any emergency life chooses to throw
h? way. In many ways, the Taurean female is the salt olthe earth, a combination of
most of the sterling qual-itis every male looks for and seldom finds. She may have a
/iolent temper that would frighten a strong man into runing for the woods (or at least
ducking under a table-dth), but she won't go on a raging rampage without god
provocation. Ordinarily, if you don't torment her b^ond human endurance, or if Fate
doesn't hand her a reJIy rough bunch of cards, she'll play the game of life ff'rly, with
cool, admirable calm. Her candor and 'bsic honesty are undiluted with normal
feminine tricks ay tears. The Taurean girl has more moral and emotional corage
than many a tough male, but she has enough con-fi
be the boss, if you want th job. If you don't fill it, she may grab control and run ttngs
herself, but she'd much rather have it the other wy around. She seeks a real man.
That's because she hows she's a real woman, and she's proud of it. To her, b
woman doesn't necessarily mean being an incorrigi-b1 flirt, a mental fluff ball or a
mewing kitten who pretends to be weak to get her own way. It won't be long before
y
to teasing to gain an ob-Je;tive.
There's enough self-control in the average Taurus wom-SFs make-up to hold back a
team of horses (a fair idea olthe force of her hidden will), if she chooses to exercise
it. Let's hope she does. With an Aries or Leo ascendant 01 Moon, she may be
capable of occasional cruelty or f^quent emotional storms and with heavy Pisces or
Qmini influences in her natal chart, she may be more re.tless and wavering-but the
typical Taurean female prac-tiies self restraint in all areas at most times. It's a good
thng, because her normally placid exterior conceals a sensual nature that could stand
a little checking.
Men always appreciate her gracious tendency to take Ptople as they are, without
quibbling. She's as much at h»me with a scientist who studies tsetse flies in the
Congo as with the sword swallower in the side show. They're d'ing what comes
naturally; they're not phonies and that's what counts with her. Her close friends may
be weird Matures straight out of the world of Toulouse-Lautrec, 01 they may be
Norman Rockwell paintings come to life.
But they will be real people, not stuffed shirts or statues. When she runs across
someone she dislikes, she doesn't start a big campaign to destroy him or challenge
his ideals and motives. She simply avoids him. The Taurus woman can show frigid
indifference to her enemies, but if she counts you as a friend, she'll be loyal through
all your ups and downs. Her determination to stick with you would make the
relationship between Damon and Pythias look like a casual acquaintance.
You can drive a Maxwell, climb a flag pole, get locked up in the pokey or wear
daisies in your hair. You are her friend, and somehow she'll justify your actions.
There's just a small catch here. She'll doggedly expect you to return her blind
allegiance and unswerving loyalty. If you don't give her your complete devotion in
return, she can sulk in the comer like a gloomy, gray cloud of repressed resentment.
This isn't the same thing as jealousy, however. The average Taurus woman will take
the masculine hobby of girl watching in stride. Unlike the Aries or Leo woman, she
won't turn scarlet with rage every time you openly admire a pretty girl. It takes more
than a casual flirtation or kissing a good (female) friend goodnight on the cheek to
arouse her Taurean anger. If you go beyond the bounds of her idea of fair play, she
can be a holy terror on wheels, but the line is drawn with generous strokes. She'll
have to be really pressed to the wall in some way to explode in typical Taurus fury.
You can go ahead and wink at that attractive cashier, but don't test her patience too
far. It does have a limit, boundless as it appears to be. If you've never seen her mad,
leave well enough alone.
These women aren't dominated by strictly mental goals. That's not meant to imply
that the Taurus female isn't smart and clever. She can match brains with the
brightest men and women, but she's not fiercely interested in figuring out the theory
of relativity or delving into abstractions. Multiple university degrees don't impress
or thrill her. Just one is sufficient to gain her respect. Practical common sense and
the ability to understand the fundamentals of any subject is, to her, essential. But the
typical Taurean girl isn't an intellectual who reads the philosophers for kicks, and
intricate ideologies are not her forte. She's a solid, practical thinker, with no frills or
showy mental gymnastics. Her feet are planted on terra firma, and there are
definitely no wings attached to her solid heels. Taurus women are seldom restless-
they keep their heads and thieir balance. The Taurean perspective remains normally
straight and true, with no twists and turns or distortions (though a Gemini Moon can
put her in a bit of a whirl).
She's strictly a physical creature. That will undoubtedly interest you, but to interest
her, an object or an idea has to appeal to her finely tuned senses. She doesn't want
to
hear that it's "good for her," that "everybody else is doing it," or that it will
"stimulate her mentally." That sort of persuasion will make her yawn. To respond
with genuine excitement, she has to derive some sensual satisfaction from
everything she does.
Youll seldom see a Taurus woman stuffing a few artificial blooms in a vase. Her
flowers must be real, and have am honest feel or fragrance. She'll gather huge
bunches off pussywillow and bittersweet in the spring and fall, and fflll the house
with sturdy mums and dahlias in the summer. Her perfume will usually be exotic
and lingering, though some Taurean women lean in the opposite direction, and
pirefer the odor of squeaking clean hair and skin. Taurus girls will be visibly moved
by freshly washed sheets saturated with the sweet smell of sunshine or the delicious
aroma of bread baking in the oven. She's spiritually aroused by the scent of the
morning paper, the intoxicating odor of newly cut grass after a spring rain, burning
wax candles or the smoke from a pile of smoldering anitumn leaves. This should
clue you to use a good brand o»f shaving lotion, rub some damp newsprint on your
ears, tmck a burned leaf in your lapel and turn on the sprinklers jmst before you kiss
her goodnight. Unpleasant odors affect her just as drastically, in a reverse way. This
is not a girl who will appreciate a pet skunk, even if he has been deodorized. Don't
take her on a fish fry unless you take along a can of floral spray. It's the cooking
odor that causes the problem. The fragrance of fish fresh out of the stream is
different; that's natural. The stables won't offend her delicate nostrils, either. Mother
Nature again. You may have to make a careful list if you want to woo her with
olfactory success.
Colors send her senses soaring, too, the richer the better. Every shade of blue, from
powder to indigo, will weaken her strong resistance. So will rose and pink. Wear a
blue tie and a shocking pink shirt when you visit her, but not at the same time.
Remember, she also has a sense of harmony, and you don't want to look like a co-ed
nursery.
Her food must taste just right, and she'll usually sprinkle on the seasoning
generously (unless she has a Virgo or Capricorn ascendant). Be sure to take her to
places with the best chefs, because flat hamburgers and bland pea soup leave her
emotionally cold. If you're lucky, she'll invite you for a home-cooked meal, and you
may propose before dessert is served. When this girl ties on an apron, it's not just to
make cinnamon toast. It's always a good idea to drop in on her with an empty
stomach. A typical Taurus woman can cook her way right into your heart, and her
kitchen is a real man trap.
Harmonious sounds and beautiful visual effects draw her like a magnet. Most
Taurean women have a marked talent for, or an appreciation of music and art. Her
doodles on the telephone pad are often very clever drawings. Concerts and art
exhibits are a good bet on dates, and Niagara Falls or the Grand Canyon are the best
choices for a honeymoon. She'll be ecstatic at the sight of nature's grandeur.
If you can't afford Niagara, take her to an amusement park. She'll probably love to
ride on a ferns wheel, feel the sharp wind across her cheeks, watch the colored
lights
and listen to the calliope music. (The roller coaster will appeal more to her Aries
and Gemini sisters.) It's a rare Taurus girl who has never been on a farm nor hiked
in the country-who doesn't love horseback riding and fishing. With all her
sensuality, the Taurean female is a tomboy at heart. The earth beckons her with a
seductive call-and she responds by throwing her arms around Mother Nature in
honest rapture. If you want her to throw her arms around you in honest rapture, be
sure you don't play raucous music on your record machine, eat garlic without
gargling or wear clashing colors.
Finally, there's the sense of touch. Taurus women are the ones who complain that
your sweater is "scratchy." It doesn't "feel nice." They can almost tell the color of a
fabric by stroking it with their eyes closed. The materials she wears will be soft and
luxurious to the touch, never irritating, and she'll probably dress with simplicity and
taste. Her sensuous nature may not stretch to include fussy lingerie and dainty
clothing (barring a Pisces or Leo ascendant or Moon). She prefers sportswear and
plain, expensive outfits with no excess trimmings, and she dresses mostly for
comfort; her practical nature taking over in the costume department. If she happens
to have a heavy Aquarian influence in her chart, she can go a little cuckoo in stores
on occasion, but even then her offbeat selections will serve a utilitarian purpose.
As you get to know her better, you'll realize that this girl can be a tower of strength.
She's seldom demanding, except in the area of loyalty, and her disposition is gen-
erally even, down-to-earth and pleasant. People love her straightforward, easy-going
manner-it's as relaxing as a warm bath. She's probably fond of warm baths herself,
with lots of lotions and oils and bubbles. Taurean bathrooms often look like
Cleopatra's private quarters. You keep expecting to see a slave appear and start
waving a palm leaf fan.
You might have to find out the hard way that a Taurus woman doesn't like to be
contradicted, especially in public, but why do that, when you can learn the easy way
by understanding her Sun sign? Remember that she likes to do things slowly. If you
hurry her or rush her, she'll become angry, and it isn't wise to make a Taurean
female angry. Her tempo ranges from slow to deliberate and steady; it seldom raises
to impulsive, but it can reach violent, when she's goaded too far.
Motherhood becomes her nicely. It blends smoothly with her serene disposition and
matches her bovine nature beautifully. She'll cuddle little babies and adore toddlers,
but as the youngsters grow older, she may be too strict and demanding. There's an
unbending, stubborn streak in Taurean females that makes it hard for them to accept
easily the multiple and confusing changes of adolescence. The Taurus mother
becomes angry when her discipline is thwarted. She won't stand for disobedience or
defiance. All the fury of the bull is aroused. She'll also find it difficult to tolerate
laziness or sloppiness, and the children will probably keep their rooms neat-or else.
The Taurean love of beauty and harmony prevents calm acceptance of untidy habits.
Messy youngsters and sloppy surroundings can make her see red. Outside of these
few failings, she'll probably be a good parent, more of a friend to her children than a
mother image as the years pass. Most offspring of a May-born woman remember
her 'as a warm, maternal image in the early years and a pal with a sense of humor in
their later years. The inbetween years-when youthful impatience clashes with the
bull's , firm determination-may leave a few unpleasant memories. | She'll fiercely
and loyally defend them from outside hurts |and teach them to imitate her own
honest courage.
( Taurus females are never sissies. They seldom whine or | complain. This is a
woman who will quietly take a job to | support a husband in medical school or work
at home if | there's a temporary financial crisis in the family. She ' doesn't have a
lazy bone in her body, despite her often I slow, deliberate movements and need for
frequent rest periods. Taurus females are hard workers. She can climb ! a stepladder
to paint or scrub the walls with the strength of : a man, but she needs that afternoon
nap to keep her sturdy. : She'll walk proudly beside her man, and seldom try to pass
him or stand in his shadow. Many a Taurean wife helps her husband with his
studies, if he's taking special courses in a professional career, or types up the
business correspondence he brings home from the office. She's an excellent
helpmate in these areas. Taureans never expect to be supported without
contributing
their share, and they're miserable with a man who doesn't contribute his, though
they'll try to make the best of it. Taurus women dislike weakness in any form.
Her impassivity to pain and emotional stress is almost : miraculous, often even
surpassing that of the Scorpio iv-male. I remember a scene I once watched in a
hospital. A Taurus woman was going upstairs for serious surgery, so serious that her
chances of surviving the operation were very small, and she knew it. It was a
calculated risk. As her husband watched her being placed on the cart that would
wheel her to the operating area, she noticed the tears in his eyes. But she never
commented. She made jokes instead, until the nurses giggled and even the doctor
smiled. The last thing her family heard her say as the orderlies were pushing and
pulling, trying to get the cart into the elevator, was typically Taurean. Instead of
glancing back at her loved ones with a tearful look of farewell, she raised up on one
elbow and spoke to the young men firmly. "Before you put me back on this thing
again, get some oil and grease those damned wheels." A Taurus woman never lets
sentiment interfere with practicality.
A man who marries a female born in May won't marry a cry baby or a gold digger.
She'll expect him to provide for her and manage the family finances sensibly. She'll
also want the best quality when it comes to food and furnishings. But she'll always
keep a sharp eye out for bargains, and be willing to wait for the luxuries she craves.
Quick fortunes without a solid foundation don't appeal to her sense of stability.
She'd rather see you build carefully for the future. Making a good impression is
important to her, and lots of Taurean women encourage their husbands to aim for a
secure future by inviting influential people to dinner. A Taurus wife is the soul of
hospitality.
This is a girl who will stay up night after night with a sick child and pray him back
to health with a rock-bound faith-the kind of woman who can tenderly replenish a
man's store of hope when the world has defeated him, infusing him with her own
brave, dauntless example. She's as dependable and predictable as a grandfather
clock, as capable of patching a broken pipe or fixing a blown fuse as she is of
baking a cherry pie or sewing on a missing button. There's always room enough and
love enough in her heart to welcome strangers and relatives to her hearth, and her
house will warm you when you've just come in out of a storm. Like my friend said,
a Taurus female is "a tall woman."
Without, the frost-the blinding snow, The storm-wind's moody madness- Within, the
firelight's ruddy glow, And childhood's nest of gladness.
I remember a conversation I once had with a writer whose mother had been born in
May. In discussing her parent's habits and character, the girl happened to mention
that "Mother was a tall woman." "You must take after your father then," I remarked,
since the girl herself was only of average height. She smiled. And I shall never
forget what she said. "I didn't mean in inches. Mother was shorter than I am. That
was just soul talk." The girl was a Pisces, the sign that looks deep inside you.
She was right. A Taurus female is a tall woman. Even if she measures under five
feet, she can reach tall enough to meet almost any emergency life chooses to throw
h? way. In many ways, the Taurean female is the salt olthe earth, a combination of
most of the sterling qual-itis every male looks for and seldom finds. She may have a
/iolent temper that would frighten a strong man into runing for the woods (or at least
ducking under a table-dth), but she won't go on a raging rampage without god
provocation. Ordinarily, if you don't torment her b^ond human endurance, or if Fate
doesn't hand her a reJIy rough bunch of cards, she'll play the game of life ff'rly, with
cool, admirable calm. Her candor and 'bsic honesty are undiluted with normal
feminine tricks ay tears. The Taurean girl has more moral and emotional corage
than many a tough male, but she has enough con-fi
be the boss, if you want th job. If you don't fill it, she may grab control and run ttngs
herself, but she'd much rather have it the other wy around. She seeks a real man.
That's because she hows she's a real woman, and she's proud of it. To her, b
woman doesn't necessarily mean being an incorrigi-b1 flirt, a mental fluff ball or a
mewing kitten who pretends to be weak to get her own way. It won't be long before
y
to teasing to gain an ob-Je;tive.
There's enough self-control in the average Taurus wom-SFs make-up to hold back a
team of horses (a fair idea olthe force of her hidden will), if she chooses to exercise
it. Let's hope she does. With an Aries or Leo ascendant 01 Moon, she may be
capable of occasional cruelty or f^quent emotional storms and with heavy Pisces or
Qmini influences in her natal chart, she may be more re.tless and wavering-but the
typical Taurean female prac-tiies self restraint in all areas at most times. It's a good
thng, because her normally placid exterior conceals a sensual nature that could stand
a little checking.
Men always appreciate her gracious tendency to take Ptople as they are, without
quibbling. She's as much at h»me with a scientist who studies tsetse flies in the
Congo as with the sword swallower in the side show. They're d'ing what comes
naturally; they're not phonies and that's what counts with her. Her close friends may
be weird Matures straight out of the world of Toulouse-Lautrec, 01 they may be
Norman Rockwell paintings come to life.
But they will be real people, not stuffed shirts or statues. When she runs across
someone she dislikes, she doesn't start a big campaign to destroy him or challenge
his ideals and motives. She simply avoids him. The Taurus woman can show frigid
indifference to her enemies, but if she counts you as a friend, she'll be loyal through
all your ups and downs. Her determination to stick with you would make the
relationship between Damon and Pythias look like a casual acquaintance.
You can drive a Maxwell, climb a flag pole, get locked up in the pokey or wear
daisies in your hair. You are her friend, and somehow she'll justify your actions.
There's just a small catch here. She'll doggedly expect you to return her blind
allegiance and unswerving loyalty. If you don't give her your complete devotion in
return, she can sulk in the comer like a gloomy, gray cloud of repressed resentment.
This isn't the same thing as jealousy, however. The average Taurus woman will take
the masculine hobby of girl watching in stride. Unlike the Aries or Leo woman, she
won't turn scarlet with rage every time you openly admire a pretty girl. It takes more
than a casual flirtation or kissing a good (female) friend goodnight on the cheek to
arouse her Taurean anger. If you go beyond the bounds of her idea of fair play, she
can be a holy terror on wheels, but the line is drawn with generous strokes. She'll
have to be really pressed to the wall in some way to explode in typical Taurus fury.
You can go ahead and wink at that attractive cashier, but don't test her patience too
far. It does have a limit, boundless as it appears to be. If you've never seen her mad,
leave well enough alone.
These women aren't dominated by strictly mental goals. That's not meant to imply
that the Taurus female isn't smart and clever. She can match brains with the
brightest men and women, but she's not fiercely interested in figuring out the theory
of relativity or delving into abstractions. Multiple university degrees don't impress
or thrill her. Just one is sufficient to gain her respect. Practical common sense and
the ability to understand the fundamentals of any subject is, to her, essential. But the
typical Taurean girl isn't an intellectual who reads the philosophers for kicks, and
intricate ideologies are not her forte. She's a solid, practical thinker, with no frills or
showy mental gymnastics. Her feet are planted on terra firma, and there are
definitely no wings attached to her solid heels. Taurus women are seldom restless-
they keep their heads and thieir balance. The Taurean perspective remains normally
straight and true, with no twists and turns or distortions (though a Gemini Moon can
put her in a bit of a whirl).
She's strictly a physical creature. That will undoubtedly interest you, but to interest
her, an object or an idea has to appeal to her finely tuned senses. She doesn't want
to
hear that it's "good for her," that "everybody else is doing it," or that it will
"stimulate her mentally." That sort of persuasion will make her yawn. To respond
with genuine excitement, she has to derive some sensual satisfaction from
everything she does.
Youll seldom see a Taurus woman stuffing a few artificial blooms in a vase. Her
flowers must be real, and have am honest feel or fragrance. She'll gather huge
bunches off pussywillow and bittersweet in the spring and fall, and fflll the house
with sturdy mums and dahlias in the summer. Her perfume will usually be exotic
and lingering, though some Taurean women lean in the opposite direction, and
pirefer the odor of squeaking clean hair and skin. Taurus girls will be visibly moved
by freshly washed sheets saturated with the sweet smell of sunshine or the delicious
aroma of bread baking in the oven. She's spiritually aroused by the scent of the
morning paper, the intoxicating odor of newly cut grass after a spring rain, burning
wax candles or the smoke from a pile of smoldering anitumn leaves. This should
clue you to use a good brand o»f shaving lotion, rub some damp newsprint on your
ears, tmck a burned leaf in your lapel and turn on the sprinklers jmst before you kiss
her goodnight. Unpleasant odors affect her just as drastically, in a reverse way. This
is not a girl who will appreciate a pet skunk, even if he has been deodorized. Don't
take her on a fish fry unless you take along a can of floral spray. It's the cooking
odor that causes the problem. The fragrance of fish fresh out of the stream is
different; that's natural. The stables won't offend her delicate nostrils, either. Mother
Nature again. You may have to make a careful list if you want to woo her with
olfactory success.
Colors send her senses soaring, too, the richer the better. Every shade of blue, from
powder to indigo, will weaken her strong resistance. So will rose and pink. Wear a
blue tie and a shocking pink shirt when you visit her, but not at the same time.
Remember, she also has a sense of harmony, and you don't want to look like a co-ed
nursery.
Her food must taste just right, and she'll usually sprinkle on the seasoning
generously (unless she has a Virgo or Capricorn ascendant). Be sure to take her to
places with the best chefs, because flat hamburgers and bland pea soup leave her
emotionally cold. If you're lucky, she'll invite you for a home-cooked meal, and you
may propose before dessert is served. When this girl ties on an apron, it's not just to
make cinnamon toast. It's always a good idea to drop in on her with an empty
stomach. A typical Taurus woman can cook her way right into your heart, and her
kitchen is a real man trap.
Harmonious sounds and beautiful visual effects draw her like a magnet. Most
Taurean women have a marked talent for, or an appreciation of music and art. Her
doodles on the telephone pad are often very clever drawings. Concerts and art
exhibits are a good bet on dates, and Niagara Falls or the Grand Canyon are the best
choices for a honeymoon. She'll be ecstatic at the sight of nature's grandeur.
If you can't afford Niagara, take her to an amusement park. She'll probably love to
ride on a ferns wheel, feel the sharp wind across her cheeks, watch the colored
lights
and listen to the calliope music. (The roller coaster will appeal more to her Aries
and Gemini sisters.) It's a rare Taurus girl who has never been on a farm nor hiked
in the country-who doesn't love horseback riding and fishing. With all her
sensuality, the Taurean female is a tomboy at heart. The earth beckons her with a
seductive call-and she responds by throwing her arms around Mother Nature in
honest rapture. If you want her to throw her arms around you in honest rapture, be
sure you don't play raucous music on your record machine, eat garlic without
gargling or wear clashing colors.
Finally, there's the sense of touch. Taurus women are the ones who complain that
your sweater is "scratchy." It doesn't "feel nice." They can almost tell the color of a
fabric by stroking it with their eyes closed. The materials she wears will be soft and
luxurious to the touch, never irritating, and she'll probably dress with simplicity and
taste. Her sensuous nature may not stretch to include fussy lingerie and dainty
clothing (barring a Pisces or Leo ascendant or Moon). She prefers sportswear and
plain, expensive outfits with no excess trimmings, and she dresses mostly for
comfort; her practical nature taking over in the costume department. If she happens
to have a heavy Aquarian influence in her chart, she can go a little cuckoo in stores
on occasion, but even then her offbeat selections will serve a utilitarian purpose.
As you get to know her better, you'll realize that this girl can be a tower of strength.
She's seldom demanding, except in the area of loyalty, and her disposition is gen-
erally even, down-to-earth and pleasant. People love her straightforward, easy-going
manner-it's as relaxing as a warm bath. She's probably fond of warm baths herself,
with lots of lotions and oils and bubbles. Taurean bathrooms often look like
Cleopatra's private quarters. You keep expecting to see a slave appear and start
waving a palm leaf fan.
You might have to find out the hard way that a Taurus woman doesn't like to be
contradicted, especially in public, but why do that, when you can learn the easy way
by understanding her Sun sign? Remember that she likes to do things slowly. If you
hurry her or rush her, she'll become angry, and it isn't wise to make a Taurean
female angry. Her tempo ranges from slow to deliberate and steady; it seldom raises
to impulsive, but it can reach violent, when she's goaded too far.
Motherhood becomes her nicely. It blends smoothly with her serene disposition and
matches her bovine nature beautifully. She'll cuddle little babies and adore toddlers,
but as the youngsters grow older, she may be too strict and demanding. There's an
unbending, stubborn streak in Taurean females that makes it hard for them to accept
easily the multiple and confusing changes of adolescence. The Taurus mother
becomes angry when her discipline is thwarted. She won't stand for disobedience or
defiance. All the fury of the bull is aroused. She'll also find it difficult to tolerate
laziness or sloppiness, and the children will probably keep their rooms neat-or else.
The Taurean love of beauty and harmony prevents calm acceptance of untidy habits.
Messy youngsters and sloppy surroundings can make her see red. Outside of these
few failings, she'll probably be a good parent, more of a friend to her children than a
mother image as the years pass. Most offspring of a May-born woman remember
her 'as a warm, maternal image in the early years and a pal with a sense of humor in
their later years. The inbetween years-when youthful impatience clashes with the
bull's , firm determination-may leave a few unpleasant memories. | She'll fiercely
and loyally defend them from outside hurts |and teach them to imitate her own
honest courage.
( Taurus females are never sissies. They seldom whine or | complain. This is a
woman who will quietly take a job to | support a husband in medical school or work
at home if | there's a temporary financial crisis in the family. She ' doesn't have a
lazy bone in her body, despite her often I slow, deliberate movements and need for
frequent rest periods. Taurus females are hard workers. She can climb ! a stepladder
to paint or scrub the walls with the strength of : a man, but she needs that afternoon
nap to keep her sturdy. : She'll walk proudly beside her man, and seldom try to pass
him or stand in his shadow. Many a Taurean wife helps her husband with his
studies, if he's taking special courses in a professional career, or types up the
business correspondence he brings home from the office. She's an excellent
helpmate in these areas. Taureans never expect to be supported without
contributing
their share, and they're miserable with a man who doesn't contribute his, though
they'll try to make the best of it. Taurus women dislike weakness in any form.
Her impassivity to pain and emotional stress is almost : miraculous, often even
surpassing that of the Scorpio iv-male. I remember a scene I once watched in a
hospital. A Taurus woman was going upstairs for serious surgery, so serious that her
chances of surviving the operation were very small, and she knew it. It was a
calculated risk. As her husband watched her being placed on the cart that would
wheel her to the operating area, she noticed the tears in his eyes. But she never
commented. She made jokes instead, until the nurses giggled and even the doctor
smiled. The last thing her family heard her say as the orderlies were pushing and
pulling, trying to get the cart into the elevator, was typically Taurean. Instead of
glancing back at her loved ones with a tearful look of farewell, she raised up on one
elbow and spoke to the young men firmly. "Before you put me back on this thing
again, get some oil and grease those damned wheels." A Taurus woman never lets
sentiment interfere with practicality.
A man who marries a female born in May won't marry a cry baby or a gold digger.
She'll expect him to provide for her and manage the family finances sensibly. She'll
also want the best quality when it comes to food and furnishings. But she'll always
keep a sharp eye out for bargains, and be willing to wait for the luxuries she craves.
Quick fortunes without a solid foundation don't appeal to her sense of stability.
She'd rather see you build carefully for the future. Making a good impression is
important to her, and lots of Taurean women encourage their husbands to aim for a
secure future by inviting influential people to dinner. A Taurus wife is the soul of
hospitality.
This is a girl who will stay up night after night with a sick child and pray him back
to health with a rock-bound faith-the kind of woman who can tenderly replenish a
man's store of hope when the world has defeated him, infusing him with her own
brave, dauntless example. She's as dependable and predictable as a grandfather
clock, as capable of patching a broken pipe or fixing a blown fuse as she is of
baking a cherry pie or sewing on a missing button. There's always room enough and
love enough in her heart to welcome strangers and relatives to her hearth, and her
house will warm you when you've just come in out of a storm. Like my friend said,
a Taurus female is "a tall woman."
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