April 20 - May 21
Taurus is the fixed earth sign: grounded, patient, sensual, and devoted to creating long-lasting value in their lives. They move slowly and deliberately, preferring familiarity to the unknown. After the action-driven spark of Aries season, Taurus asks us to settle in, tend to what we have, and consider what is truly worth cultivating.
The Wheel of Fortune (our card of the year for 2026), reminds us that change is constant and that life turns whether we want it to or not. Taurus, with a love of stability and routine, can feel like the Wheel’s opposite. But that tension is purposeful. Taurus season asks us to examine what we hold on to out of genuine value, and what we cling to out of fear of change.
Taurus and the Tarot
Each zodiac sign is associated with a collection of tarot cards. For Taurus, these are the Hierophant and the Five, Six, and Seven of Pentacles. Together, these cards map the full arc of Taurus energy: a reverence for tradition and structure, an honest reckoning with loss and scarcity, and the ability to recover and work toward long-term abundance.
The Hierophant
The Hierophant is the card of tradition, institution, and spiritual authority and wisdom. Often depicted as a religious figure, like a Pope or Priestess, this card presents a mentor who offers order and guidance through ritual and time-honored paths. In the Forager’s Daughter version, the toad is a symbol of slow wisdom and connection to natural order. He teaches through presence, experience, and relationship, not strict doctrine.
Taurus rules the Hierophant because they both share a deep respect for what has been proven to work. Practicality and stability are high priorities. Keeping things steady and trusted usually comes from following already established patterns and learning from those who came before us. The other imagery in this card – morel mushrooms and spice bush flowers – symbolize the seasonal traditions that are a part of my family and history. They signal a return to trusted foraging locations and a connection to the larger cycle of the year.
But remember – the Wheel doesn’t pause for tradition. Through this lens, the Hierophant invites us to meditate on which structures in our lives reflect genuine wisdom and which are simply habits we haven’t questioned. This season is a time to honor what works and brings security, while being honest about the paths we choose out of familiarity or avoiding risk from the turning of the Wheel.
The Decans of Taurus
The three decans of a sign tell a story of how that sign’s energy plays out in our daily lives. For Taurus, this is shown through the Five, Six, and Seven of Pentacles – cards that move through loss and hardship, recovery and generosity, and finally into patient tending and cultivation.
While the Hierophant reflects Taurus as the keeper of tradition and trusted structure, the decans tell a story of how stability is actually earned. How it is tested by scarcity, sustained by community, and built through persistent effort.
They ask us:
Where have I experienced loss, and what did it teach me about what truly matters?
Who has supported me in times of need, and how do I repay that gesture?
Am I willing to do the slow, unglamorous work of tending and revision to achieve mastery?
The Five of Pentacles is a card that most don’t wish to see in a reading. It speaks to the fear that there isn’t enough, that security is not guaranteed, and that loss is always possible. In a Wheel of Fortune year, this card feels extra heavy. We know the Wheel can bring sudden downturns, the way a drought can devastate a blackberry patch. The Five of Pentacles asks us to sit with this vulnerability and acknowledge that hardship is real. There is its own kind of trap in ignoring the signs and clinging to the illusion of permanence, as if staying still could stop the Wheel from turning.
The Six of Pentacles offers gentle relief after the struggles of the Five. It illustrates the natural flow of resources and support, giving and receiving. This is where opportunity begins to take shape through generosity and reciprocity. Abundance appears through community, as seen in the diversity of wildlife all sharing the nourishment of the strawberry patch. In the context of the Wheel, it’s a reminder that good fortune is also possible, and that it carries responsibility with it. What we do with what we’re given shapes the next turn of the Wheel.
The Seven of Pentacles takes what has been given in the Six and turns it into something sustainable – but not without work. In this card there is no immediate reward, but rather the satisfaction of patience and careful tending. As the spider’s web breaks from wear and tear, she analyzes the weak points and continuously mends and rebuilds. After the loss of the Five and relief from the Six, the Seven is a call to nurture our investments. This is the Wheel finding its rhythm again, not through passivity, but through steady, devoted attention.
Taurus and its tarot cards teach us that stability is not the absence of risk, but instead what we build in the face of it. The Wheel will keep turning. Loss and gain are inevitable. Taurus season asks us to be clear about what we are tending, honest about what we have lost, generous in recovery, and patient enough to watch something take root.