Taurus
A celebration of stability, sensuality, and devotion—where the body, pleasure, and persistence ground knowing in love and experience.
Taurus
On Value- Based Knowing (a combination of Relational & Empirical Knowing):
“I’m going to keep going back to the theme of values… I take the time to figure out: does what I want to do align with my values?”
“If it does, then: what are the actions I need to take to get there?”
“I align my actions with my values. I set my priorities daily, weekly,
On Empirical Knowing / Research
"I always liked research papers… I was very comprehensive when I did my research."
"If I'm going to be a deep thinker, I feel like deeply researched is the way to go."
"Definitely do thorough research."
"It's important to understand… to think critically. So that means looking at viewpoints and literature that go
... See more“You can work with all these things that you’ve learned and figure out whether they work or not in the environment that you’re in at that time.”
People assume independent consulting is risky because income isn’t guaranteed, but the real safety net is having control over your own livelihood.
In corporate roles, you can be let go at any moment, and when all your income comes from one employer, that loss can be overwhelming.
As a consultant, I work with multiple clients at once, so if one or
... See moreSlow down. We’re not meant to move this fast. We’ve developed all these technologies—cars, planes, rockets, the internet—where everything happens at high speed. But evolutionarily, our species isn’t built for this pace. We’ve created a speed in the world that our bodies, minds, and spirits aren’t truly functional at.
-Alexandra Beller
39. TRUSTING
... See moreOur intuition is actually our sixth sense. But we don’t have access to it in a profound way—not the way we do, if we’re privileged enough, with our other five senses. Intuition isn’t at that level for most people. But I think, as a species, it could be, if we were nurtured differently.
The five senses can help you access the sixth. When you turn
... See moreDance never felt like a hobby or an extracurricular activity. It came from a very cellular, soulful place. I took some classes when I was little, but it wasn’t a focused practice. The first real dance class I took was when I was about 8, and I thought, “Okay, that’s it.”
When grownups asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I was 9 or 10
... See moreThe number two introduces balancing the dualities in yourself projects or relationships. The second house of the zodiac is Taurus with its keywords. I want this house and sign represent feminine earth that is stable, strong sensual, and loyal. Taurus loves material things, but is also connected to spirit, his mission is to find his inner value and
... See morethe qualities that go to make the polymath:
high concentration, [taurus]
powerful memory, [aquarius]
speed of perception, [gemini]
imagination, [libra]
energy, [cancer]
a competitive sense, [aries]
and more.
Epstein, Joseph. “A Gallery of Know-It-Alls: Those Strange Creatures Called Polymaths.” Commentary 151, no. 4 (April 2021): 33–36.
Epstein is
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