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Taurus horoscope for September 2023
Because the Sun will always spend the first three weeks of September in a fun, playful, romantic and creatively charged part of your chart before ending the month in your busy work sector, this is a month when a balance between work and play will at some point come under the spotlight. Less because the Sun will shift its focus from one to the other and more because while this is a shift that the Sun will always make on the September equinox each year, you will almost always have either Venus or Mercury racing ahead or lingering behind. This year it is neither racing ahead and instead Mars, who late last month returned for his first visit to your work sector in two years to begin what could be some of the busiest months of the year.
While the Sun, along with Mercury and with help from Pluto will be working to keep the focus on the playful, creative and adventurous side of life's fence, Mars is making this the busiest month of the year so far, whether at work or with anything that keeps you busy. However, by the same token because Mercury is in retrograde motion and will be staying put, when the Sun joins Mars in your work sector on 23rd September he will stay on to ensure life doesn't become all work and no play. Helping with that is Pluto, who in his last full month in retrograde motion in an adventurous part of your chart is slowing to a crawl, as is Mercury ahead of his direct turn on 15th September.
It is on the same day that Mercury turns direct that a New Moon will give the Sun's final days in a fun, playful, romantic and creatively charged part of your chart a boost, while making this a chance to commit to making a balance between work and play a priority. Mercury and Pluto aren't the only planets in retrograde motion this month, with Venus still in retrograde motion in your home and family sector until 4th September while other planets are in the process of turning retrograde. Most significant of those for you is Jupiter's retrograde turn in Taurus on 5th September, just days after Uranus turned retrograde here late last month. After returning to Taurus in May, Jupiter brings a chance to pull back and retrace your steps.
Love & Romance
While the Sun will always spend the first three weeks of September in your romantic sector, so with the solar spotlight always on matters of the heart and all things romantic at this time of year, thanks to Mars this not only got an early start but a significant boost. By the time Mars returned in early July for his first visit in two years, your romantic sector had been empty since the Sun left last year and well before he was due to return on 23rd August. By the time the Sun returned Mars was still here and while the planet of passion and the warrior planet of the cosmos left at the end of last month, his influence lives on and especially when it comes to the roadblocks and barriers, whether real or imagined he managed to smash through.As you move into the new month the Sun is not only on his own with Mercury, who returned in July for what is normally a 14 to 15 day mission to give your heart a voice and to put heart and mind on the same page not only still here but in retrograde motion until 15th September. It is that retrograde turn that has kept Mercury here for so long while it is Venus' retrograde turn that has delayed her return, with the planet of love not returning until 9th October. While the Sun will leave on 23rd September, with Mercury staying on and Venus yet to return, the most romantically charged months of 2023 not only began earlier than they normally would they will extend further into the year as well.
The Moon will move through your romantic sector from 13th September to 15th September, aligning with the Sun to create a New Moon just before leaving. This is the same day that Mercury turns direct, making this a day for new beginnings just as a nostalgic trip down love's memory lane comes to an end. It is just a day later that the dwarf planet Ceres will return to your relationship sector on 16th September to begin her first deep dive into your relationship needs and priorities in four years and with the Sun, Mercury and Mars returning next month the timing couldn't be better. The Moon's return from 18th September to 20th September will be a chance to become more emotionally engaged as this new chapter begins.
Business & Career
Because the Sun will always return to your work sector on the September equinox, always has and always will, his return on 23rd September is something that was always going to turn the solar spotlight onto your work situation and job matters. No matter what, this is the point in each year when you know that work and job matters are going to start gaining some traction and new doors will open. However, you won't have to wait for that for you not only have a head start but this is something that you have literally been preparing for all year. It was last December that the dwarf planet Ceres returned to your work sector to begin her first deep dive into your needs and priorities on the job front in four years.This did not kick off some active months on the job front for her focus is less on work and job matters themselves and instead her focus is internal, in that her job is to help you better understand your needs and priorities and especially when it comes to job satisfaction and a sense of purpose. Ceres did leave in March only to turn retrograde, something that saw her make a U turn and come back and as you move into September, she is still here but getting ready to leave on 16th September. However, while Ceres herself is not responsible for an explosion of job potential that opened up late last month, she is responsible for ensuring that you are prepared to hit the ground running, knowing what you are fighting for from the start.
That explosion of potential is thanks to Mars' return to your work sector late last month and as you move into the new month you are still settling into the warrior planet's first visit in two years. Until he leaves on 12th October Mars is on a mission to fire up your work passions, fighting and competitive spirit while giving you the drive to make things happen and get things done. This has brought you to the start of the busiest months of 2023 while giving you a jump on the Sun's return on 23rd September. The Moon will return just a few hours after Ceres leaves on 16th September and will leave on 18th September, before the Sun returns, giving you direct access to Mars and his influence. Meanwhile, the Moon's return to your career sector from 25th September to 27th September will ensure your professional instincts are sharp during the Sun's early days.
Money
While there is no planetary activity in either of your two money houses this month, there hasn't been any since Mercury left your income sector at the end of June and there will be none until the Sun, Mercury and Mars return to your financial sector in November. However, as well as the Moon continuing to return to your two money houses each month this is a potentially lucrative month, though thanks to the professional rather than the money gods. It is movement on the job front this month that was always going to increase the potential for income opportunities or growth but especially because of the huge amount of planetary activity in your income sector over the last 12 months and the untapped potential, awareness and savvy this has left you with.Your income sector is normally active for one to two months each year, but by the time Mercury left at the end of June there had been 10 months of planetary activity including Mars' seven month visit, his longest in eight decades. While there is no more planetary activity in your income sector all you have been waiting for in order to reap the full benefits of what has already been invested is movement on the job front. You got that chance late last month, when in the dying days of August Mars returned for his first visit to your work sector in two years. As it was Mars that had spent an extraordinary amount of time in your income sector he knows exactly where the money is as he kicks off the busiest months of 2023.
Mars will spend the whole of September in your work sector and will be joined on 23rd September by the Sun, who will always turn the solar spotlight onto your work situation and job matters at this time each year. Helping to turn new movement on the job front into income potential will be the Moon's visit to your income sector from 6th September to 8th September, something that can sharpen your nose for money and act as a trigger. It is two weeks later that the Moon will make its monthly visit to your financial sector, with a chance to fuel your financial instincts and imagination and get a read on the other side of the financial fence from 21st September to 23rd September.