stackyFACTSYou might feel a deep spiritual connection to being a Taurus, but your symbol is literally just an ancient farmer's desperate reminder to plow the fields.
You might feel a deep spiritual connection to being a Taurus, but your symbol is literally just an ancient farmer's desperate reminder to plow the fields. The original zodiac was entirely functionally designed around the mundane agricultural cycles of ancient Mesopotamia. The water bearer was just the rainy season, the bull meant it was time to work the dirt, and your majestic spiritual identity is effectively just an outdated weather almanac.
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