Emeralds are believed to calm fears and ease childbirth pains. If you can't wear them, put them by the bed. They are also said to protect chastity and dim when in the presence of a lie or broken promise.
Sun Sign: Taurus/Venus
Decanate: Taurus/Venus; Numbers: 4, 9
This is one of the gardening dates. Most people born today find great pleasure in planting things, whether it's in a garden, or a window-box.
All the Taurean sensual qualities are in the April 27 gardener. Both sexes love a riotous stretch of flowers and plants, all higgledy-piggledy. This creature feels that plants look good whatever their colour and is of the opinion that everything goes with everything. Don't expect this person to give much of a jot for striped lawns and perfectly weeded flower-beds. He quite likes weeds and will cultivate them as flowers.
April 27 will use kitchen refuse to feed the plants, and do some other fairly unorthodox things. These creatures swear by old remedies. They place banana skins in the soil around clematis, because old wives' tales dictate that clematis has a taste for banana. They may even tuck a mug full of cold lard into the earth by the roots of their roses, because, for many, it encourages growth. And there will be bunches of garlic discreetly hung near garden gates and doors, the traditional remedy to ward off evil. If they could, they would go the whole hog and use the family's waste to fertilise their garden, just as gardeners once did in the gardens of great houses. Please be warned. It requires careful, scientific control or the idea could result in something at best unhygienic and at worst - let the imagination run.
When you visit April 27, expect to be offered something to eat which has been home-grown. Dandelions are a favourite Taurus flower and indeed they make delicious (and pretty) salads; the leaves, and maybe a few flowers tossed with a vinaigrette. Or you may be given a bowl of nasturtium salad, peppery-tasting leaves and some bright red and yellow flowers. Why not? Supermarkets actually sell nasturtiums in the summer. Perhaps it will be dandelions next?
In an intimate union, you’re the consummate romantic. Tenderhearted and sincerely devoted to your beloved, you’re prepared to make sacrifices when you deem it necessary. Despite a yearning for permanence and stability, you fall in love rather easily. Because what you are seeking is a magical fairy-tale romance, you are just as easily disappointed if things go wrong. You’re stubborn and like doing things your own way, yet you rarely express these feelings directly. When you find the person you consider your “one and only,”
you’re capable of absolute devotion. However, you can also be really jealous and possessive.
You’re one of the warmest, most openhearted lovers in the zodiac. There is a delicacy and sensitivity to your bedroom approach that is quite irresistible.
Dreamy and romantic on one hand and practical and earthy on the other, you are actually more resilient than you seem. Extremely sensual, you will do everything possible to heighten the physical pleasures you share with your lover. However, you’re no sexual athlete. You enjoy kissing, touching, and trading fantasies as much as wild, passionate lovemaking.
Some Taureans suffer from sore gums, bad breath and less than brilliant teeth. Mostly because they are lazy and don't take care of their teeth. If April 27 wishes to wake up in middle age with his teeth in his head, there had better be a change of habit. Teeth need to be attended to at least three times a day. Use a firmish brush, not too hard, not too soft. Use floss. Use salt dissolved in hot water as a mouthwash. See the dentist regularly. Go now. Ask if your teeth need professionally cleaning. Oh, stop wingeing.
You adore long, lazy hours of loving, during which you and your partner take the time to explore each other’s bodies from head to toe. You like it when things progress in slow motion, with lots of cuddling; long, luxurious caresses; and deep, lingering kisses. Even if the sex act is not fully consummated, you still enjoy the snuggling and petting.
Emeralds are believed to calm fears and ease childbirth pains. If you can't wear them, put them by the bed. They are also said to protect chastity and dim when in the presence of a lie or broken promise.
Compassion makes you very receptive to the needs of others. People realize that you understand their pain and are capable of helping them solve their problems. Because your empathy is of the practical variety, your advice is generally sound. However, if someone you help disappoints you, you may become temporarily despondent.
Coretta Scott King, political activist, wife of Martin Luther King. Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish born, British novelist, poet laureate. Sheena Easton, singer, songwriter. Samuel Morse, inventor of Morse code. Edward Gibbon, historian, author The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.Pik Botha, South African politician.
