Astrology: The Unexpected Revelation

Because my life consists of all things creative, whenever I think of astrology I’m always finding myself relating it to the TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender. Much like astrological signs, the personalities of each bender represent traits that come with each element. This is similar to Astrology in the sense that it places each person within a sign name and dictates what their personalities will entail.

For a long time I refused to acknowledge myself as someone who related to my sign: A Taurus. I didn’t want to believe my personality was written in the stars as if dictated by something I didn’t know or understand. Thinking the notion of astrology fatuous, I never bothered to consider the possibility of it being correct. Much like Aang in Avatar, I refused to accept something was out of my control. I wanted to be someone who wasn’t so easily pinned down by a sign.

I started to consider my astrological sign when people would make comments like, “ You’re so stubborn. No wonder you’re a Taurus.” Or, “ Your resilience is SO Taurus.” After hearing enough of these remarks, I began to consider a world changing fact: I was very much like my astrological sign.

After coming to this world shattering realization I decided to do some digging. As someone who’d never paid attention to the traits of the signs before, I was curious if I truly was the embodiment of a Taurus.

In my research, the first quality that came up was that Taurus’s are incredibly loyal, reliable people. I like to think I have both of these qualities because I am someone who would never turn their back on the people they love and care about. I am the type of person who would drop everything just to be there for a friend, even if I’ve had a rough day.

I also found Taurus’s tend to be of a sedulous nature, never quitting and always striving to reach whatever goal they put their mind to. If that’s not me, then I don’t know who I am. I often say, “ Failure is just another way of saying you weren’t ready this time.” It’s a way of making a person strong, stronger than they knew they could ever be. It’s a little mantra I started making up for myself about a year ago and it’s helped me get through anything difficult that makes its way into my path.

After taking the time to digest the positive qualities of my sign, I decided to finally take a look at the weaknesses. It’s great staring at something that tells you your strengths, but when you come face to face with the truth of your faults, it can sometimes be hard to swallow.

My biggest fault, the fault of a Taurus is stubbornness.

This was a flaw I was more than familiar with. Once I’ve made up my mind about something, there is no changing it. Taking easier directions? Out of the question, I’ll go the way I want because I can. Changing my mind about what I want to eat? Never. Allowing someone to make a decision for me? No one who’s tried has ever succeeded.

Upon the realization that I was more similar to my star sign than I first cared to admit, I took a while to self reflect, something I’d never done before or ever cared to. After learning everything I could about the sign I was scarily related to, I finally had to admit to myself, after turning my back on it for most of my life, I was in fact a Taurus and fully believed in the star signs. It did take me a little bit of time to become acquainted with this new information, but now I don’t find it so hard to swallow.

Coming face to face with who we are can be challenging. Finding semblance in characters is how I find ways to face those challenges head on. Seeing a character go through similar struggles as to what I am going through makes it easier to understand or digest.

Much like Aang in Avatar, I had to come to that understanding all on my own, had to face a part of myself that I’d refused to accept for so long. And while the challenges of saving the world as the Avatar greatly differ from refusing to believe a chart in the sky, the two can equate to one another in the sense that they both required understanding, resolve and facing the things you didn’t want to believe in.

I think we can all relate to that in some area of our lives. So whether you’re a hard believer in the science of astrology or like me, before I learned anything about my sign, having the knowledge can be beneficial. And even though you might not see it now, self-reflection of any kind is good.

Don’t be a stubborn Taurus and take that leap. You might find instead of falling you’ll have an airbender staff to help guide you.