Before we go back on the road, we need to figure out the next coordinates to plug into our GPS. Start working on a map. Consider budget, timeline, people power and other resources needed. The clearly
guided missions will win the next lap of the race. A baseline of quality control should be established, but it’s important to know the difference between an actual need and an added bell and whistle. That
Taj Mahal wasn’t built in a day, after all, so let’s embellish our personal palaces one Ganesh statue at a time.

Know the feeling of a hard day’s labor? Jupiter in Taurus delights in that sweat-of-the-brow effort, but it can also exacerbate workaholic tendencies. The last time Jupiter visited Taurus was between 1999 and
2000. How many hours were logged on data re-entry taking preventative measure for the Y2K scare? Thankfully, the world did NOT shut down when the clocks turned over for the Millennium. The second half of 2011 might necessitate a similar scramble in another arena. Oh well, it will create jobs, if nothing else. Perhaps this could be the economic stimulus package we’ve been waiting for.

A word of warning: Jupiter in Taurus can make us a bit overarching when it comes to spending. In other words, we might literally feel like partying like it was 1999. Flashback to that turn-of-the-century
era: remember those dot com IPOs? The starry-eyed promise of stock options and overnight billionaires? The glazed and soul-less look in people’s eyes after attending one too many launch party? As much as we
love an open bar and a swag bag, our hope as astrologers is not to revisit that pipe dream, even if the bandwidth of said pipe has vastly improved.

Still, the success of Facebook and Twitter have proven that a simple idea (even one that started as a prank) could make the average Joe an Internet mogul. Expect to see a number of copycats and wannabes crop up while Jupiter is in Taurus. Should you take that low-paying job at Gobbledygook.com if it comes with the promise of an initial shareholder’s stake? Use your common sense (that’s what any good Taurus would do). Do you like the idea, or are you just blinded by the glare of a Golden Calf? Even in the case of a great idea, Jupiter in Taurus stresses the importance of a solid structure. The last time Jupiter toured Taurus, both Tali and Ophira were both employed by a promising dot-com that squandered fifty million in investment capital. The focus of the company was on producing online videos and multimedia content. Great plan...except people were still using dial-up modems and YouTube was not even close to a reality. The company tanked before technology caught up.

Look out for ideas like this while Jupiter is in Taurus. The zodiac’s bull does not a Bull Market make. Say a group of friends have invented an oxygen-creating device to help with breathing during space travel. Although plans to develop floating “space hotels” are already underway, including the Hilton empire’s “Space Island,” this isn’t a feasible journey for the average citizen in 2011.

Yes, the line between sci-fi and sensible is getting blurrier by the day. Still, that $10,000 leftover from grandma’s wedding gift could be put to a better use than investing in an ultra-extended long shot in
2011. Jupiter is the zodiac’s gambler, and while it encourages us to take risks, we need to blend this go-getter energy with the more sensible, grounded vibes of earthy Taurus.