posted March 02, 2007 03:53 PM              

I had a Gemini friend in a class who refused to speak in class for fear of being judged or sounding stupid and she'd often try to get me to speak for her. I had a Leo behind me in another class with the same problem, and I haven't looked to see if they have similar things in their charts, but I wouldn't doubt it. I found it odd that Leo didn't want to speak up though!

posted March 02, 2007 03:54 PM              

I am a Pisces sun and I'm fairly quiet in class because my brain is always elsewhere. However, I always seem to know the information? I don't see a reason to talk just to talk in class ( i believe it is a time for everything) Cappy rising or virgo moon maybe.
However , whem i'm asked a question I can get real deep,and talk for what seems like forever, even if it is something I really don't know. (Venus conjunct Mercury)2nd house! I also seem to go into great detail thanks to my VIRGO moon! The words just seem to flow harmoniously.
I however love group discussions I love giving my viewpoints (mars in Saggi, and Sun conjunct Jupiter 1st house)

I also like answering first, or in oral communication class presenting first. I like to set the stage. Eventhough my Pisces and Virgo are yelling "youre shy"

posted March 02, 2007 04:46 PM              

I think my Scorpio moon makes me even more private, and Mercury in Taurus probably had something to do with it.

posted March 02, 2007 05:10 PM              

Cappy rising or virgo moon maybe.
However , whem i'm asked a question I can get real deep, and talk for what seems like forever, even if it is something I really don't know.

I don't see a reason to talk just to talk in class ( i believe it is a time for everything)

--exactly like me (in bold). haha. I seem to go from silence in one class to five very good points the next class and back again.

I've found in some cases with Taurus not speaking up in class is they just don't find it important.

exactly what my taurus gf feels. plus she is kind of shy. She is from France where participation is not as valued or graded nearly as much, so it is also enviroment. I want her to come to a few classes with me while she is visiting me (since I want to spend as much time with her and not skip class). she said "fine as long as I do not have to talk" (she would get embarresed she said) - haha

posted March 02, 2007 07:50 PM              

I'm not sure how we can speed up those processes considering we have sun and mercury in Taurus. I've always expressed myself better in writing, in fact I think a lot more quickly when I'm writing. I just get put in a spot sometimes when it comes to a verbal response. It only happens when I'm required to give a spontaneous response to something that requires a lot of detailed thought. My thoughts can actually be very quick, but the verbal expression of those thoughts sometimes frustrates me.

posted March 02, 2007 11:48 PM              

I hate to talk in class. Sometimes I have the answer, but a lot of times I don't...because, well, I call myself "slow." Which makes me feel stupid sometimes...But. I do fairly wel on essays, and tests, not so much verbally expressing my viewpoints in class. I agree with the rest of the taureans here. If I don't prepare what I say, I blurt out something that's incoherent, or it becomes a supremely delayed response.
I also don't have much to say. And don't find the importance in saying something that's obvious or too wordy...It BOREDS me.

BTW, I have Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter all in 12th.
Moon in SCORPIO Conjunct Pluto...in the 6th...So.

posted March 03, 2007 07:14 AM              

I'm not Taurus (a Gemini here), but I have Venus in Taurus, and if I could, I would probably never ever speak ..
I always feel that, whatever I say, it could either hurt someone, or I could end up hurting myself.
That is because I feel the words say so little about what's really going inside us, and the constant presence of the "knowledge" of that "fact" inside me, often distracts me, making me say things, that either have nothing to do with the situation, or making me silent when I should have said something.
It's the concentration of so many things inside, that just can't "get out" in a proper way, and that makes me want to keep myself silent most of the time.

Lol, as for the school (which was the subject here, that, I seem I have missed lol),I was always insecure, and thought that whatever I said, it would sound stupid.
Luckily, it wasn't like that most of the time (I would be shaking till the moment I had to speak up, but then, the words would just start to come out..)

gemini sun/ scorpio asc/ pisces moon/ taurus venus

Love

posted March 03, 2007 07:54 AM              

My Mercury is in Cancer in the 8th, trines Jupiter in the 4th, and sextiles Venus in the 6th.
It also sextiles my MC..
No squares or oppositions..must be that 8th house then..

Love xxx

posted March 04, 2007 02:57 PM              

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I have noticed a lot of taurus girls are really silent in class. Now I am not saying that holds true for all taurus girls, but it is kind of uncanny how many of them will not talk for almost a whole entire semester(s) IN MY EXPERIENCE. On the rare occasion they do, when asked by a teacher, they have said some very intelligent things or practical. But they never talk, just silent. An intense focus, almost never a smile. I wonder why they don't offer up their view point, they almost seem to feel as if it doesn't belong in a classroom, but to just do the papers and exams and be graded on that.

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Weird...I'm a taurus and this sounds EXACTLY like me. Except usually in my case, it depends on the class. In English I'm usually pretty talkative cause I love to read and write, and I do really well in that class. My other classes I'm usually pretty silent.

I've noticed this trait mostly with mercury in taurus (which I also have). The thing with us, is that before we talk, we usually have to think carefully about what we're going to say. It's not that we don't want to participate, we just need a little bit of time. We like to wait for the chance, and when the opportunity comes along, we'll say something insightful and intelligent.

But never catch us off guard...and don't call on us when we're not raising our hand. I don't know about other people...but I can't stand that! That's my biggest pet peeve. Because we will talk....when we're ready. We just need time to think and learn the information being taught (at least I do...I don't know if this applies to every mercury in taurus).

posted March 05, 2007 02:19 PM              

If I read, then it's to learn. I could never get into recreational reading. When I sing, it's to relief stress and anxiety.

I have 4 planets in earth so there is a bunch of practical conservative focus - but my Aries Sun likes to get out there and have FUN!

posted March 05, 2007 04:55 PM              

I talk a good bit, but not enough to be annoying.

posted March 05, 2007 11:07 PM              

My Taurus mother doesn't talk much...one of the reasons I felt neglected by her as a child...yes boohoo.

My Gemini sister has Mercury in Taurus and you cant get this girl to shut-up. She also has a Virgo ascendant so all the mercurial influence probably overpowers that taurus placement.

posted March 06, 2007 01:00 AM              

When I worked at WalMart, I was forced to interact with masses of customers. I am very thankful for the experience, because it has brought me more confidence. Now I make an effort to be more active in class, and aske questions. I now sit in the front row in my Math class and contribute to workplace meetings.

I'm still on the shy side, until I feel comfortable. Then, my Archer side kicks in and its hard to get me to shut up. I think my Neptunian influences and RX Mercury cloud up my Sag energy at times.

`Sun, Mercury (RX), and Neptune in 12th.
Moon in Pisces~