Taurus
1. I tend to give a lot to people…
a. … and sometimes they don’t appreciate it. But I really don’t mind.
b. … but it feels like I never get much back.
c. … only when I really feel like it.
d. … and they give a lot to me too.
2. When I fall in love with people…
a. I don’t fall in love.
b. …if they love me in return I often lose interest.
c. …I think they love me too; they’re just not as good at showing it. I don’t mind because I have so much love to give.
d. …they usually aren’t interested in me.
e. …they also fall in love with me and we experience lasting joy.
f. They usually fall in love with me first.
3. I rely on
a. …myself because in the final analysis that’s all you have.
b. …money as a sound form of security.
c. …God and the rules the Bible has set before Mankind.
d. …my spontaneous relationship with the Divine.
e. …the promise that I will one day find love.
f. I don’t feel that I really have anything to rely on.
g. …the positive relationship that I have with myself.
h. …the various forms of amusement and painkillers that I have access to in my life.
4. Sex…
a. …is a good way to get to know somebody.
b. …is often an addiction or an escape for me.
c. …is a sacred force that should be celebrated and not misused.
d. …is for expressing love.
e. …doesn’t really interest me.
f. …has turned out to be a big disappointment in the long run.
5. My career…
a. What career? I feel pretty lost right now.
b. …is a deep creative outlet for me. It allows me to contact my true self. It forms a refuge from the struggles of my personal life.
c. …is a deep creative outlet for me. It allows me to contact my true self and to share the power of my love and life purpose with the world.
d. …isn’t really the most important part of my life. I have too many struggles going on in my personal life for it to really matter all that much.
e. …isn’t really the most important part of my life. It is just the vehicle through which I care for those I love.
f. I don’t really have a career, but that doesn’t matter because the most important thing to me is to take care of those I love.
g. …is an important part of my strength and security in life.
6. I think the information on this site…
a. … is unsettling. I don’t really know why, but I don’t like some of the things that it has to say.
b. … isn’t very good. I can see a lot of holes in its logic.
c. … is inspiring and uplifting. I really like it.
d. …will help a lot of people.
e. …is fascinating. I’d like to be in third stage but don’t know how it would be possible.
f. …is OK. I guess I could take it or leave it.
7. Visualizing infinity
a. Everyone knows that the human mind cannot truly conceive of infinity.
b. …is literally quite easy for me. I can see it clearly in my mind.
c. There isn’t any real point to doing that is there?
d. ...is not very easy for me to do but with practice I can make some headway.
8. When there is a big crisis my first instinct is to…
a. Look after those in my care or turn to the person who is supposed to look after me.
b. Find a safe place to hide.
c. Find a safe place to hide. I can feel myself shutting down.
d. Lose it.
e. Panic and try to look after others. What happens to me doesn’t matter.
f. Get ready to attack the threat.
g. Take my cues from the situation. See the bigger picture and do whatever is needed while staying in touch with myself.
h. Turn to the spiritual help that is always there for me.
9. My life
a. …is really quite ordinary and average. I can’t say I have any reason to complain.
b. …is really quite ordinary and average. Most people do have a pretty rough life really and I guess mine is no exception. But there is no reason to make a big deal about it. If you keep going you can get things to turn out OK. Keep your head down and your ears clean.
c. …is driving me crazy with the amount of crisis I am experiencing right now. When will it all be over? It seems like it is just one thing after another.
d. …is an exciting adventure. Might be cliché but it is true. I don’t mind being a happy cliché.
10. Happiness
a. …comes and goes, everyone knows that. No reason to be unhappy with your lot in life though.
b. Is anyone really happy?
c. …seems to always be an illusive dream for me.
d. …is something I am working hard to one day achieve. I’ll never give up on trying to get what I want out of life.
e. …is something I am working hard to one day achieve. I keep working on myself and my emotions. I am determined to solve life’s spiritual riddle.
f. …is my natural state of being. I don’t really think about it.
g. …is my natural state of being. Whatever may be happening on the surface of life I have a deep core of basic contentment. I feel I’ve solved many of the riddles of life.
11. When things get rough…
a. …I often feel like I just can’t take it anymore. Sometimes I want to completely throw in the towel and give up on life and myself. My life right now seems so difficult and then it gets even worse!?! It feels so hopeless sometimes.
b. …I know I can make it through. Beneath it all I have a deep sense of satisfaction in life. Even when things look rough I know there is a reason for everything that happens and I trust in the outcome of my life’s experience. All of life – positive or negative – is a grand adventure that I find fascinating to watch and feel honored to experience.
c. …I just take a break from it all. I read a book, go to a bar, talk to my friends. I have my ways of escaping. I just try to forget all about it. There’s really nothing else you can do except wait for the storm to be over. Then life gets back to normal.
d. …I’m strong enough to handle most of the difficulties in life. Things never really get that rough. I do whatever needs to be done and then relax and leave the rest to work itself out. Somehow life always tends to work out in my favor – more often sooner than later.
12. My parents:
a. Have always been happily married.
b. Had their relationships struggles but are now happily married (to one another or to other people).
c. Aren’t very happy but they stay together.
d. I did not have two parents.
e. Have split up. They are still not very happy people.
f. Have split up. One is happy, one is not.
g. Have split up. Single or married, they are both happy people.
13. The family I grew up in:
a. Was pretty normal and stable. I guess I should be thankful.
b. Was pretty normal and stable. I wonder what happened to me?
c. Was a mess.
d. Was a mess but we managed anyway.
e. Was a mess and I am now doing all I can to heal myself as a result.
f. Was a mess, but I’ve come a long way since then and can look back on all of my experiences with gratitude. I love my family but know when to keep my distance if necessary.
g. Had its problems, but in the long run things have worked out well.
h. Was absolutely amazing. I am so thankful to have been born into that family and realize how lucky I was to grow up in such a special environment.
14. My mother…
a. …was/is a really loving person. I care about her a great deal. But there are a lot of things she just doesn’t “get”. She’s kind of simple in an odd sort of way. Oh well, that’s OK; I love her anyway.
b. …really asks (or if deceased – asked) a lot of me. She keeps me running and I do so much for my family. That is what family is for though – I don’t mind. It is work I do with a smile.
c. …really asks (or if deceased – asked) a lot of me. She keeps me running and as a result I really do too much for my family. Sometimes I feel like a slave.
d. …was/is loving and wise. She provided a solid emotional foundation for my life.
e. …was/is pretty love starved.
f. …was/is someone I have a profound bond with. But it was not enough to help me to overcome my problems with my father.
g. …was/is a horrible tyrant. I wish that she would let me know that she loves me.
h. …was someone I had a profound bond with. I lost her when I was young.
i. …was/is absent.
15. My father…
a. …was/is a pretty nice guy. He was always just there – pretty much in the background. I guess we weren’t really close but I didn’t mind.
b. …was/is a horrible tyrant. I wish that he would let me know that he loves me.
c. …is someone I am always trying to please and it never seems to work.
d. …was/is absent.
e. …was/is a wise, inspiring, philosophical type of guy. He lit up my mind and encouraged me to be myself. I am really grateful to have had him in my life.
f. …was my saviour. Without him I would have been doomed to live only with the negativity of my mother.
