As a Scorpio, with Taurus rising he has some of the fixed ideas that is reminiscent of Freud. Freud was Taurus with Scorpio rising. Does it all come down to sex and money? Scorpio digs deep. Taurus enjoys and respects the sensual. As humans we need our physical body to point out our strengths and weaknesses. But our ephemeral attraction to the intangible can be displayed in our belief systems and the irrational illogical non-scientific nature of exploring the ether. Me thinks, he does protest too much.
This is an appropriate musing for the planetary experience that happens next week on February 22, 2022. It is the Pluto return of the United States. Read any mention of this and it describes the death and rebirth cycle. Also light and dark. Persephone brought Pluto light. It is a collective and not a personal understanding. North Americans are reevaluating their belief system.
Money is ruled by the planet Venus. She in turn is compelled to examine self-worth. The nature of money is changing. How you acquire money often influences how you take care of what you get. If your gift is making it, usually the spending is more accentuated. If you receive it, you either squander it or try to hang on to it. All of these possibilities are connected to your understanding of self-worth. Pluto rules extreme wealth. He also rules sex, and we know how that is playing out.