May draws our focus to our resources with the Sun cycling through practical Taurus, the first primal earth sign of the zodiac. The proverbial Botton Line, our bank account, how much money fills the till, absorbs us now; yet it is not just the kind of assets we can touch or feel that occupy our awareness. In May, intangible resources such as our time, energy, skills and talents come to mind as well.
May is
prime planting season. How we
invest our resources is key. As the
saying reminds us: where focus goes, energy flows. Be mindful of what you plant as much as
when and how with your limited time.
The first
of May brings a Full Moon in Scorpio opposite the Sun in Taurus. Where Taurus deals with our personal
resources, Scorpio rules other people’s treasure, whether power, information,
monetary assets or possessions. Under
the spotlight of the Full Moon it is easier to see how the macro affects the
micro, the cause and effect playing out in real time: other peoples’ decisions cost each individual
higher prices to live via gas and groceries. There is a clear through-line to
individual impact.
Price and
cost gain even greater impact as Pluto, the ruler of Scorpio, turns retrograde
on Tuesday, May 5th. As it
shifts reverse in Aquarius, the god of the underworld, chafes against Messenger
Mercury in Taurus, pushing us to be inventive with our resources. The effect
may be especially churlish, with groups speaking out about financial pain, or how
collective taxes are used.
The collective
need hitting home personally is a key theme during the first weeks of May and
the mood quite frankly is dour. Penny pinching is rarely fun. How many people truly enjoy a game creatively
cutting corners without sacrificing quality?
Innovation
is the essential word; and now that Change Agent and Great Awakener Uranus
moved into versatile Gemini, adaptability lends itself to invention asked of everyone. We begin to feel the helpful effects of
Gemini Uranus as it aligns to Pluto in Aquarius. New frontiers of connection, communication,
ideas and information break ground over the next 18 months. This flowing planetary aspect boosts
creativity making ends meet.
The last
time Uranus cycled through Gemini during the 1940s, television emerged allowing
for mass connectivity. Watch for peak idea
exchange raising collective awareness through mass media, social and otherwise. In short:
people awaken. Groups and
individuals share information, talking face to face or via technology.
And with Neptune,
Saturn and Mars in fiery Aries, anger roils humanity. Motivating Mars rules Aries, is in its home
sign; like a cattle prod Mars challenges Generous Jupiter in Cancer: domestic agendas dominate the first week of
May. People are coming to terms with
harsh realities pertaining to family dynamics, housing, food, estate plans, inherited
ancestral programming and national/homeland concerns.
With
increased connective understanding, humankind demands that its basic needs be
met. The Collective Will asserts itself now with greater authority. It starts organizing and will not be ignored.
See French and American revolution for reference when Pluto last cycled through
Aquarius…
As the
saying goes: You can fool all of the
people part of the time, and some of the people all of the time; but you can
never fool all of the people all of the time.
May 13-14th
look particularly tumultuous when the emotional Moon is wedged sharply between
Mars and Saturn in Aries dueling with Jupiter to boot. Four Aries planets (Neptune, Saturn, Moon and
Mars) has us impatient and on a mission.
We’re looking for a fight wearing warrior gear and ready to charge into
battle. The value of pausing cannot be
over-valued now. Ask questions to gain a full understanding before committing
to anything.
The Pisces
escape hatch and lure of self-delusion from earlier this year is long gone now;
there is nowhere to run away from collective realization; duped once, twice
even, but no more.
By mid-May, several planetary shifts occur. Kicked off by the New Moon in Taurus on
Saturday, May 16th, our focus doubles down on resources. Sun, Moon and Messenger Mercury in pragmatic
Taurus are Bottom Line driven. What is
the ROI (return on investment) for our time, talents and treasure? Taurus wastes none of these; rather, embodies
efficiency.
Spreading
the word, Mercury joins change agent Uranus in Gemini the very next day; and by
Tuesday, May 19th Valuable Venus and Motivating Mars shift signs,
keeping the focus on the domestic needs front. Venus rules relationships and
money. Now in Cancer the Crab, Venus attends to what feeds us (literally) along
with our home life. Mars’ move into
Taurus heightens our resource management, what we have already or need more of.
Mars is
not about to let our attention waver, keeping our eye directly focused on the
price we pay in time, effort and assets.
Through the end of June we want a complete accounting of all funds
incoming and out-going, assessing the cost versus benefit.
It’s a
really good thing that Mars is keeping account, especially when the Sun turns
into Gemini on Thursday, May 21st.
Where the Sun left off in Taurus, Mars picks up minding the store, and
cash register. Life gets a little
slippery with Sun, Mercury and Uranus in Gemini, all challenging North and
South Lunar Nodes in Pisces-Virgo. We
want to have our cake and eat it too.
Gemini is
the Magician of the zodiac, aka the salesman, a polished smooth talker. The slick power of persuasion and sleight of
hand is heavily at work with the Gemini trio leading us on. We may struggle to discern fact from
fiction. The upside is this troika aligns
to Pluto in Aquarius, highlighting possibilities and opportunities to
seize.
A very
good thing then that Mars in Taurus keeps it real, brings us back to earth
helpfully aligning to the Virgo south node.
Can two opposing truths hold space together? Can we reach for dreams while building
coalitions, firming up ideas, marshaling resources and plans? Perhaps not conveniently or comfortably; yet
that is what the planetary dynamic demands during the final days of May. We feel every inch of this dichotomy. Is it
something to resolve, though, or is it something else, to notice, to be aware
of, or to simply allow?
The lessons we learn are highlighted indeed as we move toward a Blue Moon, a second Full Moon, on Sunday, May 31st. The Sagittarius Full Moon invites us into the cosmic schoolhouse as it aligns to Saturn and Neptune in fiery Aries. We are receiving a new type of education. It pushes boundaries and wanders into uncharted frontiers, placing power in our own hands, self-determination driving our individual destiny, where we are the masters of our fate by choosing our focus. The Full Moon opposes the Sun and Uranus in Gemini, what shall we do with the information shared with us? Will we harm or heal?
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