Hi Everyone
May and June promise to be much quieter than April has been, which could be a relief. It could also mean not a lot of forward movement.
May
May begins with two planets in fire (Aries): Mercury and Mars. Mars will stay in Aries all month and mid-month he will be the only planet in a fire sign. Everyone else will be in earth (Taurus) or water (Pisces). Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Uranus will be in Taurus until the Sun moves into Gemini on the 20th. That’s a lot of Taurean energy. Taurus is an earth sign, the most slow moving of all the signs so there’s not likely to be much change. It is said that Taurus is rarely parted from their seat or their opinion. Taurus is represented by the bull, who, when stung by a bee, charges around like the proverbial bull in a China shop. So, we may see some of that frenetic energy without much direction. Otherwise our bull like to placidly chew on his grass in the sunshine.
Uranus and Saturn continue their transit of Pisces. Pisces is a changeable water sign, moving with mood changes like water moves in a stream – or the ocean – depending on the strength of the emotion. It does soften earth, but Pisces has a very difficult time dealing with mundane affairs and would prefer to escape those nasty details through dreams or drugs or both.
On the 20th the Sun enters Gemini – an air sign that likes to explore and experience as much as possible in a five-minute period. Gemini bores easily and flits from thing to thing, trying to experience as much as possible. The quality of its energy is the same as Pisces (mutable), which means changeable, free flowing and multi-talented. The Sun is joined by Venus (on the 23rd) and Jupiter (on the 25th). With Gemini energy there can be a lot of talk but not much doing, but the element of air feels lighter than the heaviness of earthy Taurus. There may also be a lot of new ideas, which come and go very quickly.
The New Moon occurs at 11:22 p.m. on May 7th at 180 Taurus. The Full Moon occurs at 9:53 a.m. on the 23rd. She’ll be at 20 Sagittarius.
June
There are no planets in fire in June. Fire is the element that initiates and is enthusiastic, if often impulsive.
We start the month with four planets in Gemini (Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter). A lot of talk, exploration of ideas, but not much movement. These planets are in an easy flow of Pluto in Aquarius, another air sign. Aquarius is the sign of the inventor, so some of the ideas floating around could be revolutionary.
The Summer Solstice occurs on June 20th – the longest day of the year – when the Sun enters Cancer. Cancer is a water sign and will get along very well with Saturn and Neptune in Pisces. Cancer is about home, hearth, and is generally quite shy. (By the way, the United States and Canada are both sun-sign Cancer countries.) The Sun is joined by Mercury and Venus (both on the 17th). There’s a lot of water (emotion) going on this month with five planets in this element, which can be very fluid and changeable.
Saturn changes direction (goes retrograde) at 3:07 p.m. on the 29th. He’ll be at 190 Pisces. Planets in retrograde tend to be more focused internally.
The New Moon occurs at 8:38 a.m. on the 6th. She’ll be at 160 Gemini. The Full Moon occurs at 9:08 p.m. on the 21st. She’ll be at 10 Capricorn.
Have a good spring and early summer!
Peace and abundant blessings,
Margaret