May Monthly Horoscope
April was an intense month astrologically and we may be still feeling the effects of the powerful Scorpio Full Moon on the 29th, as well as more planets going retrograde we now have Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto going backwards!
Initially the first week or two of may will be quiet but the Taurus New Moon on May 15th heralds a revolution in our relationship with the material world. Just hours after the Sun and Moon conjoin, Uranus, planet of radical change, enters Taurus for the first time since 1942. The first of the earth signs, Taurus represents our basic survival needs — food, shelter, clothing, and money. While Aries is the fire that sparks new life, Taurus sustains life as the builder, farmer, and Earth steward. Ruled by Venus, Taurus also favors beauty, pleasure, and sensuality. We’re not here just to survive, but to revel in our embodiment and in the beauty and abundance of nature
Taurus is the sign most directly associated with planet Earth, and humanity’s desecration of our home planet reflects our distorted expression of this sign. Uranus’s entry into Taurus could be dramatic — first, because it happens just a few hours after the New Moon, and lunations often trigger planetary transits. Another strong catalyst for volatile energies at the New Moon is a square from Mars at 29° Capricorn to Uranus at 29° Aries.
On May 15, Uranus enters Taurus and Mars enters Aquarius, after a roughly seven-year sojourn in Aries, retrograding back into Aries on November 6, 2018. Then it re-enters Taurus on March 6, 2019 for another seven-year journey that ends on April 26, 2026. Whatever events and changes Uranus in Taurus might bring, many of them will have been set in motion some time ago.
The Sagittarius Full Moon on May 29th is a call to adventure and initiation into greater truth and freedom. Opposing the Sun in airy Gemini, the light of the mind, the fiery Sagittarius Moon illuminates our soul’s wisdom, the knowing we carry in our hearts and in our bodies. This lunation inspires a higher perspective on our life’s path, allowing for new possibilities as we create our future.
