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MAY 2012
May is the best month to plant. Try to do the majority of your gardening during the first two weeks of the month. The Sun is in Taurus. Jupiter alongside the Sun in Taurus gives a boost to fertility. This will be a luscious year.
There is a big energy switch on May 15 when Venus begins her retrograde phase. She does this every two years for six weeks. Since Venus rules love and money, these are the issues in your life that are under review. Venus retrogrades in the same sign every eight years. It will be helpful to look back to 2004 and remember what was going on in your life then regarding love and money. Hold off on spending for expensive items since your judgment is affected and you may not like what you bought once Venus goes direct. People from your past reappear and remind you that you have some unfinished business with them. There is usually a strong karmic tie with anyone new that you meet. Venus will retrograde from May 15 – June 27, traveling from 24 degrees to 7 degrees of Gemini.
There is a Solar Eclipse on May 20. Solar eclipses shake up the energy field and often help you end old and tired situations. Anyone who has a major planet at 0 degrees Gemini or Sagittarius can expect life to change in a big way. This Spring’s eclipse season runs from May 20 –June 4 making for an unstable two weeks.
May 1 – Moon in Virgo. It’s an earthy day to be practical and see how to get things accomplished. This is stable energy and what you do will stay done. You have a vision of how to improve your business and daily work. Take care of tomorrow’s important work. Today is Beltane, the ancient fertility holiday. Make a list of what you wish to grow, both literally and figuratively, and make it happen.
May 2 – Moon VC Virgo, enters Libra 10:04 pm. The whole day is void-of –course. It’s a perfect day for catching up on unfinished projects, unanswered letters, paying bills, filing papers, and recycling. Clean out a drawer or closet. Put in some time working on your Spring-cleaning chores.
May 3 – Moon in Libra. Today is under Venus’s influence. Meet with friends and go where you can enjoy beauty – like an arboretum or an art museum. Visit the nurseries and indulge yourself in buying flowering plants and bushes. Decorate your workplace with plants and art prints. Have a potluck dinner party with your favorite friends.
May 4 – Moon in Libra, VC from 2:02 pm until 10:20 pm when it enters Scorpio. Work fast and hard to get your work finished in the morning. Plant flowers in and around your home and at your place of work. You may want to start the weekend early since you will feel your momentum wane as the day goes on. Have an evening discussion about boundaries and control issues in your relationship.
May 5 – Moon in Scorpio. It’s a great day for planting. Today’s full moon is celebrated in Buddhism as the Wesak festival, the celebration of Buddha’s birth. It is a special day for mediation and quieting the mind and finding a deep state of peace. Mercury and Saturn will help you see the truth and filter out excess mental chatter.
May 6 – Moon in Scorpio, VC from 8:14 am until 9:39 pm when it enters Sagittarius. This is a lazy Sunday – good for eating and resting, and resting and eating. Indulge in some serious time wasting. Get out and do some gardening. This is a fertile moon, good for planting and harvesting medicinal herbs.
May 7 – Moon in Sagittarius. It’s a day to grow in all ways. You can expand your possibilities with a little bit of effort. Look for openings and options that will let you move out in a new direction. Make reservations for summertime trips, workshops, and camps. Make a decision to go somewhere different, not back to the same place. It’s a day to push beyond your comfort zone.
May 8 – Moon in Sagittarius, VC 9:34 pm until 10 pm when it enters Capricorn. Find time to do a bit of roaming and exploring. Stop in out of the way stores and restaurants. Shop for athletic equipment and try out a new sport. Make a friend today. You’re feeling restless and want to be out and about. It’s a good day to sell your products or your ideas.
May 9 – Moon in Capricorn. Mercury enters Taurus to turn your thoughts to the practical and real. This adds to the earthiness of the day giving great energy for concrete achievement. You can set roots for new projects and plant root vegetables in your garden. You have good concentration and the stamina to get a big task done today. Work long hours.
May 10 – Moon in Capricorn, VC 3:11 pm. Make a long range plan for your work and for your personal life and then outline it step by step. You can see how to get from here to there and how to spot the obstacles along the way. Take advantage of the practicality that the Sun and Moon in earth signs gives you. Make any improvements to your investments today. You won’t want to change anything after next week.
May 11 – Moon in Aquarius . Now you can let the part of your mind that makes theories and “what if’”s take over. Let yourself think outside the box and don’t be intimidated by those with narrow minds as you express your ideas. Shop for the newest software and upgrade your old equipment to help you take another step into the 21st century. Call someone to help you if the technology seems confusing.
May 12 – Moon in Aquarius. Don’t plant today, unless you want to transplant onion sets. This is a barren moon and the only plants that do well are onions and pine trees. Put your energy into a community project or attend a fundraiser. Volunteer to help to do something you don’t usually do. Be like a chick that is breaking out of his shell and entering a new world.
May 13 – Moon in Pisces. Today is the day to go into the garden and yard and plant. Honor Mother Earth. It is a lucky day, one when you can make your dreams come true. It’s time to be extravagant and enjoy the best that the material world offers. Buy gourmet food and chocolate for Mother on her day. Communicate your love in an artistic way.
May 14 – Moon in Pisces. Try your luck at work. Take a risk and expand out in some way. Tackle those problems that seemed too big to handle. Take care of tomorrow’s business items today. Take a few moments to be thankful for all you have and make a donation to help those who are in need. Review your money and investments and make those banking actions you’ve been thinking about doing.
May 15 – Moon in Pisces, VC from 7:59 am until 5:45 pm when it enters Aries. Venus turns retrograde at 10:33 am. Flow with the day and don’t try to stay on any schedule. A VC Pisces day is a personal day from the Universe. Venus shifting direction disturbs the energy. The best thing to do today is to plant. Help an elderly friend or relative with their gardening tasks.
May 16 – Moon in Aries. You will be looking at your partner in a different light now that Venus in retrograde motion is asking you to review your relationships. You are apt to see it from your perspective and not in the spirit of compromise. It’s a day to put yourself first. Mars and Pluto meet to give you pragmatic energy to demand that you do what’s right and fix what’s wrong.
May 17 – Moon in Aries, VC 6:44 pm. This is a good day to fix problems, in the material world and in your emotions. If you reach a healing crisis, go for professional help. Seek counsel from one who has more experience than you. You want to work by yourself, as you don’t have the patience to wait for a consensus from a group.
May 18 – Moon in Taurus. Today and tomorrow are the days to plant. You’ll feel the energy become unstable as we approach Sunday and the solar eclipse. Use the last days of sensuous Taurus energy to pamper your body with massages, oils and bubble baths. Take advantage of Taurus’ ability to spot the bargain and shop for items you need and want.
May 19 – Moon in Taurus. Stay home and garden and rest and eat desserts today, the last day of Taurus. Hunt through the yard sales to find treasures. Don’t make any big changes or begin any new projects since tomorrow’s eclipse will wipe out today’s efforts. Think of today as being like a boat ride in choppy water. Have a sensual evening with your partner.
May 20 – Moon VC Taurus, enters Gemini 7:05 pm. The Sun enters Gemini at 11:16 am. There is a solar eclipse today, which is coupled with a void-of-course moon. Just flow with the energy and enjoy a lazy Sunday. Let things happen. Relax and quiet down. Breathing exercises help you to focus so you can still your mind and get rid of old thoughts.
May 21 – Moon in Gemini. When you have to make a decision, opt for what’s new. You can do a mental inventory and discard any old thoughts, concepts, plans, that haven’t worked up to now. Try to start fresh with new plans. You can do the same account of the people in your life and decide whom you would like to stop seeing so you can make room for new friends.
May 22 – Moon in Gemini, VC 6:15 pm. It’s a lucky day to send in your written work – manuscripts, applications, grant proposals, and love letters. Your words are persuasive and you can further your cause with solid proof. It will be hard to sit still and you need to be in motion for a good part of the day. Talk to your siblings about family money issues.
May 23 – Moon in Cancer. Today and tomorrow are the most fertile days to plant in the coming month. Spend some serious time in the garden. The Sun has a conflict with Neptune today, which translates into thoughts vs. feelings. You can be fooled by someone’s words if you don’t recognize where you are stuck in wishful thinking.
May 24 – Moon in Cancer. Mercury enters Gemini and helps your thoughts and words pick up speed. It’s an easy day to communicate with others. Call Mom and check in on the family news. Plan your next family reunion. Trade recipes. It’s a good day to shop for food staples, cookbooks and cookware, and then come home and cook.
May 25 – Moon in Cancer, VC 10:34 am until 6:11 pm when it enters Leo. It’s a catch-up day. Tie up loose ends and sort out your inbox and closets. Do some Spring-cleaning and discard winter debris. Your imagination is working overtime and you may hear what you want to hear instead of the truth of the matter. It’s a good weekend to take a short trip – leave early for the holiday if you can.
May 26 – Moon in Leo. This is not a good weekend for planting so leave the garden for another time and set off to have some fun. Take the kids, or a friend’s kids, to play at an amusement park or picnic in the park. Have fun working on an art project. Go to the theater or out to hear live music performances tonight.
May 27 – Moon in Leo, VC 7:54 pm. The Sun and Mercury meet and they offer you new ideas and insights into how you life is proceeding. You can see results from actions and also act on what you feel is necessary to reach your goals. Balance your creativity with practicality. This is not a day to sit home by yourself. You want get involved in many conversations so you can test your ideas. Seek out friends who are on the fringe and see what you can learn from them.
May 28 – Moon in Virgo. There’s a part of you that would rather work than be on holiday. You can attend to chores around the house and make further preparations for Summer. This is a barren moon so refrain from planting. It is a good time to till the soil, weed, and get rid of bugs. The day holds unexpected excitement so be ready to go with it.
May 29 – Moon in Virgo. Mercury rules the day so give a speech, lead a discussion, and write those words you need to get out of your head. You’re adept with your hands and know how to fix what’s broken. Keep to short tasks, as you don’t have the concentration for sticking to one job all day. Try to stay focused and not lose the day in a whirl of gossip.
May 30 – Moon in Libra. Where there is friction in relationships between what’s known and what’s unspoken, push towards healing the rift. You can find the words that will cure the problems. Your mind is very active and you’ll speak before you think. When this causes and argument, bend and flex so you can diffuse any anger. Bring flowers to mend any misunderstandings.
May 31 – Moon in Libra, VC 9:31 pm. It’s a day to be social and meet with friends to toss ideas around. Have a luncheon, or make an impromptu picnic for lunch with your so-workers. Go to the nurseries and indulge yourself in buying flowering plants. Plant them today. Keep it light and happy and leave the heavy stuff for another day.