April showers bring May flowers – and, as the joke goes, Mayflowers bring pilgrims. Thus far, this year has felt like a pilgrimage to many of us, with a desired destination held in our hearts but there’s an utter lack of road signs (or, perhaps, too many). Hold on tight! Here is the low-down on May: we see the Sun moving through Taurus; Venus, having turned direct, is making her way back through Aries, and Mercury - beginning the month still retrograde but moving direct on the 3rd - conjuncts Uranus again on the 10th. Mars is in Gemini, Jupiter is retrograde in Libra; Saturn is retrograde in Sagittarius; Uranus is still in Aries; Neptune is still in Pisces and Pluto is retrograde in Capricorn! Whew!!!
So! What does all of this mean to you?? We are finally pushing into new territory. Well, for one you will begin to get forward momentum back. It is likely, however, that we will still feel some resistance in the area of love and finance. Mercury will be moving direct on the 3rd, but its ‘shadow’ phase will last until the 15th as it catches up to where it was when it turned retrograde on April 9th. But, along the way it enters determined Taurus to steady our unsettled minds. It will be best to wait until after the 9th to initiate new agreements and make major life decisions. You will feel another energetic shift on the 9th ushering in themes of creativity and generosity over the next 16 months. During that 16 month period you will may feel a bit lighter as you become more aware of the need to balance work with play. And conservative Saturn harmoniously trines radical Uranus to slow down the speed of change giving you the time to put all the pieces together, so don’t rush and expect things to change over night. Remember: Slow and steady like the turtle. The Turtle is the one who won the race!! However, some profound shifts are beginning to set the stage as preparation for the Leo/Aquarius eclipses coming in August that could change everything.
