Welcome to your May forecast!   Click on “read article” and scroll down til you find your sign of the zodiac….

TAURUS (APR 20-MAY 20)   The intensity continues this month, mainly because Mars in Taurus is tracking very close to the Sun at least for the first week, when both the Sun and Mars oppose Saturn.   You are really busy, juggling many responsibilities, and really stressed.  Then Mercury in Taurus joins the pile up, especially the week of the 5^th.  Although Mars and Mercury and the Sun make you filled with ideas and energy, be careful about being fractious with people.  You just have so much to do you could get testy around the edges.   Be sure that you enjoy the Sun Mars opposition to the North Lunar Node and allow yourself some closeness and intimacy.   The New Moon on the 9^th is a powerful one – really good for planning, for developing new projects, for planting.  This new moon is especially good for making plans with others, as opposed to cooking up things for yourself in Your Own Private Idaho.  The pressure should ease up for you after the new moon. Venus enters Gemini and immediately squares Neptune around the 12^th, and then Mercury enters Gemini and does the same thing.  You’ll go from being romantic and mushy to being a space shot during the middle of the month.  Enjoy this Neptunian mush since it will feel like relief after the intensity of the past few weeks. Remember, all this Neptune action is great for your creative impulses.  Of course, if you are a Taurus born around May 17-18, the Uranus-Pluto square is making an angle to your Sun and causing your life to feel like it’s exploding…..  Well it is!   So you especially should enjoy Neptune and go to the beach or something…..Or at least to the movies.  Star Trek is calling, after all. After the 20^th the planetary emphasis shifts out of Taurus and into Gemini.  The Sun and Moon both square Neptune  (that pesky Neptune) on the full moon on the 25^th.  Enjoy the inspiration and dreaminess.  You deserve it!  And then the last week of May is delightful, with a Mercury Venus, Jupiter conjunction.  Fun.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)  The first week of May is a bit serious because of  the Sun and Mars opposition to Saturn.  You’re feeling stressed and under quite a bit of pressure.  And we know the Uranus-Pluto square has the world all shook up and you’re feeling that as well.  You’re also impossibly busy, since Mars is playing catch-up to the Sun in Taurus.  Then there is a beautiful New Moon in Taurus on the 9^th, the same day that Venus enters Gemini. This New Moon has a lot to do with family and close connections, so enjoy.  Venus in Gemini quickly squares Neptune for a few days starting the 12^th and you may feel yourself yearning for connection and completion.  This passes quite quickly, and then Mercury in Gemini also squares Neptune. This is a great combo for inspiration—get some writing done!  On the 20^th the Sun enters your own sign, and guess what, quickly squares Neptune.  The Full Moon in Sag  on the 25^th has Neptune all over it, and so you will be a hot mess, as they say.  The full moon illuminates Neptune for you and you will be facing some big oceanic feelings.  If you can, go to the ocean and allow it to take care of you.  Expect some drama with the Sagittarians in your life – of which there are undoubtedly many…. But the good news this month is that the last week of May brings a beautiful conjunction of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter in Gemini.  Sweet, fun, delightful.  Have a great time.

CANCER  (JUNE 21- JUL 21)  Oy!  This month you are acutely aware of the fragility of life and its utter randomness. This is because you’re really attuned to the Uranus-Pluto square which is very exact this month and which makes a powerful angle to the axis of the earth itself.  So May starts off with you feeling a bit serious, but allow yourself to enjoy the new moon on the 9^th which is all about new projects, new ideas, renewed commitment in relationships.   The planetary energies around the new moon really emphasize relationships and intimacy.  So even as you are aware of life’s fragility you are also really appreciative of the people in your life.  As the month unfolds things lighten up and so do you. You are downright dreamy in the middle of the month when Venus and then Mercury square Neptune in quick succession.   It’s a good time for you to go have a chat with the ocean or with some other body of water.  Then the Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, and on the 25^th the Full Moon in Sag triggers more Neptunian influences.  Shields up!   You need to be careful to not be on the receiving end of people’s  extreme emotional states on this full moon. People will be emotional and wanting a Cancer shoulder to cry on.  The last week of May is spectacularly delightful and whatever you are doing you will have a good time doing it.

LEO (JUL 22-AUG 21)  The first 10 days or so of May will be a bit intense for you…  First of all, the start of the month involves the Sun and Mars in Taurus opposing Saturn.   That is a fair amount of pressure!  You’re feeling stressed and worried and you have a lot to do.  Just take a deep breath and move forward.  You can’t think too much about it.  As we approach the New Moon on the 9^th  it is less about pressure and more about connections with loved ones.   Make sure you take time with friends and intimates, and use

This is Sheba, who just turned 19!, courtesy of Joyce Singer.

the new moon to make some plans with others.  This is not a time to be alone!  Then the energies shift once Mercury and Venus enter Gemini and transit Neptune.  During the middle of the month you have to pay attention to your feelings and allow yourself to be inspired.  By the time the Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th we are heading for a big fiery Sagittarian full moon.  Of course, the aspects emphasize Neptune so expect everyone’s feelings to be running high.   This is likely to be an emotional full moon. Not to worry – it is followed by a stunningly beautiful conjunction of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter, which is lovely for joyful connection.  Enjoy!

VIRGO (AUG 22- SEPT 21)   The month starts off with a great deal of work. You’re busy and have a lot on your plate, but you’re feeling productive and focused.  Make sure you don’t get too stressed out and snappish with others as we head to the New Moon in Taurus on the 9^th.   This is a beautiful new moon in Taurus with wonderful aspects for connection and intimacy, so please don’t be so focused on what you have to get done that you miss out on it!  Then the energies start shifting out of earthy Taurus  and into chatty Gemini.  Mid-month Venus and then Mercury quickly square Neptune once they enter Gemini, and these aspects inspire you to get into the studio and pursue your creative impulses come hell or high water.  Speaking of high water, once the Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th it also squares Neptune on May 25’s full moon.  Oy!  People will be crazed. This full moon is in Sag – you put that fire together with Neptune in Pisces and you get a lot of steaminess. Extreme emotions, anger, upset.  You might be triggered by Gemini’s and Sag’s in your life, so don’t be surprised if  your Virgo decorum gives way to some full-blown temper. Remember that full moons illuminate and show us the shadow side of ourselves.  But then the last week of May is delightful, with a Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter conjunction in Gemini. You’ll have a really good time with people.

LIBRA (SEPT 22-OCT21)  The first  ten days of May continue to be pretty crazed and pressured for you BUT there is definitely light at the end of the tunnel.  Make sure you get your noise away from the grindstone long enough on May 9^th to appreciate the

really nice intimacy and relationship aspects that coincide with that Taurus New Moon.   Use the New Moon to indulge in some creature comforts and not alone, if you know what I mean….   In fact, this Taurus New Moon is excellent for planning and starting projects with others so whatever you are doing you shouldnt be doing it alone.  Then the planetary energy starts shifting intoGemini; Venus and then Mercury move into Gemini mid-month and quickly square Neptune.   Time to be dreamy and spacey and indulge your creative and romantic sides.  Get ready for the Full Moon in Sag on the 25^th which also has huge Neptune aspects.   People will be nuts, what with Neptune reflecting all that Sagittarian big energy.  My advice is to hole up with some movies or hightail it to the studio…. Then the last week in May there is a bog present form the universe in the form of a Venus, Mercury, Jupiter conjunction in Gemini.  Better find some people and hang out and have a gabfest.

SCORPIO (OCT 22-NOV 21)  Ah, it’s May and the Sun is in Taurus, your opposite sign.  In fact, at the start of the month, Mercury, Venus and Mars are there too.  Right at the beginning of May, the Sun and Mars oppose Saturn in your own sign, so your full of focus and making agendas. This is the month when you usually fly into planning mode, cooking up all kinds of schemes.  Jeez, you make me tired, and we haven’t even gotten to the New Moon in Taurus yet!  That happens on the 9^th, and that’s when you want to be hatching plans – but with others. This is not a time to be developing plans on your own.  The aspects really favor collaborative activity on the 9^th – especially relationships and intimacy. So step away form the computer, my dear.  Your schemes can wait!   Mid-month the energy begins to shift into Gemini and as Venus and Mercury enter that sign they quickly aspect Neptune. You’re dreamy and inspired and yearning for a different life.  Pay attention to your creative side.  Then the Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th and steams ahead towards the Full Moon on the 25^th. And what a full moon it is!  The Sag Full Moon and the Gemini Sun make a perfect square to Neptune in Pisces.  All this watery feeling will cause Sagittarian fire to sizzle.   People will be nuts – quick-tempered and emotionally sensitive.  Not a pretty combo.  Take your watery self to the ocean and go fishing — get away from everyone.   Then the month ends with a beautiful Venus, Mercury, Jupiter conjunction in Gemini.  Now you’ll have a really good time hanging out with people.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22- DEC 21)  The Sun-Mars influence continues for the first week of May, and so you are busy and juggling lots of demands.  The Mars-Mercury conjunction the second week of May really emphasizes communication.  Then there is a powerful New Moon on the 9^th  which in addition to being about planning (and planting!) is also great for intimacy and relationships.  Make sure you lighten up on work and enjoy time with friends and intimates.  Then the planetary energy starts shifting into Gemini – your opposite sign.  Venus and then Mercury enter Gemini mid month and quickly aspect Neptune, making you dreamy and unfocused.  What happened to all the ferocious productivity of the past two months?! Don’t worry – it is a time for inspiration and for nurturing your creative juices. Get ready for the Full Moon in Sag on the 25^th (I don’t know about you but the full moon in my own sun sign makes me a bit nuts…). This full moon is heavily aspected by Neptune: feelings will be running high, and I would expect Sag’s to be one big steamy hot mess of anger, sadness, and joy. Very sloppy indeed (that’s why my plan is to go the movies and spare others my drama…)  Then the last week of May brings a really beautiful conjunction of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter in Gemini.  Have a good time – lots of great conversation and conviviality.

CAPRICORN (Dec 21-Jan19)  The planets conspire to make you hard-working and productive at the start of the month, what with the Sun and Mars conjunct in Taurus.  As we approach the Taurus New Moon on the 9^th you may be edgy and judgmental – no one can quite get as much done as an earth sign under these conditions! But keep in mind that the emphasis of this New Moon is intimacy and relatedness. Set the work aside and pay attention to earthiness. That means your body as well as the garden.  Indulge yourself and connect with friends and intimates.  Then the energy starts shifting into Gemini – unsettling energy for a Capricorn. Venus and Mercury enter Gemini midmonth and quickly aspect Neptune.  It’s time to focus on creative and or spiritual pursuits.  Once the Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th it steams ahead towards the Full Moon in Sag on the 25^th. Oy vey!   The Sun and Moon square Neptune that day, so that will be one messy full moon. If you’re traveling expect bad weather, and emotionally I’d expect some heavy weather too.  Feelings are running high – everyone is thin-skinned.  Just get through it and know that the last week of May there is a delightful Jupiter/Venus/Mercury conjunction which is great for hanging out and enjoying people.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20-FEB 19)  The first few days of May continue to pile on the work, but there is relief in sight.  The energy quickly shifts towards making connections and focusing on relationships.   It’s time to stimulate your mind and body, and indulge a bit. After all – Taurus is the quintessential earth sign, and earth is about bodies and sensuality and creature comforts, so go have a good time.  In fact, the New Moon on the 9^th is all about relationships and intimacy. Yes, it is a good moon for planning, but you want to be sure to be planning with others. This new moon is about shared plans and projects and experience.  Then the energy starts shifting into Gemini, and mid- month first Venus and then Mercury enter Gemini and quickly aspect Neptune.   Relax, get into the garden, play with color and inspiration.  Be inspired, no matter what it is you’re doing.  The Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, and there is a whopping ridiculous full moon in Sag on the 25^th.  Feelings will be running high – especially those of Geminis, Sag’s, Virgos, and Pisces – a lousy combination of thin-skinned testiness and emotional reactivity.  Jeez.  Stay away from them!  Then the last week of May brings a fabulous fun- and conversation- loving conjunction of Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter.  Enjoy!

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 19)  The work emphasis continues for the first week of May, when you’re feeling pressured to get things done.  It will happen –don’t let yourself get too stressed.  There is a fabulous New Moon in Taurus on the 9^th—this wonderful lunation is about enjoying intimates and friends and developing shared projects and plans.  So go cook up some schemes!  Then the planetary energy starts moving into Gemini. Venus and then Mercury move into that sign and quickly aspect Neptune, making you inspired but spacey.  You’ll forget what you’re doing half the time.  The only things you’re supposed to be doing are in the studio or workshop !  Then the Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, and the full moon in Sag on the 25^th is a whopper, especially for the mutable signs. That would be you, sweetheart, including your Gemini, Sag and Virgo friends.   The aspects of the full moon are all about Neptune, which will make the Sagittarian fire moon a hissing steamy mess.  People’s feelings will be running high, a combination of testy and thin-skinned.  Not pleasant.  Go to the beach or to the movies—out of harm’s way!  The end of the month does bring a beautiful conjunction of Venus, Mercury and Jupiter, making for a really good time.

ARIES (MAR 20-APRIL19)   The Sun and Mars are still pretty darn close at the start of May, so you’re still all about work and feeling quite overwhelmed.  Relief is coming as we head towards the new moon on the 9^th. This new moon in Taurus requires that you step back from details and actually enjoy the earthiness of life. That means the sensuality of the body and of the earth itself.  This new moon emphasizes intimacy and connection, not work!  Then the planets start moving out of Taurus and into Gemini; mid month Venus and then Mercury move into Gemini and immediately aspect Neptune.  You’re all mushy and romantic and inspired.  Go for it.  Indulge your mushy and creative sides.  The Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, and on the 25^th is a crazy full moon in Sag with very exact Neptune aspects.  People will be quite nuts – especially the mutable signs of Gemini, Sag, Virgo and Pisces.  Feelings will run high and sensitivity will be off the charts.  Just get through it without taking things personally, and then the end of the month brings a really beautiful conjunction of Jupiter, Mercury and Venus.  The last week of May will eb wonderful for hanging out and having  really good time.