Welcome to your May 2018 forecast!   Click on “read article” and scroll down til you find your sign of the zodiac….

 TAURUS (APR 20-MAY 20) And so it begins! May ushers in some c-c-c—raz-y aspects which will carry us all through the summer, I’m afraid. The month starts with an intense little Mars-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn, bringing you great focus and an ability to cook up radical schemes. At the same time, The Sun in your sign squares the North Lunar Node, which is great for connections and relationships. Venus in Gemini squares Neptune in Pisces on the 7^th for a few days of dreamy romance and artistic inspiration. Meanwhile The Sun opposes Jupiter between the 8^th and the 12^th, marking the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. If your birthday falls in this span, you will have the Jupiter effect in your birthday chart for the year—meaning that you are in a period of completion and fulfillment. Whatever it is, it is a major passage, an end and a beginning.   Then things become muy interessante, because May 15^th is a big day in the heavens. Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 84 years (yow!) on the day of the new moon in Taurus. And as if that weren’t enough, Uranus squares Mars as it enters Aquarius and Mercury in Taurus.   Whew! That’s a lineup of surprising events, of probably very strange and scary weather, and who knows, of perhaps the demise of He Who Will Not Be Named. If your birthday is on the 15^th, expect a great deal of change this year. More importantly, if your birthday is anywhere near the beginning of Taurus your life is getting a 5000-volt charge from Uranus. Your life is exploding with change and possibility ! In any event, all Tauruses should take some time out on the 15^th to meditate and focus and invite in chaos and change — not always an easy thing for you Taureans who tend to plant your heels firmly into the ground. Seriously, this signifies a very rich and creative period in your lives. Venus enters Cancer on the 19^th and squares Chiron—that is a ripe and juicy healing aspect for Planet Earth. The Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, and right after, Mercury in Taurus opposes Jupiter for a few days of conviviality. The full moon on Sagittarius falls on the 29^th, and as full moons go, it’s a pretty mild one. Jupiter is retrograding in Scorpio and sits on the earth axis. Expect some financial and political rearrangements.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)  May is the first of a few tumultuous months in store for all of us, so get ready for some change and stimulation.  It begins with an intense Mars-Pluto conjunction – if you have a difficult task to accomplish or a campaign to organize, get to it. Venus is in your own sign and by the 7^th it squares Neptune for a few days of romantic or life-purpose yearning. Ooh you’re itchy for something and you don’t know what it is. Well, you don’t have to wait very long, as it turns out! The Sun opposes Jupiter between the 8^th and 12^th, bringing closure to something in your life and also creating space for something new. The new hits with a bang on the May 15^th Taurus new moon, the day Uranus enters Taurus while conjunct Mercury and squaring Mars… What?! Expect the unexpected on every level — globally, in terms of climate, politics, and everything else. Use this new moon to focus and to ask for what you need to do to make changes in your life. The Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, followed by a quick Mercury-Jupiter opposition which will bring you easeful communication. The month ends with the Sagittarius full moon on the 29^th, a fairly mild full moon except for its usual Sagittarian excesses—too much food, too much drink, too much talk, too much opining. If you are an early Gemini this full moon will affect you especially strongly. Jupiter in Scorpio transits the earth axis and brings some financial and political realignment.

CANCER (JUNE 21- JULY 21) May is the first of a few months of tumultuous aspects, so prepare as much as you can to let yourself flow with the chaos.   I know, not easy, but no worries, you will have no choice — some influences are entirely out of our control, and Uranus is one of them. But I get ahead of myself… The month begins with you in a giant power struggle with yourself or with someone else or even with something else. There is no need to bend anything to your will right now because the forces of change that are lining up will change all the circumstances you are trying to control. Deep breaths. Venus in Gemini squares Neptune for a few days on the 7^th, aggravating a romantic or creative itch. Almost immediately the Sun opposes Jupiter so things are coming to a head. Pay attention to your own fulfillment. Then on May 15 the heavens let loose —it is the new moon in Taurus and also Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 84 years, bringing all manner of social, political and environmental upheaval. And—on the new moon Uranus is conjunct Mercury and squaring Mars. It could be fractious out there. This is a powerful change-generating influence which will bring some chaos and expansion. Use it to focus and invite in the change; let it work on a part of your life that needs changing. The rest of the month is a piece of cake. Venus enters your own sign on the 19^th. The Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, followed by a nice Mercury-Jupiter opposition. That will bring some positive communication your way. The month ends with a Sagittarian full moon on the 29^th while Jupiter parks itself on the earth axis. This is an easy full moon.

LEO (JUL 22-AUG 21) May kicks off a stretch of astrologically chaotic months, so you may want to try to roll with the punches this month….May begins with a quick Mars-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn, which is great for organizing and getting things done. On the 7^th Venus in Gemini squares Neptune for a few days of psychic itchiness, in which you may find yourself yearning for a different life. Well, change is coming. From the 8^th til the 12^th the Sun in Taurus opposes Jupiter, bringing the end of one cycle and the beginning of a new one. Then things get very interesting indeed when the heavens wreak some havoc on May 15^th. It’s a powerful new moon in Taurus and the day that Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 84 years. And, as it enters Taurus it pairs up with Mercury and they both square Mars which is about to enter Aquarius. Oy! The new moon will amplify the wild nature of this transit. Get ready for the unexpected, and perhaps for some really dramatic weather or climate events…Meanwhile you will want to expand your horizons. Pay attention to your wildest ideas around this new moon… The Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th and Mercury opposes Jupiter right after for a day or two of easy communication and expression. The month ends with a Sagittarian full moon on the 29^th – a quite easy full moon, in fact. Jupiter crosses the earth axis the last few days of May, bringing some global political/economic realignment.

VIRGO (AUG 22- SEPT 21) May ushers in a few months of craziness, so get ready to have your patience tested by circumstances that are out of your control. Just sayin’! The month begins with the last blast of the Mars-Pluto

The Virgo Beyonce, expressing some accountability appropriate to the sign.

conjunction in Capricorn, allowing you to move several mountains. By the 7^th Venus in Gemini quickly squares Neptune, bringing some artistic and relational itchiness. You want something different but don’t know what it is yet. Have no fear, something new and different is coming. The Sun in Taurus opposes Jupiter from the 8^th til the 12^th, allowing you to complete a project or a cycle of your life, to close something out so you can make room for the new. Then the heavens let loose – on May 15^th, the day of the Taurus new moon (always a juicy one!), Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 84 years. It drags Mercury along with it and they both square Mars. This is a recipe for political tumult, environmental events, unexpected changes, and dramatic weather. It is important to use this new moon to invite in the cleansing and purifying aspects of chaos – if there is something in your life that needs changing, bring it. Taurus is another earth sign, and so its realm is the material plane, including Mother Earth herself. Then the sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, followed by a nice Mercury Jupiter opposition, which is great for easy communication. The rest of the month is smooth, culminating in a Sagittarian full moon which, as full moons go, is quite easy. Enjoy.

 LIBRA (SEPT 22-OCT21) May begins a stretch of months with crazy astrological influences, so think of it as a practice run. You have to learn to love chaos—is that so hard? Yes, it is! The month starts with the tail -end of the Mars Pluto conjunction in Capricorn which has given you great focus and the capacity to organize a big project or campaign. By the 7^th Venus in Gemini squares Neptune for a few days of dreamy romanticism or creative inspiration. The Sun in Taurus opposes Jupiter from the 8^th til 12^th, allowing something to come to closure so that there is room for the new. And there will be plenty of new, lemme tell you. On May 15^th the heavens let loose a lot of stuff. It is the day of the new moon in Taurus – always a juicy one—and it is also the day Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 84 years. Uranus drags Mercury with it and they both square Mars. Ooh! Uranus brings unexpected and innovative changes as well as dramatic upsets, and this will all unfold on the earth plane. Mother Nature, Mother Earth. With Mars and Mercury in the mix there will be drama for sure and some scrappiness. The new moon will intensify whatever is going on and set the stage for really bad weather events. Thankfully, he rest of the month is pretty smooth – the Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, followed by a nice Mercury-Jupiter opposition which makes for easy communication. The Sagittarius full moon falls on the 29^th, and it’s quite drama–free. Enjoy it!

SCORPIO (OCT 22-NOV 21) May is a juicy and complicated month for you because of all the action in Taurus, your opposite sign, and also because May kicks off a stretch of astrological weirdness for everyone. You will have to learn to love chaos, not easy for a fixed sign like Scorpio. But I get ahead of myself! May begins with the tail-end of the Mars Pluto conjunction in Capricorn. This combo helps you plow through a big project and get a lot done. Venus in Gemini squares Neptune on the 7^th for a few days of dreamy yearning and inspiration. Meanwhile the Sun in Taurus opposes Jupiter in your own sign from the 8^th to the 12^th. This is an important transition point for you, the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. Change is a coming, and it hits like a ton of bricks. On May 15^th, the day of the wonderfully creative Taurus new moon, the planet Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 84 years. It is conjunct Mercury and squaring Mars as it makes its grand entrance. So it enters Taurus with a bang of unexpected and surprising energy, perhaps some conflict, definitely some bad weather and big global drama.   Use this new moon to invite chaos and change into your life – if there some part of your life that needs to be shaken up, bring it on. The Sun then enters Gemini on the 20^th, followed by pretty communication aspects under Mercury and Jupiter. The rest of the month is quite easy – even the Sagittarius full moon on the 29^th.   Jupiter in Scorpio crosses the earth axis at the very end of May, bringing global realignment.

 SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22- DEC 21) May ushers in a stretch of very strange astrological conditions –not all bad by any means, but weird and unpredictable. So you need to learn to roll with it and get comfortable with not knowing — not easy for a Sag.   So the month begins with the end of the Mars Pluto conjunction in Capricorn, giving you great organizing ability. Venus in Gemini squares Neptune for a few days on the 7^th, inspiring your creative juices. At the same time the Sun in Taurus opposes Jupiter in Scorpio, helping you bring something to completion and signaling the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. Then things get very interesting indeed! On May 15^th, the day of the always rich Taurus new moon, Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 84 years. It carries Mercury along with it and they both square Mars. Oooh! That is some explosive, expansive, big energy – your kind of energy. Expect the unexpected. The new moon will amplify the chaos and changes that occur, form global political shifts to dramatic weather and environmental events. Use the new moon to invite in the chaos principle represented by Uranus. Then things calm down – kinda—for the rest of the month. The Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, followed by a nice Mercury Jupiter aspect which should facilitate communication for you (as if you need that!) The month ends with a Sagittarius full moon on the 29^th, and it’s an easy lunation as full moons go.   Enjoy!

 CAPRICORN (Dec 21-Jan19) May is the first of a few months of tumultuous aspects, so prepare as much as you can to let yourself flow with the chaos.   I know, not easy, but no worries, you will have no choice — some influences are entirely out of our control, and Uranus is one of them. … The month begins the end of that itense Mars Pluto conjunction in your own sign of Capricorn. There is no need to bend anything to your will right now because the forces of change that are lining up will change all the circumstances you are trying to control. Venus in Gemini squares Neptune for a few days on the 7^th, aggravating a romantic or creative itch. Almost immediately the Sun opposes Jupiter so something coming to closure. Pay attention to your own fulfillment. This is the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. Then on May 15 things get wild—it is the new moon in Taurus and also Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 84 years, bringing all manner of social, political and environmental upheaval. And—on the new moon Uranus is conjunct Mercury and squaring Mars. It could be fractious out there. This is a powerful change-generating influence which will bring some chaos and expansion. Use it to focus and invite in the change; let it work on a part of your life that needs changing. The rest of the month is smooth sailing. The Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, followed by a nice Mercury-Jupiter opposition. That will bring some positive communication your way. The month ends with a Sagittarian full moon on the 29^th while Jupiter parks itself on the earth axis. This is an easy full moon.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20-FEB 19) May kicks off a stretch of astrologically chaotic months, so you may want to try to roll with the punches ….May begins with a quick Mars-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn, which is great for organizing and getting things done. On the 7^th Venus in Gemini squares Neptune for a few days of psychic itchiness, in which you may find yourself yearning for a different life. Well, change is coming. From the 8^th til the 12^th the Sun in Taurus opposes Jupiter, bringing the end of one cycle and the beginning of a new one. It also brings fun and fulfillment. Can’t argue with that!   Then things get very interesting indeed when the heavens deliver some havoc on May 15^th. It’s a powerful new moon in Taurus and also the day that Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 84 years. And, as it enters Taurus it pairs up with Mercury and they both square Mars which is about to enter your own sign of Aquarius. The new moon will amplify the wild nature of this transit. Get ready for the unexpected, and perhaps for some really dramatic weather or climate events…Meanwhile you will want to expand your horizons. Pay attention to your wildest ideas around this new moon… The Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th and Mercury opposes Jupiter right after for a day or two of easy communication and expression. The month ends with a Sagittarian full moon on the 29^th – a quite easy full moon, in fact. Jupiter crosses the earth axis the last few days of May, bringing some global political/economic realignment.

 PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 19) Oh honey. May ushers in a period of extreme astrological tumult – it’s not all bad, but it sure is weird. The month begins with the last blast of the Mars-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn, allowing you to get things done. It’s a great time for planning and accomplishing. By the 7^th Venus in Gemini quickly squares Neptune, bringing some artistic and relational yearning. You want something different but don’t know what it is yet. No worries– new and different is on its way, more quickly than you know.   The Sun in Taurus opposes Jupiter from the 8^th til the 12^th, allowing you to complete a project or a cycle of your life, to close something out so you can make room for the new. Then the planets do their thing – on May 15^th, the day of the Taurus new moon (always a rich and creative one!), Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 84 years. It drags Mercury along with it and they both square Mars. This portends political tumult, environmental events, unexpected changes, and dramatic weather. It is important to use this new moon to get personal with the chaos principle of Uranus– if there is something in your life that needs changing, invite it in. Taurus is an earth sign, and so its realm is the material plane, including Mother Earth herself. Then the sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, followed by a nice Mercury Jupiter opposition, which is great for easy communication. The rest of the month is smooth, culminating in a Sagittarian full moon which, as full moons go, is quite easy. Enjoy.

 ARIES (MAR 20-APRIL19) May begins a stretch of months with crazy astrological influences, so put on your training wheels. As Uranus moves form Aries to Taurus this month you have to learn to love a different kind of chaos and instability, this one on the earth plane rather than in the realm of individual self expression.   —Is that so hard? Yes, it is! The month starts with the tail -end of the Mars Pluto conjunction in Capricorn which has given you great focus and the capacity to organize a big project. By the 7^th Venus in Gemini squares Neptune for a few days of dreamy romanticism or creative inspiration. The Sun in Taurus opposes Jupiter from the 8^th til 12^th, allowing something to come to closure so that there is room for the new. And there will be plenty of new… On May 15^th the heavens let loose. It is the day of the new moon in Taurus – always a delightfully juicy one—and it is also the day Uranus enters Taurus for the first time in 84 years. Uranus drags Mercury with it and they both square Mars. Uranus brings unexpected and innovative changes as well as dramatic upsets, and this will all unfold on the earth realm of Taurus. Mother Nature, Mother Earth. With Mars and Mercury in the mix there will be drama for sure and some scrappiness. The new moon will intensify whatever is going on and set the stage for really bad weather events, climate change, and environmental drama. Thankfully, the rest of the month is pretty smooth – the Sun enters Gemini on the 20^th, followed by a nice Mercury-Jupiter opposition which makes for easy communication. The Sagittarius full moon falls on the 29^th, and it’s quite drama–free, surprisingly. Enjoy it!