We enter May with a primary concentration on the individual self. We are far more interested in what is going on with our personal selves than what may be happening for anyone else. Other people might seem more like collateral additions or damage and somewhat inconsequential to our major concerns, which all revolve around oneself.
The month begins under the influence of the Taurus New Moon back on the 27th of April with a Fixed T-Square with the Taurus New Moon square Mars in Leo and square Pluto in Aquarius. The Mars Pluto opposition is engaged demanding that we tread lightly, cautiously, and fully aware of the conditions around us. No pushing the envelope unless we wish to trigger a nasty pushback when whatever we’re doing could all fall down. To balance off a T-Square, we need the fourth element, in this case the Fixed Water Sign of Scorpio. Being wise stewards of our resources and eliminating the dross from our lives could keep us from falling into a pit of despair and increased debt load.
We have an Aries Stellium as we begin the month with Venus, Mercury, and Neptune all in the Cardinal Fire Sign. The liability of impetuousness cannot be discounted, but with the T-Square impacting the first two weeks of the month, it might feel as though we are putting the pedal to the metal but with our transmission stuck in neutral with a case of our spinning our wheels.
This month also has Saturn ending its two-and-a-half-year cycle of Pisces as Saturn enters Aries on the 24th. With both Saturn and Neptune out of Pisces and into Aries, there is increased liability of droughts and wildfires over the foreseeable future. In the late twentieth century then Illinois U.S. Senator Paul Simon articulated that while oil was the major concern and issue of the twentieth century, water resources would be a major issue of contention during the twenty-first century. The lack of astrological Water and increase in astrological Fire could make Simon’s concern prescient.
The liability of extreme narcissism could be strong in early May with Venus conjunct Neptune on the 2nd of May. Relationships can be idyllic, except for the fact that the most appealing, enthralling, and seductive relationship is the one with oneself. We might feel as though we are God’s gift to the world, and that anyone is blessed to be drawn into our aura of sublime physical perfection.
Self-indulgences with appearance might be shattered on the 4th of May when Pluto turns retrograde. Whenever Pluto turns direction, whether from direct to retrograde or from retrograde to direct motion, the liability of explosions and implosions is ratcheted up. We often witness bomb blasts, warlike activities, and people acting out at such times. This day and the surrounding days would be time for us to be cautious as to where we place ourselves.
Some of our future plans may have to be put on hold as we are drawn to deal with the details and specifics of our present involvements.
With the intensity of these times, it is essential that we be mindful, aware, and cautious. Let’s try to avoid any rush to judgment since what we see or hear may not be the reality of the situation. As the saying goes: “life’s too mysterious, don’t take it serious.”
An attitude of bemusement at humanity’s foibles is necessary.
The 5th of May, Cinco de Mayo, when many of us enjoy a Dos Equis, chips with guacamole, and a burrito [unless tariffs have made them all prohibitive], has Mercury sextile Jupiter. While we might prefer to have gone away, out of Dodge, and enjoy some tropical paradise, we are likely to be in a good mood, optimistic, and enjoying ourselves. Social gatherings at this time would be fun events and certainly an atmosphere of partying seems prevalent.
Venus sextiles Pluto on the 6th of May making for what could be a magical encounter with someone. A depth of connection and a feeling of syntony might be strong with someone we encounter. Our relationships now can seem deep and heartfelt. We’re looking beyond surface appearance and feeling like we’re connecting on a soul level.
Mercury exits Aries and enters Taurus on the 10th of May [8:15 AM EDT]. As it does so, Mercury ends the Stellium in Aries and triggers a Stellium in Taurus as Mercury joins the Sun and Uranus in the Fixed Earth Sign. Impetuous thoughts that might have given way to rash actions become diminished as practicality and patience take its place. We are concerned about our security, what we have and how best to fortify our resources. During these volatile times of this paradigm shift, however, lets recognize that we’re seeking stability in a most unstable world.
The Scorpio Full Moon on the 12th of May when the Sun opposes the Moon [12:56 PM EDT] also has the Moon opposed Uranus and the Sun in orb of a conjunction with Uranus, exact on the 17th. The 12th also has Mercury square Pluto. We may question the solidity of our present reality and question what the future might hold. By Sign, the 12th has a Fixed Sign Grand Cross with the Moon in Scorpio, the three Taurus-transiting planets of the Sun, Mercury and Uranus, and Mars in Leo, and Pluto in Aquarius. Unexpected situations could arise that challenge our resiliency and threaten our security. We may all be feeling as though we’re operating on our last nerve. Patience is called for and avoiding any knee-jerk reactions to whatever seems to be going on. Let’s allow the dust to settle before making any judgments.
Although engaged by the Full Moon on the 12th, the Sun conjunct Uranus is exact on the 17th. Now is a time for us to consider our path forward. By engaging our intuitive sense with critical analysis, we can come up with a best practices approach to streamline and optimize our course of action or alter our trajectory and pursue something different from what we intended. Nothing is likely to fall between the cracks if we take the time to both think outside the box and strategize the optimum means to accomplish our goals.
We might be highly effective and productive on the 17th with a little help from unexpected sources, but we do need to not rest on our laurels or trumpet our successes. Arrogance and a belief in our infallibility could lead us down the garden path on the 18th of May when Mercury squares Mars. We may be a little too full of ourselves, sensing any recent accomplishment as being solely our determination and discounting the unanticipated variables that might have significantly contributed to our effectiveness. Brain versus brawn can be an issue on the 18th, so let’s prevent ourselves from engaging a tug-of-war within ourselves as to whether brain or brawn prevails. We could create a stalemate or a process when it all falls down.
Even if we overthink matters or push too hard around the 18th of May, the final gasps of the Sun transit through Taurus on the 20th provides the Sun sextile Saturn when we can lay down the solid foundation stones from which we can advance our ambitions. The 20th of May also has the Sun exiting Taurus to enter Gemini [2:55 PM EDT]. The Stellium of three planets in the Fixed Earth Sign ends as the Sun enters Gemini.
Hopefully, we used the past four weeks to slow things down, plant the seeds of our future, and developed patience with a greater appreciation that no matter how fast we may want things to develop, every project, every endeavor has a life of its own. We are merely the stewards and gardeners of our plans and hopes and wishes.
The 22nd of May can be one of those truly wonderful days thanks to the Sun sextile Neptune and Venus trine Mars. In the US, we are coming into the long Memorial Day weekend, often considered the unofficial kickoff to the summer season, and with the energies on this Thursday the 22nd, we might decide to start our holiday weekend early. We are certainly in a social mood, feeling good about life, and geared up for fun adventures. Relationships are highlighted with good times with good friends. Some of us may bring out the barbecue, others engage in sports, and still others just luxuriating in the springtime vibe of renewals and new beginnings. Summer may not be upon us, but we’re likely acting as though it already is.
The Memorial Day weekend itself is replete with various shifts and changes.
Saturday the 24th of May has the Sun trine Pluto, Mercury conjunct Uranus, and Saturn ending its transit of Pisces to enter Aries [11:35 PM EDT]. Exchanges with other people can provide us suggestions and insights regarding what we might choose in moving forward. Having ‘down time’ allows us to contemplate options and alternatives that we often don’t have time to consider when we’re caught up with our daily, mundane tasks and responsibilities. Unexpected incidents could help free us from tunnel vision with an appreciation that what we assume to be true might be a mirage and aligned only with our limited awareness. We may become more aware of the possibilities of the seemingly impossible during this time of paradigm shift. We are becoming more interested in breaking away from the maddening crowd and accepting of our own individual journey on our personal destiny. Whether out of necessity or choice, people are becoming even more mindful and embracing ascension in consciousness.
Mercury exits Taurus to enter its own Sign of Gemini on the 25th [8:59 PM EDT], followed that evening with Mercury sextile Saturn. With Mercury now in Gemini, we have a Stellium of three planets in the Mutable Air Sign, as Mercury joins the Sun and Jupiter in Gemini. With the Stellium in Gemini we are truly feeling the impulse of springtime with a tendency for us to be here, there, and everywhere. We are more interested in sampling than in-depth engagement.
A Sign of communication, the Gemini influence can have people talking a blue streak on many varied subjects but perhaps with less content and more opinion. A light and airy quality can be noticed, and this energy of the Gemini impact is given greater thrust with the Gemini New Moon on the 26th of May when the Moon conjuncts the Sun [11:02 PM EDT].
Influencing the next two weeks up to the Full Moon on the 11th of June, this Gemini New Moon configuration has both the Stellium in Gemini and the Stellium in Aries. We are moving into a two-week period when a sense of exploration, testing the waters, and trying out different new interests could keep us hopping from one thing to another to another.
This two-week period may be an exciting time when we are concentrating on our personal interests, engaging a diverse group of people, and feeling as if we have wind under our wings.
The 27th of May has Mercury trine Pluto. Although our tendency under the Gemini influence can have us being glib and quick in expression, this energy configuration gives us a forensic ability to swiftly cut to the core, make spot-on judgments with even a cursory consideration, and has our communications appealing and compelling. Our insights are profound, even if our reasoning seems to lack substantive critical analysis.
Our mind may be awhirl with limitless possibilities on the 30th when the Sun conjuncts Mercury. Having the springtime energy that may have given us a burst of vitality with the desire to broaden our involvements, we might see the world as an oyster with a desire to have it all. Starting this, trying that could be a large part of our end of May.
May 2025… out of the vise, into the dance…
