In April, I watched Uranus, the awakener shining a spot light on our dark dirty little secrets ruled by Pluto. For example, Cliven Bundy the Nevada rancher who spewed out racist comments on TV. Then Donald Sterling, the Los Angeles Clipper’s basketball team owner made racist comments that were recorded by his girlfriend. (what is her deal?)
But the major unmasking that Uranus has performed regards the economic inequality in the US via the publication of the book, Capital in the 21st century by French economist Thomas Piketty. This book is 700 pages long and cost $40.00 and no one expected that anyone would read it except other economists. Then regular people started buying the book. Amazon ran out of inventory and Harvard University Press had to rush to print a lot more copies. It is now a best seller. Now we all knew about the economic inequality in this country, but for some reason this book caused an awakening or maybe it was because the ideas were presented at the right time during the Uranus/Pluto Square.
Read Sean McElwee’s article in Salon on why Piketty’s book could be a “game changer”.
Another big dark dirty secret being revealed is the fact that the US is no longer a democracy but an oligarchy. Recent Supreme Court decisions have allowed unlimited spending by individuals and corporations for political campaigns so all of our politicians can be bought and paid for. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 makes it legal to incarcerate US citizens without any recourse to any form of judicial process. This act is similar to the Reichstag Fire Decree in 1933 Germany. Again, Uranus is awakening the people in the form of an organization called PANDA (People Against the NDAA). City and state governments are joining in to ban the NDAA being enforced in their municipalities.
The grand cross we had last month is weakening this month. Pluto is still at 13 degrees of Capricorn, but Jupiter has moved on and so has Mars. Uranus is at 14, so we still have the square this month. Those of you with personal planets (Sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars or the ascendant) at 13 and 14 degrees of Capricorn, Cancer, Libra or Aries are still in the barrel.
This month Venus hits the planets in the Grand Cross causing relationship hurdles, challenges and maybe, just maybe breakthroughs. See May 11, May 14, May 15 and May 18.
Dates to Watch:
We have just experienced a Solar Eclipse on April 29 at 8 degrees of Taurus. The reverberations of this eclipse will be strongly felt this month and the echoes for many more months. Check the eclipse article on my blog to find how this eclipse will affect your chart.
May 2 – Mercury Opposite Saturn. Travel may not be profitable right now. Be careful what you put into writing.
Venus enters Aries until May 28. Venus is really “hot stuff” in Aries. You could be too impulsive and may try to push your loved ones in directions they don’t want to go. Cool it, if you can.
May 3 – Sun trine Pluto. You could receive some real good advice today from a relative or business partner.
May 7 – Mercury enters Gemini until May 29. Mercury loves being in this sign. A lot of communications via email and social networking will be happening in this period.
May 10 – Sun Opposite Saturn at 19 Taurus/Scorpio. You may have to work hard in your home and in your office. There are restrictions and responsibilities everywhere so the best thing to do is keep your head down and work. This day will especially be a downer if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 17 to 21 of Taurus or Scorpio.
May 11 – Venus Opposite Mars at 9 Aries/Libra. You are warm-hearted and easy going, but today you can be taken advantage of by a strong willed person. Avoid hasty actions in love and in finance. You will feel especially raunchy if you have personal planets or the ascendant at 7 to11 degrees of Aries or Libra.
Mercury Square Neptune at 7 Gemini/Pisces. You really don’t want to face the real world today. You want to daydream and your mind is a little fuzzy anyway so it’s best not to tackle anything difficult. I have this aspect in my natal chart so I feel this way all the time. You will too if you have any personal planets or the ascendant at 5 to9 degrees of Gemini or Pisces.
May 12 – Mercury trine Mars. Mars is giving energy to your mind. You may feel vivacious and interested in writing, traveling and making new friends.
May 14 – Full Moon at 23 Scorpio at 3:16 PM. Matters begun on the Solar Eclipse on April 29, culminate today. A full moon in Scorpio can bring out passions, aggressions and an increase in intensity all focused on our emotions.
Venus Square Pluto at 14 Aries/Pluto. This could bring about some embarrassing situations with loved ones. You may be too harsh and judgmental with others.
May 15 – Venus Conjunct Uranus at 14 Aries. We can really blab too much about our friends and loved ones. The gossip may come back to bite you. Be discreet. Watch out for outrageous romantic actions on your part especially if you have personal planets at 12 to 16 degrees of Aries or Libra.
May 18 – Venus Square Jupiter. Don’t make any personal relationship decisions today. You are too emotional. Another warning about today is watch your wallet and don’t spend too much.
May 19 – Mars turns direct at 9 Libra. A lot of us have be frustrated at not being able to get anything done or to move forward. The direction motion of Mars will help a lot.
May 20 – Sun enters Gemini until June 21. We feel freer than we did when the Sun was in Taurus. This is a good time to write and read and join a book club.
May 24 – Jupiter Trine Saturn. If you are thinking of starting a business, today is the day to do it. You would have a Jupiter Saturn trine in the birth chart of the business and that means there would be balanced growth. This aspect is very good for Stabilizing your financial affairs.
May 28 – New Moon at 7 Gemini at 2:40 PM. For the next month, we will feel restless and want to travel or even move. We get bored with the status quo. Make some changes.
Sun Square Neptune at 7 Gemini/Pisces. You have exaggerated hopes and and inflated ideas about your life. You could be deceived by others because you are so trusting and you believe everything is for the best. (Well, it ain’t)
Venus enters Taurus until June 23. Venus loves being in Taurus. A good time to go to the spa, get a massage.
May 29 – Mercury enters Cancer until Jun 17 when he backs up into Gemini again; he goes back into Cancer on the 13th of July and then finally enters Leo on August 1st. The reason for this back and forth movement of Mercury is because Mercury is retrograde from June 7 to July 1.
May 31 – Sun Trine Mars. You have plenty of energy today to take on new projects
OUTER PLANET TRANSITS
JUPITER is in Cancer until July 2014. This month Jupiter will move from 15 to 20. Jupiter is about growth and expansion. Look to the house in your natal chart that holds 15 to 20 degrees of Cancer or Capricorn. This is the area of your life that will experience this expansion.
SATURN is in Scorpio until Dec 24, 2014. This month Saturn moves retrograde from 20 to 18 degrees of Scorpio. If you have the ascendant or any personal planets at 18 to 20 degrees of Scorpio or Taurus in your natal chart, you may be in store for some hard lessons around the issues ruled by the planet and the house the planet is in or rules. Scorpio rules passion, sex and depths of all kinds and Saturn may ask you to take on more responsibility for how you control your rage and psychological expression.
URANUS is in Aries until 2018. This month Uranus moves from at 14 to 15 degrees of Aries. We all feel a need to rebel; we want more freedom and want to make some radical changes in our life. I believe in “cooperating with the inevitable”. If you have Uranus in a challenging aspect to your ascendant or personal planets, go on a long vacation, move, or make some major changes in your life.
NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026 and stays at 7 degrees of Pisces all month. A lack of focus, a sense of drifting or an inability to see a betrayal or disappointment until it's too late can be experienced by those of you with the Sun or Personal Planets at 7 degrees of Pisces or Virgo. For the enlightened out there, Neptune can also bring artistic, musical, creative expression, increased dreams and spiritual insights. Watch for some really inspired films to come out during the time Neptune is in Pisces.
PLUTO is in Capricorn until 2023. This month Pluto is moving retrograde and stays at 13 degrees of Capricorn. Everyone is feeling the urge to purge and to find his or her truth. Profound changes will be felt especially by those with Sun, ascendant or personal planets at 13 degrees of Capricorn or Cancer.
Have a good month
Janet Kane