This month, Mercury turns retrograde on the 29th. Do all of your significant purchases before that time.
Also, this month there is a Lunar Eclipse on the 26th at 5 degrees of Sagittarius/Gemini.
We have 6 trines this month. Trines are generally considered the best and most auspicious aspect of them all, bringing luck, harmony, major synchronicities, and the potential for positive changes. So trines are great, but I should mention that the gods are not pushing you on a trine, so if you want to take action you got to push yourself during a trine. If you do the energies will flow toward success. But you have my permission to not strive for anything this month and instead, go on a vacation. We all deserve it because we have been through a rough couple of years.
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Dates to Watch:
Note to my Astrology Clients. Use your Planetary Placement and Ascendant Sheet to find if the following transits will have a major impact on you. The personal planets are Sun, Moon, Mercury Venus and Mars.
May 2 – Mercury Trine Pluto at 26 Taurus/Capricorn. Someone who cares a lot for you may help you out today regarding your career or joining an organization. Some good deep thinking can help you This aspect impacts personal planets or the ascendant at 26 to 28 degrees of Taurus or Capricorn.
May 3 – Mercury Square Jupiter at 28 Taurus/Aquarius. Don’t buy anything because of its attractiveness. Only acquire stuff that has actual value. Don’t exaggerate possibilities. This aspect impacts personal planets or the ascendant at 26 Taurus/Aquarius to 1 degree of Gemini/Pisces.
Sun Square Saturn at 13 Taurus/Aquarius. Don’t take any risks today. You may suffer disillusionment in someone you had great faith in. This aspect I mpacts personal planets or the ascendant at 11 to 15 Taurus or Aquarius.
Mercury enters Gemini until July 11. Mercury loves to be in Gemini, the sign that he rules. He can think and talk as fast as he wants in this sign. You can speak your mind now.
May 6 – Venus Trine Pluto at 26 degrees of Taurus/Capricorn. I love Taurus and Capricorn signs. They are earth signs and therefore very grounded and the trine means the energies are flowing together. So this aspect can bring happiness and a party with friends. This aspect impacts personal planets and ascendant at 24 to 28 Taurus or Capricorn.
May 8 – Venus enters Gemini until June 2. Venus is about your sensitivity and Gemini is about logic and communication. So when Venus is in Gemini, we find it easier to talk about our feelings.
Venus Square Jupiter at 29 Taurus/Aquarius. Wait a while before making personal decisions. You are not very objective now. This aspect impacts personal planets and the ascendant at 27 Taurus/Aquarius to 1 Gemini/Pisces.
May 11 – New Moon at 21 Taurus. This New Moon Trines Pluto at 26 Capricorn. This New Moon has a very earthy feel to it. New Moons are the time for starting something new. In Taurus, it’s about new beginnings around the body, the earth, money, possessions, food and land. This impacts personal planets and the ascendant at 19 through 28 Taurus/Capricorn.
May 12 – Mercury Trine Saturn at 13 Gemini/Aquarius. Another great trine. Make some realistic decisions and then act on your decisions This aspect impacts personal planets and the ascendant at 11 to 15 Gemini/Aquarius.
May 13 – Jupiter enters Pisces until July 28 when he backs up into Aquarius again. Jupiter entering Pisces is the biggest deal this month. He only changes signs once a year
Remember Jupiter is the big, fat, happy guy in the sky. He is very hopeful and optimistic. In Pisces, he wants to expand our wisdom and spirituality. Your sense of faith and optimism improves here. But, he will back out of Pisces on July 28 but will be back for a longer- term stay in 2022. So hold on to your hopes and dreams so that you can manifest them next year. While Jupiter is in Pisces this month, he will especially impact personal planets and the ascendant at 0, 1 and 2 degrees of Pisces and Virgo.
May 17 – Sun Trine Pluto at 26 Taurus/Capricorn. This is another earthy trine. This could indicate an enjoyable collaboration with someone you admire. All of these Taurus/Capricorn aspects mean that you are making positive land and property deals. This aspect impacts personal planets and the ascendant at 24 to 28 Taurus/Capricorn.
May 19 – Venus Trine Saturn at 13 Gemini/Aquarius. You could run into a friend who you have not seen in a very long time. You could start a project with this person that will pay off in big dividends. This aspect impacts personal planet s or the ascendant at 11 to 15 Gemini/Aquarius.
May 20 – The Sun enters Gemini until June 20. Happy birthday Geminis. The Sun is joining Mercury and Venus who have moved into Gemini earlier. Gemini is all about verbal expression and is the most curious sign. Expect a lot of tongue-wagging and socializing this month.
May 21 – Sun Square Jupiter at 0 Gemini to 0 Pisces. Jupiter loves to exaggerate the possibilities in your life. Take a step back and review your options. This aspect impacts personal planets and the ascendant at 28 Taurus /Aquarius to 2 Gemini/Pisces.
May 22 – Mercury Square Neptune at 22 Gemini/Pisces. I have this aspect in my natal chart which is why I can come across as a space cadet sometimes. And by the way, when a transit in the sky is the same as an aspect in your natal chart that is a good time to figure out how that natal aspect manifests in your life.
May 23 – Saturn turns retrograde until Oct 10. Saturn is asking you to stop and reassess your career goals. It may feel like you are not making progress in that area. While Saturn is retrograde, stop and rethink your plans. By the time Saturn goes direct, you may have come up with some new ideas about moving forward.
May 26 – A Lunar Eclipse at 5 Sagittarius/Gemini. Look at the houses in your birth chart that contains 5 Sagittarius and Gemini. These are the areas of your life that will be lit up on this date and for 6 months to follow. Your attention will be focused on these areas of your life. See Meaning of the Houses here. I will post a newsletter soon about this eclipse and the solar eclipse we will have on June 10.
May 27 – Venus Square Neptune at 22 Gemini/Pisces. This could represent conflicting hopes. Don’t let relatives or friends take advantage of you. Don’t be timid and a pushover. Speak your mind. This aspect impacts personal planets at 20 to 24 Gemini/Pisces.
May 29 – Mercury Conjunct Venus at 24 Gemini. You are a silver-tongued lover on this one. Your words have a poetic turn. Use this day to contact friends and relatives because you will seem like a sweet caring person, even though we know better. This impacts personal planets and the ascendant at 22 to 26 Gemini.
Mercury turns retrograde at 24 Gemini until June 22. Now is the time to go over the past few months and edit and revise any emails and relationship snafus. This is a good time to step back and review where you want to go and how to get there.
May 31 – Mars Trine Neptune at 23 Cancer/Pisces. You can control your impulses on this one. Tension will subside. You could feel a sense of intuitive freedom. Take advantage of this one and work on music and art projects. This impacts personal planets and the ascendant at 21 to 25 Cancer/Pisces.
OUTER PLANET TRANSITS:
JUPITER is in Aquarius until May 12 2021 on the 13th of May he enters Pisces, turns retrograde in June of 2021 and heads back into Aquarius from the end of July until Dec 30, 2021. This month Jupiter moves from 28 degrees of Aquarius to 1 degree of Pisces. Jupiter is about growth and expansion especially in travel and education and also in the area of your life ruled by the houses in your natal chart that contains Aquarius and Pisces. Aquarius is about coming up with new technological inventions and rebelling against the status quo. During a protest or revolution, Jupiter gets to make a lot of noise and give speeches full of hyperbole. Jupiter in Pisces is about our dreams of a better future. If you have personal planets or the ascendant between 26 degrees of Aquarius, and 3 degrees of Pisces, expect expansion and blossoming in that area of your chart.
SATURN is in Aquarius where he will stay until Mach of 2023. This month he moves retrograde on the 23rd. Saturn is the old traditional ruler of Aquarius. So he is happy here. He will spend a lot of time in Aquarius trying to dampen Jupiter’s enthusiasm. If you have the ascendant or any personal planets 11 to 15 degrees of Aquarius, 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. While Saturn is in Aquarius, he will run around trying to restrict all of the social media that he will call fake news. He hates to see freedom of expression which is what Aquarius is all about.
URANUS is in Taurus until Apr 2026. This month he is moving from 10 to 12 degrees of Taurus. You will feel a need for freedom and for making some radical changes in your life at this time. 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. Taurus is the earth. Expect earth events such as earthquakes volcanos or major weather events during the period that Uranus is in Taurus.
NEPTUNE (creativity, sensitivity, escapism, dreams) is in Pisces until 2026. This month Neptune is moving from 22 degrees to 23 degrees. 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 ascendant or Personal Planets at 20 to 25 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 26 degrees of Capricorn all month. Profound changes will be felt especially by those with the ascendant or personal planets at 24 to 28 degrees of Capricorn or Cancer. What needs to die in order to be reborn?
Wishing you a beautiful spring.
Janet Kane
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