May Astrology Highlights – “Dancing with the Stars”

By Janis Page   c2010

Mayday!  Mayday!   Ok, so that was a bit dramatic, but the lovely month of May does hold a bit of drama…  

May begins with Mercury continuing its retrograde (Rx) movement, and just pulling away from the 4^th of 5 exact passes of Saturn opposing Uranus, so there is tension between the urge to hold onto familiar old habits and the relentless force demanding we change… we can try to  resist (resistance is futile!) or dance with the changes and go with the flow.  A thought about going with the flow, however… sometimes, the flow is what we tend to think of as going with the flow as a relatively brisk, comfortable pace.  But sometimes the flow is a trickle, or like a meandering river that may even seem to go backwards at times.   And sometimes the flow is whitewater rafting, or flying over waterfalls!   With Mercury Rx, the flow may feel like pressure getting through a bottleneck, straining to move forward, but with some delays, confusion, and obstacles, and lots of changes and needed adaptations along the way.   Have patience…  

Mercury turns Rx continues Rx until May 11^th, then give it a few days to build up a bit of forward momentum, and then communications and technology should be smoother, just in time for the new Moon in Taurus on May 13^th.   This new Moon has a nice stabilizing trine to Saturn which has retrograded back into Virgo; the opportunities that the 60 degree sextiles bring to the very auspicious Jupiter and Uranus in late Pisces; the potential illusion and confusion but also idealism of the square to Neptune in Aquarius.   The new Moon is also conjunct the ‘malevolent’ fixed star Algol, so please don’t lose your head about anything, ok?  

The 3^rd week of May has Venus fancy dancing all over the place before she leaves fickle Gemini to pirouette into sensitive, emotional Cancer on the 19^th.   Her dance starts with an indulgent square to Jupiter, an uh-oh-I-over-did-it lockdown square to Saturn, then a dreamy, idealistic and illusionary trine to Neptune, then kick-up-your-heels exciting square to Uranus, all in three days before entering Cancer.   Mercury trines Pluto at the same time, which is great for research and focus, and oh, maybe a little obsessiveness… The next day, on the 20^th, the Sun makes an intuitive sparking sextile to Uranus then pops into lively Gemini.  

After Jupiter opposes Saturn late on the 22^nd – expand or contract?  Generous and indulgent, or austere and frugal?  On Sunday the 23rd Venus opposes Pluto.  Please do not stalk your beloved, ok?   Obsession, passion, intensity, but it can also be quite creative and inspired.   

The last five days of the month have enormous activity, with Uranus entering volatile Aries on May 27^th, the day of the full Moon.    Be ready for major shifts and activations as the planet of chaos but also cosmic consciousness activates the universal axis and the increasing cardinal cross, moving toward the square to Pluto and the opposition to Saturn.   Then heeding that call, Saturn stations in late Virgo on the 30^th, slowing turning direct to begin its several month trek moving back toward Libra, and the following day Neptune stations turning retrograde on the threshold at the end of Aquarius, to remain in that sign for the rest of the year.  

May is quite a month!   Enjoy the spring flowers and new life all around, and dance with the energies with joy, creativity, compassion and humor… Again, remember that what you focus on becomes more real and expands, so rise in gratitude, stay in heart, and enjoy all the opportunities the month has to offer.  Many blessings!