MONTHLY HOROSCOPES

Aries

May 2nd starts the month with a union between Venus and Neptune, newly arrived in your sign and this pair of planets preside over what might be a softening of the heart chakra and a healing.   Yet one of the major themes of this month revolves arounds your resources – both inner and outer.  Whilst the Full Moon on the 12th could mark closure on an arrangement or problem issue, the meeting of the Sun with wild card Uranus on the 17th could cause an unexpected jolt to the system.  Again on the 24th – make sure you’re open to new suggestions.   Then Saturn moves into your sign on the 25th for the first time in 29 years….   a period of learning begins.

Taurus

You’re front and centre this month with the main body of action happening between the 12th and 24th May.  There’s a kind of now or never quality during this period and if you’ve been psyching yourself up for something there is no time like the present – especially when it comes to decisions about relationships and your sense of self.  This is hardly a put up and shut up month so you may find yourself surprising both others and yourself with your capacity to put your needs first.  Saturn’s new position in Aries from the 25th encourages you to clear your unfinished business.

Gemini

Whilst there’s a lot going on behind the scenes you’re busy preparing for the emergence of something new around the Gemini New Moon on the 27th.  Until then, you’re prepping and manoeuvering yourself into position.  Which requires you to be light on your feet.  Even when people might try to place you somewhere you don’t want to be around the Full Moon on the 12th.  Of course, being a dextrous Gemini you can soon side-step problem areas and re-invent the rules.  Choose your people wisely as Saturn urges discernment from the 25th.  The Gemini Sun will meet with Mercury on the 30th – a fabulous time to talk.

Cancer

This month marks a sea change in terms of your direction in life so be prepared to consider what you really want.  There’s a need to tap into both heart and head as Neptune and Saturn will be occupying the prime position in your chart into the Autumn and this explains some elements being phased out and others being brought in.   Around the Full Moon of the 12th you’ll be left in no doubt as to what’s deep and meaningful for you and on the 17th change happens quickly.  Gemini season offers you some space to be in your inner world which always provides healing and relief.

Leo

Between the 12th and 18th of May you’ll need to deal with something that’s been cramping your style and find a new way of dealing with it.  Be prepared to think outside of the box and consider an entirely different perspective.  Gemini season offers you a breath of fresh air when it comes to all kinds of group settings and the kinds of people you’re mixing with.  This in turn could set the scene for a vision of your future which is both practical and rewarding.

Virgo

It’s important to choose your focus rather than allow others to dictate it as you need to embrace a long term direction.  Although what comes up between the 12th and 18th could prove rather distracting, it’s important to jettison what doesn’t work.  Saturn’s new position in the joint resource angle of your chart from the 25th until early September requires you to step up to the plate in terms of responsibilities to others and the obligations inherent in certain arrangements.

Libra

Whether Venus and Neptune play out a rom-com or a tale of lost love early in the month you’re being asked to make some important decisions from the 25th May when Saturn’s decisive influence will be felt in Aries all the way through Summer.   Therefore this isn’t the time to prevaricate but to assess relationships with an eye to whether they are long term or not.  Too often in the past you’ve put other people’s needs first and in the middle of May you’ll no doubt feel a surprising urge to consider and satisfy  your own.

Scorpio

This month’s Full Moon in your own sign on the 12th allows you a watershed moment when you can release and purge all that you need to let go of.  You can step closer to those you love and further away from any past emotional injuries.  On the 17th the Sun gets up close and personal with the electric planet Uranus will is bound to create a wow-factor in your interactions – perhaps something totally unexpected which makes you think twice about your perception of someone.  Later in the month the accent is on the resources you share with others and what to do going forward.

Sagittarius

Whilst the Sun occupies the lifestyle sector of your skies you’re looking at the tweaks and improvements you could make in order to effect an upgrade.  In all sorts of ways – health, work and the way you spend your hours in the day alongside all daily habits can be scrutinised and sorted – especially around the weekend of the 17th when you are right behind a radical change.  Gemini season brings the Sun to the relationship angle of your chart from the 20th and the New Moo here on the 27th is full of promise. Meanwhile think about how you can live from the heart.

Capricorn

Step by step up the mountain isn’t the way May should be.   More of a detour or exploration of what lies off-piste – especially around the 17th when curiosity could get the better of you and you want to add more fun factors into your life.   From the 25th, your ruling planet Saturn takes up a Summer residency in the most personal angle of your chart bringing about  new commitments.  Decisions around family life and where and how you live are going to be centre stage.  Begin with the New Moon on the 27th and look at what your best life would look like.

Aquarius

As Pluto starts its retrograde in your sign from May 4th the ‘in-your-face’ quality of having Pluto in your sign begins to recede.  The pressure cooker comes off the heat and you can enjoy the sense of feeling empowered just because you’re you – especially on the 6th when Venus canoodles with Pluto which helps bring out the best in everyone.  Between the 12th and the 18th you’re juggling many demands around your work/life balance and it could be that something needs to be eliminated to free up some space.  As Aries slices through distractions from the 25th you have a great desire to focus…..

Pisces

This is a momentous month for those born under the sign of the fish as Saturn takes a Summer break from your sign from the 25th leaving you with a fun ‘school’s out’ feeling.  Until then, think about where you want to be in life as the Full Moon and the Sun/Uranus conjunction urge you to do something or go somewhere you’ve never been before and ditch what simply isn’t for you.  On the 20th Gemini season makes you comfortable in your own skin and able to re-birth those parts of you that haven’t seen the light of day for quite a while.