What’s N the STARS for May

Published On: May 07, 2010

ARIES, March 20-April 19

This month, you have the energy and enthusiasm to become an overnight success. Can you believe that? It’s true! Just keep moving forward, stay focused, and let that gorgeous sunlight shine on you all month long. Take every opportunity to get outside and run, walk or crawl if you have to. Avoid unnecessary miscommunication in the beginning of the month by minding every detail. At the end of the month, enjoy some pampering but try not to over-indulge in delicious delights. If you feel compelled to venture outside of Nash-Vegas, plan now for something spectacular in June when your schedule clears up a bit. For the time being, enjoy all that this fun city has to offer. The New Moon on the 20th brings delight to your senses. Plan a romantic evening with your special someone and watch the fireworks of your passion ignited. It may not be time for an engagement ring just yet, but we guarantee that is coming this summer. Or if you are single, trust that a relationship is on its way.

TAURUS, April 20-May20

Happy Birthday! This month, abundance, work and opportunities are highlights for you. April brought you new projects, and you are reaping the rewards. It is a great time to market your skills and abilities. If you are looking for a new job, consider consulting with a life coach or communications specialist to help construct the perfect resume. Self-reliance may be one of your trademarked skills, but right now, you can lean on other professionals. In matters of real estate, consider every offer on the table, but avoid signing important documents until after 11th. In matters of work and life, if you don’t see immediate results from your initial efforts, stay committed, and you will receive needed answers by the Full Moon on the 27th. Now, let’s talk about your relationship. If you are in one, enjoy sweetness and romance towards the end of this month. If you are single, this is a great time to try new methods of dating, like Match.com. Sign up early to enjoy a love connection after the 21st.

GEMINI, May 21-June 20

Slow your mind down this month with meditation, yoga and spa treatments. Your health will drastically improve if you can just sit still, especially since your ruling planet, Mercury, is retrograde until the 10th. You need to focus on input rather than output. We know that can be tough for a sign so focused on communication and intellect, but the Universe is handing you the opportunity, so take it! Fill your thoughts with new information, and stock up on the latest spiritual and self-help literature on the market. If you need some inspiration, visit Oprah’s Spirit Channel to hear from some inspired visionaries. Also, if you feel inclined, see what adult education classes are available in the community. Whether gardening, knitting or basket weaving, attempt any new skills that keep your hands busy. Enjoy all of the excitement May has to bring by socializing at graduation parties, weddings, and first communion events. Family and friends surround you with love and joy. For those of you in a relationship, expect a deepening of your commitment to one another.

CANCER, June 21-July 21

You Cancers sit poised, ready to act when something in your life or work shifts, but right now, you don’t have all of the needed information. So, you have to wait for just a little while before the circumstances line up for you. What can you do about this seeming lack of control? Remember that it is temporary and think like a hawk. Observe everything around you, keeping your focus on what you want. Professionally, this is a time of tremendous opportunity, and you may have experienced that over the past few months. While the excitement may have waned a bit, there is still more news to come. Change is good. Just remember that and embrace your future. Whether it is a new baby or an engagement, surprises come in all forms this spring. Last, but certainly not least, your love life is rewarding and serene. If you’re single, your calendar is quite full after the 21st, and you just may meet that special someone.

LEO, July 22-August 22

The planet of luxury, Venus, is in a favorable sign. Her influence begs you to take it easy this month. Enjoy lavish surroundings and treat yourself to beautiful things. Your internal tensions run higher than usual, so diffuse the stress any way you can. For some of you, that might mean a little retail therapy, and for others, exercise is what you need most. Take advantage of the mood and atmosphere before everything in your life starts to shift toward a very positive direction. That will be stressful, but the outcomes will astound you. Before these professional and personal changes occur, there may be some unique situations that challenge your ideas and beliefs. Let go of anything outdated in your wardrobe, your hard drive, and even your love life. Finally, May can be a hectic month with parties, graduations and special events. Create time and space to write songs, paint paintings or audition for community theatre.

VIRGO, August 23-September 22

Love and creativity take center stage for you this month. After all, your professional life is still a bit uncertain. Things have changed—are changing—and you cannot yet stand in certainty of the future. So, focus right now on what you know to be true. While you are the prime worriers of the Zodiac, make this a month of unshakable faith. A little analysis can go a long way, so stay in your heart, trusting your gut instincts. If you need some motivation, read books like The Power of Now or Blink. And then take some time to create, in whatever medium you prefer. If you are an accountant, you have the opportunity to create a fabulous tax return for a client. If you are a writer, now is the time to start that next novel. If you are just beyond that newlywed phase, maybe it’s time to think about bringing a new member into the family. Along with that, it’s a great month to get involved in your community. There are charity walks, runs and events all month long. Participate for the feeling of true fulfillment. Finally, love. Whether you are single or involved, your heart pitter-patters a bit more than usual this month. It’s time for new or re-inspired commitment.

LIBRA, September 23-October 22

You’re a sign that puts others first, but this month Mars, the planet of personal fulfillment, wants you to become a little bit more self-absorbed-- not selfish. It’s just a time to fulfill your own desires. Impulsive or hasty decisions have to be made or else your mind will become distracted. You’ve been in a creative mode for quite some time, and now sudden circumstances are bringing you the opportunity to make your visions a reality. New associations assist you, giving you a defined line of action to be followed. Pay attention, and you will add greater scope to your professional expression. You knew this moment was coming, so allow yourself the necessary enthusiasm, and show courage by boldly setting out on the adventure before you. These new horizons need only your approval. Don’t let your inward journey be tainted by old habit patterns. This process of re-creating touches the personal relationship in that vision of marriage, owning a home and having children are now on the immediate horizon.

SCORPIO, October 23-November 21

This is going to be one of those months during which you feel others breathing down your neck. So, why not just break away from monotony and status quo and head for a destination that will give you freedom of expression—someplace with no cell phone service. The New Moon is on the 13th is an excellent time to board a plane and indulge yourself in the pleasures of life. There are, of course, people who want to deny you access to those external pleasures, and they may threaten or criticize you. Maybe it’s a time to ponder their selfish lack of understanding when it comes to your needs. When you stand in control of your destiny, life rewards you with an abundance of joy and happiness. So, maybe your slant on life, in terms of people, situations and goals, needs to be readjusted. In the past, you may have tolerated the smallest indifference from others. However, now you are waking up to fuller potentials, and you need a cheering section to show support. It’s time for others to learn your needs, reflect with you on problems and share an objective awareness with you.

SAGITTARIUS, November 22-December 21

Don’t let situations in your life keep you on a leash this month. Let your mind play with new visions that you will soon set in motion. Stay focused, grounded. Even though the Sun is out and the air invigorating, there are bills to pay. Throughout the last few months, you’ve been happily indulgent. That had to have been a whole lot of fun! You always go first-class, and memories of laughter make you want to jump on the next plane and keep on going! Now that you’re back, your attitude causes you to make precise strides toward making life more efficient. There’s just one small problem. To make the changes in life that you want to make, you need to think outside of your own little box. To achieve the love and laughter you crave, you need to think of major relocation. You don’t need to do this tomorrow, but we’re sure you can feel the shift coming. Until you pinpoint the exact place you’re going, fill your calendar with friends, concerts, and events that will temporary fill the inner void.

CAPRICORN, December 22-January 19

Every once in awhile, we become personal witnesses to thoughts of possibilities and probabilities that accentuate challenge and change. Not a time to fear the reevaluation of personal and professional development. All the planets are in harmony with you, which helps to create inner movement of individual meaning and importance. Overall, this is an incredibly dynamic month that has been conditioned by your early development. Dust off those genius ideas and present them to your boss. These awaken solutions, refresh your position at work, and bring new dimensions of responsibilities (and a new title) around the Full Moon on the 27th. This constructive thinking and sound judgment carry over into your personal life so that you become increasingly committed to the person who will hold your heart from this moment on. Not only is it a time to participate in weddings, it’s a time to hire your own wedding planner.

AQUARIUS, January 20-February 18

You run the slight risk of offending a few people at work this month around the New Moon on the 13th, but we want you to know that it’s really not your fault. As the intellectuals of the Zodiac, you Aquarians can sometimes lead with reasoning rather than heart. Your quest is to speak with truth and compassion, but sometimes the raw ingredients of honesty can be misinterpreted as being rude or insensitive to others. Like the song says, “they were blinded by the Light.” Reinforce your personal relationships with walks in the park, and nourish love with home-cooked dinners. You both will construct mutual dreams, bringing about a tangible and aesthetic fulfillment with your aspirations. By the way, people in higher positions at work are watching you closely, and it will be your performance (sorry not your looks) that will lead to a major promotion in early fall. There’s a thirst for as well as good opportunities in buying or selling property, so put a sign in the yard or start cruising new neighborhoods on the weekends. This is a great month to shop for perfume and shoes, but not a time to get an extreme makeover. Subtle forward movement in your primary relationship, but both of you are in no hurry here. Your roots are very interconnected, and everything grows in time.

PISCES, February 19-March 19

Shut off that television and allow the outside world to fertilize your creativity. It’s time to inhale the fragrance of the outdoors. Get out and start pruning, clean out the flowerbeds and plant a vegetable garden. Just as much as it’s time to bring changes to your surroundings, it is time also to confront the core of your seed that has been waiting for its promise of renewal. No time should be lost in your efforts to succeed personally and professionally. Establish your place in the world. Both friends and fear bring moments that may stop you in your tracks, but you need to cast all doubt aside. This month you can gain self-assurance by thinking more analytically and less empathically. It’s time for the future to bring about a new symbolic content. Make it an obsession. Connections from the past try one more time to gain entrance into your personal life. The shared purpose you had with them has evaporated. This is not a dramatization, this is an objective surmise drawn upon the never changing facts.

 

Thomas Parsons PMAFA and Rachel Lang AMAFA are Nashville-based astrologers who conduct readings and write horoscopes through their company Balencia. They are the only two astrologers in Tennessee who are accredited with the American Federation of Astrologers. Contact them at http://Balencia.us