Cosmic Scope for May 2024
Wow! April was quite a month, huh.
I must say, 9 out of 10 people I spoke with shared that their month of April was an intensive one, myself included. The energies were so strong that many people either fell sick or felt overwhelmed.
Well, some good news for May. With Mercury in direct motion in Taurus, Mars ingress into its own sign, Aries and Venus in its own sign, Taurus, things feel like they are right in place now.
2/3 May: Pluto goes retrograde
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the last time in our lifetime to experience Pluto dipping back into Capricorn! Pluto goes retrograde from 2/3 May until 12 Oct. But for one and a half months, the whole of September and 1st half of October, Pluto goes back to the sign of Capricorn. This signifies the final cleansing of the remaining debris of old structures and paradigm. Think back from Jan this year until now, which part of your life has gone through a transformational change, the next 6 months will give you the opportunity to reflect on the experience and ask yourself what have you learned from it.
8 May: New Moon in Taurus at 18 deg
This New Moon is forming a stellium in Taurus together with Venus, Uranus and Jupiter. The theme is about planting seeds and setting new goals in the context of resources, land, agriculture, food and money. Jupiter, the planet of expansion is still within 3 orbs separating from Uranus which will bring sudden change in resources related topic. It’s time to think about how to deal with any financial situation that requires adjustment now. With Saturn in Pisces at 17 deg, forming a sextile to this New Moon, are there any areas that require you to set some boundaries around budgeting or spending? Again, this is the right moment to diligently look at how to streamline your finances to cut any losses before it’s too late. With Mars comfortably sitting in its own sign of Aries, joining North Node, Chiron and Mercury during this period, this is the moment to step up to focus on yourself. “I matter!”. This Aries energy will boost your willpower and courage to go for anything that needs to be changed, fought or initiated.
15/16 May: Mercury ingress into Taurus
Mercury joins the Taurean party and officially out of the retrograde shadow period. Again, news about resources, money, food will hit the headlines. It’ll square Pluto the next day on 17 May which creates tension on this day if you are too stubborn to change in resources-related situation. Pluto in Aquarius is raking up big transformations and being in retrograde motion, these are internal changes that you need to work on by yourself.
18 May: Mars conjunct North Node at 13 deg Aries
The Universe is practically shouting: “Wake up, people!” Time to be brave to face what is happening in the resources field. On the same day, Venus conjunct Uranus in Taurus at 23 deg. News about sudden change in the financial world could hit the headlines again.
20 May: Sun enters Gemini
Communication, studying, writing, reading, discussion, marketing, local area, siblings. People are starting to be more vocal about things. This Sun forms a beautiful trine aspect with Pluto in Aquarius. Make full use of these few days to perhaps take up a new course and learn a new skill to boost your income, have that deep conversation you’ve been holding back on with people near you (neighbors, siblings, even colleagues, clients you see daily etc). You’d be surprised with the positive outcome!
23/24 May: Full Moon in Sagittarius at 3 deg
I personally like this Full Moon. It sextile Pluto in Aquarius. By now, we are kind of ‘getting used’ to the strongly focused talks about resources throughout the 1st half of May and we are starting to see some transformations (Retrograde Pluto) within ourselves on how far we have explored (Sagittarius) in different options (Gemini) when it comes to bravely stepping up (Aries) to deal with our financial situations (Taurus). Venus also enters Gemini which helps us to communicate more in our relationships. People will be more sociable.
25/26 May: Jupiter ingress into Gemini
The energies of interaction, communication will be turbo charged with Jupiter joining the party with the Sun and Venus. In traditional Astrology, these are benefic planets. Super positive vibes! With Jupiter forming a trine aspect with Pluto in Aquarius, we will find the big shift in energy that is totally different from the 1st half of May. There will be a good flow of conversations about technology, esoteric knowledge, science, IT, inventions or information (Aquarius and Gemini) that could help tackle the problem with resources.
30 May: Mars conjunct Chiron in Aries at 22 deg
If there’s any issues that need you to work on about stepping up and stand up for yourself and knowing that you matter as an individual, this is the time to heal yourself (Chiron) and make it right. Many times, especially when we feel that by fighting for ourselves, we will be seen as being selfish, inconsiderate and unprofessional. We choose to suffer in silence, thinking that times are bad, it’s better not to rock the boat. Well, on the contrary, the Universe will reward those who are brave enough to cross over to the other side of the river, holding onto your faith, knowing that everything is going to be okay. As the old saying, “one door closes, another will open”. Stay true to yourself.
Sending love, joy and peace for a great month of May ahead.
