SignOut
by Lilly Roddy
Gosh,
this is going to be an interesting beginning of the
month. Most all of the planets are going to be in the
sign of Taurus and the rest are going to be in Aquarius.
I have not seen this kind of lineup of the planets since
1973. The first thing that comes to my memory about
that period was the gasoline crisis. The people who
will be the most impacted by this are those who have
their Sun and/or other planets in Taurus, Scorpio, Leo,
and Aquarius. There will be a couple of days that will
have a lot of stress associated with this planetary
lineup. But in reality, you should have been feeling
the building intensity since the last two weeks in April.
The most intense days will be the May 3–4 and May
8–10. Try to keep an even keel. The Sun begins
its journey in Taurus and walks into Gemini on the 20th.
Mercury, Venus and Mars also start the month in Taurus
but enter Gemini on the 14th, 25th and the 3rd respectively.
The rest of the planets remain in the same sign where
they have been since the beginning of the year.
Taurus (April
20–May 20) This is your birthday month and it is
going to be a heck of a one. This is a major, extreme,
fanatical time of reevaluation in your life. Where are
you going? Are you happy with this direction? If not,
look for some significant changes in areas of career,
relationships, friends, and family. Your tolerance and
patience will be a thing of the past, especially in
the beginning two weeks of May. You may want to put
some distance between you and any problems that you
have. This will certainly help decisions about your
future but won’t change how you feel about your
current situation.
Gemini
(May
21–June 21) There is a bubbling cauldron inside
of you. You are looking for a way to release this buildup
of energy. I suggest a spiritual retreat or a getaway
from your routines. Paris or London would fill the bill
nicely. If not there, then Galveston will work. By the
end of the month you are feeling like your old self,
full of spice and vinegar. This is a great month to
take risks and stand up for yourself. Exercise and diet
programs will work nicely as well. Just don’t expect
to do the same old things you’ve always done.
Cancer
(June 22–July 22) This is a very testing time with
your friends and group associations. Some will become
painfully obvious that they have outlived their usefulness
in your life. Others will have to be reevaluated and
reoriented into your life in a different way. One way
that this will be evident is that friendships will have
to be more balanced. If you feel that you are carrying
the ball in the maintenance of the relationship, it
will have to be more balanced or come to an end. At
the end of the month you will need some time for retreat
and rest.
Leo
(July 23–Aug. 22) May is about your career and
who is in charge. Anyone who tries to push their weight
around with you will be tangling with the Lion that
your sign represents. Watch out for conflicts between
the amount of time that you spend with your lovers and
time you spend at work. Your lovers could seem very
emotionally distant this month. If you feel properly
ignored, you will want to wait until the end of the
month before you go out on a hunting mission. Otherwise,
you will attract the same type of people that you have
at home.
Virgo
(Aug. 23–Sept. 22) This is a great month for you
to look at doing different things in your career and
exploring your more creative side. You are feeling very
restless at work. If you don’t act on this feeling,
you will be engaging in more conflictual experiences
with the people that you work with and deal with as
customers. Also, if you would like to get away from
your precious routine, it would be really good for you.
Otherwise you will be more picky and critical than usual.
And you don’t want to overdo your better qualities.
Libra
(Sept. 23–Oct. 23) Time to remove that nice mask
you wear around your lover and your close friends and
let them see the real you. The obsessive controlling
part of you that wants everyone to be nice, polite,
and gracious. And you get to be the self-centered, narcissistic
one, as opposed to the partners that you attract. This
is real balance. The thing you always seek. Put your
elbows on the table. Chew with your mouth open. Leave
the bed unmade in the morning. Wear bright colors instead
of trying to blend in. And enjoy the shocked looks on
those closest to you. Next month, you can go back to
your normal perfect self.
Scorpio
(Oct. 24–Nov. 21) The big lineup of the planets
this month puts all of them in the relationship house
of your sign. You will have the fortune to expose any
uncertainty about your commitment. And for you to challenge
your partner with any uncertainty that you feel from
them. It sounds like a time to clear the air with your
life partner. And avoid going home to visit the family
and taking your partner with you during the first two
weeks of May. If you are looking for a catalyst, with
all the planets in Taurus, you will find one there.
Sagittarius
(Nov. 22–Dec. 21) Feeling really pushed at work?
Getting the notion that everyone expects you to carry
the whole load? Well, you are correct. And you are ready
for a break but you just can’t get away to enjoy
one. You have over-committed yourself once again. When
will you learn that there are 27 hours in a 24-hour
day and not 30 like you want to believe. Watch out for
your health. If you get signals that your health is
deteriorating, blame others and take the rest of the
day off. Next month: the challenge of relationships
and how you can get along without them.
Capricorn
(Dec. 22–Jan. 19) Everyone around you is feeling
stressed, bent out of shape, and pushed to their limits.
And since this is how you feel most of the time, all
is right with the world. Your creative energies are
flowing. Take this month off for play, trips, and self-indulgence
(you may have to look that one up in the dictionary).
Spend time with people who are interested in having
fun. You are not really into the normal work mode. This
is a great time to market yourself or ideas; since you
won’t be so caught up in the outcome, you will
get more than you expect. Relax...by the end of the
month, you will be back to your old self.
Aquarius
(Jan. 20– Feb. 18) Basically this month, you are
rebuilding your home, family, and foundation to fit
you, finally. You have struggled with feeling different
and out of place your whole life. Now you have the control
that you have always wanted. Clean out those psychological
closets where your mother hides and those dusty attics
where your dad hangs out. You have more control over
your choices in your life. This may be why this seems
so confusing; up till now, you have only dreamed of
this kind of power. Your throne awaits you.
Pisces
(Feb. 19–March 20) You always seem so calm while
people are running around you with their heads and hearts
in their hands. You are in a great place to give people
sage advice at this time. You see the bigger picture
and know how to get the results they need. Just be careful
and don’t do it for them even if you want to. Save
that energy for the last part of the month when your
family issues bubble to the surface and you have to
take that unexpected trip back home.
Aries
(March
21–April 19) This month, you are looking for money
and self-worth. Self-worth problems can show up with
friends who continually take advantage of you and your
good nature. Others will have to make more of an effort
if they want to be in your life. Otherwise, you will
be out on an adventure looking for new people to put
in those friendship spots. At the end of the month,
your sense of humor returns and you won’t take
life so seriously.
Lilly Roddy is a Houston-based astrologer. She can be
reached at phil@cybersim.com
or at www.cybersim.com/hermes.
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