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by Lilly Roddy

This is an especially active month. First, we have the second part of the eclipse phase, the full Moon, occurring on May 4 at 11:33 a.m. at 14 Scorpio. This will make for intense feelings and will add a lot to the confusion that people will be feeling. Jupiter also goes direct on that day in Virgo, on its way to Libra. This will help us to want to look at all the details and get things cleaned up. On the 17th, both Venus and Neptune go retrograde. Venus retrograde period is from May 17 through June 29. Relationships, resources and, harmony are questioned. Neptune retrograde indicates a time of rethinking the future and heightens concerns about money. • Tense days this month are May 1, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 16th, 17th, 24th, and 27th. More pleasant days are the 8th, 9th, 10th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, and 30th. The Sun enters Gemini on the 21st. Mercury re-enters Taurus on the 15th. Venus remains retrograde in Gemini. Mars moves into Cancer on May 6. Jupiter remains in Virgo, Saturn in Cancer, Uranus in Pisces, Neptune in Aquarius, and Pluto in Sagittarius.

ARIES (March 21–April 19)

Your attention turns to resources this month. You will have to put more concentration on resources that you share with your partner. Tensions around this issue will be extra strong on May 4. Family issues surface on the 7th. You will want to clean things up inside and out. After the 17th, you are ready to talk about almost everything that has been on your mind this entire year. Most of the things you have been holding on the inside. People will be surprised when you bring up the past so much. And some will experience you as downright confrontational.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20)

With your ruling planet Venus going retrograde this month, your birthday time is definitely contemplative. And you are not as social as we would expect you to be. Relationships are tense because of the eclipse on the 5th. This could be a time when you bring some to an end. Work is better, but you are still conflicted with your career direction. This is very notable on May 5 and the 27th. Don’t act too quickly because the internal pressure will be building. You can plan for some action in July.

GEMINI (May 21–June 21)

If you have projects you want to start this month, get them going before the 15th. After that, Venus goes retrograde in your sign until the end of June. Relationships, personal and business, will be going through a testing time. Issues that you have been holding in will be coming to the surface. Normally flexible, you won’t exhibit those traits this month. You will feel that you are not significant enough to those people in whom you have placed your trust. New career directions are opening up for you. Keep your dance card open.

CANCER (June 22–July 22)

With Mars moving into your sign on the 7th, you are an active crab. You will want your way. And if people try to block your path, you will use those claws on them. Social activity increases this month, but all activity has to pass through your filter of future utilization and application. Be careful that you don’t hold people up to too high a standard. Otherwise, you will find yourself alone. On the other hand, you are clearly focused about your career direction. And nothing will interfere with that path.

LEO (July 23–August 22)

Although you have been more of a solitarian lately, you are coming out for some sun, fun, and friends this month. Stress at home during the eclipse will drive you from your den and out into the world. People from the past will be contacting you, and you will be happy to see them. The first half of the month is a good time to initiate new projects especially associated with work or career. Relationships are still vague. Mostly, you don’t know what you want. And this makes it hard for your partner to know what to do to make you happy. Look in the mirror for your answers. At the end of the month, you will need time alone.

VIRGO (August 23–September 22)

You need to make hay while the sun shines during the first half of this month. You are making impressions wherever you go. And you will find that others will just want to be in your presence. This is not so easy for the normally shy Virgos. Communications skills are heightened. After the 17th, you begin to review your career choice. You will examine the unconscious motives that were drilled into you as a small child. Expect some contact from your family or from the family ghosts. Don’t overload your schedules.

LIBRA (September 23–October 23)

This is a bit of an uneasy month for you. You are more open and communicative in your relationships, but you are interested in getting to the depths of things. And you are not interested in finding compromise this month. Your own directness may surprise you. And others will not see you as the “peacekeeper” that you like to be. You may isolate so that you don’t inflict yourself on those around you. Best to stay out in the open and really confront those boundaries that you are re-working. Take some time to get away from it all near the end of the month.

SCORPIO (October 24–November 21)

Relationships continue to be the major theme from last month and intruding into this month. The eclipse in your sign will make you extra sensitive and moody and will loosen your control on your outward expressions. This is a make-or-break time in your relationships. They will be stronger at the end of this month, or they will be over. You are not willing to be the only supportive one in the relationship. Career is a much easier place to visit. You may want to go there to get a rest from the fray.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 21)

You begin the month needing rest and seeking spiritual isolation. Your sensitivity levels are turned way up. But you will only have till the 6th to really enjoy this. After the 6th, you are back out dealing with the people around you. You are going to have to work to keep a handle on your schedule. You can really over-commit yourself this month. There are lots of new things opening up in your career sector, and you will want to do them all. After the 17th, take some time to look at what you really want and avoid making any long-term commitments until July.

CAPRICORN (December 22–January 19)

Creativity and re-organization are your watchwords for the month. And especially after the 17th, you are going to reorganize your workspace and your co-workers. You seem to have all the answers. And you are not working hard for the solutions. You will be a driving force at work, and others will be glad to follow. Romantic and business relationships are tenser. You are just as ready to get clear on direction and commitment, and you are not willing to wait for those who cannot. You may seem very pushy and short-tempered. If your needs are not met, you will be out looking.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 18)

New opportunities are out there for you in your career with the eclipse stimulating this area of your life. You are finding a new sense of commitment to yourself and to the things in your life that you really want. In the past you were afraid to really go for what you wanted. But this year, you are open to all possibilities. Your life is just on the edge of going more public than it has been in 14 years. After the 17th, you will be reminded to keep a playful attitude and not to take yourself too seriously.

PISCES (February 19–March 20)

What a crazy month for you! Did I say that last month? For May and June, you will be finishing up with your past. You will be throwing out those final boxes that you have avoided going through. You are getting more clear on what you think your future should be. Relationship potentials and new and exciting people are coming into your life. Your social calendar could be exceedingly busy by the end of next month. Family issues still stir the pot until the end of June. Just use a big spoon.

A professional astrologer for 20 years, Lilly Roddy counsels individuals and teaches classes. Her website is www.lillyroddy.com.

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