May 2011 Astrocast

Key Events:  

New Moon (12:31 Taurus): May 3, 2011

Full Moon (26:13 Scorpio): May 17, 2011

Retrograde Planets

Saturn:  January 26, 2011 - June 13, 2011

Pluto:  April 9, 2011 - September 15, 2011

Easy Reference

Sun   Moon  Mercury   Venus   Mars   Jupiter   Saturn   Uranus   Neptune   Pluto  

1st House   2nd House   3rd House   4th House   5th House   6th House   7th House   8th House   9th House   10th House   11th House   12th House

Aspects     Sign Rulers     Fire-Earth-Air-Water     Cardinal-Fixed-Mutable

Moon Void of Course Table   Eclipses

Lunations and Long Term Aspects

The New Moon on May 3rd is in fellow Earth Sign, Taurus, your 9th house of beliefs, expectations, higher learning, legal matters, other cultures, politics, religion and travel to unfamiliar places as well as relocation.  This implies that something new is coming into this part of your life.  If your birthday is within a day or so of September 5th this will have a stronger influence and likely to be more noticeable.  Saturn is retrograde in neighboring Libra, your 2nd house of possessions, income, financial matters, needs and pleasures which is going to tie into this lunation in one way or another.  Saturn retrograde is about tearing down and restructuring something which is going to relate to you 2nd house in some way.  You may not realize what these changes are for another month or so, but they are going to relate to this New Moon and necessitate some adjustments or a change of course.  For example, if you were to decide to go back to school, this would clearly require some adjustments to your income or financial situation, at least for most of us, unless you're a trust fund baby or something.

Opposing Saturn and therefore also tied into these financial matters, are numerous planets, five to be exact, in Aries, your 8th house of transformations, intimate relationships, debt, death and regeneration and shared resources.  This house is where you experience life-changing situations that change you in some way and often involve the things stated earlier.  All these planets in this sign have undoubtedly brought about some already, transforming how you see the world, even if in a subtle manner.  You need to be especially careful since one of the planets in your 8th is Mars, a placement that can predispose you to accidents.  Since this is the house of debt, this could also be an issue with your income.  And again, like the example above, if you're planning to do something like go back to school which is going to have a major impact on your finances, then it makes sense this house would also be involved.  Another possibility given these particular houses is that you're buying a house.  If this is the case, you may be encountering various problems with attaining a mortgage or at least having to do a lot of scrambling to make it happen.

Pluto is in Capricorn, another fellow Earth Sign, for a long stay which also ties into all this in one way or another.  Capricorn is your 5th house of creativity, romance, children, ego definition, entertainment and speculation and Pluto's job as the zodiacal roto-rooter is to uncover anything in that part of your life which needs attention or transformation.  This could completely redefine how you express your creativity, entertain yourself or engage in speculations.  Of course if you're engaged in an life-changing situation it also makes sense that it would ripple throughout your life and also affect this particular area.

Also of interest is another long-term placement which involves Neptune who has recently entered Pisces.  From August this year through February 2012 he will retreat back into Aquarius, but other than that he will be in Pisces, the sign he rules, for a long, long time.  This being your polar sign and thus your 7th house of close relationships, this is going to have an effect on this very important part of your life.  Neptune can bring great inspiration and enlightenment but he can also bring delusions and idealism, both of which can mean trouble in relationships.  Virgos are perfectionists as it is and if you bring even more of that to your relationship expectations in the form of idealism it will probably not end well.  You may also tend to be delusional with relationships or prone to being deceived, so turn on your Earth Sign practicality and logic and if a relationship starts getting a little weird or doesn't seem right, go over it with that fine tooth comb which I know you always have stashed in your purse or back pocket.

The Full Moon on May 17th is in Scorpio, your 3rd house of thoughts, ideas, neighbors, siblings, and travel to familiar places.  A Full Moon typically denotes the ending, culmination or phase shift of something related to the house it's in.  If your birthday is within a day or so of September 20 this could bring an opportunity your way.  It may include  a change of direction due to seeing something in an entirely different way than you did before with some assistance toward taking action on that 9th house endeavor, whether it be school, a legal matter, a relocation or a trip across the pond.  Make sure you have both feet on the ground, however, and don't believe everything you hear, especially from someone you know well.  Nonetheless, inspiration may lead you to the information you need but be sure to use discernment and do your own research.  Virgos know better than anyone that if you want something done right you need to do it yourself.  Capisce?

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