May Moon Memo's - Monthly Astrological Outlook with Rachel
May started off with a big full moon in Scorpio, an opening into alchemising the intensity of April’s pile up of planets in Aries, where we may have had to muster up our strength to get things done despite delays and obstacles.
On May 3, Mercury entered Taurus, inviting in a slower pace to our mental space, thinking before we say something, and focusing our thoughts on what we enjoy.
On May 5, Mars in Aries squares Jupiter in Cancer, emboldening us to take a risk with more confidence and passion. Mercury in Taurus squares Pluto in Aquarius the next day, and our perception may be drawn to a hidden theme that we want to focus on intensely to get to the root of.
Mercury is cazimi the Sun in Taurus on 15 May, and is renewed in the heart of the Sun. Mercury begins emerging as a morning star. Pay attention to new understandings or ideas that appear around this time.
Two days later, we have a New Moon in Taurus. This lunation may not feel super comfortable, and may bring to our awareness a recent insight that is hard to sit with. Ruled by a flirty, witty Venus in Gemini, there is space here to get really curious about seeds you want to plant in the long term - what are some creative interests you can dabble in with your hands to bring your attention back into the here and now?
A flurry of fresh starts
On May 17, Mercury enters Gemini, and forms a conjunction with Uranus the next day. This is a powerful opening into what insights are ready to break through in your perception, mindset, how you think and use language as a tool for communicating.
Mars - planet of action and willpower - moves into Taurus on May 19, slowing down the speedy heat of Mars in Aries. What if it is safe for things to take the time it needs to get done? Bring attention to how things feel in your body when you are engaging in different tasks. Notice where you are rushing yourself out of habit. Where can you slow down and enjoy the process?
On the same day, Venus - planet of love and connection - enters Cancer, bringing nourishing and connective waters for solace and care to the parts of us that have felt inflamed, overwhelmed or burnt out. Witness how it feels to tend to your own needs even as you generously offer care to others.
Gemini season starts on 21 May and the Sun conjoins Uranus on 23 May, illuminating surprises in an area of our lives - something unexpected may feel like it needs to shift. The seeds you are planting now will be sprouting over the next seven years. Allow yourself to approach this time with curiosity about how the changes may be taking form - Uranus is interested in freedom and liberating us from what keeps us in a square box.
Honour your capacity to meet the challenge
The last week of May is highlighting underlying power dynamics and conflicts surfacing, with Mars in Taurus squaring Pluto in Aquarius on 26 May. Gather necessary resources to make things happen, but be mindful and intentional about your capacity to enact action.
On 29 May, Venus in Cancer squares Saturn in Aries, which can feel like a heavy or frustrating block to the connection that you want to experience and create. Take the pressure off by offering yourself boatloads of compassion as you navigate obstacles to your desires. Trust that the tension that is presenting itself will begin to ease up.
We close out May with a full moon in Sagittarius, ruled by Jupiter in Cancer. This full moon offers us a wider vista of meaning and perspective of the changes occurring in our lives, infusing enthusiastic hope and optimism that we become wiser stewards through our own life experiences. Under this bright visionary moon, let yourself embrace the possibility that you may not know what is yet to come, but you can trust that the path will reveal itself to you as you go forth into the unknown.