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Horoscope for the week beginning May 3
By Michael O’Connor
Tip of the Week
May days in the Year of the Snake and in the midst of an Eclipse Season together constitute an exciting and dramatic atmosphere! Ask around and you will hear stories of change, endings and so on from just about everyone. The metaphor of shedding skins will likely fit very well.
The good news is that it implies renewal. Yet, the process of completion and of entering the unknown is usually a source of much added stress. With the Moon in its last quarter and in the wake of the Scorpio Lunar Eclipse the pace and extent of these transformations are accelerating. As ever, the answer is to tune-in, adapt and strategically cooperate. Taking a proactive versus reactive approach is ideal. This is where it helps to pause and look at the map. The Natal Chart in Astrology is the base map for one’s destiny. It reveals one’s inner and outer nature and character strengths and challenges. Furthermore, it reveals themes and timing in our life that often otherwise appear purely circumstantial.
Were it not for the clear evidence that there are other factors, forces, intelligences and plan of destiny at play, the perspectives gleaned from Astrology would have been abandoned millennia ago. Yet, Astrology persists because it works. Making practical use of Astrology in a spirit of co-creation as opposed to the false belief that there is no free will at all or that free will reveals the deeper wisdom that Astrology offers. Like the map, astrological insight won’t drive the car but it will provide valuable direction and guidance that save precious time and money.
P.S. The Solar Eclipse occurs on Thursday May 9.
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)
Your focus has taken a practical turn. You want results, not just possibilities. Stimulating new streams of income is likely. This may be as basic as preparing the ground of your garden. This theme may extend to other forms of sowing seeds. Appreciating the birds and the bees and pollination in its widest implications is featured.
Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)
The time has come to enter new territory. The intuitive hunches and synchronistic signs began weeks ago, at least. This is an expansive time calling for diversification. This trend will continue well into 2014. The time is ripe to advance, to push on and/or to push through. Yet, you do not have to do it alone, you are not meant to.
Gemini (May 21 – June 21)
A busy time building upon new foundations and dissolving old ones continues. The dissolving may be happening all on its own. Yet the other twin is busy making it happen. To offset feelings of uncertainty and insecurity you are moved to fortify your foundation at a core level. Renovations of some kind, physical, mental and/or emotional, are implied.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
Creating fruitful foundations for new friendships and other such associations is a central theme now. This has prompted or emerged as a consequence of the exchange of new tools and skills. These are linked to your career. Altogether, this is a time for making investments and budding friendships are an ideal choice.
Leo (July 22 – Aug 23)
Some new growth in your public and professional life should be evident by now. This is a good time to be seen, heard and recognized. This cycle will continue for several weeks yet the time to act is now. Move beyond flowery words and lofty notions and focus on practical action for actual traction!
Virgo (Aug 23 – Sep 22)
Your sights are set on a more colourful future. Dreams of what might be are leading you to a more constructive focus. Yet, do not lean on others for support. It is extra important that you stand firmly on your own feet. Cooperative collaborations can work, but do not depend or project undue expectation. This is your dream; realize it!
Libra (Sep 22 – Oct 22)
Who has what you want and need? Looking to the talents and resources of others may prove extra valuable now. Yet, be careful who you are dealing with and how. Venus is currently in a particularly seductive way and whether you are getting taken or subconsciously doing the taking, fair exchanges could get obscured and unbalanced.
Scorpio (Oct 22 – Nov 21)
New growth in your relationships is a source of inspiration and perhaps some drama now. These new developments are inspiring your ambitions and drive. The work implies discerning the higher road from the lower. The low road implies control, manipulation and evasion. The higher path implies asserting your creative leadership and inspiring the same in others.
Sagittarius (Nov 21 – Dec 21)
You are in a cycle requiring an added measure of discipline and effort. The direction of this focus is meant to be on improvement. Increasing the quality of your health and service to others is the main goal. Make adjustments in your daily routine to break negative rhythms and patterns for mutual fulfillment and satisfaction.
Capricorn (Dec 21 – Jan 19)
An extra creative and inventive cycle has begun. It has emerged as a consequence of changes close to home and yet will activate further developments there as well. It is important that you activate your imagination to diversify your interests. This is a ground breaking and foundation building time in preparation for greater expansion this summer.
Aquarius (Jan 19 – Feb 19)
Some big energy shifts close to home have begun. Your aim is to achieve a more beautiful, satisfying and fulfilling environment. To feel inspired and practically productive is a central goal. Developing certain talents and/or stimulating new streams of income are major parts of your plan.
Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20)
Establishing new modes of perception, value and priority is a current theme process. For both personal and perhaps professional and financial reasons, you are moved to review. Taking key initiatives to reach out to new people and places is likely. Your ambitions are running pretty high yet you split between experience and experiment.
*Affirmation*Inspiration*Vision* Strategy*
