A terrible war and
the very stressed global economy are taking their toll on the planet and the
psychological state of many, as indeed is climate change.
A major and important
planetary shift of energy this month, is that on May 10th Jupiter moves out of
Pisces and into Aries, staying in that sign initially till late 0ctober, when
he then returns to Pisces, to complete his influence there till the 20th of
December. On that date he then again commits to Aries, finalising his stay in
that sign, till mid May 2023. Jupiter only passes through each sign every 12
years. This move to Aries, will bring a more assertive and a fiery stance to
those ambitious for power and victory, and generally for the collective, in
terms of a renewed proactive stance to fight back generally against being
repressed, or deprived. Rebellion will become more likely.
This is very underlined, as also Mars leaves Pisces and moves
powerfully into its own home sign of Aries from the 24th, remaining there
till July 6th. This will very much reinforce a more angry, impatient,
dangerous, and risky atmosphere in the collective, as there will be an
increased need to take more control, in order to feel empowered.
It will also
reinforce the power of the egos of those in power, whose egos are so often
larger than average anyway. Fiery, ambitious behaviour will become more obvious
in many.
Let us remember that Aries is ruled by Mars, the god of war,
of course.
Venus also moves into
Aries on the 2nd till the 28th, again underlining the
mood for assertiveness and indeed ruthless competitiveness, especially
interestingly in the arts and certainly in the arena of money and indeed re the
power of desire/indulgence.
Despite the new shift of emphasis onto Aries, which can
underline the power drive of ego and competition, Neptune remains strong in
Pisces, which when manifested positively, is more concerned with the values of
the spiritual and nature, underlining the sensitive side of humanity. This divide
of power between these two signs, will underline a growing battle between the
two values they represent. Classic of this, is the current growing drive to
pursue deep sea mining on the altar of human greed and pursuit of growth,
versus the desire not to destroy deep sea environmental infrastructure, which
is rich in life and an important protector against climate change.
Importantly this
month, Mercury moves retrograde on May 10th, remaining in that mode
till June 3rd.
When Mercury, now in
his home sign of Gemini, retreats (goes retrograde), which happens on average,
for about 3 weeks, 3 times a year, it basically indicates delays, blocks, misunderstandings,
holdups and poor communications. This
will be a powerful influence especially re communications and indeed re lies
and confusion and indeed affecting travel till the 24th. Then from that
date, as Mercury retreats into Taurus then, staying retrograde there till June
3rd, the nature of these frustrations will shift and relate more to finances
and economies/securities, in terms of blocks, confusions and retrograde
developments. Mother Earth will also
likely create some unexpected challenges then, in terms of geo physical events.
The lesson of Mercury retrograde, for us all in our personal
pursuits, as well as on a more global level, is that it is actually a learning
curve. It’s a time to stand back, take stock and rethink, rather than just get frustrated
at the seeming blocks /hiccups, and angrily push forward anyway. The point of
this seeming negative energy is to reveal where things have been misjudged or
poorly planned, or even where things have been taken too much for granted, and
we should try and learn from this and make reparations. Retrospectively therefore,
we hopefully can see the advantages of the so-called hiccups.
Around the 5th, when the Sun
conjuncts Uranus, which only happens once a year, there is likely to be some
sort of shock event related to financial and/or a geophysical upheaval, which
in many ways maybe a blessing in disguise, as it teaches us some important
truths about what we need to fully face up to. Transits involving Uranus
often correlate with literal earthquakes.
Boris Johnson,
interestingly, has this month the start of a once every 84-year transit period
of Uranus conjuncting his Jupiter and simultaneously opposing his Neptune. This
is exact between the 8th and 27th of May and it returns
to impact him, on and off, ongoing till April 2023.
This rare influence starting this month and over the
coming year, will bring profound changes in his life, re his status and his
context in life. The unexpected is around him and new pathways and challenges,
and some deep revelations maybe presented to him about the real values of life.
He may well feel out of his comfort zone as the old assumption’s he has had
about himself/life and his desires are severely undermined/challenged. There will however also be a potential
liberation for him, but whether he sees it that way, is another matter. New job
opportunities and sense of freedom are potentially in the air, but all quite discombobulating.
How he will cope with the turn of events will be interesting, but having 4
planets in Gemini at birth, he tends to mould his life like pliable plastic and
adjust and change his path to suit his immediate, if temporal and transient
desires, as presented by any attractive opportunities.
Putin at birth, has the Sun and 4 other planets in
Libra (with a Scorpio ascendant) but Mars moving into Aries this month, will
not challenge his Libra planets till next month, when serious battles and
challenges erupt in his life.
Zelensky, president of Ukraine, is an Aquarius, a
humanitarian who sees outside the box, but his Gemini ascendant and Jupiter
power on his ascendant also gives him much confidence, charisma, wisdom,
manoeuvrability, courage, internationalism and clever tactics, which he can adapt
to change. His natal Moon and Mars in
Leo of course, totally corresponds to his acting history but indicates that he
has real power to take the stage in other ways and shine. His Pluto square his Mercury natally, also
points to his determination to challenge others intellectually and will stand
up to an argument with passion, if necessary. Jupiter trines his natal Mars
between the 10th and 17th of this month, which will much
underline his daring, zealous nature and his confidence.
Around the 27th
of this month generally, is a period of some ruthless challenge and potential
coercion on the world stage, as Venus squares up to Pluto. Stubborn
recalcitrance and misuse of power can dominate.
On the 29th
and 30 th however, when Mars conjuncts Jupiter in Aries, there will
indeed be quite a culmination of the fiery energy manifest this month, and a
time of great daring and confidence to achieve a goal for many individuals, not
least for those with power. This may or may not be so wise, but this mood will
be extremely manifest and can bring real progress, if the motive is for the
good.
There is a total
lunar eclipse on the 16th at 25 degrees of Scorpio. That is a powerful energy that will bring
much that has been brewing both individually and collectively to the surface,
rather explosively. Endings of chapters are in the air, in quite a powerful way,
when Scorpio is involved.
The more benevolent
New Moon, which will fall at 9 degrees of Gemini is on the 30th.
Be assured however
that this is a very energised, powerful and challenging month. As always however, motive is indeed
everything.
