May 2018 Planetary Influences

Welcome to Taurus Season, the time in the zodiac calendar when we connect with the earth beneath our feet. Taurus is the fertility of life, the soil the grows the food we eat, the stability that comes with having resources like money and a roof over our head. Taurus is also the pleasure and sensuality that comes with living.

This Taurus Season, however, will bring a bit of a jolt. Starting May 15 the planet Uranus, after seven years in Aries, will arrive in Taurus, awakening of consciousness to element earth. Uranus in Taurus will be a revolution of value and ownership, a transformation of our relationship with food and money. On its most fundamental level, Uranus in Taurus will give us a radical new understanding of our planet and the fragile balance that everyone and everyone takes for granted.

Mars will also change signs on May 15, adding fuel to an already supercharged day. Moving into Aquarius, a sign that it will be in until August, action will now happen on a collective level. Social causes, politics, and activism will all be hot button issues. On a personal level, Mars in Aquarius will inspire us to form community and make friendships or social connection a priority. Mars’s square off with Uranus on May 16, however, may bring a jolt to this new Uranus in Taurus era.

Even though the movements of Uranus and Mars dominate the headlines for May, there are other things going on, namely a Taurus New Moon on May 15. Money, stability, and material needs are at the forefront for the coming lunar month. Additionally, with the energy of the new moon pointing to Venus in Gemini, the coming four weeks will be busy, chatty, and filled with movement.

Mercury finally switches signs, too. After two months in Aries, Mercury arrives in Taurus on May 13. Taurus is a slow and chill placement for the usually quick and agile Mercury, but we’ll be acutely aware of the value of our choices. Communication will be practical and down to earth.

Venus also changes sign, moving into Cancer on May 19. We’ll see a shift in Taurus Season after this point too, moving from the restless curiosity of Gemini to the heart and emotional connection of Cancer. Whatever is shaking up with Uranus in Taurus may now have an emotional component. And seeing how Venus will start to face off with Saturn, we may have a serious decision to make around May 26.

We end the month with a Sagittarius Full Moon, one that will highlight themes we were working on during Saturn’s visit to Sagittarius from 2015 to 2017. Themes like faith, meaning, integrity, right and wrong. Full moons bring matters to a head, but whatever does come about may touch on the spiritual and intuitive with Jupiter harmonizing with compassionate Neptune. Maybe everything is going to work out after all.