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May 2013
by Kerry Shamblin Mercury Transits Aries April 28-May 12 Venus Transits Taurus May 4-28 New Moon Solar Eclipse in Aries May 9 Mercury Transits Taurus May 13-May 27 Sun Transits Taurus May 15-June 14 Mars Enters Taurus May 22 Full Moon in Scorpio May 24 Jupiter Enters Gemini May 30
By the time Mercury enters Aries, our quick planet will race through, passing exact opposition with Saturn on May 4, passing Mars on May 7, passing Ketu on May 8 and passing Sun on May 11. Moving quickly to catch up with Venus, which happens later in the month, Mercury finally exits to Taurus on May 12. We could therefore feel quite a bit of forward momentum during this first half of May when we have a great deal of planetary energy moving forward through Aries and being counterbalanced by the Rahu-Saturn conjunction. Ready or not.
relationships or businesses, to embark on artistic projects or to begin studies that require both discipline and creativity.
Venus in Taurus can be well channelled into daily activities like making art, gardening, beautifying the home or yard, redecorating, socializing and promoting love and connection generally. By May 16, Venus will again be visible in the evening sky. The recent transformation of Venus from morning star to evening star could parallel a transformation of how we love and relate. Venus remains a few steps ahead of the Sun throughout 2013, shining in the evening sky as our inspiration and reminder of the fierce beauty that life has to offer. On May 28, there will be a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in the evening sky, just after sunset, with Mercury visible nearby.
For the two week period that Mercury moves through Venus' earth sign (with Venus), we may have a good window as far as writing, speaking, communication and merchandising. I'm also getting a theme of education and higher learning; the initiation and establishment of new programs of learning aimed at personal growth, expansion and expression. Taurus is an earth sign with fixed quality; seeds planted in the soil of Taurus could do well in the long run. Earth signs are realms of material manifestation. With the mutable nature of Mercury, the connective nature of Venus and the expansive nature of Jupiter in attendance, it seems great combination for laying groundwork and establishing a home base from which to branch out.
get something done. This full Moon may shed light on the feminine, stable and deep aspects and implications of that which we are working through at this time. The endings indicated by Pisces in March and the beginnings indicated by Aries in April are followed up by the establishment of forms that we see with the planets in Taurus in May. Scorpio, the sign opposite Taurus, gives us a glimpse into how what we are establishing will reflect on our inner explorations and transformations as time marches on.