May 2015 – Astrological Forecasts

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CANCER

CANCER
22nd June – 23rd July

Health and energy are much improved. You can improve your health status even further in the ways by being more dedicated to nutrition and fitness.

Last month, other changes happened besides the eclipse. The planetary power began to shift from the West (where it has been all year) to the independent East. This implies that the cosmic energy, the planetary power, is moving towards you rather than away from you. Day by day gets closer to you and increasing in it’s influence on your chart. Thus you are entering a cycle of personal independence and power. You are in less need of other people as your personal power surges. The cosmos will be supporting your personal interests and desires. Unselfishness is very nice, but now it is time to pay attention to your own interests. It is time to have things your way. Time to change conditions to your liking and to design your life according to your personal specifications. Take this opportunity. Later on in the year it will be more difficult to do this without a great deal more effort.

Latest month on the 20th your 11th house of friends became powerful, and it remains so until the 21st of this month. Thus you are in a social period; not necessarily romantic, but social. The focus is on friends, groups and group activities. This is a time for gaining more knowledge about technology, science, astronomy and astrology. These studies will go much better this month. I have found that people who have never had their horoscopes done will often do it when their 11th house is this strong (or when the ruler of their 11th house is overwhelming).This focus on friends is fun in its own right, but also has bottom-line consequences.

There is financial opportunity here. Friends seem financially supportive. Technology becomes important on the monetary level too. You are probably spending on new high-tech equipment, but you can learn from it too during this time.Friends seem successful and are helping you career wise as well.

The 11th house is often referred to as the ‘House of fondest hopes and wishes’. Thus many of your hopes and wishes are fulfilled now (especially in finance and your career). Nonetheless, ‘fondest hopes and wishes’ are not static things. When some are attained, fresh ones are formed. Like career goals, they are rarely fully attained, but progress is made.

Try to accessorize with silver – both the colour and the metal. This month, with Venus moving into your sign on the 7th, green is also a suitable colour for you. Emeralds are nice gems to wear and this combination attracts new suitors and love-interests if you are single.

Best Days Overall: 3, 4, 12, 13, 21, 22, 30, 31
Most Stressful Days Overall: 1, 2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 28, 29
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 30, 31
Best Days for Money: 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24, 28, 29
Best Days for Career: 9, 14, 15, 18, 19, 28, 29

AQUARIUS

AQUARIUS
21st January – 19th February

Aside from the glaring eclipse last month. Other important changes happened too. The planetary power began to shift from the liberated East to the social West. Planetary power is now getting away from you and towards others. The cycle of personal independence is done with. Your social skills become crucial. Your best outcomes and achievements during this month happens through others and not because of personal merit or personal initiative. For the next five months or, so it will be best to adapt to situations, rather than try to change them. Although they can be changed, it will only be through an awful lot of effort. Cultivate ‘like ability’. Let others have more of their way, so long as it isn’t destructive.

Health became more delicate previous month as well – from the 20th onwards – and now needs more attention until the 21st. Your overall health is a good thing that, but this is not one of your best periods. Just rest and relax more. From the 7th onwards pay more attention to the neck, throat, kidneys and hips. Neck massages will be a good thing. Work to maintain a positive and pleasant emotional state. Negative moods and emotions have a stronger impact on health than usual. Family harmony is extremely influential in general, but now it grows to be a health issue. Visits to the doctor or medical tests are best arranged from the 1st to the 4th and from the 18th onwards. If you are involved in detox or weight-loss regimes, the 4th to the 18th is the best period for these.On the 21st, there is a dramatic resurgence of health and energy.

Love is nostalgic and sentimental this month, until the 21st (and this has been made since April 21). It’s as if you are attempting to recapture happy memories and experiences from the past. There is more socializing from home and the family this month. Love is found close to home. No need to get far and wide. Love is basically favourable this month, but there are some bumps in the road. Between the 22nd and the 24th, there is probably a few spiritual and financial disagreements with the beloved. On the 30th and 31st, there are more spiritual disagreements. Nonetheless, these don’t affect your relationship too much and things settle down quickly

Your love attitudes changes. You are interested in fun. The person who can show you a good time attracts you. You want the fun aspects of love without the onerous duties that often go with it. And basically this is there just be discreet and discerning.This is one of your yearly personal pleasure peaks. It’s party time in your year.

Best Days Overall: 1, 2, 10, 11, 18, 19, 28, 29
Most Stressful Days Overall: 3, 4, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
Best Days for Money: 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31
Best Days for Career: 3, 4, 8, 9, 16, 17, 25, 26, 30, 31

ARIES

ARIES
21st March – 20th April

On March 20, the planetary power shifted from the upper half of your horoscope to the lower half. Saturn, your career planet, started a retrograde move on March 14.

And this continues through this month. Career issues take some time to resolve. You can shift your focus to your home, family and the emotional life. Symbolically speaking this is your time of year. A good night’s rest is important to perform well and the cosmos supplies this for you. Night does not mean ‘inactivity’ but a different kind of activity – internal activity that builds up the forces for the next day. So, this is a period for achieving your career goals by ‘inner’ methods rather than ‘outer’ action, through visualizing, dreaming and imagining specific new goals that have not yet been achieved. When the planets shift again in a few months time, you will be prepared to put those dreams into action. It is said that in the winter nature sleeps and dreams and in the spring she wakes up and manifests what she has been dreaming. So it is here so be conscious of how you are thiking and visualising those goals.

You are in a yearly financial peak until May 21. By then most of your financial goals will have been achieved (or at least satisfactory progress towards their achievement will have been made) and the focus will shift to intellectual interests. Your 3rd house is very sturdy all month, but especially after the 21st. This is time to catch up on those emails, letters and phone calls you owe to others. It is a huge time to take courses in subjects that interest you and to attend lectures, workshops and seminars. Time to give the mind the nutrition it needs, as your intellectual needs are as important during this time as the physical body.

Those of you involved in sales and marketing should have a good month.There is only one fly in the ointment here. Mercury, the planet of communication, goes retrograde on the 14th. This means that more care needs to be taken when you are communicating with others, to avoid misunderstandings. If you’re reading a book or participating in a lecture, take longer to digest the ideas. The meaning might not be what you think on face value.

Mercury retrograde tends to bring delays in communication – letters don’t get delivered or get delivered late. Emails bounce or there is difficulty accessing the email account. Phone services can be erratic. However, in spite of these glitches it is still worthwhile to concentrate on communication.

Best Days Overall: 5, 6, 14, 15, 23, 24
Most Stressful Days Overall: 1, 2, 8, 9, 21, 22, 28, 29
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 12, 13, 21, 22, 28, 29
Best Days for Money: 1, 2, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31
Best Days for Career: 5, 8, 9, 14, 23

CAPRICORN

CAPRICORN
22nd December – 20th January

Your health planet, Mercury, goes retrograde on the 14th. Thus, if you are considering making significant changes to your diet or health regime, do it before the 14th.

Doctor’s appointments, and medical tests, if they are elective, are best scheduled before the 14th as well. Overall health and energy are good this month, although you can enhance your health further by paying attention to the lungs, arms, shoulders and respiratory system. Regular arm and shoulder massage are beneficial. Make sure you get enough fresh air. Breathing exercises are still good for you, but especially this month.

Until the 21st, you are in one of your personal pleasure peaks. So you are exploring the rapture side of life. Capricorns in particular need this more than most. The tendency is to over-work and to be over-serious. Don’t worry about lightening up for a time (you become more serious again after the 21st hehe).

After the 21st your 6th house of health and work becomes overwhelming. This is a great period to deal with health-oriented goals. The only problem is that Mercury’s retrograde, so it might be best to wait until next month before you make significant changes. It is a fantastic time for job seekers. There are many job opportunities happening now. Again the discrete problem is Mercury’s retrograde, meaning that these job opportunities need studying carefully. Ensure that you have to resolve all doubts before accepting anything. Things are not what they seem so make sure you understand the job expectations and the company perfectly.

The love life is becoming more involved this month. On 7th Venus enters your 7th house. For singles this brings opportunities for love affairs, regardless of the fact that not necessarily committed kinds of relationships. The Venus transit allows for attending shows, meeting and mixing with socially and professionally prestigious people. It is the aspect of the office romance, so be careful. Venus is your career planet. Her move into your 7th house signals that you can advance the career by collective means during this period. Nonetheless, Venus is also announcing that dawn is soon to break in your year and that your next career push is now beginning to happen. On the 7th, Venus is the major short-term planet to move above the horizon. She is like the morning star declaring the day break. It is always safe to give more of your attention to the home and family, but very soon this will change.

Finances are effective this month. Earnings should be strong. Uranus your financial planet is receiving appropriate aspects from the 21st onwards. Enhance earnings in the ways mentioned in the yearly report.

Best Days Overall: 8, 9, 16, 17, 25, 26, 27
Most Stressful Days Overall: 1, 2, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 18, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 31
Best Days for Money: 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 23, 24
Best Days for Career: 1, 2, 12, 13, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 31

GEMINI

GEMINI
22nd May – 21st June

Your house of spirituality remains solid until the 21st of this month. Some of you are having birthdays in late May. Until the 21st, it is a very good time to review your prior year. Your birthday (in astrology we refer to it as your Solar Return) represents your personal new year. You begin a new cycle. The preceding year is all dead. A new year begins. So, it is good to see what has and has not been achieved, to atone for past mistakes and vow never to repeat them, and to formulate targets for the Solar year ahead. How much money would you like to make? What new direction or improvements do you want to create during your “new year”|? How would you be able to do this? What kind of improvements to your love life do you want? What kind of lifestyle changes are going to improve your well-being? This will be a road map for the coming Solar year. Write your goals down and look at them every night before going to sleep. Imagine that they have been made and visualise the successful achievement of each one. Your subconscious will engage with you and bring inner confidence and insight as to the fastest way to achieve these goals specific to you.

The planetary power is currently at the maximum eastern position this month. You are at the height of your personal power and independence this month and the next. Other people will still be important and needed and thus should be respected, but you can have things your way – and indeed you should (so long as it isn’t destructive). Your gentle approach in ultimate terms, will take time but this is best method for you. Create happiness in your life. Design your life, according to personal specifications.

If you’re having a birthday this month, you have an exceptional period for starting new projects or launching new ideas into the world. From your birthday to the end of the month is the best time to initiate these projects. The only drawback is the retrograde of Mercury, the ruler of your horoscope. However, if you’ve done sufficient homework and allow more time for the projects, it could function effectively.

The month ahead is basically very happy one. On the 21st, you enter one of your yearly personal pleasure peaks. Mars is in your sign from the 12th onwards, so you have plenty of energy and charisma. Health should be good. Self-confidence and self-esteem are greatly improved after the 21st. And if you have had a bit of troubled love life this will also improve at that time.

On May 7, Venus enters your money house. This is a favourable transit and brings valuable financial intuition and ‘happy’ money. You make money in enjoyable ways. Speculations are favourable. You make use of the wealth that you have. You are dedicated to fun activities. Earning power will be strongest from the 1st to the 4th and from the 18th onwards, as the moon waxes. You have a few excellent financial days after the 4th, but the ones after the 18th will be better.

Best Days Overall: 1, 2, 10, 11, 18, 19, 28, 29
Most Stressful Days Overall: 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 25, 26, 27
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31
Best Days for Money: 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29
Best Days for Career: 3, 4, 12, 13, 21, 22, 30, 31

LEO

LEO
24th July – 23rd August

You are in a career peak until the 21st of this month and things seem very successful during this month. You are where you belong – on top, in charge, above everyone in your world. You are honoured and appreciated, not just for your professional achievements, but for who you are. Take a little care with your appearance as it seems a little more important this month in the career area, so give it some attention.

Health matters need your consideration until the 21st and you can enhance your health by paying some attention to nutrition and fitness. However, health and overall energy improves dramatically after the 21st.

Technically the eastern sector of the horoscope is stronger than the Western sector this month, but not by much. On the 1st and 2nd and from the 16th to the 29th the Eastern, independent sector will have the edge over the western sector. This is when you will be at your most sovereign and most able to have things your way. However, from the 3rd to the 15th and from the 29th onwards both sectors will be balanced and neither one will dominate. This shows that your needs and others’ needs have to be balanced. You are just not dependent nor independent, but a mixture of the two. If you want to create conditions to suit yourself, the initial period is better.

On the 21st your 11th house of friends becomes strong as you enter a lovely social period, although not necessarily a romantic one. (Romance is still very good and is still happening, but your focus is more on friendship and group activities.) This is a great period to enlarge your technology skills and knowledge, and for the study of science, astrology and astronomy.

Your financial planet spends the month in the 11th house. You are probably spending on high-tech things. If so, try to wrap up deals before the 14th when the Mercury starts to go backwards again. Bargains that look very enticing during this period will not seem such a bargain next month. As usual, when the financial planet is in retrograde motion, it is time to review your finances and to gain mental clarity about this area and review your financial tactics for the future. Because things are not what they seem or the way you think they are so make a point of it.

Finances continue to be good, in spite of Mercury’s retrograde. There could be delays and glitches, but your overall prosperity is strong.During this time its good to accessorize with gold – both the metal and the colour. Now, you might also like to wear some blue too. Blue has been a useful colour for you since the beginning of the year.

Best Days Overall: 5, 6, 14, 15, 23, 24
Most Stressful Days Overall: 3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 30, 31
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31
Best Days for Money: 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
Best Days for Career: 1, 2, 12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 30, 31

LIBRA

LIBRA
24th September – 23rd October

Health and energy are much better than last month. But you still have to be vigilant as two major planets are still applying stress toward you, but happily the worst is over.

Career has become prominent since the planetary shift in power past month and you seem more successful these days. Venus crosses your Mid-heaven and enters your 10th house of career on the 7th. You are placed on top now. Reaching the heights of what you imagine for yourself. People see you as productive. You dress and look just like right. Personal appearance and overall demeanour are significant career wise at this time. You are publicly and appreciated these days, not just for your career achievements but for who you are.

Career is on the right track, but you haven’t even reached your peak for the year! This will begin next month.

Latest month on the 20th the Sun entered your 8th house of regeneration and stays there until the 21st of this month. This is an excellent period for weight-loss regimes and detox programmes. It is also a sexually active kind of the period as well. Whatever your age or stage in life, the libido is more acute than usual.

The 8th House is a matter of renewal and resurrection. Nonetheless, these things don’t happen unless impurities are cleansed from the mind and body. So this is a month for putting a de-clutter programme in place both externally and internally. You know that you no longer need “stuff” and are committed to getting rid of ancient thoughts and emotional patterns that no longer serve your interests. Those of you who have an interest in past life regression will find such activities successful.

The love life looks happy this month, especially from the 12th onwards. Mars in your 9th house shows an expansion of the social life: more dating, more opportunities. Until the 12th the physical aspects of love are essential – especially sexual magnetism. And your wealth area improves too. After the 12th you are attracted tomentor types – people you can learn from; it is the college professor or the educator (or these types of people) that attract you. Romantic opportunities happen in education or networking settings – at your place of work, at some cultural festival or gathering, or at a college or university function. Love can be held in distant lands or with foreigners too.

Be more patient with family members (especially a parent or parent figure) from the 13th to the 16th and the 22nd to the 24th. He or she seems stressed out and impatient, show a little understanding and support.

Avoid risk-taking activities from the 21st to the 26th.

Best Days Overall: 1, 2, 10, 11, 18, 19, 28, 29
Most Stressful Days Overall: 8, 9, 14, 15, 21, 22
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 31
Best Days for Money: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31
Best Days for Career: 8, 9, 17, 18, 21, 22, 28, 29

PISCES

PISCES
20th February – 20th March

The planets are approaching the nadir (low point) of your chart this month. Symbolically speaking, you are entering the midnight hour of your year. Mighty events occur at midnight, but we don’t see them. They pass over the internal levels. They become visible in the morning. So it is with you. At this apparently inactive point, the Forces for the next career push are being aligned and readied. This is a month – from the 21st onwards – for emotional healing and cleansing. It is a period of coming to terms with traumas (especially if they are still active) from the past, and for resolving old memories and experiences. The interpretation that you put on an event when you were a child is difficult to correct, especially when the event is viewed from your present standpoint. Sometimes we have to move backwards (look at the past) in order to move forwards. You can do this happily and safely and find great comfortin its release from the 21st onwards.

Measure the stress levels and as always, ensure that you get enough rest. It is very stressful for those of you born early in the sign of Pisces – February 18 to 20. Pushing yourself when you’re tired usually doesn’t speed things up. There are more mental mistakes and you just have to redo your work. It is good to rest and work when you have your full energy. Enhances your health through neck massage until the 21st, and arm and shoulder massage after then. Pay greater attention to the lungs, bronchial tubes and respiratory system. Make sure that you are breathing properly and getting enough air. If you feel under the weather, get out in the fresh air and do some deep breathing. Do your best to keep your mood positive and constructive. Family harmony is good and this also helps improve energy after the 21st it contributes to your health.Job seekers have beneficial aspects this year, but this month they are better after the 21st than before. Jobs are struck close to home. Family or family connections are particularly useful.

The love and social life also seems centred on the family this month. Love appears on nearer to home. Family members are most likely playing Cupid. Family connections seem important too. You seem more nostalgic in love this month. You are trying to recapture high romantic moments from the past. Sometimes an old flame is there in the picture with these aspects. This helps the emotional healing we discussed earlier. Emotional intimacy seems just as important as physical intimacy this month. Mercury, your love planet, goes retrograde on the 14th, so avoid making crucial love decisions (one way or another) from the 14th onwards. Things are not what they seem. Time will bring clarity to the matter.

Best Days Overall: 3, 4, 12, 13, 21, 22, 30, 31
Most Stressful Days Overall: 5, 6, 7, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Best Days for Money: 5, 6, 9, 14, 15, 18, 19, 23, 24, 28, 29
Best Days for Career: 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 23, 24

SAGITTARIUS

SAGITTARIUS
23rd November – 21st December

You are entering the full moon stage of your solar cycle this month (and for some of you it will happen next month). The universal solar cycle is also close to its full moon phase. Planetary momentum is still mostly forward (although less so after the 14th) so this is an excellent time for starting new activities or launching new products into the world. The 1st to the 4th is best.

Sagittarians are not generally good with details. Their strength is in seeing the broad picture of things. But this month, especially until the 21st, you are better with details than usual. This is a good time to do those detail-oriented tasks that bore you, such as the filing, your accounts, backing up computer files, etc.

Your focus on health since April 20 will stand you in good stead after the 21st when health and energy become much more in the forefront of your thinking, so apply yourself to good maintenance programmes for health and fitness to alleviate stress. As always, the first line of defence is to have enough rest. Until the 7th pay attention to the lungs, arms, shoulders and respiratory system. Breathing exercises are good. Fresh air is good. After the 7th concentrate more on the stomach and the diet. Women should pay more attention to the breasts. It would be good to schedule massages, reflexology or acupuncture treatments this month (especially after the 21st).

Though health and energy are not the way they should be, many nice things are happening this month. On the 21st, you enter a yearly love and social peak. Your 7th house is very potent with half of the planets either there or moving through there this month. This shows an enthusiastic love and social life. There are many romantic opportunities for singles. You seem meet with all kinds of new people. The only problem here is the retrograde of your lovely planet, Mercury, on the 14th. Yes, there are numerous opportunities, but don’t jump into anything too serious just yet. Go slow with a new love interest or perk up the love-life with your partner. Observe. Be clear about what you want to do. Let time reveal the character of the people you are involved with. With Mars in your 7th house from the 12th onwards this might be difficult. You can be overly impulsive in love and this might not be wise.

You’ve had better financial period of late then the beginning of the year. Your financial planet has been retrograde since March 14 and receives stressful aspects. Earnings will improve but be willing to work harder for them. The financial life seems steady, so this makes an opportunity to review your financial goals and strategies. There’s no need to rush major purchases or investments. This is a period for doing your homework on these things.

Best Days Overall: 5, 6, 14, 15, 23, 24
Most Stressful Days Overall: 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 31
Best Days for Money: 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 23, 24
Best Days for Career: 1, 2, 10, 11, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

SCORPIO

SCORPIO
24th October – 22nd November

Health and energy became a focus with increased stress levels on the 20th of last month, and will remain until the 21st of this. Make sure you get enough rest. This month you can enhance your health by giving more attention to the neck and throat until the 12th. Regular neck massage is advisable. Don’t allow tension to develop there. If you feel low or lethargic, talking with a loved one, partner or close friend as quickly as possible restores your inner harmony and promotes a feeling of well-being. After the 12th pay attention to the lungs, arms, shoulders and respiratory system. Don’t allow tension to collect in the shoulders and massage them regularly. Detox regimes are very helpful. If you feel under the weather, get out in the fresh air and breathe deeply. Health and energy improve after the 21st.

Finances are much improved these days. You have had to work harder for earnings since the 20th of last month and this is a case until May 21. But things are picking up. The log jam is over. Financial confidence is good. You are prospering. You still have the financial favour of those in authority in your life, and their favour will be stronger after the 21st so if you are applying for mortgages bank loans or bridging funds do so after this date.

Love is pleased this month. Until the 20th, you are in super love and social peak. The communal life and your social magnetism are at their strongest. The only problem is that this shared focus can be a distraction from your material responsibilities. Each vies with the other for supremacy – for your attention. You are mixing with authority figures these days, people above you in status and power. The good news is that this helps the career. You meet just the right people who can help you. It is also helpful to advance your career by collective means. Social contacts (and your social skills) are of great importance career wise during this phase.

On the 21st your 8th house of transformation becomes very powerful – easily the most commanding in the horoscope at this time: 50 per cent of the plants are either there or moving through there this month. Now most people do not like a solid 8th house as it could bring some anxiety. The 8th house deals with – death / re-birth, decomposition, detoxification, taxes, the underworld – are not easily managed. However, for you, this is Scorpio heaven. These are the areas most interesting to you and you excel during this deeply personal time.

Scorpios are sexually active even under normal circumstances; this period even more so. If you are involved in research projects, learning about secret things, there is success this month. If you are of the appropriate age, it would be good to do your estate and tax planning now. It is also a good time for any kind of detox or weight-loss regime.

Best Days Overall: 3, 4, 12, 13, 21, 22, 30, 31
Most Stressful Days Overall: 10, 11, 16, 17, 23, 24
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 30, 31
Best Days for Money: 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 23, 24
Best Days for Career: 8, 9, 17, 18, 23, 24, 28, 29

TAURUS

TAURUS
21st April – 21st May

Last month there Taurus experienced a planetary shift. The planetary power moved to the lower half of the horoscope. The lower half, the subjective half of the horoscope will be good for the next five months or so. This is a psychological shift for you. It is now time to de-emphasize your career and focus more on the home, family and your emotional well-being. It is time to regroup and get ready for the next career push in five months time.

Career is still important in this period, but when the planets are the way they are it is best to pursue your career goals by interior methods – through controlled visualization, meditation and prayer. Be intuitive when considering where you want your career to go and what areas need developing. Imagine this state vividly. And then let go and let your inner consciousness “communicate with your drive and ambition, you will be surprised with the “light bulb” moments as they switch on.. Repeat as necessary. When you work this way you imitate nature, which takes good care of the exact same things. In the winter, Nature imagines what she will manifest in the spring. When spring comes, she leaps into overt action.

Planetary momentum is still mostly forward this month. This was a case last month too. Since many of you are having your birthday this month you are in an excellent time to start new projects or launch new products into the world. Both the universal and personal solar cycles are waxing now. Early in the month is best to start things – this peak lasts until the 4th. The Moon will also be waxing during that period. After 14th the retrograde activity increases – Mercury starts its retrograde too – and thus it is a less favourable time for communication. Take time with your communication skills and all modes of communication, letters, emails and phone calls.

When the Sun and Mercury entered your sign last month, you entered a multi-month cycle of prosperity. This month prosperity is even stronger than last month. On the 21st, you begin a yearly financial peak. Your Money House is very powerful this month – half the planets (and they are mostly benevolent ones) are either in your money house or moving through there. This is full of fiscal power. Earnings should soar now.

There is just one monetary weakness seen here, and this will begin on the 14th when your financial planet, Mercury, starts its retrograde motion. You are always working toward prosperity I know, but perhaps during this time progress comes more slowly than expected. There will be the usual communication glitches and delays during this Mercury retrograde period, so don’t forget to back up all your data!. As mentioned when we discussed the latest Mercury retrograde, it is important that your check your financial transactions to make sure they run as flawlessly as possible. This will prevent some delays or problems. It probably won’t stop all of them, but it will minimize them. You probably won’t be able to avoid significant financial decisions or major purchases either – but you can do more to ensure they run smoothly.

Best Days Overall: 8, 9, 16, 17, 25, 26, 27
Most Stressful Days Overall: 3, 4, 10, 11, 23, 24, 30, 31
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 25, 26, 30, 31
Best Days for Money: 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 23, 24, 28, 29
Best Days for Career: 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 23, 24

VIRGO

VIRGO
24th August – 23rd September

May proves to be a very active and hectic sort of month, but a successful one. Career will also grab the main headline during this month. Your 10th house is easily the most powerful this month with 50 per cent of the plants there or moving through that area of your chart. Family and your emotional well-being are also important, but now is the time to focus on the career. On the 21st, you enter a yearly career peak. This is where you make the most progress for the year. Perhaps you won’t attain your career goals in their entirety, but you will see good progress made in their fulfilment. You get very much closer to your objectives than you were a few months ago.

The only career complication is the retrograde of your career planet Mercury on the 14th. This will not stop your development, but it could throw up a few hitches and delays. Just try to make sure of all of your communications – in giving or receiving instructions, in conversations with bosses sending and receiving emails. Miscommunication will be the highest career danger during this time.

With the Sun moving through the career house from the 21st onwards you can advance your career by participating in social and networking activities. Mars in your 10th house from the 12th onwards indicates a lot of hard work and aggressiveness in career areas. You are facing competition from others but you can easily shrug this off by being attentive, conscientious, professional and punctual harder. Bosses may be a little more impatient. They want things done yesterday, so think and plan ahead

All this increases stress levels, so consequently your health more delicate this month – especially from the 21st on. Pursue career goals by all mean, but do this in a calmer kind of way. Be sure to schedule in rest and relaxation periods. Let go of lesser things and keep your focus on what is truly essential. Health can be improved by making sure you have scheduled rest and relaxation periods and be attentive to fitness and nutrition especially. Aches, pains and other symptoms can be caused by low energy levels so as you improve in the areas suggested, these ailments will lessen and disappear.

Finances are also improved this month. You work harder to reach your goals. Venus will spend most of the month in your 11th house of friends. This demonstrates the importance of social connections in finance as well. Basically you have the financial favour of friends. It will be very advantageous to take part in trade or professional organizations from the 7th onwards. Online activities also bring profits.

Venus makes dynamic aspects of both Uranus and Pluto from the 21st to the 26th. This could be turbulent financial period so be warned. There could be sudden expenses and abrupt changes in your financial plans. However, these are short-term problems and if managed without panic this happily is contained and not the trend for the year ahead.

Foreign travel is not advisable during this period.

Best Days Overall: 8, 9, 16, 17, 25, 26, 27
Most Stressful Days Overall: 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 18, 19
Best Days for Love: 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 21, 22, 30, 31
Best Days for Money: 1, 2, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31

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