Astrology of May
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Current Configurations

May 5th New Moon
This New Moon takes place on the power point of mid-Taurus, 15 + degrees. Additionally, there is quite a close sesquiquadrate between the New Moon and Pluto, ruler of the polarity point, bringing increased transformational pressure to bear. The Saturn – Pluto trine is very close at this time, and emphasized by this lunation, and also by the Full Moon two weeks later on. Pluto with Saturn represents the difficult experience that structures central to our lives must undergo a radical transformation in order to remain viable.

May 11th First Quarter Moon
This is an unusually dicey First Quarter Moon, coming as it does a few days after the retrograde station of Jupiter on the 9th, and making a close aspect to it. Jupiter is exactly sextile Uranus now, within half a degree, while Chiron occupies their midpoint, indicating that the energy of new ideas is charismatically present for us at this time, and is useful in healing old patterns of dysfunctional behavior wherever these may occur in our individual lives. Particularly the social instabilities that accompany group associations and the group decision process are subject to increased consciousness, renewed understanding, and brilliant and perhaps rather sudden solutions.

May 19th Full Moon
This Full Moon takes place in the last degree of Scorpio, representing the last best chance to make a significant change toward breakthrough with regard to some particular aspect of our situation. The Sabian Symbol for this degree is "A Halloween Jester" which is reminiscent of Uranus, also powerfully constellated at this time, and reveals the possibility for social revelation and dramatization of our path forward as well as the surprising epiphany that may correct the limits of our understanding. This Sabian Symbols contrasts with the Sun in the final degree of Taurus, whose symbol is "A peacock parading on an ancient lawn," reminding us of the accumulated gift of the social traditions that have come before us, and the urge to glory in this as well as in our more material manifestations of accrued greatness. Uranus is exactly sextile to Jupiter at this time and inconjunct the South Node. This Full Moon also significantly forms a T-square to Saturn in early Virgo, bringing his sense of limitation and the frustration of our efforts for rapid movement very firmly into the picture. The slow build-up will work the best at this time.

May 26th Mercury Stations Retrograde
This retrograde exactly squares Uranus and therefore will be even more of a joker card than is usually the case. We can expect communication and mechanical breakdowns as well as breakthroughs in a wild and wooly retrograde period that will last through to the end of June when you take the period of the retrograde shadow into account.

May 27th Last Quarter Moon
This phase traditionally represents the "crisis of consciousness" that follows the preceding three weeks of outward development; a time of gathering and collecting the resulting wisdom as a starting point for the next cycle to unfold. The Sun now occupies the sign of Gemini, where the recent retrograde of Mercury took place also. With Mercury ruling Gemini and therefore the Sun, this end of month period will be far more introspective and reflective than the weeks that preceded it.

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