Cosmic Alert
May 30 Mercury opposite Jupiter It’s going to feel like one drawn out version of Opposite Day as Mercury opposes Jupiter in the sky. You can expect people to be contrary for contrary sake, to flip-flop on long held positions, and to reverse direction as crazily as a weathervane in a windstorm. What [...]
May 29 Mercury square Neptune You may feel like the mythical Tantalus nowadays. The gods punished him by placing him in a pool of water with branches laden with fruit hanging overhead. When he bent over to drink, the water mysteriously sank lower and when he reached up to eat, the branches recoiled. [...]
May 26 Last Quarter Moon in Pisces That feeling that things have been played out; that every alternative was presented and every option explored can leave you feeling defeated and directionless. Ironically it's times like these that present the greatest opportunities. Why? Because you know that you can't go back to the way [...]
May 22 Mars sextil Uranus Most people freeze up when they learn that the rules of the game will be changing. Expecting the worst, they often ask what was wrong with the way things used to be done, worry about how things will turn out, and often throw up their hands in surrender [...]
May 21 Mercury cazimi You’re alert and on top of your game now that Mercury, planet of the mind, is cazimi. “Cazimi” refers to the “heart of the Sun” and any planet traveling this close to the Sun is said to make the leap from weakened and exhausted to robust and rarin’ to go. [...]
May 18 Venus conjunct Uranus Navigating the social terrain can seem so treacherous these days. You never know what misplaced personal pronoun, assumption of privilege, or unexpected emotional trigger might set off an explosive response. Yet what's going on isn't as fragmented and hostile as it appears. In some ways it's analogous to [...]
May 17 Mercury trine Pluto You’ll want to make the most of your untapped potential when Mercury forms a trine to Pluto. Pluto was named after the Roman god of the Underworld. Pluto was the god of the dead, but he was also the god of wealth because he ruled over things that [...]
May 16 Mercury trine Saturn Some problems are solved by careful deduction, some problems are solved in your sleep, and some problems are even solved by the flip of a coin. When Mercury trines Saturn (like it does today) yours will be solved by sheer persistence. Maybe it was your refusal to give [...]
May 15 Mars enters Cancer Nobody better mess with the people you care about or they’ll be sorry. Mars, the warrior planet, will be in Cancer, the zodiac sign of hearth and home, for the next 6 1/2 weeks. This will bring out all of your protective instincts. Mars will also stir up [...]
May 14 Venus sextile Mars The Venus/Mars sextile shows that this is the perfect time to air kiss and make up with the people you’ve been on the outs with. Mean girls will retract their claws, dirt-bag Exes will want to make amends, and even that narcissist you dated will look up from his [...]
