After one of the most turbulent Aprils in a long time, we march towards a New Moon in Taurus and a very different month from the one that ends. First, from the beginning, we will notice the incredible energetic shift of this May that starts with a “bang! as on its first day, Mars begins its journey through the sign it rules, Aries, which it will travel through until June 8. Mars, the inner warrior, drives us to action, often not very thoughtfully, but in tremendously powerful fashion, and so, wandering through its own sign, Mars only fills us with “a lot of energy”. Something like a renewed sense of Being and “doing”, with a great impulse to move in the desired direction. A kind of “nothing can stop me!” will invade us and if we know how to handle it, it can gift us moments of true sense of achievement.
If you have been feeling low energy, weighed down by the difficulty of situations to resolve, this Martian energy will be welcome. Those with planets in the cardinal signs: Aries-Cancer-Libra and Capricorn, will notice it more than anyone, but of course, the other fire signs: Leo and Sagittarius, will also find this powerful impulse. If you were waiting for the right moment to return to the gym, or to any physical or sports activity you usually do, that time is Now. On the other hand, if this energy is not recognized and used positively, it can bring us real tense and confrontational situations, when we least desire them.
Venus, for its part, begins the month at 2º Taurus 29′ in square to Pluto which suggests a deep transformation of our deepest values and will travel the rest of the sign where Aphrodite feels best, until May 23, when right for the Full Moon of this month, Venus will align with Jupiter. The two benefics par excellence, together in Taurus! WE can only sense Beauty and pleasure! But…. we won’t see it in the sky, since this meeting occurs behind the Sun, relative to us, therefore the Solar light does not allow us to see them. This does not mean that the conjunction is not occurring, but perhaps in a more subtle way. Even so, a sense of well-being and optimism accompanies this conjunction. Of course, in its most negative version that it also has, an excess of good things like eating or drinking too much can also affect us less positively.
This New Moon, forms exactly at 18º Taurus 02′, and comes accompanied by Venus at about 11º, Uranus at 23º, and Jupiter at 26º. 5 planets in this first Fixed sign, of the Earth element, which relates us to sensuality, beauty, and with our deepest values and sense of security. Taurus and its ruler Venus/Aphrodite, the majestic goddess of Beauty and Seduction inspire us to connect with that part of our psyche. Whether you are a man or woman, the need to seduce, to attract, to connect with others, to feel beautiful or capable of being loved, is a vital part of our being. It nourishes the Ego with an internal sense of value, necessary to traverse life in a positive and above all creative way.
Ceres forms a trine to all these planets in Taurus, from Capricorn, as if wanting to protect us and remind us of the importance of taking care of our body, of nourishing it correctly, of connecting with it and of course with the Goddess, meaning, Nature. If you were waiting for the moment to change your diet, to learn to cook for yourself and enjoy those everyday moments that include a good meal, this is the best New Moon of the year for that. The fixed signs: Taurus-Leo-Scorpio and Aquarius, are the most called to Restart a healthier and yet no less enjoyable lifestyle. Learning to enjoy a consciously healthy life is part of this package of planets in Taurus. Virgo and Capricorn will benefit from it more than anyone. Also in its most negative aspect, with the addition of Saturn, Nessus, and Neptune in Pisces, we might have more situations with the Water element, like, more floods and intense rains. On the other hand, the Japanese are launching whale fishing once again, which will meet with much international resistance.
The influence of Uranus in this New Moon speaks of opening ourselves to the new, and above all encouraging us to let life surprise us, leaving behind those self-imposed shackles that keep us faithful to values already obsolete or irrelevant in our current moment. This is also exacerbated by Pluto’s Retrograde that begins on May 2, which will take it to RE-enter Capricorn for the last time, between September 3 and November 18. Once it enters Aquarius, it will not return to Capricorn for about 250 years. Yet this return to the sign of the goat shows the obvious resistance of the old Order fighting to maintain its grip and control over the world.
As Harrison Ford said at the last World Summit on Climate Action: “Everyone, rich or poor, powerful or powerless, will suffer the consequences of the destruction of this planet’s ecosystem, the only home we know and will know, at least for many more centuries. We need Nature to survive!” – Of course, this was directed at those who defend the Old Order, deaf and dumb before the warming of the climate: those who insist on eating whales, deniers of science and climate change, arms dealers and war provocateurs, all those who insist that everything continues the same, despite the damage we do to the planet and ourselves. Especially to those who refuse to let the new generations act and insist on maintaining the grip of power, to all those who refuse to enter the 21st century.
Enjoying life with awareness is enjoying twice as much. Let’s do what we have to do with consciousness and love, it’s not that difficult.