Your Month

Home, Household, Family

May is concentrated, like orange juice. Everything about the house, flat, household, family or home turf will seem sharper and stronger. There is an urgency about your situation thanks to Mars, and very quickly, changes will occur, thanks to the kind of news via the real world (or the internet) that could alter your 2012 ideas.

The South Node is in Taurus in your home zone. There will also be profound repetition and familiarity in your life. The blast from the past may be from this life or another.

What happens near Tuesday 7th May is familiar. You’ve been here before, perhaps in a previous life, perhaps in this one, but the sense of déjà vu is remarkable. The eclipse on Friday 10th May is crucial, and you will get more done in two weeks than you have in two months. This will turn things around with a relative, flatmate, house, apartment or home town/homeland matter.

Repetition? C’est la vie. It’s your approach, your attitude, your mindset that is under your control. That can alter as you wish.

Uranus Your Ruling Planet

Uranus your ruling planet squares Pluto near Tuesday 21st May. The situation forced upon you in April made you realise that you could be far more free and much more independent – at least in terms of the internet, publishing, media (or other ways to connect). Perhaps it was about your hearing, voice, writing or language ability. Every Aquarian is on her own path.

What you deal with in May is the reality. You just won’t be heard or read as you were, say, in 2012 or before. You adjusted too rapidly in April – in fact, you almost rushed the change through. Now you must deal with what is actually there.

Pluto in Capricorn tells you that you have been dominated or overwhelmed by someone (or something) which affects what you hide, or what is profoundly hidden in your world. This situation will crack wide open in May and the people or situation in question will be much diminished.

Career, University, Charity

Saturn in Scorpio has been clanging a loud bell about your career, university or charity role – and the volume increases near Wednesday 1st May, Sunday 5th May, Wednesday 15th May, Sunday 19th May. This gives you an opportunity to build your core strength in response to the challenges. The answer may take some time to emerge. What worked for other people may also work for you. Maybe not – but you must find out.
There is always a Sod’s Law feeling about this cycle. It has a heavy feeling of inevitability about it – there is also the sense that something/someone is utterly unavoidable. In fact it is part of being human.

Knowing you share this with other humans helps. But do return to the point of view you adopted last month. You did this to cope, in your own way. Is it still working for you?

The Next Generation


From Thursday 9th May the children, godchildren or young relatives increase in importance and you stand to gain. This also applies to a work or charity connection to younger people, and to relationships which may bring younger people closer, via parenthood or other connections.
From Wednesday 15th May the talking begins, and the weekend of 18th-19th May finds you preparing for a real surge from Monday 20th May, when it all becomes public, so you’ll receive feedback you always needed. Adoption? Pregnancy? Children’s charity? These are just three items on the menu of cosmic possibilities now.

Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23rd May reminds you that there is still time to plant, plot and plan. To ponder and peruse. To be passionate about the possibilities. Find that date on your calendar and write the letter P on it, to remind yourself.

The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25th May, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26th May, show you what might work best.
What happens near Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th should vindicate your faith and from Friday 31st May, you will go full-tilt into June.
Those born 20 years or more after you manifest Jupiter in your life in May and June. Jupiter is the ultimate Roman god. The chief god, who created abundance and ‘bigger, better’ answers. Nothing small about your month. Go with the (vast) flow.

Friends and Groups


Your old or new friends are in focus now. So is a group of people. A team. Near Thursday 23rd May, the situation begins to build in intensity, followed by a decisive  eclipse on the weekend of Saturday 25th May. Decision time. Born of passion – nothing more, nothing less!

It’s very likely that the Venus-Cupid opposition on Monday 27th May will prove to you how poets and musicians were right all along. When it comes to particular friends or groups, you simply have to feel the emotion and tune into the soundtrack. To try and make sense of this, or channel it into something practical or logical, is not going to work. I believe, however, that this friendship or tribe will make you feel fully alive.

If there is passion in the mix do not be surprised. Someone in the group or your circle of friends will either throw Cupid’s arrow or be impaled by it. That’s life.

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.

The Big Push – Communication and Information


There is an urgency and heat around your projects and plans this month, either on the internet or in the real world. From Wednesday 1st May the stage is set for the kind of e-mail or phone call that could reshape your immediate future. Reduce the pace if you can. There may be a temporary sense of urgency about what is going on, but it is unlikely to be helpful, as you must ensure the message and the medium are absolutely right, for what you want to say or write.

What happens near Tuesday 7th May brings a firm sense of ‘Here we go again.’ Also known as ‘Round and round the mulberry bush.’ These are utterly familiar issues you are facing about the internet, publishing, media, your voice and all forms of communication, either digital or traditional. That entire week (from Monday 6th May through Sunday 12th May) is loaded with the kind of decisions about communication and information that peak around Friday 10th May – and I believe you will still be inking in the details until as late as Wednesday 15th May.
If you dislike the repetition in your situation or the over-familiarity, alter your take. Change the way you approach it and see it, every time it happens. It’s the best way!

The Uranus-Pluto square in your zone of friends and money, on Tuesday 21st May, may link one story together with both issues – or you could be dealing with separate episodes. One will be about what you own, earn or owe. The other will be about a group commitment or a friend. There are questions to answer about the balance of power within the group, or with the friend – and to be very clear-cut about what/who has been taking, or taking over.

And the financial, property or business side of your life? The charity? Accept a revolution is always a good thing if it liberates you and those around you. Eventually this liberation will. You may have no idea just how much banks and a material society have cramped your style.

Family, Property, Home Base NEW


Saturn in Scorpio makes its presence felt near Wednesday 1st May, Sunday 5th May, Wednesday 15th May, Sunday 19th May. This gives you an opportunity to build your core strength in response to the challenges. It may be a relative, flat, house, flatmate, tenant, landlord issue – or deeper questions about your sense of place and belonging. Where Saturn goes, there is always an answer. The answer may take some time to emerge but never assume that there is no resolution (or even a genuinely happy ending). For now, though, the emphasis is on tried, trusted and tested ways of managing. What worked for other people may also work for you. What they learned, you can learn too.

Friends, Groups, Social Media


From Thursday 9th May the friendship, group or online network becomes so much closer, so much more important. From Wednesday 15th May the talking begins, and news begins to pour in, either online, via the media or in person. The weekend of 18th-19th May finds you hanging on the telephone like Debbie Harry, or just covering all the questions you had about a particular friend or group.

From Monday 20th May, it all becomes public, so you’ll receive feedback and reaction from other people, allowing you to see your social life, friendships or networks as the outside world views them too. Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23rd May reminds you that there is still time to plant promising initiatives. All that potential you saw last year is still there.

The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25th May, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26th May, show you what is almost impossible to pull together about the people or the situation. At that point you’re aware of the complexity, not the answers.

What happens near Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th should vindicate your faith, though. Some remarkable news, discussions and exchanges of trust will turn everything around, and once Mars changes signs on Friday 31st May, you are set for a high-speed series of developments, resulting in a major new beginning in June, and a dazzling moment best described as a peak experience, and a substantial reward for everything you have put in.

The Next Generation


The next generation (or a relationship which could bring it closer) triggers choices in the second half of May. Look at the irrational passion involved near Thursday 23rd May, then consider what you are being shown at the eclipse on the weekend of Saturday 25th May.

This may be about your children, godchildren or younger relatives. It may be about a professional or philanthropic involvement with the next generation. A relationship which might end in pregnancy, adoption or step-parenting is also a contender. It’s very likely that the Venus-Cupid opposition on Monday 27th May will reveal an important truth; there is nothing logical about feelings. A computer does not run your emotions, or anybody else’s! This is living, though. And there is no right or wrong way, as you will see. Just something that feels authentic and hopefully comes with a happy ending.

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.

For Aries or Aries Rising people – the focus on what you own, earn or owe in May is intense but at least you will clear up some major questions very quickly. If your house or apartment is involved, remember the biggest and best trends in 12 years begin at the end of June, which will impact other issues now.

Your Money, Property, Business or Charity
There is a burning sense of urgency hovering over your house, money, flat, charity, business or possessions. From Wednesday 1^st May Mercury the Messenger of the Gods is poised to deliver the crucial figures, facts or news. You are in the kind of cycle when action is not enough. You need thought too. Strategy is your ally. Try not to rush or push and refuse to be pressured or harried by that organisation or person who cannot wait.

What happens near Tuesday 7^th May is like a time warp, thanks to the Moon’s Node. That entire week (from Monday 6^th May through Sunday 12^th May) is dotted with the kind of choices about your values that can only take place very rarely. This is about so much more than the obvious choice in front of you. It is actually about re-establishing your value system. The principles, ethics, morals or notion of who/what is truly the most glittering prize of all. You do your own math now.

The eclipse on Friday 10^th May is pivotal to what is going on, and there is more online, or on the phone, to pursue right up until Mercury finally changes signs on Wednesday 15^th May. From that point on, you can exhale. This intense phase in your financial, business, charity or property life is over.

It’s your approach, your attitude, your perspective that is under your thumb, no matter how much you feel you cannot alter what people or saying are doing. So shape your point of view, so that it feels as comforting and reassuring as possible. The repetition in what is happening could be maddening if you allowed it to be; but why succumb?

The big headline around all this is the Uranus-Pluto square in your zone of career, university life and volunteering, on Tuesday 21^st May. There are questions to answer about the balance of power between yourself and your employer, staff, clients, colleagues, lecturers and so on. I would expect a demotion or reshuffle, or downgrading of power, at this point. If you have been dealing with a more nebulous situation (not just a person or company, but a hovering atmosphere) that has taken over, it will no longer do so. As June comes closer, you can fully expect whatever/whomever dominated your working life to lose a substantial amount of its hold over you.

Strategise, Strategise, Strategise
Saturn in Scorpio makes its presence felt near Wednesday 1^st May, Sunday 5^th May, Wednesday 15^th May, Sunday 19^th May. It’s time to strategise like Churchill or Eisenhower. You could wish for an easier, simpler time where the house, money, business, apartment or charity is concerned – or the precious possessions. Where Saturn goes, there is always a satisfying conclusion, in the end. You need to remember the myth that astrology inherited from the Romans. Saturn is about no options (short-term) but ultimately about the greatest set of options, of all. Once you’ve learned whatever you have to, about your values, you will be allowed to walk away from this cycle. The answer may take some time to emerge but hang in there. For now, ask experienced people and professionals for all the advice you require.

The Internet and Your Voice
From Thursday 9^th May your ‘voice’ on the internet becomes so much more important. From Wednesday 15^th May the talking or furious typing begins, and the weekend of 18^th-19^th May finds you bringing everything to a natural conclusion. You’ve seen the possibilities for months, and now it’s all peaking. Good!

From Monday 20^th May, it all becomes so visible and audible to the world in general, so you’ll receive feedback and reaction – this helps you so much with your efforts online, but also offline too. Communication is the state of your nation in the first half of 2013 and make no  mistake. Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23^rd May reminds you that there is still time to pull off something really special before the end of June.

The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25^th May, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26^th May, show you the raw material for a creative solution. If galloping creativity is the result of problem-solving, then you will have a lot to work with in the closing days of this month.

What happens near Monday 27^th and Tuesday 28^th should leave you feeling that you were right to trust in this project, plan, idea or particular medium for your voice, though. Some remarkable news will turn everything around, and once your ruling planet Mars changes signs on Friday 31^st May, you are set for a satisfyingly instant series of results, with a substantial reward for everything you have put in – no later than the final week of June.

Travel, Publishing, Education, Foreign Ties
There is real desire and passion building around your trip, book, website, course or foreign connection near Thursday 23^rd May, and you must then consider what you are being shown at the eclipse on the weekend of Saturday 25^th May. Everything is out in the open then. It’s as clear as day – and all you need to do is make your choice.

It’s very likely that the Venus-Cupid opposition on Monday 27^th May will reveal just why the poets said there was no logic to longing. It’s been quite some time since Cupid (a potent little asteroid) moved through your zone of travel, teaching, studying, publishing and writing. Cupid may be pulling in people from Europe, the US, Asia or further afield as part of his mission in your horoscope. Best advice? To want something or someone that may not last – and may not even make sense – is sometimes the only way to feel alive.

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.

Your Reputation, Brand, Look and Profile.


Ah, the Taurus package! Long overdue for a rethink, according to your horoscope From Wednesday 1st May Mercury the Messenger of the Gods brings the information you need to plug a few gaps in your strategy. No matter how urgent things might feel, try to manage this cycle by slowing down and cooling down, emotionally. This applies no matter if the issue is your online profile or your cosmetic surgery plans.

What happens near Tuesday 7th May is like a time warp, thanks to the Moon’s Node in your sign. That week (from Monday 6th May through Sunday 12th May) brings a fork in the road. So what will you decide about your packaging or presentation? Perhaps it is also time to take a deep breath and learn from the past, as your horoscope reveals this situation has been repeating itself for a long time.

The eclipse on Friday 10th May is crucial to your decision-making, and there is more online, or on the phone, to chase until Wednesday 15th May. From that point on, the priorities alter as the planets in their courses shift direction.

The repetition with all these ‘me’ issues is your secret weapon for soul mastery. Why? Because when you cannot alter what people are saying or doing (or you cannot alter what the universe is dishing up) all you can do is become more philosophical, more tolerant, and so on. You become a better human being!

The Uranus-Pluto Square

The Uranus-Pluto square in Aries and Capricorn respectively suggests the point of no return for choices about other areas in your life too.

One is your hidden world and hidden self. Quite clearly the revolution is unstoppable in May, and as you put so much in motion during April, you cannot halt things now. If you want freedom on the inside, though, you will allow even quite radical changes to shake your world.

Pluto in Capricorn suggests you cannot really commit to a trip, course, book or website until the balance of power between yourself and others is clarified and balanced. If you have been dealing with an atmosphere or particular climate (not just a person or company, but a ‘situation’) that has taken over, it will no longer do so after May. As June comes closer, you can fully expect whatever/whomever dominated your life as a traveller, student, teacher, writer or publisher to be pulled back. This is particularly important if one of the people or organisations involved was European, American or Asian – or perhaps from even further afield.

The Other Person


Saturn in Scorpio makes its presence felt near Wednesday 1st May, Sunday 5th May, Wednesday 15th May, Sunday 19th May. Where Saturn goes, there is always a (basically) happy ending, yet no astrologer can really gloss over what this cycle means. The other person (former, current or potential partner) brings issues. So might an enemy or rival, Taurus.

How you respond to a temporarily heavy atmosphere or unavoidable, non-negotiable reality is your call. And it’s all in your attitude. There will undoubtedly be fear, or deep concern about the future, either coming from this person, or locked into the situation around them.

You have come crashing up against a reality which others know very well as they have also been in this position before you. Discuss and read widely as it will help.

Be practical, too. If you are falling in love with someone you know will be hard work (or more importantly, if you are yet to do your homework on this man or woman) be aware that when you get into bed with anyone new in May, you get into bed with a learning experience. Do you want that?

Be very careful with enemies, opponents or rivals too. If you commit yourself deeply to the conflict then you are also deeply committing yourself to a long period when very little will change. Do weigh up the pros and cons of pursuing a fight. Saturn is a relentless presence in 2013 and 2014 and quite frankly, you do not have to go there.

Your Money, House, Business, Flat or Charity

From Thursday 9th May everything you earn, own or owe becomes so much more important. From Wednesday 15th May the talking or online number-crunching begins, and the weekend of 18th-19th May finds you tossing up final choices. You’ve seen the huge potential for a long time, and now it’s all on your desk in concentrated form.

From Monday 20th May, you’ll receive feedback and reaction as the dollars, pounds, euros or discussions become public – and then Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23rd May reminds you of the towering potential that could become a rewarding delivery by the end of next month.

The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25th May, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26th May, show you what is possible if you try. Undoubtedly the whole jigsaw puzzle will be incomplete, but making a new puzzle is what it’s all about. That period is the time to apply all your nous and creative problem-solving ability.

What happens near Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th should leave you feeling vindicated. You needed to hear a different conversation or read a different set of numbers, and you will. After Friday 31st May, you are set for a substantial reward for everything you have put in – no later than the final week of June when Jupiter completes his cycle.

Invest the time and energy in what is undoubtedly an excellent investment in other ways too. And this is about your value system too Taurus. What you will and will not sell out for. Who or what you consider to be priceless.

The Hidden World


There is real desire and passion building around the one thing nobody else sees, knows or understands near Thursday 23rd May, best described as your hidden self, or hidden world. Look twice at what you are being shown at the eclipse on the weekend of Saturday 25th May. It’s like a searchlight sweeping the ocean floor. Everything is illuminated – even what is covered up.

The Venus-Cupid opposition on Monday 27th May is a reminder that there is nothing rational or particularly well-timed about craving someone or something. It will probably feel even more intense because it is all so submerged. The feeling has its own logic, though, in the grand scheme of things. Time to turn to your diary, your anonymous blog or your confidante, Taurus.

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.

Your Secret Life and Secret Self


Thanks to a particularly relentless Mars cycle, there is an urgency around your hidden world or hidden self this month. Your secrets, in effect. From Wednesday 1st May the stage is set for Mercury, the ruling planet of Gemini, and the details could change so much depending on what is in his delivery bag. Time is of the essence this month for this submerged matter or deeply buried part of your existence. And timing is everything. Do not rush or push, nor be rushed or pushed.

What happens near Tuesday 7th May is pure déjà vu in relation to what is so hidden. That entire week (from Monday 6th May through Sunday 12th May) is full of decisions. The eclipse on Friday 10th May is a big part of the story, and there is more talking or paperwork ahead, right up until your ruler Mercury the Messenger of the Gods finally changes signs on Wednesday 15th May.

Friends and Groups

The Uranus-Pluto square in your zone of friends and groups on Tuesday 21st May is an eye-opener. In April you made decisions about your social life, friendship or group involvements which promised radical new freedom, if you were also willing to make rather extreme new decisions. You saw an upset for what it was – a set-up – designed to fully liberate you, if you were only daring enough.

The square to Pluto in late May suggests the first confrontation with the reality of your choices. It’s time to cut and trim what you had in mind.

Money, Charity, Business, Property

Ever since 2008 you have been made aware of major power and control issues linked to your situation with the house, money, flat, charity or business. There is a tremendous amount of power available to you, as it’s been churned up since 2008. The art of sharing this power, and playing your part in a compromise with the people or organisations involved, is tricky but significant. If anything or anybody has taken over, in your opinion, it will be dwarfed in size by June.

Pluto symbolises a process, and that process is about total and sweeping transformation, with an unhealthy amount of power and control changing hands! You have already been subject to this, and even if you ended up in pole position, there are still issues about holding the reins which must be addressed. This will happen in late May. Time for a new compromise agreement, no matter if this is your employer, tenant, lodger, bank or corporation.

Lifestyle, Workload, Health

Saturn in Scorpio makes its presence felt near Wednesday 1st May, Sunday 5th May, Wednesday 15th May, Sunday 19th May. This gives you an opportunity to build your core strength as you make a thoughtful decision not just to react or respond – but to be fully and consciously proactive.
The situation was built in slow stages over the course of the last few months and there is nothing you can do about it – or alternatively, him, her or them. Your lifestyle, daily workload or health is under Saturn’s gaze and there is always a sense of inevitability and heavy reality when Saturn comes to stay in your chart.

What you can do, however, is tailor your response so that you feel as relaxed as it is possible to feel, about the one person, situation, industry or corporation you cannot change. This is something that affects the minutiae of your daily existence so perhaps you need an equally detailed response, Gemini.

The Gemini Renaissance


From Thursday 9th May you become the focus, just as you should – and then from Wednesday 15th May the talking begins, and news begins to pour in, either online, via the media or in person. This is about how you look, or how you are seen. The weekend of 18th-19th May finds you covering all the bases. This is not egomania nor vanity. This is you, seeing very clearly, that you do not have much longer to pump the enormous potential surrounding your packaging or presentation.

From Monday 20th May, it all becomes public, so you’ll receive useful reflections from others holding up a mirror. Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23rd May reminds you that there is still time to milk the situation. You have known for months that something rather amazing might happen – in terms of the way you look, or are seen. Now you are being pushed to do something further about it.
The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25th May, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26th May, show you that what fails to make a complete picture or perfect pattern, inspires solutions which benefit you!

What happens near Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th should reward you for believing in your own renaissance. Once Mars changes signs on Friday 31st May, you are set for a high-speed series of developments, resulting in a major new beginning in June. The Sun’s entry in Gemini your own sign at the end of May promises tremendous attention and recognition, at the same time as a peak moment for you – as in ‘You, you, you and only you.’ This is personal and it will be profoundly rewarding if you’ve been working hard.

Former, Current, Potential Partners

This man or woman (who means so much) triggers substantial choices in the second half of May as Cupid begins to make waves in your horoscope. Look at the irrational passion involved near Thursday 23rd May, then look at every single detail near the eclipse on the weekend of Saturday 25th May.

This person who means so much emotionally may belong to your past, present or potential future. However, the Venus-Cupid opposition on Monday 27th May will reveal an important truth; there is nothing well-timed or sensible about passionate feelings. Yet without them, would you really call yourself fully alive?

Enemies, Rivals, Opponents

Be careful about what you get into with your enemy, rival or opponent in May as there is unlikely to be too much logic or common-sense in the mix. Shades of I Claudius abound, as two potent Roman archetypes in your horoscope begin to face off. Sidestep the drama and there simply will not be one. Allow the mood to pass. This is temporary as these planetary patterns in your astrological chart are unlikely to linger longer.

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.

Your Friendships and Group Involvements

There is a lack of tolerance or patience around one friendship or group situation, no matter if this is an old friend or new friend – or social media. From Wednesday 1st May you are in the right place, at the right time, to finally hear or read what has been missing to date. Try to slow down and cool down, no matter how much a particular person, group or situation appears to be pushing you. Plot and plan. Don’t just bolt in there with your first-responder coat on.

What happens near Tuesday 7th May is familiar. You are ruled by the Moon and the Moon’s Nodes suggest a playing-out of something you have seen or experienced so often before. That entire week (from Monday 6th May through Sunday 12th May) is loaded with the kind of decisions about social media, group involvements or friendships that can only occur in this particular way once a year. The eclipse on Friday 10th May is crucial, once again because your ruler the Moon is involved – and there is more talking or paperwork ahead, and perhaps something online or in the media to reshape your ideas.

Remember that although the situation is as stuck as a copy of Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols on a creaking record-player – you can decide which track to play. You are definitely operating the whole situation, no matter how much you hear ‘click, repeat, click, repeat.’

The Capricorn-Aries Clash

You will read a lot of astrologers talking about the forthcoming square between Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn. This aspect occurs at sharp angles in your horoscope so it sharply defines the next few months.

The square is exact on Tuesday 21st May but you will feel it days before and after too. There are questions to answer about the balance of power between yourself and your former, current or potential partner. Perhaps an enemy, rival or competitor too. Who or what has dominated to date? Because that’s no longer relevant. Things are changing.

Pluto is much misunderstood by many astrologers, but what is so often tagged the planet of endings or death, is actually the planet which symbolises a deep and permanent change in the balance of power. It’s like Europe being carved up at the end of the last war. In your own love life, or with a particular enemy or rival, there will now be a carve-up.

Uranus in Aries, of course, is about your career or other calling in life – perhaps charity or academia. You were put in a position last month when you realised that an extreme decision would bring you remarkable new freedom. Lots of shackles would be broken simultaneously, if you were to choose a dramatic or radical option. Well, May is your time of reckoning. How far did you go, or did you not go far enough? What are the pros and cons of being a radical in a tame world? This will have a significant aspect on your role, position, mission and ambition for quite some time to come.

The Next Generation

Saturn in Scorpio looms large near Wednesday 1st May, Sunday 5th May, Wednesday 15th May, Sunday 19th May. The answer may take some time to emerge but never assume that there is no resolution and with children or pregnancy in particular, remember that what worked for other people may also work for you. What they learned, you can learn too.

The issue may be fertility, an existing son or daughter, child custody or a pregnancy. It may be a professional or philanthropic involvement with the next generation and your very particular influence on their lives. Perhaps this is about finding a lover who is also a co-parent with you, or dealing with a  relationship where issues about parenting are hardly a walk in the park!

Saturn comes in all kinds of disguises and sometimes the issues about the next generation will be uniquely serious.

This is a story which does not end overnight. However, it is a story which you write yourself. You are not being dictated to by the universe. Instead, you are being asked to deal with the reality by deliberately selecting a specific way of coping or managing. And something so true about Saturn – this will not last. It just won’t. Never imagine it will.

Your Submerged World

Jupiter still has quite a long way to go, and a great deal can happen in just a few weeks, in terms of the potential in your submerged world. Near Thursday 9th May the hidden side of yourself or your life becomes crucial and then from Wednesday 15th May the talking begins, and news begins to filter through. The weekend of 18th-19th May finds you taking everything further. What nobody else can see, benefits you. What you find rather mysterious, slippery, elusive or hidden about yourself (or your universe) is an abundant source. And there is more to come.

From Monday 20th May, things pick up. Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23rd May reminds you that there is still time to plant a few seeds and feed and water anything with a growth spurt. Just because this is submerged does not mean it cannot take off. In fact – it should.
The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25th May is personal, as you are ruled by the Moon, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26th

May, suggests a moment of truth. How hard are you prepared to work, to get the rewards?

What happens near Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th sends you on your way. You are then set for a high-speed series of developments, with some peak experiences in June.

Workload, Lifestyle, Health

You have interesting choices about your daily workload, lifestyle and health in the second half of May. Look at what is all emotion and gut feeling near Thursday 23rd May, then consider what you are being shown at the eclipse on the weekend of Saturday 25th May. Remember that as a Cancerian every eclipse pulls harder on you.

It’s very likely that the Venus-Cupid opposition on Monday 27th May will not compute. This mother and son seldom did, in mythology. In your astrological chart there is a kind of irrationality and overdose of emotion that has to be respected and understood, rather than blocked. The normal rules you apply to your work, lifestyle or body may not apply. And that’s fine. It’s called living.

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.

Your Ambition, Mission and Position

There is an urgency and heat around your working life, voluntary role or university course. From Wednesday 1st May the stage is set for the kind of news that could change everything. Try to slow down and cool down, no matter how much a particular person, corporation or situation appears to be pushing you. Strategy is your friend now.

What happens near Tuesday 7th May is familiar. You’ve been here before, perhaps in a previous life, perhaps in this one, but the sense of déjà vu is remarkable. That entire week (from Monday 6th May through Sunday 12th May) is loaded with the kind of decisions about your ambition, mission and position that can only take place very rarely. The eclipse on Friday 10th May is crucial, and there is more talking or paperwork ahead, right up until Mercury finally changes signs on Wednesday 15th May.

A great deal will go down, in a very short space of time. Remember that although the situation is as stuck as an old record, you can decide which song to sing. It’s your approach, your attitude, your mindset that is under your control, no matter how repetitive this professional, business, charity or academic matter feels.

The real story in all this is the Uranus-Pluto square in your zone of daily workload, on Tuesday 21st May. There are questions to answer about the balance of power between yourself and your employer, staff, colleagues, lecturers and so on. It’s time to ask yourself who (or what) has been taking, or taking over. This affects the minutiae of your daily existence and this planetary clash sends a clear signal that change is required.
There is a tremendous amount of power available to you, just in the course of your everyday tasks and workload. It’s been churned up since 2008. The art of sharing this power, and playing your part in a compromise with the people or organisations involved, is what May is ultimately all about.

Family, Property, Home Base

Saturn in Scorpio makes its presence felt near Wednesday 1st May, Sunday 5th May, Wednesday 15th May, Sunday 19th May. This gives you an opportunity to build your core strength in response to the challenges. It may be a relative, flat, house, flatmate, tenant, landlord issue – or deeper questions about your sense of place and belonging. Where Saturn goes, there is always an answer. The answer may take some time to emerge but never assume that there is no resolution (or even a genuinely happy ending). For now, though, the emphasis is on tried, trusted and tested ways of managing. What worked for other people may also work for you. What they learned, you can learn too.

Friends, Groups, Social Media

From Thursday 9th May the friendship, group or online network becomes so much closer, so much more important. From Wednesday 15th May the talking begins, and news begins to pour in, either online, via the media or in person. The weekend of 18th-19th May finds you hanging on the telephone like Debbie Harry, or just covering all the questions you had about a particular friend or group.

From Monday 20th May, it all becomes public, so you’ll receive feedback and reaction from other people, allowing you to see your social life, friendships or networks as the outside world views them too. Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23rd May reminds you that there is still time to plant promising initiatives. All that potential you saw last year is still there.

The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25th May, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26th May, show you what is almost impossible to pull together about the people or the situation. At that point you’re aware of the complexity, not the answers.

What happens near Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th should vindicate your faith, though. Some remarkable news, discussions and exchanges of trust will turn everything around, and once Mars changes signs on Friday 31st May, you are set for a high-speed series of developments, resulting in a major new beginning in June, and a dazzling moment best described as a peak experience, and a substantial reward for everything you have put in.

The Next Generation

The next generation (or a relationship which could bring it closer) triggers choices in the second half of May. Look at the irrational passion involved near Thursday 23rd May, then consider what you are being shown at the eclipse on the weekend of Saturday 25th May.

This may be about your children, godchildren or younger relatives. It may be about a professional or philanthropic involvement with the next generation. A relationship which might end in pregnancy, adoption or step-parenting is also a contender. It’s very likely that the Venus-Cupid opposition on Monday 27th May will reveal an important truth; there is nothing logical about feelings. A computer does not run your emotions, or anybody else’s! This is living, though. And there is no right or wrong way, as you will see. Just something that feels authentic and hopefully comes with a happy ending.

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.

Travel, Publishing, Education

From Wednesday 1st May the stage is set for the kind of news that could change everything for you as a teacher, traveller, student, publisher, writer or internet user. Try to slow down and cool down, no matter how much a particular person, situation or place appears to be pushing you. You are in a Mars cycle which is unlikely to generate peace and harmony, if you speed up or heat up.

What happens near Tuesday 7th May is familiar. You’ve been here before and you know all about it, to quote Charles Ryder in Brideshead Revisited. From Monday 6th May through Sunday 12th May and particularly including the eclipse on Friday 10th you must keep your focus up – right through to Wednesday 15th May when the last decisions trickle away or the very final details trickle in. It’s decision time.

The repetition with the situation, place, organisation or person is undeniable but you do not have to roll your eyes and shrug your shoulders. If anything, knowing what is coming next, enables you to do something proactive.

Planetary Clashes in May

It’s worth looking at the Uranus-Pluto square in on Tuesday 21st May in more detail. There are questions to answer about the balance of power as it affects the next generation. This means your children, if you chose to have them, or young relatives – perhaps godchildren too. It certainly involves younger people connected to you through your work or charity. Finally, there are relationships which revolve around loaded questions regarding pregnancy, step-parenting or fertility. Perhaps this is where the balance of power must change.

Imagine how the United Nations emerged from the aftermath of giant power plays in the 1940s and you will have some inkling of the profound and potent impact on your very personal life. This is push-and-pull time. Yet you will be more empowered afterwards.
Pluto brings more available power. This has been the case with the next generation and yourself since 2008. The key is staking your claim to this power, when the compromise agreements begin to take hold.

Uranus in Aries is also key in May. Last month you were put in a situation where your world turned upside-down in relation to the money, house, charity, flat, business or possessions. Let’s hope you saw the true purpose of this – to force you to make a radical change which would liberate you in a way your soul craves.

Now it’s time to deal with the implications of decisions made a few weeks ago. Despite the tension for you, him, her or them – remember that liberation is worth anything. You have to be free, and you simply were not free before.

Being Heard – Being Read

Being heard and read is a bigger deal when Saturn in Scorpio makes its presence felt near Wednesday 1st May, Sunday 5th May, Wednesday 15th May and Sunday 19th May. This never used to matter. Now it does, and you can’t escape or avoid what is staring you in the face. What is the correct response? To take it on. To shoulder the load. To do what common sense and more experienced people advise you, is correct.

This is probably about the internet, but you may also be powerfully affected if you work in media or publishing. Then there are issues about your voice, online or in person.

Find out all you can. What worked for others before you? What works for others now?

Your Calling


What is your calling? Because, make no mistake, you are being called.

From Thursday 9th May it’s all on. Then -  from Wednesday 15th May the talking begins, and news begins to pour in, either online, via the media or in person. Virgo, your ruling planet Mercury is in extremis then. So absorb everything you can. The weekend of 18th-19th May finds covering all the questions.

From Monday 20th May, it all becomes public, so you’ll receive feedback and reaction from other people, allowing you to see your definition of success as the outside world also sees it. Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23rd May reminds you that there is still time to plant promising initiatives. All that potential you saw last year is still there. You are heading towards the big position, the timely promotion, the business success or the the stunning results that you have worked so tirelessly towards.

The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25th May, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26th May, show you a mixed bag of ingredients to play with, but mix it well. This is a recipe for soul satisfaction as well as external recognition and reward.

What happens near Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th should help as Jupiter makes patterns not possible for 12 years, and once Mars changes signs on Friday 31st May, you are set for a high-speed series of developments. Your Everest awaits. Get the ropes and climb.

House, Family, Flat, Household, Home Base

No prizes for guessing where life is about to become highly-charged but also far more interesting. In May, the choices you make near Thursday 23rd and particularly the eclipse on the weekend of Saturday 25th are potent. The house, family, flat, household or home base is at the heart of what makes your own heart beat faster – or other people’s.

It’s very likely that the Venus-Cupid opposition on Monday 27th May will reveal an important truth; one that makes you or others feel far more alive.

People or organisations which turn up the desire in others may have a profound impact on the look or feel of your home, or even your extended thoughts about your home turf. Cupid may also release an arrow in the direction of a flatmate or family member; that would be not entirely unexpected in this cycle.

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.

Your Money, House, Flat, Charity or Business

It’s now game on. From Wednesday 1st May the stage is for number-crunching and more serious discussion.

What happens near Tuesday 7th May is familiar. You’ve been here before, perhaps in a previous life, perhaps in this one, but the sense of déjà vu is remarkable. Monday 6th May through Sunday 12th May is loaded with decisions and the eclipse on Friday 10th May is crucial. I don’t think you’ll be able to lift your head up from the computer or the paperwork until Wednesday 15th May. However, it is completely worth it. You can concentrate your efforts and power on through a very challenging situation.

A great deal will go down, in a very short space of time. And about time too!

Your Horoscope Patterns in May

The Uranus-Pluto square is in signs which hit hard edges in your horoscope, in Aries and Capricorn, on Tuesday 21st May. Nothing new here. You have been through a sequence of questions about who (or what) is in charge of your family or home life since 2008. Yet every time it becomes easier. The intensity is much reduced when you realise that you have actually worked through similar questions before. This applies to your house, flat, family, household or home turf. This is a promise – the person, situation or organisation which you recently felt so dominated by, will be dwarfed. It’s just what happened to Pluto back in 2006 and it’s happening to you now.

There is power available to you, and the art of sharing this power, and playing your part in a compromise is what May is ultimately all about.

Uranus in Aries


You also know Uranus in Aries very well by now. Of course you do, given the impact on your former, current or potential partner. Or your enemy! What alters in May is meant to happen, as it is the only way you could be released from unnecessary ties and shackles that have done more to restrict you, than you may realise.

Does that sound too hard, in the context of a relationship, or even a conflict? It’s just astrology, which is all basic facts and hard edges at the moment. Trust the process of independence, though. You’re already so far down the road you can’t turn back anyway. And this will work. It will be exhilarating, more than once this year.

Money (That’s What I Want).


What is free may be the best thing in life, but you have no interest in that, and no wonder. Saturn in Scorpio makes its presence felt near Wednesday 1st May, Sunday 5th May, Wednesday 15th May, Sunday 19th May. This gives you an opportunity to build your core strength in response to the challenges. What worked for other people may also work for you. What they learned, you can learn too.

Beyond that, acceptance is useful. You are not the only one. This isn’t just about you, it is about a wider economic or legal framework, which everyone has to live with and deal with. You can call this the recession, or the legal profession and its demands, or something else – the property market? The banks, with all their greed? The employment market?

Take a deep breath and feel the community of people around you, who are already going through a similar situation, or have dealt with something rather like this in the past. It’s not just you. And this won’t last. It really won’t.

The issue now is, how do you steadily control your response in a way that makes you feel most in control, most calm and most comfortable? That’s what May is about.

The Biggest Picture of All

From Thursday 9th May the biggest picture of all is being filled in, with colourful brushstrokes. It involves enormous concepts and subjects, fit for Oxford or Cambridge. It may also involve vast vistas, either on the other side of your country, or across the world. Structures in your life which attempt to contain huge ideas or beliefs may also matter more and promise more, too.

Mercury is at large. From Wednesday 15th May the talking begins, and news begins to pour in, either online, via the media or in person. The weekend of 18th-19th May finds you pinging replies all over the place, or framing your questions for the following week.

From Monday 20th May, it all becomes public, and that is invaluable as you need feedback  before you travel, move, publish, teach, study or write in a more meaningful and committed way. Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23rd May reminds you that there is still time to plant good seeds too. Even this late in the year!

The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25th May, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26th May, show you solutions, even if they are partial compromises.

What happens near Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th should vindicate your faith, though. And Libra, there is a major new beginning in June, and a glorious moment ahead, thanks to a Sun-Jupiter conjunction in Gemini not possible for 12 years.

Communication and Information

The Third House of your chart rules your life as a voice or talking head. As a sequence of ideas on the internet. As a channel for opinion. Near Thursday 23rd May, you’ll feel this more. From there, consider what you are being shown at the eclipse on the weekend of Saturday 25th May – or what is being covered up. That is a key turning point for communication and information.

It’s very likely that the Venus-Cupid opposition on Monday 27th May will put you at a crossroads, as you are ruled by Venus and Cupid is her son. If you are to be heard or read as you wish this year, then May is decision time.

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.

Past, Present, Potential Partners


Thanks to Mars, and his two-year cycle through your zone of former, current and potential partners – there is an urgency and heat around this man or woman, as May begins. From Wednesday 1st May the stage is set for the kind of news that could change everything, too – Mercury, the Messenger of the Gods is running towards you.
What happens near Tuesday 7th May is familiar. You’ve been here before, perhaps in a previous life, perhaps in this one, but the sense of déjà vu is remarkable with this person. That entire week (from Monday 6th May through Sunday 12th May) is loaded with the kind of choices that make the eclipse near Friday 10th May even more potent.
The Moon’s South Node in this same horoscope zone brings repetition that enables you to remove yourself from proceedings and make a conscious choice to be happier about the situation, or at the very least, philosophical. There is nothing new under the sun.

Important – if you have an enemy, rival or opponent then there may also be a sense of déjà vu and utter familiarity in May. And, of course, an intense decision-making process that is over almost as soon as it begins. The key here is to control how you respond and how you think about this person. You can turn your eyes skyward because of the repetition or (because you know what is going to happen next) you can anticipate it in an entirely different way. One that makes you feel secure and oddly ahead of the game.

The Fire-Earth Clash

The fire-earth clash in your chart unfolds as Uranus in Aries squares Pluto in Capricorn near Tuesday 21st May. There are questions to answer about the balance of power in a matter affecting how you write or speak – and how you use the internet.
Something or someone has dominated for too long. This will not last. Pluto is about to be hit by Uranus and there will be a shakedown. Whatever person, organisation or situation loomed over you and had such a powerful impact on the way you connect or communicate, now becomes much reduced in size and potency. Good! Any amount of trouble or complication is worth it, just to reach the point where there is greater balance. Working towards that balance is the dominant theme of 2013.

Uranus in Aries is a continuing presence, which is why you feel you will never work, follow a particular routine or attend to your general health in the same way again. This is correct and it is to be welcomed, not held at bay. You made that choice in April and it was the right one. In 2014 you will shake your head at the way you conducted your life in 2011 and 2012 and wonder why on earth you didn’t make the same choice before.
You must be free to work, live and look after yourself in a new way.

You, You, You

Saturn in Scorpio is so personal to you, for obvious reasons, and you’ll feel the impact of this planet near Wednesday 1st May, Sunday 5th May, Wednesday 15th May, Sunday 19th May. This gives you an opportunity to build your core strength in response to the challenges. What worked for other people may also work for you. What they learned, you can learn too. You are not the only person who has been grappling with image and identity issues. Whatever or whomever confronts you about your profile on the internet, or even your looks, suggests nothing particularly unique. Others also struggle with the same challenges even if they are wrapped in different packaging.

Your name or face will no longer be a big deal in the end. This is a temporary cycle. Live through this. Better still, find a point of view which makes you feel far more secure about the reality of what is going on. A perspective which is a safety net or cushion. This too shall pass.
You can choose how you wish to respond to people, organisations or situations which seem loaded with negativity, in respect to yourself. That may take some plotting and planning, but once you have your own particular answer, stick to it like glue.

The Money, Charity, Property, Business


From Thursday 9th May you know that it’s all going to come together, at last. From Wednesday 15th May the talking or influx of information begins, and news begins to pour in, with some most interesting numbers too. The weekend of 18th-19th May is pivotal then after Monday 20th May, it all becomes public, so you’ll receive feedback and reaction with a reminder at Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23rd May to keep pushing your chances.

The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25th May, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26th May, show you what is almost impossible to pull together and yet your instinct tells you that this is meant to be. Even the challenges help you get what you want, on a core level.
What happens near Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th should help turn everything around, and once Mars changes signs on Friday 31st May, you are set some remarkable moments when you realise you inhabit an abundant universe with more than enough for you and everyone else. This is a breakthrough in terms of your money, house, flat, charity, possessions or business and you are making it.

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.

Your Daily Workload or Health


The Sixth House of your horoscope is ruled by Taurus the Bull and it describes your daily workload, no matter if you are a professional, a volunteer or a student. This same horoscope house also reveals a great deal about your basic health and wellbeing – particularly if a medical condition prevents you from working.

From Wednesday 1st May expect news, online or offline, which alters your ideas. What happens near Tuesday 7th May is familiar. You’ve been here before, perhaps in a previous life, perhaps in this one, but from Monday 6th May through Sunday 12th May you must make your choices – and the planetary patterns near Friday 10th May will concentrate your mind. Sure, this is intense. But without that intensity you wouldn’t make a big leap.

Remember that although the situation is as stuck as an old record, you can decide which parts of the orchestra should be turned up or down. It’s your tune, not the universe’s! Why? Because you can utterly control every aspect of your reaction, perspective and attitude, no matter how repetitive life becomes.

Uranus in Aries, Pluto in Capricorn

Near Tuesday 21st May every astrologer on the internet will be talking about the Uranus-Pluto square. But what does it mean for you?
Firstly – you will never look at the next generation, or relationships which bring it closer, in the same way again. Something which has been building steadily for years hit a climax in April and exclamation marks hung over your head. Questions were answered, very quickly, because you had no choice.

Cry Freedom. That is the only thing that matters. Your Independence Day has been and gone, and in May you must pursue the basic truth – that you have every right to be liberated, no matter how this manifests with children, godchildren or young relatives (there may also be a work or charity connection to younger people). Even a relationship which is merely pregnant with possibility, or loaded with the promise of another generation coming in, suggests deep change. You can’t go back to the way you played this before. It just doesn’t fit any more!

There are questions to answer about the balance of power between yourself and particular people or organisations, in the context of your cash, house, charity, business, possessions or flat. Who/what dominated will no longer do so. That gives you greater control so play the carve-up very thoughtfully. What do you want and need and how you will you guarantee this from now on? If you feel Pluto as a situation rather than a face (the climate is overwhelming, in terms of your money, for example) that situation will fragment and alter by June – the overwhelm will vanish.

The Hidden World


Saturn in Scorpio makes its presence felt near Wednesday 1st May, Sunday 5th May, Wednesday 15th May, Sunday 19th May. Time to get real and get clear. No matter what is lying deeply below the surface, you are not the first person to go through this issue and you will not be the last. There are ways to manage this. One is to understand that this will be almost forgotten within five years. There will also be developments out there in the real world that minimise what is currently so magnified.

How do you make yourself feel more comfortable and secure now? You get this in perspective. Draw every compartment of your life on paper in squares. Label each square. Now, re-size the square which describes what is so invisible, hidden or submerged about yourself or your life. Why on earth did it become any bigger than the others?

Partners – Past, Present, Potential


From Thursday 9th May it’s looking extremely interesting with this man or woman – then from Wednesday 15th May the talking begins, and news begins to come in, leading you straight to the weekend of 18th-19th May when you go on The Knowledge Quest. If you want more of life – or if you just want something bigger and better – this person is the key. You will not have the same opportunity for a long time to come and you know it. Your past, present or potential partner is the gateway to a wider world of possibility, very probably involving travel – and at the least, travel in the mind. Be lucky and, to quote Elvis Costello, Get Happy!

As freedom is so important for you as a parent (if you chose children) then perhaps you are reshaping a marriage or relationship to encourage that. You may also be looking at a split if that is the only solution. Some Sagittarians are very firmly in this camp. If this sounds like you, then May-June is the answer you were always hoping for. The resolution is coming. This will be a win-win.

Even if you are single, or in a steady relationship – from Monday 20th May, it all becomes public, which is useful – then Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23rd May reminds you that there is still time to pursue potential with this person.

The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25th May, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26th May, reveal a great truth. Only an imperfect situation can produce great solutions.

What happens near Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th should vindicate your faith, though. Then, from Friday 31st May, you are set for a rapid chain of events, resulting in a major new beginning in June. This person is meant to be in your life, and this situation is also fated. Reach out for what/who is bigger and better.

Enemies, Rivals, Opponents


One of the curious truths about Baroness Thatcher during her time in power, was that her enemies made her stronger and more powerful. This also applies to you in May. Should anybody be against you, he or she will be a potent blessing. A real advantage. The cycle that Baroness Thatcher had in the Eighties, you are having now. Enjoy it.

You, You, You


It’s all about you and the way you look, and are seen. Asteroids in Sagittarius promise it! Make some useful choices near Thursday 23rd May, then consider what you are being shown at the eclipse on the weekend of Saturday 25th May.

It’s very likely that the Venus-Cupid opposition on Monday 27th May will reveal an important truth; there is nothing logical about this. And yet, when was life ever logical?

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.

The Next Generation and You

Children, godchildren or young relatives? Work or charity connection to those born twenty years or more, after you? From Wednesday 1st May there will be fresh news. Very, very fresh news – the kind that alters your plans. Strategy is your friend now.

The South Node in Taurus is in your Fifth House, which rules your offspring, but also the next generation as a whole. What happens near Tuesday 7th May is familiar. You’ve been down this road before, in this life or another one. That entire week (from Monday 6th May through Sunday 12th May) is loaded by a pivotal eclipse on Friday 10th May with more talking or paperwork ahead, right up until Mercury finally changes signs on Wednesday 15th May. Intense? Undeniably so. Useful? Absolutely. This was a choice you always had to make. Selecting your handpicked response is part of the challenge but the reward. When the universe serves up the same thing repeatedly, what else must you do, except deliberately construct your reaction to it, in order to serve yourself best?

Pluto in Capricorn

The big May story is the Uranus-Pluto square from Aries to Capricorn, near Tuesday 21st May. Since 2011 you have been well aware of the amazing new opportunities to lead a far more independent life in terms of your house, family, flat, household or home turf. The issue has been your own time, space and motivation. And perhaps your resources.

What happened in April turned your life upside-down but it also forced you to see a choice that had bypassed you before. If you took that choice, then by now you will be dealing with the impact. That is what May is all about. Don’t sweat the temporary or fleeting conditions, though. By 2014 you will be glad you jumped, because you will have tremendous freedom, space and independence that simply was not there before.

Pluto in Capricorn, your own sign, reminds you of an old 2012 lesson. If you give other people an inch, when it comes to your profile, brand or appearance – they will take a mile. The person or organisation in question is about to shrink, though. You stand to gain control, so do all you can to claim it.

If it is a situation or atmosphere that has loomed over you, in matters of reputation or physical appearance, let it go down the gurgler. It will. Remember how empowered you felt on a previous occasion and return to that empowerment now.

Your Friend, Your Group

Your ruling planet Saturn has a lot to answer for as it continues to impact a group commitment, a friendship, social media – or just a group which is very much affecting you from the outside. Saturn in Scorpio makes its presence felt near Wednesday 1st May, Sunday 5th May, Wednesday 15th May, Sunday 19th May. Where Saturn goes, there is always an answer. The answer may take some time to emerge but never assume that this is it, for the rest of your life! Sure, it’s a lengthy cycle, but it’s not here to stay. This too will pass. In the meantime, construct a mental attitude that serves you well. This person or group will never change. Not short-term, anyway. And if this is an atmosphere or situation, rather than a face? That too can be dealt with. Create a response. Lean on it hard and often. Whatever works!

Lifestyle, Workload, Health

Potential translates into possibility, translates into reward. Start your engine with lifestyle, workload or health options and do not let up until June, if you want abundant gains. From Thursday 9th May it all leaps into view. From Wednesday 15th May the talking begins, and 18th-19th May finds you online or on the phone, asking the right questions.

From Monday 20th May, the outside world takes a keen interest. Jupiter’s opposition to Cupid on Thursday 23rd May reminds you that there is still time to plant promising initiatives.

The penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday 25th May, and the Mercury-Cupid opposition on Sunday 26th May, allows you to take what does not work, or does not fit, and come up with something intriguing. It’s a road-hump you needed to face, in order to get a more interesting result by June.

What happens near Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th should vindicate your faith, as Jupiter aligns with the inner planets in patterns you have not seen for 12 years. You believed and trusted in a bigger and better lifestyle, workload or health situation last year. You put in time, energy, effort. Trust in Jupiter too. This cycle rewards you.

What You Hide – What Is Hidden


Nobody can see, smell, touch or even guess at this. Yet in May, it’s highly important. What you hide, or what is hidden, brings you to a crucial decision.

Near Thursday 23rd May, there is a conversation with yourself worth remembering – then consider what you are being shown at the eclipse on the weekend of Saturday 25th May.

It’s very likely that the Venus-Cupid opposition on Monday 27th May will reveal an important truth; passion, emotion, desire and longing (for anything or anybody) never run to a schedule, never follow the rules – but should always be let in the door.

You can read my five-minute summary of the five most important May predictions at Get The Gloss, named by The Times as one of the top ten beauty websites on the web. If you have a Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries or Taurus Rising Sign – do read your birthday report at Harper’s Bazaar.