Venus is visible as the Morning Star shining brightly in the sky just before dawn. This is the last week to see her before the sun’s rays combine with this planet, blocking her from view. We will have to wait for her to reappear as the Evening Star in July. Meteor showers this weekend can be seen easily, with a dark night sky as the Moon becomes a sliver. Look for them in the early morning hours. There are two different showers that coincide and peak around May 4th and 5th. The new moon on May 5th is a SuperMoon. This is a term used when a new moon occurs at the time the moon is closest to the earth, giving it a powerful effect. More about this in next week’s column.
May 1st is May Day, a time to honor the earth’s fertility as it comes alive again. This weekend is the time of the Fire Festivals, which honor the goddess. From 5-7 am on Sunday, May 4th, the Amma Center of New Mexico will host a sacred healing fire for peace. What a beautiful time to be up and witness the shower of meteor lights while participating in a sacred ceremony!
Saturn slows down and begins to turn direct on Friday. This will start to move matters along that have been sluggish since December.
Venus enters Taurus and Mercury moves into Gemini this week, shifting energies. You may experience challenges with communications this week through a misunderstanding or someone else’s ideas may overpower your own.
Sunday is a good day to just lay back and relax. Do what feels good to you. Enjoy spending time with people you appreciate and that appreciate you. Listen to music or the birds singing in the morning. Smell the flowers along your path.
Monday, April 28 and Tuesday, April 29
Mercury square Neptune and trine Jupiter
Venus begins to form a grand trine with Saturn and Pluto
Correct little problems and give them the attention they require, especially with situations or people that you have taken for granted.
All in all these days should be quite busy, and you will want to work on things that you are personally interested in. It may be difficult for you to focus or be diligent working for someone else’s benefit.
Someone may try to convince you of something, or you may be the one doing the persuading or possibly even misrepresenting it. Don’t believe everything you hear or be too idealistic. Misunderstandings are possible.
It is an excellent time to work on creative or artistic projects. Using your imagination or creativity is favored. Study of spiritual subjects and sensitivity to mystical realms is easier now. Business, finances, creative projects or relationships could come together for you early in the week.
Wednesday, April 30 and Thursday, May 1
Venus enters Taurus
Venus moves into Taurus on Thursday staying in the sign for one month. How symbolic that Venus, the planet of connection with feelings, is now in the sign of nature (Taurus) on May Day. May 1st celebrates the earth’s fertility as it comes alive.
These two days really bring in a focus of healing the body and feeling connected with your true nature. The need to heal may also manifest is through groups of people speaking up or fighting for those who are suffering in the world.
There may be a need to bring up issues in your own personal life which require you to ask yourself these questions. Where in your life do you feel repressed and unable to freely express yourself? Do you find yourself in situations where you feel forced to act in ways which don’t feel like your true self? Do you feel alienated or rejected by others when you are being your natural self?
Men may feel it in areas where they have been conditioned to stifle their creative, softer side. Women may feel they have had to submit or compromise themselves because of their gender. These feelings may come out now; they could erupt suddenly and unexpectedly.
You may feel strongly about maintaining your own integrity and individuality.
This month is a good time to take a look at your self worth. What are your personal resources? Besides your financial worth and what you own, consider your talents, the skills you have which help you to make a living, as well as things like physical health, beautiful voice, a green thumb, etc. All of these are personal resources, which you and others can appreciate and value. They can be turned into something useful.
It’s an excellent week to bring in money or whatever you want to manifest that you feel will enrich your life. On the other hand, if you have been living beyond your means, that situation could come to an end now.
You may desire to start a beautification project or focus upon your personal style and create a new “look” for yourself.
Friday, May 2
Saturn turns direct
Moon enters Aries
Mercury enters Gemini
Saturn has been moving backwards, or retrograde since December. It does this for about 4 ½ months every year to give us a chance to go over and fine tune what we have been working on, before moving ahead. It is a period of finishing what we started, taking care of obligations or commitments that may have been avoided or left hanging.
Now that Saturn is turning direct, you can really move forward. It’s a time of action! Things will start to move to the next level.
Mercury enters Gemini and will stay here through July 10th. The media should be going into overdrive feeding us information. This is going to be a fast-paced day. There is an aspect for journalists today which drives curiosity and a desire to get to the bottom of things. We could hear some serious news today.
An influential and powerful person in your life may restrain you from speaking your truth. Rather than focusing on the negative, planetary energies can bring a willingness to work hard to find an answer or verify what you thought or said. Difficulty communicating with others brings a tendency to withdraw into yourself rather than confront someone with whom you need to communicate.
There could be delays or people may misinterpret what is being said. Focus instead on mental work that requires disciplined thinking and you will be fine.
Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4
Moon enters Taurus
Saturday morning, between 7 – 8:00 am Santa Fe time, you might want to be quiet and tiptoe around as you get your morning coffee. Emotions could be easily upset. After 8 am it should be safe again. It’s probably best to keep to yourself for that hour. Rather than provoke someone, give them space.
Serious and practical thinking predominates through Saturday afternoon. You may feel a reluctance to get the day started but it will leave after around 2:00 pm, and you could be ready to go out. There could be a self-indulgent streak in the air. Do your own thing.
Sunday the Moon enters Taurus, the sign of nature and the love of comfort. You may feel like taking it easy and relaxing today. As the Moon conjoins Venus early this afternoon, you may want to create something beautiful, or just quietly enjoy yourself and putter around the house.
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