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Planetary Trends for May 2019

What's Up! by Belinda C. Dunn   Taurus New Moon - May 4 @ 6:46 pm Taurus/Scorpio Full Moon - May 18 @ 5:11 pm   Welcome to glorious May! Everywhere we gaze, earth is coming alive as delicate buds burst forth while every shade of green leaf unfolds, perfectly orchestrated, in rhythm with the heartbeat of life itself. The month starts with a New Moon in Taurus, the zodiac sign of sensuality. Seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching, each of the five senses awaken in appreciation for the beauty and experience of this natural world. Out of all the zodiac signs, the essence of Taurus is finding enjoyment in simply being alive. Astrologers give consideration to elemental forces of fire, air, water and earth. The chart for the New Moon on May 4, shows a 50% emphasis on the earth element. By the Full Moon on May 18, the chart shows 60% earth. So, according to the common adage, it's time to take the Taurus bull by the horns; get real, down to earth, and take active, determined steps in the manifestation of goals. Against this backdrop of nature's beauty, humans continue to parade across the stage of life. For the most part, humanity appears to be asleep, entranced, lost and forgetful, missing the true purpose and delight of what it means to be embodied. However, current planetary trends are functioning as an alarm clock, shaking us from slumber with an enormous, unmistakable, and electrifying jolt of wake-up potential. During the final week of April, from our vantage point on Earth, two major planets entered a retrograde phase. On April 24, Pluto went retrograde, and on April 29, Saturn went retrograde. In general, this signals a necessary pause, an apparent halt to forward movement for purposes of completion and integration. It's not that life doesn't move forward, it simply means the “to do” list has reached its limit, and in many cases, there is a backlog of complication that cannot be solved overnight. These consequential and slow-moving planets will remain retrograde throughout the spring and summer months. Not only are these planets retrograde, but they are currently within 3 degrees of each other in the zodiac sign of Capricorn. The lunar nodes and the current eclipse cycle add intensity to this alignment as Saturn conjoins the south lunar node on May 20, June 23 and September 15. To give perspective, let's consider the long-term transits of Saturn and Pluto. Saturn takes approximately 29 years to orbit through the entire zodiac. Pluto's orbit is almost beyond conceptualization of time, taking 248 years to circle the zodiac sky. Therefore, they reach conjunction every 37-38 years, marking major events that shift consciousness, resulting in significant historical turning points. For example, the last conjunction took place in the zodiac sign of Libra in 1981-82. Reagan was president, a recession was affecting the USA economy, and Epcot, Disney's futuristic theme park, opened. The previous conjunction took place in Leo during the years 1946-47, as the world recovered from the unfathomable destruction of WWII. Truman was president, Stalin was still in power, the Diary of Anne Frank was published, and the baby boom was in full swing. These planets mark the cycles of life, with a long-term generational influence. Astrologer Lorna Bevan writes, “This aspect has a long story-arc. It brings to a close a cycle begun in November 1982 and opens a new cycle of your personal history and especially of American history. To put it in perspective: the last time Saturn/Pluto met in Capricorn was in 1518 when Martin Luther began the Protestant revolution.” For those you familiar with the Tarot deck of divination, this current era can be likened to The Tower, representing the decay and fall of long-standing power structures relating to ideology, authority and control. Altogether, current trends point to a rare, once in a lifetime, cosmic moment. What this means, practically and spiritually, will be the theme for months to come as Saturn and … [Read More]