The start of May is exciting, dear Pisces! You will have travel, career success, new opportunities, and a few surprises – I won’t give away the plot this quickly – but in all, you are sure to find this month to be one of much progress and thrilling developments. When it is done, you might just say that May became one of your favorite months of all of 2012, worthy of five gold stars.
Your month begins with a full moon in Scorpio (16 degrees) on May 5. Scorpio is a water sign, just like yours, that blends divinely with yours. It appears you will be off on a trip that will take you over many miles, such as the distance between New York and London, or New York and Los Angles – far or even farther than that. If you are indeed heading out, you have chosen one of the very best times of the year to go. You may, alternatively, be discussing a publishing, Internet, or broadcasting project, or one that involves you as a teacher or lecturer. Pluto will be in elegant angle too, so you may be combining business with pleasure, and rubbing shoulders with some very high level people. Whatever happens on this trip appears to be important. Perhaps you will make a key new contact or business association that will factor into your future for a very long time. It’s an exciting possibility, so as you get closer to the full moon, May 5 (influential within five days of this date) keep thinking big.
If your birthday falls on March 7, plus or minus five days, this full moon will have your name written on its face. You will benefit in a big way from it, so stay alert. If you have planets at 16 degrees of your natal chart in Pisces, Scorpio, Cancer, Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn, you too will benefit.
Mars is still touring your seventh house of partnerships, a long trend that started mid-November. This has not always been easy, as Mars can bring out both the people who are on your side and those who are against you. You seem to have been living a very high contrast life, for you’ve had at least one difficult competitor or detractor in your life, but you also have at least one, and likely more than one, who is solidly on your side and will defend and help you all the way.
Let’s take the difficult person first. Someone – a romantic partner, business partner, ex, or competitor, detractor, critic or opposing lawyer – has been relentless in their attacks on you a few months ago. If you have a February birthday, dear Pisces, you may notice this person has come out again in May, after a few months’ absence (November-December 2011). Mars is moving in rapid orbit, though, so thankfully, this person is either going to go away, become silent, or legally be asked to leave you alone. This will be your toughest month, dear February-born Pisces. If you are a March-born Pisces, prepare to deal with this type of person during June, but by July, this chapter will close, and you won’t likely even think about this person any more.
This month, it’s ALSO clear you are with people who support you and want the best for you. Mars, Pluto, the full moon and – not too far away, Jupiter – are forming a golden triangle in the sky, one of supreme harmony. Mars, in your partnership sector, will form part of this triangle. You may be busy forming an important business alliance, possibly by this full moon. Your timing is fantastic, dear Pisces, and you can talk, but you must not sign papers at this time. Wait a few days.
Although the full moon is a superb one, coincidentally, at the same time as the full moon, Saturn will oppose Mercury, not an aspect you would ever want when you sign a contract. Doing so would create a deal that would feel arduous and that might make you work very hard for the money you earn. (While I am never one to shirk hard work, and I am sure you are the same way too, at the same time, I don’t want you bludgeoned with work, with too little pay to show for such extreme effort.) Instead, I would ask you to wait a few days and sign on May 10, 11, or 12. My favorite days for you to do this would be May 11 and 12.
Don’t sign papers any later than May 13, as Venus will begin to retrograde from May 15 to June 27. (You will note I have left two days space.) Venus out of phase will contain and lower the profits of your venture. Venus is associated with your solar eighth house of commissions, royalties, funding and investments – you don’t want to enter into any deal with Venus retrograde. If you cannot sign on the days I noted, you might have to wait until early July for best results.
If you have my Year Ahead 2012, you have a list of all the planetary retrogrades, and on each important date I have made notations for you – you can choose a day that feels right for you. I will add as an aside that I have never seen such a difficult year, strewn with retrograde planets. If you feel like Mr. or Miss Magoo, with planks of floorboards falling from the ceiling all around you as you make your way forward, I do, too!
I can get you to where you want to be without having anything fall on your head or harm you, but you must be very precise and careful about all your steps, dear Pisces. That means being deliberate about the days in which you initiate actions and those you choose to hold back. A case in point: After we get done with the Venus retrograde on June 27, we will have Mercury retrograde from July 14 to August 8. Fortunately we have two weeks in between in which to act, and then we go underground again.
It’s rare that the universe speaks this clearly: go slowly and think carefully about every decision. I can understand if you are throwing up your hands – it is tough. After August 8, we all will be free and clear until November 6 to 26, when Mercury retrogrades the whole month of November. Although you will be tempted not to follow my advice with these retrogrades, I really do have your best interests at heart. You need be concerned with these small “personal” planets – Mercury, Venus and Mars – as those planets affect your day-to-day life quite directly. On April 13, Mars went direct speed, so we are coming out of the woods.
One last word about Venus retrograde: do not schedule any radical changes to your looks during the six weeks that span May 15 to June 27. You should put off plastic surgery if you cannot have it done May 1 to May 13, and because Venus rules beauty and good looks, delay having that experimental new hairstyle or hair color done during the retrograde too. The time near May 10-11 would be a superb time to schedule these types of improvements to your appearance, but if you cannot, wait until July.
Now, for more sensational news – I have been so anxious to tell you this good news!
On the weekend of May 12-13, we will have what I call your luckiest days of the year, when Jupiter, giver of gifts and luck, will conjoin the mighty Sun, giver of life and strength. This is a once-a-year occasion, and is always marking a very happy time! The weekdays LEADING to this magical day, May 10 and 11, will be mighty special
Jupiter and the Sun will meet in your communication sector (third house) and will instantly bring you some sort of reward or opportunity connected to your ability in this area. All year, since last June, you have been working to hone your skills in writing, speaking, teaching, coding, researching, fact checking, public relations, advertising, publicity – you get the idea – for last June that Jupiter, the great benefactor, first entered Taurus and began to help develop your mastery in these disciplines. You may have made progress last year, but Jupiter was retrograde, and only turned direct on December 25. Once you got to 2012, you really began to show your mettle.
Now, on May 12, or the days surrounding this date that I listed above, you will get your reward. It may come as a grand opportunity to do something on a bigger scale than you’ve ever done, and be thrilled, and or alternatively, it may arrive as a generous check. Either way you’ll be excited.
Also part of this lovely aspect of May 12-13, your sister or brother may bring you an introduction or tip that you may want to follow up on. I say this because the third house, which will be so lit for you, is also associated with siblings. Don’t wave off any ideas your sister has to offer, even if she seems to have never understood the real you (or your skills) in the past. This month, the information she passes on to you may prove valuable. Of course, I can’t be sure where your luck will emanate, so we need to look at other facets of the third house.
Contracts come under this glowing part of your chart, too, which is why I need you to sign near May 11 or 12. I want you not only to get away from the aspects involving Mercury opposed to Saturn (mentioned earlier in connection with the full moon, May 5), but also to take advantage of Jupiter’s link to the Sun.
Travel taken at this time, May 10-13, would make you very happy, whether you do it for business or pleasure. Even though it is likely you will travel earlier in the month, you seem to be on the road again a few weeks later too.
By the way, if you need a new car, computer, or other electronic gadget, you can do so during your magical weekend, confident you will get a product you like.
Now we come to still another major day!
Your home and family will likely become a big focus with the solar eclipse of Sunday, May 20 in Gemini 0 degrees. This eclipse brims with good news, and it will open up an entirely new opportunity to make your home just the way you want it to be. If you have had to move, sell, buy, or lease an apartment, house, or summer cottage, or need to renovate, do repairs, or make architectural changes, the universe will now roll out the red carpet for you, dear Pisces. If you say that all you need to do is to clean out closets and reorganize possessions to clear clutter, buy a new piece of furniture, or order new linens, you can do that too. Your life has been quite career-oriented lately, and now you will get a chance to bring more balance into your life, by focusing on your family and your private life. Jupiter will orbit very close to this eclipse, and dust the whole chart with pixie dust.
If you are buying a house, you need to pay attention to possible problems with water, in any possible manifestation. Make sure you speak to an engineer, to find out if there is any way water could factor into the equation. Ask about natural disasters that may have occurred in the past, so that you have full disclosure. I say this because Neptune, your ruler, will be in hard angle to the eclipse. Getting solid information as well as a good policy for home owner’s or renter’s insurance, one that covers problems with flooding and water in general, would be a good idea if you are purchasing property now. If you are purchasing later in the year, this may not be a factor at all. Neptune can also cloud details, so have your lawyer look closely at all clauses.
Aside from this emphasis from Neptune, the eclipse should bring glorious results. I feel it will lead the way to a whole new home situation that will unfold in more splendor next month, at a time when Jupiter will move to Gemini on June 11. When searching for a new place to live, if you are house or apartment hunting, with Gemini so prominent, you are likely to find TWO suitable spaces, rather than one, because Gemini is a double-bodied sign! That’s great, because you will be able to choose the one you like best.
The day after this eclipse occurs, May 21, Mercury will meet with Gemini in conjunction, a lovely aspect that will bring more wonderful news, and this is just another sign that the outcome of this eclipse will be positive. It seems you will travel shortly after the eclipse appears (within the week), despite the fact that you will have traveled a far distance in May’s first week.
If you do travel, you may need to hire someone to oversee changes at home – there’ll be a lot going on, but all of it very positive. (If an older relative is not well, that would be another reason to hire someone, but I don’t see undue concern over that beloved relative.)
When your plans are realized over the coming six months, you’ll love the results and not want to leave. With Venus about to retrograde, make all your design and color choices in the first two weeks, and then hold off making any more until July. You need Venus to be very strong when you buy furniture, rugs or other choice items for the home, and when Venus is retrograde, you are likely to make choices you later regret.
At month’s end you seem poised for superb financial news over May 26-28. This bridges Saturday through Monday, which ironically is the Memorial Day holiday in the US, a popular time to go away. For some reason, you seem to be poised to make quite a nice sum of money over this weekend, but it would not be money you win, but that is somehow linked to home, property or family. I say that because on May 27, Mercury will contract Uranus, and on May 28, the Sun and Uranus will combine energies, and all points to home. Perhaps a family member will want to show you how much he or she cares, and will bring you a valuable gift or check. With Uranus involved, you won’t see this coming – it will be quite a surprise. Or, you may sell your house or piece of furniture at quite a profit. See what comes up, dear Pisces, for it’s all good news.
This won’t be a big month for love, but it’s coming, dear Pisces. You have a huge agenda, so you will be busy. Attached Pisces, as mentioned earlier, seem to do best. Start by working on your home environment and prepare to invite love in.
