The month starts off dramatically, with a full moon in your sign, dear Scorpio, and you will know your own mind, for that full moon is occurring in your first house of identity. No matter what is going on within five days of this date, you seem to have a lot invested in the outcome. You should be pleased with what happens at this time, for your two rulers, Pluto and Mars, will be very beneficial to this full moon, and Jupiter will be orbiting so close as to shower you with luck, too. You may find that a friend is instrumental in helping you find your successful outcome, so don’t wave off an introduction or tip that a friend would want to give you. Pluto will give you the right words to communicate effectively at this time, too, leading you in exactly the right direction.
If you were born on November 7, plus or minus five days, you will feel the effects of the full moon, May 5, more than most. Additionally, if you have any planets at 16 degrees of Scorpio, Pisces, or Cancer, or of Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn, you will also benefit, as this full moon will reach out and touch that planet in a very specific way. Watch to see!
Pluto’s friendly beam to this full moon could bring you a contract to sign, or you may be asked for a final answer. Although Pluto will be strong and supportive, Mercury will be in opposition to Saturn, and that could make any deal you start on May 5 arduous. If you need to sign papers, you need to wait a bit, until Mercury moves out of range of Saturn, so in that case, my choice would be May 10 or May 11.
I chose those dates for a very special reason. This month holds what I always call “the luckiest dates of the year” which refers to the annual meeting of Jupiter, giver of gifts and luck, and the Sun, giver of strength and life. These two distinguished dignitaries of the solar system – and old buddies to one another – will meet in Taurus, in your seventh house of serious partnerships. What an opportunity this special weekend will offer you! You may get engaged or married on one of these days, and if you do, you will have chosen not only the best day of the year, but of more than a decade. While the Sun visits this house once a year, Jupiter takes twelve years to circle the Sun, so he will not align with the Sun again in precisely the same way until May 16, 2024!
If you are already married, you can plan a very romantic day, one where you go to a luxurious restaurant with great food, wine, flowers, elegant table linens, and other beautiful appointments. When Jupiter is involved, a feeling of pampering can’t be far behind.
If would like to use this glowing aspect to form a business partnership, you can, and in that case I suggest you plan to sign papers on the weekdays, Thursday, May 10 or Friday, May 11. (Or you may be able to meet over Saturday, May 12, and then by all means, do!)
The universe often offers us high-jinx, high contrast aspects, and this month is a good example of that proclivity. Here we have the best possible aspects on the days May 12-13 involving the coming together of two people, for love or purposes of money. A mere two days later, on May 15, Venus will retrograde for six weeks, until June 27. Venus rules romantic love, and also the profit made from business deals, and with Venus about to go retrograde, these areas will instantly suffer, but only if you “give birth” to your legal promises while Venus is retrograde. If you agree to a business deal, or pop the question BEFORE May 15, you will do better. (I would avoid May 14, as it is jut too close to the retrograde.)
Venus also rules our appearance and all embellishment, such as flowers, jewels, perfume, and so forth. The ramifications are clear – when Venus goes retrograde, profits, romance, love, and beauty do not reach full potential. You would not want to launch a new relationship or business deal when Venus is not strong. It also would be a very bad time to do plastic surgery or to buy expensive jewels, like a diamond. It would be so much better to wait to propose marriage until AFTER Venus goes direct, June 27.
What if you are set to be married while Venus is sleeping? I would suggest you secretly marry when you pick up your license at City Hall, but to tell no one about the fact that you did this. If you can, wed on one of the days that span May 10 to May 12. You can have your “real” wedding later, but never tell anyone that in the eyes of the state, legally, you are wed. You need not ever celebrate your City Hall wedding, but astrologically you will be setting your marriage off on the right foot.
I realize the universe has been torturing us with retrogrades. There’s another retrograde coming later, when Mercury retrogrades from July 14 to August 8. That will only give us all from July 27 (the date Venus goes ahead) to July 13 (the day before Mercury goes retrograde, to make important deals and sign papers, but honestly, I would never want you to come that close – July 13 – to a Mercury retrograde.) Retrograde planets do not give us the right environment to make any agreements or promises, or to sign papers, as you would not likely see the promise of the deal or the relationship fulfilled in the future.
After these retrograde-strewn periods, we will be free and clear until November 6 to 26, when Mercury will go retrograde one last time this year. If you have my The Year Ahead 2012 Calendar, you always would have a list of retrograde planets and the dates they go direct, plus all the aspects that I list here on Astrology Zone. They are handy to have in advance, which is why I do a yearly calendar. You can use my calendar in connection with Astrology Zone and with my book “Year Ahead 2012 and Beyond” – they all work together like interlocking gears.
Getting back to this month, there’s big headline news in that a very friendly solar eclipse, a new moon in Gemini (0 degrees), is due to arrive on May 20. This eclipse will fall in your house of “other people’s money” and will accent funds that you would tend to get as one-time payouts, such as a court settlement, insurance payout, divorce settlement, a lump sum child support payment for back support, unemployment insurance, severance package, inheritance, commission check, scholarship news, financial aid, and so forth. It would not be salary, but it could be a prize winning.
This will be a wildly positive solar eclipse, because Jupiter will be within five degrees, practically rubbing shoulders with this elegant eclipse (also a new moon). I feel you will see some sort of financial gain as a result of this eclipse, either within days of May 20, or one month to the day later, plus or minus five days (near June 20). It is also possible something came up near April 21.
It’s rare to see a solar eclipse THIS positive. It falls, as said, in Gemini, so you may even see TWO checks or two lump sums with your name on it. Because this eclipse is in Gemini, we have to see what Gemini’s ruler, Mercury, will be up to at the time. Happily, as luck would have it, on the next day, May 21, Mercury will be conjunct Jupiter in Taurus, so clearly, this is just one more indication that this eclipse will perform magic on your bank account. At least some of the financial benefit you experience will be directly tied to your rising status in your career, as the Sun naturally rules your solar tenth house of achievement and fame.
Let me know how the eclipse affected you after it occurs on May 20. Life is such a fascinating laboratory, and we can all learn more about eclipses and other aspects by sharing information in social media. My name on Twitter is @Astrologyzone, and on Facebook my name has four words: “Susan Miller’s Astrology Zone” (I am wearing a white blouse, not the red dress which is my public page. (Or go to both – you can do so easily now with new FB subscribe function.) I admit I am on Twitter much more, as Twitter is quick and short, but I link all my tweets to Facebook, too.
At work, you may do very well on a project that comes up at the very end of the month. Uranus, planet of unexpected developments, will signal both Mercury and the Sun (at that point, both will be in Gemini, in your commissions / royalties house), and the news won’t come to you in the manner you expect! If you are away on vacation, you may miss a work opportunity, for it will fall over May 26 to 28, ironically the same days as the Memorial Day holiday in the US, which is a very popular time for people to go away. Yet, even so, some readers will have to work, even on holidays, so perhaps that describes your job. If so, don’t be blue. You will have a chance to get a new client or a chance at a plum project that might have normally been awarded to someone else in your office – if you are there, it looks like you will get it. Like everything else in life, it comes down to how much you want to be away, versus how much you want a shot at a great assignment. In astrology, the choice is always yours.
Romantically, this may be a very affectionate, loving month for you. Mars is your other ruler, and will be sweetly angled to the full moon and moving through the house of friendship, fun, people, and events. This is a great time to reach out to others, widen your circle of contacts, and to be open to the new interests they expose you to. Do so in the first two weeks. You may also decide to be more active online, another good idea, for those of us who are know that you can make some amazing friends and contacts that way.
At the same time, all through May, Venus will be moving through your solar eighth house, the area of the chart that is naturally ruled by Scorpio. I will admit, Venus will be strong in the first half, but not in the second half. Starting a new relationship with Venus retrograde (May 15 to June 27) is not good, so you may want to beg off social invitations and wait for better days to meet and greet. Venus retrograde is a time to work, not play, but at least this month, you can have fun in the first two weeks.
Finally, during the first three weeks of May, with the Sun moving through the seventh house of commitment, those who are attached, or hope to attach, will be wildly favored, especially over that magical ribbon of days, May 10 through May 13.
Your most romantic dates: May 1, 4, 5, 9, 10-13 (gold star), and after Venus goes retrograde, admittedly, these dates will be less special: May 19,ΓΏ21, 24, 27, and 28.
