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Astrology through Mid-May

Very Brief Astrological Report through May 15

Mercury is retrograde, and my first thought is that life could be easier. Fortunately, the aspects only continue through May 12, and there’s also a magical aspect to the retrograde.

The point of Mercury’s retrograde falls on the point of earth magic. Taurus rules the throat and has a lot to do with finding out what we really want to say and learning how to say it, not just say it. It’s about communication, but because Venus rules Taurus it’s also about the beauty of the energies of our lower chakras when we are connected to nature and the beauty of creating on earth when we speak our truth.

The Clunky Dancers
Mercury (communications) is square Mars (passion, activity and movement into life) through the end of the week, but we’re likely to feel it for a few more days. It’s like two people trying to dance but never catching the other person’s rhythm. Our clumsy dancers bump into other couples and crowd the dance floor. My advice is to laugh it off, before we laugh it off completely, here are few elements for consideration.

Mercury is retrograde in Taurus, which rules the throat chakra, our finances, our security, and likes to experience life at a slow pace. Mars is in Leo the lion, a passionate fire sign, and he is yelling, “Come on, get with it, move forward, faster now…” Mars likes movement and excitement. Put together Mercury retrograde in Taurus – stability, slow movement and communication from the heart – with Mars in Leo – a fast little red race car zooming through traffic – and there are the two dancers who can’t seem to dance in sync.

Everything will change in one or two weeks, so at least we can look forward to change. In the big picture of the outer planets, the sky theater is filled with characters. Here’s a look at Saturn and Uranus.

More about Saturn/Uranus

Saturn is the old force and also the discipline that it takes to put new energy into form. Uranus is the new spiritual energy, the flow of the new age, but we have to keep in mind that we are creating from the place of the victim –savior – hero with Uranus in Pisces and Saturn is in Virgo which is discernment, too much attention to detail and digestion . The idea is to clear away the muddiness of the victim (Uranus in Pisces) and clean up the areas of health and work (Saturn in Virgo.)

These aspects are also about finding out what we need to heal both internally and externally and taking time to rest and heal.

We’re essentially flinging off our mud – whatever our major and deepest patterns are – and seeing them for what they are. We’re probably beginning to see the “structures” in life such as politics, health and other programs in a different light. My advice is to imagine what you like to experience in a wonderful way NOW!

We’re also creating what we want for the future – abundance, love, financial prosperity and health. As we fling away our mud, we become closer to our desired future and the big wave.

Challenges bring opportunity, so let’s seize the day!

From Cynthia Schlosser

Flower Power

We’ve just experienced the 4th of 5 exact oppositions between Saturn, this time in 29 Virgo- The Angels of Intellect and Knowledge, and Uranus in 29 Pisces-The Angels of Love Divine. [These series of oppositions last about a year, the first one starting last October.] The last time Saturn and Uranus opposed each other like this was in the Flower Power days of the sixties.