AstroForecast May 2005

by Lance Rodriguez

May begins with the regal Sun traveling in the earthy and physical sign of Taurus. Themes to identify with will be values, patience, sensuality, finances, goal setting that brings about tangible results, material goods and possessions, as well as practical determination. Issues Taurus can be associated with are possessiveness, laziness, covetousness, gross materialism, stubbornness, hoarding and greed. The guiding angel of Taurus is Hamabiel and the guiding angel of the month of May is Ambriel.

Tuesday the 3rd two harmonious aspects occur. The first is that of Venus with Saturn that can symbolize financial discipline being exercised especially in regards to domestic affairs. This is a good aspect to foster warm, affectionate and supportive familial ties. The second harmonious aspect is that of Mercury with Neptune that is excellent for writers that are actively tapping imagination, innovation, inspiration and strong idealism. Communications take on a more compassionate, understanding and sensitive bent.

Wednesday the 4th is the declinational shift of the Moon that symbolizes changes with meteorological, seismic and volcanic activities. New pioneering alternatives can be initiated in regards to political processes. Fresh approaches in mentorship can be healthily put in place.

Thursday the 5th is an adjustment aspect involving Venus with Pluto that can represent philosophical differences that collide with financial expenditures that are really getting out of hand. Conservative financial stewardship has to address problems with financial excesses that are based on obsessive/compulsive habits.

Saturday the 7th is a day of inharmonious aspects with an adjustment aspect as well. The first inharmonious aspect is that of Mercury with Saturn that can symbolize individuals bristling with new ideas run across walls of traditionalism and pessimism. Fathers and their teenage children experience trials and tribulations in regards to discipline. Pioneering ideas are rejected.

An adjustment aspect involving Jupiter with Uranus is symbolic of fairness themes/issues in partnerships have to take into account that a partner is being emotionally chaotic or skittish. Upheaval and turmoil upset the equilibrium. Negative opinions and negative judgments foil emotional breakthroughs.

The last inharmonious aspect is with the Sun and Neptune that can represent individuals experiencing confusion, uncertainty, tentativeness, fuzzy thinking, hopelessness, disillusionment, depression as well as abandonment or neglect. Some individuals feel confined for no apparent reason. Deception and fraud can also be perpetrated. The extremes can be suicidal tendencies. “Life is no longer worth living” would be an accurate quote for these feelings.

Sunday the 8th at 3:45am is the annual Taurus New Moon that symbolizes the new beginnings/new initiatives phase of the Moon. The following areas are worthwhile to launch with this lunation: any and all gardening projects, stock purchases, opening of new bank accounts, livestock purchases, durable goods, large appliances, wine cellars, sculptures, lawn furniture and commodities just to name a few. Angel Azariel is this lunation’s celestial helper so if you want to invoke this angel for assistance do so. The plight of impoverished children, their social needs and their advocacy can loom large on the political horizon. Hypocritical lip service will have boomerang consequences. Vacuous statements of children being the future of society and yet no follow up, follow through with social investments in our social future ring hollow. Keywords associated with this lunation are: Life comes to its ultimate fruition as a community realization, with everyone increasingly aware of his fellows and ever seeking to encourage them in their daily routine. Limitless supply is the rhythmical law of the Divine Mother. There are those who are given over to the Divine Mother and her earthly counterpart, She of Earth, and who are called upon to give of something beyond them and to do so selflessly. A heavy responsibility to take on yet there are no boundaries to it.

The Astro*Carto*Graphy Map of this Taurus lunation sensitizes the following geographical areas of the United States: Nome, Barrow and Juneau Alaska, Los Angeles and San Diego California, Las Vegas Nevada, Helena and Butte Montana, Pierre South Dakota, Bismarck and Fargo North Dakota as well as far west Texas.

The following geographical areas around the globe are sensitized: Dawson Creek, Vancouver, Winnipeg and the far eastern provinces of Canada, Mazatlan Mexico, Cuba, the Bahamas, Costa Rica, Panama, far eastern Brazil especially Recife, Dublin Ireland, Wales United Kingdom, southwestern England, Limoges France, Greenland, Iceland, the Scandinavian countries, Latvia, Estonia, Minsk Belorussia, Kiev Ukraine, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, Zaire, Lusaka Zambia, Harare Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Mogadishu Somalia, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Syria, Iran, the Caspian Sea area of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Afghanistan, Pakistan, far eastern India and the Kashmir area, Nepal, far eastern Mongolia, Beijing and Hong Kong China, Borneo, New Guinea, eastern Malaysia, as well as central and western Australia especially Alice Springs, Darwin and Perth.

This same Sunday is a harmonious aspect between Mercury and Pluto that is excellent for intellectual research that links to pioneering discoveries and breakthroughs that have worldwide impact. Science and religion can be a focus. Tolerance and broadmindedness can initiate healthy dialogue.

May 9th at 8:14pm is the entrance of Venus into the communicative sign of Gemini for an approximate 28-day journey. Grace and diplomacy will be important in all communications. Can we forgive the trespasses of others and learn how to be civil to one another? Light-hearted social activities are excellent with this journey of Venus in Gemini. Variety is truly the spice of life in all social interchanges.

Interestingly enough Venus emerges as an evening star on this day as she has been absent from the sky since mid-February. When Venus disappeared from the sky last February she was in the community-oriented sign of Aquarius that has rulership over causes, coalitions, politics and humanitarianism. As she emerges into the evening sky, (she will remain in the evening sky until December 31, 2005), she now symbolically wants to communicate on a very personal level Aquarian concepts, ideas, and thoughts that she harbored in her “underworld” sojourn. She bursts on to the symbolic landscape with the “Word” or Logos! Vibrant, communicative and strong negotiating women in all areas of life promote essential drives to bring compromise, balance and healthy desires for lasting peace to the bargaining tables. These women can have a very acute grasp of paradoxes in life, yet they know in their heart the healthy balance of polarity compared to the unhealthy imbalance of polarization. In a nutshell: Women of the world, Unite!

Thursday the 12th at 4:13am is the entrance of Mercury into the sign of earthy Taurus for an approximate 2-week journey. Dramatic experiences with financial affairs, banking, stock markets, commodities and all tangible assets will be in the crosshairs of this Mercury journey in this fixed earth sign. All forms of debt could go haywire. Taurus symbolizes conservative fiscal policy; the question is are we properly informed to make decisions that will emphasize biting the bullet? All communications, all commercial enterprises and markets/trades take on strong profit orientations. Practical solutions can be applied with the toughest of problems.

This same Thursday is the harmonious contact of Venus with Chiron that can symbolize flexible and versatile negotiations and communications that emphasize foresight, forthrightness and foreknowledge. Healthy compromise bridges many gaps.

Friday the 13th is a harmonious aspect between the Sun and Saturn that can represent individuals that are confident about their career directions and development that lead to eventual success as they are unwavering in their long-term goals. Those individuals that have practiced financial discipline and have sustained arduous financial efforts begin to realize their just rewards during this time period.

Saturday the 14th witnesses an inharmonious aspect as well as a couple of adjustment aspects. The inharmonious aspect between Mercury and Chiron can symbolize stubborn individuals who are greedy, possessive, covetous and treat other people as objects cause great wounds to the community or throw a monkey wrench to the team approach in life.

An adjustment aspect involving Mars with Jupiter represents a selfish individual caught up in a pity party syndrome that is discourteous, inconsiderate and tactless to individuals who are greatly concerned about the well-being of everyone.

An adjustment aspect between the Sun and Pluto can symbolize the individual who is grossly materialistic as well as extremely stubborn face to face with individuals who emphasize sharing, merging and bonding as the true source of empowerment.

This same Saturday is the Apogee Moon that symbolizes the ability to cultivate objectivity and impartiality with emotions/feelings. Domineering individuals who are so used to getting their way experience a meltdown when subjected to the innocence of unvarnished affection. The power of affection is disarming.

Sunday the 15th is the conjunction of Mars with Uranus a once in two-year event. The conjunction of Mars with Uranus can excite, destabilize or innovate rapidly the following areas: maritime and naval concerns, film and the arts, hospitals and institutions of confinement such as nursing homes, prisons and boot camps, military scandals, and the likelihood of natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes. Transportation disasters can also occur and explosions surrounding areas like harbors, ports, dams and shipping lanes are also potent. This is the “seeding” phase of these two planets with one another; they will oppose one another on August 13, 2006 so whatever has been “seeded” on this May date will fully emerge onto to the conscious level on the August 2006 date. These two dates can correspond to one another.

Tuesday the 17th witnesses a harmonious aspect as well as an adjustment aspect on this day. The first aspect is a harmonious contact of Venus with Jupiter that is excellent for marriage, business partnerships and financial opportunities. Contracts, negotiations and “wheeling and dealing” exchanges provide mutual benefits for all parties involved. Discourse, debate and discussions experience diplomatic breakthroughs.

The adjustment aspect between Mercury and Jupiter of this day can witness individuals who are stubborn about marriage and justice issues that create greater intolerance and ill-will due to arch-conservative and arch-fundamendalist approaches.

Wednesday the 18th is a harmonious aspect of Mercury with Uranus that can symbolize flexible values of honoring the dignity and integrity of disenfranchised people. Innovative spiritual values emerge. Novel approaches can be utilized in farming practices.

This same Wednesday is an inharmonious contact involving Venus with Uranus that can represent a partner who is bored, distracted, unfocussed, ditsy and very scattered when it’s important to have unified priorities. Emotional upheavals create a breakdown in communications. A political scandal can emerge in regards to expenditures and travel.

Thursday the 19th at 6:36pm is the station retrograde of Neptune until its direct station in late October 2005. Neptune symbolizes the collective ideals of society, visionary experiences and as the Sacred Cosmic Heart of the zodiac encapsulates heartfelt spirituality through unconditional love and unconditional forgiveness. This retrograde motion of Neptune over the next few months emphasizes reanalysis, reevaluation and reassessment of primary education, mercantile affairs, political dialogue, the media as well as affairs of siblings. The Department of Commerce, chambers of commerce, as well as all commercial venues, enterprises and ventures will be under intense scrutiny especially if there is an iota of impropriety, unscrupulous, unethical and unprincipled behaviors, as well as scandals. Once Neptune is direct in motion post late October this planet will rendezvous again with this degree position next February 14, 2006. These two dates may correspond with one another. Keywords associated with this Neptune retrograde are: The ability to master knowledge and understanding cracks open the toughest shells of resistance and stubbornness. Certain individuals act out outrageous appearances and behaviors to shock and surprise even the most liberal. “Leave me well enough alone” is a motto for some people.

The A*C*G Map of this station of Neptune sensitizes the following Unites States geographic areas: Alaska, Hawaii, Spokane Washington, Pendleton Oregon, Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego California, Las Vegas Nevada, Helena and Butte Montana, Baton Rouge Louisiana, Little Rock Arkansas, St. Louis Missouri, Bloomington and Chicago Illinois, Milwaukee Wisconsin, Marquette and Detroit Michigan, Columbus Ohio, St. Petersburg, Orlando and Daytona Beach Florida, Charleston South Carolina, Raleigh North Carolina, Richmond Virginia, Washington DC, Baltimore Maryland, Lancaster and Happy Valley Pennsylvania, as well as Burlington Vermont.

Around the globe the following areas are sensitized: Yellowknife, Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Calgary and Montreal Canada, Baja California and Veracruz Mexico, Havana Cuba, Managua Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Lima Peru, Caracas Venezuela, Santiago Chile, Manaus and Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Georgetown Guyana, Greenland, Iceland, Dublin Ireland, the Scandinavian countries, Rome Italy, Seville Spain, Vienna Austria, Poland, Riga Latvia, Vilnius Lithuania, Brest Belorussia, St. Petersburg and Moscow Russia, Tbilisi Georgia, Erivan Armenia, Baku Azerbaijan, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Turkey, Baghdad Iraq, Tehran Iran, Salalah Oman, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Tunisia, Tripoli Libya, Alexandria and Cairo Egypt, Khartoum Sudan, Agadez and Niamey Niger, Cape Town South Africa, Maputo Mozambique, Harare Zimbabwe, Mogadishu Somalia, Madagascar, Kabul Afghanistan, Bombay, New Delhi, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Salem and Calcutta India, Sri Lanka, Mandalay Myanmar, Bangkok Thailand, Hong Kong China, eastern Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, Port Moresby Papua New Guinea, Edmonton, Marble Bar, Melbourne and Tasmania Australia, as well as New Zealand.

This same Thursday is the declinational shift of the Moon that symbolizes changes with meteorological, seismic and volcanic activities. Exceptional results can be achieved for those relationships that are undergoing marriage counseling.

Friday the 20th at 5:47pm is the entrance of the majestic Sun into curious Gemini for its annual 30-day journey. The identification of the themes of communications, information, peer relationships, negotiability, bargaining, dialogue and versatility will be brought to the fore. Issues to be addressed will be superficiality, duplicity, lying, cheating, trickery, two-facedness, scatteredness, boredom and fraud. The guiding angel of Gemini is Ambriel.

This same Friday is a harmonious contact between Mercury and Mars that is excellent for fervent and simple prayers for economic well-being, harvest and bounty. Planning for charitable fundraisers are energetic and meticulous.

Sunday the 22nd is an inharmonious aspect between Mercury and Neptune that can symbolize devaluation and invalidation of non-conformist spirituality. Fuzzy thinking can occur especially with mathematical computation. “Brain farts” are probably the rule of the day.

This same Sunday is an inharmonious aspect involving Venus with Mars that can witness superficial behaviors that deflate meaningful dialogue between partners. Inconsistency and/or inconstancy cause disillusionment and disappointment. Incessant questioning irritates certain impatient individuals.

Monday the 23rd at 3:18pm is the annual Sagittarius Full Moon that symbolizes the letting go, surrender and completion phase of the Moon. The following issues can be addressed for this Full Moon: negative judgment, hypocrisy, over-generalizations, self-overextension, exaggeration, excess, empty promises, negative opinions, intolerance and self-righteousness to name a few. Angel Amutiel is associated with this lunation. International financial organizations, international diplomacy as well as international commerce and tariffs are strongly targeted. Keywords associated with this Sagittarius Full Moon are: The perplexities of life encourage the individual to discover and explore the long journey instead of the short cuts in life. It is through reflection that the soul senses the core attribute and treasure that life sometimes mysteriously veils. Humor is what supports the ballast of the individual in the great oceanic voyage of being.

This same Monday is an adjustment aspect between Saturn and Pluto that symbolizes administrative actions in regards to inquiries and investigations. Damage control can become overboard in the face of relentless honesty, truth and integrity.

Tuesday the 24th witnesses two harmonious aspects that occur. The first involves the Sun with Chiron that is excellent for the proposals, negotiations and the hammering out of details with alternative approaches that enhance group consciousness, community and teamwork. The second aspect is that of Venus with Neptune that is excellent for all romantic inclinations, artistic endeavors especially with the visual/audio media as well as charitable financing.

Wednesday the 25th is an adjustment as well as a harmonious aspect involving Mercury with two outer planets. The first aspect is that of an adjustment of Mercury with Pluto that can symbolize stingy, miserly or hoarding behaviors that deny important international funding. The second harmonious aspect of Mercury with Saturn is excellent for meticulous study, disciplined financial approaches and the consolidation of natural resources that are renewable and ecologically practical.

Thursday the 26th is the monthly Perigee Moon (closest approach of the Moon to Earth) that symbolizes strong intense emotions that can come easily to the conscious surface. Political breakthroughs, welcome surprises with bureaucratic deadlocks as well as renunciation of pessimism stimulate the feelings of liberation.

Saturday the 28th at 5:44am is the entrance of swift Mercury into its own ruled sign of Gemini for the following approximate 2-week period. Mercury in Gemini is a strong emphasis of making connections that bring about communications breakthroughs. Variety that stimulates mental activities is blessed with this passage of Mercury in Gemini. There is a great desire to inform oneself better. “To begin with, you must know what you want” Mary Kay Ash.

Sunday the 29th is the annual opposition of Venus with Pluto. These two planets were conjunct one another last January 3, 2005 in their annual “seeding” phase so these two dates can correspond to one another. Here is a brief quote from the January AstroForecast 2005: “New far-reaching perspectives of healthy sharing within all relationships that deepen truth, honesty and loyalty are important. The cherishing and treasuring of universal freedoms and universal values are equally important.” Individuals can be easily caught in lies, trickery, chicanery and cheating no matter how much they exude charm and superficial behaviors.

This same Sunday is a harmonious aspect of Mercury with Chiron that is excellent for making appointments or having sessions with massage therapists, chiropractors, hydrotherapy and any rehabilitative procedures. Healthy mentorship with communications breakthroughs occurs.

Monday the 30th is a harmonious aspect between the Sun and Jupiter that symbolizes individuals with boundless enthusiasm, confident encouragement as well as infectious optimism dealing with new theories, new diplomatic initiatives and new assessments.

Tuesday the 31st is an inharmonious aspect involving the Sun with Uranus that can symbolize upheavals, turmoil and chaos with executives, leaders and fathers. Accident proneness can also be featured. Political gaffes and social misunderstandings instigate vehement outcries.

“I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by”