While a detailed daily horoscope provides specific guidance for each zodiac sign, knowing the overall picture of what’s going on in the sky can provide us with a useful context for the energies we’re all experiencing. Currently, as we navigate the middle of May, the universe is still reverberating from a recent Full Moon and the continuing shifts of the planets.

The Lingering Sense of the Full Moon: Working Through Emotions

The energy of a Full Moon typically lingers for a day or two after it’s most intense. This period tends to be spent processing the feelings and awareness that arose during full moon. Depending on the sign the Full Moon was in (a deep water sign in this instance), there could still be an emphasis on deep feeling, change, and revealing secrets. This is a time to make sense of any new emotion and establish some balance after what could have been an emotional time.

Key Planetary Movements: Setting the Scene for Bigger Themes

Aside from the daily movement of the Moon, the slow planets – such as Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto – establish the yearly themes. In the absence of a daily chart, we may discuss typical tendencies which most likely occur:

• Saturn’s Influence: Saturn tends to highlight responsibility, discipline, and long-term planning. Where Saturn is in the sky at the moment will be emphasizing those areas of life for everyone, but we’ll all feel it in different ways according to our own birth charts. This may be a time of creating sound foundations or facing restrictions that must be handled with care.
• Jupiter’s Expansion: Jupiter, the planet of abundance and expansion, will be expanding and opening up new doors of possibility and opportunities. Where it sits now will indicate where abundance and growth are likely to manifest. This may be a time of fresh starts, learning, or shifting perceptions of how we perceive the world.
• The Unexpectedness of Uranus: Sudden change, innovation, and the urge to be ourselves are the areas Uranus tends to dominate. Its movement has a tendency to make us break free from the past and be more adventurous. This may be the period of sudden openings or interferences which, in the long run, result in growth.
• Neptune’s Dreams and Inspirations: Neptune rules dreams, intuition, and spirituality. Where it is located now can confuse boundaries and stimulate creativity, but also the potential for illusion or wanting to escape from reality. This could be a period of more intense artistic expression or a need to have things clearer.
• Pluto’s Transformation: Pluto represents power, endings, and new beginnings. Its slow passage through a sign indicates profound, transformational change in the way society is organized and within our own psyches. This may be a period of great endings and potent new beginnings for all.
• Mercury’s Dance: Communication and Thoughts: Mercury, the communication and intellect planet, is all about the fast movements. Depending on which sign it’s in and how it’s relating to other planets, how we communicate, our thought focus, and travel can be influenced. Pay attention to possible misunderstandings at any time when Mercury is going backward (although that may not be occurring currently).
• Venus and Mars: Love and Action Combined: Venus is associated with love, beauty, and harmony, whereas Mars is all about energy, drive, and action. Where they appear in the sky and how they’re interacting will affect what’s going on in relationships and how much motivation we have. It might be a time of seeking connection, pursuing passions, or sorting out relationship dynamics.

Tuning In: Using General Ideas to Your Day

While these general themes provide us with a backdrop, keep in mind that your own birth chart and the specific planetary positions on any given day will give you a more nuanced and precise view. Yet by being aware of these broad astrological patterns, you can enter into the day with greater awareness of the possible energies at work and move through your experiences with more focus and comprehension. Notice how you’re feeling and what’s happening around you, because this often reflects the larger cosmic picture.

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