Practical Astrology for May

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SPECIAL HOROSCOPE FOR TAURUS

Happy Birthday, Taurus!

This year, the month of your solar return starts off with a very nice and rare aspect, a grand trine between the sun, Saturn in Virgo and Pluto in Capricorn (on April 20). Although it's only exact for a day, the good vibes remain to some extent until the sun leaves your sign. This is the sort of transit that's so pleasant that you might not notice it at all, unless you make extra efforts to capitalize on it. In essence, your personal interests merge harmoniously with your creative interests and with your plans for the future.

 

You can also potentially use the harmonious trio to make efforts to find romance or begin dating, enjoy time with your children, pursue higher learning opportunities or engage in some long-distance travel. The week of May 11 also sees a number of aspects to the sun in your sign, including a nice angle with Uranus in your solar 11th house. This can be used perhaps to initiate an unexpected but personally rewarding friendship, engage in group activities, or do some networking. The sun's also in a good mood with Jupiter that week, but clashes with Neptune in your solar career house. What this probably indicates is that you'll do a tad better focusing on the preparation end of things when it comes to your professional aspirations, rather than trying to launch something that could dissolve in a nebulous haze before you know it.

 

Remember also to make your birthday wish at the time of your solar return (may be a day before your actual birthday this year, due to leap year). Another excellent time to make a wish is at the new moon in your sign on May 5. A new moon is said to bring emotions and subconscious impulses to the surface, where you can align them with your conscious thoughts and plans. The idea is to observe what you feel you really want at this time (rather than what you used to think you wanted based on what other people have told you). Set an intention and then let things take their course. Tip: with so many planets in materially oriented earth signs this month, you'll probably do best to set an intention or make a wish that relates to something visible and tangible in your world, instead of a more intangible wish (such as to grow spiritually).

 

Overall, this solar year is potentially a year a better year than Taurus has seen in awhile. I realize that transits in your personal chart may overshadow the progress your solar chart is making this year, but that's partly because the Taurus solar chart is making progress in such a relaxed, even leisurely style. To give an example, Saturn in Virgo in your solar 5th house may be applying the pressure for you to settle down and get serious in a romance, deal with problems with your children, or make a stolid effort in a personally fulfilling or creative project. You may not think that you're making any progress at all, especially since Saturn moves rather slowly. But you are. You are learning what you need to do in key relationships or projects to make them work in the long-term. That may involve asserting yourself, being stubborn, taking things one step at a time or just sort of trying to figure things out as you go. But that doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong or not getting any benefits from these transits. Indeed, Pluto and Jupiter in Capricorn, plus Saturn in Virgo are rather carefully considering your future, how to achieve stability and comfort, and what you really want a pleasurable life to look like.

 

Don't be fooled by any obstacles they may seem to put in your way. The planets are trying to figure out what you really want at this stage of your life and how you can achieve it without feeling like you're killing yourself. The planets are on your side. All year. As Sally Field would say, they like you, they really really do.