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The Day of Lone Movers: Birthdays and Planet News

If Your Birthday is May 10
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Embrace the rich potential within yourself, and be unapologetic about expressing it in the world. You are unique, and those who love you best treasure your many good qualities; yet you should ideally be known to a wider circle. The flame that burns deep within your soul brings the gift of light and warmth and love wherever its presence is felt. Let that passion spur you on to new heights throughout the year and beyond, and you’ll inspire others.
— by Amy Elliott

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You can expect the air at work today to feel extra social, and that vibe is likely to strengthen later tonight when you’re not restricted by workplace necessities. The Moon enters Leo this morning, making squares to Uranus and Mercury in Taurus later in the day and evening. By all means, heed the call for a little excitement and the need to express your wilder, more rebellious or amusingly dramatic side — just be sure you’re not being contrarian for its own sake. Blunt stubbornness has never been the life of any party, but a little spontaneity sure can be.

Note also that Venus is conjunct the dwarf planet Eris in Aries. On one level, this offers the potential to feel, and be compassionate toward, some of the less desirable, barely acknowledged facets of your sense of identity. This is not easy. Particularly in the era of social media, we’re all on an unspoken mission to promote only the most ‘interesting’, amusing or brag-worthy parts of our lives.

But an essential part of being human is to be gorgeously, perfectly flawed — without letting that be your only label, and without using it to manipulate others’ responses to you. Being direct about what you need and who you are could be intense for some people, but anyone close to you who supports your growth will likely be able to get over it. Let them meet as much of you as you can dare to show.
— by Amanda Painter

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The Day of Moral Courage: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is May 9
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Consider the difference between an inner fire that drives the accomplishment of something lasting, and an impulse that burns itself out. The flame kindled in the depths of your inner being could be channeled in either direction, and you are in charge of the fuel and the housing. Choose a timeframe for meeting your goals that is achievable and that allows you to sustain your pace; and check in with your wellbeing.
— by Amy Elliott

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Today and tomorrow, Venus in Aries moves into contact with a few important planets. First among them: the square between Pluto in Capricorn and Eris in Aries. Venus-Pluto aspects tend to reflect intense emotional and/or sexual experiences. This may be especially true regarding changes in a relationship that need to be acknowledged and accommodated so the relationship can keep growing.

Eris in the mix is a red flag to stay aware of how noticing, processing and expressing these changes can feel a little destabilizing. After all, even though relationship dynamics shift because of individual changes that are already happening to the people involved, it can feel like a threat to one’s identity when a partnership is compelled to evolve. If that feels scary to you, it’s key to see it for what it is, and own your reactions; engaging in manipulative or attention-seeking behavior in an effort to hang on to what has been is only going to cause difficulty.

In fact, even if you simply run into someone new that you’re hot for, it would be wise to stay super-aware of when you might be tempted to seek their attention via particularly subversive or ‘sneaky’ methods. Thankfully you have some support, described by Venus making a trine today to Jupiter in Sagittarius. This speaks of fun, easy, lively social interactions. It’s an aspect that’s not known for a great deal of serious follow-through, however. That could help take the edge off any insecurity-based actions and reactions. If contentment sneaks in where you truly need to address bigger issues, just know you’ll have to face them sooner or later. So why not try it now while Jupiter has your back?
— by Amanda Painter

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Evolutions of the Heart

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By Amanda Painter

Even though Venus has not yet entered Taurus — its own sign — to resonate with the Sun, it figures prominently in this week’s primary aspects. So that’s an immediate indication to notice where you’re at in your relationships (especially the ones where love, lust, and other big emotions reign).

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You may have felt a little introspective in this regard beginning the week, as Venus in Aries squared Saturn in Capricorn. With the late-week aspects Venus is making, you may notice a shift to needing to express some energy around these topics. But how might that look?

We can get some clues from the other major aspects Venus is making. Today into tomorrow, it enters the Pluto-Eris square (squaring Pluto in Capricorn and conjoining Eris in Aries). Venus also makes a trine to retrograde Jupiter in Sagittarius (exact today).

One way to look at this overall configuration is that it’s asking a question about receptivity in our current moment — a question that relates to some much longer-term activity. If you’ve read and listened to the INTELLIGENCE annual readings for 2019-2020, you know that Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto all factor heavily in the marquee aspects that define late this year and next year. So you could think of this early contact by Venus as a way of warming up your most personal feelings about any process of growth and development you’re in currently, or which you think you might be headed for.

With Venus in Aries, we get the idea of initiative: what it feels like to just go for what you love; how to get started; the act of expressing emotions that put us in vulnerable or exposed positions. What’s at the heart of that? One answer might be: being seen and received for who you really are. How do you feel about that?

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The Day of the Outspoken Spokesperson: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is May 8
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Pay attention to your vision for your path ahead, which may be coming through with unusual clarity. You are becoming sensitive to deep emotions, which are giving voice to a pure impetus coming from within the roots of your soul. This is your will, and the basis of your personal journey. Use it to plant seeds for carrying out the next phase of your work; and keep a line open so that you feel its pull.
— by Amy Elliott

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What defines a ‘genius’ idea? Is it simply the fact that it’s revolutionary? Or does it need to serve the highest good of humanity (and not be allowed to run amok and cause destruction) to count? Even if you don’t come up with an insight today that begs such profound questions, it’s still not a bad idea to consider the implications of any ‘light-bulb moments’ you have. Mercury makes its exact conjunction to Uranus in Taurus today. And while Uranus is said to be the ‘higher octave’ of Mercury vibrationally, it’s not always easy under current worldly conditions to keep one’s spirit at that level.

So you’ll want to keep tabs on how this astrology is manifesting for you. The fact that it’s happening in Taurus could help to moderate and ground the potentially scattered or hyper nature of this conjunction. It’s also possible that it could overwhelm the usual Taurean deliberateness, particularly for anyone who’s already feeling a little high-strung or on edge. That said, you may find that your intuition and any artistic or original thinking and work could get a real boost.

Just remember that mental speed is not the same as actual intelligence; if your mind is racing or jumping to interconnected ideas, it could be difficult to get traction. Don’t worry — the sensation should not last long, since Mercury is moving quickly. But do test your insights before jumping full-speed ahead with them just because they’re new. If you’re feeling nervous, specifically body-based relaxation techniques (think massage, breath work, yoga — even gardening, cooking or touching pleasant textures) could be especially helpful. The Moon moving through Cancer today should assist in understanding how you’re feeling about all your new thoughts, which might be a little more emotional than you’d expect. It’s just part of being a multi-faceted human.
— by Amanda Painter

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The Day of Materialized Fantasy: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is May 6
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Hold true to your deepest values, which means understanding them and yourself as fully as possible, along with using them as guides. Keeping your focus here will almost certainly enable you to see your forward path in far greater clarity. You can dispense with diversions and distractions that you might now recognize as such. This should help you get out of your own way, and make it much easier for you to reach your most important goals.
— by Amy Elliott

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Mercury enters Taurus today — a placement that favors learning from experiences and travel. Do you have any plans of that sort during the next couple weeks? The planet of mind, communication and transit is moving swiftly right now, and will slide into Gemini (along with the Sun) on May 21. In the meantime, you might also notice the ways vision and touch influence your perception and thinking; this looks like a good time to get artsy.

A slow and deliberate mode of thought and communication also marks Mercury in Taurus. With Uranus still just inside the doorway of this sign, however, it’s possible that mouths could move faster than brains can fully consider, in certain situations. That said, if an innovative idea strikes you, can you move with it while it’s still fresh and exciting, rather than mulling it until the moment’s gone by? Mars conjunct the asteroid Chaos in Gemini could enhance motivation and mobility with particularly fertile-yet-unformed conditions in work and creative settings right now.
— by Amanda Painter

The Day of Practical Awakening: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is May 5
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Celebrate your grounded persistence. Not everyone possesses the fortitude and sheer determination you seem to tap into on a regular basis, particularly in the face of inner struggles. Yet here you are, beginning a new year with your creative fire burning bright and a lust for life sparking something in your unconscious. And while it’s true that all wealth comes from the Earth, it’s how you channel that wealth — in terms of your considerable life force and how you offer it to others — that will enrich this next year the most.

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Do you want to do All The Things today? That’s a distinct possibility, given an opposition between Mars and Jupiter. With those planets in two signs particularly prone to split attention and scattered energy (Gemini), and the big picture and a need for freedom (Sagittarius), the ante gets upped.

Can you stay self-aware in any needs and desires that you feel to tackle everything? Can you keep from sliding into defensive selfishness in the face of anyone or anything threatening to restrict you? Do beware of domineering behaviors and overestimating your abilities. But if you can stay mindful of the legitimate limitations of your physical and mental energy — and understand the full scope and many facets of your situation — you may very well succeed in your efforts.

Also note that the Taurus Sun this Beltane is square the asteroid Psyche in Aquarius. Sometimes stubbornness has its uses — one of these being persistence in pursuing one’s mental and emotional healing. Infusing that process with a sense of genuine devotion to your inner spirit, you could make some real progress, especially if you let an eccentric or innovative idea give you a nudge. Make and hold space for all of who you are — including your identity as a fully sexual being alive on planet Earth at a very curious time, indeed.
— by Amanda Painter

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The Day of Nurturing Support: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is May 4
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Take advantage of any idea or event that inspires you to master a particular skill, or to develop yourself in general. A birthday is always to some extent the beginning of a new cycle; however, this year you may find yourself with an entirely blank slate, and the freedom to fill it as you please. Aim for subjects, occupations and goals that really light up your passion, and pursue them unapologetically.
— by Amy Elliott

Written in the Planets

Today the Sun and Moon conjoin for the Taurus New Moon. Occurring at the midpoint of Taurus, this is happening at Beltane — the ancient Pagan cross-quarter holiday that marks the middle of the current season and celebrates our connection to the Earth itself. If you have actual seeds to plant, this is traditionally a good time to do so — and of course, the same holds for the metaphorical seeds of your intentions and desires for this next lunar cycle. Some general themes to keep in mind: anything relating to your body’s senses and your relationship to your body, sex, your values, the material resources you possess and those you’d like to cultivate.

Yet this New Moon is also in aspect to a curious array of minor objects. It appears that if you’ve been wrestling with a feeling of stuck-ness in some regard, there’s an opportunity to begin to move beyond that feeling — even just a little, and even if you’re convinced that’s not possible. Uranus is doing its part to surprise us all out of old habits, but let’s face it: sometimes that’s not enough by itself. After all, we tend to get by with a little help from our friends, and other objects in the New Moon chart suggest people who may be able to help lift you up or facilitate next steps. It’s also possible that in filling that role for someone else, you’ll indirectly energize your own cause.

Either way, see if you can get out in nature today or tomorrow. Make actual contact with the ground if weather and location permit — as in, bare feet or bare belly directly on the earth. Can you feel just how solidly you are being held by this planet, and offer some thanks to it in some way? Collectively, we’ve spent many years doing the opposite, but Uranus appears to be linking us to some ancestral support today if you feel inclined to invoke the wisdom of many generations past.
— by Amanda Painter

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The Day of the Social Realist: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is May 3
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Tackling whatever challenges you face from the ground up may give you an edge this year. That means starting on the most basic physical, practical level. Take care of your immediate surroundings, bodily health, finances and other such matters, and ensure all of these are functioning as well as possible. Then you can deal with more abstract questions. You will probably find at this point that you’ve already advanced farther than you expected.

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Mercury meets up with Eris in Aries today. Do you have any ‘crazymaking’ tendencies when it comes to how you think (which might only affect you) or what you tend to blurt out (which obviously can have social repercussions)? The Moon passes through the conjunction during the wee hours of the morning (Eastern time); so if you happen to be awake and in contact with others then, you might feel an emotionally reactive undercurrent that’s hard to pinpoint. Can you track its source?

Also note that Mercury and Eris are still in close contact with Pluto in Capricorn and retrograde Jupiter in Sagittarius. Pluto brings in the potential for obsessive thought loops, which you may want dearly to speak about no matter how much they might throw things into chaos. It also raises the potential for coercing someone via subversive means if you repress the need to speak your truth. What to do?

See if you can lean in the direction of Mercury’s trine to Jupiter. There’s an openness to new ideas available there, along with a broader understanding of your situation, and its potential. The moment you feel like you might be over-focusing — whether on a particular thought, desire, or fear — see if you can take a few metaphorical steps back. Perspective is likely everything today, and should help you to guide your communication toward that middle path — the one where you can speak your mind constructively and with consideration.

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