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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

Written in the Planets

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 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

Written in the Planets

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

Written in the Planets

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 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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Breath and Butterflies, Blue and Beltane

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By Amanda Painter

On Saturday, we have a New Moon right at the midpoint of Taurus — the Beltane zone, when the ancient Pagans celebrated the fertility of the Earth by having sex out in the fields. I’m supposed to tell you all about this interesting chart, and I will; but to be honest, I’m still ruminating on some of the events and recurring themes I encountered last week while I was away, during the Sun’s first conjunction to Uranus in Taurus.

Photo by Amanda Painter; Orkney, Scotland, 2018.

So if you’ll pardon the indulgence, I’m going to start there and will make my leisurely way to the astrology. You know how a Taurus hates to be rushed.

With the gracious support of my Planet Waves colleagues, I was just immersed in a weeklong intensive class in Orkney, Scotland — a particular method for freeing the breath and voice for theater — taught by its 83-year-old originator (and fellow Taurean) Kristin Linklater. It was a rather spontaneous opportunity, though it built upon my 2018 trip there for the same purpose.

During last year’s class, Uranus — “The Awakener,” the cosmic sparkplug — made its preliminary ingress into Taurus. During my trip this year, the Sun made its first of its annual conjunctions to Uranus in Taurus between now and 2025. I already knew before I got the email for the class (three weeks before it started) that it was exactly the way I wanted to return to the sense of ‘being in process’ that had marked last spring; the moment I noticed the Sun-Uranus conjunction would be occurring, it was like a bell rang.

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The Day of Established Presence: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is April 22
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Prepare to go on some adventures, whether in the physical or mental realm. Your mind is likely to be working excellently, and you may find it unusually easy to come up with interesting ideas. You can help this process along by doing what you can to maintain your wellbeing at all levels, down to choosing clean and nutritious food as often as you can; and by stimulating your brain with new and interesting experiences.
— By Amy Elliott

Written in the Planets

Today the Sun makes its first annual conjunction to Uranus in Taurus for this era. Are you in any kind of conscious process of becoming right now? If not, or if you feel something like that got interrupted or suspended last year, it’s possible this aspect may act like jumper cables to get you up and running. That said, it might not come through in the most convenient way; Uranus is known for being ‘revolutionary’ — which for most people (who are not instigating the revolution), means disruptive.

Yet Taurus is not a sign known for its enjoyment of sudden changes to routine, or of change simply for the sake of something different. Here’s the thing, though: most Taureans I know have a very strong sense of their core values. And if they become aware of a need to adjust in order to better express and serve those values, they can get very determined about moving in that direction.

You don’t have to be a Taurus to tap into that, however; you just need to feel how the ground is shifting, and then respond in the way that feels truest — and yet new — for you. Today’s Moon in Sagittarius should help you to access some extra optimism and flexibility if needed. Venus square Pholus is a reminder that even modest acts can express your emotions, desire, or pursuit of someone — and generate an effect.
— By Amanda Painter

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Dancing on (or with) the Edge: the Libra Full Moon

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By Amanda Painter

Tomorrow morning, at 7:12 am EDT / 11:12:03 UTC, the Libra Moon opposes the Aries Sun for the Libra Full Moon. While a Libra Moon tends to be a ‘people-pleasing’ placement — an intellectual and artistic Moon that seeks harmony — the chart for this event describes an emotional current that’s under pressure, and which therefore could tip either way: toward creativity or toward disruption.

Shadow Meeting; photo by Amanda Painter.

In fact, you may already be experiencing provocative encounters with certain people in your life; possibly someone is being reactive. Or could it be that you’re the reactive one?

Remember that one inherent property of a Full Moon is that the Moon is reflecting the Sun’s light. It’s a great metaphor for the type of emotional projection that can happen between people, especially if a situation carries unacknowledged baggage from the past, or if a current-moment factor is being left unsaid.

We human beings can have a hard time being introspective when something is thrust in our face; or when too much is demanding our attention around us. Yet one thing this Full Moon appears to be asking for is a high degree of self-awareness — in particular, some self-monitoring of our less-controlled urges.

For one thing, the Sun and Moon are facing off from the very last degree of their respective signs. This may translate to an added edginess — especially since the Sun and Moon are also both in close contact with Uranus in Taurus. The Moon will oppose ‘the cosmic sparkplug’ later on Friday; the Sun will conjoin Uranus on Monday.

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The Day of the Experimenter: Birthdays and Planet News

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If Your Birthday is April 6
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Prepare to follow through on an idea, or a project you’ve recently begun. This would seem to be an optimal moment for keeping a steady rhythm and focusing on getting things done. That said, a few touches of imaginative flair will do much to enliven your regular routines and weave a golden thread of joy into the process. Consider yourself free to take the initiative when it comes to thinking outside the box.
— By Amy Elliott

Written in the Planets

As the Moon leaves Aries and enters Taurus today, you may find you’re better able to channel some energy into more steady efforts toward a new project or goal. The day could come with a surprise or two, as the first major aspect the Moon makes in Taurus is a brief conjunction to Uranus (exact at 12:09 in the afternoon EDT / 4:09 pm UTC for those who like to track these things). Where are you being called to exercise some extra flexibility today? Emotional resiliency in particular may come in handy — as in, not camping out in your initial reaction if you experience a disruption. Finances, use or acquisition of material objects, your sense of security, your body and senses, and the enjoyment of art are a few areas that stand out as a potential focus. If you have yet to file your taxes, today looks particularly suited for making tangible, consistent progress toward completing them.
— By Amanda Painter

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