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Astrology for the Week of May 16 - 22

Before we get started, I want you to know that all times I’m going to mention are in the Eastern time zone. If you want to see the aspects discussed in the forecast on your digital calendar in your time zone, you can get that here.

Monday 5/16: 

• ☽ at 28° 32‘ Scorpio ✳ ♇ at 28° 32‘ Capricorn | 5:28 AM
• ☽ ▻ Sagittarius | 7:50 AM
• ☽ at 01° 03‘ Sagittarius △ ♃ at 01° 03‘ Aries | 9:33 AM
• ☽ at 03° 23‘ Sagittarius ☍ ☿ at 03° 23‘ Gemini | 1:18 PM

A little before 8 am eastern Monday morning, the Moon moves into Sagittarius helping everyone simmer down after an emotional eclipse weekend. However, that eclipse energy is going to continue to be a potent influence until the Gemini new moon at the end of the month. 

Tuesday 5/17:

• ☽ at 17° 12‘ Sagittarius △ ♀︎ at 17° 12‘ Aries | 11:30 AM
• ☽ at 24° 54‘ Sagittarius □ ♂︎ at 24° 54‘ Pisces | 11:51 PM
• ☽ at 24° 59‘ Sagittarius □ ♆ at 24° 59‘ Pisces | 11:59 PM
• ☽ at 24° 59‘ Sagittarius ✳ ♄ at 24° 59‘ Aquarius | 11:59 PM

Tuesday morning is lovely but as we edge towards evening, it becomes a bit more contentious. If you feel annoyed or sad, don’t fight it. Just be curious about what it’s telling you to pay attention to.

If you’ve been listening to me for any amount of time, you should know that in my worldview, thoughts create feelings. The thing is, we have a bazillion and one thoughts every day that we don’t even consciously process and many of those are creating the feelings we think are the ultimate TRUTH. 

But they aren’t. Feelings are just our body responding to our conscious and unconscious thoughts. Not truth. 

I can prove it really quickly then I’ll move on to my point. You think when someone you love dies, their death makes you sad. That isn’t true. They died before you were aware of it (usually) and you didn’t feel an emotion until you learned of the event and had a thought about it. The death itself didn’t make you sad, your thought about that death did. 

The same thing is true about the love of your life cheating on you, leaving you, or asking you to marry them. Or your coworker being a flake, gossipping about you, or bringing you pastries. The circumstances didn’t create the feelings, your thoughts about the circumstance did.

Alright, now that we’re all on the same page. My point is, when you feel annoyed, riled up, anxious, or stabby af today, ask yourself why. Don’t blame it on the circumstance, instead, look at your thought(s) about the circumstance and decide if it serves you or if you want to pick a different thought.

Wednesday 5/18:

• ♂︎ ☌ ♆ at 24° 59‘ Pisces | 2:33 AM
• ☽ ▻ Capricorn | 8:02 AM
• ☽ at 01° 26‘ Capricorn □ ♃ at 01° 26‘ Aries | 10:21 AM

Wednesday morning at 2:33 am eastern, Mars joins up with Neptune. Technically this will be a vibe you’re feeling all week that will begin to dissipate slowly as the week progresses.

This is likely to be a continuation or activation of your eclipse themes. It could also make people a little extra emo, delusional, or eager to take action on a fantasy. A more subjectively positive experience might be the desire to aggressively pursue a creative project or a passionate romantic encounter.

Fortunately, the Moon moves into Capricorn early in the morning helping to ground your energy so you can get to work on the practical tasks that will help move you forward. 

Thursday 5/19:

• ☉ at 28° 30‘ Taurus △ ♇ at 28° 30‘ Capricorn | 8:10 AM
• ☽ at 15° 36‘ Capricorn △ ♅ at 15° 36‘ Taurus  | 9:16 AM
• ☽ at 19° 45‘ Capricorn □ ♀︎ at 19° 45‘ Aries | 4:01 PM
• ☿ at 01° 42‘ Gemini ✳ ♃ at 01° 42‘ Aries | 9:32 PM

Thursday has a lot of positive forward momentum. 

Whether you’re revising some Mercury retrograde things or working your eclipse plan or just trying to get some things off of your to-do list, it’s a good day for it.

Friday 5/20:

• ☽ at 25° 02‘ Capricorn ✳ ♆ at 25° 02‘ Pisces | 12:40 AM
• ☽ at 26° 30‘ Capricorn ✳ ♂︎ at 26° 30‘ Pisces | 3:06 AM
• ☽ ☌ ♇ at 28° 30‘ Capricorn | 6:23 AM
• ☽ at 29° 27‘ Capricorn △ ☉ at 29° 27‘ Taurus | 7:59 AM
• ☽ ▻ Aquarius | 8:53 AM
• ☽ at 01° 23‘ Aquarius △ ☿ at 01° 23‘ Gemini | 11:11 AM
• ☽ at 01° 48‘ Aquarius ✳ ♃ at 01° 48‘ Aries | 11:53 AM
• ☉ ▻ Gemini | 9:22 PM

Friday morning has the potential to be actively productive but the afternoon and evening are better suited for deep work away from others or some self-care. If you have to “people,” try to be compassionate and flexible. 

Friday night, the Sun moves into Gemini. This could intensify the Mercury retrograde shenanigans, especially until Mercury scampers off into Taurus on Sunday. 

In general, however, Gemini season is about exploration, new ideas, communication, and change. We are now firmly moving away from eclipse territory and that energy should start to simmer down but there will continue to be flare-ups until Mercury turns direct (June 3) and finally moves back into new Gemini territory a bit later.

Saturday 5/21:

• ☽ at 15° 43‘ Aquarius □ ♅ at 15° 43‘ Taurus | 11:15 AM
• ☉ ☌ ☿ at 00° 43‘ Gemini | 3:17 PM
• ☽ at 22° 24‘ Aquarius  ✳ ♀︎ at 22° 24‘ Aries | 10:40 PM

Saturday, pay special attention to any insights you have as the Sun and Mercury join together. 

Mercury is the messenger and when he gets together with other planets, all sorts of messages can come up from the most unexpected places. Songs, IG posts, dreams, tarot readings, phone calls from unexpected people, or even finding something buried in the back of your closet that suddenly helps you understand an old situation with a greater sense of clarity. 

Sunday 5/22: 

• ☽ ☌ ♄ at 25° 06‘ Aquarius | 3:19 AM
• ☽ ▻ Pisces | 11:49 AM
• ☽ at 00° 12‘ Pisces □ ☿ at 00° 12‘ Gemini | 12:12 PM
• ♂︎ at 28° 28‘ Pisces ✳ ♇ at 28° 28‘ Capricorn | 6:15 PM
• ☿ ▻ Taurus | 9:15 PM

Sunday, you might feel like taking a lot of action, which is great(ish). Just remember to think before you speak and to make sure any actions are well thought out as well.

Sunday night, Mercury enters eclipse land, helping you review and revise and all the other ‘re’ things but this time with a focus on all of the Taurus themes that have been front and center since the first eclipse three weeks ago.

If you’re feeling frisky, hit me up on Instagram and let me know how the astrology of the week played out for you.

Until next time, my wish for you is the space and energy you need to cultivate the change you crave.

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