Gemini Horoscope May 2008

May 2008 Astrocast

Key Events:

New Moon: 05/05/2008

Full Moon: 05/20/2008

RX Planets: Jupiter 05/09/2008

Mercury 05/26/2008

Neptune 05/26/2008

Saturn until 05/03/08

Pluto until 09/09/2008

There will be some long-term aspects in effect all month that will affect you at a very deep level. First of all, Pluto will be in a nice harmonious trine to Saturn. Pluto is in Capricorn, your Natural 8th House of sex, death and transformations. Pluto rules the Zodiacal 8th House so he's very much at home here, which is a good thing since he's going to be there for a long, long time. Pluto does a really good job of digging up old issues and serving them to you on a silver platter. This may be incredibly annoying and less than pleasant at the time, but when all is said and done you'll be much better off as you resolve and dispose of old baggage. This month while he's in cahoots with Saturn, these particular forensic efforts will be directed toward your home environment, past, present and future. Twins usually get bored easy and jump from one thing to the next in short order since they think about fifty times faster than everyone else. However, they frequently aren't the best at dealing with details, putting things in order, or perhaps disciplining themselves or those around them. If there is anything you haven't quite handled correctly relative to your homelife, this month you will discover what it is and be able to work toward straightening things out, once and for all.

For the first few days of the month, Venus will join these two slow-moving outer planets and create a Grand Earth Trine. This is a rather friendly, harmonious configuration that will provide some significant grounding and stability relative to your home environment and give you a few important things to think about and integrate into your psyche. Venus will be feeding in some inspiration, perhaps via dreams or some other means, that will have the potential for defining a new direction for you. If you've been trying to figure out what to do with something in this venue, you should find some answers this month.

Also at work in May will be a sextile between Jupiter and Uranus. Sextiles usually bring opportunities, and this one will relate to your career and reputation and any changes you may be contemplating in that area. A complete change in your core beliefs is possible, that could send you off in an entirely different direction. This may not happen for several months because when Jupiter goes retrograde (RX) on May 9th this will trigger the internal contemplation of ethics issues tied into those 8th House topics noted above, though they will spill over into your career and reputation during this month. A personal transformation of some sort is in work that won't be finished for several months. In addition, the first few days of the month your mind will be on such things as your finances, which could provide some additional thought energy for any career transformations that may be in work. Now is where you need to remember that money isn't everything. If you're earning good money but are terrifically unhappy in your current job, it's a good time to give some serious thought to what you're happiness is really worth. Life is too short to spend it in a miserable state, to say nothing of the fact that if you're not happy chances are that's spilling over into those closest to you as well. Maybe the key is to simplify and down-size as opposed to ramping things up. Be sure to give all sides sufficient scrutiny before making any major decisions.

For most of May, until the 21st to be exact, the Sun is in Taurus. Of course about now someone is noticing that the date span for Gemini above says May 22 - June 21. I know, I know. That is the usual timeframe, but also illustrates why it's important to have an astrologer tell you what you Sign is when you're born within a few days of a cusp. I actually know someone who spent a couple of decades thinking she was a Virgo when in reality she was a Libra. The Sun doesn't change signs right at midnight, either, so the time you're born is another important data point. Just for the record, in 2006 and 2007 it was the 22nd and remember that this year is a Leap Year. But I digress, though I doubt that any of you actually noticed.

Taurus in your Natural 12th House of dreams, inspiration, spirituality and transcendence. This will throw a lot of light and attention to this part of your life and then, come the 21st, the Sun will go into your Sign and that attention will shift to you on a more visible level. Until then, the Sun will help fuel those dreams relative to career changes, especially since about that same time, Mercury, your Sign Ruler, will be in that neighborhood and inspiring various thoughts and ideas regarding your finances. There is a tremendous amount of energy afoot hitting on these areas that reflect your dreams, career, and any necessary transformations to make it happen. The New Moon on May 5th will throw some additional light and energy toward something new in this area as well. Also note that the Full Moon, which usually denotes an ending of some sort, occurs in your 6th House of work on May 19. This could be no more than the completion of a project though it could indicate more than that, depending on how it hits your personal Natal Chart. These horoscopes are an attempt at "one size fits all" that obviously can't it the nail on the head for everyone.

Thoughts and inspiration will be thick as mosquitoes after a summer rain, but be sure to not take anything at face value, especially toward the end of the month. Use your propensity and love for data and information to make sure that it's accurate before using it to make any major decisions. Then keep your eyes open for opportunities that may come your way. Don't overlook the details, either, or they could cause a crisis, particularly regarding home issues, so slow down and don't take anything for granted.

Unfortunately, between May 26 - June 19 Mercury, will once again go into one of his obnoxious RX cycles. This is a good time to think things through, rework, edit, or re-evaluate where you're going. Communications of all sorts will be hindered in one way or another and whatever you do, don't make any major purchases of anything electronic or mechanical or it will be a lemon forevermore. Expressing yourself may be more difficult than usual as well, or people simply might not have a clue what you're trying to say. If you see something that resembles a deer-in-the-headlights look, your best bet is to stop immediately and if it's not that important, just let it go. Even if you're a Pulitzer Prize winner in literature or news writing, getting your point across during that timeframe is going to be like teaching a pig to sing; it frustrates you and annoys the pig.

This will be an important and mentally active month for you. This, of course, if something at which you excel, so it should be supremely interesting and challenging in a good way. Pay attention, check your facts, but don't be surprised if you see a few things honked up between May 26 - June 19, thanks to Mercury RX, but generally this should be an exciting and beneficial month.