Despite my optimism last week about the Taurus New Moon on
May 18th, in all honesty, I have to confess that Mercury stationing retrograde
in 13 degrees of Gemini trumped the Taurus New Moon. In fact, I was so shaken up by it that on May
19th I tweeted:
“Did anyone else feel like yesterday was a full moon and NOT a new
moon? Or was it just Mercury retrograde?”
I personally felt very uptight, jittery and ready for
conflict that day, and my tweet the following day seemed to strike a chord
because it generated quite a few favorites and retweets. This
led me to believe that I was not the only person feeling this way. Mercury in Gemini stationed on my moon in the
8th house, so perhaps I should have been better prepared. The 8th house does pertain to joint
finances and other people’s money in addition to transformation, sex and death,
and for me it played out in the financial arena. I faced delays in receiving funds that were
owed to me. The real clincher occurred
when I receive an email from my former landlord asking me if I wanted to
forfeit my key deposit because they didn’t have a forwarding address for
me. Well, I had emailed them at the end
of March with my new address, so I was pretty riled up about that and responded
that I definitely wanted my refund. Who wants
to forfeit money that is owed them???
Only during a Mercury retrograde could something like this happen!
I loved what astrologer Kristin
Fontana said about Mercury retrograde in Gemini this week. She described Mercury retrograde in Gemini
with Mars also in Gemini as being “mental madness at the moment.”
The icing on the cake happened on May 21st when
the Sun entered Gemini and joined the Gemini party. The pace will be frenzied and we are bound to
be guilty of overthinking. Our minds are
literally on overload. We also had Jupiter in Leo inconjunct Pluto in Capricorn
in 15 degrees, which probably required a lot of adjustments. And Pluto also opposed Venus in Cancer, which
added a little obsession to the relationship mix. The bottom line is that you don’t have to be
a Gemini to be feeling all of this craziness or mental madness, as Kristin
Fontana brilliantly described it.
On May 22nd, we have that much
anticipated/dreaded aspect, the Sun’s annual opposition to Saturn. Saturn is in Sagittarius now, folks, but is due
to make a brief foray back into Scorpio in mid-June through mid-September to
revisit any unfinished business in those areas of life. But this week we are dealing with typical Sun
Saturn issues: slowdowns due to limitations and obstacles, delays and clashes
with authority figures. We need to be
patient and have faith, which doesn’t come naturally for most of us, let’s face
it. It doesn’t for me, anyway. I have a natal Sun/Saturn conjunction, so I
am all too familiar with those themes. They are the stuff of my life. I may have heard the words the “check
is in the mail”, but I’m not believing it until it is actually in my
hands!
However, Gemini is known for its optimism, so I’d like to
add that on May 24th Mars in Gemini will be trining the north node
in 8 degrees of Libra, so there is potential for energizing discussions that
move us forward on our soul’s path. Perhaps that will help us keep the faith
during this Mercury retrograde. On May
25th, Memorial Day in the United States, Uranus in Aries will be
squaring Venus in Cancer and that in itself can serve as a catalyst for
liberation. Uranus is currently
transiting my 7th house and Venus will conjunct my midheaven that
day, so it could be quite interesting.
But Mars in Gemini will be squaring Neptune in Pisces, so don’t get too
carried away that day. I know, it’s a
holiday, but we need to guard against acting against our best interests. I’ll leave it to you to set your own
boundaries…
Happy Memorial Day, everyone!
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