May 23-30, 2005

The last month of spring, Gemini, begins with a full moon. The vitality of the sun is in the mental activity near the top of our seasonal cycle (summer solstice), and the moon (heart), charged with magnetism (Scorpio) over the weekend, is full in the warm passion at the bottom of things, Sagittarius. Beauty is blending with dreams (Venus trine Neptune).

We are in the last weeks of Jupiter retrograde in Libra, expansive creativity internalizing in awareness of love. It's getting to people. On Sunday, June 5 it begins to shift forward into outflow and manifestation for an especially fruitful summer. With Jupiter (creativity) in Libra, Neptune (dreams) in Aquarius, and the sun (soul) in Gemini, all three of the air signs are solidly anchored, creating an overwhelming experience of solitary awareness and intensified yearning. This is preparation for the colorful summer to come.

Late Wednesday morning the moon hits bottom, rebounding in the primal earthiness of Capricorn. Friday midday it moves into visionary Aquarius for a weekend of mental alignment. The tension that's been building between beauty and power (Venus opposite Pluto) breaks late Saturday night, and the Sunday aftermath leaves the thinking soul (sun in Gemini) making sense of a vulnerable heart (moon in Pisces).