Taurus 2010

Mid-spring in the north, the peak of earth power, solid with reality and flowering fertility. This year, with mental tide backtracking, deep power heavy in grounded constructiveness, and life-centering returned to practicality for one last round of adjustment (before moving on to loving adventure this summer), the experience of physical nature is undeniable. There's healing creative wisdom in spiritual sensitivity and dreams in visionary awareness, with passion for activated expression.

(Sun in Taurus, with Mercury retrograde there until May 11, Pluto retrograde in Capricorn until September, Saturn retrograde in Virgo until May 30--grand trine in earth signs. Chiron, Jupiter and Uranus in Pisces, Neptune in Aquarius, Mars in Leo).

The full moon (in Scorpio) is Wednesday April 28, 5:19am Pacific time, the new moon (peak of spring) is Thursday May 13, 6:05 pm.

Mercury retrograde gives us mental reflection, an undertow to the process of mind, communication, connection. It disturbs momentum, puts us in our head amidst it all, but, especially at this time of reinforced physicality, it can make for changes that serve our deeper needs if we give in and go along. If we accept the weight of reality, the tide of nature will carry us forward.