May 2020
How are you faring with the new, unhurried pace of your life? Have you acclimatized to your new normal? The month of May brings with it a same-but-different kind of slow.
While there are plenty of technical events this month, the overall energy flirts with your dreams and imagination. It's a month of seducing the parts of your life that are currently at a stand-still. And instead of getting frustrated, perhaps it is more productive to suspend and wait out whatever is trying to emerge. Stillness, in its own way, is a kind of action.
The almost full moon squares Saturn and opposes Uranus before completing its full illumination at 3:45 am PDT / 6:45 am EDT on May 7th at 17˚ Scorpio. This Full Moon culminates whatever began back on October 27th, 2019. It trines Neptune before squaring Mars, so needless to say, this lunation can be challenging. It may expose certain limitations that are outside of your control. As a first step, surrendering to what is may serve you well.
On May 11th, Mercury enters its home sign, Gemini, and on May 13th, Mars enters Pisces and will be there until June 27th. Venus will station retrograde at 21˚ Gemini as well on May 13th, one of the main events of this month. Venus retrogrades inspire a re-evaluation and reassessment of your desires and relationships, particularly as it pertains to the Gemini area of your chart.
On May 20th, we welcome the Sun entering Gemini, effectively commencing Gemini season. On May 22nd, we have a New Moon at 2˚ Gemini at 11:39 am PDT/1:39 pm EDT, indicating a fresh start in this area of your charts. However, this New Moon will take place on the same day Mercury squares Neptune, with the New Moon also squaring Mars and Neptune. This underlines a certain level of confusion and overwhelm. The story is likely connected to whatever Venus retrograde is even about.
Finally, on May 28th, Mercury enters Cancer adding more tenderness and sensitivity to your communications. Read your horoscope for the synthesis of this month's astroweather.
It's highly recommended that you primarily read the horoscopes for your Rising sign. If you don't know your Rising Sign, then you can read for your Sun sign. To figure out these placements, enter your birth date, location and precise birth time into an astrology app like Time Nomad or online at astro.com. For more information on how all of these play together, visit charmastrology.com.
ARIES
May empowers you to practice your ability to get your message across. Perhaps you want to start a blog or learn to write poetry or photography. Go for it. It's all about articulating yourself. Choose whatever medium helps you convey the intricacies of your mind and heart. These days, you may be feeling more isolated than usual. Perhaps you are metaphorically suspended like the tarot's XII Hanged Man. This month, there are more layers to peel. What kinds of actions can you take that affirm that you are cared for? What harmful stories and narratives do you need to separate from? Tend to your body-mind-spirit with as much empathy you can muster, dear Aries.
TAURUS
Happy Birthday, May Taurus bbs! There is an incredible focus on your finances this month. It's an excellent month to revise, audit, and update your financial situations. At the same time, this will inspire you to scheme up and strategize new ideas to help move you towards economic stability. Take note that there will be immense pressure to excel and achieve in your work, and it may prove to be challenging to attain the recognition you so deserve. You may also be drawn to please others as you negotiate what is real and authentic for you. Just remember to say what you mean and mean what you say, with as much tenderness as possible.
GEMINI
Happy Birthday, May Gemini bbs! This month will have you finessing on you, your body, your face, your whole being. It's an excellent time for literal self-adoration and self-worship. Perhaps this may bring up your embodied ills and complicated desirability politics. As you focus on the outside, you may serve yourself well by also tending to your inside. And you can go as quantum deep as you like, from your nutrition to your psychology to your inner demons. However you go about healing your wounds, remember to step back and appreciate how far you've come. An optimistic attitude may help you tackle your bigger and longer-term goals. You're doing amazing, sweetie. And I mean that wholeheartedly.
CANCER
This month is gently inviting you to settle into the new reality of your quarantine-everyday. If you haven't set up a cozy blanket fort, literally and metaphorically speaking, do so. There's an emphasis on cultivating your inner world this month, and you're better suited to not resist your desire to go entirely introspective. You might surprise yourself and find pleasure in your solitude, if not already. You may find some difficulty saying no to lending a hand to others, but truth be told, your obligations are likely starting to burn you out. It may be best to take a break so you can channel some playtime, even if it's just by and with yourself.
LEO
May will be full of yearning for some light-hearted connections, relaxing playfulness, and affirmations of your belonging. It's super important that you set up ways to stay in contact with your people. Like thread and needlework, friendships require consistent looping and feeding. Despite the lonely separation you may be experiencing, remember the people you have mutual support and affection for. Tell your friends you miss them. Get creative with expressing how much you're thinking of them. This gesture of tenderness will surely uplift and heal the void that's acutely tugging at your chest. There is a lot of adulting that needs your time and attention. Reach out and find evidence that you are not alone, dear Leo.
VIRGO
If you were to imagine a desirable life without the limitations you're currently faced with, what could it look like? What is the silhouette of your future dreams? What kinds of career cravings do you wish to lay down on your path? What pleasures do you want to experience as you set out to do the work you're called to? NGL this month may be more conducive for visioning and brainstorming as opposed to taking concrete action. Surprise yourself with unexpected insights and downloads. On a related note, your interactions with others will start to heat up, so choose long pauses and deep breaths wherever possible.
LIBRA
This month inspires you to travel through metaphysical worlds while you shelter-in-place. What kinds of "knowledge adventures" can you get busy with? Now that you may have more time, perhaps you'll want to sign up for that online course you've always wanted to take… or travel to Middle Earth and actually finish all 3 books of the inimitable Lord of the Rings. While finances may clash with your own pleasure flexes, get creative by engaging your thirst for learning without breaking the bank. In addition to exciting "trips" ahead, you may want to address some daily habits and physical regimens you've been wanting to tackle. Declutter your daily rituals and address any overdue health issues.
SCORPIO
A lot is going on for you right now, dear Scorpio. Homelife is likely feeling pretty stifling. Perhaps the dynamics with the people you're with feel restrictive and unpleasant. Maybe you're alone, and it's been pretty isolating. Or possibly you're busy with DIY home repairs and have created a mountain of work for yourself. At the same time, there may be interesting new relationships and contracts blossoming for you. Maybe it's romantic, perhaps it's business. Either way, you're feeling limited with what you can do. Take this month as an opportunity to tend to your emotional and psychological needs. Honour the losses and missed connections. Surrender to what you cannot control and take care of what you can.
SAGITTARIUS
This month delivers some diverse situations. On the one hand, you're ready to let loose and get your hot gxrl summer on. But then there's the global pandemic. If you're feeling particularly flirty, try and open up to creative possibilities of meeting people in unconventional ways. Also, romance the people you already know and care about. Tell your people you miss and love them, even if family life may be a bit frustrating at times. Express your affection through snail mail, mixtapes and cake deliveries. In different circumstances, you may want to engage in some local and neighbourly work. Community labours of love may bring you a sense of purpose and may just be the medicine you need from the separation you're currently experiencing.
CAPRICORN
May will have you luxuriating and lazing about, despite your natural tendencies not to. There's equally a lot of work and resting to do. Hopefully, you've got it in you to indulge. What does it look like to enjoy the slowed-down pace of your daily life, without the guilt? Where can you loosen the grip of obligations? What does it look and feel like to have breathing room in your physical space and in your heart? Prioritize play and frivolous entertainment. If anyone can slack off a little, it's you. Get into a new hobby, blog about it, get lost in your joy flow, dear Capricorn.
AQUARIUS
You may have been a lot harder on yourself in the last couple of months. This month you may experience a bit of lift to your mood and spirits. Instead, challenge yourself to a romantic overture. Do things like writing your inner child love letters, seducing yourself, and giving in tenderly to pleasure. Homelife and family relations are likely strained right now. How can you channel empathy for your hurt self? What can you do differently? Additionally, you're probably dealing with significant practical and financial circumstances, especially if the career path you initially set out for is on hold. Coping with uncertainty might just be the emotional homework this month, dear Aquarius.
PISCES
This month showers you with graceful and generous blessings on the home front. If you're privileged and lucky to be in a safe shelter-in-place situation, this month is a chance to indulge and aesthetically please yourself at home. Set up comfortable forts for your twice-a-day naps. Experiment in the kitchen, stretch your hamstrings and eat snacks for meals. The idea is, spoil and enjoy yourself. Let go of your shoulds. The truth is, there is a lot of grief and sorrow floating on the personal and collective surface. Sometimes, deep emotional work doesn't always look like a therapy session. Most times, it's just about the bare minimum. Take care of your basic needs. That is enough for now, dear Pisces.
Charm Torres is a Dewdrop’s resident astrologer and has been a professional astrologer and tarot reader since 2017. She mixes modern psychological principles and ancient Hellenistic traditions in her astrology practice and is a board member of Astrology Toronto. Charm has been featured in Global News Online, NFLUX Magazine and Beside Online Magazine. Charm produces daily content on her social media channels aiming to make astrology accessible for all. You can find out more about her at www.charmastrology.com.