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Weekly Forecast May 16: <br />Full Moon in Scorpio, Sun Enters Gemini

Weekly Forecast May 16:
Full Moon in Scorpio, Sun Enters Gemini

This week is the festival of Wesak, honoring the birth, death, and enlightenment of the Buddha. A portal is opening. Wesak takes place at the Scorpio Full Moon, with the Sun in Taurus. There is some confusion about this, as Eastern religions use sidereal astrology, which means that Wesak sometimes is in June, by which more »

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Weekly Forecast May 9: <br />Mars, Venus and Mercury Enter Taurus

Weekly Forecast May 9:
Mars, Venus and Mercury Enter Taurus

We’ve got only a few more days of Mars-dominated skies, and then we can exhale. If sound waves carried in space, our collective sigh of relief would be heard all the way to Pluto. After weeks of Mars-dominated skies, Mars and Venus will rule together from Wednesday on, when he enters Taurus. They’ll be in more »

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Weekly Forecast May 2: New Moon in Taurus

Weekly Forecast May 2: New Moon in Taurus

The biggest news this week – the only news, really – is Tuesday’s New Moon in Taurus (late Monday on the West Coast of the United States). The Taurus New Moon represents the fertility of nature and the full bloom of spring. This year, it falls close to the Celtic cross-quarter day of Beltane, celebrated more »

Taurus-Scorpio, Part II: <br />The Desire to Know and the Path of Illumination

Taurus-Scorpio, Part II:
The Desire to Know and the Path of Illumination

Whereas Taurus’ opposite sign Scorpio is the first to dive headlong into confrontation, Taurus can dig in their heels and actively avoid confrontation to “keep the peace” (or just present a wall of stubborn silence). Contentment and preserving the status-quo are the ego-traps of Taurus. The tendency to avoid making waves and to be content more »

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Taurus-Scorpio, Part I: <br />The Desire to Know and the Path of Illumination

Taurus-Scorpio, Part I:
The Desire to Know and the Path of Illumination

It’s time for another installment of Ruth’s inspirational series on the signs of the Zodiac from the perspective of esoteric astrology. Here, we have a look at the meaning of Taurus and its opposite sign, Scorpio. ~ Pat In Part I, we look at the importance of Taurus’s opposite sign Scorpio in awakening Taurus to more »

Ask Real Astrologers: What’s In Store for Taurus Sun?

Ask Real Astrologers: What’s In Store for Taurus Sun?

This week’s question comes from Jezi in Princeton, N.J.: Taurus is my Sun sign, and I have Venus in Gemini, so I’m trying to understand what both Venus and Mercury entering Taurus this week means for me and I confess to getting a bit confused trying to sort it out! This is a great question, more »

Ask Real Astrologers:  Sun Signs in Synastry

Ask Real Astrologers: Sun Signs in Synastry

 This week’s question comes from Angelica in Samoa: Virgo is compatible with Taurus and least compatible with Sagittarius, right? Well, I’ve been in a two-year relationship with a Sag, but have been having feelings for a Taurus man. I know that the stars say I would do better with this Taurus, but my Sag boyfriend more »

Second Full Moon in Scorpio – May 19/20

Second Full Moon in Scorpio – May 19/20

  The Full Moon on May 19 (May 20 in the Eastern Hemisphere) falls at 29° Scorpio, just before the Sun leaves Taurus and enters Gemini. This is called the “anaretic degree” or “critical degree” and marks the ending of a phase. It is an opportunity to review our understanding of the lessons of the sign involved. Scorpio more »

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Not a Moment Too Soon

Not a Moment Too Soon

The past six months have been a long, rocky road, but we finally are feeling some positive shifts this week. The week begins with the New Moon in Taurus, which Neith explored in the previous post. As she noted, it’s not so much about new beginnings, but about evaluating. Taurus traditionally is associated with the more »

New Moon in Taurus – Comfort Rules

New Moon in Taurus – Comfort Rules

  The New Moon on May 5 is at 15 degrees Taurus, the midpoint between the two Scorpio Full Moons, making it less about new beginnings than most New Moons. This feels more like the time to evaluate progress and determine if we are doing business as usual or whether we have found better alternatives more »