Astrological Climate: With Gemini season in full swing, our primary focus right now is on communication. This is because both the Sun and Mercury are both in Gemini. We want to say what we want to say, and say it when we want to say it. One of Gemini’s shortcomings is diarrhea of the mouth; saying whatever comes mind without pausing to filter their words. We wont be inclined to speak recklessly this week, but we should halt all unnecessary communications.

The Moon starts the week in Pisces. Neptune and Lilith are also in Pisces. This transit will make us feel especially despondent and aloof, as we will be drawn into the world of our dreams and darkest desires. The moon will also pass through Aries and Taurus this week. With Chiron also in Aries, we will be sensitive to our perceived shortcomings in life. With Uranus and Venus in Taurus, self-care will be defined by the quality of love we are receiving from others.

In short, this is a heavy “in the feels” kind of week.

Conscious Attention: (Page of Cups Rx + 4 of Swords) Due to our emotional inclinations, it would be best to put all important communications on hold, especially as it pertains to our relationships. Pages represent a message, and the Page of Cups reversed signifies a message regarding a relationship status. This could be a desire to ask someone out, or it could be an important message to a friend or family member that would change the status of the relationship. Because this card is reversed, any message that we would like to get off our chest will result in failure.

Water signs are not the best communicators because they want the people around them to intuit their thoughts instead of speaking them out loud directly. Whatever it is that we have to say will not come out clearly as our emotions will get in the way. The recipient of our message will likely be confused by our words and not fully understand the meaning in our message. The 4 of Swords paired with this card strongly encourages us to think through our message very carefully instead of acting impulsively. If there is an important message that you need to tell someone, use this week to draft your thoughts. Take your time in making sure every word is the right word that you want to use. Draft your message using different techniques (on your phone, on a piece of paper, via a voice recording) and try out different ways that you could relay your message (should your tone be sweet? Serious? Demanding? Conceding?)

If you do not have a particular message that you need to tell someone, use this week to prioritize self-care as emotions will be turbulent.

Underlying Energies: (Justice Rx + 8 of Swords) The reason that we want to speak our truth SO BADLY this week is because we sense a great imbalance in our life. Perhaps the content of your message it to tell someone off who did you wrong. Or perhaps you would like to ask someone out in hopes that their love will create more stability in their life. Assuming that this other person can restore order in our lives is a fallacy. The 8 of Swords paired with this card tells us that we do not need other people to mitigate the perceived chaos in our lives.

Your emotions are valid. Your motivations for communication are also valid, and if you would like to make changes in your relationships, you have every right to do so. Please consider that the timing isn’t right this week. Use this week to reflect on your message and if your intentions are pure or if you’re acting impulsively. If you still believe in what you have to say and why you have to say it, wait until next week to act on these motivations.

Oracle Card #1: (Bull) Despite the fact that it is now Gemini season, it would serve us well to reflect on what we learned during Taurus season. Namely, that wealth and success do not occur overnight. True wealth and stability are the result of hard work and tenacity; from getting our hands dirty and working diligently on the task at hand until the task is DONE. Just because the energy has shifted from a heavy earth sign to a lighter air sign doesn’t mean that we should immediately shirk off the lessons from the previous season.

The cycle of the zodiac is all about how one sign evolves from the one before it. If Taurus teaches us what we need in our lives to feel secure, Gemini gives us the inspiration to seek out the knowledge and skills that will allow us to bring security into our lives.

Oracle Card #2: (Clouds #6) Clouds represent mental fogginess. They speak to our inability to clearly share what is on our mind, namely because we are acting from a self-absorbed place. To literally speak to this card, these clouds are the result of smoking drugs like weed. These clouds and their source are both intoxicating. In order to speak clearly and receive mental clarity, we must work against not only the clouds themselves but their source. What are we so dependent on that it keeps us from taking control of our lives? How does the needless addiction suggested by the clouds refer back to the 8 of Swords?

These clouds do not necessarily point to our misfortune, just like consuming pot is not always a bad thing. Do not be afraid of mental confusion this week. Allow yourself to sit with the uncertainty and know that you do not need to take action right away.

In Summary: We will be inclined to engage in a serious conversation with another person or people this week. This conversation should be postponed until a later date, as our emotions and delusions will get in the way of what we are trying to say. Instead, we should work on self-care and reflection, specifically by reminding ourselves that we are enough and we can create our own happiness and stability.

GENERAL READING FOR ALL SIGNS:

The theme for this summer is “temptation.” Under the conditions of this current retrograde season (which will last for most of the summer), I believe one of three things can happen to us over the next few months: we can rush into situations that we desperately want, we can waste this entire summer in a state of malaise, or we can use this time to “level up,” so to speak. I really get this sense that a lot of us are yearning for something that we want RIGHT NOW. Jupiter retrograde is producing a lot of existential crisis, and with Saturn and Pluto both in retrograde as well, there is nothing holding us back from acting out on temptation to fill the existential holes in our lives.

This is especially true this month as there are many signs moving out of Aries. We want to act impulsively and with gusto, but there is nothing holding us back from double-checking the integrity of our desires. Instead of rushing in to situations that could end up messy at best, devastating at worst, I ask that you use the summer to work on yourself and “level-up.” That way when you go after the thing you want in the fall, you will be prepared to allow this thing to enter your life without it completely destroying you.

It should also be noted that I pulled the Devil card in some-way-shape-or-form for many of the signs. May is a month where we should ask ourselves: how am I in control of my life? OR how am I BEING CONTROLLED? This is a month where many of us need to become our own authority figures and respect the power and prestige that we’ve cultivated in our lives.

Under each sign, I’ve listed the card(s) that signify the overall theme of the month for that sign. However, I used a spread to help me get a more detailed overview of what this month has in store for each sign. All of the other cards that I drew are not listed. Keep that in mind as you read each tarotscope.

These are general readings. Please take whatever messages resonate with you and then take everything else with a grain of salt. I do ask that if anything does resonate with you, to please sit and reflect on the message to see how it can best serve you this month.

I read the cards however they fall. If I interpret a “good” message for you, I’ll tell you so in all honesty, and vice-versa.

Read for your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs in order to get the most detailed reading for yourself. Please also read for any other signs that you feel have a strong influence in your chart, such as stelliums or chart rulers.

ARIES: King of Swords Rx

Aries season inspired you to take on new projects. However, you feel like you can’t pursue these ideas because other people are holding you back. In general, you’re tired of feeling like everyone’s go-to person. You wish that others could work on their own without calling on you every time things get rough. You’re justifiably frustrated. You might be finding yourself tempted to turn these people into numbers; you want to completely remove yourself emotionally from everyone in your life. At the same time, you still feel as though you need to put on a facade and continue being everyone’s favorite go-to person. You can’t have it both ways. You either need to distance yourself from everyone in your life for some solitude, or you need to forego your ambitions in favor of your relationships. May will be a tense month for you and your temper will likely flare up more than usual. Keep your heart open and remind yourself what matters to you most in life.

TAURUS: The Lovers Rx

You’ve been lying to yourself and others. You have been boasting how successful you’ve been in your ambitions and career, but have no proof of these supposed conquests. You have been deceiving those closest to you. Perhaps you are even cheating on your significant other. You have a sense that you need to reflect on your life in general and why you have been so deceitful lately, yet you can’t bring yourself to be real with yourself. You need to acknowledge that you have developed self-destructive habits. During this retrograde season, you are probably feeling especially desperate and lonely. And there IS someone coming into your life – a true Lover – but you have to get on your bullshit first. This person won’t be able to fit into your life unless you start being honest with yourself and make room for this type of relationship.

GEMINI: The Devil

This month you are being called to own your power. Your thoughts and ideas are very pure and intelligent; you have such a clear mind right now, and you need to put this gift to use. You have reached a point in your life where you can take on a position of power and become a mentor for other people. I know Geminis get put down a lot for being x, y, and z annoying thing. Maybe that’s why you’re self-conscious about owning your power. Trust me when I say that you are in SUCH a good place right now. This retrograde season will test many people to drop bad habits and ideologies. Gemini, one of your strengths is easily shedding ideas that no longer serve you. While everyone else is struggling, you can really rise to the occasion and let this retrograde season serve you instead of letting it get the best of you. Stand up for yourself when others start bad-mouthing Geminis or Geminic qualities. Remind yourself that your ideas are valid and are worth expressing.

CANCER: 8 of Cups

Whether you realize it or not, you’ve been doing a good job at self-improvement recently. Yes, you might find that your insecurities and delusions still get in the way of your goals, but overall you’ve been doing a much better job at not letting these fears get the best of you. Take a step back and appreciate how far you have come in terms of personal growth. You will have to make a big decision this month that’s physically stressing you out. Likely, you will spending a lot of time alone in order to meditate on this problem. Fortunately, an answer will come to you this month in regards to this issue. It will be a huge “EUREKA!” moment. This insight will be so empowering and awesome, it will give you the courage you need to make the right choice and take charge of your life in general.

LEO: King of Cups Rx

This shouldn’t be new news to you, but there are people in your life that are holding you back from being successful. It’s not so much that these people are deliberately sabotaging you. Rather, while you continue to climb the ladder of success, there are relationships in your life that are still on the first rung, so to speak. Obviously you care about these relationships, and a part of you wants to stay on the first rung with them. However, you have done such a great job over the past couple of months to reach a place of maturity where all of your dreams are manifesting. It’s not fair to you to stop yourself from having everything that you want just because people around you are not as motivated to succeed (or whatever the case may be). If you step into your authority and start leaving these unhelpful relationships behind, you will open yourself up to more rewards and accolades.

VIRGO: The Tower Rx

One of your worst habits – if not THE worst – is working yourself harder than you need to. You let your anxieties get the best of you, and you convince yourself that if you work harder than necessary in completing a task, then you will automatically succeed at that task. This is simply not true. What you end up doing, Virgo, is that you exhaust yourself to the point where you can’t do a good job at anything. During May, your job will be the site where you overextend yourself. Your boss is a tyrant who expects too much of you. Your coworkers aren’t pulling their weight. Instead of creating boundaries and staying in your lane, you feel like you have to go above and beyond to appease your boss, and that you have to cover the slack for everyone else on your team. STOP IT. You are losing too much stamina. You will wear yourself out this month and the consequences WILL be dire. Give yourself more than enough time to slow down and breathe. Don’t feel self-conscious about indulging in self-care.

LIBRA: 10 of Rods

You have a great circle of friends surrounding you, but lately you’ve been yearning for something deeper. As far as dating goes, you’ve been keeping your options open and have kept things casual. In a way, the reason that you’ve been keeping things casual is because you feel like you need to “practice” dating. Trust me when I say that you are ready for a deeper relationship, and one is headed your way! (I know this is a cliche message from a tarot reader. Please know that I wouldn’t give this kind of message unless I truly believed that this was the message you needed in this moment). I don’t know if this new love will come from a stranger or someone you’ve already met. I also don’t know when this person will open themselves up to you. But when they do, know that you are more than deserving of this relationship because your head and heart are both in a good place. Congratulations Libra. One word of advice: as you are looking to deepen your relationships in general, note that not all relationships are worth upgrading. Be wary of those who probably shouldn’t be in your life to begin with.

SCORPIO: 5 of Swords + 6 of Coins Rx + 2 of Swords (Multiple cards flew out during your reading).

As is the case with most signs during this retrograde season, you might feel like you’re in the midst of an existential crisis. Nothing in your life seems to give you any spiritual fulfillment. Being the sign that you are, you feel as though you have to dilute your passions in order to fit in with other people. This is the reason that you feel so unfulfilled, Scorpio. You need to stay true to who you are; you are an intense and emotional person who wishes to force others to reveal their innermost truths as well. This month, I encourage you to never settle for surface-level conversations. Test people’s edges and don’t be afraid to cry in front of someone because you care too much. May will be a polarizing month for you as you navigate your desire to stay true to yourself while trying to be mindful of others. Also, there is a chance for new love to enter your life in this tumultuous period. Because everything is so polarizing, if they ask you out, you might decline… And then change your mind later. Despite our current crazy cosmic climate, staying true to your nature is your best course of action. Don’t worry about making others uncomfortable.

SAGITTARIUS: 8 of Coins

Lately, you’ve been chasing rainbows and living in a fantasy world. You need to slow down, Sagittarius! You’ve created a mess for yourself and you can’t run away from it. No matter how busy you keep yourself physically, there’s no distance you can run that will allow you to escape your problems. You have let yourself become lazy, hedonistic, and unfocused. I know that these are harsh accusations, but you’re not the only sign being asked to change your bad habits. I get the sense that you’re in some type of karmic relationship. The kind of bad relationship that you can’t leave because the angry sex is too good. At this point, things are so haywire that you need to have a serious talk with yourself about the state of your affairs. You need to make a serious decision about your habits and whether or not you’re willing to make a change.

CAPRICORN: King of Cups

There is some sort of hobby that you would like to start pursuing. You thought that your place of employment would give you an outlet to express yourself in a creative way, but this has not been the case. There is almost a sense of false promises, as if you were told that you would be able to pursue your creative desires before signing on to the company. This was exciting to you because you would be able to be creative on the clock and get paid for it. Now, you’re too afraid to have a hobby outside of work because to you, it’s a “waste” of time and money. Denying yourself access to your creative impulses will affect your life in more ways than you might imagine. That being said, by denying your creative impulses, you are also closing off the part of yourself that wants to dream big and be open to what the future could have in store for you.

AQUARIUS: 4 of Coins

Last month was probably more rough for you than this month. There might have been lots of arguing and fighting, especially with a family member and/or someone with a lot of Piscean energy. The worst of the conflict is over; you should spend the month of May dealing with the fallout and taking care of yourself. You might feel rather conservative with your time this month and not want to give others the time of day. This could mean that you end up being unreliable, but you need to do what you need to do to recover from last month. Based on whatever fights you got into, there might be some karma you have to deal with in May. But overall, you have been in the right. If anything, you need to prepare to defend yourself and to justify your actions. You have been and are currently acting from a mature head space and heart space.

PISCES: Knight of Coins

You’ve chosen to take some accountability for your life, Pisces, and to that I salute you. You have gotten tired of coddling your typical “helpless” mentality and you are starting to grow through your opposite sign, Virgo. This is a hard transition for you. You are still tempted to spend more time reflecting and thinking than DOING. What will help to succeed is to hyperfocus on things that matter the most to you; let everything else wash away. Also, do not let a fear of the future halt all of the progress that you have made recently. There is something very sensual and physical headed your way. Perhaps this is a sexual encounter, or perhaps a more physically engaged lifestyle is opening itself up to you. Whatever the case may me, it will be frightening change of pace, but I am so proud of you for making this change.

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