As May gets under way, love and money planet Venus dances out of Aries and into Taurus, where she reigns supreme. This offers a lightening of the general mood for most of the month. When Venus is well placed, there is greater harmony and ease in all our daily lives. Together with Mercury’s turn-about since April 26, we should all be feeling less constricted by communication delays and relationship tensions! Now is a favorable time to ‘forgive and forget’.

The first two weeks in May are also a good time to deal with any financial decisions we may have been putting off since last November. Check that your money house is in order. While Venus in Taurus likes investments, be cautious of taking on high risk investments at this time, as Jupiter and Uranus increase instability in the markets. Solid investments are favored.

With the beginning of Pluto’s retrograde journey on May 2 (lasting until October 7) we may all experience a collective “reset” early on this month. When Pluto appears to stand still in the sky (staying at the same celestial position from April 10 to May 23), feelings of empowerment or disempowerment may be emphasized. Imagine a powerful energy hovering above all of us for five weeks: how are we going to use it? This is an appropriate time to confront our limitations, and to let go of past traumas and taboos. It is not the time to collapse under pressure! It’s time to stand up straight and accept both our strengths and our weaknesses. Perhaps we can even begin to learn how to tap into the power of Pluto.