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Aries Career Horoscope for May

By Jeff Jawer
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Adjusting to a slower pace could be your biggest challenge this month. The Sun in moseying Taurus through May 20 requires patience but offers big rewards. That's because it's moving through your 2nd House of Income, offering opportunities to build your resources. This could increase your cash flow or earn you other kinds of rewards or respect. Investing in tools and training that enhance your career are also well worth considering. Just don't be flashy with others who are looking more for reliability than excitement now.

In fact, another speed bump comes from Mercury retrograde May 7-30. The communication planet's backwards turn in your 3rd House of Information and Local Travel can cross wires when you hit the road or when sending and receiving data. You tend to race ahead in life but this is definitely a signal to slow down and manage details more carefully. Understandably, it's difficult to find moderation with Mars, your assertive ruling planet, racing through your sign. Bright ideas and impulses propel you forward and make you more willing than ever to take risks. Yet like a skillful hunter tracking your prey, it's wise to adjust your rate of advance to the target. If you're pushy now, which is a real possibility, you may be repulsed just as quickly. Be sweet and seductive instead of overheated with anticipation. Enthusiasm is a good thing, of course, but keep the outward expression of it down to avoid appearing overly aggressive. Being casual doesn't mean you don't care; it just demonstrates the quiet confidence needed to get results this month.

About the Author
Jeff Jawer is the co-author of Barnes & Noble's 'Your Astrology Guide 2009.' A professional astrologer since 1973, his articles have appeared in astrology journals and magazines and Web sites around the world. He holds a B.A. in The History and Science of Astrology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and teaches and lectures both in the United States and abroad.