Follow Your Bliss

By Rick Levine and Jeff Jawer*
Provided by Tarot.com

The quality of your life is likely to improve noticeably with sweet Venus quite content while at home in Taurus until May 24, yet you will need to exercise caution toward the end of the month. A very deep wave of stabilizing energy flows through your life as "make it real" Saturn harmonizes with powerful Pluto while picking up support from Venus on May 1. Mercury's entrance into interactive Gemini in your 2nd House of Money on May 2 has you thinking about your earning power. But your life may not be so grounded, for idealistic Neptune aligns with the North Node on May 4, awakening unrealized dreams about your future. The determined Taurus New Moon on May 5 prompts you to take action, believing that the impossible is within reach.

Key Dates in May for Taurus:

May 5: Ask for What You Want
It may not be as simple as writing your request and waiting for your dreams to arrive, but your New Moon is today, and your intentions go a long way. A tense sesquisquare to dictatorial Pluto suggests that a powerful person may oppose your plan, but a magical quintile to Mars shows your ability to transform a negative into a positive by being creative and productive.

SUPER NOVA DAYS
May 18-22: Go for It
Charming Venus works magic on May 18 as it trines opulent Jupiter and sextiles inventive Uranus, revisiting the territory illuminated by the Sun's passage through this point on May 12. You are in your own element now (practical earth), yet your thoughts (air) are fully connected to your feelings (water) and your actions (fire). Then the second Scorpio Full Moon of the year on May 19 -- the first one was on April 20 -- draws into your life people who demand a lot from you. Normally you might retreat, but now you have the goods and deliver them with a smile. Expect your mind to be lit by intuition under an electric Jupiter-Uranus sextile, culminating on May 21. But even if you are a genius now, use your brilliance responsibly when the Sun crosses swords with karmic Saturn on May 22.

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Keep in Mind This Month: You may face discouragement if you focus strictly on the material world. Create a higher spiritual ground on which to stand, however, and your tenacious efforts can overcome any obstacle.

*This article is excerpted from the book, 'Your Astrology Guide 2008' by Rick Levine and Jeff Jawer, astrologers for Tarot.com. To find out the rest of your key dates and those of your friends and lovers -- and to get the scoop on your Super Nova days, too -- purchase 'Your Astrology Guide 2008.'