Taurus The Bull (April 20-May 19):
The retrograding Mercury floats backward into your sign. You likely thought you were firmly headed in one direction, but now things are looking a bit different, even confusing you. Hesitate, yes, but do not allow doubt to overwhelm your thoughts.
For All Signs: We are now in the thick of the Mercury retrograde period. We may encounter obstacles and chuck holes in previously made plans until June 13. Delays and revisions of schedule are likely with lots of “hurry up and wait.” The solution for most of the issues encountered will be time and maintaining a sense of humor. While Mercury is retrograde it is recommended that we allow life to slow down while we re-evaluate intentions.
Aries: This is a time during which you are asked to devote energy to your healing, whether on an emotional or physical level. You could be encountering someone else in your life with very similar issues and you may be helping each other. Accept the help and relax into the healing process.
Gemini: At this point in the Mercury retrograde, you probably know which decision must be tabled for a few weeks while you gather more information. Give it a rest by enjoying the arts, romance and things of beauty for a few days.
Cancer: This is a week of many moods. The first is prompted by a small event that cannot be changed. It must only be accepted. The second is a time of reverie and possibly an interesting psychic or intuitive event.
Leo: Energies may feel surreal between the 15th and 17th. You are on target to sense a world greater than yourself. This could come through meditation, dreams, or sudden “feelings” and psychic perceptions.
Virgo: Forward motion is temporarily halted. While you wait this out, you may need to go back through files, to check the law, or to clean out file cabinets. A small gift or favor is probably in your path this week.
Libra: You are enjoying a rather long resting phase in the world of ambition. Things don’t quite fit and nothing sounds appealing during this period. In the fall it will become important to you to develop a change in your identity and you will be compelled to work hard toward achieving it.
Scorpio: You have a choice about whether to “serve or suffer,” as my elderly astrological teacher once called it. To “serve” is to give oneself wholly to a task that will help others. To “suffer” generally refers to emotional or physical ailments. If you are feeling low, look for the nearest person who needs help and offer it. If this is physical, have compassion for your body and rest.
Sagittarius: This is a time in which your exuberance and enthusiasm may have carried you farther than you really intended to go. You have a warm and generous spirit and sometimes promise way more than you can deliver. In Jan. Or Feb. You probably experienced a couple of those exuberant days and now it is time to produce.
Capricorn: Saturn, your planetary ruler, has been retrograding since the beginning of this year. This week it will turn direct for approximately the next eight months. For those who might have been stalled by the Saturn retrograde, you will be pleased at the way life begins to move and flow forward again.
Aquarius: Brace yourself. Get ready for a roll through the next four weeks. You could be a leader in a major community or work project. You may decide to undertake a series of alternative treatments for an ailment that has troubled you for awhile. You likely will be the recipient of intuitive information.
Pisces: You may be somewhat disappointed with the development of a work or career project at this time, Whatever the circumstances, this is just one of those times when you have to recognize you are merely a human being.
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This article appears in May 12-19, 2009.
