Astrology in May 2014 – Oppositions and Squares Ahead As We Approach the Wesak Festival!

by Robert Wilkinson

Remember that despite the Great Fracturing being behind us, we still have major T-squares each time the Moon moves through mid-Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn. And Venus is about to move through the T-square exactly at the Wesak Festival, setting things off in a big way one last time.

Yes, now that Venus is into Aries, we’ll be dealing with its opposition to Mars through May 12, and at the Full Moon Wesak Festival on May 14 at 24 Scorpio (same degree as where Saturn went stationary retrograde in early March!), it will square Pluto followed by a conjunction to Uranus the next day. It won’t square Jupiter until May 18. Still, that week will see echoes of the fracturing that took place in everyone’s life in some way between late December and late April.

We also find the Sun is currently opposed Saturn through May 11, forcing us all to slow down and be responsible whether we want to or not, and take a more mature look at what we can and cannot hold on to. This is a “stepping up” type of aspect, and is a point each year where we get to take a new look at our fears, limitations, and responsibilities, and move into a more fulfilling, more challenging Light/Life.

Along with these intensifying aspects, we also have Mercury square Neptune through May 12. So really, for the next week we see Sun opposition Saturn, Venus opposition Mars, Mercury square Neptune, and Venus square Pluto in the run-up to the coming Wesak Festival Full Moon!

Other lessons include being clear about your role, not indulging in put-downs or being put down, or taken for granted or being underestimated. Find the right approach to things, don’t get distracted by momentary passing whatever, and fit things into a long view, taking into account that everything on Earth unfolds in stages.

The good part to this is that the Sun is also quintile Neptune, sharpening our intuition or insights into collective consciousness. We add Mercury trine Mars and then sextile Venus, aiding all in using the tension of the opposition to discover new approaches, new awareness, new vision, and a sense of wider possibilities that will directly open up in late September and early October. By the Full Moon, Mercury will be exactly sextile Venus and Uranus, favoring a productive independence, originality, and a real sense of what’s coming in the future.

So go with the Sagittarian energies that will open up, even while trying to stay balanced, nurturing, caring, and innovative during the last blast of the Great Fracturing. This period is still within the umbra of the recent Solar Eclipse in Taurus, so we continue to be blessed in unique and significant ways by what evolves in May and June.

And of course, Mars continues to speed up gradually. By the end of this month we should all be feeling some degree of relief, and even joy at what’s developing. Full speed ahead, along with rough waters! Enjoy the ride....

© Copyright 2014 Robert Wilkinson

Comments

[Nic]

Good summary on what to expect and on how to face the situations we might encounter.
Love the nautical expression to explain the course to take!
Blessings be,
Nic

[H]

Phewwy... been a wild ride indeed, during the Great Fracturing several areas of life went array, suddenly & unexpectedly. Yet had to laugh (with irony!) when, to top the lot, neighbour informed that the septic tank pipe was leaking into drive - still awaiting confirmation if pipe FRACTURED - the **** really had hit the fan - mirroring some other issues!!!
Still avidly reading (thought computer broke too when site & typepad down), your wisdom & magi abilities has kept this head above the wild waters. Thanks to all here for sharing experiences & being a raft of spiritual humanity. Wild Horse Running described very accurately a huge internal pressure - yep - despite all surfing skills employed an inner earthquake went full richter. With Jup on 3rd hit Asc 15* Can. - Pluto in orb Dsc. -Saturn was on Merc at 21* Scorp 5th house stellium (conj. Nep & Sun) & Mars close to 4th house Stellium (Jup, Ura, Mars, south node)- Just had to roll with it - whilst impersonating a Goggle-eyed, mouth Gasping Goldfish LoL.
Anyhoo.... Thanks, Love & Namaste to All this community ~an astrological/spiritual rock of stability & succour. And a Happy Belated Birthday Aquarius Papers

Ps Robert will there be notes available to purchase on all webinars as not as yet got the gadgetry for joining in?

[dcu]

Thanks again Robert for your loving sharing to all. You set a wonderful example for all as the Wesak is upon us. Namaskarams. dcu and m.e.

[Micheline]

It's time for great change in my life. I need to pm you cause I think need help in making sure that I set my sail to the right course on the great sea of my life

[Victoria Cleary]

Hi Robert,

Have you heard about 'Operation American Spring' on May 16?

Thanks,

VJC

[Robert]

Hi Victoria - I hadn't until you told me about it. I went to their site, and they are extremists who hold no good for America or the American people. They lost me with this quote from their site: "Those with the principles of a West, Cruz, Dr. Ben Carson, Lee, DeMint, Paul, Gov Walker, Sessions, Gowdy, Jordan, should comprise a tribunal and assume positions of authority to convene investigations, recommend appropriate charges against politicians and government employees to the new U.S. Attorney General appointed by the new President."

At least a third of these men are anarchists who would sell the country to the plutocrats. Walker has NO credibility to be an authority of any sort judging anyone. He's in the hip pocket of the Koch brothers, and has been thoroughly bought and sold. And Cruz is a windbag and blowhard with no cred whatsoever. DeMint is another who is bought and sold. Just look at who pays his salary.

[caliban]

A US district court judge has halted the Walker John Doe investigation into the recall funding on the grounds of free speech for the outside money funders. I am having difficulty wrapping my head around the 'money is speech' movement. Free speech is a US constitutional right of US citizens. But not everyone has the same amount of money so how can speech be free for all if it is equated to money. I guess I have a problem with equating anything but speech with speech. What will be the next action equated with free speech?

I have the same problem with the voter id laws. Voting is a constitutional right for US citizens. If a citizen is denied the right to vote because they don't have an id, it is still a violation of that voter's constitutional right because they have been denied their vote.

How does all this make sense? I am very concerned about the US judicial system.