by Robert Wilkinson
At 5:15 am PDT on May 10 Mercury enters Taurus, becoming the second inner planet to join the party in that sign. This ends the Aries backdrop to planets and houses we have in Gemini and Virgo, and brings Earth to the forefront of those planetary Lights and life houses.
This should bring a stabilized momentum and easy coordination to all things related to Mercury in our charts. When it transits 22 Taurus, the degree of the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction in April 2024, we will get a new understanding of the new life awakened then. After that Mercury transits 28 Taurus on May 24, the degree of the Sun/Uranus conjunction of May 17, which will bring new insights into the awakenings promised by that beginning.
During its transit of Taurus, Mercury will make some important aspects; Mercury squares Pluto on May 12, so stay focused on the positives rather than the problematic conditions, and don’t necessarily believe what you read and hear. Mercury then squares Mars May 17/18, mobilizing those energies. Be detached, stay focused on the big picture, and remove what needs eliminating. Express your Soul and find shortcuts to your goal!
May 19-22 it septiles Saturn and then immediately septiles Neptune. This will bring elements of the new life forward which began April 2024. Primary areas affected are 29 Pisces-3 Aries, 20-24 Taurus, 12-16 Cancer, 3-7 Virgo, 25-29 Libra, 16-20 Sagittarius, and 8-12 Aquarius. If you have a planet in one of these zones, you’re about to hit a big fork in the road of completion and emergence. The final aspect it makes in Taurus is the conjunction with Uranus on May 24 about 25 hours before it enters Gemini.
At this point it is accelerating very quickly, so pay attention to whatever signs and signals you get in May from Mercury, since it will continue to move at a fast rate of speed until the coming Superior Conjunction on May 29/30, after which it will begin to slow as it approaches its coming July retrograde at 16 Leo.
Mercury is favorable in Taurus, as its earthy Virgo side likes the stability that Taurus brings. It’ll be good for planets in Earth and Water signs, and bring new important information marking points of change for planets in Aquarius, Taurus, Leo, and Scorpio.
Much of what was set into motion by the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction, as well as the Sun and Venus conjunctions with both of these spiritual powerhouses in 2024 still in play, will be understood from several different angles by the time Mercury moves out of Taurus. This understanding will be important to whatever seeks expression when Mars moves through Taurus and triggers ALL the various conjunction themes in Spring 2026.
We’re still under the influence of the past Mercury retrograde themes through mid-July. If you want insights into the recent Mercury retrograde in Aries and Pisces, or what’s coming in July and August with Mercury retrograde in Leo, please reference your copy of my award winning book A New Look at Mercury Retrograde. It was the first book ever written about Mercury retrograde and has pretty much everything one could ever want to know about it! As it now has a new lower price, if you don’t already have a copy, please get yours today. Just make sure it’s the 2nd edition with the award on the cover rather than the first edition by Weiser.
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