AURUM ASTROLOGY Finding the Gold in Life

Chaos and confusion thwarts even the best laid plans right now as Neptune's influence blurs the landscape and muddies the waters! Talk about spinning our wheels! Nothing is what it seems. Watch out for negative thinking. If you are feeling exhausted or oppressed by this nonlinear energy, don't despair. It's just different to our usual logical way of functioning. But that's not going to work right now, so we may as well go with the flow. Stop. Listen. Feel.  There is magic in the midst of madness. Listen to the quiet voice within. Pay attention to your dreams. Trust! "There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio than you have dreamed of in your philosophy." (Hamlet) Healing and resolution will come from opening your heart and following the path less taken. You know you want to!  On Tuesday, the Full Moon in Sagittarius amplifies our joy!! ( to be cont'd)

Today (Friday) Venus is opposite Pluto and squared to Uranus.  This may be a turning point for some relationships Venus is love and relating, Pluto is the transformer (via death, change, crisis), Uranus is the Awakener (via rebellion, new visions, the unexpected) All together they symbolize love as a transformational force.   Our relationships will act as the mirror for what we need to face, own, release, leading to deep personal growth. That transformation will come for some through confrontations or sudden change or unexpected turns in the road. Our efforts to control everything might not get us the results we want. Trust is required. If we try to force (Pluto) our love (Venus) it could trigger rebellion (Uranus).  ‘Letting go’ becomes a radical form of committing to love. DEEP SELF LOVE is the only antidote to global (and inter-personal) insanity. Moon in Cancer says Love the one you're with (i.e. YOU!) C ommunication issues!  

New Moon in Taurus Sunday May 17th at 9 pm EDT, and Monday 4 am  May 18th GMT).  We are now in the 'Dark of the Moon' as we wait for the New Moon energy to begin tomorrow.  This is an introverted time where our dreams and unconscious wishes, as well as fears,  come to the surface. Pay attention to them now to get in touch with messages from your deep and mysterious self.  Much can be revealed.  There's some very spacey energy about and hopefully the Moon in Taurus will help ground us a bit. A New Moon in Taurus wants us to build something concrete out of our dreams and visions.  It needs to feel safe and secure, which starts  with honouring and connecting the ground we walk on and the bodies we inhabit.   How we nurture and take care of both our bodies and our environment reflect our inner values. 'As within so without. '  We are far more powerful than we realize. At this New Moon  seed time, our intentions  set the emotional pattern for

Tonight is the Scorpio Full Moon (11:45 EST, 3:45 GMT May 4th) It is also Beltane as well as the Wessak festival Moon. At Beltane we celebrate the meeting of feminine (Moon) and masculine (Sun) energies in this midpoint between the Spring equinox and the Summer Solstice. That meeting is said to fertilize the earth and guarantee  future growth and abundance. At this time we will be experiencing the intense polarity between Taurus and Scorpio. The Sun in Taurus represents our ego needs at this time,  sitting opposite the  Full Moon in Scorpio, which  signifies our emotional needs. Taurus wants safety and security, while Scorpio wants passion and personal transformation. The push and pull between these two opposite poles will be exaggerated by Jupiter, bringing up some powerful dynamics.  Our tasks is, as always,  to maintain presence in the midst of tensions. Taurus, a fixed earth sign,  grounds us and attracts us to seek sensual satisfaction and safety, and can be stubbo