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May 2026 Overview
Have you ever noticed how hard some people will claw at the status quo in an attempt to prevent change? It’s always the people who benefit the most from keeping things the way they are. How desperate they seem when the world turns beneath them and they can’t do anything to stop it.
On April 25, Uranus entered Gemini for the long haul, where it’ll stay until 2033, leaving the sign of Taurus, where it’s been since 2019, and marking the end of an era. This slow-moving planet brings big (often abrupt and disruptive) changes on a collective level, inspiring revolutionary ideas, awakenings, changed minds, and rebellion.
This is sure to cause some tension this month, especially since the generally lovely, grounded energy of Taurus is deeply at odds with disruption and sudden changes. Over the last 7-ish years, Uranus in Taurus illuminated our lack of control. I mean, consider all that’s happened since 2019. Consider the power struggles happening beneath the currents of that change.
May’s energy feels a little chaotic, but not in the way that it has been. Not really a bad way. The vibe this month is let go or be dragged. Accept the changes you face, because they’re happening whether you wished for them or not. We’re used to chaos these days, so the Sun in Taurus will benefit us. You’re meant to slow down a bit, paying attention fully as you invest in your body, values, desires, and work. Once the Sun enters Gemini on the 20th, the pace quickens, so for now, tend to what you wish to grow.
The month begins with a Scorpio Full Moon on the 1st, and ends with a Sagittarius Blue Moon on the 31st. That’s a whole cycle of release packed into a single calendar page. And sandwiched between these two Full Moons is the Taurus New Moon on May 16th, pushing us all to ground into gratitude and focus on something that feels truly meaningful. Hint: Your life is not meant to be your job; that is not a personality, my dude. If you feel like that’s what you’ve become, or if it’s caused you to forget yourself, now’s a great time to make adjustments.
Mars circles back to its home sign of Aries on the 11th, providing the necessary motivation to take inspired action just before the New Moon. May 14th brings a Mercury cazimi, bringing clarity and truth that’s ultra sharp and clear. This is a good day to make decisions, have important conversations, or fully articulate something that’s been difficult to put into words.
A cazimi is when a planet is so aligned with the Sun that it’s supercharged by it. It lasts only a moment, with a very brief window (just about a day), which intensifies the significance. A moment of clarity so potently empowering doesn’t come along everyday. What do you actually want? Not what you’ve been told to want, or what looks good on paper. The answer will be a resounding yes. This is the real thing.
One of the most electrically charged transits of the year occurs on the 25th when Mars squares with retrograde Pluto, unearthing deep-rooted issues of power dynamics, obsession, intensity, and transformation. This month (especially with this transit) is not the time to cling to the known. You can’t fight against the current of change, and the ones who try will be left behind.
IMPORTANT DATES THIS MONTH
May 1 — Full Moon in Scorpio
What’s in the shadows will be revealed, and even the best-kept secrets will come into the light. This Full Moon encourages us to do the same.
May 2 – Mercury enters Taurus
Spring brings more practical, grounded communication and it’s easier to focus on what matters most to you.
May 6 – Pluto retrograde in Aquarius
Who is driving this car? Consider how you can take the power back from whatever controls you or holds power over you.
May 14 — Mercury cazimi in Taurus
Here, we get a brief but powerful window of crystalline mental clarity. Truth will rise to the surface. Write it down so you’ll remember when the clarity dissipates.
May 16 – New Moon in Taurus
Set goals that nurture your deepest desires. Pay special attention to pleasure, physical wellbeing, and self-worth.
May 17 — Mercury enters Gemini
In one of its ruling signs, Mercury is at home, granting us flexible thinking and open minds.
May 18 – Mars enters Taurus; Venus enters Cancer
It’s easy to get carried away here, as determination and tenacity meet passion. How can you nurture what’s currently yours while you pursue what you wish for?
May 20 — Sun enters Gemini
Everything feels quicker, curious, and more electrified. Approach detours with flexibility and take time to do a deeper dive.
May 22 – Sun in Gemini conjunct Uranus in Gemini
Try something new today. The impossible feels possible, and it feels like exciting surprises are just around the corner. You’re not wrong to break from the norm.
May 25 — Mars in Taurus square Pluto Rx in Aquarius
Everything feels heavy with tension and transformation, as tradition squares off with innovation. The urge to rebel is strong today.
May 31 — Full Moon in Sagittarius (Blue Moon)
Two full moons in a month is rare! It’s a great day to explore adventurously and a break from your crusty old routines. The new chapter is so ready for you.
Birthday Royalty <3 TAURUS (April 20 – May 20)
For months, you’ve been working for something, putting your energy toward a meaningful change. You are ready to reap the rewards. Consider the New Moon in your sign on May 16th as an annual reset. This is your moment–set new intentions from the most you place possible. What do you actually want your life to feel like? What do you want it to look like this time next year? You know that some things must be earned to truly be meaningful to you, and setting the intentions to get where you’re trying to go is what sparks the necessary effort. The Full Moon on May 1st lands in your opposing sign of Scorpio, illuminating your 7th house of relationships. A partner, close friend, a business partner, a contract–something between you and another person reaches a peak this month. And with the Mercury cazimi on the 14th comes a gift especially for you.
Tarotscope | The Hierophant: You don’t need to earn it. If it comes to you, then you already have.
NOW FOR THE REST OF YOU...
GEMINI (May 21 – June 20)
This month tells a story: it’s time to make a decision you’ve been avoiding. But you already know what you want, especially when the Sun enters your sign later in the month. Until then, you’re in processing mode. The Full Moon on the 1st reveals an area of your life where you’ve just been coasting, running on fumes. Then, the New Moon on the 16th gives you the clarity to reassess and recharge before the Blue Moon on the 31st, when whatever has been draining can be fully released.
Tarotscope | The World: Your intuition led you here. You get to choose where you go next.
CANCER (June 21 – July 22)
May is asking you to allow everything you’ve been feeling to guide your next steps. If you accept the guidance, you won’t have to force an outcome. You’ve been building something new–maybe it’s a personal rebrand, or a meaningful project, or a new relationship. Whatever it is shines bright this month, deserves celebration, and is illuminating a newfound or refreshed purpose. Maybe your perspective has changed, showing you something in a way you’ve never seen it before.
Tarotscope: The Sun | Restored hope and a newfound clarity show you where to go next.
LEO (July 23 – August 22)
You’re wise enough to know when being soft will benefit you most, but it can be tough for you to stay there. Sometimes you want things faster than they’ll naturally come, which makes it easy to push your stance or force your way in. Patience will benefit you greatly. The spotlight is not on you this month, but something private could become very public. You’re not expecting this kind of exposure, but maybe it’s exactly what you need. Maybe it isn’t even that deep and nobody sees it but you. Whatever it is, it makes you question what you want to be known for.
Tarotscope: 7 of Pentacles | A long term investment will somehow eventually pay off.
VIRGO (August 23 – September 22)
You’re exactly where you’re meant to be in your intuitive little bubble. For you, this month favors reflection and introspection, and you’ll find expansion in the calm of meditation. This month, you might feel more compelled than usual to write or express yourself in some meaningful way. It feels important to you to say what you mean, especially with the Mercury cazimi on the 14th–what you believe now, after everything you’ve experienced, becomes clear, and something that’s been obscured finally comes into focus.
Tarotscope: Page of Swords | Introspection can lead to new ideas and even to new ways of thinking.
LIBRA (September 23 – October 22)
For you, May brings stabilization, a return to stasis after what may have been an intense season of imbalance. Something you’ve been afraid to look at will require some attention this month, but you shouldn’t fear what you can fix. It’s safer than you think, and avoidance is only prolonging it. All is well, as you can suddenly see with clarity what in your life has been misaligned. Now that you’re here, you feel revived and refreshed, like you’ve been shocked back to life and can suddenly take the steps necessary.
Tarotscope: Queen of Pentacles | The only thing preventing you from mastery is consistency.
SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21)
It’s not that you want to change. You just know when you have to. And you know that changing doesn’t have to mean ending–it just means being brave enough to stay when you’re in the middle of questioning who you are. You have the rare gift this month of being fully aware of everything you are, including who you’ve been and who you’re becoming. You’re ready to let go of whatever stands in the way of what comes next. And that doesn’t mean you have to close the door on anything. It just means you can allow yourself to transform.
Tarotscope: The Hermit | Look within. Only the next right step will be illuminated, not the whole path forward.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 21)
This month’s Blue Moon–the second full moon of the month, the rare one, on the last day of May–is in your sign. First, though, this month forces you to confront a struggle you’ve been privately carrying, something that can only be done in solitude. It’s unglamorous and uncomfortable, but you’ll see by the end of the month that facing it is worth it. A new self is being revealed. This is the ending of a chapter of pain. Maybe it’ll still hurt, but at least it’s changing. A reward.
Tarotscope: 10 of Swords | The loss is real, and it leaves a deep mark on your soul, but it’s the kind of mark that’s earned and beautiful.
CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 19)
It’s almost like you forgot you weren’t trapped! You’re not stuck–you’ve just been choosing certainty over change and growth. Suddenly, you’re aware that it’s been a long time since you did something fun just for the hell of it. So that’s the goal this month: find an adventure or start a project for no other reason than that it’s fun. That’s it, that’s the whole requirement. It doesn’t have to mean something, or fix something, or make you money. It just needs to make you happy.
Tarotscope: 8 of Swords | The chains have always been loose, and you could always leave. It just takes a little effort.
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18)
Something good is coming, and thank the gods, because what you’ve been carrying is way too heavy. This month, a professional chapter could be reaching its end. At the very least you’ll feel recognized for the work that’s been thankless up until now. You don’t even need a promotion or want an award! All you need is to feel seen. The only thing that’s truly hurting you in this situation is the way you’ve been overlooked. But your life is changing, and you’re so ready for it. The dream is closer than you think.
Tarotscope: 9 of Wands | It takes a lot for you to get to the place where you feel the need to really rock the boat and set boundaries. Well, that time is now.
PISCES (February 19 – March 20)
Have you been living the life of an Olympic gold medalist in mental gymnastics? You’re so intuitive that you’ve convinced yourself to doubt reality, trying to convince yourself (or other people) that something you badly want to believe is true. You want it to be true so bad that you disbelieve its falseness. If this is you, you’re not living in the present moment; you’re existing on a plane of ideal outcomes that isn’t grounded in reality. Meanwhile, the thing you wished was true is undeniably disintegrating before your eyes. Please do not be sad or let this further hold you back. It’s making room for something bigger and actually true.
Tarotscope: 7 of Wands | Only you can convince yourself of something that isn’t real. The truth doesn’t lie.
ARIES (March 21 – April 19)
You have been so bored lately, and this just might be the month you get that movement you’ve been hoping for. It feels like you’ve been waffling over something, going back and forth in your mind trying to decide how you feel or what you want to do about something. Mid-month you’ll get some clarity, but the real test is using that clarity as momentum. You could be asked to make a commitment one way or another, especially when it comes to what you value. You can’t keep waffling forever. If you’ve been knocking at the wrong door, it’ll stay closed, but if it’s the right address, this is when it’ll open. You can’t ignore it, but it also can’t be forced.
Tarotscope: Page of Cups | Listen to what your intuition is telling you with a curious open mind. Don’t doubt the messages.
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