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Leo Horoscope for May 2010
This month will be an exciting one! Career matters will get a huge push forward, money matters will improve enormously, and developments in love and fun could thrill you. Travel to foreign shores could come up, and talks going on at a distance will come up suddenly but will offer opportunity you’ll want to investigate. With Mars still in Leo, it will be clear that the tide is moving in your favor again, at long last! When the Sun shines on you like this, you will want to take full advantage. Let’s look closer at all the goodies on tap for you in May.
As the month opens, you won’t see that it’s a special month at all. Mercury will be retrograde in your tenth house of career matters until May 11, causing all sorts of pandemonium. This will be a holdover from last month, as Mercury first started to slow down in mid-April. Meetings will continue to be cancelled or postponed, and miscommunication will be rampant. The people you will be dealing with will be confused or indecisive, so in all, not at all the kind of start to a month that would later bring good news!
There is always method in Mercury’s madness, and for you, take all this as a sign that you should not be rushing into any new relationships or projects just yet. You need to analyze what you would accomplish in the long range by getting involved in the venture on the table. Alternatively if you are in a dysfunctional situation at work, ask yourself why you are staying there. Bide your time, and rather than announce any decisions immediately, adopt a wait and see attitude. As you get closer to mid-month you will see the environment in which you are operating change quite dramatically. The fog will lift and the beat of everyday activities will become much faster. Mercury will go direct then, but more importantly, a key new moon is coming up, one of the best of the year.
Use your time in the first two weeks of May to clear up lingering paperwork and to finish off old projects. You will want to offload unproductive and outworn elements in your life so that you can replace them with exciting new opportunities that will be sprouting up like wild flowers.
Your big moment for career matters will come at the new moon in Taurus at 23 degrees on May 13, which will light your tenth house of fame and honors. If you have been hoping to get an important new position, you will have your chance. If you are in your own business and you’d like to reel in a new big client and generate positive publicity for your company, you will get your chance.
Spend the first half of the month refining your resume, presentation, and or press kit, so that when opportunity knocks you will be able to open the door wide and go after the offers that are the most promising.
Mars has been in Leo since October 15, but has not always been strong and robust. With Mars now moving in its very strongest orbit in May, Mars will be in even better shape than it had been so far since October - moving even faster than he was last month, which was at a good clip!
By early next month, Mars will leave Leo on June 7. Astrologers know that when you have Mars in your own sign, it’s always a really positive time for steeling your courage and going after a dream that is dear to you. You will be at your best in May, and this month could well turn out to be your turning point for the year. Decide what you want, and then go after it with all your might.
You only get one new moon of the year, so when it comes, you hope it is a positive one - this one, arriving May 13 in Taurus, will be a glorious one, just brimming with gifts and luck! The new moon will receive incredibly supportive greetings from Saturn, Jupiter, and Uranus, suggesting that new professional opportunities coming your way soon will bring you opportunities to make good money, both by salary and on a commission basis.
With Uranus striking like lightning, you will have to be decisive when the offer arrives. By then Mercury will be moving direct, so you will be ready to sort out your options and state your choices. The actions you take in the week following the new moon, May 13 to 20, will have the power to affect your entire year to come - or even longer, possibly forever! That’s how new moons work, and this one is a rare gem!
Because you are ruled by the Sun, we need to see what conversations the Sun will have with other planets. This month there will be three - all glorious ones! Indeed, during one golden week, you will have a chance to generate good news galore! Here are the days to circle on your calendar:
It starts with May 17, when the Sun will meet with Jupiter. This will be a delicious day in just about every way for you, but especially for making commissions and royalties, for seeing negotiations go well, and for getting favor from VIPs. Schedule your biggest and most important meetings for this day.
On May 18, the Sun will move on to meet with Saturn on your behalf, allowing you to stabilize a financial situation in a substantial way. This is a great day for a win-win negotiation.
On May 20, the Sun will receive a beam from Uranus and happy money news may strike suddenly. Wow, this will be one special week!
Not all news will be as bright during mid-month, for on May 23, when Jupiter and Saturn will oppose each other, the outcome may be that you will have little choice but to satisfy a major financial obligation. It alternatively may be when you throw in the towel and take a loss on a certain endeavor. No matter, for this is another of those “clean up” aspects that will release you from old problems and let you pursue better ones. (At least it seems you will have the money to pay off any obligations that come due.)
The fact that Saturn will turn direct this month on May 30 will be helpful too, for right now Saturn is moving through your house of salary and will leave that area on July 21 - not to return for nearly three decades. In every way, your outlook for seeing more income is excellent. Actually, whenever a planet turns direct, it gives a clue of better times to come, so watch carefully the ring of days surrounding May 30 for some good news.
You might reasonably assume that there couldn’t be much more on the calendar by month’s end, but there will be more news!
When it comes to love and fun, the full moon on May 27 (operative plus or minus four days), will bring you a chance to enjoy romance in a very tender, loving way. By this time in the month you will have scored a number of career victories and have earned time off, making this time of the full moon all the sweeter. Again the gang of three - Uranus, Jupiter, and Saturn - will be ready to offer gifts, sure to bring snap, crackle, and pop to your days.
Venus in Gemini will bring you more time with friends, from May 1 to 18, giving you some sparkling events to put on your calendar. In the early part of this period you will get a chance to reconnect with people you’ve not seen in a long time, and catching up will be fun.
Your most romantic dates this month include: May 1, 4-6, 9-11, 14-15, 18, 19, 24, and the full moon, gold-star days of 27-30.
Wait, there is more!
Uranus will move into Aries - the third fire sign - on the same day, May 27, for the first time since 1927 to 1935. Uranus will only make a short appearance in Aries and your ninth house, for Uranus will retreat back to Pisces on August 16, 2010. Next March 2011, however, Uranus will return to Aries, so this planet of change and surprise will stay until 2019! Travel, university study, and opportunities in publishing and broadcasting will become major influences for years to come.
Having Uranus in this house, even for a few weeks, would be headline news all by itself, but Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, will accompany Uranus into this same area, your ninth house, on June 4, and by June 8 Jupiter and Uranus will conjoin. This is one of the most sensational aspects of 2011 and is likely to bring on instant, positive results.
Specifically, you may travel to a distant city quite spontaneously (or at least, plan a trip) or else see opportunities emerge from foreign companies and opportunities to go to foreign places. You may work for a foreign publication or see your book translated into other languages. Because broadcasting will be so favored, you may be invited to be a guest on foreign television shows or do a translated speech. If you are a college student, you may do your junior year abroad, or if you do research, you may get a grant to go abroad. These are just a few examples, but you get the idea. Your opportunities will glitter and your world will expand - it’ll be a gorgeous time for you. Wow, dear Leo, this trend will start late this month!
If you are a Leo with a birthday that falls from July 21 to 25, you will be the first to get a double dip of luck, but all Leos, especially those with planets in early degrees of Leo (or another fire sign), will have very strong luck. If you have Leo rising, 0 to 3 degrees, you will also benefit. It should be a very exciting time.
If you were born later in your sign, after July 25, you will experience this incredibly happy influence in a stronger way from January to June 2011. Don’t worry, though - you will feel an instant lilt to your life in June, next month. This is all so good!
Summary
You are now entering a near-perfect month where just about everything will go your way. The planets will be acting like a crowd of little friends who want to bring you all sorts of happy surprises.
As you begin the month, though, you may still be dealing with a home-related matter that came up at the end of April. You may be in the throes of a residential move, are having new furniture delivered, or are finishing up a renovation or maintenance project. Expect some bumps, but this month brings so many wonderful developments (along with just plain dumb luck) that you’ll find them easier to solve.
Your first big opportunity will be directed toward your career and will come up just after May 13. Whomever you are speaking to at the time seems to have a terrific offer for you, because that new moon will be in perfect angle to generous Jupiter, surprise-a-minute Uranus, and stabilizing Saturn. Your status is due to rise quite a bit, and the chance to interview for a top position should come up shortly after, from May 14 to 27. When Saturn turns direct on May 28, your finances will begin to look up and no one will be more relieved to see this to be true than you.
If you need to settle a salary matter, bring up talks on May 17 when VIPs will be ready offer you the moon and the stars. Side benefits, like health insurance and vacation pay, are likely to be quite generous, too. VIPs will be on your side, so don’t be afraid to ask what you feel is your due. May 18 and 19 will be sensational days for career and money as well.
Do you work in a creative field? If so, you may be finishing up a major project to present or ship near May 27 or 28. This will cause a buzz, get you raves, and lead you to other important opportunities.
After a month of hard work, May will spin a magical week of events just made for love and fun. The full moon of May 27 would be an ideal time to go on vacation quite spontaneously, and best of all, this is not a trip done for work but for pure fun and romance. Have your passport ready!
The fact that Uranus is leaving your eighth house is equally as exciting as the fact that it is entering your expansive ninth house of learning. It means that for the first time since 2003, you will see a more stable financial situation, something that has been missing for so long you may have given up ever seeing it return. In Aries, Uranus will be in a much more compatible place for you to host this planet, for Aries is a fellow fire sign like yours. Your finances will become stronger and more stable, for sure.
Your life will become more exciting too, for your world will grow larger and more interesting. Travel and study will form a huge theme, and in your career, you may be doing more international work. Next month I will talk more about this major trend, but just know that from now until mid-August, you will feel like a puppy in clover!
Alternatively, you may get an A-list invitation to attend a party within days of May 27. This four-star event would be populated with intelligent, well-traveled guests ranging from entrepreneurs to academics, and the party would offer sparkling conversation and a United Nations of special dishes, too. You could meet someone new, or draw closer to someone you are with now. In all, a memorable evening is coming and one not to be missed!
Dates to Note for Leo:
• You will be focused completely on a home-related matter the first weekend of May.
• Mercury will stop retrograding on May 11, a condition in place since last month. Do not sign papers until May 17 and beyond. If you’ve been awaiting answers on career-related questions, they will start to flow to you a few days past May 11.
• Career opportunities will suddenly jump after the new moon, May 13. If you’ve been frustrated with a lack of progress, you’ll be very gratified by surprising offers that come up after this date and in the two weeks to come.
• Mars is in Leo, moving rapidly - it’s a great time to present your agenda and get approvals. Schedule actions for AFTER May 11 (when Mercury goes direct) but before June 7, when Mars is due to leave Leo.
• May 17 is a spectacular day for you, for Jupiter will send cheery greetings to the Sun, your ruler. The most likely outcome is that very heartening news about money will show up. Generally, however, this will be a golden day.
• May 18 brings an opportunity to stabilize agreements and send important presentations, thanks to Saturn in perfect angle to the Sun.
• May 20 is another zinger of a good day when money finds a way to you in completely unexpected ways.
• Romance and travel combine magnificently at the full moon May 27 plus four days (and will possibly be felt a day prior, May 26.)
• Finish up a creative project on May 27 plus or minus four days, and get ready for rave reviews.
• When Uranus enters Aries and your ninth house of publishing and broadcasting, and foreign people and places, you will get a preview of the coming seven years. Financial woes will begin to simmer down and become controllable.
• Most romantic dates: May 1, 4-6, 9-11, 14-15, 18, 19, 24, and the full moon, gold-star days of 27-29.
