The Astrology of Today - All Signs

May 16, 2012

The Moon is in Aries all day, and Aries' fiery ruler, Mars, forms a pleasing trine to Pluto midday. This is a powerful aspect that helps us to focus on our goals, to take decisive action, and to go after what we want without stepping on others' toes. We are willing to explore alternatives rather than simply relying on the tried and true. We are not afraid of a challenge and are willing to attempt to overcome obstacles. This is a strong energy for reworking or overhauling a project. However, with Jupiter quincunx Saturn exact this evening, decision making can be compromised as we can have difficulty seeing our alternatives in a realistic light. As well, Mars opposes Chiron early into the day tomorrow, and we can be unclear on which way we want to go.

This Week in Astrology

This Month: Gemini

May 2012

You benefit from lovely Venus moving through your sign until August, dear Gemini. This position accentuates your finer, more attractive qualities for all to appreciate. Nevertheless, you can be undecided this month, gathering your energies and weighing your options. Your emotions frequently turn your attention to the past and unresolved matters, until the last week of May when you're inspired and motivated to chase your dreams. Deal with any work problems that arise around the 5th with a cool, logical approach. Don't hide yourself away from the 20th forward, when opportunities to make your mark arise quite suddenly.

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This Year: Gemini

2012 Yearly Horoscope Overview

Every twelve years or so, Jupiter transits one of the twelve zodiac signs typically for about a year. This happens for you starting in June of 2012 and running until June 2013, dear Gemini, and represents a positive new beginning for you. Your confidence increases many times over, and your ability to attract who and what you want into your life is strong. You are likely to find that a current partner or significant other seems quite supportive of your efforts towards self-improvement, and has your better interests at heart. Single Geminis will likely enjoy more opportunities to partner during this cycle. Many of you will begin a destined relationship this year or the next. Your path of greatest fulfillment this year involves learning to avoid habitual reactions and responses, and recognizing your need to cooperate. Avoid avoidance! As well, you're being urged by the cosmos to make contact and to try not to fall back on an independent stance. Cooperate, negotiate, and enjoy the benefits these bring. From October forward, organizing your daily routines and meeting responsibilities head-on will be especially important. Romantic relationships continue to be serious and perhaps a little routine as well, and this long-term influence lifts in October. Until then, some of you may be questioning whether romantic love is worth the effort, but many of you will be solidifying relationships. When Venus retrogrades in your sign from May 15-June 27, you are likely to be focused on past relationships rather than pushing forward socially. Friendships are exciting but a little unstable this year, as clashes in values may surface. Until mid-year, there can be a sense that you're living for others, as you often place others' needs ahead of your own. The second half of the year brings strong energy for moving forward and grabbing opportunities to advance your interests.

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This Year in Love: Gemini

2012 Love Horoscope for Gemini

Love in 2012 may be complicated at times, dear Gemini, but mostly happily so!

Venus, the planetary ruler of your romance sector and the goddess of love, is retrograde this year from May 15-June 27, which affects all of us in general, mainly in the areas of love and finances. These matters are not straightforward during this period, and it is a time for reviewing our attitudes rather than forging ahead boldly into new love relationships or financial projects.

Now, Venus retrograde cycles always have more impact on you when it comes to relationships and love because Venus rules your romance sector. This time around is sort of a "double whammy" because Venus is occupying your sign during this retrograde cycle. This is somewhat unusual, because whenever Venus occupies your sign, you tend to enjoy special attention from love interests--a lover or love interest is generally on the same page as you, or at the very least, has your best interests at heart. You have the upper hand in love when Venus works her way through Gemini, which she does for a longer period than usual this year, from April 3-August 7. But from May 15-June 27, Venus is retrograde and that typically points to some cooling off in love relationships. So for this period of time, you and a lover might both be going through a period of review or confusion. A lover or love interest might appear to be very much in your corner, but could be giving off mixed signals. The good news is that Venus will continue to move through your sign from June 27-August 7, and you are likely to enjoy the attention as well as the time to get more comfortable in your own skin.

Jupiter is the ruler of your committed partnerships sector, and is moving through your privacy and soul sector until June, after which Jupiter is in your own sign - a blessing indeed! Until June, some of you could be dealing with endings of a relationship or with private matters revolving around a partnership. It's a time for release or "clean up", and this doesn't have to be an actual ending - it can involve cleaning up bad attitudes and unhealthy patterns. With eclipses falling along your "me" versus "you" axis this year as well, there can be a push to improve or do away with unhealthy connections.

From June forward, Jupiter's move through your sign not only stimulates joie de vivre in your life, because Jupiter is your partnership ruler, it can point to strong opportunities to attract or enhance a committed relationship. Others tend to be supportive of you in general, and especially a partner or best friend, during this period that runs from June 2012 to June 2013. You're more likely to feel its positive effects from July forward because of the Venus retrograde cycle mentioned above.

Another indication that love becomes happier is Saturn's departure from your romance sector in October. While Saturn's influence in your romance sector has been constructive overall, it's also been a rather heavy energy.

 

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