Cancer Monthly Horoscope May 2018

Cancer (Born June 22 to July 1) and Cancer Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Cancer:

May 2018 Cancer Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until May 21st:

The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar eleventh house. During this cycle, you are planting seeds for the future, dreaming up plans that you might begin to develop two months down the road, if they still seem viable then. You are more aware of the benefits of networking, and you might find some great ideas through others now. You might be working in a team now.

You could be questioning some of the rules you have been living by and you could be ready to try something totally new. You are more attracted to that which is progressive or unconventional during this cycle.

From May 21st forward:

The Sun travels through your twelfth house now, marking a time of retreat and regeneration. Think about the attachments you have--to things, people, and routines--and consider which ones are dragging you down. This is a time when competitive energies and the ego are on a bit of a break.

It's not the time to push ahead with brand new projects. Rather, it's a time of reflection, dreaming, and recharging your batteries. Situations that have naturally outgrown their usefulness in your life can now be put behind you. Endings of natural cycles may be part of the picture at this time of year. Your energy is largely applied to personal and private affairs now. Your disposition is introspective. Rest and reflect, and prepare for a more outgoing cycle when the Sun moves into your first house.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until the 19th: 

Venus continues to transit through your solar twelfth house now. The twelfth house is a sector of endings, privacy, and mental health, and with Venus here, it's possible that you are reviewing your feelings for someone, or enjoying a more private love life for the time being. You may not be open with your affections for whatever reason now, and this shouldn't be a problem—it may be difficult to articulate, verbalize, or intellectualize your feelings for the time being. Doing some soul-searching as well as an enhanced ability to perceive other dimensions in love can lead you to a deeper understanding of your own love needs and possibly of a love relationship. Love might involve some form of sacrifice or simply a lot of giving and lending of support as opposed to receiving during this cycle.

From May 19th forward: 

You could find it hard to deny yourself much of anything during this cycle! This is a time when you naturally let loose your softer, receptive side. Romantic matters, as well as pleasure-seeking activities, come to the fore now. You are more likely to pay closer attention to your physical appearance and mannerisms, aiming to improve and enhance your attractiveness. Others find you especially agreeable and cooperative. You are more gracious, well-behaved (superficial if you are not careful!), and likable now. Take advantage! It's a time when you turn heads, and it's also a period for extra attention to pleasures, pampering, and enjoyment.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Until the 13th: 

Mercury continues to transit your solar tenth house. Career matters are busy at this time, and there can be plenty of thoughts and/or conversations about your profession, your reputation, or your social standing during this cycle. It's a good time to analyze your work tasks and to streamline them or improve your skills. There may be increased contact with the public now, or you might experience an increased need to be heard and acknowledged for your intelligence, skills, capabilities, and ideas.

From May 13-30: 

Mercury is transiting your solar eleventh house. Your mind is bright, alert, and active during this cycle, and you have the ability to come up with unusual and inventive ideas. Sharing your thoughts with others is a prime interest. Others tend to particularly enjoy your conversations during this transit--you are willing to listen as well as add your own thoughts.

As well, your ability to grasp unusual subject matter and to intuitively understand what others are trying to say win you some brownie points! You could also do a lot of thinking and musing about your own happiness and long-term goals.

From May 30th forward: 

Your mind is focused on private matters and past issues while Mercury transits the twelfth house of your solar chart. This is a time when you are least likely to speak out of turn or to express yourself freely. You're searching behind the curtain, and examining the past for answers.

This is a good time for research, quiet contemplation, and meditation; but do avoid getting dragged down by issues that have outgrown their worth and purpose. Examining the past in order to improve the future is certainly worthwhile, as long as you don't waste your energy on guilt. Creative endeavors could prosper now, particularly those that draw upon the emotions or that require creative visualization skills, such as poetry, art, acting, and other such activities.

You are likely to require a certain amount of solitude in order to get your thoughts together or to be mentally productive. You are less likely to chat indiscriminately during this transit, and tend to be a little secretive or tight-lipped for the time being. This may be important, in fact, because this position of Mercury is sometimes associated with the uncovering of secrets, so discretion may be in order.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Until May 16th:

Mars continues to move through your solar seventh house. During this period, strife is possible in your close personal relationships, as a significant other is now mirroring some of your own issues with assertiveness and anger. Attracting aggression in others during this cycle is a clue that there are unresolved issues within that need tending. You might actually seek some form of conflict, whether intentionally or not, in order to deal with these issues. There can be competitiveness in your life now. Any troublesome issues that have been dormant in a relationship are likely to surface, and can now be handled straightforwardly.

From May 16th forward:

Mars energizes your solar eighth house now. Sexuality and intimacy are stimulated under this transit. Negative expression of this energy is the tendency towards ego conflicts concerning jointly held property or money. Conflicts with partners over values or possessions are possible. Occasionally, this transit could bring a crisis or ending of some kind. Something you hear about now might disturb or touch you deeply. You are likely to be more strategic in your actions during this period, as you become aware of the subtleties of human interaction. This is a time when your best course of action is to recognize that you need, or rely on, others for support.

Overview Horoscope:

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Cancer: Career and relationships are in sharp focus in May, dear Cancer. There can be ongoing struggles with difficult people or competition, and a possible stand-off or break towards mid-month that prompts a new beginning. You're starting a new cycle related to friends and groups this month. You're also bound to work through some tricky power dynamics with key people in your life. Additionally, May brings Venus, goddess of love and pleasure, into your sign from the 19th forward, ushering in one of the best cycles of the year for personal appeal and enjoyment.

Career planning and goal-setting, reputation, status-related issues, and mental health matters gain clarity and then momentum. Be particularly mindful of quick or abrupt moves in these areas, though. Helping you take a break from overthinking so that you can rest your brain is a Sun-Neptune on the 5-7 that inspires you to dream and imagine beautiful possibilities. Look for refreshing changes of scenery or activities that promote emotional refreshment. Friendships might develop, or you could connect with interesting people and ideas now. Around the 8th, be on the lookout for excesses. It may be necessary to slow things down and make adjustments before moving forward when it comes to romantic, pleasure-seeking, and creative pursuits.

From the 11-13, there can be bonding moments with a friend or partner for mutual enjoyment or benefits. Your talents may be put to good use, and others are likely to see your value. A Mercury-Uranus alignment can push your confidence in an idea or news comes in that seals the deal and facilitates concluding a business or career prospect. You're not content with the ordinary or familiar, but avoid rebelling or pushing too far, and you'll use mental discontent to brighten your future and advance your goals. Ideas are fresh and exciting. You may be stirring up some opposition with others now, however. You begin turning to friends for advice or comfort from the 13th forward.

It's at the month's midpoint that things get a little wacky, as many things happen astrologically between the 14-16. A New Moon in your friendship, hopes, and wishes sector stimulates a new beginning or the need/urge to start fresh. A major sign change punctuates this: Uranus now moves into this same sector that rules community, networking, your social life, and your happiness goals. Keep in mind that Uranus travels through a zodiac sign for about seven years, and for the most part until 2026, Uranus will be shaking up the way you see your place in the community. A preview of these themes starts this month and runs until November.

At the same time, Mars moves into your shared finances and intimacy sector for an extended period and then promptly challenges Uranus. So, there's a lot to process, but so little time to do so since everything is moving quickly! Tense relationship dynamics or conflicting inner needs can be the main challenge now.

In the coming months, and later, years, friendships and group associations can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. You'll be attracting people who are free-spirited, individualistic, and a bit eccentric. Your social life is bound to be very colorful now and in coming years. Note that this influence kicks in more consistently from March 2019 forward (until April 2026). Stimulating changes in the realms of friendships, group connections, and business plans are on the horizon. Experimentation becomes most important to you, as you are feeling adventurous and courageous. For some, changes in your career direction bring new or different friends and groups into your life.

After impulsive or emotionally-charged days, take advantage of the clearer thinking and intuitive boost of the 17-19. There can be a good feeling of sharing values, beliefs, or plans with someone, or someone can reinforce your own now, and this stimulates confidence about the present and the future. Your faith in a particular goal, dream, or idea can build now.

The 19th forward is terrific for personal appeal. It's true that you are turning inward in many ways as May advances, but Venus moving into your sign at this time turns quite a bit of attention your way, in a most positive way! With Uranus now in Taurus, planets in your sign will always take the time to harmonize with Uranus, giving you subtle boosts. For Venus this month, this happens quickly - on the same day that Venus enters Cancer, the 19th. You can be anxious to enjoy more freedoms and new pleasures. Positive, and possibly even adoring, attention can be a pleasant surprise now. Your own natural and unique traits are spotlighted and noticed. You may be considering ways to improve your image and experiment with your style. Venus transits your sign until June 13th, so that you'll have plenty of time to enjoy yourself and the attention you're getting.

The mood tends to change a little in later May with the Sun moving into your privacy sector and Mars now in another "hidden" sector of your chart. You are becoming a bit more withdrawn and possibly secretive. These bodies connect harmoniously on the 23-24, boosting opportunities to get the relaxation you crave and need. People tend to let you do your own thing. Your ability to use strategy successfully is enhanced. An intense discussion about your past or private matters may be part of the picture. It's an excellent time for cutting through appearances and uncovering something previously unknown or hidden.

You also benefit from a longer-term influence that is especially strong towards the end of May: a Jupiter-Neptune trine that occurs in your creative sectors. This is a magical transit for romance, children, creativity, publishing, travel, and self-expression. It's a time for using your imagination to your benefit instead of allowing it to stand in the way of happiness and success. Matters of the heart can be inspiring. There can be beautiful connections made through travel, publishing, educational endeavors, or shared adventures. It's a time for opening your mind or spirit to new experiences.

A beautiful Full Moon influences the last couple of days of May. While this can be a time when you're scurrying around trying to manage your daily affairs or deadlines, it's a strong time for recognizing the need to take better care of yourself and your routines.

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See also detailed 2018 Yearly Horoscope for Cancer.

Cancer (Born July 2 to 12)
AND Cancer Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Cancer:

May 2018 Cancer Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

All month:

The Sun lights your solar eleventh house. The Sun illuminates your sector of friends, groups, and dreams coming true this month. It's a sociable sector of your chart, and that's exactly how you are feeling--happy, light-hearted, cosmopolitan, and social. Group affiliations capture your attention. Connections can be made now and networking pays off, or at least satisfies. Being part of a community or circle of friends and building your social network is important to you at this time.

This is a rather happy, goal-oriented cycle. A lively agenda is promised, you're attracting quite a bit of interest, and your energy for making contact with others is high. A stronger sense of community is with you during this cycle. Relationships take on a fun, if impersonal, tone now. Activities with children (especially others' children) may increase. You are more stimulated by all that is unconventional during this cycle, and your ideas are original and progressive now. This is a time to follow your dreams and ideals, and to plant a seed in the form of a wish for the future.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until the 3rd: 

Venus continues to move through your solar eleventh house. This is a strong time for putting your ego aside and lowering your defenses and simply enjoying people. It's a good time for networking and settling disputes if there are differences to iron out with friends. Cooperation comes easily, and warm friendships can be made during this cycle. Personal freedom is especially important to you right now, and you won't enjoy any associations that limit you. It can also be a good time for earnings from business.

From May 3-28: 

Venus is spending some time in "hibernation" in your privacy sector. Now, this doesn't necessarily mean that your love life is stagnant, but that your affection is expressed behind closed doors. Attraction to secrets and whispers characterize this period, although for some, it can also be a time of endings, relationship concerns, and wistfulness. Personal and social contacts may be secretive, and there can be secret love affairs, or at least very private love feelings and longings. Shyness can lead to some loneliness or romantic frustration. However, this can also be a deliciously private and intimate time.

From May 28th forward: 

You could find it hard to deny yourself much of anything during this cycle! This is a time when you naturally let loose your softer, receptive side. Romantic matters, as well as pleasure-seeking activities, come to the fore now. You are more likely to pay closer attention to your physical appearance and mannerisms, aiming to improve and enhance your attractiveness. Others find you especially agreeable and cooperative. You are more gracious, well-behaved (superficial if you are not careful!), and likable now. Take advantage! It's a time when you turn heads, and it's also a period for extra attention to pleasures, pampering, and enjoyment.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Until May 19th:

Mercury continues to transit your solar tenth house. Career matters are busy at this time, and there can be plenty of thoughts and/or conversations about your profession, your reputation, or your social standing during this cycle. It's a good time to analyze your work tasks and to streamline them or improve your skills. There may be increased contact with the public now, or you might experience an increased need to be heard and acknowledged for your intelligence, skills, capabilities, and ideas.

From May 19th forward: 

Mercury is transiting your solar eleventh house. Your mind is bright, alert, and active during this cycle, and you have the ability to come up with unusual and inventive ideas. Sharing your thoughts with others is a prime interest. Others tend to particularly enjoy your conversations during this transit--you are willing to listen as well as add your own thoughts.

As well, your ability to grasp unusual subject matter and to intuitively understand what others are trying to say win you some brownie points! You could also do a lot of thinking and musing about your own happiness and long-term goals.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

All month:

Mars continues to move through your solar seventh house. During this period, strife is possible in your close personal relationships, as a significant other is now mirroring some of your own issues with assertiveness and anger. Attracting aggression in others during this cycle is a clue that there are unresolved issues within that need tending. You might actually seek some form of conflict, whether intentionally or not, in order to deal with these issues. There can be competitiveness in your life now. Any troublesome issues that have been dormant in a relationship are likely to surface, and can now be handled straightforwardly.

Overview Horoscope:

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Cancer: Career and relationships are in sharp focus in May, dear Cancer. There can be ongoing struggles with difficult people or competition, and a possible stand-off or break towards mid-month that prompts a new beginning. You're starting a new cycle related to friends and groups this month. You're also bound to work through some tricky power dynamics with key people in your life. Additionally, May brings Venus, goddess of love and pleasure, into your sign from the 19th forward, ushering in one of the best cycles of the year for personal appeal and enjoyment.

Career planning and goal-setting, reputation, status-related issues, and mental health matters gain clarity and then momentum. Be particularly mindful of quick or abrupt moves in these areas, though. Helping you take a break from overthinking so that you can rest your brain is a Sun-Neptune on the 5-7 that inspires you to dream and imagine beautiful possibilities. Look for refreshing changes of scenery or activities that promote emotional refreshment. Friendships might develop, or you could connect with interesting people and ideas now. Around the 8th, be on the lookout for excesses. It may be necessary to slow things down and make adjustments before moving forward when it comes to romantic, pleasure-seeking, and creative pursuits.

From the 11-13, there can be bonding moments with a friend or partner for mutual enjoyment or benefits. Your talents may be put to good use, and others are likely to see your value. A Mercury-Uranus alignment can push your confidence in an idea or news comes in that seals the deal and facilitates concluding a business or career prospect. You're not content with the ordinary or familiar, but avoid rebelling or pushing too far, and you'll use mental discontent to brighten your future and advance your goals. Ideas are fresh and exciting. You may be stirring up some opposition with others now, however. You begin turning to friends for advice or comfort from the 13th forward.

It's at the month's midpoint that things get a little wacky, as many things happen astrologically between the 14-16. A New Moon in your friendship, hopes, and wishes sector stimulates a new beginning or the need/urge to start fresh. A major sign change punctuates this: Uranus now moves into this same sector that rules community, networking, your social life, and your happiness goals. Keep in mind that Uranus travels through a zodiac sign for about seven years, and for the most part until 2026, Uranus will be shaking up the way you see your place in the community. A preview of these themes starts this month and runs until November.

At the same time, Mars moves into your shared finances and intimacy sector for an extended period and then promptly challenges Uranus. So, there's a lot to process, but so little time to do so since everything is moving quickly! Tense relationship dynamics or conflicting inner needs can be the main challenge now.

In the coming months, and later, years, friendships and group associations can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. You'll be attracting people who are free-spirited, individualistic, and a bit eccentric. Your social life is bound to be very colorful now and in coming years. Note that this influence kicks in more consistently from March 2019 forward (until April 2026). Stimulating changes in the realms of friendships, group connections, and business plans are on the horizon. Experimentation becomes most important to you, as you are feeling adventurous and courageous. For some, changes in your career direction bring new or different friends and groups into your life.

After impulsive or emotionally-charged days, take advantage of the clearer thinking and intuitive boost of the 17-19. There can be a good feeling of sharing values, beliefs, or plans with someone, or someone can reinforce your own now, and this stimulates confidence about the present and the future. Your faith in a particular goal, dream, or idea can build now.

The 19th forward is terrific for personal appeal. It's true that you are turning inward in many ways as May advances, but Venus moving into your sign at this time turns quite a bit of attention your way, in a most positive way! With Uranus now in Taurus, planets in your sign will always take the time to harmonize with Uranus, giving you subtle boosts. For Venus this month, this happens quickly - on the same day that Venus enters Cancer, the 19th. You can be anxious to enjoy more freedoms and new pleasures. Positive, and possibly even adoring, attention can be a pleasant surprise now. Your own natural and unique traits are spotlighted and noticed. You may be considering ways to improve your image and experiment with your style. Venus transits your sign until June 13th, so that you'll have plenty of time to enjoy yourself and the attention you're getting.

The mood tends to change a little in later May with the Sun moving into your privacy sector and Mars now in another "hidden" sector of your chart. You are becoming a bit more withdrawn and possibly secretive. These bodies connect harmoniously on the 23-24, boosting opportunities to get the relaxation you crave and need. People tend to let you do your own thing. Your ability to use strategy successfully is enhanced. An intense discussion about your past or private matters may be part of the picture. It's an excellent time for cutting through appearances and uncovering something previously unknown or hidden.

You also benefit from a longer-term influence that is especially strong towards the end of May: a Jupiter-Neptune trine that occurs in your creative sectors. This is a magical transit for romance, children, creativity, publishing, travel, and self-expression. It's a time for using your imagination to your benefit instead of allowing it to stand in the way of happiness and success. Matters of the heart can be inspiring. There can be beautiful connections made through travel, publishing, educational endeavors, or shared adventures. It's a time for opening your mind or spirit to new experiences.

A beautiful Full Moon influences the last couple of days of May. While this can be a time when you're scurrying around trying to manage your daily affairs or deadlines, it's a strong time for recognizing the need to take better care of yourself and your routines.

See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.

Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.

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birth chart reports, relationship reports, future forecasts, and more.

Love & Romance Forecast Report

Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.

Romantic Compatibility Reports

Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.

See also general trends for Cancer in 2018.

Cancer (Born July 13 to 22)
AND Cancer Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Cancer:

May 2018 Cancer Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

Overview.

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until May 10th:

The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar tenth house. Satisfaction and fulfillment during this cycle come from doing your professional best, shining as a responsible and capable person, and contributing to the world in practical ways. You might have a chance to receive acknowledgement or praise for your work or good character now. Landing support from authority figures is easier at this time. Avoid the pitfalls of pride or arrogance standing in your way of success.

From May 10th forward:

The Sun lights your solar eleventh house. The Sun illuminates your sector of friends, groups, and dreams coming true this month. It's a sociable sector of your chart, and that's exactly how you are feeling--happy, light-hearted, cosmopolitan, and social. Group affiliations capture your attention. Connections can be made now and networking pays off, or at least satisfies. Being part of a community or circle of friends and building your social network is important to you at this time.

This is a rather happy, goal-oriented cycle. A lively agenda is promised, you're attracting quite a bit of interest, and your energy for making contact with others is high. A stronger sense of community is with you during this cycle. Relationships take on a fun, if impersonal, tone now. Activities with children (especially others' children) may increase. You are more stimulated by all that is unconventional during this cycle, and your ideas are original and progressive now. This is a time to follow your dreams and ideals, and to plant a seed in the form of a wish for the future.

Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort

Until May 11th: 

Venus continues to move through your solar eleventh house. This is a strong time for putting your ego aside and lowering your defenses and simply enjoying people. It's a good time for networking and settling disputes if there are differences to iron out with friends. Cooperation comes easily, and warm friendships can be made during this cycle. Personal freedom is especially important to you right now, and you won't enjoy any associations that limit you. It can also be a good time for earnings from business.

From May 11th forward: 

Venus is spending some time in "hibernation" in your privacy sector. Now, this doesn't necessarily mean that your love life is stagnant, but that your affection is expressed behind closed doors. Attraction to secrets and whispers characterize this period, although for some, it can also be a time of endings, relationship concerns, and wistfulness. Personal and social contacts may be secretive, and there can be secret love affairs, or at least very private love feelings and longings. Shyness can lead to some loneliness or romantic frustration. However, this can also be a deliciously private and intimate time.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Until the 6th: 

Mercury continues to transit your solar ninth house. During this cycle, you are especially fond of exchanging ideas with others, particularly your personal philosophies. You are inclined to take a broader look at things now, rather than concentrate on the details. You are communicating with more persuasiveness, enthusiasm, and optimism at this time.

From the 6-25: 

Mercury transits your solar tenth house. You are likely thinking a lot about your career and business matters, or your career requires more communication than usual during this cycle. You speak with authority during this period, and you are more accountable than usual for what (and how) you communicate. Your ideas may come into public view now.

Use the power of words to influence authority figures. This is an excellent period for developing career and professional plans or strategies. You may be turned to for advice or for your opinion on important matters. Although approachable and ready to communicate, you are less inclined to chat about frivolous matters now.

You tend to think about your position or standing on a professional level more frequently during this cycle. You are likely doing some multi-tasking regarding career and business matters. Negative use of this influence would be to worry unnecessarily about your reputation and responsibilities.

From May 25th forward: 

Mercury is transiting your solar eleventh house. Your mind is bright, alert, and active during this cycle, and you have the ability to come up with unusual and inventive ideas. Sharing your thoughts with others is a prime interest. Others tend to particularly enjoy your conversations during this transit--you are willing to listen as well as add your own thoughts.

As well, your ability to grasp unusual subject matter and to intuitively understand what others are trying to say win you some brownie points! You could also do a lot of thinking and musing about your own happiness and long-term goals.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

All month:

Mars continues to move through your solar seventh house. During this period, strife is possible in your close personal relationships, as a significant other is now mirroring some of your own issues with assertiveness and anger. Attracting aggression in others during this cycle is a clue that there are unresolved issues within that need tending. You might actually seek some form of conflict, whether intentionally or not, in order to deal with these issues. There can be competitiveness in your life now. Any troublesome issues that have been dormant in a relationship are likely to surface, and can now be handled straightforwardly.

Overview Horoscope:

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Cancer: Career and relationships are in sharp focus in May, dear Cancer. There can be ongoing struggles with difficult people or competition, and a possible stand-off or break towards mid-month that prompts a new beginning. You're starting a new cycle related to friends and groups this month. You're also bound to work through some tricky power dynamics with key people in your life. Additionally, May brings Venus, goddess of love and pleasure, into your sign from the 19th forward, ushering in one of the best cycles of the year for personal appeal and enjoyment.

Career planning and goal-setting, reputation, status-related issues, and mental health matters gain clarity and then momentum. Be particularly mindful of quick or abrupt moves in these areas, though. Helping you take a break from overthinking so that you can rest your brain is a Sun-Neptune on the 5-7 that inspires you to dream and imagine beautiful possibilities. Look for refreshing changes of scenery or activities that promote emotional refreshment. Friendships might develop, or you could connect with interesting people and ideas now. Around the 8th, be on the lookout for excesses. It may be necessary to slow things down and make adjustments before moving forward when it comes to romantic, pleasure-seeking, and creative pursuits.

From the 11-13, there can be bonding moments with a friend or partner for mutual enjoyment or benefits. Your talents may be put to good use, and others are likely to see your value. A Mercury-Uranus alignment can push your confidence in an idea or news comes in that seals the deal and facilitates concluding a business or career prospect. You're not content with the ordinary or familiar, but avoid rebelling or pushing too far, and you'll use mental discontent to brighten your future and advance your goals. Ideas are fresh and exciting. You may be stirring up some opposition with others now, however. You begin turning to friends for advice or comfort from the 13th forward.

It's at the month's midpoint that things get a little wacky, as many things happen astrologically between the 14-16. A New Moon in your friendship, hopes, and wishes sector stimulates a new beginning or the need/urge to start fresh. A major sign change punctuates this: Uranus now moves into this same sector that rules community, networking, your social life, and your happiness goals. Keep in mind that Uranus travels through a zodiac sign for about seven years, and for the most part until 2026, Uranus will be shaking up the way you see your place in the community. A preview of these themes starts this month and runs until November.

At the same time, Mars moves into your shared finances and intimacy sector for an extended period and then promptly challenges Uranus. So, there's a lot to process, but so little time to do so since everything is moving quickly! Tense relationship dynamics or conflicting inner needs can be the main challenge now.

In the coming months, and later, years, friendships and group associations can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. You'll be attracting people who are free-spirited, individualistic, and a bit eccentric. Your social life is bound to be very colorful now and in coming years. Note that this influence kicks in more consistently from March 2019 forward (until April 2026). Stimulating changes in the realms of friendships, group connections, and business plans are on the horizon. Experimentation becomes most important to you, as you are feeling adventurous and courageous. For some, changes in your career direction bring new or different friends and groups into your life.

After impulsive or emotionally-charged days, take advantage of the clearer thinking and intuitive boost of the 17-19. There can be a good feeling of sharing values, beliefs, or plans with someone, or someone can reinforce your own now, and this stimulates confidence about the present and the future. Your faith in a particular goal, dream, or idea can build now.

The 19th forward is terrific for personal appeal. It's true that you are turning inward in many ways as May advances, but Venus moving into your sign at this time turns quite a bit of attention your way, in a most positive way! With Uranus now in Taurus, planets in your sign will always take the time to harmonize with Uranus, giving you subtle boosts. For Venus this month, this happens quickly - on the same day that Venus enters Cancer, the 19th. You can be anxious to enjoy more freedoms and new pleasures. Positive, and possibly even adoring, attention can be a pleasant surprise now. Your own natural and unique traits are spotlighted and noticed. You may be considering ways to improve your image and experiment with your style. Venus transits your sign until June 13th, so that you'll have plenty of time to enjoy yourself and the attention you're getting.

The mood tends to change a little in later May with the Sun moving into your privacy sector and Mars now in another "hidden" sector of your chart. You are becoming a bit more withdrawn and possibly secretive. These bodies connect harmoniously on the 23-24, boosting opportunities to get the relaxation you crave and need. People tend to let you do your own thing. Your ability to use strategy successfully is enhanced. An intense discussion about your past or private matters may be part of the picture. It's an excellent time for cutting through appearances and uncovering something previously unknown or hidden.

You also benefit from a longer-term influence that is especially strong towards the end of May: a Jupiter-Neptune trine that occurs in your creative sectors. This is a magical transit for romance, children, creativity, publishing, travel, and self-expression. It's a time for using your imagination to your benefit instead of allowing it to stand in the way of happiness and success. Matters of the heart can be inspiring. There can be beautiful connections made through travel, publishing, educational endeavors, or shared adventures. It's a time for opening your mind or spirit to new experiences.

A beautiful Full Moon influences the last couple of days of May. While this can be a time when you're scurrying around trying to manage your daily affairs or deadlines, it's a strong time for recognizing the need to take better care of yourself and your routines.

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