Thursday, MAY 2

Pluto stations and turns retrograde today, and Pluto’s intense and complex energy hangs heavy in the air in the days surrounding this event.

Now and over the coming months (Pluto is retrograde until October 11th), we are not as open, overt, or direct about our desire for control or power, and some of us may be less in touch with it. This shift of direction can bring about some initial confusion, heaviness, and magnification of problems.

Pluto’s retrograde cycle itself, however, is an excellent period for research and gaining new insight into our self-destructive tendencies, needs for control, and search for the truth by looking within. Outward pressures may ease somewhat during this period. Over the coming months, we may reassess how we use our power.

This is the second retrograde Pluto makes while in the sign of Aquarius. On September 1st, retrograde Pluto will return to Capricorn for the final time.

Today, we approach a Mars-Pluto sextile that’s a little more powerful due to Pluto’s station. We benefit from a patient and deliberate approach rather than pushing for immediate action.

The Moon continues in the sign of Aquarius until 2:52 PM EDT, when it moves into Pisces, awakening our need for spiritual refreshment or escape. Ideally, this is a time for decompressing, winding down, and tapping into our intuition.

The Moon is void from 5:28 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Jupiter), until the Moon enters Pisces at 2:52 PM EDT.