Libra Monthly Horoscope – May 2022

Libra (Born October 14 to 23) and Libra Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Libra:

May 2022 Libra Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

May 2022

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until May 10th:

The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar seventh house--your partnership sector. This can be a time of much learning through the mirror of close relationships. It's not the time to push your agenda or personal plans forward; rather, it's a cycle in which you are at your best when you recognize the need to form alliances, to give back to a special someone, and to compromise in order to find some balance in your life.

It's a strong period for putting yourself into another person's shoes and to better understand him/her. You may be meeting with someone strong and assertive by nature now, or a partner is more assertive and needy of attention. There may be some competitive feelings between you and a significant other now. Focus is on reconciliation, forming or cementing bonds, diplomacy, consultation, one-on-one interactions, and negotiations. You may feel a little drained physically now, temporarily.

From May 10th forward:

The Sun energizes your sector of transformation, change, sexuality, personal growth, regeneration, others' money and resources, addictions, and taxes. As a result, this is not the most gregarious of months for you. You take a step back, focus on intimacy with a partner, or simply retreat a little from the hectic pace of life. This is an excellent time to create a budget or financial plan, or to rid yourself of bad habits that undermine your sense of personal power and self-mastery.

All that is deeply personal comes into focus now. Intimate matters are especially important to you during this cycle. Just how well you are handling your life comes up for inspection. Your self-mastery skills and psychological predisposition matter to you more than usual. This is the time of year when you are most desirous of change on a deep level. Clearing out psychic "junk" or ridding yourself of bad habits may be part of the picture now. You are more willing than usual to explore life's secrets.

This cycle brings greater in-depth understanding and an inclination to delve beneath the surface of matters to get to the bottom of them. Research uncovers new material that allows you to develop a better overall picture of the year's events. This is an especially introspective cycle during which you have the chance to truly uncover your personal strengths and talents. On a more practical level, you may be dealing with joint finances and shared resources now more than usual.

Eclipse

A Lunar Eclipse occurs on May 16th:

A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.

The Lunar Eclipse stimulates your solar second house. Surprises surrounding your personal finances and possessions are in store. Something that has been "in hiding" or brewing under the surface of things comes to light, or there is a significant fruition or culmination. Your sector of personal finances is involved. This could manifest, for example, as the culmination or fruition of a financial project, an event involving personal possessions that holds your attention, a sudden money-making opportunity, a flurry of activity resulting from a financial matter, and other such possibilities.

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

Until the 19th: 

Venus continues to move through your solar sixth house now. This is a time when beautifying and/or bringing harmony to your working environment is a priority to you. You might find more opportunities to socialize with co-workers, perhaps even meeting a new friend through your work or health routines. You are likely to bring more tact and diplomacy to your relations with the people you work with now. You may not be as productive as usual during this period, as the focus is more on social relationships and pleasure than on getting the job done. Improving health and vitality through pleasurable activities such as massage might be in focus now.

From May 20th forward:

Venus graces your solar seventh house during this period. This is a time for extra attention to a partner or significant other, as well as from that person! You are more inclined to flatter and charm others during this cycle. One-to-one relating appeals to you more than group activities or more casual connections. Smoothing out your close personal relationships is what makes you happy during this cycle. If single, you are more willing than normal to enter into a committed relationship. In general, you are adaptable when it comes to your affections--very willing to compromise, negotiate, and make peace.

Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation

Mercury is retrograde from May 10th to June 3rd:

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications involving legal affairs, travel, and education, as well as communications about the past, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. With Virgo ruling your twelfth house sector, somebody might be deceiving you or working against you, or nagging issues from the past may crop up and demand attention. Put off making solid travel plans if possible.

Occurring in your solar eighth house this time, extra care should be exercised regarding any financial initiatives that involve shared resources. Delays are very possible when it comes to receiving support, loans, and taxes. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality just for now, or approach these matters with more sensitivity if they can't be left for a better time. Investments made now may not go the way you want them to, particularly those involving joint finances. It may be hard to rely on the input of your partner now, and money you were counting on may not be forthcoming. It's best to budget rather than spend during this period, and in fact it's an excellent period for review. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with financial officials and intimate partners; or take this time to re- examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Until the 11th:

Mars continues to energize your solar fifth house. This brings increased energy and enthusiasm to romance, child-rearing, and creative or recreational endeavors. It can also bring some strife to these areas of your world in some cases. For the most part, however, a romance could pick up pace, you are self-motivated and inspired on creative and expressive levels, and your self-confidence is well-received by others during this cycle. You are more willing to take little risks and you are competitive in a mostly friendly way. In your enthusiasm to take the lead, try to be sensitive to and respectful of others' needs.

From the 11th forward:

Mars animates and energizes your solar sixth house. You have more energy for work and your daily routines tend to speed up during this transit. Perhaps you have a larger workload than usual. It's a great time to take charge of your health. You have much energy at your disposal to pick up (or step up) a health and physical activity program. It might be hard for you to work with others in a harmonious manner during this transit, and disputes with co-workers are possible. If you are feeling especially angry, frustrated, or restless, it would be wise to find little projects and things to do so that you can channel excess energy constructively. If health is affected, fevers or infections are more likely.

Overview Horoscope:

May 2022 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Libra:

May is often a month for strategizing, observing, and researching your options, dear Libra. At the same time, your personal life is animated. Your planetary ruler, Venus, spends most of May in your partnership sector, making your connections particularly special. A big headline this month is Jupiter moving into this same area of your solar chart, bringing on a longer-term trend of improvement and growth in partnerships.

May can also be a month of transformations and renovations on an emotional level. You're returning to old problems with a different attitude, taking care of unfinished business, and making refinements to projects that are not quite complete.

A Jupiter-Pluto transit boosts you as you work on improving the work-home connection or renovate your routines in satisfying, productive, and healthy ways. You might enjoy a renewed commitment to living well at home and in your daily routines. As daily routines and work mesh well with home life, you'll find yourself in great shape on many different levels. Or, your daily affairs are more rewarding and supportive of your goals. You can be determined to get things in smooth working order.

You're putting more energy into your routines, chores, or duties. You want to do something out of the ordinary, fresh, and unique. A significant discovery about a financial matter or intimate relationship you make now can set you on a new course. You might experience a wake-up call or unexpected event that stimulates the need to change your dependencies or your approach, particularly to people in your life and with money matters.

As the month advances, themes of partnering, connecting, socializing, and learning increase. Pulling yourself away from work and tasks can be of great benefit. Relationships enliven. Partners can be distracting at times but thoroughly helpful in most ways.

Jupiter moves into your partnership sector on the 10th, and relationship boosts are in store. This longer-term transit lasts from May 10-October 28, and then it continues later in the year, from December 20, 2022, until May 16, 2023. It's a powerful time for partnering, developing a relationship, coming to beneficial agreements, and benefiting from counseling. It's a generally fortunate transit for legal and promotional matters. Someone coming into your life during this period can be significant, or a current partnership improves. You might often feel that you have someone on your side during this cycle, and you're likely to get a sweet taste of this energy starting this month, particularly around the 28-29 when Mars energizes Jupiter.

Money matters can reach a head around the 16th when a Lunar Eclipse occurs in your solar second house. There can be revelations or realizations revolving around finances, valuables, or values. It's a time to face feelings and make changes and improvements that give you a stronger sense of security, predictability, and safety. Self-sufficiency can be a goal.

From the 20th, you're coming out of your shell further, exploring new ideas and experiences. It's an important time for branching out and mixing up the routine a little. On the 20-21, there can be a sense that you need to wipe the slate clean in some manner, and it's a strong time for seeing old attitudes or projects in a new light and putting them behind you. New insights into recent decisions can help alter your perspective in significant ways and lead you to new projects or lines of thought. This is an excellent time for making resolutions to approach your life in more empowering, positive ways going forward. The New Moon on the 30th brings start-fresh energy and perhaps new directions, studies, attitudes, and personal interests.

From the 22nd, you may need to go over financials or intimate conversations that you thought were final but now need more attention. If problems are re-emerging, then it's time to look at them a little differently, perhaps by seeing more details or looking at the larger perspective.

The 28-29 is a great time to develop solutions to problems or plans. Someone may be rattling your cage, getting you going, and motivating you, and while it can be a time of some conflict, it's also a time for getting things out in the open and clearing the air. You recognize that growth comes from confronting matters. Somebody may very well motivate you to pursue a long-time dream or to take charge of your life, or you might team up to get something important done. A relationship can be a catalyst for you to make meaningful changes.

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