Sagittarius Monthly Horoscope – May 2021

Sagittarius (Born December 13 to 21) and Sagittarius Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Sagittarius:

May 2021 Sagittarius Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends

May 2021

The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness

Until May 10th:

The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar fifth house. This is a time when pleasure-seeking and creative activities come into focus and grab much of your attention. You are particularly personally charming in a spontaneous, natural way during this solar cycle. This is the time of year when you are ready to perform and to express yourself creatively.

This is a very playful cycle, when you are inspired creatively and emotionally. It's a good time for recreation, romance, connecting with children, and enjoying and performing the arts. Your ego is tied up in your children, romantic relationships, and creative output now, so that you can be especially proud of these people and things. You can also be over-sensitive about these matters if you feel you are not getting enough appreciation.

From May 11th forward:

The Sun illuminates your solar sixth house. During this cycle, you take more pride in the work you do and in your health routines than any other time of the year. You are sorting through the experiences of the last several months, separating the worthwhile from the worthless. This is a good time to build your skills, to get organized, and to attend to your health and wellbeing. It's a great time to make improvements to your regular routines. Your self-esteem and your ego are tied up in the work you do and in the services you give. Details are more important to you now.

It's time to bring order to your life by focusing on the little things that make up the whole. This cycle presents an opportunity to get rid of what doesn't work in your life, while also discovering what does. You could seek distinction and strive towards perfection in your work. Efficiency should be your goal now. Your physical health, as well as the relationship between your body and your mind, are in focus.

Eclipse

A Lunar Eclipse occurs on May 26th:

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.

This Lunar Eclipse stimulates your solar twelfth house. Surprises surrounding the compassionate care and attention you give others, as well as the work and service you render, may be 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 sectors of self-undoing, privacy, and dreams is involved. This could manifest, for example, as a situation that tests your faith and compassion, a culmination or fruition of a service you render, an event that calls on your urge for privacy and reflection, and other such possibilities. Finding a balance between practical concerns and spiritual or non-material matters is what this Lunar Eclipse is about for you.

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

Until May 25th: 

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 25th 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

Until May 18th: 

Mercury continues to transit your solar sixth house. This is an excellent cycle for improving your skills, objectively identifying your weaknesses so that you can work on them, and for finding flaws in your work methods or approach to daily activities so that you can make necessary changes.

You might be especially focused on list-making and to-do lists, as well as organizing things around you. The need to communicate about your work, health, and other daily affairs, or with co-workers, is especially strong now. Negative expression of this position is worrying about sixth house matters (work, health, pets, and so forth) rather than finding ways to improve these things.

From May 19th forward: 

Mercury transits your solar seventh house. You tend to weigh the pros and cons of every issue during this cycle, taking into account others' needs as well as your own. Some indecisiveness is possible now, simply because you naturally entertain opposing viewpoints. You have a strong desire to cooperate and communicate with others now. You feel most comfortable spending time with people on a one-to-one level, or with those with whom you share a personal history.

Interestingly, your own thoughts become clearer through dialogue with others during this window. You may be doing public relations work, counseling, negotiating, or arbitration during this cycle. There is a lot of emphasis on communications with partners and best friends at this time. You can use the power of words to advise others or to make peace with people in your life. You are more diplomatic than usual during this transit.

Mercury is retrograde from May 29th to June 22nd: 

All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications with bosses or in your career in general, as well as communications with a close partner, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. An argument over joint finances can also get you into hot water. Hold back. Because Virgo and Gemini are on the angles of your chart, you may be especially sensitive to all of the common Mercury Retrograde issues.

Occurring in your solar seventh house this time, extra care should be exercised when it comes to negotiations and one-on-one communications. Be as non-judgmental as you can with a partner. There may be the need to revisit old issues in a partnership, or there could be some communication problems with a partner. An ex-partner may resurface during this cycle. Misunderstandings with your partner now can do some damage if you (or your partner) focus on the choice of words instead of the meanings behind the words. If you need to talk through problems, try not to over-react to what your partner has to say. Mixed messages coming from a partner, or a disappointment, could occur now. You may not be as adept at mediating disputes for the time being, but it's a good cycle in which to reflect upon your negotiation skills with the goal of improving them. Re-thinking a partnership arrangement is possible now, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with partners; or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.

Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage

Until May 25th:

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 26th 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 2021 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Sagittarius:

May begins with much activity in your solar chart related to work, health, and routines, dear Sagittarius. It's a good time to get your daily routines into order. And, with a strong focus on your partnership sector as May advances, this is not the time for going it alone.

Mars in your solar eighth house all month imbues powerful energy for breaking bad habits, reducing dependencies (including debt), and hashing out differences in a partnership. You're connecting with your deeper desires and interests.

Mercury heads into your partnership sector on the 3rd, Venus on the 8th, and the Sun on the 20th. It's a great time to negotiate, communicate, socialize, buddy up, and actively bring harmony to your relationships. From the 29th when Mercury turns retrograde, let things be, but stay available and interested.

These transits help improve your relationships or bring helpful people into your life. Others have something to show you about yourself. Your discipline and your talents can shine through a partnership this month, particularly around the 19th.

You could be particularly motivated to seek support (financial or emotional), make intimate connections, or move sensitive issues out into the open with Mars in your solar eighth house all month. Instead, this can be a time of special interest in a passion project or some exciting analysis or investigating. There can be some conflicts experienced over money or resources, but if so, there seems a direct route to a resolution.

You are uniquely innovative with solutions and methods. You might solve a significant mystery or problem, and your intuition inspires action and effort. You're likely to bring new strategies to work, health, or relationships. It's easy to throw yourself into a favorite project or venture, and support is quick and easy to come by. It's a time for being proactive in both your work and relationships for super results.

May is a potentially excellent time for discovering alternative ways to heal, mend, and get well, if appropriate. A well-supported New Moon occurring on the 11th helps you start fresh with work, health, routines, wellness, and habits. Circumstances are such that you’re inspired and motivated to begin anew with your health and wellness, physical healing, your job or chores, daily affairs, or pets.

Besides an eclipse in Sagittarius this month, a major headline of the month is Jupiter’s move into a new sign on the 13th. While there are three parts to this transit, and we're only on part one, you can experience some nice upgrades and enhancements with your home, family, and personal life. This transit will develop more fully in 2022, but it all gets started now (from May 13-July 28). It's a great time to improve bonds with loved ones and enhance or expand the home. Living arrangements and conditions are likely to improve.

You're taking more care with what and how you communicate, and the benefits of doing so can be evident this month. Your words have more impact than usual, and what you’re learning is meaningful. Healthy discussions about your expectations, limits, and boundaries can figure strongly, or you come to a better understanding of these things on your own. Your spirit for learning and improving is strong, and some of the motivation behind it can be a particular person in your life.

Saturn begins its yearly retrograde cycle on the 23rd, and until October, you might consider reviewing and revising or editing some projects and commitments. You might experience a short dip in motivation for certain learning, personal interests, communications, and socializing activities. There can be delays related to these matters, or pending decisions can pull you down temporarily. You might return to an unfinished project rather than take on a new one, which is likely to be the more successful strategy. Find ways to reconnect with the purpose or meaning behind the things you're doing, as this will help you get back on track sooner. Simplifying and structuring your life are essential now.

The Full Moon on the 26th is a Lunar Eclipse, and it's in your sign! Emotions, feelings, and revelations now are pivotal. It’s important not to jump into something too quickly, or to overstate your feelings. However, aim to pay special attention to epiphanies occurring around this eclipse.

You're working on making your connections stronger and happier this year, and this all starts with taking better care of yourself. You could be managing competing feelings related to the need for freedom and togetherness. With all of the emotional excitement, you're likely to feel energetically drained as you see a relationship, someone, or your image and personal impact in a new light. The result can be that you want to make changes -- even go through a personal reinvention of sorts. These feelings are real and vital, but it's best to take your time with them.

Mercury turns retrograde on the 29th, pointing to some need to backtrack, slow down, and reassess things. Going over old territory in a relationship can be useful now.

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