This Month in Astrology

June 2018 Aries Monthly Horoscope: The pace of your daily life has picked up, dear Aries. June is a month of much curiosity and special interests, as well as learning and busy work. As it advances, though, a theme of family and home life comes into stronger focus. In the first few weeks, you're looking to feed your curiosity, connect with others, and get out and about. This is a better time for diversifying than concentrated focus. Be careful that you don't make all of your decisions from the head or your ego and ignore your heart in the process, but mindful choices made now can be empowering. The 4-5 especially is excellent for engaging in helpful conversations and solving problems. There can be a significant discovery, clearing the air, epiphany, or communication. This can be a mentally busy time, even with several hints that life is becoming a little quieter and more comfortable.

A Venus transit continues to awaken a self-protective or cautious part of you until the 13th, particularly when it comes to your affections, spending habits, and pleasures. Familiarity and security are themes now, and these extend throughout June as Mercury and the Sun get on board from the 12th and 21st, respectively. It's a strong period for plumping your nest or your base of operations - you're especially interested in making your place of retreat as comfortable and harmonious as possible. You may be making extraordinary efforts to smooth over relations with family or close loved ones, or you may be decorating or entertaining in your home. It's also a good cycle for building up your sense of security and your self-confidence. The New Moon on the 13th is reasonably good for new initiatives, but do keep in mind that June is a stopped-up month with several planets already retrograde and two more getting onboard, including your ruler, Mars! As such, it may not be the best choice for new beginnings, in general.

Venus then spends the rest of the month in your romance and creativity sector. This transit is strong for your powers of attraction. You're desired now! People want to spend time with you.

Neptune's retrograde starts on the 18th. It's familiar energy since it happens for five months every year. Some of your plans may not seem like they're coming together very well right now, but taking extra time to iron out details will ultimately be rewarding. If you avoid expecting immediate results and instead try to "go with the flow," you can feel inspired, or at the very least, you can catch your breath. During the retrograde Neptune cycle that lasts until November, you have the opportunity to come to some level of peace about a disappointment from the past.

A grand trine involving Mercury, Jupiter, and Neptune occurs on the 19-20 and is about your thoughts, ideas, and attitudes. This can be an exciting time for releasing problems through conversation, even if that happens with yourself in your head or in journal form. Aim to be especially open and forthcoming with family. Your thinking is forward-looking and confident, and you can approach domestic matters in a new way. There can be good news about, or simply good relations with, family and home matters, which gives you a nice feeling of optimism now. The confidence you derive from your support system now can carry you far. Do what you can to take a detour from the usual routines, as this can really get the creative juices flowing.

Venus and Mars form an opposition on the 21st, and conflicts arising then can have a significant impact since Mars is slowing down and heading for a station. As such, watch for haughty or impulsive decision-making and reactions that may be regrettable. The results of conflicts can be exciting and stimulating, ultimately, but possibly less than satisfying at the moment. Someone could be frustrated with your behavior or seeking your attention now.

While outside interests and responsibilities are still relevant, the Sun's move into your home and family sector from the 21st suggests it's also a time for honoring your need for a home base, time to replenish and center yourself, and some familiarity or routine. Personal relationships require a softer approach.

Mars is retrograde from June 26th to August 27th. In the first leg of this retrograde cycle (until August 12th), your social life may be complicated. A friend may be distant or in a phase of rethinking matters. Friendships, in general, require more care now. Misunderstandings can be frequent, and dilemmas can arise. You might also take this time to re-assess your longer-term goals, desires, health, and group associations. The past can look a little more tempting at this time but watch for an obsessive focus on problems of the past. Take the time to review your feelings, but don't let them distract you from your current path for too much time. Later in the Mars retrograde cycle (from August 12-27), you'll be reassessing long-term goals and possibly your career path or recent choices. Prepare for this, but for now, pay particular attention to how you might improve your life on a social level. You may be returning to old groups or even friendships, but not all answers lie in the past, so take a second look but keep your options open.

A Full Moon and Sun-Saturn opposition color the last days of June. On the 27-28, you may be dealing with a reality check related to work or home life, particularly if you've overlooked or let something go. There can be quite a pull to follow the rules and to achieve your goals and ambitions, but you are also craving family and home time. Plus, loved ones seem to need you now. Some of you could feel overwhelmed by a rule or a person who is asserting their authority over you. Remind yourself that you gain strength as you humble yourself to certain realities. Taking a second look at personal plans can be useful now.

June 2018 Horoscope for Taurus: In the first few weeks of June, you're particularly invested in your things, values, money, valuables, and talents, dear Taurus. You have a good head for business or your practical affairs. You're giving special thought to making your life more comfortable and secure. Particularly around the 4-5, you see a financial or respect issue with more clarity and objectivity. Something dawns on you, or there is significant news coming in now that helps you make decisions about money, income, and relationships. There can be a turning point or fruition of a project first considered in March or new developments related to an issue from around that date. Do keep alert for situations when a more sentimental approach is preferable. Pay close attention to ideas generated now and wait until the days after the New Moon on the 13th for big launches. Keep in mind, though, that June is a rather stopped-up month, in general, so if something can wait for a less blocked time, then do wait for it!

Until the 13th, Venus continues to move through your communications sector. You are presenting your ideas and comments with charm and ease during this cycle. Making social connections and sharing your ideas comes smoothly and naturally. This transit refines, improves, and enhances your abilities to socialize, learn, communicate, and make connections. There could be purchases or gifts that help you connect and learn. You are more charming and creative with your words, and love can be more mental and verbal during this cycle.

The New Moon on the 13th can prompt a new approach to money. You may be making substantial changes to the way you manage money as well as the attitude that drives the ways you attract money and possessions into your life. From the 13th forward, Venus spends time at the base of your solar chart, and you may like nothing more than spending quality time at home! Focus can be on bringing more harmony, balance, and beauty to your personal life, home, and family.

Neptune's retrograde turn on the 18th can leave you feeling a little lacking in direction temporarily, or you could be questioning your ties to others as faith can briefly falter. There may be some confused situations or a bubble-bursting moment now, particularly surrounding a long-term dream or a friendship, but this is a temporary situation. Going forward, you will get back in touch with your dreams, possibly refining them to better suit your purposes and current situation.

A planetary configuration on the 19-20 is excellent for ideas, presenting a good time for resolving problems, communicating, reaching out, and learning new things. Whether it's through your own thinking, the conversations you have, or information coming in, you have reason to feel more confident, hopeful, and optimistic. This is an excellent time for writing, particularly about your feelings toward someone or for promotion or publicity work. Meetings with people may be unexpected and serendipitous. Conversations with friends can be inspiring and there is likely to be a real sense of camaraderie and support derived from your interactions. You see others for their better qualities. Perhaps you're wearing the proverbial rose-colored glasses now, but not in a destructive way!

A Venus-Mars opposition on the 21st is significant since it's occurring in signs that conflict with yours, Venus is your planetary ruler, and Mars is heading towards a station. The tendency is to react in a big way to frustrations, but bad behavior now can be impactful and memorable, so take it easy! There can be off-timing and impatience in our relationships. Give of yourself until you meet the halfway point, or to the point at which you still feel comfortable, in order to avoid feeling resentment. It's important to keep your cool.

As June advances, you'll be branching out more often. In your daily life, you are likely to experience more communication, movement, and activity, in general. It's a fine time to reach out and connect with people you don't always see, to take up new studies or interests, and to share your ideas with others.

One of the main reasons for taking things in rather than pushing things forward too quickly is the retrograde of Mars on the 26th. Sometimes people think they should pack all sorts of new beginnings into the days before a retrograde, but this is unwise. Motivation levels can dip and you might change your mind about specific projects and ideas.

This Mars retrograde period lasts from June 26th to August 27th, and the first leg of the retrograde journey (until August 12th) occurs in your solar sector of career and reputation. While it may cause some disruptions and frustrations in your professional life, you'll eventually realize that going over plans and making adjustments will benefit you most in the long run. Work requires more strategy and patience, as well as a lower profile. This is not the time to push. You may be experiencing delays and assorted slowdowns. Try to steer clear of differences of opinion and other conflicts that threaten to be too public or unprofessional. Work on improving skills and fine-tuning your work. You might be questioning certain life path and long-term choices. Manage your time carefully this month. There can be a tendency to procrastinate and to avoid essential responsibilities in the second half of June, so pace yourself accordingly.

A Full Moon and a Sun-Saturn opposition occur on the 27-28, and you may face some form of roadblock or delay. If you've let something go or neglected a form, responsibility, or errand, it can now come back to your attention, perhaps now with some interest, fines, or other minor consequences involved. This may also be a time for recognizing the limits of time or energy for a project that you began approximately half a year ago. Take this opportunity to make more mature and informed decisions.

June 2018 Horoscope for Gemini: The first weeks of June are a particularly awakened, outgoing, active period for you, dear Gemini. Both the Sun and Mercury are in your sign, aligning in Gemini on the 5th. Your personality is shining, and you project quite a bit of strength. You're also more talkative and energetic, you can be busier than usual, and you're in demand. On the 5th, you are likely to verbalize your desires, or others seek you out for your thoughts on a situation. People hear you and notice you more than usual. There can be significant realizations, epiphanies, and clarifications occurring. It's a time of mental renewal and increased decisiveness. You're able to see details you overlooked in the past.

Mercury in your sign until the 12th is particularly favorable for feeling the ball's in your court, and the Sun in your sign until the 21st is similar. You also enjoy the New Moon in your sign on the 13th that gives you the chance to start fresh or clear the slate in a significant way. It's time to make what you want out of your life and to focus on self-improvement. You can quite safely turn on a bit of drama now and get away with it! You feel in charge.

Until the 13th, you have Venus helping you with your finances, personal belongings, valuables, and business. It's a decent transit for relationships, too. Although your connections are pretty much status quo during this period, you are more inclined to value yourself and what you have to offer -- an attitude that reverberates back nicely to your relationships.

Neptune's yearly retrograde cycle begins on the 18th. You could experience a mini-crisis of faith in the surrounding week of this station that likely has to do with your career path or reputation issues. This is not designed by the universe to lead you astray, but rather for you to first question your goals, which ultimately helps you strengthen them. What feels like a lack of direction can actually work in your favor as you learn about what you truly want. Neptune's retrograde station is a yearly event, and its retrograde lasts for about five months. It's an essential time for self-understanding. Aim to dig deep to discover your true calling. Observe and make adjustments rather than big, bold moves, particularly as Mars nears its retrograde period, as well.

A grand trine involving Mercury, Jupiter, and Neptune on the 19-20 is particularly strengthening for business or money matters. It's true that Neptune has just turned retrograde at the top of your chart, but it's a strong time to get in touch with your intuition about your life path or money-making ideas and possible ventures. Putting real effort into what you enjoy doing can be magical for you now. Believing in yourself and your path, even if you haven't defined it in exact terms, works well for you now.

From the 13th, Venus in your communications sector points to a real need to share your ideas and decisions with someone you care about. This transit also brings out your charm in communications and suggests that getting what you want can be easier with kind words and bonding with others on a mental level.

Around the 21st, people may seem to be slowing you down or aggravating you with possessiveness or frustrating behavior. If this has been building in your life, then it can reach a head around now. Try not to fixate on something outside of yourself that you feel will solve all your problems. Your heart may be ruling your head at this time, and while there can be some level of drama as a result, try to go with the feelings and see where they lead you.

At the same time, the Sun moves out of your sign and begins its transit of your resources sector. This is a good time for settling in and turning your attention to projects that have long-term potential and require patience.

Mars turns retrograde on the 26th and will move in this apparent backward motion until August 27th. Throughout this period (from June 26-August 27), it's appropriate to slow down, back up, and review. Enthusiasm for specific areas of life could change as you reassess your commitments or desires. For the first seven weeks of this cycle, there can be special attention to projects and activities related to publishing, law, education, travel, and belief systems. Some of these things can now meet with delays or slowdowns. Your approach to experiencing life to its fullest may need an adjustment now. There may be some things that catch up with you at this time, and that prompt a need to review, return to a previous condition, or tie up loose ends. Aim to correct misunderstandings swiftly. As you grow accustomed to this energy, you'll begin to realize that reviewing, renewing, and recycling can be the most rewarding activities - look to projects you've already started in the past with renewed interest and motivation, for example.

On the 27-28, a critical Full Moon occurs and highlights issues surrounding ownership, possessiveness, money, support, and other resources. You may need to deal with a financial or relationship reality that, once handled, pushes you along a new path. You may need to draw some boundaries, although if a significant other is doing the same, you may reach an impasse. Alternatively, you can aim to meet others halfway and wait for them to do the same. If money or support is an issue, work on what you can do about improving your position. Delays occurring now may very well lead to better conditions later, so be willing to draw upon your patience.

June 2018 Cancer Horoscope: You're paying extra attention to your private, inner world as June begins, dear Cancer, and this can benefit you greatly. With the Sun and Mercury in the sign behind yours (until the 21st and 12th, respectively), you're bound to focus on your more profound needs, the past, finishing important projects, clearing out the deadwood in your life, and doing some soul searching. There can be a strong urge or need to talk and think about the past. Slowing down makes sense at this time, and relaxing, meditative activities can be a boon.

Particularly on the 4-5, you can have an epiphany or experience illumination regarding a private or past matter. You might see something you failed to see before, or a conversation can bring up new information that allows you to come to a more definite conclusion. There can be a releasing or purging moment involved with bringing something to light, although this is still something that is private, behind the scenes, or within you. Ideas coming to you now can be highly significant. Revealing conversations or details emerging can prompt a turning point of sorts. You are better able to communicate or rationalize a matter that, before this time, was difficult to express or understand. Once past the slate-clearing energy of the New Moon on the 13th, you're in the position to take action on specific things you've been mulling over and processing.

While much is going on under the hood, Venus continues its transit of your sign until the 13th, and you're receiving a lot of attention or interest. Your confidence and comfort in your own skin do wonders for you now. You're radiating good energy, and tend to attract positive attention and feedback as a result. Be kind to yourself - this is the time to reward yourself for those things of which you feel proud. From the 13th forward, you're in an excellent cycle for enjoying activities that soothe, comfort, and boost your confidence. Attracting the right resources can be smooth and natural now.

With Neptune's retrograde turn on the 18th, take your time coming to conclusions. A mini-crisis of faith in a belief system, and for some of you an educational path, can occur around this time, but while it can be confusing at first, it can also help you to realign yourself with goals or beliefs that genuinely reflect the real and current "you." Keep in mind that situations can appear more complicated than they are with Neptune's retrograde station, after which you acclimatize to the shift in energy. A disappointment is possible, but it can lead to a better situation overall if you use it as a learning experience.

The 19-20 is excellent for drawing upon your intuition as Mercury in your sign harmonizes with Jupiter and Neptune in your expressive and creative houses. This is a time for finding interesting and satisfying ways of expressing yourself. This configuration keeps you the topic of conversation and especially engaged and motivated. You're particularly interested in contributing something unique to discussions, or to the world! You can use the power of words to attract what you want or to further your interests. Expressing yourself through a hobby or creative pastime can figure strongly. Sharing your big ideas with others can help fuel the flames of your inspiration.

At the same time, financial matters can reach a head, and emotions and passions seem to run high surrounding ownership, money, and respect or value. Watch for impulsive purchases or sudden decisions about money and relationships around the 21st -- wait for the hot head to cool! On the 21st as well, the Sun moves into your sign and on some levels (not all), you're awakening and ready to share yourself with the world. This is a time for feeling more powerful, in charge, and effective, even with some caveats related to Mars turning retrograde.

Neptune's retrograde turn on the 18th is a yearly event, but Mars' retrograde turn on the 26th doesn't happen quite so often, and this can mean it's a little more challenging to adapt to. Mars will be retrograde for two months - much of the summer. Desires are complex during this period, as they're either difficult to fulfill or you are not completely sure you should pursue them. Mars will spend the last two weeks of its retrograde period in your partnership sector, but until then, you're examining your deeper wants and desires. A lot is going on under the hood. Some of you could be struggling with addictions, fears, and unusual desires, or a need to review your money situation. Watch your money closely this month and the next - lending and borrowing may not bring desired results at this time. However, this is a great time to do some catch-up work and to look to the past for important things you missed the first time through. You may, in fact, see value in past projects (and possibly even relationships). Whether or not to revive them is a trickier matter! Watch for attraction to speculative ventures, both financial and emotional in nature. This is an important time for following all the rules in your financial and business worlds. When it comes to direct personal income (your salary), money matters are strong. Other sources of support can involve some question marks for the time being, however.

Mars retrogrades tend to turn your attention to unfinished matters as you may be seeking closure or looking to reopen something that ended a while ago. There may be preoccupation and possibly anxiety when it comes to money or your intimate life, but the steps you take now to reorganize will benefit you greatly down the road.

Around the 28th, a Full Moon in Capricorn is a time of discovering your emotions and is complicated by a Sun-Saturn opposition. While facing up to a responsibility or restriction is not always a cup of tea, this transit can ultimately get you to a place of better balance in your life. The hardest but possibly most important lessons can be coming from a significant person in your life. This may not be explicit -- it may not be about what is said directly, but the lesson is found in your reaction to an injustice or a freezing-out that leads you to meaningful conclusions. A relationship challenge could emerge or reach a head, and you may not have others' full cooperation, but you have all the right tools to sort things through without being dependent on a definite answer from someone. Through conflicts or realizations now, you can also clarify some of your long-term goals.

June 2018 Monthly Leo Horoscope: As June begins, you're in a fantastic period for cultivating contacts, getting involved, networking, sharing ideas and time or energy, dear Leo. Valuable new connections can be made, or you may be strengthening your ties with current friends and associates. It's a high-powered time for making friendships work. Progress occurs through groups, like-minded people, friends, networking, associates, and new, experimental, and innovative ideas and approaches.

Especially around the 4-5, you may be giving a lot of thought to friendships, group associations, and long-term goals or you enjoy new insights into these areas of your life. You can feel excited and hopeful about the future. Your personal happiness goals or cherished causes are in focus. You might gain more clarity about or through a friend. Alternatively, this can be a time of further developments on an initiative from late March that is now gaining traction. Friends have something essential to contribute or say right now. The full details of a plan may be born.

Part of you is holding yourself back with Venus in your privacy sector until the 13th. You might take special pleasure in their private life. Dreams can be intriguing, and time in relative solitude can be especially rewarding. Decision making about money and love is not straightforward, though, and it's wise to take your time to come to reliable conclusions. You may not be ready to share your feelings with the world.

From the 13th forward, life enlivens. The New Moon in your friendship sector on the 13th is energizing and can light a fire under you to begin a new project or to make connections. Further, Venus enters your sign, where she will stay until July 9th, clarifying your affections and boosting your feelings of comfort with yourself. You radiate warmth and gentle confidence during this pleasing transit. This is a time to attract good things and considerate people into your life.

Neptune turns retrograde on the 18th, and this shift can temporarily throw you off kilter. It can pull up questions about recent dreams and plans, ownership or sharing issues, or a relationship. Slowing down can be to catch your bearings, and also for getting into closer touch with your true desires. The cycle itself lasts until November and is strong for exploring dreams, motivations, and spiritual needs, however.

The 19-20 is wonderful for tapping into your intuition. A break would be excellently timed now, if it can be managed! You have a stronger drive to enjoy your family or home life and energies support connecting with loved ones and your inner world through musings, journaling, conversations, and fantasies. You might gain valuable insight or inspiration through your communications with loved ones or even through your dreams. New information about a personal, childhood, or private matter can boost your confidence, make you feel happy, and perhaps set the ball rolling towards healing.  There is strong energy for work done behind the scenes and thinking done in relative solitude. The grand design behind recent events continues to unfold for you, as this is an important period of self-discovery.

Around the 21st, however, Venus in your sign opposes Mars shortly before Mars turns retrograde, and relationships can be conflicted but also hold valuable lessons. Cupid's arrows may be flying in the wrong directions now, and it's wise to be sensitive to others now, but it's also a time when you or someone needs some space to figure things out. At the same time, the Sun moves into your privacy sector, signaling the beginning of a month-long period for review, reform, and renewal. This comes at a time when Mars is moving slowly before turning retrograde in your opposing sign, reinforcing the need to take things easy and reassess matters.

Lowered vitality is possible with the retrograde of Mars beginning on the 26th in your partnership sector. Be sure to honor your need for extra rest. It's not the time to push yourself too hard, particularly since the Sun moved into your privacy sector on the 21st - another indicator that you need to slow down, rest, reflect, and observe. Mars' retrograde lasts until August 27th, and the first leg of the journey (until August 12th) especially affects partnerships and close relationships. Buried problems can surface in partnerships, and resolving them can initially seem complicated. Straightforwardly dealing with others can be challenging for one reason or the other. You may be looking to the past for answers during this period. You have the chance to reassess how you've been dealing with partners or potential partners, and you may be finding new and improved ways to get along. Taking things slowly is best now, and in fact, beneficial once you adjust to the shift in energy.

The Full Moon on the 27-28 ties in with a Sun-Saturn opposition. A feeling of being overwhelmed by responsibilities or duties can push you to make necessary changes. Obligations that you've forgotten about or avoided may need your attention now, perhaps with some consequences if you've let something slide. Your need for extra rest is high with both the Sun and Mercury in your privacy sector, but right now, there can be some loose ends or extra work to do before you catch a real break. Once something is put behind you, you'll feel relieved and more balanced inside and out. Mercury moves into your sign on the 29th, and you're finding your voice! You'll find it easier to express yourself and make firm decisions.

June 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Virgo: There is a relatively strong focus on material or ambitious concerns for at least the first couple of weeks of June, dear Virgo. The Sun and Mercury are transiting your solar tenth house (until the 21st and 12th, respectively), and you are more invested than usual in your long-term or professional goals, responsibilities, or reputation. You're bringing more pride and intelligence to your work or public life now. You are getting noticed for your skills, views, or voice. You can be working hard to surpass competitors or merely trying to beat your own personal "best." Particularly around the 4-5, you may be receiving special attention in a public or professional sense, or your communications are particularly impactful. Problem-solving skills are high. New insights into your career or life path can emerge, or there can be a significant clarification or a meaningful realization related to your broader goals. Ideas for new directions can be valuable now.

At the same time, you have Venus moving through your social sector, ensuring that your happiness goals get their fair share of attention, until the 13th. Mercury and the Sun will extend these themes from the 12th and 21st, making sure that social and humanitarian concerns remain prominent themes throughout June. There is more natural energy for socializing and connecting this month. You get along better with the team, or you might share some of your talents or expertise with associates with excellent results. This can be a favorable time for collaborations or for reaching out to others and sharing some activities. Your tastes are for the new, different, and progressive. The urge to be around people or to soak up ideas and inspiration from others is compelling now.

The New Moon on the 13th can usher in a new beginning of sorts on the career front. If you need to rebrand yourself in some way, this can be a time for doing so. Your ideas, particularly business ones, are exceptionally innovative and progressive at this time.

Venus moves into your privacy sector from the 13th forward, however, and this can point to a period of review and reflection when it comes to affections and relationships. Benefits come from paying more attention to the hidden elements and patterns of your interactions. This jibes well with Neptune's retrograde in your partnership sector - you may be reviewing your feelings and possibly your allegiances.

Two planets turn retrograde this month: Neptune on the 18th and Mars on the 26th. Neptune's retrograde happens for five months every year and has been affecting your partnership sector for many years. It's nothing new to you, but in the week of its station (mid-June), a significant relationship, past or present, may be called to mind and the need for a new perspective on your relationship needs becomes apparent. Confusion is possible now, and for some, a temporary lull or loss of faith in a dream. This is not "designed" to discourage you. Instead, it gives you the chance to reconsider what it is you honestly want from a person or a relationship. Give people space, and give yourself time before coming to important conclusions.

A grand trine involving your ruler, Mercury, on the 19-20 is especially useful for getting in touch with your intuition and for coming to important understandings or agreements. Your social life can thrive, and your ideas are likely to be received especially well. A friendship might grow through your communications, positive reinforcement, kind compliments or acknowledgments, your choice of words, and your unique perspective. You may be looking forward with more hope, optimism, and confidence. It's a good time to do some big-picture thinking, particularly about pet projects or causes.

At the same time, there may be a revelation or a culmination in a relationship or financial matter, and someone may take issue with you if you've been on the fence about a topic or if you've been stalling. It may be difficult to see eye to eye with someone and desires are likely intense now. Frustrations with routines and work can be prominent now, particularly as you are craving more time to yourself to sort out your feelings. On the 21st as well, the Sun moves into your social sector, giving you another type of message - it's a period for planting "seeds" in the form of ideas, dreams, and hopes. Think in terms of team playing -- the most benefits come your way when you recognize your need for friends, a social life, or rewarding activities separate from your closest relationships and duties.

There can be some complications in June with Mars turning retrograde on the 26th. Keep in mind that while Mars is retrograde until August 27th, there are always related lead-in and hangover periods of a retrograde cycle, and you're likely to feel some stalling at any point in June. Specifically, there can be some tricky matters revolving around work or health matters to deal with. Energy may not be at its best for work and health routines, and you could be feeling sluggish or bored. If so, it's mainly about waning emotional energy (motivation and inspiration) which impact your physical vitality as well. Keep in mind that while there can be delays, slowdowns, and muddled situations, your patience now will be rewarded later. For now and the coming seven weeks, Mars is slowly transiting your sector of work and health, prompting a review of these matters. You may be looking to the past for inspiration now, and considering reviving past projects or reminiscing about previous jobs. With your health, you may need to clear up an old issue before going forward with new programs or procedures.

The Full Moon on the 27-28 is tied in with the annual Sun-Saturn opposition this year, turning your attention to friendship, romance, or a creative project. Pent-up feelings are likely to reach a head on these dates. The Sun has been encouraging your social side to come out to play, while Saturn in your romantic and creative sector presents some restrictions. There can be frustrations, delays, or possibly disapproval in a relationship or with a creative pursuit, or there can be some concerns or anxieties that keep you from thoroughly enjoying yourself just for the time being. You're reminded of your responsibilities, and while this can feel limiting right now, you stand to benefit from slowing down and making some adjustments to your plans before going forward. Consider what's best for you in the long run. It's the mature, Saturn thing to do!

June 2018 Monthly Libra Horoscope: The first few weeks of June are mostly outgoing and forward-focused, dear Libra, although there are some quiet moments, too. You're motivated to explore, learn, and discover new things. Excitement and enthusiasm to soak in information and acquire new knowledge figures strongly now. You want to move out of your comfort zone when it comes to learning, thinking, and doing, and while the New Moon on the 13th can bring out opportunities to do so, the days before this lunation are valuable for new ideas and plans. You express yourself with more enthusiasm and faith, and this goes over very well with others. Seek out inspiration from new people, places, information, or experiences for best results during this period.

Gaining perspective on a matter and drawing meaningful conclusions around the 4-5 can be satisfying. There can be a significant discovery or connection made now. Conversations, news, and thoughts occur that help you clear up misconceptions and make definite plans. Blanks are filled in, mainly related to studies, personal interests, travel, or a communications project. You more thoroughly enjoy sharing your ideas, beliefs, and personal philosophies with others.

While there is a strong theme of spirit, learning, and exploration this month, you have Venus at the top of your solar chart until the 13th, and then Mercury and the Sun in this career- and image-oriented sector from the 12th and 21st, respectively. As such, career, public life, responsibilities, obligations, long-term goals, and direction are all strong themes for you in June. With Venus here, you are pulling in desirable attention, and you may receive some nice offers or recognition. It's a time for catching some breaks. If your reputation could use a boost, this is a good time for doing some PR or for getting closer to bosses, parents, and the like. Your love life may be more public than usual, or you may be drawing upon your people skills more than usual in your work.

From the 13th, you have Venus moving in harmony with your sign and gracing the social sector of your solar chart. This transit encourages harmony, balance, and general benefits to your social life. It helps balance things out, too.

Mars and Neptune turn retrograde this month, suggesting some need to slow things down. Neptune's retrograde cycle last five months and happens every year, while Mars' retrograde is far less common. Desires and impulses can be confusing or even misleading from mid-month. It's not the best time to see yourself or your life clearly but consider that definition is not what you need at the moment! With Neptune stationary retrograde in your solar sixth house on the 18th, there can be a small disappointment in work, service, or health areas that might be discouraging at first, but ultimately redirects you on a more appropriate path. Keep in mind that this is temporary and serves a useful purpose as questioning can lead to the making of necessary adjustments and reassessments.

The 19-20 is particularly strong for connecting with your dreams and goals. Your instincts are powerful for what to say and how to say it, particularly with the public or with your work. The finer things in life have special appeal and may be a significant motivating factor for the plans you make now. Optimism and a positive outlook bring opportunities into your life, and your imagination can lead to wonderful new ideas for getting where you want to go. Business thinking is also creative.

An opposition between Venus and Mars happens on the 21st just as the Sun moves into your career sector. There may be a frustrating situation that leaves you feeling blocked from pursuing your desires or confused about what it is you want. You may be dealing with a perplexing social situation for which there seems to be no real solution, at least not in the short term. Try not to project fantasies on people and situations, as you may make more of them than they deserve, good or bad! Avoid making a stand or show right now, as you may regret it later when your head is clearer.

From the 21st, you're especially invested in your performance, and you can be highly motivated to take care of business. Your ambitions are stimulated now. You could find yourself in higher demand than usual, both personally and professionally.

With Mars retrograde in your solar fifth house from the 26th forward, some of you could be feeling a little stuck creatively speaking. Your social life, in general, can run into some complications. Some challenges can surface in a romantic relationship or relationships with your children this month and next. Avoidance is a strong tendency right now, but not advised. It's time to make some changes in your approach to pursuing your desires the giving of others some space. Mars will later back into your home and family sector (from August 12-27), but for now, increased attention to your creative and recreational activities is likely.

This is a time for reassessing how you approach recreation, work-play balance, lovers, love interests, and dating in general. You may decide to employ more strategy or to think ahead before jumping in. You may be turning to the past for answers, and slowdowns or delays in projects in addition to evolving motivation and interest levels can be part of the picture. There can be a change of heart, or you could be questioning what you love, and a new approach becomes necessary.

The 27-28 brings a Full Moon in your home and family sector and a Sun-Saturn opposition activating the same area of your chart. This may serve to put the fun on hold just long enough to correct some errors or redirect you if you've steered off-course. As much as you're gunning for your worldly or career goals and success at this time, there can be interruptions related to household or family responsibilities, restructuring, or some personal reservations and fears of exposure or risk. This is a time for examining whether you're being practical or self-limiting. If you've been neglecting specific responsibilities, you'll feel relieved to deal with them now. You may very well find that you wasted too much energy dreading something that was much easier than you'd imagined! A better work-home balance seems more doable.

June 2018 Scorpio Monthly Horoscope: June brings a strong push towards looking within for answers, dear Scorpio, as well as for the seeking out of deeper involvement in (or commitment to) a project, venture, or relationship. You're not interested in fluff at the moment as you pursue more meaningful or absorbing experiences with the Sun in your intimacy sector until the 21st and Mercury there until the 12th. As such, some endeavors are likely to fall by the wayside.

You can be giving a lot of thought to a private or hidden matter, or you may be moved to speak about something personal, particularly around the 4-5 when the Sun and Mercury join. This superior conjunction is a time for clearing the air. You might reach conclusions about a relationship or yourself, as you see a matter more clearly. It's a stellar time for bringing up a topic that typically is difficult to discuss because it's complicated, taboo, or sensitive.

Even so, Venus continues its transit of your solar ninth house until the 13th, and this encourages a more active or carefree expression of your feelings. You can have a stronger desire to learn, expand your knowledge and experiences, as well as to do different things. You could find it easier to attract who and what you want during this cycle. You're more inclined to make beneficial connections in places of learning or while venturing beyond your usual routine. You are looking for more unique and interesting activities and ideas, and you tend to see your relationships as learning experiences during this cycle. Mercury moves into this sector on the 12th and then the Sun on the 21st, effectively extending an adventurous theme. In fact, as June progresses, you are increasingly more focused on the future.

Nevertheless, there are two significant retrogrades in June. The first is not as impactful. Neptune turns retrograde on the 18th as it does each year for about five months. In the days surrounding this shift, keep in mind that there can be a temporary loss of faith in a creative project or romance. This disappointment will ultimately work in your favor if you allow the process to play out and get in touch with deeper needs and desires. People may be extra sensitive and could be reading situations poorly just for now. Take things easy and trust that ultimately you'll feel stronger for learning which dreams work for you and which may be undermining you!

The second retrograde involving Mars is more significant. For one, it's not as common, and for another, Mars is one of your planetary rulers. Mars will be retrograde for about two months -- from June 26th to August 27th. Even so, you're likely to feel some slowing down before the 26th. For the first seven weeks of the retrograde (until August 12th), Mars is retrograde in your sector of home and family. Tricky energy can be experienced with family or involving domestic affairs, and later on, with communications. Watch for passive-aggressive behavior. There may be a need for home repairs, and it's a good time for taking a good hard look at what you might do to organize your home life better and make it a happier place. Certain endeavors may not go as planned, and there may be a need for a "plan B." This may not the best time for beginning a long-term relationship or returning to an old one, but it's a fine time to look at things from a different perspective. Patience is a real virtue now.

Besides affecting the physical and mundane affairs surrounding family and home life, retrograde Mars can also stir up some buried emotional frustrations. Issues that may have been overlooked or that you thought had been resolved long ago can resurface now. Challenges mostly revolve around home, family, work, or health. Family tensions and possible home repairs cannot be escaped, but a change of scene from time to time can help your overall mood. Despite small inconveniences, you're on a path to new and improved home life and relations with family. This can take a few months, but the work you do now will be rewarded. This is a good time for dealing with buried anger and resentment, as well as for reviewing and fine-tuning projects around the home.

Venus moves into your career and reputation sector on the 13th, and the weeks ahead are suitable for public relations and appeal, or for a more relaxed, satisfying time relating with higher-ups and business associates. Your reputation can get a boost now.

A grand trine on the 19-20 can present wonderful opportunities. It can be a time of natural, strong confidence that is radiated to others, and also easy channels for communicating your ideas. Your perspective and sense of humor are appreciated and noticed. You do everything with creative flair. A romantic conversation or thoughts can figure strongly now.

Around the 21st, passions tend to run high, but satisfying them may not be straightforward. Try not to stir the pot and avoid confrontations until you know where you truly stand on an issue, as things can escalate quickly at this time. It can be challenging to be indifferent towards others, but it can be emotionally freeing to do so from time to time, as you can too easily get all riled up and this can interfere with success and happiness. Impatient or immature reactions can figure strongly now. Consider being kinder to yourself by looking the other way when it is appropriate to do so.

The last week of the month brings your needs for life experience, learning, and excitement to the fore. You may be looking for ways to add to your life experience through travel, learning, mingling with others, or various forms of adventure-seeking. The routine elements of your life seem to be more drab and dull in your mind's eye now. From the 27-28, a Full Moon occurs at the same time as the Sun opposes Saturn. Both events occur yearly but rarely happen at the same time. A responsibility, limitation, restriction, or rule can make itself known. If you've been procrastinating on paperwork, errands, and other daily duties, then it can come back to you at this time. A project may need some adjustments to fit the constraints of time and energy. The strong urge to move about freely and enjoy new experiences can be temporarily hampered by the need to catch up on your obligations. Or, fears of expansion or insecurities about your knowledge limit your choices now. Negative reviews or feedback might ultimately motivate you to tighten up your work or brush up on your skills. However, if there's no lesson in it, do your best to discard negativity.

June 2018 Monthly Sagittarius Horoscope Relationships or negotiations can be in focus in the first few weeks of June, dear Sagittarius. You are likely to attract intelligent or interesting people into your experience. Your interactions with others hold tremendous potential for fresh ideas and thinking. There can be a lot of activity related to your social life or partnerships now, and while this can be quite positive overall, Venus is out of the loop, and you may not be considering your feelings when making plans or expressing yourself. Check in with your feelings before rushing ahead, particularly around the 2-6. Even so, the 4-5 is strong for taking a good, objective look at a situation. You might discover a missing puzzle piece of information or engage in a uniquely meaningful conversation. Let others lead the talks now, and listen carefully. There may be new clarity or a turning point in a relationship for some of you.

Until the 13th, your feelings are going through a regeneration of sorts. This is one of the better periods of the year for attracting the support you need, either material or emotional. It's also good for getting the most out of others' talents and resources. Feelings of love and attachment can be intensified. While other themes in your life point to a generally more outgoing period of the year for you, this Venus transit suggests some introversion or tendency to enjoy private time in the first half of the month. It also implies that you're taking things to heart more than you show.

The New Moon on the 13th can push for a new beginning on the relationship front. If you need a fresh start, this is a time to begin anew. From the 13th as well, Venus transits in harmony to your sign and through your adventure sector, boosting your appeal and courage to enjoy new experiences. This is a nice transit that also stimulates a love of learning and an exploration of some of your more exotic tastes and interests, and it sticks with you through the rest of June (and beyond).

Mind you, Mars retrograde in the second half of June tends to complicate your understanding of your desires. As well, on the 18th, Neptune turns retrograde, and while this yearly, five-month cycle is strong for getting into better touch with your dreams (ultimately), the shift itself can cast a confusing veil over your life in mid-June. Some level of discouragement or loss of direction can be experienced now, but focusing on small jobs that need your attention can help counter this. Family or housing matters can be a little up in the air for the moment.

A grand trine involving Mercury, Neptune, and your ruler, Jupiter, on the 19-20 is helpful for finding your faith that everything will fall into place. This is a potentially powerful time for overcoming a problem or making peace with something from your past. Your intuition is in fine form, and conversations that may not typically take place can occur now and can be rewarding and successful. You may wish to discuss a private or personal matter with someone you trust. The spoken or written word seems to be the best vehicle through which to solve problems at the moment. Conversations with family take on a compassionate, creative tone.

Something comes to a head around the 21st as Venus and Mars face off across your communication sectors. You may tend to say something or bring up a topic that is on the provocative side now, perhaps to see how others react or even to see how others feel about you. While this may work swimmingly on another day, at this time, sensitivity runs high, and it may backfire. Boundaries can be crossed. Watch for a tendency to say too much or speak/react too quickly. Physical and emotional attractions can be intense now. You might rediscover a desire or passion that you left behind.

At the same time, the Sun moves into your solar eighth house, and you can learn much from observation and reflection. Mars turns retrograde on the 26th and will be retrograde for two months (until August 27th). The retrograde occurs in your communications sector for the first seven weeks.

Usually with Mars in your solar third house (which it is all of June and beyond), the pace is quick and sometimes hectic. With Mars moving so very slowly this month and retrograding from the 26th forward, there can be a desire to get a lot done, but blocks and delays come into play; or, there can be a lot to do but you're battling waning motivation and energy levels. Either way, you can feel quite frustrated until you accept the pace and find ways to work with it rather than against it.

Finding the time or energy to run errands and handle paperwork may be a challenge this month, and especially later in June. There can also be some disagreements or blocks with siblings, neighbors, or acquaintances. Some of you could experience delays or challenges with education or travel plans. However, this can be a wonderful time for looking to past ideas, projects, and mental interests and finding treasures in these. It can also be suitable for editing, changing, and otherwise making improvements. Slowing down can be good for you now.

A Full Moon occurs at the time of a Sun-Saturn opposition on the 27-28, perhaps bringing a responsibility to your attention or red tape to deal with. Blockages related to money or business, and maybe a stronger need for security and safety, can temporarily disrupt the equilibrium or your enjoyment of a relationship. There may be a disappointment experienced, or a limitation encountered, regarding finances. If you've let something go or procrastinated on a matter, this can be a time you'll need to face it. Fear of loss can be at the root of either possessiveness or emotional distancing in a relationship, even though these seem to be opposite reactions! It's a good time to bring a problem into the light so that you can finally resolve it and put it behind you.

June 2018 Capricorn Monthly Horoscope: Your focus on your daily routines, fitness, health, nutrition, work, and habits is strong in the first weeks of June, dear Capricorn. While it's not the best cycle for recognition or worldly success, this is an intense period for self-development and laying the groundwork for future success.

Especially on the 4-5, good energy is with you for sorting out and gaining clarity about work and health matters in a logical manner. There can be an epiphany or realization about a health issue or solution or a work or service matter. Seek out new or alternative health programs and work methods, as problems in these areas of your life can come to quick resolutions. Watch for a business-like insensitivity or impatience with people with whom you share daily activities since a Sun-Mercury combination in Gemini and in your sector of work can be a little too analytical. As well, your mind might say yes to things that your heart has yet to process. You may want to wait for after the New Moon on the 13th for official launches, but until then, you're in good shape for toying with new ideas. Work or daily routines can keep you unusually busy, and a significant discovery may be made in the process.

Until the 13th, a Venus transit may bring happy or helpful people into your social circle and presents opportunities for enhancing or attracting partnerships. If you have any need for peace-making with others, it's a great time for doing so. You might also benefit from others' input and help. It may be that you're craving others' company more than anything now, as you appreciate feeling that you have someone to lean on if you need the support! As well, sharing pleasures and activities can be particularly appealing now. The New Moon on the 13th presents good energy for beginning anew with a health or work program.

From the 13th, you're seeking more depth from your relationships or projects. Mid-month finds energies a little more complicated, however. Neptune turns retrograde on the 18th as it does for approximately five months each year. Fuzzy thinking is likely as the shift occurs. Perceptions can be confused and unsure, but you might also be dealing with mixed signals and communications or instructions. A small disappointment is possible, perhaps with a neighbor, sibling, or acquaintance, or an educational matter. However, whatever it is that brings you down will ultimately push you up further as it gets you in touch with the fantasies and dreams that serve you well, and those that may need to be refined or thrown out.

The 19-20 is good for your social life. Agreements can be made that are mutually beneficial. Conversations can help boost a relationship, notably as you and others are being positive and supportive, as well as open-minded. This can be a time you receive positive reviews, or something happens that inspires hopeful, optimistic feelings, particularly about, or because of, a relationship. There is a stronger interest in cooperating and sharing common goals now. You are projecting joyful, optimistic energy that attracts others to you and that makes people feel especially happy in your presence. You might find special reward and benefit through sharing your ideas, ideals, dreams, and hopes with someone special, and in fact, you could discover that you're going in a similar direction. Conversations with others can really get the creative juices flowing.

Boundaries can be pushed, and possessiveness or competitiveness can be strong themes around the 21st, however. Avoid emotionalism when it comes to controversial topics, including money. You might also be feeling in the dark or on the fence emotionally, and you could too easily concentrate on things that have been lost or buried. Issues of sharing, ownership, and support can be touchy. Seek out a compromise.

As the month progresses, a stronger focus on relationships comes into play. This is a time for expressing yourself through your relationships. You're also more sensitive to imbalances in your life now, and you may be seeking more harmony.

Mars turns retrograde on the 26th and will remain retrograde until August 27th. Later in the cycle (from August 12th forward), Mars will return to your sign. For the first leg of this cycle (until August 12th), Mars is retrograding in your finances and resources sector. Mars is moving very slowly through your sector of money, personal possessions, and natural talents all of June, in fact, and while matters surrounding these things can seem to be moving similarly slowly, this gives you the chance to take a second look at problem areas you may have missed in the past. Watch for struggles with money or values. There can be some confusion, misunderstandings, and possibly resentments surrounding money, ownership, valuables, matters of self-worth, work, and health. It's important to watch spending and pay attention to fine print when making purchases or commitments. You could easily regret your purchases later, so take the time to think about it before you leap forward. However, this can also be a time for seeing new ways to make money or for discovering lost items. It's a reasonable period for redesigning your budget, too. A review of money matters may be necessary and quite beneficial now.

On the 27-28, a Full Moon occurs in your sign just as the Sun opposes your ruler, Saturn, from your partnership sector. This brings strong messages about companionship and independence into your life. Watch for a tendency to refuse to play a game because you don't want to deal with the possibility of losing it! Another possible theme is that you distance yourself in a relationship or feel frustrated that someone doesn't seem to understand you. Part of the reason for this is a sense that you have to deal with everything yourself. Aim to take the lesson from your experiences now and improve your life for doing so. Be as patient as you can, both with others and with yourself!

June 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Aquarius: You're paying extra attention to pleasure-seeking activities, romance, creative projects, and hobbies in the first few weeks of June, dear Aquarius, with Mercury and the Sun in your solar fifth house until the 12th and 21st, respectively. It's a creative, interactive period for you, particularly with Mars also in your sign convincing you to go after what you want. This is a time for reconnecting with your "inner child." Ideally, you're feeling happier and freer. You might also enjoy increased contact and communication with your kids or a lover. You're motivated to pursue your passions.

Around the 4-5, there can be a clearing of the air, a moment of epiphany, news, or an overdue conversation related to any of these themes. You can be particularly communicative, articulate, and perhaps dramatic! This can also be a time for gaining some clarity about creative projects, a relationship, course, or a hobby. You're taking more pride in your work, ideas, and beliefs, and others are taking note. Creative projects could reach a turning point, or there can be a romantic revelation. The New Moon on the 13th brings fresh energy for new starts along these lines.

Later in June, the Sun and Mercury move into your work and health sector, and there is a shift of energy towards taking care of business. You'll be moving into a period of increased focus on routines and health. Even so, Venus is already in this sector of your chart at the start of June, helping to smooth and ease the transition. Until the 13th, you'll be seeking out more harmonious relations on the job, and the charm that you're displaying professionally is likely to be well-received. You may be making beneficial connections whether through the pursuit of your work and health goals or because of this stronger interest in these things. This is a favorable time for personal enjoyment of projects, organizing, list making, watching your nutrition, and the like. Venus transits your partnership sector from the 13th forward, and you'll find it mostly easy to harmonize with others. You're in good shape for enhancing and boosting a close relationship.

Neptune begins its yearly five-month retrograde on the 18th, and it can be a time of some rethinking, introspection, and indecisiveness. This cycle is good for exploring your dreams and spiritual needs. The station itself, however, can be a little disorienting until you acclimatize, making the week surrounding the 18th a time of some confusion. Remind yourself that holding off on making a decision or coming to a conclusion can be a good strategy now. Keep in mind that things are not as they seem, especially practical affairs and finances, as they can be skewed by wishful thinking or a temporary loss of faith and motivation. The Mercury-Jupiter-Neptune triangle on the 19-20 helps tremendously, though. It can be a fine time for powerful intuition regarding work, reputation, and career. There could be an appreciation for the work you do, good news can arrive, or you might discover important information, about health, money, or work. You can be more creative in your work, or you might be adding practical details to creative projects.

A Venus-Mars opposition on the 21st can be strong on you with Mars slowing down and in your sign. Someone may be frustrated with you, and perhaps that person is hoping you'll intuit what they truly want, but it can be difficult for you to pinpoint. Reactions can be strong now. Try to detach yourself emotionally just enough to stay in a calm place and work things out, but not so much that others think you're mocking them. You can learn a lot about yourself from whatever is triggered now.

Retrograde Mars on the 26th is big news for everyone, but especially so for you since Mars is currently transiting your sign. Watch that you don't book yourself solid early in the month as there can be a change of heart or slowdowns occurring later in June. You may not feel like following through, or you simply can't do so!

With Mars retrograde in your sign from the 26th, you can be more introspective. It's not that you lack confidence, but you're more inclined to look within for answers. Questioning your plans is likely, and in fact entirely necessary. The temptation to push ahead with personal plans is strong, but circumstances could have you feeling stuck. Watch for temper tantrums as you'll be at your strongest if you tame impatience and work on projects that need fine-tuning or completion rather than adding more to your plate. Correct misunderstandings swiftly, and don't dwell on matters you can't control, although the latter can be especially tricky with Mars in your sign and retrograde, as all sorts of buried frustrations can emerge in unexpected ways. The tendency to stew and to let things get to you is strong now. Some disconnects can happen now, but can also lead to greater understanding down the line. For now, try not to push matters (or others). Give them space, and give yourself space as well. Mars is retrograde from June 26 to August 27 but is retro in your sign until August 12th.

The 27-28 features a Capricorn Full Moon and a Sun-Saturn opposition. Both of these are yearly events, but they don't usually happen at the same time. You might need to face and deal with an area that you overlooked, neglected, or avoided in the past. You're motivated to work and take care of business, but taking care of an emotional matter or an obligation to help someone can slow you down. Others may not be appreciating all of your efforts, and this can serve to frustrate you, although left to fend for yourself, you may discover that you do just fine on your own! A reminder from the cosmos to arrive at a better work-life balance can come now, and while it can be annoying initially, pacing yourself can only be to your benefit.

June 2018 Pisces Horoscope: You're seeking out more familiarity, comfort, quiet, and private time in your life in the first few weeks of June, dear Pisces. This is an excellent time to improve living conditions and relations with family or loved ones. Mercury's here until the 12th and the Sun until the 21st. Especially around the 4-5, there can be big ideas and meaningful conversations or ideas related to long-term projects, improving security, family, and home. You're gaining clarity in your personal life. After the New Moon on the 13th, you'll want to push forward with family and home improvement plans. Until then, it's a time for clearing the air and starting fresh, although you should only undertake brand-new significant initiatives after the 13th. There can be meaningful conversations about or with family, and things may be coming together on the home front or regarding living conditions. Ideas can blossom. Significant ideas, news, or conversations can happen now.

Venus continues to transit in harmony with your sign until the 13th, however, bringing graciousness, the power of attraction, an urge to interact, and considerable charm. This is a pleasant transit for you. It's a time when you tend to follow your heart's desire and you can be more romantic than usual or receive extra romantic attention. Love can be found more readily while pursuing entertainment and pleasure, or you might discover what you love in your hobbies and pastimes. It's one of the better periods of the year for personal magnetism, romance, and creative expression. The New Moon on the 13th is useful for new plans or initiatives that have long-term potential. From the 13th forward, you can be focused on bringing harmony to your daily life, including your working environment. There may be social opportunities arising through your work or your daily routines or pursuit of good health.

Neptune is retrograde for about five months each year, and in 2018, this cycle begins on June 18th. Its station can cast a haze around facts and figures, and while this happens yearly and it's nothing new to you, Neptune is one of your rulers, and you're more tuned into its vibrations than most. Be a little more cautious and precise than usual with essential documents and projects at this time, particularly as Mars will also turn retrograde shortly. Losing a little faith in a dream can be a real energy sapper, so you may need to take a light schedule. Be aware that you may be giving off mixed signals to others. Going forward, however, you are in a stronger position to put your faith in doable, viable dreams and goals.

The 19-20 is a powerful time for you and your relationships. It's an excellent time for expressing yourself through creative mediums, coming up with beautiful ideas about life goals, and for connecting with loved ones. You crave a little more from life than you typically do on a mental level. Your perception of the world opens up and broadens, possibly through the news you hear or conversations you have now. You might come to peace about a matter with someone, or settle a problem. Your thoughts and ideas inspire people, and for some of you, a creative, partnering, or romantic opportunity might emerge now. It's an active period for attracting a relationship.

On the 21st, Venus opposes Mars, and you may be facing stubbornness in others. Restlessness is stirred, and a problem in love or friendship can reach a head. Acknowledge whatever feelings are coming to the surface at this time, even if they seem to be irrational, but keep in mind that you don't have to act on them yet. Watch for impulsive moves now as they're more likely to be memorable and to have a long-term impact.

Another theme that's gaining momentum in June for you is a creative, romantic, and playful one. It's a strong time for making significant emotional and creative changes that contribute to a sense of personal empowerment.

Mars turns retrograde on the 26th, however, and certain initiatives slow right down. Note that June finds many planets moving in retrograde! The message is clear: take things easy. The entire Mars retrograde period spans June 26th to August 27th, and the first leg of it occurs in your privacy sector (until August 12th). You can feel driven by unusual yearnings and desires at this time. If you don't honor your need for downtime and rest, circumstances can conspire to remind you or enforce it upon you. Health or emotional issues might slow you down and occasionally pull you out of the routines of your daily life, and it can feel like this happens at the worst times. In general, it's not the best time to ask for commitments from others or to make them yourself. Living in the moment, and enjoying it, without too many expectations is your best bet, as long as you don't go overboard with this. You can also benefit from reflecting on the past and learning from it. While you may be reconsidering certain recent endings, you may simply need a little more time to process things before moving forward, and this retrograde cycle is affording you this option. You may seem quite preoccupied, and this can be due to secret conflicts or personal matters that are weighing on your mind.

The 27-28 brings a Full Moon and Sun-Saturn opposition, both of which are affecting your social sectors. You may be facing a reality check, particularly related to friendship or goals. Responsibilities to others can emerge now and interfere with your fun or plans. Delays or criticisms may motivate or force you to firm up your ideas, however, which can ultimately work in your favor. If you learn where you stand and check in with the rules, you're in the position to make more responsible decisions and realizable plans. As well, limitations you deal with now can, perhaps ironically, open you up to other freedoms later.

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Aries: There is a powerful focus on relationships, personal appeal, and magnetism this month, dear Aries. Even so, it's less about pairing up as it is for increasing your confidence and enjoying a sense of freedom. Building your resources and solidifying plans are strong themes, as well. There is a growing theme of communicating and connecting as May advances.

Communications, transportation, and work-related matters are moving ahead more quickly in May. Adding creative flair or imaginative touches to a project can be satisfying and successful on the 5-7. Merging your resources or talents with others can be very rewarding this year, but this month, you can feel a stronger desire to succeed all on your own. You want to achieve on your own merits, but you also recognize the need for others or outside resources and talents so that you can excel. You may be testing the waters around the 8th, but also acknowledging the need to make compromises and avoid excess.

The 11-13 is excellent for applying yourself to business or special projects, as you have a keen eye for what works and what is merely in your way. You are resourceful, and there can be the chance to showcase your talents or put them to good use. This is a potentially excellent time for recognition for what you do well. Around the 13th, you can make exciting discoveries or have important epiphanies. There can be a learning breakthrough or a resolution to a problem that breaks down walls in your life. Information comes your way that nudges you in a new direction, and a surprise or significant communication from a friend may be part of the picture.

As mid-month approaches, you can feel quite a bit of tension between doing your own thing or pursuing your personal interests and filling your responsibilities, which are compelling. In truth, you're very ambitious these days, and it can be hard to find the time to do everything you want to do. The tendency may be to resist others' wishes or to push an idea when people are too absorbed in their own desires to give yours due consideration. Watch for words you may later regret and conflicts with authority figures or in public or professional settings. Try not to feel pressured to take action when you're not fully aware of all the angles of a situation.

The 14-16 holds tremendous energy. The New Moon occurs in your sector of finances, values, self-worth, natural talents, and other personal resources. This presents a chance for a new beginning or fresh start regarding these things. What makes this energy intense is the fact that Uranus and Mars both change signs around the same time of the lunation and then form a square to one another. This can be electric and surprising.

Mars transiting your social sector from the 16th forward is particularly important to you since Mars is your ruler. Mars will spend more time than usual in this sector of your chart because of an upcoming retrograde period this summer. This does suggest that what you jump into now may need revision later, particularly related to friends or happiness goals. This can be a time of much excitement as you experiment with new ideas, projects, and potential ventures.

Uranus moving into house two of your solar chart is even more significant. For one, Uranus is transitioning out of your sign this year and the next. This takes the pressure off to assert your independence. For another, Uranus doesn't change signs often - only every seven years. Uranus spending time in your resources sector is bound to bring excitement revolving around finances and possessions to your life. There might be a sudden change in financial position, even a windfall or significant gift, a sudden urge to spend or invest money, a new money-making idea or project that seems to come out of nowhere, or new insights into money, money-making ability, or self-worth. You may need or want to rid yourself of excess baggage. Money might be seen now for its value as a tool used to achieve more freedom in your life. Uranus will retrograde and return to your personality sector on November 6th and then will move into your resources sector more permanently in March 2019. This can be a bit confusing, but you can think of it as a period of back and forth and of transition from one transit to the next.

For now, keep in mind that your attitude towards personal finances, as well as your value system, is evolving. There is a need to be free from certain attachments during this long-term cycle. Financial ups and downs are possible, but the sooner you adjust to the idea of living with some uncertainty in this area, the better. When it comes to income, you are challenged to think outside of the box to come up with viable plans to improve your finances. You may be seeking out alternative sources of income. This can be a time of freelance work or various sources of income. You can experience a change of attitude towards the accumulation of possessions and/or property, too.

The 17-19 brings more grounded energy, and you can use it to make plans and center yourself. From the 19th forward, Venus transits your home and family sector, encouraging special attention to your domestic world and bringing more harmony to it. Even little improvements and advances can feel big and exciting. You are learning a little about letting go of some sentimentality towards your personal possessions, either making room for things that improve your life, or getting rid of excess. It can feel good to unburden at times now.

The Sun's move into your communications sector on the 21st points to a more connected, communicative period as May advances. In fact, since the 16th, Mars has been encouraging you to socialize and diversify more often, and now the Sun gets into the game. You're likely to feel refreshed and a little braver or interested in seeing results. Reaching out and connecting can bring unexpected opportunities right now. Especially on the 23-24, trust your instincts on a social level.

The last week of May brings a Jupiter-Neptune trine to full force. We've seen this energy before and, in fact, it's been following you around since December in subtle ways. It's a great influence for intimate, inner, and emotional matters. This is a favorable period for intimacy and psychological growth. Imaginative activities or behind-the-scenes efforts can be rewarding, either spiritually or materially, and perhaps a bit of both. Generosity and compassion increase. This can be an important time for gaining support, too. Making changes on emotional levels can be especially positive now. This is also an excellent time for money matters as May draws to a close. You might publish or gain some kind attention for something you've written in the past around the Full Moon of the 29th.

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Taurus: May brings a strong focus on personal changes, money, and work, dear Taurus. Personal development and plans related to improving health and wellness are in good shape this month. The New Moon on the 15th is a real kickstarter -- if you've been putting something off, now you're quick to recognize the need to get going!

At the same time, Uranus enters your sign. Since Uranus in Taurus happens only every 84 years or so, it's a significant event! Mind you, this transit lasts seven years, so you'll have some time to adjust to this month's ingress. Plus, Uranus will retreat into the sign of Aries from November 2018 to March 2019 to finish up there before returning to your sign more permanently. While this important transit will take some time to flesh out, you'll be feeling some hard-to-ignore stirrings now.

Under this Uranus transit, conditions in your life that have been stifling or confining become hard to tolerate. It's a time of a personal revolution in your life. In May, work, reputation, or career matters can be motivators, triggers, or catalysts for big changes. Certainly, you're entering a stage of increased ambition and conditions on the job could prompt you to find a new path or to redefine your goals and perhaps even fast-track plans that you've previously put off for "one day." You'll be seeking more input, freedoms, or independence now.

Mars enters your career, responsibility, and reputation sector around the same time as the New Moon and the Uranus-Taurus ingress, so everything is happening quickly. There may be a dramatic break from the past the 13-16, or a significant change, although this can just as well be something that takes place in your mind. Your attitude changes and you find yourself traveling a new path or following a new goal. It's important to watch for overly impulsive moves, though, since Mars will turn retrograde next month and will revisit the very degrees and aspects you're experiencing now, which can suggest that decisions made now need a revisit later on. There could be stalls or backtracking involved.

Meanwhile, partnering and friendship matters are strong in May. Your people/social quotient is excellent. Past and current relationships are a strong focus this month. A lot is going on under the hood when it comes to relationships and feelings. As well, much is happening on the surface of things, in broad daylight! From the 5-7, it can feel as if your dreams are coming true, or that they're all the more realizable. You can feel quite supported and confident about your lot in life as well as where your life is heading. Friends and connection are inspiring. Mind you, there can be times when you feel a little torn between going your own way and enjoying togetherness, particularly around the 8th. As much as you'd like to do both sides well, you may be feeling a little confused or tired, and finding a way to tone things down makes sense. Getting to a state of balance can be challenging but rewarding now. This is a time for planning, especially since mid-month is likely to come on like a storm and you'll want to have a good sense of what you truly want for yourself.

Mercury moves into your sign on the 13th and is in mutual reception with Venus, your ruler, from May 13-18, and you're in great shape for sharing your thoughts and getting some good feedback for your ideas.

Uranus gets you all riled up and itching to make radical changes from the 15th forward when a New Moon in your sign has a similar rebirth effect. You are building and strengthening your courage. Change is on the horizon, and a spiritual revelation or attitude breakthroughs can occur that propel you along a new path this summer. You are setting your sights on the future instead of worrying about the past, and setting your sights high! There may be unexpected events that free you from confining situations.

On the 15-16 especially, impulsiveness can get you in trouble. Avoid reacting too quickly if you feel caged in or pushed to your limits. The few days following this, however, are much more grounded and realistic, so if possible, save the bigger decisions until then. From the 19th forward, you are in great shape for connecting with like-minded people or for sharing your interests harmoniously with others.

Money is more predictable this month and can be quite excellent from the 13th forward. You're also entering an excellent long-term cycle for your career, although part of this process can involve some stops and starts or dramatic turns. The 23-24 is exceptionally strong for career connections, income boosts, or taking action to move projects forward. Health until the 19th is decent, but some adjustments may be necessary. Pay proper attention to areas that may be a little off.

You're in great shape for strengthening alliances and improving the spiritual or friendship element of a partnership in May. You may be seeking or realizing a long-term dream or goal. The Full Moon on the 29th can bring a money matter to a turning point or conclusion. You might awaken to your feelings for someone at this time, and this helps you make the right choices.

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Gemini: You continue to experience a greater need for rest and relaxation, and perhaps even some solitude, in the first three weeks of May, dear Gemini. Even so, there is likely to be quite a bit of attention coming your way! Clarity in friendships arrives this month. With planets in Gemini at any given point throughout May, you're in a period of personal awakening as you approach your new astrological year. Nevertheless, you still have some end-of-the-astro-year contemplation to do. Try to treat this period as a time for gathering your energies and closing important projects or situations.

You benefit from lovely Venus moving through your sign until the 19th. 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 until later May. 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.

Mars moving into harmony with your sign on the 16th is quite magical. It's stirring, too. Shortly after that, the Sun enters your sign, pulling you out of your shell. Even so, in the weeks before these dates, you're receiving some friendly attention.

From the 5-7, people might turn to you for your unique and wise advice or as a creative lead. The unique flair that distinguishes you from the crowd is even more noticeable and enhanced. There could be substantial support coming from behind the scenes or from an unexpected source. The creative side of your projects holds more appeal than usual, and you're particularly good at seeing (or bringing) magic in/to your pursuits. However, confusion about your general direction, career, or situation with a superior can play with your mind and confuse your personal choices. Around the 8th, watch for going overboard in your quest to do too many things well. You are looking to do your best in your work and with your health regimes, but you also have a strong pull towards rest and dealing with private matters or emotional needs. You may be giving or serving a little too much for your own good these days. Look for ways to make adjustments that lead to a healthier, more balanced life.

Use the 11-13 for symbolically throwing out the garbage. You're likely to see areas of focus and lines of thinking that are good for you and which ones are slowing or weighing you down. A Mercury-Uranus alignment aims to move you forward as an idea forms or information comes in that completes a plan or gets you to a conclusion. There can be news or surprises from a friend or in your networks now. An idea for a long-term project can be golden. Collaborating or brainstorming with a friend, group, or classmate can be particularly fruitful. This can also point to a disruption in your networks that pushes you forward.

Again, there is much going on behind the scenes in your life. On the 15-16, a New Moon occurs in your privacy sector at the same time that Uranus enters this sector for a long-term transit, representing a major shift, although it doesn't become consistent until March 2019 and beyond. Your dreaming world is vivid and intuition exceptionally active. Listen to your inner voice! Now and in coming years, this Uranus transit can really shake things up with matters related to the past and your privacy. Things may come to light that help you let go of negative attachments that have been keeping you from growing and thriving. Holding on tightly to your things and ideas may be about your fear of changes taking place in your social life. Watch for impulsiveness now, but do consider ways to move upwards and onwards.

Take advantage of clear, logical thinking around the 17-19 - a breath of fresh air after several emotionally-charged and perhaps impulsive days. A sense of purpose or mission, as well as the drive for results, combine to offer you considerable focus for your mental energies, so choose a project that has long-term potential and go with it. It’s also a good time for small, significant career moves. From the 19th forward, you're in a particularly good stage for money and gifts as well as attention to developing your talents and resources.

There is a nice shift in energy that is more future-oriented and upbeat starting in the last week of May. It may feel as if life is speeding up just enough to pull you out of a rut. You're braver about expressing yourself, and you're ready to take on a challenge. This can be a spunky time, but also a rather magical period for a sense of mission or purpose through work or health pursuits. It's a brilliant period for enjoying or finding work, showcasing your skills, and improving working relationships. There is powerfully creative, generous energy with you for matters related to your career and reputation. Trust that by doing what you love, you'll get where you need to go, however long it may take! The Full Moon in Sagittarius on the 29th pulls your sharp attention to a relationship matter and your feelings that are hard to deny at this time.

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.

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Leo: Important themes in May revolve around work, career, reputation, friends, and partnerships, dear Leo. With the Sun at the top of your solar chart in your career sector until the 21st and Mars in your work and health sector up to the 15th, working hard and filling your responsibilities to your utmost are in sharp focus. This is a time for making real progress on achieving your goals.

Mid-month, exciting and perhaps disruptive energy is with you. Disagreements or changing perspectives can figure strongly now as well, possibly pushing you into new territory. A new beginning of sorts and perhaps even a new calling can emerge related to your work. You may be thrust into the spotlight now, or there can be significant happenings with competitors or partners that prompt new approaches to what you do and how you see yourself, too.

You're seeing forward progress with work, travel, and educational plans or endeavors in May, and perhaps some real disruptions. Channels for self-expression open with increased faith on the 5-7. Research and development benefit from your intuitive approach. You quickly gain others' support for your goals or plans, but demands on you can be large. As much as you'd like to be everything to everyone, try not to over-commit yourself. Watch for excesses in particular on the 8th. If you've been spending too much time at home or on yourself, then you may see the need to tone things down a little now so that you can reach out. You also want to shine in your professional life or to move out of your comfort zone and take a few risks now, but it's not always easy to go hard in both areas so you'll need to come to a healthy balance.

Tap into your patience from the 11-13 and find creative ways to make things happen. You're able to see which traits, talents, and projects work best for you now, and your reputation improves as you maneuver these things skillfully. A Mercury-Uranus alignment on the 13th does help you move forward, but you can be abrupt or impulsive. Watch for nervous tension driving decision-making. Jumping into action before getting all the facts can be costly now. Something you learn or a conversation about a philosophical or technical matter can be motivating, though. Mercury moves to the top of your solar chart and will transit there from the 13-29, putting you in great shape for getting a strong message across.

The 14-16 is powerful with the New Moon in your career and reputation sector ushering in a new beginning or fresh start, as well as Uranus moving into the same house, forming a square to Mars which is freshly entering your partnership sector. This energy is impulsive and electric. Uranus changes signs only every seven years, so its move into a new sector of your chart is significant. In fact, it's a once in a lifetime transit. This year, we get a preview of this energy from May to November, and it will return more consistently starting in March 2019. This long-term transit suggests some unpredictability with your career, professional projects, reputation, or public image, but these areas can also be highly stimulating and innovative. You can bring fresh insight to your work. Partnerships, competition, or a relationship goal can spur you on now. Significant changes are in the works.

During this seven-year Uranus transit, you may take an unexpected turn or direction with your work. Sudden or unforeseen career opportunities are possible. Some of you will be discovering your "true calling."

Mars moving into your partnership sector from the 16th forward enlivens your close relationships. This transit will last much longer than the usual two months due to an upcoming retrograde of Mars that starts in June, so you'll be doing a whole lot of exploring partnerships and the energy you get from others in your life for the next while. Watch for hasty choices now, especially since some of the decisions you're making in May will come up for review this summer. You may be attracting aggressive or assertive people into your life. They might be coming on strong, and then pulling back. Conflicts about give-and-take in an existing partnership can emerge.

Use the 17-19 to get your head together and to draw up plans. You're a bit more grounded at this time. Venus moves into your privacy sector from the 19th forward, and you may need some emotional space, but you're not against enjoying company. It can be a great time for enjoying private moments. You tend to help, service, and support others, rather quietly and automatically right now. You appreciate the more hidden or subtle elements of your life, interactions, and emotions.

This can also be a good time for teaming up to get things done. The Sun moves into your friendship sector on the 21st, and with Mars already in your partnership sector, the last week ten days of May are likely to be active socially.

Even so, a Jupiter-Neptune transit in force at this time calls your attention to your support system once again. The theme of this longer-term influence is supportive, imaginative, and even a bit magical. It aids you in strengthening and making the most of the positive effects of Jupiter's transit to your home and family sector. There may be increased resources available to you for improving your home life. Your finances might improve, possibly due to shared efforts or combined income. There can be more power and resources available to you to establish yourself through a home, property, or long-term business endeavor. You are in need of a spiritual or creative escape from time to time, and this influence nudges you to seek it out.

The Full Moon in Sagittarius on the 29th can be a particularly romantic and creative one. You're awakening to your feelings about a person or project, and this can set you on a new path. And, the last day of May is brilliant for ideas and enterprise, mainly related to a partner, friend, or team.

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Virgo: May is a strong month for success in promoting, publishing, courses, and schooling, dear Virgo. It can also be suitable for travel and getaways, or simply breaking the usual routine. You're more assertive and independent in the first half of the month. There can be some tensions regarding an intimate relationship, the distribution or sharing of money, or power dynamics in a close relationship. The last week of May brings an energy shift towards career and family. Unexpected opportunities to travel or expand your education can emerge. Career matters push forward suddenly from the 21st. You're taking charge, and others are following your lead. The second half of May is also solid for your social life. Friends can be supportive and can help you out with your practical affairs. This is a favorable period for networking, particularly business-related.

You enjoy increased clarity with business moves, intimate relationships, and finances in May. You'll see a relationship more clearly and matters related to support clarify as well. Something spiritual, romantic, or otherwise inspiring can lift your spirits and improve your outlook on the 5-7. However, if you've been seeing someone or a relationship through rose-colored glasses, there may be a small letdown happening now. Although looking the other way can soothe yourself in the moment, ultimately you'll need to face some facts since it's near impossible to truly fool yourself. Around the 8th if you've been taking on too much, you'll feel as if something's going to break. You have a larger than usual appetite for taking on new interests or developing and learning current ones, but alas, you don't have enough time for all of this. The trick is to draw limits without squashing your enthusiasm. May can also be a time for a big announcement or the culmination of a publishing or learning project.

The 11-13 is good for self-promotion or marketing, particularly of creative works or talents. You may be in the position to show off your leadership capabilities. People you meet or date can shift your perspective in revealing ways. Expressing your feelings through your work or craft can be rewarding and fruitful. On the 13th, you're ready to put a negative attitude or element of the past behind you. There can be quite a bit of tension building, and impulsiveness is something to watch for as mid-month draws close. There can be some pressure to make last-minute decisions, but you may not be entirely equipped to make healthy ones! Feeling on edge can be a difficult state to turn into a positive, but it's also entirely possible with determination. It can be especially important that you avoid cutting words with people you care about.

The New Moon in your adventure sector on the 15th occurs at a time when both Mars and Uranus are changing signs and forming a square aspect to one another. It's highly dynamic and possibly electric! New beginnings are likely now, but changes can be quick.

Uranus moving into your solar ninth house is a significant event since a house change happens only every seven years. This transit is not yet consistent (it will retreat in November and then resume in March 2019), but will be with you for many years to come. You may experience a spiritual awakening of sorts or a call to see the world, or perhaps even to save it! Learning needs to be exciting or cutting edge to keep your interest now. Life experiences are unpredictable and exciting. You are embracing change. You have high energy this month for reinventing yourself through letting go of bad attitudes and starting fresh. The desire to take a new course or to travel can come up suddenly as you hunger for new experiences.

Mars moving into your work and health sector on the 16th is significant. Mars will stay in this sector longer than usual and will spend some of its time here retrograde this summer, offering you an opportunity period to work out your daily schedules and work or health plans. There can be some reworking of projects or pursuits and backtracking involved, but for now, you're feeling gung-ho about getting yourself and your daily routines into shape. For some, new interests or opportunities emerging now with the energies of the New Moon can prompt an overhaul of your daily routines or a new approach to health and wellness.

Take full advantage of the 17-19 when thinking is more grounded and you're considering the future, not just the moment! Venus moves into your friendship sector on the 19th and immediately harmonizes with Uranus. You're likely to find great pleasure in learning, sharing, and connecting with friends. It's a good time for reaching out to others, sharing what you've learned, mingling, conversing, and otherwise boosting friendships. New ideas and even some inspiration can result. This is a time for feeling freer and happier as your knowledge of the world around you grows. Group activities, friendships, and community events can be in focus. You can also be quite technical, business-minded, and progressive now. Venus in this area of your chart (from May 19th to June 13th) is not only about socializing but also about enjoying new projects and goals and experimenting with new technology and ideas.

The Sun's move to the top of your solar chart on the 21st helps usher in a new focus on long-term goals and performance, although Mars has been stirring your practical nature and emphasizing work since the 16th. Work-related matters are particularly strong around the 23-24 when you apply yourself with great purpose and intent. Putting your practical affairs together can come exceptionally easy to you. Your stamina level is strong, and you're wasting no time.

Also in the last week of May, fabulous energy is with you for your partnerships and projects. You may be especially motivated to pursue your studies, personal interests, or a partnership. You're in great shape for sharing your ideas or working with someone to produce something special. Your speech or writing is more creative and inspired during this period. It can be a prolific period for writing or speaking. Transportation options make transit more enjoyable and might even open up partnering opportunities. A special relationship may develop that is highly communicative, or there is increased daily contact in an existing relationship. The Full Moon on the 29th is a call to deal with home and family matters. You're in a great position to work on or from the home, and for boosting your relationships with those you love. Appreciation for loved ones increases now.

May 2018 Libra Monthly Horoscope: Financial or intimate matters can be in sharp focus this month, dear Libra. This can be about loans or bonuses or getting close to someone and dealing with the power dynamics involved. You are tuned in to the deeper issues and looking beyond the surface of matters for answers. This is an excellent time for researching, editing, or otherwise going over business, health, and financial issues. Expanding your personal resources is especially important to you now. Your spirits lift considerably in the last week of the month. People in high places are more inclined to notice your efforts and/or talents from the 19th forward.

In May, you're likely to enjoy more clarity and forward movement related to your relationships, educational pursuits, partnerships, finances, intimate connections, and negotiations. Relationships are not without their challenges, though. Family-partnership conflicts can be prominent for some of you.

On the 5-7, intuitive hunches lead you to the right information and creative ways to improve your work or health. Supporting others or self-improvement efforts can be rewarding now. On the 8th, watch for excess or over-indulgence. If you've been going over the top either indulging your interests or giving to others, this is a time to start simplifying. You may decide that focusing on your personal goals and values will do much more for your happiness than an excessive focus on outward signs of success or progress.

From the 11-13, supportive people in your life or more confidence within can get you past obstacles. There can be breakthrough conversations or thinking related to relationships now. There can be a chance meeting with someone or a missing piece of information surfaces that is a game changer. Watch for jumping to action before getting all the facts. While competition can motivate you to improve your game, defensiveness and impatience won't help you further your cause.

The 14-16 holds a lot of intense and exciting, but perhaps also disruptive, energy. The New Moon in Taurus occurs just as Uranus moves into the sign. Mars changes signs as well, and immediately clashes with Uranus, stimulating a quick need or desire for change. You could be feeling caged in, or someone in your life feels confined. New insights can be intensely revealing, particularly about love and intimacy. Avoid pushing too hard, but allow yourself to cross normal thresholds, as you can make great strides towards critical new beginnings.

Uranus moving into a new sign is a significant event. While Uranus is not entirely finished its transit of Aries and will retreat to complete it from November 2018 to March 2019 before returning to Taurus, you're beginning to feel some important shifts now. Close relationships with others are lively under this influence. Sudden developments in the financial or emotional support you receive are possible. Your private world and shared resources can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. Your intimate life and support systems open up. These can be the wildcard areas of life, but also highly stimulating and innovative, in the coming months and years. You may be learning a lesson in detachment during this cycle – sudden changes in the support you receive from others or outside sources can force you to become more independent financially. Prepare yourself for fluctuations by settling as many debts as you can and by working on boosting your personal income. This can also be a highly creative time for handling money, talents, and relationships. The important thing with this transit is to open up to alternative, new, progressive, or non-traditional ways of doing things without throwing practical considerations out in the process.

Right now, watch for rash decisions. Mars is moving into harmony with your sign from the 16th forward, enlivening your romantic or creative worlds, and will stick around in this area of your chart for many months. This summer, Mars will be retrograde here, and this is the reason for its extended visit. Some of the decisions made now may come up for review later, so do think things through carefully in May. Moving too quickly is not advised, although certain changes may be necessary and very rewarding.

Venus moves up to the top of your solar chart from the 19th forward, immediately harmonizing with Uranus. Relations with bosses, the public, and business contacts are set to improve. This is a time for pleasant surprises and advances, particularly related to life path goals. Connections might form that prove to be especially favorable over time. Someone might sponsor you or give you support. Your reputation gets a nice boost now. You're seeking the best for yourself and believing in yourself.

You're more outgoing and sociable as the month advances. A decision to travel or to take up studies could be made quite suddenly. You are expressing yourself well and satisfyingly. Also in the last week of May, a powerful influence comes into play for you in the areas of work, finances, and health. Your self-image improves, and this has positive effects all around, as you take better care of yourself and pay more attention to the mind/spirit element of your life. The work you do now may feel more compatible with your overall philosophies or mission. A sense of mission can uplift you. The Full Moon on the 29th is good for personal interests and projects, publicity, or promotion, and the last days of May are excellent for finances and work.

May 2018 Scorpio Monthly Horoscope: You can be especially involved with others this month, dear Scorpio, and for the most part, your involvement is pleasant and rewarding, if occasionally demanding. Personal plans tend to take the back seat in favor of the agendas of others. Your social life is animated and relationships are dynamic - they're a strong area of change and movement. New energy is brought to a partnership. This is a time for redefining relationships and relationship needs. The last week of May can bring important revelations about money, business, and your intimate life. However, overall, it's a relationship-centered month for you. Positive energy is brought to your solar houses of Life this month, so that romantic, creative, and life-learning experiences are rewarding. Travel, legal, or educational plans come together nicely. Cultural events could hold extra appeal. You are more effective at expressing your creativity, or others are paying more attention to your creations.

You're experiencing increased clarity with work, health, partnerships, and finances this month. These matters are moving forward, although they're not without their problems. You can have a hectic schedule, and you may be doing a lot of juggling in the first half of May. From the 5-7, connecting with others can lead to nice opportunities, and creative efforts are particularly successful. Where you're emotionally involved and invested, though, you may not be seeing situations or people clearly.

Around the 8th, you may be confronting your excesses or reaching a critical turning point in your journey. A partner has much to reveal to you about yourself through your interactions. You're in a particularly good place for reinforcement, support, and recognition on the 11-13, and learning and communications projects are favored. There can be compelling conversations or ideas now with a Mercury-Uranus alignment. You're likely to make useful discoveries related to your health, wellness, therapy, services, or work, and thinking can be breakthrough. You might receive word or notice that moves you forward in a new direction or a clarified position. It's important not to speak too quickly, however, as we approach mid-month when impulsiveness may be a problem. Try not to make decisions about something you don't yet fully understand, or under pressure.

The 14-16 is where there's a whole lot of concentrated and combust energy. A New Moon occurs in your partnership sector, signaling a new beginning or a chance to start fresh. A clash of values with a partner may be part of the picture now, however, as Mars and Uranus both change signs and form a square to one another. Surprises are in the mix when it comes to close relationships. Conversations about, with, or on behalf of family can be intense and revealing. There is an intensity to this time that breaks through barriers. You will no longer tolerate confining situations!

Uranus moving into your partnership sector on the 15th is a huge deal. While it's an interrupted transit, it will be in effect for the most part until 2026. During this cycle, partnerships and relationships with others can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. You are attracted to people who are free-spirited, individualistic, and possibly even eccentric or unstable as close partners during this period; or you draw these types of people into your experience. You are learning about giving freedom to others, and this isn’t always easy. Trying to force convention or tradition on partnerships will be a lesson in frustration during this period. This influence will kick in more consistently from March 2019 forward (until April 2026).

This month, sudden opportunities with or through a partner can arise. An unexpected circumstance or sudden change of attitude can occur and jolt you out of your usual routine. Some of you might enter into a new partnership quickly, or meet a special someone with whom you have strong intellectual or communicative ties, and the desire to take it to the next level is strong. The kinds of people you attract, as well as relationship dynamics in general, will be changing dramatically over the coming years, starting this month.

Take advantage of the more reliable energies of the 17-19 when thinking is solid and you don't feel rushed or pressured. From the 19th forward, Venus travels in harmony with your sign and harmonizes with Uranus, too. Surprising pleasures, good news, or inspiring ideas can be in the mix now. There can be a refreshing change of pace and an uplifting of spirits.

Mars enlivens your home and family life from the 16th, and it also encourages you to pour more energy into your domestic affairs. From the 21st, the Sun travels in a similarly "hidden" or emotional sector of your solar chart, your intimacy sector. Work on or around the house can be especially productive, as matters seem to flow naturally and interference is minimal. This is a time of following your instincts and doing some vital introspection.

The beautiful Jupiter-Neptune trine that first appeared in December comes into exact aspect again now, enhancing creative and romantic endeavors. There is a magical quality to your charisma and appeal as well as your creative output. Love, love affairs, and other social activities help to enhance a healthy self-image, and you draw in others magnetically. The last few days of the month can bring a financial matter to your attention. This is another time of powerful personal appeal and the chance to enjoy and express yourself more fully.

May 2018 Sagittarius Monthly Horoscope: While work and mundane matters take center stage for much of May, dear Sagittarius, this is nevertheless a lively month for relationships and a robust period for your emotional life, as well. Organizing, managing, and handling the details of your life will go a long way towards a stronger sense of accomplishment with a heavy emphasis on your sector of work and health. However, the focus is on making sweeping changes with these things, so tap into your intuition to determine what needs refreshment. While the New Moon on the 15th can bring new energy into your daily routines, and new work or work projects altogether for some of you, it can also be an impulsive time. There can be some challenges with money (and love) in the first half of May, but the focus sharply changes mid-month. The Full Moon on the 29th is in your sign and can bring a personal matter to a head or an important turning point in your life.

Your ruler, Jupiter, is in excellent form this month, and this improves your general outlook as well as your magnetism. Sound energy is with you for healing and enhancing family relationships or for connecting powerfully with your secret wishes, feelings, and needs. Finances continue to require more toughness and discipline. Good energy for attracting or enhancing a partnership is with you from June 21st forward. It's also a time for being a little more proactive with making contacts and connections and reaching out to others.

Things are moving forward quickly with creative projects, romantic relationships (or signals), partnerships and negotiations in the first two weeks of May. On the 5-7, though, you can find fantastic inspiration to improve your work or health. There may be opportunities to bring more creative flair to your services or the job you do. Peace, beauty, and harmony in the home can be therapeutic for you all month, but particularly around the 5-7 and 23-25. However, making changes involving work and health is better left until after mid-month. Before then, do extra fact-checking and research. Around the 8th, you can feel a little overwhelmed with things to do. You're taking greater pride in your work, daily routines, or your health and wellness, but you're also in need of a break from the routine. This is the time to seek out a better work-life balance.

From the 11-13, your work and business sense is extraordinary. You could find yourself very absorbed in details, quite passionately so, and likely to good end. This is all about growing, improving, and moving on. Your thinking is especially inventive, and your creative hunches are powerful. News coming in today, or ideas coming to you seemingly out of the blue, can set you on a new path. Watch, however, for hasty communications. The energy around you mid-month can feel competitive, but if you use it to step up your game rather than to rush decisions, then it works in your favor! The 13-18 is suitable for working with a partner or connecting with someone special through work.

The New Moon on the 15th motivates you to take charge of your health, self-care initiatives, and work. If you've been holding on too tightly to a stressful work situation or job, then the matter may come to a head. This particular New Moon comes at a changeful time when both Uranus and Mars are entering new signs and challenging with one another via a square aspect, adding to the already impulsive energy of the New Moon. This can feel exciting and tense at the same time! While inventiveness is a positive side to this energy, watch for rashness.

Big changes are on the horizon related to your daily life, routines, habits, and work. Opportunities and new insights come in the areas of work and health mid-month. There may be excitement about a new health and wellness program that gives you a sense of having a new lease on life. Improvements or other opportunities at or through work can come out of the blue, boosting your confidence. The temptation to break out of monotony or other lifeless aspects of a job is intense. Your working life can bring startling surprises, and you'll need a little time to adjust to the changes in routine. With Uranus moving into your solar sixth house, you enter a lengthy period in which your work, daily routines, and health can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. You can bring fresh insight to your work now, although you might be impatient with rules and schedules. Daily routines can be chaotic, and your energy/motivation levels tend to be up and down as you wrestle with inspiration. Ultimately, you are looking for a more authentic expression of yourself through your work and routines, and while it can be a little chaotic for now, you are learning to tap into your “inner genius.” Do your best to keep open to change and current developments regarding your work or health. Staying in touch with current developments in your field gives you a nice edge. This Uranus transit will kick in more consistently from March 2019 forward (until April 2026), but a preview of this energy is happening now.

Mars moves into your communications sector on the 16th, revving up your daily life and motivating you to get out and about. Mars will stay here longer than his usual two months due to a retrograde this summer, and it's important to keep in mind that what you're jumping into now may come up for review later.

The 17-19 brings everything down to earth. This is the time to make some plans and strategies. From the 19th forward, Venus transits your intimacy sector. It's a great time for addressing unusual, taboo, or complicated matters with a very open mind. Others can be pleasantly surprising, bringing light and fun into your life. There may be a good turn on a financial or business level. People are backing you up, and this feels good.

Later in May, you're shifting from a work-centered focus to a social one. We've seen Mars moving into harmony with your sign and motivating you to get connected from the 16th. Now the Sun moves into your partnership sector on the 21st - another social sector of your chart. Collaborating with someone special can figure strongly now. The enthusiasm stirred up can take you far. You can be feeling particularly alive and vital through other special people.

The Jupiter-Neptune trine that first formed last December and has been a subtle influence since then is forming once again in the last week of May. You're finding greater joy in being of service to others. Your confidence builds as you help and support others. It can be a period for developing your psychic abilities and understanding your family connections more intuitively. Your perceptions heighten. This comes around the time of a Full Moon in your sign (on the 29th) and a Venus-Jupiter trine (in influence on the 31st), turning up the volume of your feelings and intuition even further. It's an emotionally rich and fertile time.

May 2018 Capricorn Monthly Horoscope: While you have a well-deserved reputation for working hard, dear Capricorn, this month you're more inclined to choose pleasure over work whenever possible. This is a good thing, as it helps to feed your spirit. As the month advances, you do pick up the pace with work and health routines. In the meantime, your romantic and creative worlds are set for a significant change. A new beginning is in the works, whether this means a new affair or project, a new way of expressing yourself, or a fresh start in an existing relationship, pursuit, or hobby. Domestic matters are also changeful and in need of extra attention in May. Even so, where there was coolness or confusion in family and business recently, there is now more warmth and directness. Smoothing out rocky areas is, at the very least, straightforward.

Excitement along romantic and creative levels is likely in May. Love matters may be laced with a touch of drama, and certainly, bring surprise to your life. While pastimes, hobbies, and entertainment are in strong focus in the first few weeks of the month, it's back to business by the 21st.

You're enjoying swift, forward movement and more apparent progress in particular projects or endeavors related to home, family, and work. There can be more clarity and possibly improved communications in your personal life. When it comes to self-expression, relationships with children, dating, hobbies, and entertainment, the pipelines are open this month, particularly around the 5-7 and 24-25. You'll do best if you have the faith to let life unfold before you rather than attempt to push it along when it's not ready to move! This can be a month of creative or emotional inspiration. Do watch for rash decisions from the 5-14, though. You could be feeling torn between shining on your own or sharing the work and credit. For others, there can be a conflict between attention to group or friend activities and individual or romantic relationships. As much as you'd like to please everyone, including yourself, watch for spreading yourself out too thin.

There are some shining moments from the 11-13. You may be in a unique position to share your ideas, happiness, sense of humor, or creative vision with others. From the 13th, you're anxious to move on. This is a time for letting go and releasing yourself from constraints. There can be unexpected discoveries about your true feelings about a situation or a desire to make changes on the home front or with family now. Things are moving quickly mid-month. You may need to approach communication in new ways. The temptation to push a matter or to jump into action before getting all the facts is strong but is probably unwise. Dissatisfaction with the status quo can be at the heart of restlessness now, but take your time on a plan of action that will get you out of a rut. From the 13-18, you may be writing or speaking in new and more creative ways.

The 14-16 is powerful. Not only is there a New Moon in your sector of heartfelt pursuits, Uranus enters the same sector of your chart and will visit there, at first off-and-on, for the better part of the next eight years! As well, Mars happens to be changing signs, too, and immediately clashes with Uranus. This is high energy. You may find yourself at cross-purposes with someone over money, values, or respect. Or, you could be dealing with erratic elements in your life, and possibly the kind of surprises that you don't appreciate. Surprising events can occur in your romantic life, or in your relationships with children. You can also experience creative insights now, mainly relating to money-making prospects. You want to go your own way, but it would be wise to consider the possibility that others are showing you the way towards positive change, too.

Keep in mind that Mars' transit of your resources sector from the 16th forward will be longer than usual, and this is because Mars will retrograde in the summer, backing up over the same tracks it's making now. This is an intense transit for the ambitious pursuit of security or increased income, although there can be some stops and starts.

Even more significant is Uranus' move into house five of your solar chart. This transit occurs from now until November 6th, and then March 2019 to 2025/2026, so it's a long one! Unpredictable, unusual, exciting, and unreliable are all possible adjectives we can assign to fifth house things for you now: romance, dating, hobbies, creative pursuits, entertainment, self-expression, children, and leisure or play time. This can play out in many different ways. For example, you may be attracted to (or you're attracting) people who are free-spirited, individualistic, and possibly even eccentric on a romantic level or people who tend to bring change into your life. Or, you may be tapping into your “inner genius” when it comes to expressing yourself creatively, and this can be a highly inventive time. Unusual opportunities to meet people pop up or unconventional love affairs can be a new thing for you. All in all, though, it's a good time for expressing yourself more freely. You may be very eager to march to the beat of your own drum. Taking creative or romantic chances is possible now.

The 17-19 is the calm after the storm - a time to center yourself and make realistic assessments, plans, and strategies. From the 19th, you're in fabulous shape for attracting the right company or for smoothing over a relationship. Giving your time to someone, or allowing a person to shine in their own way as they take the lead, can be very rewarding for both of you. This is a fine time for meeting people, and you are feeling unusually open and receptive. There is a spirit of freedom and acceptance that is key to good feelings and enhancing bonds. Make peace now, with both friends and enemies!

Later in May, life seems to calm down, and you're more likely to focus on work and practical affairs. The 23-24 is particularly suitable for these matters. You can blaze your way through difficult problems or challenges. As well, a beautiful Jupiter-Neptune trine perfects in the last week of May. This aspect first formed in December and has been a subtle influence on your life since then. Your social life and friends base might expand, or you may be dreaming up exciting new paths for the future, and this keeps you feeling motivated and spirited. This is a powerful period for imaginative interactions and communications. Your ideas are inspired and inspiring. The Full Moon on the 29th awakens you to a spiritual need or strong intuition about a matter.

May 2018 Aquarius Monthly Horoscope: The month begins with a strong focus on family and attention to domestic matters, dear Aquarius, and your nesting instincts are strong. Creative energy increases as May progresses. In fact, the second half of the month plays considerably differently for you than the first - you're coming out of your shell, big time. Uranus enters your sector of home, though, and there are exciting and perhaps disruptive themes related to your personal life as a result. Reach out to others later in the month, and don't pass up on opportunities to network, particularly around the Full Moon on the 29th. Until then, however, it's perfectly fine and, in fact, entirely useful to take things easy and connect with your family or inner world.

This could be a time when you pursue a bit of a home "makeover," or make other changes such that home life is less routine and more dynamic. While you may not be especially sociable in the first couple of weeks of May, you're building your energy and taking extra, much-needed personal time. Later in May, your houses of Substance are in especially good form. You're likely to feel particularly good about the work you do, the effort you put forth, and your natural talents. There is increased motivation for tackling tasks that you previously felt were monotonous or uninteresting.  Imagination and intuition enhance financial and domestic ventures.

Transportation or commuting problems iron themselves out and educational and mechanical matters run more smoothly in May. Connecting, traveling, and communicating become simpler and more straightforward. Even so, there can be some disagreements in the first weeks of the month to deal with. You want to shine in your personal life, with family, and at home, and there can be good opportunities to expand, strengthen, and enhance family relationships. The domestic life is busy, mostly pleasant, and rewarding, although changes are highly likely and there can be some hectic energy as a result. Changes in your family dynamic or home life may be in the offing. Do watch for hasty actions and words as you approach mid-month. Everything may seem to be moving very quickly.

From the 11-13, you seem to be receiving the support you need and time spent alone or with family can be therapeutic. A Mercury-Uranus alignment can bring in new ideas or information that seems to push you forward into new territory. Avoid too-quick decisions but keep your eyes open for a potential new interest or channel for learning and communicating. Watch for making decisions from an agitated or pressured frame of mind.

There is a strong center of activity from the 14-16. A New Moon occurs in your home and family sector, pushing for a new beginning or fresh start. At the same time, both Uranus (your ruler) and Mars are changing signs, and right after they do, they form a clashing aspect with one another. This presents a challenge to make a change. You may be feeling caged in or hushed, and you are in no mood to take orders! You can be filled with energy to move personal plans forward and Mars entering your sign wants you to face things head-on, directly, and without delay.

Uranus moving into your solar fourth house is big news. For one, it's your ruler, and for another, Uranus doesn't change signs very often - in fact, this only happens every seven years. This transit is a lengthy one in which new and exciting energy is brought to your domestic life. Opportunities to move, expand, or change things up can seem to come out of the blue. You may be in the position to do a balancing act between your home/family and personal life. Although life may not feel as secure as it used to, the changes occurring during this transit will stimulate you and propel you forward. You might be seeking more freedom now, and if your current set-up feels confining or limiting, you'll need to make changes. Your attitude towards the past and traditions is bound to go through changes, too. Old ties to your past may be severed, and at times this can be unsettling, but ideally, you are taking important steps towards carving out an identity that better suits and represents you.

Enjoy the groundedness of the 17-19, when decisions seem easier or simply more logical. Venus' move into your work and health sector from the 19th is good for finding some peace or harmony in your daily routines. Work or daily life may seem more enjoyable and pleasant. Work benefits from openness to new methods or teamwork. Home and personal updates can be quite successful now, and even small improvements can feel wonderful now.

The 21st forward is a period that brings a more outgoing, playful, and creative energy to your life and, for some, budding romance. Mars has been in your sign, boosting up your confidence and courage, since the 16th. Now, the Sun moves into your creative sector and encourages you to have some fun, express yourself more freely, and share yourself with others. The 23-24 is particularly dynamic. You are both motivated and confident, and there can be a dramatic and competitive touch to everything you do at this time! If you are engaging in a competition of sorts, physical or mental, you are more likely to come out a winner. Keep in mind that Mars will turn retrograde in your sign this summer, and there can be some backtracking to do then, but for now, a direct approach works wonders. You may want to watch for jumping too quickly into things, though, as you may need to revisit or reassess these matters later.

The Jupiter-Neptune trine aspect that first formed in December forms exactly in the last week of May, pulling up these themes more strongly. In truth, its energy hasn't left us and will continue to affect us until August or September. However, its exact aspect on the 25th can color the entire week. Business, financial, and reputation matters can improve and develop in almost magical ways. You may be carrying yourself with more self-respect and attracting positive attention or joining with people who further your career or personal interests, and through their wisdom or faith in you, you are encouraged to reach your highest potential. Your ability to earn a living from what you love doing increases, you grow to love your work/responsibilities, or your work transforms in pleasant ways. The Full Moon on the 29th is also strong for the discovery of your true feelings, particularly about friends, dreams, hopes, and happiness goals.

May 2018 Pisces Monthly Horoscope: May is likely to begin on a busy note, and end on a more serene one, dear Pisces. You are communicative and sociable, reaching out to others and enjoying the connections you're making in May. Later May brings a stronger desire to enjoy the peace and security of family life, however, and far less interest in venturing far from home. Teamwork and communication can strengthen bonds in the meantime. There can be a real scuffle of activity, learning, and communicating, in fact. There's likely to be an emphasis on learning, particularly self-taught or home-learning endeavors.

May can be busy, and the pace may reach maddening or overwhelming around mid-month. You could be making connections, reaching out, handling errands and daily affairs, and perhaps discovering and dedicating time to a special personal interest. Financial complexities are now unraveling, and dealings with a partner or financial institutions are more straightforward. You may be making bold moves now. There can be considerable motivation to realize a creative goal this month, as well. There are lovely aspects made from your communications sector to planets in your sign this month, suggesting you're expressing yourself with a distinctive flair. There can be discoveries of new ways to connect, whether this is about communicating or commuting, perhaps because current ones are not working well. You're enjoying more clarity with personal finances, partnerships, and family or home matters. Projects and pursuits that may be excessive come to light around the 8th. As joyful as your pursuits, studies, and personal interests are these days, you may have a little too much on your plate, and now is the time to reach a better balance.

You're reaching out to others and communicating in ways that inspire trust and confidence on the 11-12. You have the ability to appeal to many people and team up effectively to accomplish a goal. You seem to bring out the best in others and to support them or offer useful advice.

As mid-month approaches, tension rises. A Mercury-Uranus alignment on the 13th can detach you just enough that you put something you no longer need behind you. The New Moon on the 15th is about new beginnings and starting fresh, but this particular New Moon packs a real punch. This is because both Uranus and Mars change signs at the same time, and they form a clashing square aspect to one another. This combination can instigate quick changes, upsets, or surprises. The atmosphere can be agitated, and you can feel a lot of pressure to make decisions or to take action prematurely. An issue surrounding values, money, or questions of ownership can be in focus for you. You can also be temperamental about whether others value and respect you. Watch that you don't jump to conclusions now, but consider, too, that change may be just what you need now. And, it can be a breath of fresh air.

Uranus entering house three in your solar chart on the 15th is a big move. Note that Uranus will retrograde and return to your resources sector on November 6th and will move in your communications sector more permanently in March 2019. For now, though, you get a hint of an upcoming longterm cycle that revolutionizes the ways you communicate and connect with the world around you. During this cycle, communications, learning, and connections may be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. You'll be opening up and expressing your more unique ideas. Your daily life is bound to become very colorful. Regular encounters with neighbors, relatives, and acquaintances, as well as everyday activities and business activities, may be changing quite dramatically. Also, your primary mental attitudes are evolving. As you think differently, you communicate differently. Your interests can become quite eclectic during this cycle. Studies may be erratic or part-time. Relationships with acquaintances, neighbors, students, and siblings, and learning endeavors evolve. You may become aware of some new and uniquely useful information, which puts a whole new slant on your life. While you’re not typically a person who blurts things out too quickly, this can be a theme now and in coming years! Be sure you make words work for instead of against you. New insights and developments in learning areas, studies, or with siblings may be part of all of this.

From the 19th forward, Venus travels through your romance and creativity sector, and this wonderful transit is excellent for a smooth flow of love energy in your life. It's a time when others enjoy your company, notice your most appealing characteristics, and are receptive to your ideas and invites. Upgrading and updating involving equipment and material things, as well as ideas, perspectives, and experiences are in focus. "Being yourself" is always encouraged, but right now you'll see instant proof of why this is so.

You gear up for a home-centered, back to roots time from the 21st forward as the Sun moves into your home and family sector. Since the 16th, in fact, Mars in your privacy sector has been encouraging you to slow down and take a break. You're more interested in taking time to yourself, and much pleasure comes from family and home life. The 23-24 is particularly suitable for employing good stress management techniques. Efforts made around the home, with domestic projects, and concerning activities with family can lead to nice advances. Your energy flows naturally with minimal interruption.

As well, your rulers, Jupiter and Neptune, have been in harmony since December, and this energy returns in fuller force in the last week of May. This can be an excellent time to meet someone through personal interests, shared beliefs, education, or travel. Communications thrive, and publishing can be successful. You may be going to entirely new places with your mind or body! Teaching, guiding, and learning are prominent themes. It can be a time of tremendous personal appeal as well as life-changing, positive experiences that expand your mind. The Full Moon on the 29th can bring a work matter to a head, which can be a bubble-bursting moment as you find yourself in high demand, but it's also an opportunity to shine.

June 2018 Aries Monthly Horoscope: The pace of your daily life has picked up, dear Aries. June is a month of much curiosity and special interests, as well as learning and busy work. As it advances, though, a theme of family and home life comes into stronger focus. In the first few weeks, you're looking to feed your curiosity, connect with others, and get out and about. This is a better time for diversifying than concentrated focus. Be careful that you don't make all of your decisions from the head or your ego and ignore your heart in the process, but mindful choices made now can be empowering. The 4-5 especially is excellent for engaging in helpful conversations and solving problems. There can be a significant discovery, clearing the air, epiphany, or communication. This can be a mentally busy time, even with several hints that life is becoming a little quieter and more comfortable.

A Venus transit continues to awaken a self-protective or cautious part of you until the 13th, particularly when it comes to your affections, spending habits, and pleasures. Familiarity and security are themes now, and these extend throughout June as Mercury and the Sun get on board from the 12th and 21st, respectively. It's a strong period for plumping your nest or your base of operations - you're especially interested in making your place of retreat as comfortable and harmonious as possible. You may be making extraordinary efforts to smooth over relations with family or close loved ones, or you may be decorating or entertaining in your home. It's also a good cycle for building up your sense of security and your self-confidence. The New Moon on the 13th is reasonably good for new initiatives, but do keep in mind that June is a stopped-up month with several planets already retrograde and two more getting onboard, including your ruler, Mars! As such, it may not be the best choice for new beginnings, in general.

Venus then spends the rest of the month in your romance and creativity sector. This transit is strong for your powers of attraction. You're desired now! People want to spend time with you.

Neptune's retrograde starts on the 18th. It's familiar energy since it happens for five months every year. Some of your plans may not seem like they're coming together very well right now, but taking extra time to iron out details will ultimately be rewarding. If you avoid expecting immediate results and instead try to "go with the flow," you can feel inspired, or at the very least, you can catch your breath. During the retrograde Neptune cycle that lasts until November, you have the opportunity to come to some level of peace about a disappointment from the past.

A grand trine involving Mercury, Jupiter, and Neptune occurs on the 19-20 and is about your thoughts, ideas, and attitudes. This can be an exciting time for releasing problems through conversation, even if that happens with yourself in your head or in journal form. Aim to be especially open and forthcoming with family. Your thinking is forward-looking and confident, and you can approach domestic matters in a new way. There can be good news about, or simply good relations with, family and home matters, which gives you a nice feeling of optimism now. The confidence you derive from your support system now can carry you far. Do what you can to take a detour from the usual routines, as this can really get the creative juices flowing.

Venus and Mars form an opposition on the 21st, and conflicts arising then can have a significant impact since Mars is slowing down and heading for a station. As such, watch for haughty or impulsive decision-making and reactions that may be regrettable. The results of conflicts can be exciting and stimulating, ultimately, but possibly less than satisfying at the moment. Someone could be frustrated with your behavior or seeking your attention now.

While outside interests and responsibilities are still relevant, the Sun's move into your home and family sector from the 21st suggests it's also a time for honoring your need for a home base, time to replenish and center yourself, and some familiarity or routine. Personal relationships require a softer approach.

Mars is retrograde from June 26th to August 27th. In the first leg of this retrograde cycle (until August 12th), your social life may be complicated. A friend may be distant or in a phase of rethinking matters. Friendships, in general, require more care now. Misunderstandings can be frequent, and dilemmas can arise. You might also take this time to re-assess your longer-term goals, desires, health, and group associations. The past can look a little more tempting at this time but watch for an obsessive focus on problems of the past. Take the time to review your feelings, but don't let them distract you from your current path for too much time. Later in the Mars retrograde cycle (from August 12-27), you'll be reassessing long-term goals and possibly your career path or recent choices. Prepare for this, but for now, pay particular attention to how you might improve your life on a social level. You may be returning to old groups or even friendships, but not all answers lie in the past, so take a second look but keep your options open.

A Full Moon and Sun-Saturn opposition color the last days of June. On the 27-28, you may be dealing with a reality check related to work or home life, particularly if you've overlooked or let something go. There can be quite a pull to follow the rules and to achieve your goals and ambitions, but you are also craving family and home time. Plus, loved ones seem to need you now. Some of you could feel overwhelmed by a rule or a person who is asserting their authority over you. Remind yourself that you gain strength as you humble yourself to certain realities. Taking a second look at personal plans can be useful now.

June 2018 Horoscope for Taurus: In the first few weeks of June, you're particularly invested in your things, values, money, valuables, and talents, dear Taurus. You have a good head for business or your practical affairs. You're giving special thought to making your life more comfortable and secure. Particularly around the 4-5, you see a financial or respect issue with more clarity and objectivity. Something dawns on you, or there is significant news coming in now that helps you make decisions about money, income, and relationships. There can be a turning point or fruition of a project first considered in March or new developments related to an issue from around that date. Do keep alert for situations when a more sentimental approach is preferable. Pay close attention to ideas generated now and wait until the days after the New Moon on the 13th for big launches. Keep in mind, though, that June is a rather stopped-up month, in general, so if something can wait for a less blocked time, then do wait for it!

Until the 13th, Venus continues to move through your communications sector. You are presenting your ideas and comments with charm and ease during this cycle. Making social connections and sharing your ideas comes smoothly and naturally. This transit refines, improves, and enhances your abilities to socialize, learn, communicate, and make connections. There could be purchases or gifts that help you connect and learn. You are more charming and creative with your words, and love can be more mental and verbal during this cycle.

The New Moon on the 13th can prompt a new approach to money. You may be making substantial changes to the way you manage money as well as the attitude that drives the ways you attract money and possessions into your life. From the 13th forward, Venus spends time at the base of your solar chart, and you may like nothing more than spending quality time at home! Focus can be on bringing more harmony, balance, and beauty to your personal life, home, and family.

Neptune's retrograde turn on the 18th can leave you feeling a little lacking in direction temporarily, or you could be questioning your ties to others as faith can briefly falter. There may be some confused situations or a bubble-bursting moment now, particularly surrounding a long-term dream or a friendship, but this is a temporary situation. Going forward, you will get back in touch with your dreams, possibly refining them to better suit your purposes and current situation.

A planetary configuration on the 19-20 is excellent for ideas, presenting a good time for resolving problems, communicating, reaching out, and learning new things. Whether it's through your own thinking, the conversations you have, or information coming in, you have reason to feel more confident, hopeful, and optimistic. This is an excellent time for writing, particularly about your feelings toward someone or for promotion or publicity work. Meetings with people may be unexpected and serendipitous. Conversations with friends can be inspiring and there is likely to be a real sense of camaraderie and support derived from your interactions. You see others for their better qualities. Perhaps you're wearing the proverbial rose-colored glasses now, but not in a destructive way!

A Venus-Mars opposition on the 21st is significant since it's occurring in signs that conflict with yours, Venus is your planetary ruler, and Mars is heading towards a station. The tendency is to react in a big way to frustrations, but bad behavior now can be impactful and memorable, so take it easy! There can be off-timing and impatience in our relationships. Give of yourself until you meet the halfway point, or to the point at which you still feel comfortable, in order to avoid feeling resentment. It's important to keep your cool.

As June advances, you'll be branching out more often. In your daily life, you are likely to experience more communication, movement, and activity, in general. It's a fine time to reach out and connect with people you don't always see, to take up new studies or interests, and to share your ideas with others.

One of the main reasons for taking things in rather than pushing things forward too quickly is the retrograde of Mars on the 26th. Sometimes people think they should pack all sorts of new beginnings into the days before a retrograde, but this is unwise. Motivation levels can dip and you might change your mind about specific projects and ideas.

This Mars retrograde period lasts from June 26th to August 27th, and the first leg of the retrograde journey (until August 12th) occurs in your solar sector of career and reputation. While it may cause some disruptions and frustrations in your professional life, you'll eventually realize that going over plans and making adjustments will benefit you most in the long run. Work requires more strategy and patience, as well as a lower profile. This is not the time to push. You may be experiencing delays and assorted slowdowns. Try to steer clear of differences of opinion and other conflicts that threaten to be too public or unprofessional. Work on improving skills and fine-tuning your work. You might be questioning certain life path and long-term choices. Manage your time carefully this month. There can be a tendency to procrastinate and to avoid essential responsibilities in the second half of June, so pace yourself accordingly.

A Full Moon and a Sun-Saturn opposition occur on the 27-28, and you may face some form of roadblock or delay. If you've let something go or neglected a form, responsibility, or errand, it can now come back to your attention, perhaps now with some interest, fines, or other minor consequences involved. This may also be a time for recognizing the limits of time or energy for a project that you began approximately half a year ago. Take this opportunity to make more mature and informed decisions.

June 2018 Horoscope for Gemini: The first weeks of June are a particularly awakened, outgoing, active period for you, dear Gemini. Both the Sun and Mercury are in your sign, aligning in Gemini on the 5th. Your personality is shining, and you project quite a bit of strength. You're also more talkative and energetic, you can be busier than usual, and you're in demand. On the 5th, you are likely to verbalize your desires, or others seek you out for your thoughts on a situation. People hear you and notice you more than usual. There can be significant realizations, epiphanies, and clarifications occurring. It's a time of mental renewal and increased decisiveness. You're able to see details you overlooked in the past.

Mercury in your sign until the 12th is particularly favorable for feeling the ball's in your court, and the Sun in your sign until the 21st is similar. You also enjoy the New Moon in your sign on the 13th that gives you the chance to start fresh or clear the slate in a significant way. It's time to make what you want out of your life and to focus on self-improvement. You can quite safely turn on a bit of drama now and get away with it! You feel in charge.

Until the 13th, you have Venus helping you with your finances, personal belongings, valuables, and business. It's a decent transit for relationships, too. Although your connections are pretty much status quo during this period, you are more inclined to value yourself and what you have to offer -- an attitude that reverberates back nicely to your relationships.

Neptune's yearly retrograde cycle begins on the 18th. You could experience a mini-crisis of faith in the surrounding week of this station that likely has to do with your career path or reputation issues. This is not designed by the universe to lead you astray, but rather for you to first question your goals, which ultimately helps you strengthen them. What feels like a lack of direction can actually work in your favor as you learn about what you truly want. Neptune's retrograde station is a yearly event, and its retrograde lasts for about five months. It's an essential time for self-understanding. Aim to dig deep to discover your true calling. Observe and make adjustments rather than big, bold moves, particularly as Mars nears its retrograde period, as well.

A grand trine involving Mercury, Jupiter, and Neptune on the 19-20 is particularly strengthening for business or money matters. It's true that Neptune has just turned retrograde at the top of your chart, but it's a strong time to get in touch with your intuition about your life path or money-making ideas and possible ventures. Putting real effort into what you enjoy doing can be magical for you now. Believing in yourself and your path, even if you haven't defined it in exact terms, works well for you now.

From the 13th, Venus in your communications sector points to a real need to share your ideas and decisions with someone you care about. This transit also brings out your charm in communications and suggests that getting what you want can be easier with kind words and bonding with others on a mental level.

Around the 21st, people may seem to be slowing you down or aggravating you with possessiveness or frustrating behavior. If this has been building in your life, then it can reach a head around now. Try not to fixate on something outside of yourself that you feel will solve all your problems. Your heart may be ruling your head at this time, and while there can be some level of drama as a result, try to go with the feelings and see where they lead you.

At the same time, the Sun moves out of your sign and begins its transit of your resources sector. This is a good time for settling in and turning your attention to projects that have long-term potential and require patience.

Mars turns retrograde on the 26th and will move in this apparent backward motion until August 27th. Throughout this period (from June 26-August 27), it's appropriate to slow down, back up, and review. Enthusiasm for specific areas of life could change as you reassess your commitments or desires. For the first seven weeks of this cycle, there can be special attention to projects and activities related to publishing, law, education, travel, and belief systems. Some of these things can now meet with delays or slowdowns. Your approach to experiencing life to its fullest may need an adjustment now. There may be some things that catch up with you at this time, and that prompt a need to review, return to a previous condition, or tie up loose ends. Aim to correct misunderstandings swiftly. As you grow accustomed to this energy, you'll begin to realize that reviewing, renewing, and recycling can be the most rewarding activities - look to projects you've already started in the past with renewed interest and motivation, for example.

On the 27-28, a critical Full Moon occurs and highlights issues surrounding ownership, possessiveness, money, support, and other resources. You may need to deal with a financial or relationship reality that, once handled, pushes you along a new path. You may need to draw some boundaries, although if a significant other is doing the same, you may reach an impasse. Alternatively, you can aim to meet others halfway and wait for them to do the same. If money or support is an issue, work on what you can do about improving your position. Delays occurring now may very well lead to better conditions later, so be willing to draw upon your patience.

June 2018 Cancer Horoscope: You're paying extra attention to your private, inner world as June begins, dear Cancer, and this can benefit you greatly. With the Sun and Mercury in the sign behind yours (until the 21st and 12th, respectively), you're bound to focus on your more profound needs, the past, finishing important projects, clearing out the deadwood in your life, and doing some soul searching. There can be a strong urge or need to talk and think about the past. Slowing down makes sense at this time, and relaxing, meditative activities can be a boon.

Particularly on the 4-5, you can have an epiphany or experience illumination regarding a private or past matter. You might see something you failed to see before, or a conversation can bring up new information that allows you to come to a more definite conclusion. There can be a releasing or purging moment involved with bringing something to light, although this is still something that is private, behind the scenes, or within you. Ideas coming to you now can be highly significant. Revealing conversations or details emerging can prompt a turning point of sorts. You are better able to communicate or rationalize a matter that, before this time, was difficult to express or understand. Once past the slate-clearing energy of the New Moon on the 13th, you're in the position to take action on specific things you've been mulling over and processing.

While much is going on under the hood, Venus continues its transit of your sign until the 13th, and you're receiving a lot of attention or interest. Your confidence and comfort in your own skin do wonders for you now. You're radiating good energy, and tend to attract positive attention and feedback as a result. Be kind to yourself - this is the time to reward yourself for those things of which you feel proud. From the 13th forward, you're in an excellent cycle for enjoying activities that soothe, comfort, and boost your confidence. Attracting the right resources can be smooth and natural now.

With Neptune's retrograde turn on the 18th, take your time coming to conclusions. A mini-crisis of faith in a belief system, and for some of you an educational path, can occur around this time, but while it can be confusing at first, it can also help you to realign yourself with goals or beliefs that genuinely reflect the real and current "you." Keep in mind that situations can appear more complicated than they are with Neptune's retrograde station, after which you acclimatize to the shift in energy. A disappointment is possible, but it can lead to a better situation overall if you use it as a learning experience.

The 19-20 is excellent for drawing upon your intuition as Mercury in your sign harmonizes with Jupiter and Neptune in your expressive and creative houses. This is a time for finding interesting and satisfying ways of expressing yourself. This configuration keeps you the topic of conversation and especially engaged and motivated. You're particularly interested in contributing something unique to discussions, or to the world! You can use the power of words to attract what you want or to further your interests. Expressing yourself through a hobby or creative pastime can figure strongly. Sharing your big ideas with others can help fuel the flames of your inspiration.

At the same time, financial matters can reach a head, and emotions and passions seem to run high surrounding ownership, money, and respect or value. Watch for impulsive purchases or sudden decisions about money and relationships around the 21st -- wait for the hot head to cool! On the 21st as well, the Sun moves into your sign and on some levels (not all), you're awakening and ready to share yourself with the world. This is a time for feeling more powerful, in charge, and effective, even with some caveats related to Mars turning retrograde.

Neptune's retrograde turn on the 18th is a yearly event, but Mars' retrograde turn on the 26th doesn't happen quite so often, and this can mean it's a little more challenging to adapt to. Mars will be retrograde for two months - much of the summer. Desires are complex during this period, as they're either difficult to fulfill or you are not completely sure you should pursue them. Mars will spend the last two weeks of its retrograde period in your partnership sector, but until then, you're examining your deeper wants and desires. A lot is going on under the hood. Some of you could be struggling with addictions, fears, and unusual desires, or a need to review your money situation. Watch your money closely this month and the next - lending and borrowing may not bring desired results at this time. However, this is a great time to do some catch-up work and to look to the past for important things you missed the first time through. You may, in fact, see value in past projects (and possibly even relationships). Whether or not to revive them is a trickier matter! Watch for attraction to speculative ventures, both financial and emotional in nature. This is an important time for following all the rules in your financial and business worlds. When it comes to direct personal income (your salary), money matters are strong. Other sources of support can involve some question marks for the time being, however.

Mars retrogrades tend to turn your attention to unfinished matters as you may be seeking closure or looking to reopen something that ended a while ago. There may be preoccupation and possibly anxiety when it comes to money or your intimate life, but the steps you take now to reorganize will benefit you greatly down the road.

Around the 28th, a Full Moon in Capricorn is a time of discovering your emotions and is complicated by a Sun-Saturn opposition. While facing up to a responsibility or restriction is not always a cup of tea, this transit can ultimately get you to a place of better balance in your life. The hardest but possibly most important lessons can be coming from a significant person in your life. This may not be explicit -- it may not be about what is said directly, but the lesson is found in your reaction to an injustice or a freezing-out that leads you to meaningful conclusions. A relationship challenge could emerge or reach a head, and you may not have others' full cooperation, but you have all the right tools to sort things through without being dependent on a definite answer from someone. Through conflicts or realizations now, you can also clarify some of your long-term goals.

June 2018 Monthly Leo Horoscope: As June begins, you're in a fantastic period for cultivating contacts, getting involved, networking, sharing ideas and time or energy, dear Leo. Valuable new connections can be made, or you may be strengthening your ties with current friends and associates. It's a high-powered time for making friendships work. Progress occurs through groups, like-minded people, friends, networking, associates, and new, experimental, and innovative ideas and approaches.

Especially around the 4-5, you may be giving a lot of thought to friendships, group associations, and long-term goals or you enjoy new insights into these areas of your life. You can feel excited and hopeful about the future. Your personal happiness goals or cherished causes are in focus. You might gain more clarity about or through a friend. Alternatively, this can be a time of further developments on an initiative from late March that is now gaining traction. Friends have something essential to contribute or say right now. The full details of a plan may be born.

Part of you is holding yourself back with Venus in your privacy sector until the 13th. You might take special pleasure in their private life. Dreams can be intriguing, and time in relative solitude can be especially rewarding. Decision making about money and love is not straightforward, though, and it's wise to take your time to come to reliable conclusions. You may not be ready to share your feelings with the world.

From the 13th forward, life enlivens. The New Moon in your friendship sector on the 13th is energizing and can light a fire under you to begin a new project or to make connections. Further, Venus enters your sign, where she will stay until July 9th, clarifying your affections and boosting your feelings of comfort with yourself. You radiate warmth and gentle confidence during this pleasing transit. This is a time to attract good things and considerate people into your life.

Neptune turns retrograde on the 18th, and this shift can temporarily throw you off kilter. It can pull up questions about recent dreams and plans, ownership or sharing issues, or a relationship. Slowing down can be to catch your bearings, and also for getting into closer touch with your true desires. The cycle itself lasts until November and is strong for exploring dreams, motivations, and spiritual needs, however.

The 19-20 is wonderful for tapping into your intuition. A break would be excellently timed now, if it can be managed! You have a stronger drive to enjoy your family or home life and energies support connecting with loved ones and your inner world through musings, journaling, conversations, and fantasies. You might gain valuable insight or inspiration through your communications with loved ones or even through your dreams. New information about a personal, childhood, or private matter can boost your confidence, make you feel happy, and perhaps set the ball rolling towards healing.  There is strong energy for work done behind the scenes and thinking done in relative solitude. The grand design behind recent events continues to unfold for you, as this is an important period of self-discovery.

Around the 21st, however, Venus in your sign opposes Mars shortly before Mars turns retrograde, and relationships can be conflicted but also hold valuable lessons. Cupid's arrows may be flying in the wrong directions now, and it's wise to be sensitive to others now, but it's also a time when you or someone needs some space to figure things out. At the same time, the Sun moves into your privacy sector, signaling the beginning of a month-long period for review, reform, and renewal. This comes at a time when Mars is moving slowly before turning retrograde in your opposing sign, reinforcing the need to take things easy and reassess matters.

Lowered vitality is possible with the retrograde of Mars beginning on the 26th in your partnership sector. Be sure to honor your need for extra rest. It's not the time to push yourself too hard, particularly since the Sun moved into your privacy sector on the 21st - another indicator that you need to slow down, rest, reflect, and observe. Mars' retrograde lasts until August 27th, and the first leg of the journey (until August 12th) especially affects partnerships and close relationships. Buried problems can surface in partnerships, and resolving them can initially seem complicated. Straightforwardly dealing with others can be challenging for one reason or the other. You may be looking to the past for answers during this period. You have the chance to reassess how you've been dealing with partners or potential partners, and you may be finding new and improved ways to get along. Taking things slowly is best now, and in fact, beneficial once you adjust to the shift in energy.

The Full Moon on the 27-28 ties in with a Sun-Saturn opposition. A feeling of being overwhelmed by responsibilities or duties can push you to make necessary changes. Obligations that you've forgotten about or avoided may need your attention now, perhaps with some consequences if you've let something slide. Your need for extra rest is high with both the Sun and Mercury in your privacy sector, but right now, there can be some loose ends or extra work to do before you catch a real break. Once something is put behind you, you'll feel relieved and more balanced inside and out. Mercury moves into your sign on the 29th, and you're finding your voice! You'll find it easier to express yourself and make firm decisions.

June 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Virgo: There is a relatively strong focus on material or ambitious concerns for at least the first couple of weeks of June, dear Virgo. The Sun and Mercury are transiting your solar tenth house (until the 21st and 12th, respectively), and you are more invested than usual in your long-term or professional goals, responsibilities, or reputation. You're bringing more pride and intelligence to your work or public life now. You are getting noticed for your skills, views, or voice. You can be working hard to surpass competitors or merely trying to beat your own personal "best." Particularly around the 4-5, you may be receiving special attention in a public or professional sense, or your communications are particularly impactful. Problem-solving skills are high. New insights into your career or life path can emerge, or there can be a significant clarification or a meaningful realization related to your broader goals. Ideas for new directions can be valuable now.

At the same time, you have Venus moving through your social sector, ensuring that your happiness goals get their fair share of attention, until the 13th. Mercury and the Sun will extend these themes from the 12th and 21st, making sure that social and humanitarian concerns remain prominent themes throughout June. There is more natural energy for socializing and connecting this month. You get along better with the team, or you might share some of your talents or expertise with associates with excellent results. This can be a favorable time for collaborations or for reaching out to others and sharing some activities. Your tastes are for the new, different, and progressive. The urge to be around people or to soak up ideas and inspiration from others is compelling now.

The New Moon on the 13th can usher in a new beginning of sorts on the career front. If you need to rebrand yourself in some way, this can be a time for doing so. Your ideas, particularly business ones, are exceptionally innovative and progressive at this time.

Venus moves into your privacy sector from the 13th forward, however, and this can point to a period of review and reflection when it comes to affections and relationships. Benefits come from paying more attention to the hidden elements and patterns of your interactions. This jibes well with Neptune's retrograde in your partnership sector - you may be reviewing your feelings and possibly your allegiances.

Two planets turn retrograde this month: Neptune on the 18th and Mars on the 26th. Neptune's retrograde happens for five months every year and has been affecting your partnership sector for many years. It's nothing new to you, but in the week of its station (mid-June), a significant relationship, past or present, may be called to mind and the need for a new perspective on your relationship needs becomes apparent. Confusion is possible now, and for some, a temporary lull or loss of faith in a dream. This is not "designed" to discourage you. Instead, it gives you the chance to reconsider what it is you honestly want from a person or a relationship. Give people space, and give yourself time before coming to important conclusions.

A grand trine involving your ruler, Mercury, on the 19-20 is especially useful for getting in touch with your intuition and for coming to important understandings or agreements. Your social life can thrive, and your ideas are likely to be received especially well. A friendship might grow through your communications, positive reinforcement, kind compliments or acknowledgments, your choice of words, and your unique perspective. You may be looking forward with more hope, optimism, and confidence. It's a good time to do some big-picture thinking, particularly about pet projects or causes.

At the same time, there may be a revelation or a culmination in a relationship or financial matter, and someone may take issue with you if you've been on the fence about a topic or if you've been stalling. It may be difficult to see eye to eye with someone and desires are likely intense now. Frustrations with routines and work can be prominent now, particularly as you are craving more time to yourself to sort out your feelings. On the 21st as well, the Sun moves into your social sector, giving you another type of message - it's a period for planting "seeds" in the form of ideas, dreams, and hopes. Think in terms of team playing -- the most benefits come your way when you recognize your need for friends, a social life, or rewarding activities separate from your closest relationships and duties.

There can be some complications in June with Mars turning retrograde on the 26th. Keep in mind that while Mars is retrograde until August 27th, there are always related lead-in and hangover periods of a retrograde cycle, and you're likely to feel some stalling at any point in June. Specifically, there can be some tricky matters revolving around work or health matters to deal with. Energy may not be at its best for work and health routines, and you could be feeling sluggish or bored. If so, it's mainly about waning emotional energy (motivation and inspiration) which impact your physical vitality as well. Keep in mind that while there can be delays, slowdowns, and muddled situations, your patience now will be rewarded later. For now and the coming seven weeks, Mars is slowly transiting your sector of work and health, prompting a review of these matters. You may be looking to the past for inspiration now, and considering reviving past projects or reminiscing about previous jobs. With your health, you may need to clear up an old issue before going forward with new programs or procedures.

The Full Moon on the 27-28 is tied in with the annual Sun-Saturn opposition this year, turning your attention to friendship, romance, or a creative project. Pent-up feelings are likely to reach a head on these dates. The Sun has been encouraging your social side to come out to play, while Saturn in your romantic and creative sector presents some restrictions. There can be frustrations, delays, or possibly disapproval in a relationship or with a creative pursuit, or there can be some concerns or anxieties that keep you from thoroughly enjoying yourself just for the time being. You're reminded of your responsibilities, and while this can feel limiting right now, you stand to benefit from slowing down and making some adjustments to your plans before going forward. Consider what's best for you in the long run. It's the mature, Saturn thing to do!

June 2018 Monthly Libra Horoscope: The first few weeks of June are mostly outgoing and forward-focused, dear Libra, although there are some quiet moments, too. You're motivated to explore, learn, and discover new things. Excitement and enthusiasm to soak in information and acquire new knowledge figures strongly now. You want to move out of your comfort zone when it comes to learning, thinking, and doing, and while the New Moon on the 13th can bring out opportunities to do so, the days before this lunation are valuable for new ideas and plans. You express yourself with more enthusiasm and faith, and this goes over very well with others. Seek out inspiration from new people, places, information, or experiences for best results during this period.

Gaining perspective on a matter and drawing meaningful conclusions around the 4-5 can be satisfying. There can be a significant discovery or connection made now. Conversations, news, and thoughts occur that help you clear up misconceptions and make definite plans. Blanks are filled in, mainly related to studies, personal interests, travel, or a communications project. You more thoroughly enjoy sharing your ideas, beliefs, and personal philosophies with others.

While there is a strong theme of spirit, learning, and exploration this month, you have Venus at the top of your solar chart until the 13th, and then Mercury and the Sun in this career- and image-oriented sector from the 12th and 21st, respectively. As such, career, public life, responsibilities, obligations, long-term goals, and direction are all strong themes for you in June. With Venus here, you are pulling in desirable attention, and you may receive some nice offers or recognition. It's a time for catching some breaks. If your reputation could use a boost, this is a good time for doing some PR or for getting closer to bosses, parents, and the like. Your love life may be more public than usual, or you may be drawing upon your people skills more than usual in your work.

From the 13th, you have Venus moving in harmony with your sign and gracing the social sector of your solar chart. This transit encourages harmony, balance, and general benefits to your social life. It helps balance things out, too.

Mars and Neptune turn retrograde this month, suggesting some need to slow things down. Neptune's retrograde cycle last five months and happens every year, while Mars' retrograde is far less common. Desires and impulses can be confusing or even misleading from mid-month. It's not the best time to see yourself or your life clearly but consider that definition is not what you need at the moment! With Neptune stationary retrograde in your solar sixth house on the 18th, there can be a small disappointment in work, service, or health areas that might be discouraging at first, but ultimately redirects you on a more appropriate path. Keep in mind that this is temporary and serves a useful purpose as questioning can lead to the making of necessary adjustments and reassessments.

The 19-20 is particularly strong for connecting with your dreams and goals. Your instincts are powerful for what to say and how to say it, particularly with the public or with your work. The finer things in life have special appeal and may be a significant motivating factor for the plans you make now. Optimism and a positive outlook bring opportunities into your life, and your imagination can lead to wonderful new ideas for getting where you want to go. Business thinking is also creative.

An opposition between Venus and Mars happens on the 21st just as the Sun moves into your career sector. There may be a frustrating situation that leaves you feeling blocked from pursuing your desires or confused about what it is you want. You may be dealing with a perplexing social situation for which there seems to be no real solution, at least not in the short term. Try not to project fantasies on people and situations, as you may make more of them than they deserve, good or bad! Avoid making a stand or show right now, as you may regret it later when your head is clearer.

From the 21st, you're especially invested in your performance, and you can be highly motivated to take care of business. Your ambitions are stimulated now. You could find yourself in higher demand than usual, both personally and professionally.

With Mars retrograde in your solar fifth house from the 26th forward, some of you could be feeling a little stuck creatively speaking. Your social life, in general, can run into some complications. Some challenges can surface in a romantic relationship or relationships with your children this month and next. Avoidance is a strong tendency right now, but not advised. It's time to make some changes in your approach to pursuing your desires the giving of others some space. Mars will later back into your home and family sector (from August 12-27), but for now, increased attention to your creative and recreational activities is likely.

This is a time for reassessing how you approach recreation, work-play balance, lovers, love interests, and dating in general. You may decide to employ more strategy or to think ahead before jumping in. You may be turning to the past for answers, and slowdowns or delays in projects in addition to evolving motivation and interest levels can be part of the picture. There can be a change of heart, or you could be questioning what you love, and a new approach becomes necessary.

The 27-28 brings a Full Moon in your home and family sector and a Sun-Saturn opposition activating the same area of your chart. This may serve to put the fun on hold just long enough to correct some errors or redirect you if you've steered off-course. As much as you're gunning for your worldly or career goals and success at this time, there can be interruptions related to household or family responsibilities, restructuring, or some personal reservations and fears of exposure or risk. This is a time for examining whether you're being practical or self-limiting. If you've been neglecting specific responsibilities, you'll feel relieved to deal with them now. You may very well find that you wasted too much energy dreading something that was much easier than you'd imagined! A better work-home balance seems more doable.

June 2018 Scorpio Monthly Horoscope: June brings a strong push towards looking within for answers, dear Scorpio, as well as for the seeking out of deeper involvement in (or commitment to) a project, venture, or relationship. You're not interested in fluff at the moment as you pursue more meaningful or absorbing experiences with the Sun in your intimacy sector until the 21st and Mercury there until the 12th. As such, some endeavors are likely to fall by the wayside.

You can be giving a lot of thought to a private or hidden matter, or you may be moved to speak about something personal, particularly around the 4-5 when the Sun and Mercury join. This superior conjunction is a time for clearing the air. You might reach conclusions about a relationship or yourself, as you see a matter more clearly. It's a stellar time for bringing up a topic that typically is difficult to discuss because it's complicated, taboo, or sensitive.

Even so, Venus continues its transit of your solar ninth house until the 13th, and this encourages a more active or carefree expression of your feelings. You can have a stronger desire to learn, expand your knowledge and experiences, as well as to do different things. You could find it easier to attract who and what you want during this cycle. You're more inclined to make beneficial connections in places of learning or while venturing beyond your usual routine. You are looking for more unique and interesting activities and ideas, and you tend to see your relationships as learning experiences during this cycle. Mercury moves into this sector on the 12th and then the Sun on the 21st, effectively extending an adventurous theme. In fact, as June progresses, you are increasingly more focused on the future.

Nevertheless, there are two significant retrogrades in June. The first is not as impactful. Neptune turns retrograde on the 18th as it does each year for about five months. In the days surrounding this shift, keep in mind that there can be a temporary loss of faith in a creative project or romance. This disappointment will ultimately work in your favor if you allow the process to play out and get in touch with deeper needs and desires. People may be extra sensitive and could be reading situations poorly just for now. Take things easy and trust that ultimately you'll feel stronger for learning which dreams work for you and which may be undermining you!

The second retrograde involving Mars is more significant. For one, it's not as common, and for another, Mars is one of your planetary rulers. Mars will be retrograde for about two months -- from June 26th to August 27th. Even so, you're likely to feel some slowing down before the 26th. For the first seven weeks of the retrograde (until August 12th), Mars is retrograde in your sector of home and family. Tricky energy can be experienced with family or involving domestic affairs, and later on, with communications. Watch for passive-aggressive behavior. There may be a need for home repairs, and it's a good time for taking a good hard look at what you might do to organize your home life better and make it a happier place. Certain endeavors may not go as planned, and there may be a need for a "plan B." This may not the best time for beginning a long-term relationship or returning to an old one, but it's a fine time to look at things from a different perspective. Patience is a real virtue now.

Besides affecting the physical and mundane affairs surrounding family and home life, retrograde Mars can also stir up some buried emotional frustrations. Issues that may have been overlooked or that you thought had been resolved long ago can resurface now. Challenges mostly revolve around home, family, work, or health. Family tensions and possible home repairs cannot be escaped, but a change of scene from time to time can help your overall mood. Despite small inconveniences, you're on a path to new and improved home life and relations with family. This can take a few months, but the work you do now will be rewarded. This is a good time for dealing with buried anger and resentment, as well as for reviewing and fine-tuning projects around the home.

Venus moves into your career and reputation sector on the 13th, and the weeks ahead are suitable for public relations and appeal, or for a more relaxed, satisfying time relating with higher-ups and business associates. Your reputation can get a boost now.

A grand trine on the 19-20 can present wonderful opportunities. It can be a time of natural, strong confidence that is radiated to others, and also easy channels for communicating your ideas. Your perspective and sense of humor are appreciated and noticed. You do everything with creative flair. A romantic conversation or thoughts can figure strongly now.

Around the 21st, passions tend to run high, but satisfying them may not be straightforward. Try not to stir the pot and avoid confrontations until you know where you truly stand on an issue, as things can escalate quickly at this time. It can be challenging to be indifferent towards others, but it can be emotionally freeing to do so from time to time, as you can too easily get all riled up and this can interfere with success and happiness. Impatient or immature reactions can figure strongly now. Consider being kinder to yourself by looking the other way when it is appropriate to do so.

The last week of the month brings your needs for life experience, learning, and excitement to the fore. You may be looking for ways to add to your life experience through travel, learning, mingling with others, or various forms of adventure-seeking. The routine elements of your life seem to be more drab and dull in your mind's eye now. From the 27-28, a Full Moon occurs at the same time as the Sun opposes Saturn. Both events occur yearly but rarely happen at the same time. A responsibility, limitation, restriction, or rule can make itself known. If you've been procrastinating on paperwork, errands, and other daily duties, then it can come back to you at this time. A project may need some adjustments to fit the constraints of time and energy. The strong urge to move about freely and enjoy new experiences can be temporarily hampered by the need to catch up on your obligations. Or, fears of expansion or insecurities about your knowledge limit your choices now. Negative reviews or feedback might ultimately motivate you to tighten up your work or brush up on your skills. However, if there's no lesson in it, do your best to discard negativity.

June 2018 Monthly Sagittarius Horoscope Relationships or negotiations can be in focus in the first few weeks of June, dear Sagittarius. You are likely to attract intelligent or interesting people into your experience. Your interactions with others hold tremendous potential for fresh ideas and thinking. There can be a lot of activity related to your social life or partnerships now, and while this can be quite positive overall, Venus is out of the loop, and you may not be considering your feelings when making plans or expressing yourself. Check in with your feelings before rushing ahead, particularly around the 2-6. Even so, the 4-5 is strong for taking a good, objective look at a situation. You might discover a missing puzzle piece of information or engage in a uniquely meaningful conversation. Let others lead the talks now, and listen carefully. There may be new clarity or a turning point in a relationship for some of you.

Until the 13th, your feelings are going through a regeneration of sorts. This is one of the better periods of the year for attracting the support you need, either material or emotional. It's also good for getting the most out of others' talents and resources. Feelings of love and attachment can be intensified. While other themes in your life point to a generally more outgoing period of the year for you, this Venus transit suggests some introversion or tendency to enjoy private time in the first half of the month. It also implies that you're taking things to heart more than you show.

The New Moon on the 13th can push for a new beginning on the relationship front. If you need a fresh start, this is a time to begin anew. From the 13th as well, Venus transits in harmony to your sign and through your adventure sector, boosting your appeal and courage to enjoy new experiences. This is a nice transit that also stimulates a love of learning and an exploration of some of your more exotic tastes and interests, and it sticks with you through the rest of June (and beyond).

Mind you, Mars retrograde in the second half of June tends to complicate your understanding of your desires. As well, on the 18th, Neptune turns retrograde, and while this yearly, five-month cycle is strong for getting into better touch with your dreams (ultimately), the shift itself can cast a confusing veil over your life in mid-June. Some level of discouragement or loss of direction can be experienced now, but focusing on small jobs that need your attention can help counter this. Family or housing matters can be a little up in the air for the moment.

A grand trine involving Mercury, Neptune, and your ruler, Jupiter, on the 19-20 is helpful for finding your faith that everything will fall into place. This is a potentially powerful time for overcoming a problem or making peace with something from your past. Your intuition is in fine form, and conversations that may not typically take place can occur now and can be rewarding and successful. You may wish to discuss a private or personal matter with someone you trust. The spoken or written word seems to be the best vehicle through which to solve problems at the moment. Conversations with family take on a compassionate, creative tone.

Something comes to a head around the 21st as Venus and Mars face off across your communication sectors. You may tend to say something or bring up a topic that is on the provocative side now, perhaps to see how others react or even to see how others feel about you. While this may work swimmingly on another day, at this time, sensitivity runs high, and it may backfire. Boundaries can be crossed. Watch for a tendency to say too much or speak/react too quickly. Physical and emotional attractions can be intense now. You might rediscover a desire or passion that you left behind.

At the same time, the Sun moves into your solar eighth house, and you can learn much from observation and reflection. Mars turns retrograde on the 26th and will be retrograde for two months (until August 27th). The retrograde occurs in your communications sector for the first seven weeks.

Usually with Mars in your solar third house (which it is all of June and beyond), the pace is quick and sometimes hectic. With Mars moving so very slowly this month and retrograding from the 26th forward, there can be a desire to get a lot done, but blocks and delays come into play; or, there can be a lot to do but you're battling waning motivation and energy levels. Either way, you can feel quite frustrated until you accept the pace and find ways to work with it rather than against it.

Finding the time or energy to run errands and handle paperwork may be a challenge this month, and especially later in June. There can also be some disagreements or blocks with siblings, neighbors, or acquaintances. Some of you could experience delays or challenges with education or travel plans. However, this can be a wonderful time for looking to past ideas, projects, and mental interests and finding treasures in these. It can also be suitable for editing, changing, and otherwise making improvements. Slowing down can be good for you now.

A Full Moon occurs at the time of a Sun-Saturn opposition on the 27-28, perhaps bringing a responsibility to your attention or red tape to deal with. Blockages related to money or business, and maybe a stronger need for security and safety, can temporarily disrupt the equilibrium or your enjoyment of a relationship. There may be a disappointment experienced, or a limitation encountered, regarding finances. If you've let something go or procrastinated on a matter, this can be a time you'll need to face it. Fear of loss can be at the root of either possessiveness or emotional distancing in a relationship, even though these seem to be opposite reactions! It's a good time to bring a problem into the light so that you can finally resolve it and put it behind you.

June 2018 Capricorn Monthly Horoscope: Your focus on your daily routines, fitness, health, nutrition, work, and habits is strong in the first weeks of June, dear Capricorn. While it's not the best cycle for recognition or worldly success, this is an intense period for self-development and laying the groundwork for future success.

Especially on the 4-5, good energy is with you for sorting out and gaining clarity about work and health matters in a logical manner. There can be an epiphany or realization about a health issue or solution or a work or service matter. Seek out new or alternative health programs and work methods, as problems in these areas of your life can come to quick resolutions. Watch for a business-like insensitivity or impatience with people with whom you share daily activities since a Sun-Mercury combination in Gemini and in your sector of work can be a little too analytical. As well, your mind might say yes to things that your heart has yet to process. You may want to wait for after the New Moon on the 13th for official launches, but until then, you're in good shape for toying with new ideas. Work or daily routines can keep you unusually busy, and a significant discovery may be made in the process.

Until the 13th, a Venus transit may bring happy or helpful people into your social circle and presents opportunities for enhancing or attracting partnerships. If you have any need for peace-making with others, it's a great time for doing so. You might also benefit from others' input and help. It may be that you're craving others' company more than anything now, as you appreciate feeling that you have someone to lean on if you need the support! As well, sharing pleasures and activities can be particularly appealing now. The New Moon on the 13th presents good energy for beginning anew with a health or work program.

From the 13th, you're seeking more depth from your relationships or projects. Mid-month finds energies a little more complicated, however. Neptune turns retrograde on the 18th as it does for approximately five months each year. Fuzzy thinking is likely as the shift occurs. Perceptions can be confused and unsure, but you might also be dealing with mixed signals and communications or instructions. A small disappointment is possible, perhaps with a neighbor, sibling, or acquaintance, or an educational matter. However, whatever it is that brings you down will ultimately push you up further as it gets you in touch with the fantasies and dreams that serve you well, and those that may need to be refined or thrown out.

The 19-20 is good for your social life. Agreements can be made that are mutually beneficial. Conversations can help boost a relationship, notably as you and others are being positive and supportive, as well as open-minded. This can be a time you receive positive reviews, or something happens that inspires hopeful, optimistic feelings, particularly about, or because of, a relationship. There is a stronger interest in cooperating and sharing common goals now. You are projecting joyful, optimistic energy that attracts others to you and that makes people feel especially happy in your presence. You might find special reward and benefit through sharing your ideas, ideals, dreams, and hopes with someone special, and in fact, you could discover that you're going in a similar direction. Conversations with others can really get the creative juices flowing.

Boundaries can be pushed, and possessiveness or competitiveness can be strong themes around the 21st, however. Avoid emotionalism when it comes to controversial topics, including money. You might also be feeling in the dark or on the fence emotionally, and you could too easily concentrate on things that have been lost or buried. Issues of sharing, ownership, and support can be touchy. Seek out a compromise.

As the month progresses, a stronger focus on relationships comes into play. This is a time for expressing yourself through your relationships. You're also more sensitive to imbalances in your life now, and you may be seeking more harmony.

Mars turns retrograde on the 26th and will remain retrograde until August 27th. Later in the cycle (from August 12th forward), Mars will return to your sign. For the first leg of this cycle (until August 12th), Mars is retrograding in your finances and resources sector. Mars is moving very slowly through your sector of money, personal possessions, and natural talents all of June, in fact, and while matters surrounding these things can seem to be moving similarly slowly, this gives you the chance to take a second look at problem areas you may have missed in the past. Watch for struggles with money or values. There can be some confusion, misunderstandings, and possibly resentments surrounding money, ownership, valuables, matters of self-worth, work, and health. It's important to watch spending and pay attention to fine print when making purchases or commitments. You could easily regret your purchases later, so take the time to think about it before you leap forward. However, this can also be a time for seeing new ways to make money or for discovering lost items. It's a reasonable period for redesigning your budget, too. A review of money matters may be necessary and quite beneficial now.

On the 27-28, a Full Moon occurs in your sign just as the Sun opposes your ruler, Saturn, from your partnership sector. This brings strong messages about companionship and independence into your life. Watch for a tendency to refuse to play a game because you don't want to deal with the possibility of losing it! Another possible theme is that you distance yourself in a relationship or feel frustrated that someone doesn't seem to understand you. Part of the reason for this is a sense that you have to deal with everything yourself. Aim to take the lesson from your experiences now and improve your life for doing so. Be as patient as you can, both with others and with yourself!

June 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Aquarius: You're paying extra attention to pleasure-seeking activities, romance, creative projects, and hobbies in the first few weeks of June, dear Aquarius, with Mercury and the Sun in your solar fifth house until the 12th and 21st, respectively. It's a creative, interactive period for you, particularly with Mars also in your sign convincing you to go after what you want. This is a time for reconnecting with your "inner child." Ideally, you're feeling happier and freer. You might also enjoy increased contact and communication with your kids or a lover. You're motivated to pursue your passions.

Around the 4-5, there can be a clearing of the air, a moment of epiphany, news, or an overdue conversation related to any of these themes. You can be particularly communicative, articulate, and perhaps dramatic! This can also be a time for gaining some clarity about creative projects, a relationship, course, or a hobby. You're taking more pride in your work, ideas, and beliefs, and others are taking note. Creative projects could reach a turning point, or there can be a romantic revelation. The New Moon on the 13th brings fresh energy for new starts along these lines.

Later in June, the Sun and Mercury move into your work and health sector, and there is a shift of energy towards taking care of business. You'll be moving into a period of increased focus on routines and health. Even so, Venus is already in this sector of your chart at the start of June, helping to smooth and ease the transition. Until the 13th, you'll be seeking out more harmonious relations on the job, and the charm that you're displaying professionally is likely to be well-received. You may be making beneficial connections whether through the pursuit of your work and health goals or because of this stronger interest in these things. This is a favorable time for personal enjoyment of projects, organizing, list making, watching your nutrition, and the like. Venus transits your partnership sector from the 13th forward, and you'll find it mostly easy to harmonize with others. You're in good shape for enhancing and boosting a close relationship.

Neptune begins its yearly five-month retrograde on the 18th, and it can be a time of some rethinking, introspection, and indecisiveness. This cycle is good for exploring your dreams and spiritual needs. The station itself, however, can be a little disorienting until you acclimatize, making the week surrounding the 18th a time of some confusion. Remind yourself that holding off on making a decision or coming to a conclusion can be a good strategy now. Keep in mind that things are not as they seem, especially practical affairs and finances, as they can be skewed by wishful thinking or a temporary loss of faith and motivation. The Mercury-Jupiter-Neptune triangle on the 19-20 helps tremendously, though. It can be a fine time for powerful intuition regarding work, reputation, and career. There could be an appreciation for the work you do, good news can arrive, or you might discover important information, about health, money, or work. You can be more creative in your work, or you might be adding practical details to creative projects.

A Venus-Mars opposition on the 21st can be strong on you with Mars slowing down and in your sign. Someone may be frustrated with you, and perhaps that person is hoping you'll intuit what they truly want, but it can be difficult for you to pinpoint. Reactions can be strong now. Try to detach yourself emotionally just enough to stay in a calm place and work things out, but not so much that others think you're mocking them. You can learn a lot about yourself from whatever is triggered now.

Retrograde Mars on the 26th is big news for everyone, but especially so for you since Mars is currently transiting your sign. Watch that you don't book yourself solid early in the month as there can be a change of heart or slowdowns occurring later in June. You may not feel like following through, or you simply can't do so!

With Mars retrograde in your sign from the 26th, you can be more introspective. It's not that you lack confidence, but you're more inclined to look within for answers. Questioning your plans is likely, and in fact entirely necessary. The temptation to push ahead with personal plans is strong, but circumstances could have you feeling stuck. Watch for temper tantrums as you'll be at your strongest if you tame impatience and work on projects that need fine-tuning or completion rather than adding more to your plate. Correct misunderstandings swiftly, and don't dwell on matters you can't control, although the latter can be especially tricky with Mars in your sign and retrograde, as all sorts of buried frustrations can emerge in unexpected ways. The tendency to stew and to let things get to you is strong now. Some disconnects can happen now, but can also lead to greater understanding down the line. For now, try not to push matters (or others). Give them space, and give yourself space as well. Mars is retrograde from June 26 to August 27 but is retro in your sign until August 12th.

The 27-28 features a Capricorn Full Moon and a Sun-Saturn opposition. Both of these are yearly events, but they don't usually happen at the same time. You might need to face and deal with an area that you overlooked, neglected, or avoided in the past. You're motivated to work and take care of business, but taking care of an emotional matter or an obligation to help someone can slow you down. Others may not be appreciating all of your efforts, and this can serve to frustrate you, although left to fend for yourself, you may discover that you do just fine on your own! A reminder from the cosmos to arrive at a better work-life balance can come now, and while it can be annoying initially, pacing yourself can only be to your benefit.

June 2018 Pisces Horoscope: You're seeking out more familiarity, comfort, quiet, and private time in your life in the first few weeks of June, dear Pisces. This is an excellent time to improve living conditions and relations with family or loved ones. Mercury's here until the 12th and the Sun until the 21st. Especially around the 4-5, there can be big ideas and meaningful conversations or ideas related to long-term projects, improving security, family, and home. You're gaining clarity in your personal life. After the New Moon on the 13th, you'll want to push forward with family and home improvement plans. Until then, it's a time for clearing the air and starting fresh, although you should only undertake brand-new significant initiatives after the 13th. There can be meaningful conversations about or with family, and things may be coming together on the home front or regarding living conditions. Ideas can blossom. Significant ideas, news, or conversations can happen now.

Venus continues to transit in harmony with your sign until the 13th, however, bringing graciousness, the power of attraction, an urge to interact, and considerable charm. This is a pleasant transit for you. It's a time when you tend to follow your heart's desire and you can be more romantic than usual or receive extra romantic attention. Love can be found more readily while pursuing entertainment and pleasure, or you might discover what you love in your hobbies and pastimes. It's one of the better periods of the year for personal magnetism, romance, and creative expression. The New Moon on the 13th is useful for new plans or initiatives that have long-term potential. From the 13th forward, you can be focused on bringing harmony to your daily life, including your working environment. There may be social opportunities arising through your work or your daily routines or pursuit of good health.

Neptune is retrograde for about five months each year, and in 2018, this cycle begins on June 18th. Its station can cast a haze around facts and figures, and while this happens yearly and it's nothing new to you, Neptune is one of your rulers, and you're more tuned into its vibrations than most. Be a little more cautious and precise than usual with essential documents and projects at this time, particularly as Mars will also turn retrograde shortly. Losing a little faith in a dream can be a real energy sapper, so you may need to take a light schedule. Be aware that you may be giving off mixed signals to others. Going forward, however, you are in a stronger position to put your faith in doable, viable dreams and goals.

The 19-20 is a powerful time for you and your relationships. It's an excellent time for expressing yourself through creative mediums, coming up with beautiful ideas about life goals, and for connecting with loved ones. You crave a little more from life than you typically do on a mental level. Your perception of the world opens up and broadens, possibly through the news you hear or conversations you have now. You might come to peace about a matter with someone, or settle a problem. Your thoughts and ideas inspire people, and for some of you, a creative, partnering, or romantic opportunity might emerge now. It's an active period for attracting a relationship.

On the 21st, Venus opposes Mars, and you may be facing stubbornness in others. Restlessness is stirred, and a problem in love or friendship can reach a head. Acknowledge whatever feelings are coming to the surface at this time, even if they seem to be irrational, but keep in mind that you don't have to act on them yet. Watch for impulsive moves now as they're more likely to be memorable and to have a long-term impact.

Another theme that's gaining momentum in June for you is a creative, romantic, and playful one. It's a strong time for making significant emotional and creative changes that contribute to a sense of personal empowerment.

Mars turns retrograde on the 26th, however, and certain initiatives slow right down. Note that June finds many planets moving in retrograde! The message is clear: take things easy. The entire Mars retrograde period spans June 26th to August 27th, and the first leg of it occurs in your privacy sector (until August 12th). You can feel driven by unusual yearnings and desires at this time. If you don't honor your need for downtime and rest, circumstances can conspire to remind you or enforce it upon you. Health or emotional issues might slow you down and occasionally pull you out of the routines of your daily life, and it can feel like this happens at the worst times. In general, it's not the best time to ask for commitments from others or to make them yourself. Living in the moment, and enjoying it, without too many expectations is your best bet, as long as you don't go overboard with this. You can also benefit from reflecting on the past and learning from it. While you may be reconsidering certain recent endings, you may simply need a little more time to process things before moving forward, and this retrograde cycle is affording you this option. You may seem quite preoccupied, and this can be due to secret conflicts or personal matters that are weighing on your mind.

The 27-28 brings a Full Moon and Sun-Saturn opposition, both of which are affecting your social sectors. You may be facing a reality check, particularly related to friendship or goals. Responsibilities to others can emerge now and interfere with your fun or plans. Delays or criticisms may motivate or force you to firm up your ideas, however, which can ultimately work in your favor. If you learn where you stand and check in with the rules, you're in the position to make more responsible decisions and realizable plans. As well, limitations you deal with now can, perhaps ironically, open you up to other freedoms later.

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Aries: There is a powerful focus on relationships, personal appeal, and magnetism this month, dear Aries. Even so, it's less about pairing up as it is for increasing your confidence and enjoying a sense of freedom. Building your resources and solidifying plans are strong themes, as well. There is a growing theme of communicating and connecting as May advances.

Communications, transportation, and work-related matters are moving ahead more quickly in May. Adding creative flair or imaginative touches to a project can be satisfying and successful on the 5-7. Merging your resources or talents with others can be very rewarding this year, but this month, you can feel a stronger desire to succeed all on your own. You want to achieve on your own merits, but you also recognize the need for others or outside resources and talents so that you can excel. You may be testing the waters around the 8th, but also acknowledging the need to make compromises and avoid excess.

The 11-13 is excellent for applying yourself to business or special projects, as you have a keen eye for what works and what is merely in your way. You are resourceful, and there can be the chance to showcase your talents or put them to good use. This is a potentially excellent time for recognition for what you do well. Around the 13th, you can make exciting discoveries or have important epiphanies. There can be a learning breakthrough or a resolution to a problem that breaks down walls in your life. Information comes your way that nudges you in a new direction, and a surprise or significant communication from a friend may be part of the picture.

As mid-month approaches, you can feel quite a bit of tension between doing your own thing or pursuing your personal interests and filling your responsibilities, which are compelling. In truth, you're very ambitious these days, and it can be hard to find the time to do everything you want to do. The tendency may be to resist others' wishes or to push an idea when people are too absorbed in their own desires to give yours due consideration. Watch for words you may later regret and conflicts with authority figures or in public or professional settings. Try not to feel pressured to take action when you're not fully aware of all the angles of a situation.

The 14-16 holds tremendous energy. The New Moon occurs in your sector of finances, values, self-worth, natural talents, and other personal resources. This presents a chance for a new beginning or fresh start regarding these things. What makes this energy intense is the fact that Uranus and Mars both change signs around the same time of the lunation and then form a square to one another. This can be electric and surprising.

Mars transiting your social sector from the 16th forward is particularly important to you since Mars is your ruler. Mars will spend more time than usual in this sector of your chart because of an upcoming retrograde period this summer. This does suggest that what you jump into now may need revision later, particularly related to friends or happiness goals. This can be a time of much excitement as you experiment with new ideas, projects, and potential ventures.

Uranus moving into house two of your solar chart is even more significant. For one, Uranus is transitioning out of your sign this year and the next. This takes the pressure off to assert your independence. For another, Uranus doesn't change signs often - only every seven years. Uranus spending time in your resources sector is bound to bring excitement revolving around finances and possessions to your life. There might be a sudden change in financial position, even a windfall or significant gift, a sudden urge to spend or invest money, a new money-making idea or project that seems to come out of nowhere, or new insights into money, money-making ability, or self-worth. You may need or want to rid yourself of excess baggage. Money might be seen now for its value as a tool used to achieve more freedom in your life. Uranus will retrograde and return to your personality sector on November 6th and then will move into your resources sector more permanently in March 2019. This can be a bit confusing, but you can think of it as a period of back and forth and of transition from one transit to the next.

For now, keep in mind that your attitude towards personal finances, as well as your value system, is evolving. There is a need to be free from certain attachments during this long-term cycle. Financial ups and downs are possible, but the sooner you adjust to the idea of living with some uncertainty in this area, the better. When it comes to income, you are challenged to think outside of the box to come up with viable plans to improve your finances. You may be seeking out alternative sources of income. This can be a time of freelance work or various sources of income. You can experience a change of attitude towards the accumulation of possessions and/or property, too.

The 17-19 brings more grounded energy, and you can use it to make plans and center yourself. From the 19th forward, Venus transits your home and family sector, encouraging special attention to your domestic world and bringing more harmony to it. Even little improvements and advances can feel big and exciting. You are learning a little about letting go of some sentimentality towards your personal possessions, either making room for things that improve your life, or getting rid of excess. It can feel good to unburden at times now.

The Sun's move into your communications sector on the 21st points to a more connected, communicative period as May advances. In fact, since the 16th, Mars has been encouraging you to socialize and diversify more often, and now the Sun gets into the game. You're likely to feel refreshed and a little braver or interested in seeing results. Reaching out and connecting can bring unexpected opportunities right now. Especially on the 23-24, trust your instincts on a social level.

The last week of May brings a Jupiter-Neptune trine to full force. We've seen this energy before and, in fact, it's been following you around since December in subtle ways. It's a great influence for intimate, inner, and emotional matters. This is a favorable period for intimacy and psychological growth. Imaginative activities or behind-the-scenes efforts can be rewarding, either spiritually or materially, and perhaps a bit of both. Generosity and compassion increase. This can be an important time for gaining support, too. Making changes on emotional levels can be especially positive now. This is also an excellent time for money matters as May draws to a close. You might publish or gain some kind attention for something you've written in the past around the Full Moon of the 29th.

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Taurus: May brings a strong focus on personal changes, money, and work, dear Taurus. Personal development and plans related to improving health and wellness are in good shape this month. The New Moon on the 15th is a real kickstarter -- if you've been putting something off, now you're quick to recognize the need to get going!

At the same time, Uranus enters your sign. Since Uranus in Taurus happens only every 84 years or so, it's a significant event! Mind you, this transit lasts seven years, so you'll have some time to adjust to this month's ingress. Plus, Uranus will retreat into the sign of Aries from November 2018 to March 2019 to finish up there before returning to your sign more permanently. While this important transit will take some time to flesh out, you'll be feeling some hard-to-ignore stirrings now.

Under this Uranus transit, conditions in your life that have been stifling or confining become hard to tolerate. It's a time of a personal revolution in your life. In May, work, reputation, or career matters can be motivators, triggers, or catalysts for big changes. Certainly, you're entering a stage of increased ambition and conditions on the job could prompt you to find a new path or to redefine your goals and perhaps even fast-track plans that you've previously put off for "one day." You'll be seeking more input, freedoms, or independence now.

Mars enters your career, responsibility, and reputation sector around the same time as the New Moon and the Uranus-Taurus ingress, so everything is happening quickly. There may be a dramatic break from the past the 13-16, or a significant change, although this can just as well be something that takes place in your mind. Your attitude changes and you find yourself traveling a new path or following a new goal. It's important to watch for overly impulsive moves, though, since Mars will turn retrograde next month and will revisit the very degrees and aspects you're experiencing now, which can suggest that decisions made now need a revisit later on. There could be stalls or backtracking involved.

Meanwhile, partnering and friendship matters are strong in May. Your people/social quotient is excellent. Past and current relationships are a strong focus this month. A lot is going on under the hood when it comes to relationships and feelings. As well, much is happening on the surface of things, in broad daylight! From the 5-7, it can feel as if your dreams are coming true, or that they're all the more realizable. You can feel quite supported and confident about your lot in life as well as where your life is heading. Friends and connection are inspiring. Mind you, there can be times when you feel a little torn between going your own way and enjoying togetherness, particularly around the 8th. As much as you'd like to do both sides well, you may be feeling a little confused or tired, and finding a way to tone things down makes sense. Getting to a state of balance can be challenging but rewarding now. This is a time for planning, especially since mid-month is likely to come on like a storm and you'll want to have a good sense of what you truly want for yourself.

Mercury moves into your sign on the 13th and is in mutual reception with Venus, your ruler, from May 13-18, and you're in great shape for sharing your thoughts and getting some good feedback for your ideas.

Uranus gets you all riled up and itching to make radical changes from the 15th forward when a New Moon in your sign has a similar rebirth effect. You are building and strengthening your courage. Change is on the horizon, and a spiritual revelation or attitude breakthroughs can occur that propel you along a new path this summer. You are setting your sights on the future instead of worrying about the past, and setting your sights high! There may be unexpected events that free you from confining situations.

On the 15-16 especially, impulsiveness can get you in trouble. Avoid reacting too quickly if you feel caged in or pushed to your limits. The few days following this, however, are much more grounded and realistic, so if possible, save the bigger decisions until then. From the 19th forward, you are in great shape for connecting with like-minded people or for sharing your interests harmoniously with others.

Money is more predictable this month and can be quite excellent from the 13th forward. You're also entering an excellent long-term cycle for your career, although part of this process can involve some stops and starts or dramatic turns. The 23-24 is exceptionally strong for career connections, income boosts, or taking action to move projects forward. Health until the 19th is decent, but some adjustments may be necessary. Pay proper attention to areas that may be a little off.

You're in great shape for strengthening alliances and improving the spiritual or friendship element of a partnership in May. You may be seeking or realizing a long-term dream or goal. The Full Moon on the 29th can bring a money matter to a turning point or conclusion. You might awaken to your feelings for someone at this time, and this helps you make the right choices.

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Gemini: You continue to experience a greater need for rest and relaxation, and perhaps even some solitude, in the first three weeks of May, dear Gemini. Even so, there is likely to be quite a bit of attention coming your way! Clarity in friendships arrives this month. With planets in Gemini at any given point throughout May, you're in a period of personal awakening as you approach your new astrological year. Nevertheless, you still have some end-of-the-astro-year contemplation to do. Try to treat this period as a time for gathering your energies and closing important projects or situations.

You benefit from lovely Venus moving through your sign until the 19th. 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 until later May. 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.

Mars moving into harmony with your sign on the 16th is quite magical. It's stirring, too. Shortly after that, the Sun enters your sign, pulling you out of your shell. Even so, in the weeks before these dates, you're receiving some friendly attention.

From the 5-7, people might turn to you for your unique and wise advice or as a creative lead. The unique flair that distinguishes you from the crowd is even more noticeable and enhanced. There could be substantial support coming from behind the scenes or from an unexpected source. The creative side of your projects holds more appeal than usual, and you're particularly good at seeing (or bringing) magic in/to your pursuits. However, confusion about your general direction, career, or situation with a superior can play with your mind and confuse your personal choices. Around the 8th, watch for going overboard in your quest to do too many things well. You are looking to do your best in your work and with your health regimes, but you also have a strong pull towards rest and dealing with private matters or emotional needs. You may be giving or serving a little too much for your own good these days. Look for ways to make adjustments that lead to a healthier, more balanced life.

Use the 11-13 for symbolically throwing out the garbage. You're likely to see areas of focus and lines of thinking that are good for you and which ones are slowing or weighing you down. A Mercury-Uranus alignment aims to move you forward as an idea forms or information comes in that completes a plan or gets you to a conclusion. There can be news or surprises from a friend or in your networks now. An idea for a long-term project can be golden. Collaborating or brainstorming with a friend, group, or classmate can be particularly fruitful. This can also point to a disruption in your networks that pushes you forward.

Again, there is much going on behind the scenes in your life. On the 15-16, a New Moon occurs in your privacy sector at the same time that Uranus enters this sector for a long-term transit, representing a major shift, although it doesn't become consistent until March 2019 and beyond. Your dreaming world is vivid and intuition exceptionally active. Listen to your inner voice! Now and in coming years, this Uranus transit can really shake things up with matters related to the past and your privacy. Things may come to light that help you let go of negative attachments that have been keeping you from growing and thriving. Holding on tightly to your things and ideas may be about your fear of changes taking place in your social life. Watch for impulsiveness now, but do consider ways to move upwards and onwards.

Take advantage of clear, logical thinking around the 17-19 - a breath of fresh air after several emotionally-charged and perhaps impulsive days. A sense of purpose or mission, as well as the drive for results, combine to offer you considerable focus for your mental energies, so choose a project that has long-term potential and go with it. It’s also a good time for small, significant career moves. From the 19th forward, you're in a particularly good stage for money and gifts as well as attention to developing your talents and resources.

There is a nice shift in energy that is more future-oriented and upbeat starting in the last week of May. It may feel as if life is speeding up just enough to pull you out of a rut. You're braver about expressing yourself, and you're ready to take on a challenge. This can be a spunky time, but also a rather magical period for a sense of mission or purpose through work or health pursuits. It's a brilliant period for enjoying or finding work, showcasing your skills, and improving working relationships. There is powerfully creative, generous energy with you for matters related to your career and reputation. Trust that by doing what you love, you'll get where you need to go, however long it may take! The Full Moon in Sagittarius on the 29th pulls your sharp attention to a relationship matter and your feelings that are hard to deny at this time.

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.

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Leo: Important themes in May revolve around work, career, reputation, friends, and partnerships, dear Leo. With the Sun at the top of your solar chart in your career sector until the 21st and Mars in your work and health sector up to the 15th, working hard and filling your responsibilities to your utmost are in sharp focus. This is a time for making real progress on achieving your goals.

Mid-month, exciting and perhaps disruptive energy is with you. Disagreements or changing perspectives can figure strongly now as well, possibly pushing you into new territory. A new beginning of sorts and perhaps even a new calling can emerge related to your work. You may be thrust into the spotlight now, or there can be significant happenings with competitors or partners that prompt new approaches to what you do and how you see yourself, too.

You're seeing forward progress with work, travel, and educational plans or endeavors in May, and perhaps some real disruptions. Channels for self-expression open with increased faith on the 5-7. Research and development benefit from your intuitive approach. You quickly gain others' support for your goals or plans, but demands on you can be large. As much as you'd like to be everything to everyone, try not to over-commit yourself. Watch for excesses in particular on the 8th. If you've been spending too much time at home or on yourself, then you may see the need to tone things down a little now so that you can reach out. You also want to shine in your professional life or to move out of your comfort zone and take a few risks now, but it's not always easy to go hard in both areas so you'll need to come to a healthy balance.

Tap into your patience from the 11-13 and find creative ways to make things happen. You're able to see which traits, talents, and projects work best for you now, and your reputation improves as you maneuver these things skillfully. A Mercury-Uranus alignment on the 13th does help you move forward, but you can be abrupt or impulsive. Watch for nervous tension driving decision-making. Jumping into action before getting all the facts can be costly now. Something you learn or a conversation about a philosophical or technical matter can be motivating, though. Mercury moves to the top of your solar chart and will transit there from the 13-29, putting you in great shape for getting a strong message across.

The 14-16 is powerful with the New Moon in your career and reputation sector ushering in a new beginning or fresh start, as well as Uranus moving into the same house, forming a square to Mars which is freshly entering your partnership sector. This energy is impulsive and electric. Uranus changes signs only every seven years, so its move into a new sector of your chart is significant. In fact, it's a once in a lifetime transit. This year, we get a preview of this energy from May to November, and it will return more consistently starting in March 2019. This long-term transit suggests some unpredictability with your career, professional projects, reputation, or public image, but these areas can also be highly stimulating and innovative. You can bring fresh insight to your work. Partnerships, competition, or a relationship goal can spur you on now. Significant changes are in the works.

During this seven-year Uranus transit, you may take an unexpected turn or direction with your work. Sudden or unforeseen career opportunities are possible. Some of you will be discovering your "true calling."

Mars moving into your partnership sector from the 16th forward enlivens your close relationships. This transit will last much longer than the usual two months due to an upcoming retrograde of Mars that starts in June, so you'll be doing a whole lot of exploring partnerships and the energy you get from others in your life for the next while. Watch for hasty choices now, especially since some of the decisions you're making in May will come up for review this summer. You may be attracting aggressive or assertive people into your life. They might be coming on strong, and then pulling back. Conflicts about give-and-take in an existing partnership can emerge.

Use the 17-19 to get your head together and to draw up plans. You're a bit more grounded at this time. Venus moves into your privacy sector from the 19th forward, and you may need some emotional space, but you're not against enjoying company. It can be a great time for enjoying private moments. You tend to help, service, and support others, rather quietly and automatically right now. You appreciate the more hidden or subtle elements of your life, interactions, and emotions.

This can also be a good time for teaming up to get things done. The Sun moves into your friendship sector on the 21st, and with Mars already in your partnership sector, the last week ten days of May are likely to be active socially.

Even so, a Jupiter-Neptune transit in force at this time calls your attention to your support system once again. The theme of this longer-term influence is supportive, imaginative, and even a bit magical. It aids you in strengthening and making the most of the positive effects of Jupiter's transit to your home and family sector. There may be increased resources available to you for improving your home life. Your finances might improve, possibly due to shared efforts or combined income. There can be more power and resources available to you to establish yourself through a home, property, or long-term business endeavor. You are in need of a spiritual or creative escape from time to time, and this influence nudges you to seek it out.

The Full Moon in Sagittarius on the 29th can be a particularly romantic and creative one. You're awakening to your feelings about a person or project, and this can set you on a new path. And, the last day of May is brilliant for ideas and enterprise, mainly related to a partner, friend, or team.

May 2018 Monthly Horoscope for Virgo: May is a strong month for success in promoting, publishing, courses, and schooling, dear Virgo. It can also be suitable for travel and getaways, or simply breaking the usual routine. You're more assertive and independent in the first half of the month. There can be some tensions regarding an intimate relationship, the distribution or sharing of money, or power dynamics in a close relationship. The last week of May brings an energy shift towards career and family. Unexpected opportunities to travel or expand your education can emerge. Career matters push forward suddenly from the 21st. You're taking charge, and others are following your lead. The second half of May is also solid for your social life. Friends can be supportive and can help you out with your practical affairs. This is a favorable period for networking, particularly business-related.

You enjoy increased clarity with business moves, intimate relationships, and finances in May. You'll see a relationship more clearly and matters related to support clarify as well. Something spiritual, romantic, or otherwise inspiring can lift your spirits and improve your outlook on the 5-7. However, if you've been seeing someone or a relationship through rose-colored glasses, there may be a small letdown happening now. Although looking the other way can soothe yourself in the moment, ultimately you'll need to face some facts since it's near impossible to truly fool yourself. Around the 8th if you've been taking on too much, you'll feel as if something's going to break. You have a larger than usual appetite for taking on new interests or developing and learning current ones, but alas, you don't have enough time for all of this. The trick is to draw limits without squashing your enthusiasm. May can also be a time for a big announcement or the culmination of a publishing or learning project.

The 11-13 is good for self-promotion or marketing, particularly of creative works or talents. You may be in the position to show off your leadership capabilities. People you meet or date can shift your perspective in revealing ways. Expressing your feelings through your work or craft can be rewarding and fruitful. On the 13th, you're ready to put a negative attitude or element of the past behind you. There can be quite a bit of tension building, and impulsiveness is something to watch for as mid-month draws close. There can be some pressure to make last-minute decisions, but you may not be entirely equipped to make healthy ones! Feeling on edge can be a difficult state to turn into a positive, but it's also entirely possible with determination. It can be especially important that you avoid cutting words with people you care about.

The New Moon in your adventure sector on the 15th occurs at a time when both Mars and Uranus are changing signs and forming a square aspect to one another. It's highly dynamic and possibly electric! New beginnings are likely now, but changes can be quick.

Uranus moving into your solar ninth house is a significant event since a house change happens only every seven years. This transit is not yet consistent (it will retreat in November and then resume in March 2019), but will be with you for many years to come. You may experience a spiritual awakening of sorts or a call to see the world, or perhaps even to save it! Learning needs to be exciting or cutting edge to keep your interest now. Life experiences are unpredictable and exciting. You are embracing change. You have high energy this month for reinventing yourself through letting go of bad attitudes and starting fresh. The desire to take a new course or to travel can come up suddenly as you hunger for new experiences.

Mars moving into your work and health sector on the 16th is significant. Mars will stay in this sector longer than usual and will spend some of its time here retrograde this summer, offering you an opportunity period to work out your daily schedules and work or health plans. There can be some reworking of projects or pursuits and backtracking involved, but for now, you're feeling gung-ho about getting yourself and your daily routines into shape. For some, new interests or opportunities emerging now with the energies of the New Moon can prompt an overhaul of your daily routines or a new approach to health and wellness.

Take full advantage of the 17-19 when thinking is more grounded and you're considering the future, not just the moment! Venus moves into your friendship sector on the 19th and immediately harmonizes with Uranus. You're likely to find great pleasure in learning, sharing, and connecting with friends. It's a good time for reaching out to others, sharing what you've learned, mingling, conversing, and otherwise boosting friendships. New ideas and even some inspiration can result. This is a time for feeling freer and happier as your knowledge of the world around you grows. Group activities, friendships, and community events can be in focus. You can also be quite technical, business-minded, and progressive now. Venus in this area of your chart (from May 19th to June 13th) is not only about socializing but also about enjoying new projects and goals and experimenting with new technology and ideas.

The Sun's move to the top of your solar chart on the 21st helps usher in a new focus on long-term goals and performance, although Mars has been stirring your practical nature and emphasizing work since the 16th. Work-related matters are particularly strong around the 23-24 when you apply yourself with great purpose and intent. Putting your practical affairs together can come exceptionally easy to you. Your stamina level is strong, and you're wasting no time.

Also in the last week of May, fabulous energy is with you for your partnerships and projects. You may be especially motivated to pursue your studies, personal interests, or a partnership. You're in great shape for sharing your ideas or working with someone to produce something special. Your speech or writing is more creative and inspired during this period. It can be a prolific period for writing or speaking. Transportation options make transit more enjoyable and might even open up partnering opportunities. A special relationship may develop that is highly communicative, or there is increased daily contact in an existing relationship. The Full Moon on the 29th is a call to deal with home and family matters. You're in a great position to work on or from the home, and for boosting your relationships with those you love. Appreciation for loved ones increases now.

May 2018 Libra Monthly Horoscope: Financial or intimate matters can be in sharp focus this month, dear Libra. This can be about loans or bonuses or getting close to someone and dealing with the power dynamics involved. You are tuned in to the deeper issues and looking beyond the surface of matters for answers. This is an excellent time for researching, editing, or otherwise going over business, health, and financial issues. Expanding your personal resources is especially important to you now. Your spirits lift considerably in the last week of the month. People in high places are more inclined to notice your efforts and/or talents from the 19th forward.

In May, you're likely to enjoy more clarity and forward movement related to your relationships, educational pursuits, partnerships, finances, intimate connections, and negotiations. Relationships are not without their challenges, though. Family-partnership conflicts can be prominent for some of you.

On the 5-7, intuitive hunches lead you to the right information and creative ways to improve your work or health. Supporting others or self-improvement efforts can be rewarding now. On the 8th, watch for excess or over-indulgence. If you've been going over the top either indulging your interests or giving to others, this is a time to start simplifying. You may decide that focusing on your personal goals and values will do much more for your happiness than an excessive focus on outward signs of success or progress.

From the 11-13, supportive people in your life or more confidence within can get you past obstacles. There can be breakthrough conversations or thinking related to relationships now. There can be a chance meeting with someone or a missing piece of information surfaces that is a game changer. Watch for jumping to action before getting all the facts. While competition can motivate you to improve your game, defensiveness and impatience won't help you further your cause.

The 14-16 holds a lot of intense and exciting, but perhaps also disruptive, energy. The New Moon in Taurus occurs just as Uranus moves into the sign. Mars changes signs as well, and immediately clashes with Uranus, stimulating a quick need or desire for change. You could be feeling caged in, or someone in your life feels confined. New insights can be intensely revealing, particularly about love and intimacy. Avoid pushing too hard, but allow yourself to cross normal thresholds, as you can make great strides towards critical new beginnings.

Uranus moving into a new sign is a significant event. While Uranus is not entirely finished its transit of Aries and will retreat to complete it from November 2018 to March 2019 before returning to Taurus, you're beginning to feel some important shifts now. Close relationships with others are lively under this influence. Sudden developments in the financial or emotional support you receive are possible. Your private world and shared resources can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. Your intimate life and support systems open up. These can be the wildcard areas of life, but also highly stimulating and innovative, in the coming months and years. You may be learning a lesson in detachment during this cycle – sudden changes in the support you receive from others or outside sources can force you to become more independent financially. Prepare yourself for fluctuations by settling as many debts as you can and by working on boosting your personal income. This can also be a highly creative time for handling money, talents, and relationships. The important thing with this transit is to open up to alternative, new, progressive, or non-traditional ways of doing things without throwing practical considerations out in the process.

Right now, watch for rash decisions. Mars is moving into harmony with your sign from the 16th forward, enlivening your romantic or creative worlds, and will stick around in this area of your chart for many months. This summer, Mars will be retrograde here, and this is the reason for its extended visit. Some of the decisions made now may come up for review later, so do think things through carefully in May. Moving too quickly is not advised, although certain changes may be necessary and very rewarding.

Venus moves up to the top of your solar chart from the 19th forward, immediately harmonizing with Uranus. Relations with bosses, the public, and business contacts are set to improve. This is a time for pleasant surprises and advances, particularly related to life path goals. Connections might form that prove to be especially favorable over time. Someone might sponsor you or give you support. Your reputation gets a nice boost now. You're seeking the best for yourself and believing in yourself.

You're more outgoing and sociable as the month advances. A decision to travel or to take up studies could be made quite suddenly. You are expressing yourself well and satisfyingly. Also in the last week of May, a powerful influence comes into play for you in the areas of work, finances, and health. Your self-image improves, and this has positive effects all around, as you take better care of yourself and pay more attention to the mind/spirit element of your life. The work you do now may feel more compatible with your overall philosophies or mission. A sense of mission can uplift you. The Full Moon on the 29th is good for personal interests and projects, publicity, or promotion, and the last days of May are excellent for finances and work.

May 2018 Scorpio Monthly Horoscope: You can be especially involved with others this month, dear Scorpio, and for the most part, your involvement is pleasant and rewarding, if occasionally demanding. Personal plans tend to take the back seat in favor of the agendas of others. Your social life is animated and relationships are dynamic - they're a strong area of change and movement. New energy is brought to a partnership. This is a time for redefining relationships and relationship needs. The last week of May can bring important revelations about money, business, and your intimate life. However, overall, it's a relationship-centered month for you. Positive energy is brought to your solar houses of Life this month, so that romantic, creative, and life-learning experiences are rewarding. Travel, legal, or educational plans come together nicely. Cultural events could hold extra appeal. You are more effective at expressing your creativity, or others are paying more attention to your creations.

You're experiencing increased clarity with work, health, partnerships, and finances this month. These matters are moving forward, although they're not without their problems. You can have a hectic schedule, and you may be doing a lot of juggling in the first half of May. From the 5-7, connecting with others can lead to nice opportunities, and creative efforts are particularly successful. Where you're emotionally involved and invested, though, you may not be seeing situations or people clearly.

Around the 8th, you may be confronting your excesses or reaching a critical turning point in your journey. A partner has much to reveal to you about yourself through your interactions. You're in a particularly good place for reinforcement, support, and recognition on the 11-13, and learning and communications projects are favored. There can be compelling conversations or ideas now with a Mercury-Uranus alignment. You're likely to make useful discoveries related to your health, wellness, therapy, services, or work, and thinking can be breakthrough. You might receive word or notice that moves you forward in a new direction or a clarified position. It's important not to speak too quickly, however, as we approach mid-month when impulsiveness may be a problem. Try not to make decisions about something you don't yet fully understand, or under pressure.

The 14-16 is where there's a whole lot of concentrated and combust energy. A New Moon occurs in your partnership sector, signaling a new beginning or a chance to start fresh. A clash of values with a partner may be part of the picture now, however, as Mars and Uranus both change signs and form a square to one another. Surprises are in the mix when it comes to close relationships. Conversations about, with, or on behalf of family can be intense and revealing. There is an intensity to this time that breaks through barriers. You will no longer tolerate confining situations!

Uranus moving into your partnership sector on the 15th is a huge deal. While it's an interrupted transit, it will be in effect for the most part until 2026. During this cycle, partnerships and relationships with others can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. You are attracted to people who are free-spirited, individualistic, and possibly even eccentric or unstable as close partners during this period; or you draw these types of people into your experience. You are learning about giving freedom to others, and this isn’t always easy. Trying to force convention or tradition on partnerships will be a lesson in frustration during this period. This influence will kick in more consistently from March 2019 forward (until April 2026).

This month, sudden opportunities with or through a partner can arise. An unexpected circumstance or sudden change of attitude can occur and jolt you out of your usual routine. Some of you might enter into a new partnership quickly, or meet a special someone with whom you have strong intellectual or communicative ties, and the desire to take it to the next level is strong. The kinds of people you attract, as well as relationship dynamics in general, will be changing dramatically over the coming years, starting this month.

Take advantage of the more reliable energies of the 17-19 when thinking is solid and you don't feel rushed or pressured. From the 19th forward, Venus travels in harmony with your sign and harmonizes with Uranus, too. Surprising pleasures, good news, or inspiring ideas can be in the mix now. There can be a refreshing change of pace and an uplifting of spirits.

Mars enlivens your home and family life from the 16th, and it also encourages you to pour more energy into your domestic affairs. From the 21st, the Sun travels in a similarly "hidden" or emotional sector of your solar chart, your intimacy sector. Work on or around the house can be especially productive, as matters seem to flow naturally and interference is minimal. This is a time of following your instincts and doing some vital introspection.

The beautiful Jupiter-Neptune trine that first appeared in December comes into exact aspect again now, enhancing creative and romantic endeavors. There is a magical quality to your charisma and appeal as well as your creative output. Love, love affairs, and other social activities help to enhance a healthy self-image, and you draw in others magnetically. The last few days of the month can bring a financial matter to your attention. This is another time of powerful personal appeal and the chance to enjoy and express yourself more fully.

May 2018 Sagittarius Monthly Horoscope: While work and mundane matters take center stage for much of May, dear Sagittarius, this is nevertheless a lively month for relationships and a robust period for your emotional life, as well. Organizing, managing, and handling the details of your life will go a long way towards a stronger sense of accomplishment with a heavy emphasis on your sector of work and health. However, the focus is on making sweeping changes with these things, so tap into your intuition to determine what needs refreshment. While the New Moon on the 15th can bring new energy into your daily routines, and new work or work projects altogether for some of you, it can also be an impulsive time. There can be some challenges with money (and love) in the first half of May, but the focus sharply changes mid-month. The Full Moon on the 29th is in your sign and can bring a personal matter to a head or an important turning point in your life.

Your ruler, Jupiter, is in excellent form this month, and this improves your general outlook as well as your magnetism. Sound energy is with you for healing and enhancing family relationships or for connecting powerfully with your secret wishes, feelings, and needs. Finances continue to require more toughness and discipline. Good energy for attracting or enhancing a partnership is with you from June 21st forward. It's also a time for being a little more proactive with making contacts and connections and reaching out to others.

Things are moving forward quickly with creative projects, romantic relationships (or signals), partnerships and negotiations in the first two weeks of May. On the 5-7, though, you can find fantastic inspiration to improve your work or health. There may be opportunities to bring more creative flair to your services or the job you do. Peace, beauty, and harmony in the home can be therapeutic for you all month, but particularly around the 5-7 and 23-25. However, making changes involving work and health is better left until after mid-month. Before then, do extra fact-checking and research. Around the 8th, you can feel a little overwhelmed with things to do. You're taking greater pride in your work, daily routines, or your health and wellness, but you're also in need of a break from the routine. This is the time to seek out a better work-life balance.

From the 11-13, your work and business sense is extraordinary. You could find yourself very absorbed in details, quite passionately so, and likely to good end. This is all about growing, improving, and moving on. Your thinking is especially inventive, and your creative hunches are powerful. News coming in today, or ideas coming to you seemingly out of the blue, can set you on a new path. Watch, however, for hasty communications. The energy around you mid-month can feel competitive, but if you use it to step up your game rather than to rush decisions, then it works in your favor! The 13-18 is suitable for working with a partner or connecting with someone special through work.

The New Moon on the 15th motivates you to take charge of your health, self-care initiatives, and work. If you've been holding on too tightly to a stressful work situation or job, then the matter may come to a head. This particular New Moon comes at a changeful time when both Uranus and Mars are entering new signs and challenging with one another via a square aspect, adding to the already impulsive energy of the New Moon. This can feel exciting and tense at the same time! While inventiveness is a positive side to this energy, watch for rashness.

Big changes are on the horizon related to your daily life, routines, habits, and work. Opportunities and new insights come in the areas of work and health mid-month. There may be excitement about a new health and wellness program that gives you a sense of having a new lease on life. Improvements or other opportunities at or through work can come out of the blue, boosting your confidence. The temptation to break out of monotony or other lifeless aspects of a job is intense. Your working life can bring startling surprises, and you'll need a little time to adjust to the changes in routine. With Uranus moving into your solar sixth house, you enter a lengthy period in which your work, daily routines, and health can be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. You can bring fresh insight to your work now, although you might be impatient with rules and schedules. Daily routines can be chaotic, and your energy/motivation levels tend to be up and down as you wrestle with inspiration. Ultimately, you are looking for a more authentic expression of yourself through your work and routines, and while it can be a little chaotic for now, you are learning to tap into your “inner genius.” Do your best to keep open to change and current developments regarding your work or health. Staying in touch with current developments in your field gives you a nice edge. This Uranus transit will kick in more consistently from March 2019 forward (until April 2026), but a preview of this energy is happening now.

Mars moves into your communications sector on the 16th, revving up your daily life and motivating you to get out and about. Mars will stay here longer than his usual two months due to a retrograde this summer, and it's important to keep in mind that what you're jumping into now may come up for review later.

The 17-19 brings everything down to earth. This is the time to make some plans and strategies. From the 19th forward, Venus transits your intimacy sector. It's a great time for addressing unusual, taboo, or complicated matters with a very open mind. Others can be pleasantly surprising, bringing light and fun into your life. There may be a good turn on a financial or business level. People are backing you up, and this feels good.

Later in May, you're shifting from a work-centered focus to a social one. We've seen Mars moving into harmony with your sign and motivating you to get connected from the 16th. Now the Sun moves into your partnership sector on the 21st - another social sector of your chart. Collaborating with someone special can figure strongly now. The enthusiasm stirred up can take you far. You can be feeling particularly alive and vital through other special people.

The Jupiter-Neptune trine that first formed last December and has been a subtle influence since then is forming once again in the last week of May. You're finding greater joy in being of service to others. Your confidence builds as you help and support others. It can be a period for developing your psychic abilities and understanding your family connections more intuitively. Your perceptions heighten. This comes around the time of a Full Moon in your sign (on the 29th) and a Venus-Jupiter trine (in influence on the 31st), turning up the volume of your feelings and intuition even further. It's an emotionally rich and fertile time.

May 2018 Capricorn Monthly Horoscope: While you have a well-deserved reputation for working hard, dear Capricorn, this month you're more inclined to choose pleasure over work whenever possible. This is a good thing, as it helps to feed your spirit. As the month advances, you do pick up the pace with work and health routines. In the meantime, your romantic and creative worlds are set for a significant change. A new beginning is in the works, whether this means a new affair or project, a new way of expressing yourself, or a fresh start in an existing relationship, pursuit, or hobby. Domestic matters are also changeful and in need of extra attention in May. Even so, where there was coolness or confusion in family and business recently, there is now more warmth and directness. Smoothing out rocky areas is, at the very least, straightforward.

Excitement along romantic and creative levels is likely in May. Love matters may be laced with a touch of drama, and certainly, bring surprise to your life. While pastimes, hobbies, and entertainment are in strong focus in the first few weeks of the month, it's back to business by the 21st.

You're enjoying swift, forward movement and more apparent progress in particular projects or endeavors related to home, family, and work. There can be more clarity and possibly improved communications in your personal life. When it comes to self-expression, relationships with children, dating, hobbies, and entertainment, the pipelines are open this month, particularly around the 5-7 and 24-25. You'll do best if you have the faith to let life unfold before you rather than attempt to push it along when it's not ready to move! This can be a month of creative or emotional inspiration. Do watch for rash decisions from the 5-14, though. You could be feeling torn between shining on your own or sharing the work and credit. For others, there can be a conflict between attention to group or friend activities and individual or romantic relationships. As much as you'd like to please everyone, including yourself, watch for spreading yourself out too thin.

There are some shining moments from the 11-13. You may be in a unique position to share your ideas, happiness, sense of humor, or creative vision with others. From the 13th, you're anxious to move on. This is a time for letting go and releasing yourself from constraints. There can be unexpected discoveries about your true feelings about a situation or a desire to make changes on the home front or with family now. Things are moving quickly mid-month. You may need to approach communication in new ways. The temptation to push a matter or to jump into action before getting all the facts is strong but is probably unwise. Dissatisfaction with the status quo can be at the heart of restlessness now, but take your time on a plan of action that will get you out of a rut. From the 13-18, you may be writing or speaking in new and more creative ways.

The 14-16 is powerful. Not only is there a New Moon in your sector of heartfelt pursuits, Uranus enters the same sector of your chart and will visit there, at first off-and-on, for the better part of the next eight years! As well, Mars happens to be changing signs, too, and immediately clashes with Uranus. This is high energy. You may find yourself at cross-purposes with someone over money, values, or respect. Or, you could be dealing with erratic elements in your life, and possibly the kind of surprises that you don't appreciate. Surprising events can occur in your romantic life, or in your relationships with children. You can also experience creative insights now, mainly relating to money-making prospects. You want to go your own way, but it would be wise to consider the possibility that others are showing you the way towards positive change, too.

Keep in mind that Mars' transit of your resources sector from the 16th forward will be longer than usual, and this is because Mars will retrograde in the summer, backing up over the same tracks it's making now. This is an intense transit for the ambitious pursuit of security or increased income, although there can be some stops and starts.

Even more significant is Uranus' move into house five of your solar chart. This transit occurs from now until November 6th, and then March 2019 to 2025/2026, so it's a long one! Unpredictable, unusual, exciting, and unreliable are all possible adjectives we can assign to fifth house things for you now: romance, dating, hobbies, creative pursuits, entertainment, self-expression, children, and leisure or play time. This can play out in many different ways. For example, you may be attracted to (or you're attracting) people who are free-spirited, individualistic, and possibly even eccentric on a romantic level or people who tend to bring change into your life. Or, you may be tapping into your “inner genius” when it comes to expressing yourself creatively, and this can be a highly inventive time. Unusual opportunities to meet people pop up or unconventional love affairs can be a new thing for you. All in all, though, it's a good time for expressing yourself more freely. You may be very eager to march to the beat of your own drum. Taking creative or romantic chances is possible now.

The 17-19 is the calm after the storm - a time to center yourself and make realistic assessments, plans, and strategies. From the 19th, you're in fabulous shape for attracting the right company or for smoothing over a relationship. Giving your time to someone, or allowing a person to shine in their own way as they take the lead, can be very rewarding for both of you. This is a fine time for meeting people, and you are feeling unusually open and receptive. There is a spirit of freedom and acceptance that is key to good feelings and enhancing bonds. Make peace now, with both friends and enemies!

Later in May, life seems to calm down, and you're more likely to focus on work and practical affairs. The 23-24 is particularly suitable for these matters. You can blaze your way through difficult problems or challenges. As well, a beautiful Jupiter-Neptune trine perfects in the last week of May. This aspect first formed in December and has been a subtle influence on your life since then. Your social life and friends base might expand, or you may be dreaming up exciting new paths for the future, and this keeps you feeling motivated and spirited. This is a powerful period for imaginative interactions and communications. Your ideas are inspired and inspiring. The Full Moon on the 29th awakens you to a spiritual need or strong intuition about a matter.

May 2018 Aquarius Monthly Horoscope: The month begins with a strong focus on family and attention to domestic matters, dear Aquarius, and your nesting instincts are strong. Creative energy increases as May progresses. In fact, the second half of the month plays considerably differently for you than the first - you're coming out of your shell, big time. Uranus enters your sector of home, though, and there are exciting and perhaps disruptive themes related to your personal life as a result. Reach out to others later in the month, and don't pass up on opportunities to network, particularly around the Full Moon on the 29th. Until then, however, it's perfectly fine and, in fact, entirely useful to take things easy and connect with your family or inner world.

This could be a time when you pursue a bit of a home "makeover," or make other changes such that home life is less routine and more dynamic. While you may not be especially sociable in the first couple of weeks of May, you're building your energy and taking extra, much-needed personal time. Later in May, your houses of Substance are in especially good form. You're likely to feel particularly good about the work you do, the effort you put forth, and your natural talents. There is increased motivation for tackling tasks that you previously felt were monotonous or uninteresting.  Imagination and intuition enhance financial and domestic ventures.

Transportation or commuting problems iron themselves out and educational and mechanical matters run more smoothly in May. Connecting, traveling, and communicating become simpler and more straightforward. Even so, there can be some disagreements in the first weeks of the month to deal with. You want to shine in your personal life, with family, and at home, and there can be good opportunities to expand, strengthen, and enhance family relationships. The domestic life is busy, mostly pleasant, and rewarding, although changes are highly likely and there can be some hectic energy as a result. Changes in your family dynamic or home life may be in the offing. Do watch for hasty actions and words as you approach mid-month. Everything may seem to be moving very quickly.

From the 11-13, you seem to be receiving the support you need and time spent alone or with family can be therapeutic. A Mercury-Uranus alignment can bring in new ideas or information that seems to push you forward into new territory. Avoid too-quick decisions but keep your eyes open for a potential new interest or channel for learning and communicating. Watch for making decisions from an agitated or pressured frame of mind.

There is a strong center of activity from the 14-16. A New Moon occurs in your home and family sector, pushing for a new beginning or fresh start. At the same time, both Uranus (your ruler) and Mars are changing signs, and right after they do, they form a clashing aspect with one another. This presents a challenge to make a change. You may be feeling caged in or hushed, and you are in no mood to take orders! You can be filled with energy to move personal plans forward and Mars entering your sign wants you to face things head-on, directly, and without delay.

Uranus moving into your solar fourth house is big news. For one, it's your ruler, and for another, Uranus doesn't change signs very often - in fact, this only happens every seven years. This transit is a lengthy one in which new and exciting energy is brought to your domestic life. Opportunities to move, expand, or change things up can seem to come out of the blue. You may be in the position to do a balancing act between your home/family and personal life. Although life may not feel as secure as it used to, the changes occurring during this transit will stimulate you and propel you forward. You might be seeking more freedom now, and if your current set-up feels confining or limiting, you'll need to make changes. Your attitude towards the past and traditions is bound to go through changes, too. Old ties to your past may be severed, and at times this can be unsettling, but ideally, you are taking important steps towards carving out an identity that better suits and represents you.

Enjoy the groundedness of the 17-19, when decisions seem easier or simply more logical. Venus' move into your work and health sector from the 19th is good for finding some peace or harmony in your daily routines. Work or daily life may seem more enjoyable and pleasant. Work benefits from openness to new methods or teamwork. Home and personal updates can be quite successful now, and even small improvements can feel wonderful now.

The 21st forward is a period that brings a more outgoing, playful, and creative energy to your life and, for some, budding romance. Mars has been in your sign, boosting up your confidence and courage, since the 16th. Now, the Sun moves into your creative sector and encourages you to have some fun, express yourself more freely, and share yourself with others. The 23-24 is particularly dynamic. You are both motivated and confident, and there can be a dramatic and competitive touch to everything you do at this time! If you are engaging in a competition of sorts, physical or mental, you are more likely to come out a winner. Keep in mind that Mars will turn retrograde in your sign this summer, and there can be some backtracking to do then, but for now, a direct approach works wonders. You may want to watch for jumping too quickly into things, though, as you may need to revisit or reassess these matters later.

The Jupiter-Neptune trine aspect that first formed in December forms exactly in the last week of May, pulling up these themes more strongly. In truth, its energy hasn't left us and will continue to affect us until August or September. However, its exact aspect on the 25th can color the entire week. Business, financial, and reputation matters can improve and develop in almost magical ways. You may be carrying yourself with more self-respect and attracting positive attention or joining with people who further your career or personal interests, and through their wisdom or faith in you, you are encouraged to reach your highest potential. Your ability to earn a living from what you love doing increases, you grow to love your work/responsibilities, or your work transforms in pleasant ways. The Full Moon on the 29th is also strong for the discovery of your true feelings, particularly about friends, dreams, hopes, and happiness goals.

May 2018 Pisces Monthly Horoscope: May is likely to begin on a busy note, and end on a more serene one, dear Pisces. You are communicative and sociable, reaching out to others and enjoying the connections you're making in May. Later May brings a stronger desire to enjoy the peace and security of family life, however, and far less interest in venturing far from home. Teamwork and communication can strengthen bonds in the meantime. There can be a real scuffle of activity, learning, and communicating, in fact. There's likely to be an emphasis on learning, particularly self-taught or home-learning endeavors.

May can be busy, and the pace may reach maddening or overwhelming around mid-month. You could be making connections, reaching out, handling errands and daily affairs, and perhaps discovering and dedicating time to a special personal interest. Financial complexities are now unraveling, and dealings with a partner or financial institutions are more straightforward. You may be making bold moves now. There can be considerable motivation to realize a creative goal this month, as well. There are lovely aspects made from your communications sector to planets in your sign this month, suggesting you're expressing yourself with a distinctive flair. There can be discoveries of new ways to connect, whether this is about communicating or commuting, perhaps because current ones are not working well. You're enjoying more clarity with personal finances, partnerships, and family or home matters. Projects and pursuits that may be excessive come to light around the 8th. As joyful as your pursuits, studies, and personal interests are these days, you may have a little too much on your plate, and now is the time to reach a better balance.

You're reaching out to others and communicating in ways that inspire trust and confidence on the 11-12. You have the ability to appeal to many people and team up effectively to accomplish a goal. You seem to bring out the best in others and to support them or offer useful advice.

As mid-month approaches, tension rises. A Mercury-Uranus alignment on the 13th can detach you just enough that you put something you no longer need behind you. The New Moon on the 15th is about new beginnings and starting fresh, but this particular New Moon packs a real punch. This is because both Uranus and Mars change signs at the same time, and they form a clashing square aspect to one another. This combination can instigate quick changes, upsets, or surprises. The atmosphere can be agitated, and you can feel a lot of pressure to make decisions or to take action prematurely. An issue surrounding values, money, or questions of ownership can be in focus for you. You can also be temperamental about whether others value and respect you. Watch that you don't jump to conclusions now, but consider, too, that change may be just what you need now. And, it can be a breath of fresh air.

Uranus entering house three in your solar chart on the 15th is a big move. Note that Uranus will retrograde and return to your resources sector on November 6th and will move in your communications sector more permanently in March 2019. For now, though, you get a hint of an upcoming longterm cycle that revolutionizes the ways you communicate and connect with the world around you. During this cycle, communications, learning, and connections may be unpredictable and unusual, but also inspiring and exciting. You'll be opening up and expressing your more unique ideas. Your daily life is bound to become very colorful. Regular encounters with neighbors, relatives, and acquaintances, as well as everyday activities and business activities, may be changing quite dramatically. Also, your primary mental attitudes are evolving. As you think differently, you communicate differently. Your interests can become quite eclectic during this cycle. Studies may be erratic or part-time. Relationships with acquaintances, neighbors, students, and siblings, and learning endeavors evolve. You may become aware of some new and uniquely useful information, which puts a whole new slant on your life. While you’re not typically a person who blurts things out too quickly, this can be a theme now and in coming years! Be sure you make words work for instead of against you. New insights and developments in learning areas, studies, or with siblings may be part of all of this.

From the 19th forward, Venus travels through your romance and creativity sector, and this wonderful transit is excellent for a smooth flow of love energy in your life. It's a time when others enjoy your company, notice your most appealing characteristics, and are receptive to your ideas and invites. Upgrading and updating involving equipment and material things, as well as ideas, perspectives, and experiences are in focus. "Being yourself" is always encouraged, but right now you'll see instant proof of why this is so.

You gear up for a home-centered, back to roots time from the 21st forward as the Sun moves into your home and family sector. Since the 16th, in fact, Mars in your privacy sector has been encouraging you to slow down and take a break. You're more interested in taking time to yourself, and much pleasure comes from family and home life. The 23-24 is particularly suitable for employing good stress management techniques. Efforts made around the home, with domestic projects, and concerning activities with family can lead to nice advances. Your energy flows naturally with minimal interruption.

As well, your rulers, Jupiter and Neptune, have been in harmony since December, and this energy returns in fuller force in the last week of May. This can be an excellent time to meet someone through personal interests, shared beliefs, education, or travel. Communications thrive, and publishing can be successful. You may be going to entirely new places with your mind or body! Teaching, guiding, and learning are prominent themes. It can be a time of tremendous personal appeal as well as life-changing, positive experiences that expand your mind. The Full Moon on the 29th can bring a work matter to a head, which can be a bubble-bursting moment as you find yourself in high demand, but it's also an opportunity to shine.