Weekly Forecast: May 19 – 25, 2024, Kelly M. Beard, 22 May 2024

5/19  ::  Sun (identity & purpose) ~sextile~ Neptune (imagination & spirituality):

This energy prompts a momentary dissolution of the ego, allowing your authentic SoulSelf to radiate! It directs attention towards your spiritual center, urging an assessment of its supportiveness. If you have drifted from your spiritual practice, this energy facilitates a smoother reconnection with your own spirit, intuition and your overall life’s purpose. It invites you to recognize where your contributions hold significant value by considering the needs of others beyond yourself. Discovering a need and addressing it in your own distinct and delightful way becomes more natural under this influence, fostering a more generous and compassionate disposition. Your physical energy may be low as a result of Neptune channeling the Sun’s Source Energy inwardly to re-charge your Spirit. Otherwise, it could be projections of all kinds, yours and other people’s as well. Best to spend some intentional solitude, preferably in Nature if/when/where possible.

5/22  ::  Sun (energy & individuality) ~trine~ Pluto (purification & transformation):

This energy ignites a strong desire within you to accomplish your goals, by any means necessary, and while you may come across as assertive, it ultimately serves a positive purpose. The changes at hand are necessary and facing them head-on will provide invaluable insights that strengthen your foundation, facilitating organic evolution to the next level of your own life. This transformative energy encourages deep contemplation about your individual needs & desires, prompting you to reassess and potentially reform or release certain aspects of your Self, your life or environment. Seizing the opportunity to evolve consciously will mitigate any intense Pluto energy. This energy helps you leave a lasting impression or positively impact others if you want to, but be sure that your actions & words are aligned with the highest ethical standards. Any attempts to manipulate others for personal gain will likely backfire on you. Embrace this positive, uplifting energy to clear away obstacles and manifest the life you were meant to live.

5/23  ::  Venus (values & priorities) ~conjunct~ Jupiter (beliefs & consciousness):

This highly potent energy merges two influential forces to kickstart a fresh new cycle, heightening your awareness of your own evolving values, which are leading to a new narrative that is based on your earned wisdom over the last year or so. This energy prompts a drive for self-improvement and offers a connection to various forms of material abundance and natural wealth. Typically, this transition is marked by a delightful expansion of authentic beauty, echoing the interconnectedness of Nature and all living Beings. There is an energy of enthusiasm around new or growing relationships which attracts more positive energy. This is the best time to be creative and expect miracles!

5/23  ::  Venus (essence & natural beauty) ~sextile~ Neptune (consciousness & vision):

This energy links your authentic values & priorities with the realm of dreams, mysticism and multiple dimensions. It offers you an opportunity to solidify your vision by simply tapping into the essence that you aspire to experience. By immersing yourself in the feeling associated with that vision, you pave the way for its physical manifestation. This energy instills belief in the realm of possibilities, fostering support for artistic expressions or active practices like crafting vision boards, using affirmations, and anything that refines your new vision of reality. While other planets focus on steps & strategies, Venus prioritizes the essence of Nature, Love & Kinship. Neptune, likewise, is not concerned with ‘steps & strategies’. Instead, it encourages you to tune-in to the natural beauty surrounding you. Set aside your usual inner dialogue for a day or two (as soon as possible) to connect with inspiration guided by your own Heart & Soul—from the inside-out. This inner connection will guide your creative inspirations and allow you to align more deeply with your own true essence.

5/23  ::  Jupiter (beliefs & consciousness) ~sextile~ Neptune (faith & spirituality):

This presents an opportunity to embrace miracles, whether they stem from a belief in a Higher Power or the alignment of your own Heart & Soul. It offers various expressions, fostering spiritual growth with a broader, more universal perspective. You might feel inclined to aid the less fortunate or encounter individuals who expand your spiritual horizons. Under this influence, optimism & philosophical ponderings, about life in particular, may abound. It is a potent energy to tap into, as optimism, faith and a connection to the greater whole can also facilitate instant manifestation or what seems like miracles. However, keep in mind that there are probably some very real challenges that you are facing, which require tangible efforts to resolve. Stay focused on the possibilities, while still doing what needs to be done to facilitate the highest possible outcome. The only challenge with this energy is that Jupiter, the planet of expansion & optimism, is getting together with Neptune, the planet of delusions & no boundaries, so be mindful of excesses of any kind. Remember, all things in balance, since it is rare that excess serves the higher good.


5/23  ::  Venus Enters GEMINI (until June 17th):

When Venus is in Gemini, she is witty & wise, flirty & fun, curious & down for adventure! This energy gives you the opportunity to gather all the information about the last year of your relationships & finances and take some time to actually process what did (or did not) happen. It is time to have open communication in our relationships & partnerships so that we can all evolve and grow together – rather than apart. Our needs & desires evolve over time and rather than making anyone ‘good/bad/right/wrong’, let’s just discuss the evolution that has happened over the last year. With Venus, it is what we are attracted to and repelled by, and that evolves over time too! It is time to recalibrate your perspective and clean your own filters so that these discussions can be productive instead of destructive.

This energy is also really good for creative writing & self-expression and focusing on your creative babies. You may want to go back to school, get certified in something that you are passionate about or learn something new. If you are diving into your creativity & self-expression, she supports you as you do the research & revisions as you develop new ways of expressing your ideas and magnetizing support & resolutions for any long-standing issues. It is time to evolve and explore new ideas and new perspectives, while not getting overwhelmed by the limitlessness of all the possibilities or distracted by so many little details.

Venus Rules: values, priorities, resources, relationships, finances, love, art, beauty, culture and, in Gemini, the lesson of creativity, communication and self-expression is what she is animating and awakening for one and all. It is a call from within, to restore balance as an individual, within the context of your thinking and the value of your ideas, thoughts, concepts and individual voice. Your sense of self-worth and self-value may be in need of some focus & attention. You have evolved in the last year or so. This is a great opportunity to do some personal processing, with detachment & objectivity, so that you can renegotiate the terms of both your personal & professional relationships. This will help you determine what is/is no longer important to you, while preparing to go deeper on self-care when she moves into Cancer.

LIGHT Expression

Reclaim your Authentic Voice
Maintain the connection to Soul
Lighten up, be more sociable, enjoy others
Express your Self through writing or speaking
Experiment with various ideas (without attachment to outcome)
Research ideas, clarify thoughts & speak up
Explore new art forms or alternative mediums of expression
Expand on your creative ideas, visionary thoughts and individual concepts
Do things that support any recently discovered or new ways of thinking
Create/Improve your personal Story based on your renewed *Values & Priorities*

SHADOW Expression

Flighty and disconnected (ungrounded)
Argumentative for sport and entertainment
Careless with words and about others’ thoughts & feelings
Game-Playing / Manipulation
Scheming or plotting (usually around love or money)
Overwhelmed with too many ideas or too many details
Dogmatic & narrow-minded
Being anti-social, intolerant & opinionated
Parroting = mindlessly/thoughtlessly repeating things without checking the facts
Being pulled between *Facts & Truth* and being indecisive

5/23  ::  SAGITTARIUS Full Moon:

Essentially, we are supported to do some process, assimilation & elimination exercises. Now it’s time for you to integrate all that you have experienced in the last 6-12 months into true knowing and earned wisdom. If you do not integrate the changes & evolution of consciousness that you’ve been through, the choices you’ve made, the knowledge you’ve learned & the wisdom you’ve earned, then they never convert from ideas-to-bricks in the Base that supports you, that foundation of your own creation. Many will stay in ‘overwhelm’ or go even deeper at this point because this much information, that does NOT get filed or deleted, WILL overwhelm the system. Gemini Time (May/June every year) is a good time to review & explore the ideas, concepts & perceptions that have been revealed over the last 3-6-9-12 months. It’s good to note that next month (Cancer Time-June/July) the ‘fundamentals’ will be UP again. You are supported to review which of the ideas that come up now will actually nourish, support & protect you going forward. Choose ideas that have life & vitality, choose ideas that *feel* right from your Heart-Center, choose ideas that expand your life, rather than limit, pressure or violate it. Simplify, prioritize, RE-allocate your resources and RE-direct your energy, consciously, so that you are not a victim of the energies swirling around you.

The energies of this Spring have given us an opportunity to clarify our thoughts, explore the new ideas bubbling and dream up new ways of expressing ourselves as individuals and it’s time to do that in a whole new way. But pace yourself, this is only the first baby-step on a major New Path!! We will be expressing some new ideas & thinking (thanks to the recent Mercury Retro), and this Full Moon can help us release anything no longer true or no longer part of the New Story that you want to tell going forward. Try to schedule some down-time in June/July & August if/when possible, even one day can feel like a week’s vacation if you really give your mind and body a rest in favor of pampering your body, tending to your heart and nurturing your soul. You’ll feel *loved* by YOU – especially if/when you do this kind of self-care & rejuvenation. Remember, everything is a response to the last thing and preparation for the next thing. The Taurus/Scorpio Lunation activated the new power, values & priorities and the Gemini/Sag Lunation will activate the new ideas, choices and Story, which will lead to renewing the fundamentals that Cancer/Capricorn bring around home & work or our public & private selves. The more consciously you navigate this period, the more fruitful your Fall Harvest will be this year.

Finally, this is the clearing/release that precedes your Gemini New Moon Seeds so also consider what you are calling in to your life, in terms of friends, collaborators & networks, as well as new ideas, thoughts & concepts that are birthing through you this year. You have to clear out the Old Story and Old Beliefs in order to manifest what you are calling in.

5/25  ::  Jupiter Enters GEMINI (until 6.9.2025):

Jupiter activates a brand new 12-year Cycle by moving into GEMINI! You can & will improve your communication, expand your creative ideas & cultivate new networks that can support you at home, work and in the community. We are initiating a whole NEW Truth, Story & Belief System that is/can be rooted in your earned wisdom, evolved consciousness & new thinking after 12-years of education & experience. If 12-years is too much to wrap your brain around, I would encourage you to think in terms of 3-year increments. The Trinity energy is very powerful and when working with Jupiter, you are being exposed to an expanded awareness of a Larger Truth, of which you are an integral part. It is vital to work with this entity when you are consciously co-creating your personal code of ethics & integrity, as well as when you are rewriting your personal Truth & Story, at a whole new level of consciousness.

Jupiter spends about a year in every Sign, taking approximately 12-years to make it through the zodiac. We are Initiating this New 12-year Cycle together! There are Personal, Social and Collective Cycles happening at this time, Jupiter being a Social Planet, creates that common ground that we all share – in this case, the common consciousness. Plus Initiating in GEMINI gives us all a clean slate/new beginning to work with as well. This means that you too have a Personal 12-year Cycle based on the Sign Jupiter was in when you were born. However, Socially and Collectively, the 12-year Cycle that is being RE-Set at this time, which has to do with doing some personal processing around our common beliefs about learning, education & consciousness in general. It is a 1-3 year process that you can tune-in to that has considerable support for you to change what you believe to be true or possible for your Self, your community and the world.

Jupiter in Gemini infuses the atmosphere with an air of intellectual curiosity and an increase in communications. Gemini, being an Air Sign Ruled by Mercury, accentuates Jupiter’s expansive nature through the lens of mental realms, exploration of ideas & social engagement. Individuals born under this influence are often naturally drawn to a wide variety of subjects, always seeking to broaden their knowledge base and expand their own understanding of the world around them. This year, we can all do that – you can get more engaged with your communities, go back to school, get certified or learn something to make yourself more valuable to the team.

On an individual level, this energy supports a deep-dive into your own mind, consciousness & beliefs to see if any of it is still relevant or even true. Truth is fluid and shifts as your consciousness evolves over time. There will be much more information to sort & sift through to get to the Truth this year and so activate your personal filters and prepare to ask questions at every turn, in order to ensure that everyone is on the same page. Explore & expand your ideas & thinking and reset your beliefs in a conscious way going forward.

The Shadow of Jupiter in GEMINI is a tendency toward restlessness and a desire for constant movement, change & stimulation. Maintaining focus on one particular subject or project for an extended period, can be challenging. Making the big choices may be challenging if you cannot make up your mind & commit. We may dabble in many things but not commit to anything. It will be very easy to overwhelm your system with too much information, making it hard to keep track of the juicy, relevant conversations that you really want to remember. Be vigilant & self-aware but also watch out for those people who tend to speak without thinking first, anyone with a drastically dual nature or is prone to gossip & superficiality.

Overall, Jupiter in Gemini encourages a broad-minded and open-hearted approach to life, where learning is seen as a lifelong journey and every interaction, even a challenge, is an opportunity for personal growth & self-discovery. So even when conditions are not the way you want them, Jupiter always asks: How is this perfect? Or What is this good for? So that we can expand our thinking, activate our imaginations, exchange ideas and engage in lively discussions that might lead to greater ideas & creative solutions.

Anyone who is a skilled communicator, adept at articulating their thoughts with clarity & charisma, will succeed under this influence. Jupiter in Gemini fosters adaptability and versatility, allowing individuals to thrive in diverse settings and adapt to changing circumstances with more ease & grace than usual. The fields that require mental agility, such as teaching, writing, journalism, or public speaking will expand & thrive this year. These energies will be especially transformative for anyone with strong Gemini/Sag and/or Virgo/Pisces activated in your chart. Otherwise, it is time to do some processing & initiation in your Gemini House, which will require integration of your Sag/Truth & Story as it evolves. This will also require your Virgo/Pisces Houses (Areas of Life) to grow & change to accommodate this New Beginning. The next 3-years are vital to anchoring much larger cycles that will expand your consciousness & activate new creativity, ideas & choices.

Years to Reflect On When Jupiter was in:

Gemini = 2024-25 :: akin to … 2012-13
Virgo = 2027-28 :: akin to … 2015-16
Sagittarius = 2030-31 :: akin to … 2018-19
Pisces = 2033-34 :: akin to … 2021-22

• Duality, Multi-Tasking & Many Goals at Once
• Research, Gather Information & Expand Your Knowledge Base
• Join/Create Small Groups of Like-Minded Souls & Share Information
• Take/Teach More Classes, Workshops & Seminars
• Do Some Creative Writing (journal / letters / book etc)
• Publish Your Creative Art, Ideas and/or Writing
• Take Time to Contemplate New & Unique Ideas & Concepts
• Make Lists and Check Things Off as You Get Them Done

5/25  ::  Venus (relationships & resources) ~trine~ Pluto (purification & transformation):

When Pluto enters the scene, intensity rises, allowing you to perceive your SoulSelf with heightened clarity. Venus, on the other hand, illuminates what truly matters to you—your personal values, priorities & preferences around your relationships & resources. If change is in the air, then this harmonious alignment facilitates smoother purification & transformation than usual. So, what changes are you prepared to make? How have your values & priorities shifted in the past year? Utilize this activation to deepen connections with those closest to your heart, encouraging relationships to evolve to their own natural next levels. If you are focused on improving your relationship with money or self-worth, consider using this time for prayer or ritual to support positive change and envision a brighter future. Harness any intense emotions or poignant revelations by channeling them into art or creating a vision board, expressing the profound depths emerging from within and rising into your conscious awareness. This energy tends to amplify relationships and intensifies emotions, fostering a strong emotional & physical attraction toward someone else. It encourages a compelling need to express love mentally, emotionally, or physically. Such intensity can also bring deeper insights to the surface, ultimately strengthening any relationships, partnerships or collaborations. Relationships initiated under this influence typically carry a heightened intensity, just as any form of creative expression, whether artistic or otherwise.

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