This week we are heating up for the first of three eclipses. Like a slow simmering boil, our boundaries are being breached, and the tensions will rise.

The New Moon in Gemini makes its entrance on Friday, May 22nd, amidst a chorus of confusion, deception and ambiguity. Nonetheless, happy-go-lucky Gemini will still be Gemini, even in these uncertain times.

Last week 3 planets stationed retrograde one right after the other. The last of these was Jupiter, which stationed for its retrograde phase on Thursday. We’re all being asked to step back, slow down, and pause.

3 planets station this coming week within a few days of each other: Saturn, Venus and then Jupiter. If that’s not all, Mercury and Mars both change signs and will be square one another all week making for some contentious conversations. And then there’s Neptune. In times of uncertainty we grasp at straws in order to find answers to the questions that elude us. Just be careful that the answers you stumble upon do not lead you down the garden path.

Happy Beltane! This is the solar holiday once celebrated for the advent of Summer in the Northern climes, when the flowers are blooming and the young leaves are on the trees. We have another beautiful Full Moon coming up next week. Equally beautiful will be Venus shining in all her glory as an evening star, rising just after sunset. The skies are entertaining us this week. To find out more about the upcoming Venus retrograde (and its square to Neptune) read this week’s update.

When you combine a Pluto station with a couple of Uranus conjunctions, what do you get?

The New Moon in Taurus is usually a time to seek peace, security and stability. But in this time of change and instability, this is sorely lacking. This week we are getting an early glimpse of the Saturn/Uranus squares of 2021-22.

At this time of year the focus is on rebirth and renewal. But not without considering the extraordinary circumstances we are all sharing together. More on the Jupiter/Pluto conjunction this week, as the Sun will make a square at the last quarter Moon in Capricorn.

There is so much happening right now, it is difficult to condense it all into one sound bite: a glorious Super Full Moon Tuesday night; the first of 3 conjunctions between Jupiter and Pluto; and then there’s Mars square Uranus this week. Strap on those seat belts everyone, we’re in for a ride!

Saturn entered Aquarius last week, and Mars enters Aquarius on Monday, soon to be conjunct Saturn. This explains why we are all feeling like we are living inside an Edward Hopper painting. We will feel the restricting and containing energy of this conjunction all week, along with a Mercury/Neptune conjunction.