Monthly Astrology Forecast for May 2023
We are certainly living in a time of shifting landscapes, both within us and around us. Challenge seems to be a central theme for so many, an almost constant stream of challenge after challenge after challenge. Of course, challenge comes in many shapes and sizes, and we can each face confusion, pain, grief, anger, and heartache; sometimes all at once.
As a result, the skies often appear stormy and grey, as we can feel lost, alone and without hope, disconnected from the world and with a perspective that sees others getting on with their lives, but we can feel stuck. It’s human nature to feel that everyone else is ‘moving on’, but we each have our own challenges and our own struggles. We so often believe that we are not enough, we are ‘less than’ or that others are somehow better than us; this is an understandable human response, but we need to shift the dynamic now towards something more holistic and life-affirming.Even when the storm clouds
circle and we feel lost, deep within we can sense those tiny chinks of light
that bring us a ray of hope and a splash of optimism. When our life experiences
collide like waves crashing onto rocks in stormy seas, we can feel shattered
into tiny pieces, yet it’s often during such challenges that we discover our
resilience and be-friend our gifts. We all so often push hard to get away from
the challenges, that we forget to appreciate the lessons they bring us as well
as the need to pause and reflect in order to grow and evolve.
Despite all the challenges,
there is a sense that we are standing in-between two chapters in life, not
quite where we were and not yet where we want to be. Of course, the idea of
where we want to be constantly changes, but we can intuitively sense the
general direction! It seems important though that this ‘in-between’ time is not
overlooked as merely a stop gap as it brings each of us an important and
powerful opportunity to step back and explore the bigger picture. We frequently
get lost in the routines of life, losing sight of hopes and dreams, and feeling
disconnected from our intuitive selves, so it’s important to pause every so
often in order to re-focus and re-connect.
Even when the skies are
stormy and we’re feeling lost or alone, light finds a way through. It might
take a while and it might be hard to see, but it’s there. The more we
acknowledge this, the more we open up our hearts and souls towards a more
conscious way of living and being. At the same time, there is a need to set the
pain free that resides within our hearts and souls, to acknowledge that it’s a
part of us, but to no longer let it weigh us down and hold us back from living
our best lives.
It’s time to choose to live
life with all of our nature, not just a part of it. To live wholeheartedly and
to have the love, compassion, and self-belief to be our true selves. Of course,
the world is not always accommodating to truth and there is still so much
hatred, judgement, and torment, but intuitively we know we are collectively
moving towards a turning point of acceptance and the more we open to this
process, the more we will illuminate this pathway for others.
Many of us continue to feel
lost and alone, disconnected from the world and from like-minded beings. It’s
as though the compass within has gone haywire, spinning wildly in every
direction, so finding north (the way home) feels out of reach. Yet, when we
pause, breathe, and re-connect, north is there, we sometimes have to have more
trust and faith in the process. Feeling alone and lost is a common theme for so
many, and it’s important to know that others walk the path; some near and some
far, but we are never truly alone. When chaos runs amok within our hearts and
souls, and we feel disconnected and alone, it’s easy to see challenging
emotions surface from anger to pain, and it’s important to acknowledge these
tenderly as they are still a part of us. It’s only when we can embrace the
entirety of our natures that we can find peace.
Although life can feel heavy
and difficult, joy exists. It’s a bit like happiness in that it isn’t a
by-product of eradicating the difficult stuff, it needs to be cultivated and
nurtured in its own right. Yet, when consumed and overcome with the weight of
life, it’s not easy to find the space to do this. However, even a few minutes a
day opening up to joy can initiate a journey towards a more enriching life. Of
course, focusing on joy doesn’t eliminate the challenges, but it helps to shift
our perspectives and open up to the bigger picture.
May looks set to be a time
for coming together and for reaching out to others as we step beyond the
boundaries of our lives and towards unchartered terrain. Our routines have
become comfort blankets of security and it’s time to step off the treadmills
and find a new way of living. There’s more to life than keeping on keeping on, and
as the darkness continues to disperse, it’s important to consciously
acknowledge the light. The more consciously we choose to live in the present
moment, the freer we become. It’s time to accept the amazing, albeit
bewildering, beauty of being alive.
For now, and as always, I
wish you all kinds of wonderful.
With love,
Sarah-Jane
Aries
As your life continues to be
filled with busy-ness, there is a sense that the longing from your heart and
soul for some slower-paced wholehearted living is growing in importance for
you. You have so often sacrificed your own needs and dreams for the sake of
others, but you have finally accepted the fact that if this pattern is going to
change then you need to be the one who instigates this. Re-shaping and
re-defining your sense of self looks set to build in importance throughout May
as you start to dig a little deeper in order to understand the things that
nourish you and the things that don’t. This includes the many different aspects
of your life, including the paths you walk and the people around you. It’s easy
to shift into auto-pilot when you’re constantly bending yourself out of shape
to accommodate the needs, wishes and whims of others, and whilst bending and
flexing is an inevitable part of life, there needs to be a free-flow of give
and take, and this seems to be lacking as there are those around you who are
good at taking but not so good at giving.
As a result, you have become
an expert contortionist, trying to be everything to everyone, but it’s time for
change as you intuitively know that this restrains your creative and intuitive
flow, preventing you from living your life as wholeheartedly and as intuitively
as you would like. Of course, being everything to everyone allows for a more
peaceful existence, but the cost to you now seems too high a price to pay. It’s
time to stop living the life you feel you ought to live and instead start to
focus on living the life you choose to live as you shift the focus towards your
true priorities. It’s time for you to fly free and to embrace the freedom
that’s both within and around you…
Taurus
As you continue to dive
deeply within your heart and soul, there is a sense that you have experienced
some important shifts over recent weeks as you step from living the life you’ve
felt you ought to live towards living a life where you have the time to take a
breath, to take stock and to re-connect to the path you intuitively know you
were born to walk. There has been a constant theme of ‘rush, rush, rush’ for
you lately, with so much to do, so many people to see and so many places to be
and this has left you spinning as a result, it has also left you with a level
of doubt as to your true priorities in life. Of course, you love pressure as
this is often when you truly excel in life, but being at the heart of the buzz
and busy-ness doesn’t give you much opportunity for breathing space and you
really need this now as your soul is yearning for an opportunity to re-centre
and re-balance.
In fact, it seems essential
to create some time and space for yourself as you have started to wilt under
the pressure you’ve been under for so long. Yes, you are robust and more than
capable of handling the strain, but the focus needs to turn towards whether you
want to continue along this path, not just on your ability to manage it. Being
busy keeps you focused, but it can also shift your focus away from your own
needs and dreams, and it’s time to ring the changes as you seem ready now to
re-shape and re-define your life from the inside, out. The first step along
this path comes from your willingness to look deeply within in order to open up
your heart and soul towards more enrichment and fulfilment, embracing both
adventure and possibility as you start to truly honour yourself and your
dreams…
Gemini
As you continue to stand on
the edge of life, trying to make sense as to why things are the way they are,
there is a sense that you are beginning to see your life with fresh insight and
perspective. You have spent a great deal of your life trying to ‘fit in’ and
trying to be the person you’ve felt you’ve needed to be in order to feel whole
and complete. For a long time, this focus seemed all-consuming as you felt you
were unable to ‘move on’ until you felt whole and became an integrated part of
the flock of ‘normal’. Of course, you’ve evolved beyond this now as you have
realised that it’s your uniqueness that brings you creativity, wisdom, and
strength, and trying to channel your energy towards being someone you’re not
takes away your confidence and self-belief as your focus is always on the
horizon and not on where you are now.
May looks set to bring you
some much-needed breathing space as you step back even further to gain more
insight into your path ahead. Breathing space isn’t just about doing less, it’s
also about thinking less and trusting your intuition more. This sounds easy,
but for an over-thinker, it’s a challenge to stop over-thinking! In essence,
it’s time to lessen the pressure you place on your shoulders and let go in
order to step beyond the beliefs that have shaped your life for so long as you
start to explore a new way of living and being. At the same time, you seem
ready to start letting go of your quest to ‘fit in’ and instead embrace your
uniqueness as it brings you such a fresh perspective in life. This is likely to
create something of an internal struggle as you have strived for so long to
‘fit in’ that willingly letting that desire go may feel unsettling, however
trust your intuition, and believe in yourself…
Cancer
As you continue to re-shape
and re-define your sense of self, May looks set to bring you a new level of
awareness of the bigger picture of your life. As you know, the bigger picture
is a collection of moments that weave and dance together to form the landscape
of your life, and whilst some are well-defined and easy to understand, many are
nebulous and incomprehensible. As a result, there can be times when you really
have no idea where you are, where you’ve been or where you’re going, and this
can lead to an inner restlessness and discombobulation. Whilst you’re
definitely not alone feeling this way, there can be times when this confusion
and bewilderment can leave you unsure of your path ahead, not really knowing
what to do or which path to follow. During such times, it’s important to turn
towards your inner light and to know that you have a wealth of resources within
you that can help guide you.
You are strong, wise,
creative, and intuitive, and your life experiences have enabled you to gain a
good balance of perspective. Yet, when you feel out of sorts and tossed about
by the storms of life, it’s easy to lose sight of your gifts and feel
powerless. Although your perfectionist tendencies mean you often push yourself
when you’re struggling, try not to give yourself a hard time for feeling this
way as it’s completely natural. It’s also an opportunity to pause, breathe and
reflect giving you a much-needed opportunity to enjoy the process of re-shaping
and re-defining your sense of self. Look beyond your everyday routine towards
the kaleidoscope of colours that represent the effervescence of your soul as
you are a vibrant being and a shining light. The landscape of your life is
yours for the shaping and it’s time for you to shine…
Leo
Shifting your priorities
towards your true goals has been a central theme for you over recent months.
You have spent so much of your life trying to be the support and the rock for
everyone around you, giving and over-giving of both yourself, and your
reserves, in the process. Whilst it’s true that giving so freely warms your
heart and soul as it’s a reflection of your deep and far-reaching compassion,
this can only truly flow freely if the flow moves in two directions: others
offering you the same level of compassion and, at the same time, you showing
yourself love and compassion. The latter in particular seems to be lacking as
you so rarely take the time to step back and think about your own needs. Yet,
others offering you the love and support you both need, and deserve, also lacks
oomph as it seems you are the driving force of compassion in your corner of the
world and, over time, this has become a little taken for granted by those
around you.
There is nothing particularly
malicious in this, people have just grown used to your giving nature and have
started to take it for granted. This dynamic needs to start changing now as you
step more consciously into the present moment and start to connect more
intuitively to your heart and soul as these are your guiding lights,
illuminating the path towards more balance and joy in your life. You will
always be a giving soul, but you need to prioritise yourself for a while and
bring your dreams back into focus as you stop trying to do everything for
everyone else. It’s time now to feel your feet once again, and to re-connect to
the passion and fire within, as your creativity begins to awaken and stir.
Shine the compassion within, show yourself tenderness and understanding, and
embrace a new direction of wholehearted living…
Virgo
As you continue to seek out
wisdom and understanding in the quiet pauses and the tranquil moments, it would
be easy to feel as though this is a thankless task as you are so busy with
things to do, people to see, places to go and things to achieve that there is
no space left for quiet. There can be no denying that your life has been busy
and chaotic, and yet, when you take a deep breath, you immediately touch a
pause as your energy shifts, and you feel more connected. Whilst one breath on
its own doesn’t make much difference, the more time you can find to breathe,
reflect and be still, the more you will realise just how important these little
snippets are. Inner peace doesn’t have to come from weeks, months or even years
of reflection and stillness, it comes from the willingness to embrace every
moment, however short, knowing that it’s the accumulation of lots of these
snippets that ultimately helps to shape and redefine your life.
This is a slow process, and
one that can’t be rushed as you are evolving and growing on every step of the
journey, so this is a process to savour and enjoy as much as possible. May
looks set to be a time to actively seek out breathing space as you contemplate
how to make some changes to the fabric of your life in order to create a more
balanced way of living and being; you can sense the need to allow your
intuition to guide you forwards towards pastures new. Although you still have
many unanswered questions in life, it seems important now to stop over-thinking
and over-pondering, moving away from procrastination and towards acceptance and
knowing. This is not about giving up on the answers, it’s about finding peace
in not knowing and strength in uncertainty. So, breathe, release, repeat…
Libra
May looks set to be a month
of change and a time of changing currents on all levels of your life as you
embark on a new chapter that takes you into new terrain. You have been restless
for a long time, wanting more, but not being able to give this ‘more’ either
shape or definition. As a result, you’ve drifted and felt restless, trying to
get from where you are, to where you want to be, but without actually knowing
where you really want to be. This may sound a little contradictory, but it’s a
good reflection of the swirling mass of thoughts, ideas and beliefs that
constantly move around your mind at a million miles an hour. It’s as though you
have to wait for your life to catch up with your thoughts as they are always
charging ahead in the distance. Yet, your thoughts are a part of you and the
more you realise this, the more you will understand why you are the way you
are.
Yes, it’s confusing having a
swirling mass of thoughts and ideas whizzing around your head, but these are
the source of your creativity, your intuition, and your wisdom, and whilst it
can be hard to see this swirling maelstrom as a gift, the more you can
appreciate the benefits it brings you, the more you will find ways to channel
it more consciously in life. In short, if you can start to find a deeper sense
of peace with your true nature, then you will begin to find new ways to live
that are enriching and fulfilling, encouraging you to reach towards your hopes
and dreams; it’s time to breathe deeply and to have the self-belief and
self-awareness to live the life you were born to live. You are a wise and
intuitive soul, and only you know your true priorities, but take the time to
listen to them now, honour them and let them lead the way…
Scorpio
As you continue to explore
the landscape within your heart and soul, it seems you have ventured into the
wilderness within, into that place you so rarely go. When your life is busy with
keeping on keeping on, the wilderness feels out of reach as you don’t have the
time to go there. Yet, intuitively you know that your creativity, tenacity, and
wisdom all reside within the wilderness, as although it’s wild, it’s vibrant,
beautiful, and full of potential. In short, it’s where your dreams reside, it’s
the place where your intuition and sense of self hide when life gets busy.
You’ve spent so long keeping on keeping on, that the overgrown wilderness may
look full of tangles and impassable paths, and so a little forbearing, but do
remember it’s a part of you and with a little time and love, you can re-connect
to it more wholeheartedly. Spending your time trying to be the person you’ve
felt you’ve ought to be, needs to be a focus of the past now as the time has
come for you to re-connect to your true nature and to stop being torn in two
trying to be someone you’re not.
Focus your phenomenal energy
within and realise that you have the power to transform your life from the
inside, out. Life isn’t solely about keeping others happy, it’s also about
living your best life and embracing the gifts you were born with. Life rarely
paves the path ahead with gold as challenges often appear, and these can knock
your belief, so try to use your gifts to deal with these challenges and have
the self-belief to know that you absolutely have what it takes to succeed. As
you embark on a new chapter in life, have the courage to venture into the
wilderness within and let your intuition be your guide as you step towards something
new…
Sagittarius
The need for you to embrace
your expansive inner spirit looks set to continue throughout May. Your soul is
radiating and shining brightly, inspiring you to look beyond the four walls of
your everyday life and towards new possibility and new adventures. Your life
has certainly been full of ups and downs recently, there have been times when
you felt lost and alone in the darkness, but when you’ve taken a deep breath
and looked within, your inner light as illuminated your path ahead. In other
words, even during those times when you feel without hope, or without purpose,
it’s important to know that you have all of the resources you need within to
guide you, to lead you and to inspire you. You are a wise, vibrant, and compassionate
soul, but you often lack the belief in yourself to allow these gifts to flow
freely. It seems important for you to look deeply within in order to understand
why you struggle to believe in your own phenomenal potential, as it’s usually
this lack of self-belief that holds you back.
Life offers you opportunity,
but your doubts can leave you hovering on the edge, unsure if you have what it
takes. This needs to stop! Not only do you have what it takes, you have an
amazing gift, and your inner light shines so brightly, it’s time for the world
to see it. You keep the light within because you feel others may not want to
see it, yet there is much darkness in the world, and your creativity,
compassion and knowledge are very much needed now, so it’s time to challenge
yourself to allow your inner light some freedom to dance freely through life.
Of course, being you is unquestionably complicated, as you struggle to love or
own your gifts, but don’t be tethered by your fear as it’s time to live your
life wholeheartedly and to shine as brightly as possible…
Capricorn
As your focus continues to
move away from keeping on keeping on, it seems you are beginning to feel more
space in your life. The inevitable attraction with space is to fill it with
something else, but it seems important that you give yourself some time and
allow the space to just be space for a while. Sometimes it’s the spaces within
the spaces in life that hold the most knowledge and wisdom, and sometimes it’s
these spaces that bring us inspiration and guidance. Life isn’t just about
keeping on keeping on, being busy or ticking off ‘to do’ lists, life is about
living and being alive. It’s easy to become trapped in the cycle of autopilot
with routine and pedestrian daily matters, and whilst these are important, you
also need to look beyond this towards the bigger picture of your life to find
ways to incorporate your hopes and dreams into your everyday world.
You spend a great deal of
your time trying to do your best for everyone and inevitably this has led to
you not always doing your best for yourself, and although intuitively you sense
the need to change this, you have never quite managed to get around to doing
this. This needs to change as it’s time for you to acknowledge the extra space
in your life and to find peace in allowing it to remain. Feeling fulfilled does
not necessarily come from being busy; true fulfilment is a state of being, not
a state of doing. It would be good for you to understand why you try so hard to
be everything to everyone, but more importantly you need to understand why you
so often actively avoid connecting with your own bigger picture and your own
hopes and dreams. You are probably the most resilient and wise person you know,
so use these gifts and create the change in order to live a more fulfilling and
enriching life…
Aquarius
The whispers of your soul are
still calling out to you on all levels of your being, inspiring you to look
beyond your perceived boundaries and into unchartered terrain. You have grown
and evolved a great deal over recent years, and this process seems to have
escalated more recently as you have opened up your heart and soul towards
living more in tune with your true essence. It’s hard to condense and distil
‘your true essence’ into words as its vast and indefinable, and yet in order
for you to be able to process this, there is a need for you to make sense and
understand, so you therefore feel trapped in a kind of perpetual conundrum. You
are wise enough to know that sometimes life doesn’t have the answers to many of
your questions, and whilst you can accept this, you seem to be struggling as
you cannot work out how you can live in tune with your true essence if you’re
not quite sure what it is!
Yet, you are also wise enough
to know that sometimes you need to go with the flow of your intuition and trust
the answers will surface when, and if, they’re meant to. It seems you are being
asked to step beyond your mind and into the terrain of your heart and soul to
allow this process to unfold in its own time and in its own way. Decluttering
your life will help as it will support you in travelling more lightly through
life, letting go of both the inessential and the busy-ness will help as you
need the space to breathe and re-centre. Sometimes, it’s only when you step
back from the chatter of distraction and rest in stillness for a while that you
start to see a clearer and more detailed picture emerge. It’s time to take a
deep breath and to set yourself free…
Pisces
Life has been feeling rather
heavy and awkward recently, a cumbersome overtone to a background of a lot of
challenge and angst. It’s as though every time you take a step forward in
knowing and wisdom, you feel that life pushes you back two steps. Over time,
this has worn you down and left you feeling overloaded and weary. Yet, despite
the hard slog, you haven’t lost sight of your hope and optimism. The art of
saying ‘No!’ is an important lesson for you though, as you so often try to be
everything to everyone and saying ‘No!’ can feel so difficult as it invokes
feelings of guilt, as though you are somehow letting others down. Of course,
this is just perception, but it still impacts you, so you often say ‘Yes’ even
when your heart and soul are yelling at you to do the opposite. It’s an
integral part of your nature to go with the flow of other people’s lives, yet
there are times in your life when honouring your own needs and standing in your
power are vital for you to re-centre and re-balance.
You cannot continually bend
and twist yourself out of shape to accommodate the needs of others without
experiencing the consequences of such a choice at some point along the line.
You need the room to stretch and dance in life to express your creativity and
to live as consciously and wholeheartedly as possible. You are a vibrant and
compassionate soul, but you need to focus now on self-compassion and self-love
in order to establish a new way of living and being. Saying ‘No!’ can be a
challenge, but you’ve got this. Take a deep breath, say ‘No!’, then take
another deep breath and repeat in order to re-establish your boundaries and to
start the process of honouring and loving yourself more. Each time you stand
firm you are acknowledging to your deepest self that you matter. And you do.