New Moon in Taurus, May 2024

Welcome to our long-awaited Taurus new moon!  This is a beautiful stabilizing influence, and the new moon I am calling our "gateway" to the blessings and abundance May has to offer.

This is because this particular new moon features the moon in Venus-ruled Taurus, a sign its always well-received and happy in, and its there with the sun, Venus, Jupiter, and Uranus. 

​This new moon is also special because it's getting support from Saturn in Pisces, and anytime Saturn is lending a helping hand it means we are supported in making things real - in Pisces, it helps us make dreams and ideals real.

But that's not all that's special about today - today is also the third and final conjunction between Mercury and Chiron, the wounded healer, in Aries, sign of self. 

This is the resolution to whatever came up March 20th and then was reviewed April 15th while Mercury was retrograde.  Being in Aries, it's about healing wounds to self that would have us doubting ourselves and playing small.  With Mercury involved it is ultimately about our thinking - our self-perception.  This means today, with this final conjunction plus the new moon, you are emerging with a newly evolved identity that's more in alignment with the emerging "Future You."

We've been talking about this mysterious "emerging Future You," since equinox and the eclipse portal, knowing that April was the month of the inner work and this early May new moon would be the gateway, and here we are.  (This is a perfect time to reflect and take stock of just what came up for you over the past 7 weeks, what you are leaving behind, and what you are stepping into, especially around identity, self-value, and sense of self.)

All manor of good things might be showing up in your life now.  Its a bit like all of the obstacles and challenges being removed and finding out that it was all right there, hovering nearby the whole time, but the conditions weren't quite right yet for it to fully come in.

This is what happens when a month with the astrological conditions May is sporting finally comes through. 

May only has two challenging planetary aspects - the first one was the Venus-Pluto square on May 1st and has already passed; the second and final hard aspect will be Mercury square Pluto on May 17th.  

So here's the thing about a smooth-sailing month like May - don't take it for granted, and don't get complacent.  When the pressure and challenges let up after a month like April, it can be all too easy to just enjoy the ride and luxuriate in how it feels to have no challenging astrology pushing our buttons.  But if we do this, we don't fully take advantage of this supportive energy and might end up missing opportunities that we need to be ready to jump on.

The best way to harness the good on offer here is to make sure you have a plan of action and stick to it this month, so you can "make hay while the sun shines."

Remember back in December and January when we were talking about how 2024 is an "8" year?  "Eight years" indeed carry the energy of abundance - and its on offer this year - but whether or not you are able to access it depends on whether you are in your power and stepping up to claim it.  That's the prerequisite, the catch.

All the work you did over the eclipse portal and Mercury retrograde in April was helping you heal any wounds to self and transcend limiting beliefs and blocks that might hold you back from doing this.

Your job now is to make sure you are fully stepping in to that new identity and stronger sense of self.  It's about trust.  It's about connecting more deeply with yourself and strengthening your inner foundation, your inner security, so you can expand into even more love and abundance.  It's about focusing on expanding your capacity to receive and hold more good.  It's about standing fully in your belief in your inherent value, worth, and deservingness.  

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