Overview: The last two weeks of May start out intensely with a passionate full moon in Scorpio on 5/19. Time to bring some light to any darkness that you have gone through since 4/20. Memorial Day weekend and the last week ask us to slow down take some needed rest. Time to pause and integrate before the summer kicks up its heels.

5/16-5/17…Great days to tie up loose ends before the Mercury retrograde cycle starts in earnest.

5/18…Spend some quality time with those you love. Express from your heart and enjoy yourself.

5/19…Full Moon in Scorpio…
This is the 2nd Scorpio Full Moon this year, a rare and auspicious event. Since the first one last month on 4/20, we have undergone a test of emotional endurance, with the pendulum swinging widely from gratitude and love to despair and distrust. Many of you were dealing with intensity, doing lots of clearing work and facing some longstanding fears, especially around relationships,trust, self-worth, and finances. The past month brought an ending of one cycle and the start of another. This full moon promises some fruitful changes for the better, especially for those of you who are willing to be honest with yourself about your deeper motivations. Careful of spinning a story too quickly with all that is going on; you may regret it later. Take your time and invest in quality relationships and connections.

5/20-5/21…We may be revisiting some juicy unexpected opportunities that surfaced at the end of March. Trust your intuition, and know that you are supported in putting some action and work behind good ideas you’ve been talking about for months.

5/22…When you expand, you also need to let go to make space for the new. Chances are you saw this coming; now is the time to push off and draw the line in the sand. What promises have you followed through on, and where may you have fallen short on your word? Be honest with yourself and others.

5/23…Start memorial day weekend early this year. Take a breath and clear your plate. The Mercury retrograde shadow phase is in effect: do not push the river, especially with communication. Make sure to double check and confirm the details for any travel plans you have.

5/24-5/26…This memorial weekend hang out with old friends and enjoy music and/or the great outdoors. Don’t over schedule yourself. In fact, leave your planner at home. You may lose it anyway. We are all looking for some R&R. Let yourself sleep long hours and enjoy some uninterrupted solitude. Great weekend for doing a retreat. Whatever you do, give yourself a break from the day to day details. 5/26 may prove challenging in conversations with loved ones. Careful of being overly critical of yourself or your partner.

Mercury officially turns retrograde 5/26 in Gemini, and will be retrograde until 6/19, although the shadow phase and felt effects last until July 4th. Mercury the messenger in its home sign of Gemini may mean that the trickster is in full effect. So, things to do while Mercury is in retrograde: connect with old friends, leave breathing room in your schedule, pay attention to synchronicity, slow down, complete writing projects that you may have put on the back burner, write in your journal, research, get some healing work, specifically NLP or anything that addresses thought patterns, get in contact with people you have been meaning to follow up with, complete unfinished business, get organized for the summer. Things to avoid: getting a new internet service or cell phone plan, creating a new website, making big purchases, starting a new job, initiating a new project, over scheduling and overstimulating yourself. This is not to strike fear into you; the reasoning behind this is we simply do not have all the information we need to make a sound decisions. So if you do have to do any of the above, just make sure that you do your research and homework. Leave no stone unturned. Do not take anyone’s word for it, especially if you have a hunch that their story is not an accurate reflection of what’s really going on.

5/27…The last quarter moon today asks us pay attention to the heart and meaning behind the stories we are telling ourselves. Where are you overstimulated in your life? Give yourself a break from media and input from others today. Nobody ever says they wished they’d spent more time with their laptop on their deathbed.

5/28…Is a great day to articulate how your past negative story around a past upset has transformed into a lesson learned that you are now able to utilize in a practical way.

5/29-5/31…There is plenty of time. Continue to cut back on needless distraction and stimulation in your life. If you are experiencing communication hiccups, make sure to look around get curious about the situation. Take a break and journal or read that book you’ve been meaning to get to.