It’s May 2021, and the month starts off with The Sun. There can not be a better indicator for all things wonderful in life. Enthusiasm, optimism, warmth and above all visibility, are indicated by The Sun. But it’s not all smooth going. At the heart of the month we have a lot of mental, nervous and overstimulating activity dominating action, which can be negative and disruptive regarding our goals. The 8 of Swords is a cards that comes up when we feel trapped, helpless and unable to see a way out. It is mental energy that might not necessarily represent our actual physical state. When we say ‘everything is in the mind’ it is not to undermine the seriousness of a situation, but to offer a solution. Ultimately, it’s a one way street: love is the answer.

Neptune is going to square the planets in Gemini. So all the double-bodied energies will be challenged by the vastness and dissolving powers of the God of the seas. Stressful avoidance and denial will compound possible deception and confusion. The 8 of Swords can be mystification and an overwhelm that corresponds with the planetary movements. As we enter May the Sun in Taurus will square Saturn in Aquarius. These are fixed energies. But as The Sun card shows, the sun looms large and glorious. It could be shedding light to a hard reality and a maturing influence over our lives. But the results are positive. The Sun is a source of life. We are going to grow better, stronger, and will find greater meaning in what we do. The sun will give us the go ahead to take action with an uplifted spirit, and, in many ways, the year starts now – in May.

Internally, however, there is still need for resolution. We have to negotiate the outside world with our inner desires and dreams. And we might be or feel extremely limited in what we can do about it. Mercury moves into Gemini, and Venus follows. So, we are in a very mercurial month, as Mercury is super strong in his own sign. And being visited by Venus, a pleasing, harmonious outcome is in the making between the two. Money, markets, media, information, learning will be emphasised through the blending powers of the two Gods in Gemini. But, remember also that Mercury is the God that travels to the underworld to transport the dead. He can move between the dead and the living. All that mental energy permeates our beings. How we communicate with ourselves, the stories that we tell ourselves, our perception of reality have a real physical effect upon us. They can render us prisoners of our ego, our conditioning or our interpretation of what exists around us. The here and now can be created and recreated by the power and beauty of our minds.

And so love will win. Our perception has meaning when there is love involved in understanding plain data, information, the details that make up the whole part. Something we love will turn up to save us from ourselves. Someone to fall in love with, will magically appear. Do not disregard a sudden turn of events, chance, fortune, quick reversals of fate, an unexpected removal of obstacles. Limitations can dissolve through love. A person that embodies those feelings, or a project, a friendship, a cause to commit to materialises. The possibilities can take many forms. And we are about to experience them in whatever different way they materialise in our lives. May will be turbulent and exhausting for all the senses, but will not disappoint.

Flavia