Mercury — which oversees not only communication, transportation, and technology but also how we express ourselves and take in information — is the ruler of Gemini, the third sign of the zodiac. In other words, when it moves through the sign of the Twins, it's right at home, or in its domal dignity.
Pluto returns to Capricorn for one last time, retrograding back into Capricorn on 11 June 2023 before returning into Aquarius on 22 January, where it will remain for the next 19 and a half years.
Romance is taking centre stage, as Venus in Leo gives you the confidence to love freely and the courage to speak with your heart. After Venus's stay in Cancer the last few weeks, the planet of love is heating up areas of romance, pleasure, and affection as it links up with fierce Leo on 5th of June.
The Sagittarius Full Moon, is always the last Full Moon before the Summer Solstice, which renews every year as the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky and enters the zodiac sign of Cancer. The Full Moon in Sagittarius on 4 June, invites us all to fully explore and define our truth – but to also balance that truth with clear, rational logic and objectivity.
After almost two months in the protective, emotional sign of Cancer, Mars, the Planet of Action and Desire, is ready to let loose. The red planet is heading into fiery Leo on 20 May, and it'll stay there until 10 July.
The New Moon May 2023 is coming off a very tumultuous eclipse season that transpired during a rocky Mercury retrograde. Eclipses often tend to stir up chaos and rapid, accelerated change. This makes it a good time to set an intention that aligns with the values of the stability-loving earth sign of Taurus.