Your Milky Way Horoscope May 26-June 1, 2013

By Milky Way Maid

The Sun at 5 degrees Gemini squares Neptune in Pisces at 6:27 am Sunday. This is such a problematic aspect because we fool (Neptune) ourselves (Sun) into thinking the situation is better or at least different than it really is. Hold off on any decisions until you have bounced your ideas off your fave sounding board. This aspect sometimes brings something we've denied out into the public eye. The Moon is also void for most of the day so adds to the futility of trying to start anything new. Stick to routine chores.

Mercury at 23 degrees Gemini is conjunct Jupiter at 3:56 am Monday. Mercury in good aspect to Jupiter is excellent for academic studies, although the conjunction could make your ideas or mental processes too fast to pin down. You may need a notebook or Dictaphone to capture your thought for later analysis. Also good for all hand-eye coordination whether in sports, art or crafts.

The major and minor benefics, Jupiter and Venus, are conjunct at 23 degrees Gemini at 3:29 pm Tuesday. (Mercury is only a half-step ahead of them.) One thing to watch out for is over-indulgence in food, and in sweets especially. You can really give yourself the mother of all belly aches with this aspect.

Mercury enters Cancer at 3:07 am Friday. Everybody seems to love Cancerians but Mercury here does have a downside (in immature natives) and that is that they can continually appeal to others' sympathies in a way that expects indulgence. Mature Cancerians reach out to others with their intuitive emotional antennae (their silent communicators), and readily show they sympathize and care. Theirs is the warm shoulder to cry on, and the ever-ready cuppa tea, and the sage advice. They will not endlessly hold your hand, but they will soothe you until you can go out the door and face the world again.

Mercury in Cancer is good for scholars, historians, antique dealers, and lawyers who rely mostly on legal precedent. Famous people with Mercury in Cancer include: Nelson and David Rockefeller, pianist Van Cliburn, Igor Stravinsky, and educator Thomas Mann.

Mars enters Gemini at 6:39 am Friday. This Gemini is able to use words as a weapon, either in formal or informal debate, in politics, or academia, and the goal is to show that he has the sharpest and fastest mind. Reminds me of Cyrano de Bergerac, who created a rhyme as he dueled with his sword – demonstrating that his wit was as rapier-sharp as his sword, indeed. However in real life someone with this approach can win his battles but lose the war, as modern folks are less admiring of cleverness when it is so aggressive. A positive side to this placement is a real eagerness to learn. You may find lifelong students here.

Mars in Gemini can use words as a call to action, even tho the native may not be very active or athletic. Examples of that include Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Martin Luther King, Jr. Other famous people with this placement include: comedienne Phyllis Diller, Prince Philip, author Ernest Hemingway, Barbra Streisand, author Virginia Woolf, dictator Benito Mussolini, and painter Marc Chagall.

The Sun at 11 degrees Gemini sextiles Uranus in Aries at 9:46 pm Saturday. Sun-Uranus aspects almost always bring unusual people or foreigners into our lives in some way. We sit next to some very interesting people at a dinner or play, the company brings in a consultant who was born in another country and has the most fascinating accent, etc. We are exposed to those who live or think or talk very differently from ourselves, and that can be a real mind-opener.

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Readers can follow not only their Sun sign horoscope but also their Ascendant for further clues to how your week will develop. NOTE: some aspects are exact on a weekend but may find opportunity for expression on the Friday or Monday nearest the exact aspect. Times given are in Eastern Standard or Eastern Daylight Savings Time depending on the season.

ARIES - March 20-April 19 - Monday and Tuesday are very favorable for shopping, or socializing with relatives or neighbors. Thursday favors rambling around with friends on a jaunt. Mercury enters your solar fourth house, leading you to ramble thru the old hometown or browse old scrapbooks. Mars enters your solar third house; you may a lot more assertive verbally, or talk about Mars stuff: sports, surgery, tools, men, cars.

TAURUS - April 20-May 20 - Monday and Tuesday are very favorable for your finances; you could get a large tip or gift. Thursday is very nice for finances re a career advance or perks. Mercury enters your solar third house, increasing the pace of your daily life and increasing the number of messages. Mars enters your solar second house; you may make money from fees or commissions, but watch out for impulse spending.

GEMINI - May 21-June 20 - Monday and Tuesday are very favorable for getting your point across or making a sale. Thursday can be a power day for air signs; do some brainstorming and make notes of random ideas. Mercury enters your solar second house, when you try to determine what you are really worth to an employer or to society. Mars enters your solar first house Gemini; the adrenaline flows and you focus on getting even big projects DONE.

CANCER - June 21-July 22 - Monday and Tuesday are very favorable for writing retreats or other getaway trips – maybe you get accepted and take off as soon as Thursday. Mercury enters your solar first house, when you are prompted to talk more than you ever have with more and more people. Mars enters your solar twelfth house; this Mars is the passive-aggressive type, where we stomp around while denying anything is wrong.

LEO - July 23-Aug. 22 - Monday and Tuesday are very favorable for associations with organized groups; you may get an award from a non-profit. Thursday favors going somewhere with your mate and some friends. Mercury enters your solar twelfth house, possibly increasing your gifts for silent communications, but also possibly pulling you into talking about secrets, especially family secrets. Mars enters your solar eleventh house; you may join a sports league or handicapping contest.

VIRGO - Aug. 23-Sept. 22 - Monday and Tuesday are very favorable for career matters; schedule interviews or sign up with headhunters. Thursday can be very favorable for career or workplace matters; ask for an office redecoration. Mercury enters your solar eleventh house, when you talk more about your causes or the teams you support. Mars enters your solar tenth house; while disputes are possible with authority figures, this Mars thrives on stressful situations.

LIBRA - Sept. 23-Oct. 22 - Monday and Tuesday are very favorable for legal matters or publishing; you may get a generous settlement or advance. Thursday can be a power day for air signs; do some brainstorming and make notes of random ideas. Mercury enters your solar tenth house; you may chair meetings or make the Power Points. Mars enters your solar ninth house; this is the most eager Mars to learn or travel, or even make a long-distance move.

SCORPIO - Oct. 23-Nov. 21 - Monday and Tuesday are very favorable for insurance or tax matters; you may actually be glad to get a letter from the IRS. Mercury enters your solar ninth house; you seek to expand your mind with travel or a class. Mars enters your solar eighth house; you have disputes over taxes or insurance, but the good news is that this is a pretty steamy place to have transiting Mars.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov. 22-Dec. 21 – The Moon is in Sag for most of Sunday. Sunday has the Moon void in Sag, which is supposed to ordinarily be an opportunity period; however, with hard aspects to that Sun-Neptune square, I would lie low if I were you. Mercury enters your solar eighth house; you talk about the hard stuff, like making a will or filling out a Medical Directive. Mars enters your solar seventh house; suppressed resentments can now boil over into arguments with partners.

CAPRICORN - Dec. 22-Jan. 19 – The Moon is in Capricorn from 5:28 pm Sunday till Tuesday afternoon. Early Monday someone may reply to your search for an instructor or tutor, and it will be a good one. Midday however offers some family crisis that may call you home. Tuesday afternoon favors putting great effort into a project; also you may get a favorable ruling on a legal matter. Tuesday also favors starting new employees or servants. Mars enters your solar sixth house; work off anger and tension in a proactive exercise routine.

AQUARIUS - Jan. 20-Feb. 17 – Monday and Tuesday are very favorable for creative pursuits or working with children. The Moon is in Aquarius from 5:48 pm Tuesday till Thursday night. You may meet a compatible new friend early Wednesday. Thursday offers more chances to get to know a romantic interest. Business may pick up beginning Friday, or at least more quotes are requested. Mars enters your solar fifth house, heating up the romance sector also beginning Friday. Take your date on the town Saturday night.

PISCES - Feb. 18-March 19 – The Moon is in Pisces from 8:30 pm Thursday thru the end of the week. Drink that second cuppa java before tackling the morning commute Friday. Mars enters your solar fourth house, raising the rate of arguments and strife at home; also possibly more home renovations, stuff that brings in heavy tools. Mercury enters your solar fifth house, possibly adding another child to the brood, or you tag along as chaperone on class trips.