The Astrology of Today - All Signs

May 22, 2013

Mercury squares Chiron early into the day, and communications may be strained, and possibly hurtful or perceived as such. Misunderstandings are more likely now. Decisions may also be hard to come by, as we tend to doubt ourselves or the effectiveness of our ability to solve problems. It can be hard to read the intention behind the words used to communicate now. The Moon continues to transit Libra until 4:56 PM EDT, and we are focused on bringing order and balance to our personal environments and to our relationships. The Moon enters Scorpio at 4:56 PM EDT, and we are less inclined to avoid important issues. In some ways, we are attracted to crisis, as we see crisis as transformative and emotionally exciting under the influence of a Scorpio Moon.

This Week in Astrology

This Month: Gemini

May 2013

The first few weeks of May tend to be quiet for you, dear Gemini, at least on the surface of things. The state of your inner world, on the other hand, is especially active and at times chaotic. Try to treat this period as a time for gathering your energies and closing important projects, relationships, or situations. Your mental energies are quickened from the 15-31 while Mercury is in your sign, favoring any task that involves getting your point across effectively! Your romantic life becomes considerably more straightforward after the 9th, or at least your wants and desires from romance is less complicated. A disappointment around the 13th can eventually lead to a breakthrough in the last week of the month. There can be some fuss about money owing or funding around the 20th, but shortly after this, you're feeling more in your natural element. Be cool around the 24th, when emotions can be wacky and relationship drama is likely. Jupiter will not be in your sign for much longer (until June 25th), so take advantage of any opportunities that this happy planet provides you. This month, it's likely to be around the 26-28, when you are attracting both people and positive circumstances into your life. Even so, energy levels can be low much of the month, and you may want to wait for June to launch major new beginnings.

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This Year: Gemini

2013 Yearly Horoscope Overview

Jupiter continues to move through your sign until June, dear Gemini, and if you haven't taken advantage of this beneficial cycle yet, Jupiter's direct motion from February to June is a great time to do so. It's about positive new beginnings, turning over a new leaf, and expressing yourself without apology. Be proud of who you are. This is also a good time to attract a partner, or enhance an existing partnership. Besides putting yourself "out there" and expressing yourself with confidence, one of the best things you can do for yourself in 2013 is to fine-tune your work, health, and daily routines. You are in need of more structure when it comes to these things, and while it involves effort and persistence, you'll thank yourself for doing it. Orderliness will be empowering, and paying closer attention to deadlines, details, and rules will help tidy up your own mind and emotions so that you feel freer to enjoy yourself when pleasure calls, which it is likely to do frequently! The second half of the year brings a stronger need to feel rooted, secure, and comfortable. If you've played your cards right, a raise, bonus, large gift, or some other material increase can come into your life. Even if material benefits are not obvious during Jupiter's transit of your solar second house (from late June 2013 to July 2014), it can be a time of indulgence and abundance. It's a great time to build on existing projects and businesses. In August, however, you may need to deal with the reality of debts, loss of some form of support, or some power struggles over money or possessions. There can be some slowdowns in business or work this year, likely centered around Mercury retrograde periods, but changes you are making put you in a great position for future, long-term growth. Many Geminis will be starting or growing businesses this year that will benefit them for years to come. This will not come without hard work and persistence, but you are likely to enjoy the process more if you work on those things that really matter in the long term. Love relationships look strong this year. While in many ways this is a "me" year, the "we" part is likely to run quite smoothly. However, one or more friendships may be tested this year, with changing values and lack of support the larger issues. 2013 is potentially excellent for putting a bad habit behind you, and health is likely to improve as a result.

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This Year in Love: Gemini

2013 Love Horoscope for Gemini

While in many ways this is a "me" year for you, the "we" part is likely to run quite smoothly. Your attractiveness centers largely around your ability to express yourself with more confidence and verve in the first half of the year. This is due to Jupiter's presence in your sign until June. Jupiter happens to be your partnership sector ruler, and this generally means that attracting a one-to-one relationship comes naturally right now. Even so, I don't see 2013 as an especially other-centered year. You are coming into your own, and it's a year of self-discovery in many ways.

Generally speaking, you are focused on new beginnings. You are not as interested in what happened in the past, preferring to move forward without restrictions. Recently, you've been reinventing yourself, and in the process, there may have been some people already in your life who have felt a little insecure about the changes you've been making. Do what you have to do to propel yourself forward, but be sensitive to those you hold dear.

Serious Saturn left your romance and entertainment sector in October 2012, and this can feel as if a weight has lifted. You are less self-conscious about expressing your unique creative vision, and you are not taking things quite as seriously. 2013 is very much a year in which many of your inhibitions are leaving you. You feel better about yourself, and this quality alone can bring more opportunities for love into your life. Partnerships should fare well this year, unless they are truly holding you back or cramping your style. Partners of Geminis need to give them some space and room to grow.

From June 25th forward, Jupiter leaves your sign (and won't return for another twelve years or so), and you tend to settle down. This is a time of truly appreciating the comforts of life. Your expectations from relationships shift, with the second half of the year more about enjoying the comforts and security of a partner than anything. Love needs, and love itself, tend to stabilize.

Venus and Jupiter best represent your committed and casual love relationships. When Venus is in your own sign, you quite naturally attract others, and this occurs in 2013 from May 9 to June 2. Even so, you may be a little tentative about any prospects at that time, and it may not be before June 1st that you decide to take matters in your own hands. The Lunar Eclipse towards the end of May brings strong feelings about a relationship to the surface, and Mars entering your sign at the beginning of June provides you with more courage and a desire to take action.

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