The Astrology of Today - All Signs

May 20, 2013

Two longer-term influences come exact today: Jupiter sesquiquadrate Saturn and Uranus square Pluto. When we think in big terms, or if we have the urge to expand, we confront obstacles or we are forced to face reality. Some re-structuring of our lives and of our business goals is now in order. We can experience dissatisfaction with the way we've been living our lives, and with what we consider to be restrictions, whether these are internal or external ones. We may no longer be satisfied with superficial elements of our lives, humdrum routines, or situations that keep us feeling tied down or locked in. Buried feelings and motives can surface now, possibly erratically. Major changes can occur, and these help us to break out of monotony and to break bad habits. A square between Venus and Chiron this morning can magnify insecurities when it comes to social and love matters. The Sun enters Gemini today, where it will transit until June 21st. Knowledge and diversity motivate us with the Sun in Gemini. We are more sociable, intellectual, and insatiably curious under this influence. We tend to scatter our energies as a result of this curiosity and awareness of all of our options. We are more communicative and versatile, but we can also be unreliable. The Moon is in Virgo until 1:08 PM EDT, when it enters Libra.

This Week in Astrology

This Month: Leo

May 2013

Others continue to take notice of you more than usual in May, dear Leo, and it's time to show them what you can do! Watch for distinct opportunities to advance your career interests or improve your social standing in the first few weeks of the month. There can be a new beginning of sorts happening on the career front. There can be an important culmination of a work or home matter. Some of you will enjoy increased recognition, an award, or even a promotion. Around the 20th, energy shifts towards "happiness" goals rather than professional ones. There can be some frustration at this time, however, with your ability to count on others as well as the demands of a difficult schedule. Emotions run very high around the Lunar Eclipse on the 24th. Romance can be exhilarating at this time, but do watch for illusions, which can have you see-sawing up and down. The 26-28 is very strong for your social life. Some of you could be meeting a love interest through a group, social networking, or a friend. Don't hide yourself away at this time, but also be wary of overdoing your pursuit of pleasure.

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This Year: Leo

2013 Yearly Horoscope Overview

Until June, and especially from February forward, it's a time for making connections and formulating new ideas, dear Leo. Your social circle is expanding, although you might want to watch for excesses in this area. While the saying goes that you can never have too many friends, you don't want to spread yourself thin. Similarly, avoid beginning so many new projects that you scatter yourself across them. Friends can be supportive, and, for some Leos, romance is tied with friendship or group associations. Your team spirit is very strong now, and you might make wonderful contributions to a group or with associates that you can truly feel proud of. When it comes to home and family, in 2013, you can feel that the walls are closing in on you at times. There can be a feeling of heaviness when it comes to your responsibilities or you literally feel cramped in your personal space. There can also be a sense that you are alone and in charge, emotionally speaking. However, you have the chance to restructure your domestic life by bringing more order to it. Jupiter's entry into the sign behind yours in late June can be considered a retreat of sorts - a year-long cycle that prepares you for Jupiter's transit through your own sign starting in July 2014. You come into closer touch with your spiritual and emotional renewal needs now, and you might find that you're doing a lot for others, usually quite voluntarily. Large decisions may be deferred to a later date. While there can be times that you feel "in limbo", you can choose to take full advantage of this period for extra rest, and for learning to love your privacy and "alone time" with yourself. In fact, you might very well enjoy your own company! Love becomes private somehow during this period. You might be keeping quiet about a relationship or about your feelings, or you could be making some sacrifices for someone you love. You might also be dealing with an ending of a relationship that is no longer viable. You are becoming especially tolerant and compassionate now. Daily habits and routines are transforming again this year, and you have many opportunities to make important changes. Don't pass up on travel opportunities and connections made with people overseas or of a vastly different culture than yours. These experiences can be eye-opening and beneficial.

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This Year in Love: Leo

2013 Love Horoscope for Leo

For the most part, 2013 is about inner, emotional growth rather than outer events and changes for you, dear Leo.

Uranus as the ruler of your partnership sector continues to travel through your solar ninth house this year. This is a long-term trend that suggests partnership "material" might be found in faraway places, through travel, higher education, or other forms of adventure and expansion of your usual boundaries. Some Leos may meet a partner who is from a very different cultural background. Already partnered Leos might embark on new adventures with a partner. There can be some restlessness if you are not growing together and reaching beyond your usual routine.

Uranus continues to be challenged by Pluto this year, as was the case in 2012. This suggests a continuing struggle with power plays or control issues in a partnership. You don't want to go there - it's not going to do anything except cause pain, so try to avoid attempts to control the direction of a relationship or to expect a partner to play along to a script. You might instead face some jealousies and manipulations in a partner, and this kind of behavior should be strongly discouraged. There might also be some challenges involving the work you do or family issues that are hot topics/problem areas in your closest relationships. With Pluto in your work sector, many Leos have become workaholics recently, and you will need to find a better balance between your work and love life.

Jupiter is the ruler of your love and romance sector and rules over your more casual love relationships and dating life. Jupiter's presence in your friendship sector until late June can be indicative of love or dating opportunities with or through friends. Certainly, love relationships benefit from a spirit of friendship and acceptance now. You are more attracted to relationships in which you share a common goal or vision, and some of you could find dating or love opportunities through group activities.

The second half of the year brings Jupiter to your privacy and soul sector. This is a house of endings, and some of you will be ending a love relationship during this cycle. August can be a time when some Leos find out or come to the realization that a love relationship is not going anywhere. However, it can also point to an attachment to a private relationship or a relationship in which you are making personal sacrifices in order to keep it going. It can be a little more difficult to come to conclusions or strong decisions about a relationship for many of you, as you may be on the fence or simply confused about your attachments or the direction of a relationship. Love is certainly more complicated, and for some of you, quite deliciously so, especially in July, when emotional sustenance may be found in a love attachment. From June 25th forward, Leos are much more interested in love relationships with heart and emotional connection than they are in relationships that are spirited and adventurous in nature.

There can be stronger attraction to Aries, Aquarius, and Pisces personalities in 2013.

Neptune continues to move through your intimacy sector this year, and will continue to do so for many years to come. This points to a strong spiritual element to your intimate expression and world. More spirituality, romance, or fantasy is now brought to your intimate life. Your fantasy life may be especially rich in July. There is much less confusion about marriage or committed partnership than in recent years. You will still need to watch for financial dependencies with a partner, however. Watch that others don't take advantage of your generosity in 2013.

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