May 2022 Monthly Horoscope: Eclipse Season + Jupiter Enters Aries

Mayday! There's so much going on in the stars this month, from eclipses to Mercury retrograde to a Jupiter sign change. We'll all want to race forward into a new chapter, but ride the brake a little. A lot more is going to be revealed this month, especially under the mid-May full blood moon and lunar eclipse. April's grand finale served us a Taurus solar eclipse (April 30), which shook us all out of our comfort zones. We enter the month in the wake of that unsettled energy.

A steadier pace is always warranted during the season of the Bull, so sensibly explore your options during Taurus time, which lasts until May 20. Crunch the numbers, run the pros and cons, think about how any major life decision will affect you not just immediately but in a few months and even a few years. 

After that, we head into Gemini season, an inquisitive month when you can hash out your new options through conversation, partnerships, and a few trial runs. Just remain in "test flight" mode until Mercury turns direct (forward) on June 3 if you can.

Ready to make a dream into reality? Jupiter will form a supportive sextile (60-degree angle) to transformational Pluto in Capricorn this May 3, which could illuminate a deeply hidden agenda or desire. Pay attention to those inner prompts, because Jupiter will be serving you a cup of courage a week later, firing up your initiative. 

When Jupiter flips from dreamy Pisces into unstoppable Aries, it can be jarring, like waking from a lucid dream to a blaring fire truck's siren. And everything can feel just that immediate with supersizer Jupiter in "first responder" Aries. We'll need to keep our nerves and our impulses in check with greater vigilance. Jupiter's visit to Aries is divided into two parts. Its first round is until October 28; after that, it will dip into Pisces for a final two months, returning to Aries from December 20, 2022, until May 16, 2023. As conscious beings, we have the power to manage how we navigate this combustible energy. Mark the next year "handle with care!"

Back up your data and devices, triple-confirm your plans, and keep your opinions off the socials. Mercury, the planet of technology, travel, and communication, will make its second of four retrogrades this year. Mercury retrograde periods scramble signals and distort information. Computers crash, cars break down, and humans simply don't understand each other. We'll need to take extra precautions with all of our messaging and plans—especially since this happens the same day Jupiter moves into hotheaded Aries. 

Say that 10 times fast! On May 16, the full moon arrives as a total lunar eclipse, bringing all the Scorpionic secrets and mysteries under a bright spotlight. This is the third installment in an eclipse series on the Taurus/Scorpio axis that will transform our lives between November 2021 and October 2023—and the first one in transformational Scorpio. Taurus and Scorpio are the signs associated with money, sensuality, ownership, and power, and these themes will prevail over the next 18 months.

The month closes out with a new moon in Gemini, which will hopefully provide some balm in the midst of Mercury retrograde. As the late, great Gemini comedian Joan Rivers famously used to say, "Can we talk?" Open up some productive dialogue and start rolling out the runway to Mercury's return to direct motion coming a few days later. Where could two heads be better than one? This lunar lift in the sign of dynamic duos supports us teaming up for the win!