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Horoscopes
     Horoscopes                                                               SURPRISINGLY ACCURATE, ESPECIALLY
                                                                                  THESE MONTHLY HOROSCOPES ARE

                                                                                    IF YOU READ YOUR RISING SIGN.




                     MAY HIGHLIGHTS                                                Taurus


                    4 May  - Pluto retrograde starts
                2 May - Sun conjoins retrograde Mercury                        APRIL 21 - MAY 21
                   6 May - Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio             Are you the coolest of all cucumbers ever to flourish on
                       8 May - Venus > Cancer                  this green abundant earth? Or are you simply not paying
                    10 May - Sun conjoins Uranus               attention? With Mercury retrograde in your sign and your
                  15 May - End of Mercury retrograde          #bossbabe planet Venus in Neptunian fantasyland, it’s hard
               17 May - Jupiter > Taurus (squaring Pluto)     to tell. Watch for aspirational purchases. Your partner could
                    20 May - New Moon in Taurus             offer their judgement of the situation around the lunar eclipse.
                 21 May - Mars > Leo (opposite Pluto)          Empathetic listening is your secret weapon should drama
                       21 May - Sun > Gemini                strike. If you do find yourself wrestling with an existential crisis
                                                              – mid month is a critical time – look to the New Moon for an
                                                                                 intuitive reset.



       GEMINI  (May 22 - June 21)  CANCER  (June 22 - July 23)  LEO  (July 24 - August 23)  VIRGO  (August 24 - September 23)
       Dig out your Halloween decorations  The lunar eclipse brings a sudden shift   You reach a tipping point in May  You know a cuppa and ciggie is no
       because your chart looks a little  in your approach to friendships and   and, if you’ve been saying ‘yes’ to  longer  the  breakfast of  champions,
       spooky this month. It wouldn’t hurt  fun. What truly feels good for you? It   opportunities, it will create positive  but  Virgo,  are your  daily  routines
       to throw open the windows, bang  might be a little unusual, but as long   change for your work/life balance.  fully supporting wellness in all facets
       some pots and pans, and demand  as it harms no one, stop overthinking   Your partner has certainly had  of your experience? The right rituals
       any uninvited ghosties find new  it and make it a regular calendar   enough of you teetering on the  will have you beaming down divine
       accommodation.  Charging  them  commitment. The new moon later in   edge of whatever decision you have  transmissions faster than your high-
       rent is another option. With Mercury  the month frees you up for socialising.   been umming and ahhing about  speed internet connection. It’s not just
       (your  ruling  planet)  retrograde,  Get on the front foot and organise a   seemingly forever. (Or maybe you’ve  about  virus-free  efficiency though.
       private family secrets are intriguing to  gathering with friends. With Venus in   been umming and ahhing about your  It’s about making sense of this crazy
       ponder. Hold off on getting rid of your  your sign, you’ll look more relaxed but   partner?!) The lunar eclipse is your  mixed-up world and ensuring your
       couch to make space for a meditation  try not  to scowl and pout when big   compulsory nudge forward. Trying  little  slice  of  it  behaves  according  to
       pyramid at least until mid-month.  financial questions are posed. You still   to  dodge  what you know  to  be  true  (local) laws of physics. Plug into nature
       Even in monk mode, soft furnishings  have options.    will result in increasing discomfort –  (or church, or philosophy) to recharge
       still hold appeal. Everything changes                 escalating to pressure – as the month  your spiritual battery. Your sanity
       by the end of May – birthday                          progresses. Choose the obvious path  depends on it.
       celebrations are on!                                  and go willingly.

       LIBRA  (September 24 - October 23)  SCORPIO  (October 24 - November 21)  SAGITTARIUS  (Nov 22 - Dec 21)   CAPRICORN  (Dec 22 - Jan 20)
       Double down on the existential angst  “What’s  mine  is  yours  and  what’s  Your life feels like a self-drive car.   You’re loved up with your baby –
       and channel the aesthetic of your  yours is also yours.” Are you sure? Take  Everything is marvellous, miraculous,   perhaps a child you’ve welcomed
       favourite gothic heroine. Lingering  care you don’t tip the scales too far  easy, progressing exactly as you’d   into the world, perhaps someone
       long-time in the 8th house is never by  in favour of your partner to convince  hoped it would, until suddenly your   to get creative with – and you are
       choice but could you ask for a more  them of your endless devotion. While  lucky streak ends and you’re wondering   uniquely positioned to observe the
       dramatic  backdrop  for your anxious  it makes sense now to throw caution  why things came to earth with an   opening and closing of the gates to
       emotions? Romance and creativity  to the wind and pool your resources,  unceremonious thud. Gravity perhaps?   the underworld and/or your line of
       have a dark twist, which act like a  balance your desire to destroy yourself  The laws of the universe still apply and   credit. Your cynicism is a superpower
       momento mori and fuel your desire to  with your instinct for self-preservation  what goes up must come down – even   which enables you to roll the dice in
       live life to the fullest. While you can’t  and don’t be too easy breezy about  Sagittarians. As Mercury retrograde   the game of life like no other sign. You
       physically dust off a streamed Lana  little deaths or big debts. The flames  ends, you uncover the mysterious   are happy to win and take all or to cop
       Del Rey classic, you can almost touch  that engulf the phoenix may be  reasons why a person of interest was   it sweet according to the rules. Have
       the frustrated want. You lighten up  mythological but emotionally you will  ghosting you. Turns out you preferred   faith in your power to regenerate and
       towards the end of the month and  feel every last crispy layer of self turn  to stay oblivious. Prayer or philosophy   create your own luck.
       begin  to reach for  pastel clothing  to ash.         may absolve you of your sins but either
       again.                                                way, it’s all rather exhausting.
       AQUARIUS  (January 20 - Feb 19)  PISCES  (February 19 - March 20)  ARIES  (March 21 - April 20)  For private consultations and even
       More self-assured than ever, you are  Watch for the mid-month move of  You wave goodbye to lucky Jupiter   more astrology visit
       prepared to put it all on the line. The  your ruling planet (Jupiter) from Aries  this month but are given the
       lunar eclipse indicates a relinquishing   to Taurus – from instant financial  opportunity to set yourself up for   www.kimfairminer.com
       of professional or social status. Even   gratification to enduring intellectual  financial abundance. It’s all very well
       if it means tightening your belt,   rewards. You’ll still be busy but the  to make a motza – and you are a
       you aren’t willing to compromise
       fundamental intellectual truths. Family   focus now shifts to longer term goals,  sign that likes to work hard and play
       and ancestral commitments are more   things that take time and demand  harder – but your debt and spending
       important than  ever,  encouraging  sustained daily commitment. You’ll  habits are part of the equation too.
       you to dig deep into who you are –  be unlocking parts of your mind (and  The lunar eclipse will motivate you to
       DNA,  inherited beliefs, generational  your schedule) that you didn’t know  pay down loans, minimise your tax,
       patterns. How has your identity been   existed. Behind the scenes, it’s a lot of  and sort out your retirement savings.
       shaped by the objectives of others?   hard work. It’s probably going to age  Hunker down at home for a wee while.
       This question is posed through   you terribly, but this is your legacy,  Perhaps host a BBQ rather than hitting
       encounters with key partners and
       cocky challengers. Sometimes it’s   right? Just show up every day, do the  the town. Friendships intensify.  @kimfairminer
       easier to face an external adversary   thing, and watch the magic unfold.
       than the one within.
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