This Week in Astrology –April 30-May 6, 2024

As Venus went into Taurus on April 29^th, it sets the tone and mood for the following few weeks. Venus longs for better communications, clearer negotiations, and for finances to improve.
Add to that, Mercury is out of retrograde, and it finally feels as if the world is getting back into the correct flow. Snafus seem to be easing off and our attitude is more positive and passionate. All this Taurus energy gives us the incentive to lay some stable foundations and to begin building upon them.
Even though there is quite a bit to do, we seem to experience things in a slower pace, and we have a chance to luxuriate in those moments. This is a perfect week to take care of ourselves, and to give ourselves a reward for the many things we have accomplished over the past four weeks and the intensity of the eclipses in April.
Mars goes into Aries on April 30^th and we feel as if we have a new rhythm that is giving focus and power to what we are intending. Mars rules Aries and Venus rules Taurus. It feels like a one/two punch and we are no longer afraid to try those new things. While the Mercury retrograde had us rethinking pretty much everything in our lives, now we have a stronger dedication and focus mixed with a better balance that wants freedom with a deeper understanding. Expect to feel as if a lot is going to get done in a short period of time. The next few weeks are going to be awesome.
However, Pluto is going to begin its retrograde, and over the next few months it will back up into Capricorn for one final hit. Use the incentive of Venus and Mars to finish up those important details because as this retrograde gets closer to Capricorn, the mood can turn more serious and sour. This retrograde intends to point out if we have learned all the essential lessons from the past 15 years. Pluto is slow and it may feel in the month of May like a plow going through baked earth. We will have to look at the issues of how we relate and engage with power and those in authority. Pluto in Aquarius (right now till Sept 1^st, and then from Nov 19, 2024 till 2043) plans on reshaping our world in a multitude of ways. This is the beginning of a trend of powerful shifts that will allow us to reshape government, laws, and our world.
We are in the time of spring and the celebrations of Beltane. The pagan wheel of fertility is spinning, and we are called to the dances of passion and play.
These days are longer, and the nights are even stronger as we embrace existence and being alive. The flowers are coming out and inviting the bees to seek out their sweet nectar. Our world is becoming more community focused and that is something very much needed at this time.
With Beltane we celebrate one of the two critical junctures where the limitations/rules/and boundaries between the human world and the supernatural world are the thinnest and are at times even erased. Beltane is the time when the fairies roam freely, and we can become enchanted by their spirit.
What is clear is that as we come out of the harsh times of winter, we all need to celebrate. It is supposed to be a time of cleansing the soul and renewing the bonds with community. Many cultures have the history of dancing around fires for various reasons, purifications, and inspirations. Beltane was designed to loosen the restrictions and allow souls to freely flow with the powers and passions of springtime. It is a time to love and to find new connections. This is the time to ignite the lucky fire inside your soul and rejoice in the process of being alive.
Perhaps begin a journey to write out old issues that need to be released and throw them into the celebratory fire. Too often, we see letting go as hard and difficult. Let this time of Beltane remind us that letting go is to be a celebration and a rebirth. Just as the creatures of the earth shed their winter coats. Notice what it is that you need to shed. Release it into the fire and create space for something new to emerge.
May you bless your garden with your attention and love, and may that garden be fruitful and abundant.
May you dance in the golden light of spring and reconnect to your eternally youthful self.
May your soul become a river that gracefully leads you to that place of peace.
And may you wonder at the magic that still exists in this world.

~Suzanne Wagner~