Taurus New Moon 16 May 2026

Go easy on your companions – they’re in this soup too!

And you need not agree with the ideas expressed – trust your own take on life, unless it makes you unhappy. 

 

(don’t worry about the astro-jargon – go for the gist)

From Aries, into Taurus – ‘Slow down!’

.       My feeling is that we have just made it through a stretch of very rough white water flow. This New Moon is suggesting that we stop trying so hard to survive. Time to rest now and re-collect the broken bits to see what is still relevant. We have a choice at this point: we may sit and grieve for what’s lost, how we failed, how life isn’t fair; and we can sit quietly with what may, or may not be in ruins (Mars exactly conjunct Chiron at the end of Aries). When we have gathered enough energy to relate to the others washed up on the bank, we may be able help someone else. Testing muscle and bone with healing care, shared experiences bringing togetherness – this is a time to connect, notice likeness of desire and intention, remembering the healing power of love (Mars/Chiron sextile Venus, with Mercury in Taurus at the midpoint).

.       Make the most of this short breathing space. Communication generally leads to ego-self expression, and differences show up before there’s room for thought (Mercury into Gemini and over Uranus in the next two days). So bring with you the open-mindedness of Gemini, as you extend a sense of caring, nurturing protectiveness, to your companions (Uranus in Gemini, as the Moon brings Venus into Cancer on 19 May). Not only does 19 May bring loving kindness into our relationships, it also brings a slowing of outward energy, tuning us towards the Earth, Nature and our physical experience (Mars into Taurus on19 May).

Uranus into Gemini – over it’s position at my birth!

.       As an aside here, I have to say all this is happening at my exact Uranus return. When I was born, Uranus was at the beginning of Gemini, in harmonious relationship with Neptune and Pluto, at that time in the middle of World War II 1939 – 45. The tipping points in that war had already happened in 1941 and 42 I’m told, although it still took a few years to complete things. So if we can extrapolate from that time to this, with Uranus, Pluto and Neptune again in harmony in Air and Fire signs, perhaps the future is already partly in place although we may not see how things will turn out, and there may still be a few more years of turmoil and upheaval to happen.

.       I have always had a feeling that when this present transformational time was to come, the transformation would be positive, because these three outer planets would be working together again. Neptune represents the Oneness of all things – on all levels, that includes the spiritual perspective – so there’s nothing to fear in the wholeness of things, even though our minds are not capable of grasping that wholeness. Neptune also represents trust, which is all we can do faced with the enormity of a global shift. Which is why it’s fine to ‘not know’ what coming. When I go deeply inward, the feeling is so calm, peaceful and safe, I just know that it’s all in the hands of the Source. If that Source were anything other than completely beneficent and intelligently running it ALL, the physical level, our Earth and all the starry sky, would not be as beautiful as it absolutely is.

Be the still point in a storm

.       The Full Moon chart, for 31 May, expresses that focus on Earth strongly, as Mars continues through Taurus. The chart shows we are likely to find that uncomfortable, perhaps a decrease in the freedom of personal autonomy that we cherish. But our thoughts will be on future freedoms, and how to use the freedom that we do have. Perhaps it’s about sharing in communities rather than allowing government to define and limit our style (Sun in Gemini sextile Saturn in Aries, while Uranus is on Ceres talking about food).

.       We can become quite creative while dealing with situations that seem restrictive – that phrase ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ comes here – and it’s also good to remember that fighting for anything tends to attract a block (Aries energy at loggerheads with Cancer energy). So during this time, focus on enjoying Nature, and lovingly taking care of your body on all levels – food, fitness and sleep, your movement and voice, all with a positive peaceful flavour. Standing like a tree, with your preferences and intentions gently clear to you, will help build inner strength. This whole month is for building good inner foundations, so that we are ready to express ourselves positively from mid-June, when the general energy begins to favour Leo’s radiance.

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Contemplation for this Taurus New Moon

Relax, breathe, this is a break
from the complexity you have been
trying to unravel.
The knot will fall open when that which it binds
is strong enough to stand alone.
You will need to be ready to take your place,
that shape that only you can fill,
that will feel so right as you relax into it.
Feel in your beloved body where the knots are tight
waiting for their time to release. All will be clear enough
for you to move forwards, taking your natural attachments with you.
And all that is extraneous to your self
will fall away with the ropes that bound you.

With love.

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