Speaker 1: Welcome back to another episode of Astrology with Alice. I'm
your host Alice Bell in today's Monday, May fifth. I
hope everyone had a great Leo Moon weekend. I guess
by the time this episode comes out, I will have
just come back from meeting my new Nissan Nephew for
the first time, so that was an important I guess,
moon and first house transit that I experienced this past weekend. Also,
I want to apologize for my voice in this episode.
I have come down with allergies. They I don't know,
They've totally wrecked me this past week, So I'm sorry
if my voice sounds more nasally or just not super
pleasant to listen to next episode, I'll be back on track.
But looking ahead at the astrology over the next few days,
this entire week is spent leading up to the full
moon full moon in Scorpio that won't happen until next Monday,
so there's a lot of momentum building over the next
few days and and this is definitely going to be
a busier week where you're seeing work, projects, opportunities, even
new habits you may have recently established come together more
fully and possibly reach a turning point or become more
visible to everyone else. So maybe you've been working hard
at something and it hasn't been you haven't been able
to see how far your progress has come. I think
by the end of this week and headed into early
next week, with that full moon and Scorpio, you're kind
of seeing like, oh, my hard work is paying off.
I'm finally able to see how it's more visible in
my life. I would also say in the lead up
to the full moon, this will also be a week
of greater connection with people, because that's what every single
time in the month. When it's very close to a
full moon, you're naturally going to have more plans with
others come up, and you're going to naturally feel more social,
like you want to put yourself out there. I guess
that kind of goes again, and it's like the sign
of Scorpio, which is a lot more private and like
craving more in depth, meaningful interactions. So it could be
kind of a balance of both of those, where you're
wanting to be around people, but it's more like, okay,
being more selective about who you choose to hang out
with this week, or kind of craving those deeper conversations
where you're really understanding, like where that person is coming
from or how they're feeling in that moment. I have
in astrology workshop event planned for Tuesday tomorrow, and just
as a rule of thumb, it always is better to
try to schedule events where you're bringing people together and
want more of this lively interaction to occur in the
lead up to the full moon, like the several days
leading into it, or on the actual day of the
full moon, because people tend to have more energy and
they naturally want to be out and connecting with people.
But other than the build up to the full moon
this week, there aren't a ton of other transits taking place.
Mercury changing signs, it's moving into Taurus, so we'll get
into that. But really like looking at the next couple
of months, the next action packed period for transits will
be the end of May, throughout June and early July.
A Saturn, Jupiter, and Urinus all change signs within like
I think it's like a five to six week period,
So enjoy this calmer period at the moment and know
that there's bigger shifts right on the horizon, and then
announcements before we get started. If you didn't catch last
week's episode, Astrology of an Identity Shift that came out
on Thursday. Trying to do more bonus episodes moving forward,
likely going to be like two a month. That's what
I'm trying to stick to. And this past when I released,
was on the astrology of when you feel these more
major changes about to occur in your life or the
way you think about yourself and what your core interests
are are going through this state of transition, and that
can feel very challenging in the moment, but it ultimately
serves to push you in a different direction. And I'm
also trying to do more with YouTube, so there is
a video component to that podcast. I'm really enjoying recording,
like recording a video of these podcasts and then having
diagrams pop up about what I talk about, just because
astrology is sometimes hard to translate into podcast format, because
it's very helpful to look at charts when I'm explaining something,
So I like how on YouTube I'm able to throw
up the diagram as I'm explaining what a certain transit is.
So I'm Astrology with Alice also on YouTube. You can
check me out there and stay tuned for more fun
bonus episodes coming soon. Okay, we are starting the week
off on Monday, May fifth. The moon is still in Leo.
This was a carryover from this past weekend. However, the
moon's in the later degrees of Leo by Monday, so
it'll be void of course, and don't expect us much
activity to be happening throughout a large part of the day,
So you could have a slower start to your Monday,
or you're just not receiving a lot of like requests
for meetings or emails or hearing from a lot of people.
It's definitely this like easing back into the work week,
and if you feel the need to go slower on
Monday morning, allow yourself to do so. Once the moon
moves into Virgo though right around three point forty pm Eastern,
you could feel this noticeable shift to wanting to be
more productive. That energy will be more apparent on Tuesday,
since it is happening pretty late in the workday on Monday.
So maybe it's like you're entering Tuesday and Wednesday feeling
back on track and ready to get organized with the
Virgo moon energy, but still at the end of the
day on Monday, maybe you do have more of a
desire to put in extra effort to get some work done,
or you could want to tidy up and get organized
in a way. Also, when thinking about the moon and Virgo,
a lot of it has to do with taking care
of your body and physical health. So Monday later in
the day would be great for scheduling a workout, or
maybe you want to look up a healthy recipe and
cook for yourself, or engage in some other type of
wellness practice that helps you to feel more like in
your body and good about yourself. Another transit that's happening
on Monday is that Mercury, which is still in aries,
will be sex tiling Jupiter and Gemini. So even though
a large part of Monday with moonvoid, of course, will
be slower, the Mercury Jupiter aspect could be great for
supporting multitasking or being more proactive about writing, creating content,
pitching ideas. Maybe just hold off on like sending an
email about a pitch, or like introducing a new concept
at work until the later afternoon evening on Monday. I
would also say Mercury Jupiter is great for speaking up
about your thoughts and opinions too, especially Mercury and Ares.
It's about being more assertive with your ideas or your
opinions on something. Okay, now let's move on to Tuesday,
May sixth. The moon is still in Virgo all day
on Tuesday, so we got another day that's geared more
towards productivity, self improvement, being healthier, and just overall being
more mindful of how you treat yourself. It could be
on Tuesday that you're accomplishing a lot more than you
usually would on a I don't know, on a random
work day. The thing to keep in mind with the
Virgo moon, though, is being overly self critical and not
satisfied unless something is perfect. So if you find yourself
falling into those thought patterns, try to remind yourself you
don't need to control everything so much. Everything is playing
out as it should. You. Worrying about something or thinking
it needs to be absolutely perfect isn't going to change
the outcome or how it's meant to play out, So
maybe ease up on control there. Hopefully we don't feel
the challenges of the Virgo moon so much on Tuesday
because the moon and Virgo will be trying the Sun
and Taurus, so it gets this positive support from the Sun,
and this brings this great correlation happening between our thoughts
and our goals and our identity with what our emotions
and gut instincts are telling us like those two parts
of ourselves will feel more aligned on Tuesday, and having
the Sun and moon connect across these Earth signs will
also point to how productivity are being able to stay
on top of a lot of tasks at once without
getting overwhelmed. That'll be a great key theme that we
get right at the start of this work week. It's
a very grounded, practical energy throughout Tuesday. I guess Wednesday
gets a bit trickier, So I would say Tuesday is
kind of the day you may want to see are
the most productivity and work around this week. Another transit
happening on Tuesday is that Mercury will be building to
a conjunction with Cairn and Ares, So there could be
a difficult conversation you need to have with someone on Tuesday,
or maybe I don't know, if you are super confident
in invoicing ideas or what you had to say on Monday,
maybe Tuesday you could be doubting yourself a bit or
feeling a bit more insecure about speaking up and being heard.
On a more positive note, this mercury chiron aspect could
have you wanting to communicate with people about your insecurities
and be more open about I don't know, there's difficult
feelings you experience and addressing them so they don't hold
that same power over you. So Tuesday could be a
great day for being more open and vulnerable with people
and how you communicate. Then we are to Wednesday, May seventh.
The moon remains in Virgo for another day. However, on Wednesday,
the moon be opposing Saturn and Pisces, and it'll also
be conjunct the south note in Virgo. So I kind
of see Wednesday as being a heavier day where you
may feel more weighed down by work or possibly frustrated
by a situation. All of the Virgo moon themes we've
kept going over already, like wanting to find ways to
be more efficient with your time, take better care of yourself,
or accomplish more work will still apply, but it's likely
that you may run into delays on Wednesday, or need
to rework something first, or you could simply feel more
tired and drained, especially if you've had a lot going
on recently, Like we came off that new moon in
Taurus and that was pretty close to a square with Mars.
So do feel like that new moon was very action packed.
In the days that followed it, there was a lot
more going on. So maybe by the time we get
to this Wednesday, you're like, okay, wait, I need to
rest for a second. I feel very drained, this tired
or have your energy will get intensified the later into
Wednesday we get like late afternoon evening Eastern Time, or
if you're as far away as like Asia Australia, this
would be your Thursday morning. So instead of getting worked
up or frustrated or impatient, maybe try to use Wednesday
to slow down a bit, review, reflect, and try not
to get so worked up if something isn't moving as
fast as you would like. And also be kinder to yourself.
Don't fall into that trap of needing everything to be
overly perfect or being so self critical. It's just so
important to keep in mind that for pretty much like Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday moving right along to Thursday, May eighth, at last,
the moon changes signs. It leaves Virgo moves into Libra.
A little after three am Eastern Time, and this mainly
applies for time zones ahead, or maybe if you're up
a little bit earlier Eastern time, you could feel this.
The moon and Libra opposite Neptune and aries, so at
the start of your day, maybe you do feel a
bit more sensitive or scattered, just kind of hard to
keep track of stuff as much as you would like.
But then as we move later into Thursday, the moon
will move on to oppose Venus and Ares. So if
you did feel sensitive or like more emotional at the
start of your Thursday, you're shaking that off and feeling
that social and creative side to the liber moon a
bit more, and Thursday will likely be a more social day.
The first half of this work week is so work intensive,
while the second half is about making time for people
you care about, forming new connections, and feeling a bit
more fun like you want to put yourself out there.
You could also take a greater interest in beauty in
the arts, or it might be a great day for
bouncing your ideas off of people, like asking for advice.
Someone may offer their own perspective honest situation you're facing
and that could really help you, So don't be afraid
to reach out for help or let someone in on
what's going on with you at the moment. One last
thing I'll say for Thursday is that it could be
a good day for creative brainstorming or just following whatever
inspires you. And then we are to Friday, May ninth.
Friday has a very similar energy to Thursday, with the
moon in Libra still, but on Friday the moon is
applying to a trine with Jupiter and Gemini. Friday is
a super pleasant day. I think Friday and Tuesday are
my favorite days of the week for different reasons. Tuesday
is better for accomplishing work and being patient and productive,
whereas Friday has more of this bubbly, friendly social energy.
So Friday is going to be great to make plans
with people, attend an event, go on a date, maybe
catch up with a friend for some quality one on
one time, and you may notice how communication is flowing
much more easily in your relationships. Friday is also a
great day for again allowing your mind to wander and
pick up on whatever is inspiring to you, and then
maybe using those ideas and putting them into writing or
pitching them to someone, or coming up with new content
that you want to work on. I just see this
creative flow of information happening at the end of this week.
I love heading into the weekend on this note. Unfortunately,
the whole weekend will not be like this because the moon,
as we'll see, is quickly moving into Scorpio, which will
bring up a lot of emotions than we are to Saturday,
May tenth. What's interesting about Saturday is that the moon
and mercury are chasing each other all day through across
four different signs. So we have the moon and Libra
for the first part of the day on Saturday, so
time zones ahead, this would be your entire day, and
Mercury will be an aries for the earlier part of Saturday.
So first half of Saturday has moon opposite mercury across
Libra and Ares, and then by the end of Saturday
it's moon opposite mercury across Scorpio and Taurus. So it
could be interesting to see how there's this shift in
how you're feeling how you're communicating with people between the
start of Saturday and the end of Saturday. But in general,
with the moon and mercury connecting, you could be having
more emotionally charged conversations with people, or maybe you're making
decisions and planning out your day based on how you
feel a lot of like your thoughts and how you're
communicating or really coming back to your emotions on Saturday,
So try to be mindful of how your words come across.
Maybe not saying something impulsively, like as a result of
a sudden emotion you're having, or on the other hand,
maybe you do want to use this day as an
opportunity to say how you really feel about say how
you really feel to someone and get those emotions out
into the open. I do want to linger on how
Mercury is moving into Taurus on Saturday, because Mercury has
spent the majority of the first part of this year
going back and forth across Aries and Pisces. It first
moved into Pisces in the middle of February and it
hasn't left these two signs since then. So a lot
of your thoughts, a lot of your mental energy has
been focused towards the themes of those two houses in
your chart. So look at like what house is ruled
by Aries, what houses rolled by Pisces, How have you
seen a combination or how have those the themes of
each of those houses been influencing each other for the
majority of this year, and then noting the themes of
Aris and Pisces in general, how has there maybe been
like a back and forth between the themes of those
two signs, Like Aries is all about taking initiative, being
more proactive, but then Pisces is the complete opposite, where
it's about slowing down, tuning into your emotional side, thinking
and processing things in a more sensitive way, or using
the creative side of your brain, so kind of needing
to incorporate both sides of yourself, or finding a balance
between those two. But now, as Mercury heads into Taurus
from May tenth until May twenty fifth, only two weeks,
it's moving super fast. At this point, you could be
shifting your attention towards practical tasks rather than abstract ideas
or daydreaming. It's more like, let's focus on what's real
and what's in front of you and the work that
needs to be done in your everyday life, and maybe
also giving you this chance to slow down in your
everyday life and how you're processing and learning about new information.
Mercury and Taurus could have to do with slowing down
mentally and learning something at a more patient pace and
really wanting to understand the full picture. There. Whereas Mercury
and Aries was this fast e change of ideas and communication,
Mercury and Taurus gives you the opportunity to be more
intentional and patient with what you're writing, speaking, or learning about.
So check the house in your chart roled by Taurus
for additional themes of where you may want to start
shifting your attention, what you want to start planning for,
the topics that you might be having more conversations around.
That is all indicated by the transit of Mercury. And
then also we have the moon moving into Scorpio right
at four pm Eastern, so from that point on on
Saturday night, we're officially in full moon territory. So we
get this shift from having a more social Libra moon
energy to maybe suddenly wanting time with yourself or having
stronger emotions come up, or if you are seeing people
kind of like what I was saying at the start
of this episode, craving closer, more meaningful interactions with someone,
something that feels a bit more into and this same
energy will carry into Sunday too, so let's move on
to Sunday. Now, Sunday, May eleventh, the moon is in
Scorpio on Sunday all day. This is the day that
is really building up to the full moon before it
goes exact halfway through Monday. And I find that the
moon and Scorpio tends to bring up whatever you may
normally like to avoid or keep repressed, and stronger feelings
or reactions are brought to the surface, especially when it's
a full moon in Scorpio building like not just a
regular moon in Scorpio transit. It's like the culmination of
these Scorpio themes coming to the surface. And there could
be this desire to, I don't know, maybe look at
the way you're reacting to someone, or these heavier emotions
coming up, and wanting to better understand them, and wanting
to better understand how you interact with people or how
someone else might be feeling. It's like this greater interest
in human behavior. But at the same time, you're also
realizing where you do and don't have control, and sometimes
that's really difficult, like letting go of something you really
wanted to happen, or how you wanted someone to react
to something you said that stuff's out of your control,
so really trying to focus and bring it back to
what's within the realm of your control. What can you
improve upon within yourself? And I mentioned this theme in
the context of the Virgo moon earlier this week, and
now it's being brought up with the Scorpio moon, So
kind of an overarching theme for this week is where
can you release control and not try to fixate so
much on things having a certain outcome. We'll get more
into the specifics of the Scorpio full moon in next
week's podcast when it happens on Monday, but just know
that Sunday maybe a more sensitive time and this could
also be due to the moon and Scorpio squaring Mars
and Leo on Sunday, so this brings up more irritability
or strong reactions, So kind of understanding when you may
need to pull back from being around people and take
time to be by yourself or really reflect on what
these stronger emotions are trying to tell you. And for
a more individualized interpretation, look at the Scorpio ruled house
of your chart. And as the weekend continues and we
get closer to Monday, how are the themes of that house,
and realizations related to these themes becoming more prominent in
your life. So I'll leave you with some overarching themes
by element of rising signs. So Fire sign risings, maybe
this lead up to the full moon is a lot
about your innermost emotions, your family and your home life,
or your mental health. While for Earth sign risings, it's
going to have to do more with your interactions in
your relationships, whether that's social or sorry, whether that's platonic
or romantic, or even business related, just partnerships and chips
of all types. And then for Air sign risings, this
will be a lot about career and work and productivity
and your relationship to work and routine and your health.
And then for Water sign risings, this is a time
that has to do more with realizations about your identity
and your creative skills and how you could put yourself
out there more or follow whatever is I do not
very interesting to you at the moment. So these are
themes to ponder and they'll get they'll get a lot
stronger over the weekend. So if you're not feeling them
as much at the start of this week, see how
they intensify. Saturday Sunday into next Monday. But that is
it for this week's episode. Thank you again for listening,
and I hope everyone has a great next few days
and I'll see you back here next Monday.