If Today is Your Birthday: May 16

Exceptionally talented in the creative arts, including music, you are very able to focus your energies enough to make a success out of yourself in the arts. Your personality is colorful, yet somewhat reserved and very poised. At times you can be so one-track minded that you can get into a rut. Charming and romantic by nature, you are likeable and personable.

Famous people born today: Liberace, Janet Jackson, Megan Fox, Henry Fonda, Pierce Brosnan, Debra Winger, Tori Spelling.

Your Birthday Year Forecast:

With the Sun and Moon in harmony in your Solar Return chart, the year ahead should be satisfying and balanced overall. You are in comfortable demand and personally popular, and you are able to achieve a decent balance between work and play; personal and professional life. For the most part, you are on top of your game this year, and positive connections with others can be made fairly easily. With the ability to handle your emotions successfully, there is less stress on both your mind and body. Your self-confidence and positive attitude will reward you!

Calm emotional reactions to everyday problems tend to help you to attract positive energy and cooperative people into your experience this year. Nurturing connections to others may be made.

Mercury conjunct Venus adds charm to the way you present your ideas this year, certainly helping to smooth over differences in your personal relationships. This influence also helps you to express yourself more creatively. You are more cooperative than usual, and attract the same kind of energy with others.

You are likely to form new relationships or connections that further your spiritual growth, or to enhance existing relationships with a spirit of camaraderie. People in authority regard you favorably. Events take place in which you feel that you are moving forward and growing into a new phase of your life.

You might also renew and deepen love commitments or social connections. Strong and stimulating–even motivating–attractions to others are likely. Secret loves or attractions may develop and existing relationships tend to rise to a higher level of insight and understanding.

This could be a year when you fall in love, and this could be with a person, an activity, or a cause! Meeting someone who transforms your life, and more specifically your values and attitude towards love, is possible. Strong existing relationships are likely to grow and transform in rewarding ways, as you are more open than usual to intensity and passion. Your finances could also improve dramatically this year, generally due to your increased ability to strategize and cut out frivolous expenses.

With Mars-Pluto energy in your Solar Return chart, channeled positively, you could move mountains when it comes to pushing your projects ahead. If mishandled, however, there could be some obsessive or compulsive behavior. Avoid taking extreme measures to make things happen your way, and avoid people who might be doing same. Deliberately trying to maneuver things in order to get the upper hand will likely be a lesson in frustration.

There may be a project, idea, or person that demands much of your attention or occupies much of your thoughts. It’s a strong year for any project or studies that require concentrated effort. You are especially resourceful. You are willing to put in the effort and dedication to a mental interest or project. Business and promotional efforts can thrive. You can experience a strong desire to master a subject or deepen your knowledge and skillset.

This can be a strong year for enjoying friendships and connections with others. It’s a fine period for teaching and learning, and is excellent for seeking advanced training or for furthering your education. You are likely to make good contacts with others, particularly in love and friendship. Positive plans and lifestyle changes can be made at this time in your life. Your popularity soars this year, and your love or social life is especially meaningful and rich.

2016 is a Number Three year for you. Ruled by Jupiter. This is a year of sociability. It is a friendly time, when it is easy to enjoy life and other people. Focus is on personal freedom, reaching out to others, making new friends, and exploration. You are more enthusiastic and ready for adventure. It is likely to be a rather lighthearted year, when opportunities for “play” time are greater than usual. It’s also a good year for expressing your creativity. Advice – reach out, but avoid scattering your energies.

2017 will be a Number Four year for you. Ruled by Uranus. This is a year of work and development. It’s “nose to the grindstone” time. It’s a time to deal with practical matters, and it’s not a time to be lazy or especially gregarious. Sometimes, it can be a year that feels hard, monotonous and routine, and/or lonely. Positive new relationships are generally not formed in a Four personal year. Advice – get yourself organized, work to build your resources, keep busy.

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Cafe Astrology

Your Daily Horoscopes for Monday, May 16th

Aries

The first half of the day is good for tending to practical matters, dear Aries, as you are inclined to want to settle things before moving on to other activities. From early afternoon forward, relationships come into sharper focus. Activities with a companion fare best. You are entering a ten-week cycle today in which you have a building interest in projects, learning, and communications. While you may be a little detached on social levels as you throw a lot of attention into your interests and work, this is a strong period for making significant headway. Others are also drawn to your advice and intelligence during this cycle — you are taken seriously!

Taurus

The first half of the day tends to support your personal appeal and visibility, dear Taurus. Expressing yourself in creative ways tends to win over using words right now! From early afternoon forward, you are more inclined to want to do something practical, useful, or helpful. You can have a call to service now. A new ten-week cycle begins today that brings a stronger focus on making your life more secure. You can be especially focused on earthy, comforting, and natural activities that help you to heal and cleanse. Good energy is with you for applying yourself to recent projects and money-making goals. This theme will continue to build as planets begin moving out of your sign and into your resources sector, beginning with the Sun on Friday.

Gemini

The Moon continues to transit an introspective, play-it-safe sector of your chart until early afternoon, dear Gemini, after which you’re far more ready to come out of your shell and take some small personal risks. Vesta enters your sign today, and the coming ten weeks will be strong for work, particularly of the independent variety. This is also a good period for commitment to a personal project or goal. This is a time for going your own way and for independent work – your heart is truly into your work and projects. Your dedication and commitment are more obvious to others, and you may be recognized for these traits, although there can be times when you’re so focused on your needs and projects that people in your life feel a little left out.

Cancer

The day can begin busily, dear Cancer, but pleasantly so. Even thoughMercury is retrograde, you’re getting your message across well right now. Early afternoon, the homebody in you emerges, and you’re likely to crave some comfort. Even so, you are inclined to stay busy. You are entering a ten-week cycle today that can bring benefits from working behind the scenes, or in which you are working more determinedly and happily on your own. You may need more solitude in order to get an important project done, and you have a stronger need to regroup and recoup your energy. What you do in private, the services and support you provide, and the emotions you feel are all powerful and in fact are at the heart of much of the things you do in the rest of the world. This is certain to increase later in May and into June.

Leo

This morning is good for applying intuition quite successfully to business, financial thinking, or a pet project, dear Leo. Later today is stronger for connecting, sharing, and creating. Today, Vesta enters your solar eleventh house, where it will transit for the next ten weeks. This is a good cycle for working with others towards a common goal, or simply for working towards a cherished dream independently. Focusing on long-term happiness goals is, in fact, healing at this time. There is a slight risk that you might become a little too wrapped up in these projects at the expense of other life “departments”. However, this is a good time for working on revived plans and dreams. Take the time to reflect about priorities in terms of time spent networking.

Virgo

Today, the Moon continues to transit your sign until early afternoon, dear Virgo, harmonizing with the Sun and supporting your ability to express your energies in a flowing manner. People tend to cooperate with you. The Moon’s move into your resources sector brings a more practical outlook to the second half of the day. Vesta begins influencing the sector of your chart that is in charge of your work and responsibilities today, and will continue to do so for ten weeks. This can serve to boost motivation levels and improve your focus on satisfying work and goals. You are more patient, focused, and persistent in the pursuit of your goals during this cycle, and you could be doing a lot of organizing, leading, and managing.

Libra

With the Moon continuing to transit your private solar twelfth house until early afternoon, dear Libra, you are inclined to need to hide away or take a pause that refreshes on an emotional level, after which the Moon emerges in your sign, stimulating a strong need to be acknowledged and connected. Expressing yourself can be especially satisfying in the second half of the day. You are entering a cycle today that lasts ten weeks and that helps you to focus and concentrate on what truly matters. Prioritizing comes a little more easily during this cycle. This can be an excellent cycle in which to pursue educational and cultural interests with more commitment and passion.

Scorpio

There is continued focus on relating and connecting today, dear Scorpio, but from early afternoon forward, you’re in need of some down time with the Moon moving into your soul sector for a couple of days. Take any opportunity to heal, renew, and refresh on emotional levels before you begin a new lunar cycle on Thursday. A cycle that begins today and runs for ten weeks brings wonderful energy for work, research, and self-renewal. This can be a time of strong dedication to a special project or pursuit, and you may find that you’re so motivated and intrigued with what you’re doing that you work tirelessly. There might also be a strong commitment to understanding yourself and your inner motivations during this cycle, and healing energy is brought to your intimate world. Counseling or therapy can be especially rewarding now.

Sagittarius

Good energy is with you for dealing with work and routine matters in the first half of the day, dear Sagittarius. You are likely to feel better about yourself once you’ve taken care of a responsibility or two. From early afternoon forward, you’re more inclined to want to relax, although you can also enjoy time with friends. You are entering a cycle today that puts a lot of focus on taking special care of your relationships, and this trend lasts ten weeks. There can be someone special who helps motivate you to set important work or projects in motion. It will be important that you stay active in a partnership, or you could feel frustrated. An active purpose or focus can help improve your relationships. Try not to put so much time and energy into relationships that you ignore other life departments, or your own needs.

Capricorn

You thrive on a feeling of freedom in the first half of the day, dear Capricorn, after which you’re inclined to seek out the comfort of rules. It’s a good day for getting a better sense of your priorities –and enjoying doing it! A new influence with you today and for the coming ten weeks is strong for bringing more order and structure to your daily routines, for committing to a work project or to a health and wellness program, and for truly enjoying the work you do or services you provide. There may be a new and improved health plan, routine, or work focus coming together as you go forward. Watch for over-work, which can be counterproductive.

Aquarius

There is continued focus on your deeper needs and feelings until early afternoon, dear Aquarius, after which you begin to crave more light and space on an emotional level. It’s a good time to reach out to others, learn, and expand your mind. With Vesta moving into your creative sector today, and staying there for ten weeks, you can benefit from a more dedicated, committed approach to creative projects, love relationships, children, and hobbies. Deep satisfaction can come through your dedication to a creative project or relationship, and you can find yourself putting a lot of energy into these things. As long as you stop short of doing this to the point of obsession, this can be a great time for feeling focused and purposeful. Creative pursuits, and time alone spent on expressive or leisure activities, can be felt to be healing.

Pisces

There is continued favorable energy for connecting, learning, and sharing in the first half of the day, dear Pisces. You tend to crave more intimate connections or a deeper understanding of things from early afternoon forward with the Moon transiting your intimacy and sharing sector. A cycle in which more dedicated focus to home and family can be very healing and satisfying begins today and continues for ten weeks. You might be working from home, or working on the home, and this can be rewarding. Building your closest relationships and dedicating yourself to family or domestic concerns can help you feel more secure and confident. With the Sun moving into your home and family sector on Friday, you’ll have even more reason to turn your stronger attention to your domestic and personal life.

• General Horoscope

  With a Full Moon in Sagittarius on Saturday, it’s possible that you’ll gain new perspective on what’s really important to you in life and love. As Mercury turns direct on Sunday, you’ll slowly gain the ability to convey your most practical thoughts to your mate. The problem on Sunday however, is that the Sun will oppose Mars. There could be a battle of wills between you and your lover that goes nowhere fast.

• Aries Horoscope MAR 21 – APR 19

  With the Moon in relationship-sign Libra on Monday through Wednesday, it’s likely that you’ll feel more of a need to connect with your partner. There will be a greater emotional bond possible between the two of you since you’ll both be more sensitive to each other’s moods. Nurture what’s good, and for this week at least, decide to shelve any disputes you may have. You’ll be glad you did.

• Taurus Horoscope APR 20 – MAY 20

  There will be a highlight on the resources you share with your mate this week. Although you’ll gain a new perspective about where you stand financially, there might be some full disclosure that leads to great frustration. If your partner has not been as responsible as you with handling money, this will be more of a problem. In fact, it could be a deal-breaker. Emotions run high, but don’t make any firm decisions just yet.

• Gemini Horoscope MAY 21 – JUN 20

  The keen awareness you gain about a relationship situation this week probably won’t make dealing with it any easier. In fact, sometimes the more you know, the harder it is to decide what to do about it. Figuring out where to go from here with your partner might not happen all at once, but the good news is that you’ll be motivated to keep moving forward even if you don’t have a sound plan. Sometimes, that’s enough.

• Cancer Horoscope JUN 21 – JUL 22

  The Moon will be in your true love sector all day on Thursday and Friday. As a result, you will find it easier to wear your heart on your sleeve and show your sweetheart more of your vulnerable side. Once Mercury turns direct on Sunday, you’ll gain clarity about a situation between you and a pal. If your friend has been offering misguided advice about your love life, you’ll be able to pick it apart. Take what’s valuable and discard the rest.

• Leo Horoscope JUL 23 – AUG 22

  A Full Moon in your romance sector this weekend might offer fulfillment in the love department. If you’re dating someone, it’s possible that you’ll realize you’ve fallen head over heels in love. If you’re single however, you might feel tempted to date someone just for the sake of dating. Resist. Remember that you’re more sensitive than usual in matters of the heart right now and as a result, you might leap into something that is less than you deserve.

• Virgo Horoscope AUG 23 – SEP 22

  Family drama might leave little room this week for romance. It appears that someone in your clan will have news to share that’s emotionally charged. What’s more, it might affect your family dynamic for some time. Another possibility is that you and your partner will be in the middle of a domestic transition together. A move is possible. Or, one of your parents might be under the weather and need your help more than usual.

• Libra Horoscope SEP 23 – OCT 22

  If there’s a decision you need to make with your partner connected to investments, joint finances, or budgeting, wait it out this week. On Sunday, Mercury will turn direct in the area of your chart that rules shared resources. Once Mercury regulates his orbit, you and your love will realize that you see eye-to-eye on what really matters. Compromise will be much easier as the common ground between you will reveal itself once more.

• Scorpio Horoscope OCT 23 – NOV 21

  If you and your partner have been stumbling on your words to each other lately, take heart: things are about to get much better. On Sunday, Mercury will turn direct in your relationship sector after having been retrograde since April 28. Soon, you’ll notice how much easier it is to make decisions together and have conversations that finally get somewhere. Until then, patience will be required.

• Sagittarius Horoscope NOV 22 – DEC 21

  A Full Moon in your sign this Saturday signals that emotions are out in the open. If there’s anything your partner needs to know, he or she will just feel your vibes without you having to say a word. There might be a hint of an argument brewing between you on Sunday if you start to feel you’re not getting your way. If this happens, take a step back and consider whether or not you’re overreacting. There’s a good chance you are!

• Capricorn Horoscope DEC 22 – JAN 19

  If your love life has been in shambles lately, Mercury Retrograde might be the culprit. Since April 28, he has been out of phase in your romance sector. As a result, you might have endured miscommunication with your lover, or mixed signals from someone you have a crush on. Another possibility is that an ex reached out to you asking for a second chance. Hold off on a firm decision until after Sunday when Mercury turns direct. Then, clarity will resume.

• Aquarius Horoscope JAN 20 – FEB 18

  If you haven’t been paying much attention to your love life, this week that might change. On Friday the Sun will move into your romance sector, shining a light on all things that give you joy — including matters of the heart. Your passions might be aroused by someone you meet with whom you have a clear mental connection. The only potential trouble is that your friends might begin to offer unwanted guidance. Tell them to back off!

• Pisces Horoscope FEB 19 – MAR 20

  Communication might be unsteady this week in all areas of your life — including romance. Mercury will continue to travel retrograde in your message sector until Sunday. As a result, if you have a significant decision to make about your love life, it’ll be best to put it off until next week. Same goes if you and your lover need to have a vital conversation. Minds can’t be made up until Mercury is back on track. Be patient.

   

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Weekly Astrology: May 16-22, 2016

Active and aware

By Maria DeSimoneWeekly, Astrology

Part of the Daily Insight Group

Astrology of Today – May 16, 2016

Summary:

• The Moon is in Virgo until 1:32 PM.
• The Moon is void from 5:20 AM to 1:32 PM.
• The Moon is in Libra from 1:32 PM forward (until Thursday, May 19th, at 2:29 AM).
• The Moon is waxing and in its First Quarter phase.
• A First Quarter Moon occurred on the 13th, and a Full Moon will occur on May 21st.
• Mercury is retrograde (Mercury is retrograde from April 28-May 22).
• Mars is retrograde (Mars is retrograde from April 17-June 29).

Day 6

This is to dispel negative attitudes and provide protection from dark influences. Repeat it as needed throughout the day, or if you feel you are coming under attack from a particular person or circumstance.

A white light surrounds me,
and all that I see.
I ask for protection and security.
All that is negative I now erase,
I have serenity and peace in it’s place.

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The Power of Positive Witchcraft: Daily Incantations & Enchantments: A Spell a Day for 30 Days
Garden Summerland.

Monday Is Ruled By the Moon

This day of the week is dedicated to the moon and all of her magic and mystery. Mondays are for women’s mysteries, illusion, prophetic dreaming, emotions, travel, and fertility.

Some suggestions for Monday enchantments would include:

*Getting outside and looking for the moon in the heavens. Sit under her light and absorb a little glamour. Call on the moon goddess Selene for practical help in magical issues.

*Invoking the god Thoth for wisdom and insight

*Empowering your silver jewelry under the light of the moon. Wear moonstone or pearl jewelry today to add a lunar and magical shimmer to your outfit. Be mysterious and subtle and wear moon-associated colors such as white, silver, and blue.

*Working spells for safe travel with a simple moonstone

*Gathering bluebells, jasmine, gardenias, or white roses to create a little garden witchery with the flowers that are associated with the moon

*Setting up a lunar Tarot spell today to increase your psychic powers

*Eating a lunar fruit such as a melon to be healthy, serene, and at peace

*Brewing up a cup of chamomile or mint tea and enchanting it for sweet dreams and restful sleep

The Witches Correspondences for Monday, May 16

Day: Monday ( Moon-day)

Planet: Moon

Colors: Silver and White and Grey

Crystals: Moonstone, Pearl, Aquamarine, Silver, Selenite

Aroma: Jasmine, Lemon, Sandalwood, Moon Oil, African violet, Honeysuckle, Myrtle, Willow, and Wormwood

Herb: Moonwort

The sacred day of the Moon, personified by such goddesses as Selene, Luna, Diana, and Artemis. The Moon is ruler of flow affecting the changeable aspects of people. If a full moon falls on a Monday, its powers are at their most potent.

Magical aspects: peace, sleep, healing, compassion, friendships, psychic awareness, purification, and fertility

Monday is ruled by the moon – an ancient symbol of mystery and peace. Monday is a special day for mothers as the cycle of the moon has long been associated with the female menstrual cycle. Those wishing to conceive a baby would be wise to try on a Monday as the magic of motherhood is strong and pregnancy is in the air.

This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving agriculture, animals, female fertility, messages, reconciliation’s, theft, voyages, dreams, emotions, clairvoyance, home, family, medicine, cooking, personality, merchandising, psychic work, Faerie magic, and Goddess rituals.

Correspondences for Libra

Attributes: Balanced, committed, lazy, luxurious, indecisive

Herbs: Violet, hyacinth, pansy, orris, mint, burdock

Stones: Opal, peridot, lapis, tourmaline

Element: Air

Day: Friday

Colors: Deep blue, green

Planet: Venus
 

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A Spell Crafter’s Compendium
Terri Paajanen

Moon in Libra

The Moon is the astrological metaphor which symbolizes an individual’s inner, feeling-based personality. The Moon travels through the entire Zodiac every month, changing signs roughly every two and a half days.

The Zodiac sign the Moon occupies as it travels through the sky will help set the “emotional tone” for the day. The aspects it forms … the angles it makes to other planets in the sky as it moves … show periods of cooperation and conflict between various needs and personal agendas — and will be reflected in the moods and general climate of concerns in real life.

Libra is an Air Sign. Air Signs are concerned with issues of communication, information handling, data gathering and management, invention and innovation, and the practical applications of knowledge, When there is Air Sign energy in the sky, or when a person has Air Sign energy in his Natal Chart, these qualities and attitudes will be on display somehow. The Air Signs of the Zodiac are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.

Libra is also a Cardinal Sign. The Cardinal Signs of the Zodiac are Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. The Cardinal signs are direct, decisive, ambitious, opportunistic, and motivated. The one thing you cannot fault them for is their talent for making things happen!! When they’re inspired or uncomfortable … they work to somehow initiate change in their circumstances. When there is Cardinal Sign energy in the sky, these attitudes and qualities will also be prominent in the events and experiences people meet.

Phases of the Moon and Their Psychic Associations

SECOND QUARTER

(waxing half moon to the full moon)

During this lunar phase, your emotions and senses get turned up to “high.” (Think of it as riding a psychic wave of sorts: it builds as the full moon gets closer, peaks, and then you start to ride downward.) Precognitive dreaming is more likely to happen during this particular lunar phase. At the full moon phase itself, you will probably notice everything in a more detailed and magickal way, so work with it when it hits. Intuition and clairvoyance abilities will peak as the moon waxes to full. Employ your favorite divinatory tools now to see the past, present, and future.

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Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan