Weekly Forecast: May 17 – 23, 2015

a message from Kelly M. Beard
To read more of Kelly’s insight, please visit her website, www.KarmicTools.com

The Karmic Tools Weekly Forecast covers the current planetary transits which affect people in different ways and to various degrees of intensity. Take notice when it is a Personal planet (Sun / Moon / Mercury / Venus / Mars) interacting with a Social (Jupiter/Saturn) or Collective planet (Uranus / Neptune/Pluto). And pay extremely close attention when it is a Social planet interacting with a Collective planet because that means something *big* is brewing that will move large groups of people along their evolutionary paths. Tuning in to the energy and rhythm of the planets can serve as a useful *guide* as you move along your Individual Path. It also helps to understand your place within the context of the larger Social & Collective Story. Below, you will find out how these energies tend to manifest, as well as guidance and direction.

*NOTE* There are some days when there are NO CONTACTS (besides the Moon), please note that there are no missing entries, we just list the actual Activations of each week + the day they happen.
Weekly Forecast: May 17 – 23, 2015

5/21 ~ Venus (love, art & beauty) ~oppose~ Pluto (transformation):

Okay, on top of all the responsibility and career things being triggered this week, love relationships want in on the action. This energy intensifies experiences where love or close relationships are concerned. Beware of indiscretions and seeking a more intense feeling or emotion. Those feelings are destined not to last … who can maintain that kind of high? Eventually you crash. This energy tends to make you uncontrollably drawn to someone you know is not good for you, which can only result in problems. This energy provokes manipulation, jealousy, guilt and other negative emotions that always come when you are trying to maintain something that wasn’t meant to be in the first place. Again, don’t try to force YOUR will, it can only lead to a broken heart in the end. If you are already in an intense relationship, beware of subconscious impulses, hidden resentments, unexpressed anger or frustration. Expressing it at this time can be helpful if you present your concerns in a constructive way, however, you will have to be vigilant in monitoring your own emotions in order to do that. Ultimately, if change needs to happen in your relationship this will be the catalyst. This energy is only “bad” if you are unwilling to get to the real root or source of the given conflict. Otherwise, it is like a storm that clears the air and makes everything grow better.

5/22 ~ Sun (core Self) ~oppose~ Saturn (reality):

This energy is a push-pull between who you are and who you want to be; between what you “want” to do and what you “have” to do. I always tell people, do what you “gotta do” so you can do what you “wanna do”. And it may not be the easiest path, but it’s definitely worth it for the peace of mind it brings. You may swing between extremes of fulfilling all your obligations to the neglect of your Truth and Purpose ~ OR neglecting your obligations and doing whatever you choose, which only means those obligations will BE there when you get to them and they will have most likely INCREASED by the time you do. Balance is the key! And this energy reminds us to practice “work before play”. Another expression of this energy is a sense of loneliness and isolation. Don’t indulge those thoughts too long, it’s counter-productive, a distraction and a waste of time. This too shall pass. And that’s not the point of this energy. The PERFECT thing to do at this time is to work on a project alone that is really important to you, but personal and private. Focus ~ you’re on to something solid.

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MAY 2015: *TAURUS* Gate of Power

a message from Kelly M. Beard
To read more of Kelly’s insight, please visit her website, www.KarmicTools.com

MidPoint of Spring & Summer 2015

May always brings the *Mid-Point* between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. It’s a 6-week period that you can dedicate to tuning in, harmonizing & synchronizing your rhythm with Nature’s rhythm.

Now is the time to connect with your body and physical environment. Invite the Elementals, Nature Spirits, Devas and the Plant Kingdom in to conscious collaboration, honor their teachings & sacrifices made to assist, feed & support life on this planet in ways humans may not always be capable of.

Cross Quarters are considered the *Gates of Power* ~ the in between ~ the mid-point ~ between the Solstices and Equinoxes. This is the *Sweet Spot* ~ between Seed and New Life that is always accompanied by the creative chaos of Endings/New Beginnings.

This *Sacred Season* is About: Establishing Roots & Cultivating Life

Fertility
Conception
Community
Sacred Union
Gifts & Abundance
Celebration of Sexuality
Freedom & Responsibility
New Bonds & Attachments
Ripening, Blossoming & Fruition

This 6-wk season leads straight into Summer Solstice, which brings completely new energy to the fore. One of the shifts is Venus, initiating her new 18-mo cycle, and the overtone is changing from very serious Capricorn, to seriously playful Leo! and from Earth to Fire, a radically different modality, and another part of your chart comes due for the *upgrade* around Your Love, Money & Magnetics, courtesy of Venus.
New Venus Cycle in *LEO*

June – Oct 2015 ~ Consider the upcoming 4-month period as an introduction to your newly Emergent Self! You have been through a full cycle of evolution since the last Venus Retro thru LEO (2007). Explore a little. Review the last 8-years of your life. We are all in very new territory and must evolve past ego drives & people-pleasing ~ to true self-love and the courage to be authentic in every moment.

This is a powerfully transformative Summer! You are breaking out of long-held confines, preparing to spread your wings and live in a completely new & different way. Now is the time to develop all new personal self-care routines, which will naturally lead to you expressing & being your Self more fully in your primary relationships (love, friendship, family or work). Practice with your Emergent Self … and let the chips fall where they may!

Since 2007 . . .

How have you grown & evolved?
What have you learned about your Self?
What is all that ‘worth’ to you (then & now)?
How have your values & priorities shifted regarding: love, sex, fun, creativity & how you express who you really are?
What is the difference in how you expressed your Self in 2007, and how you want to express in new ways NOW (2015)?
What have you learned about your immediate friends, family & community, and your place (and preferences) within each connection?

The upcoming Venus work is going to be very personal for everyone, but especially those with Leo/Aquarius and Taurus/Scorpio activated in their charts. Things that were important to you 8-years ago are probably not so vital now, and things that were not even on your list of priorities, may have moved to the top. In this case, Leo means your core essential nature & authentic self-expression has evolved over the last 8-years and adjustments to your personal presentation & current playmates should begin to reflect the *upgrade*.
*LEO* Energy

Leo energy (in its Highest form) is … fiery and passionate ~ loving and loyal ~ courageous and magnanimous ~ generous and full of HEART!! It is this part of you being initiated at this time. The intense energies, great clearings, deep revelations, and glaring truths are ALL preparing you for what is coming next. Your core essential nature may be solid, but it’s time for a new facet of your character to emerge. Self-Love, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem issues may come up, but you should also be noticing where you have achieved a whole new level of Dedication, Self-Discipline & Self-Mastery too!
LEO: Light & Shadow Expressions

LIGHT
Adventure Inspiration Risk & Just for Fun

Strongly Value Love, Authenticity & Freedom

Self-Creation Sourced in Your Heart & Natural

Loving Your Inner Child/Innocent Child’s Heart

Inner Glow of Self-Worth, Self-Value & Self-Love

Love Passionately, Whole-Heartedly & Generously

Play Performance Art Story-Telling Theatre Games

Courage/Being Willing to Fight for the Greater Good

Joy & Generosity of Spirit that Radiates from Within

Comfortable w. Your Unique Beauty, Gifts & Talents

Leadership that Promotes Love, Light & Truth

(in Both Work & Play)

SHADOW

EGO = Edging God/Goddess Out

Denial of Past Bad Romantic Decisions

Being Argumentative/Thinking Others Owe You

Seeking Un-Earned Status, Wealth or Reputation

Exiled from Others/No Fun, Play, Joy or Relaxation

Taking Things Personally, Self-Conscious & Insecure

No Self-Discipline/Must Have Others Push/Motivate

Wounded Ego Allows Others to Determine Your Worth

Playing a Role: Looking the Part but Not Being the Part

Need for Validation Appreciation Applause from Others

False Pride: Trying to Be Perceived as Someone You Are Not

Being Overly Dramatic & Manipulative to Get Your Way
JUNE 2015 ~ Cycles Overlap

As we complete the current cycle of Capricorn, activating our Inner Architect, it is time to move into the Leo cycle, activating our Inner Artist. It’s a great time to join the Venus Circle, which gathers each month and is a tremendous support for just these kinds of changes we are all experiencing. If you want to go deeper in to your own Venus, then a Personal Reading & Custom Guide would be useful and will be used throughout the call series.
3rd/Solar Plexus Chakra & Gemini

How Your Consciousness Directs Your Actions & Your Actions Reflect Your Consciousness

We had another Special Guest on our Venus call, Jana Matthews of ManifestingEssentials.com and NewMoonManifesting.com, who I invited to share her perspective on Gemini/The Twins and multiple streams of income, as well as the Solar Plexus Chakra and how vital this chakra is for helping us bring our ideas to the world, in form, to be shared, beneficial & useful for all. This is a powerful *Reclamation* and we are so well supported for being anchored at the core, grounded in our Center and ready for action!

Jana gave us some fantastic guidance & direction on how to *Make It Real* (manifest) with some delicious & practical Tools. She shared her story, which includes her journey from accomplished accountant to mystical Master manifester! and how she has integrated the big dreams & ideas with the practical, day-to-day decisions & choices that bring them to Life.

Solar Plexus time indicates we can now claim a new reality, in our physical bodies and at our current, higher level of conscious awareness. We are ready! Let go of the old wounds & obsolete Stories that are someone else’s life story (perhaps) but not yours! And start living here & now, with conviction, power, courage (Solar Plexus) and multi-dimensionality (Gemini). You are ready!
Saturn in SCORPIO ~ Integration of the Last 3-Years

Another amazing Soul has agreed to come play with the Venus Circle in June! Sao, of AstrologyOfChange.com, has also generously offered a Special deal for my entire Power Circle Community. Right before our April Venus Circle with Jana Matthews, I heard Sao’s call, The Libra Challenge: Become A Master Of Relationship (4.12.2015) and right after my Venus call, I remembered an old, extremely powerful call Sao did called Saturn in Scorpio: In the Chinese “Year of the Black Snake”, the Snake Sheds Yet Another Skin (1.26.2013).

These two particular calls are jam-packed with clear explanation, as well as a vital translation of energetic support, that we have had access to for a couple of years now, serving as delicious bookends to this time frame (2012-2015). Specifically covered is Saturn in Scorpio which is about to spend June-Sept 2015 finalizing all the work we have grounded over the last few years in the Scorpio Dept of our charts. For those of you working on reconciling the various dualities & polarities (Gemini Dept) human life is often fraught with, these two calls are invaluable for clarifying where you’d like to go from here and how.
Your SoulSelf & Authentic Self in Conversation

Saturn’s deep & final dive into Scorpio’s realm, is going to overlap with the first quarter of our new Venus Cycle in Leo. This gives us tremendous extra *JuJu* for engaging our SoulSelf in a conversation with our Authentic Self to conceive a completely new reality (minimum of 28-years) that reflects this integration. Inner & Outer Alignment enables you to be more congruent with your own Heart & Soul, and grounded in a reality of your own making, that both supports & protects YOU, the individual, as well as promotes the conscious equal partnership you seek to co-create with others, including Mother Earth herself.

Good Time to Review ~ Mercury Retro in GEMINI (Rx: 5/18 – Direct: 6/11) ~

With the upcoming Mercury Retro thru Gemini (May-June 2015), it is the perfect time to review any one or all of these article/audio recommendations I’ve made herein. This Summer brings the MidPoint in a year that is going to look & feel very different by the end of it than it did at the beginning of 2015. This is the time to really review, sort & sift through the first 6-months of the year before setting a course for the final 6-months and beyond. Either way, several planets will be in altogether new positions come December 2015.

 
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Magickal Activity for May 18th, The Day of Apollo

Sun Talisman for Personal Power

Items needed:
Yellow paper or card stock
A gold marker or ink ken
First pentacle of the Sun

This simple rite is best performed at high noon on Sunday. Inscribe the first pentacle of the Sun on the yellow paper using the gold marker. Cut the pentacle out and hold it toward the sun. Feel the power and energy of the sun flow through you and into the pentacles you chant:

Glory of the sun, everlasting light,
Bring me power, strength and might.
So mote it be!

Carry the pentacle in your purse or wallet.

May 18th

Apollo’s Day

This day is sacred to the Greco-Roman God Apollo, who embodied the qualities most admired by ancient Greek society. ety. Associated with human intellect, musical harmony, religious purity, and male beauty, he was considered to be “the most Greek of the Gods.”

Apollo personified the Greek male. Annually on his day, 17-year-old males were initiated and welcomed into the community. munity.

The giving of advice was related to Apollo through the giving of prophecy. Inscribed on the wall at Delphi (the most famous of all Greek oracles) are two of his most memorable proverbs: “Nothing In Excess” and “Know Thyself ” In addition tion to Delphi, Apollo’s second-most important sanctuary was the tiny Aegean island of Delos, believed to be the place of his birth. As a primary God of the Greeks, Apollo oversaw human religious purification and spiritual atonement. He was considered ered to be a patron of medicine and the lord of music.

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 18th

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: Moonwart

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 theirmmost 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.

DAILY MAGICKAL APPLICATIONS FOR MONDAY

Monday is named after the moon. The Latin term for Monday is Dies Lunae (“moon’s day”); in the Old English language, this day was Monandaeg; in Greek, it was Hermera Selenes. All of these different names and languages translate to the same thing: the “day of the moon.”

Working with the different phases of the moon is an important skill that takes a bit of time for Witches to learn. So why not cut to the chase and experiment with the day of the week that is dedicated to the moon in all of its magickal energies and aspects?

Magickally, Monday encourages the lunar energies of inspiration, illusion, prophetic dreams, emotions, psychic abilities, travel, women’s mysteries, and fertility.

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

Tasha’s Day by Day Astro Planner

Mon. 5/18 Gentle Taurus New Moon becomes busy Gemini Moon early AM, providing energy to gather thoughts for “re” projects to accomplish during Mercury Retrograde, also today. Repeat directions and clarify communications.

Tue. 5/19 Chatty Gemini Moon enhances communications.

Wed. 5/20 Tender Cancer Moon helps care for all.

Thu. 5/21 Moody Cancer Moon suggests asking for what is needed. Sun into Gemini brings energy to travel, communication. Late Venus opposing Pluto says go slow with desires.

Fri. 5/22 Flirty Gemini Moon smiles through the day. Romantic Leo Moon says go out and play. Later Sun opposing Saturn could solidify actions.

Sat. 5/23 Creative Leo Moon suggests art projects for fun.

Sun. 5/24 Playful Leo Moon brings joyous energy to the day.

Mon. 5/25 Picky Virgo Moon is needed to rein in Venus Square Uranus and Mars Square Neptune. Impulsive choices best postponed today. Vision may be unclear.

Tue. 5/26 Clever Virgo Moon helps bring mindful energy to good solutions.
Wed. 5/27 Analytical Virgo Moon is assisted by Mercury conjunct Mars for crisp efficiency.

Thu. 5/28 Balance loving Libra Moon helps keep the peace.

Fri; 5/29 Justice oriented Libra Moon can help pierce Mercury Square Neptune confusion. Be mindful.

Sat. 5/30 Penetrating Scorpio Moon gets to the bottom of issues; Sun conjunct Mercury helps.

Sun. 5/31 Mystery loving Scorpio Moon finds food for thought as Sun squares Neptune.

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Lunabar Moon Almanack for Monday, 18 May, 2015

New Moon, at 12h. 15m. morning.
Ascending Node is at 7° Libra.
Moon in 10th degree of the Sign Gemini, the Twins;
also in 18th deg. of the Constellation Taurus, the Bull.
Moonrise: 6:23 morn. Souths: 1:34 eve. Moonset: 8:55 eve.

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Aspects of Gemini: Yang, Masculine, Solar, Positive, Diurnal, Airy, Mutable, Barren, Horary Western, Vernal, Boreal, Commanding, Double, Double-Bodied, Dual, Bicorporeal, Human, Moist, Vocal, Sweet, Hot.

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Spells and rituals involving the Air Element should be performed when the Moon is in the Air sign: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.

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Current Moon Phase: New Moon

The beginning of a new cycle.

Goddess Aspect: Maiden

Associated Goddesses: Artemis, Branwen, Eriu, Nymph, Epona

Magickal Attributes: Invoking. Workings On This Day Are For Starting New Ventures, New Beginnings, Love, Romance, Health Or Job Hunting.

Keywords for the New phase are: beginning, birth, emergence, projection, clarity. It is the time in a cycle that you are stimulated to take a new action. During this phase the new cycle is being seeded by your vision, inner and outer. Engage in physical activity. Spend time alone. Visualize your goals for the 29.6-day cycle ahead. New Moon workings can be done from the day of the new moon to three-and-a-half days after. The new moon is for starting new ventures, new beginnings. Also love and romance, health or job hunting.
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Moon Moon, Mother Moon
Lunar Lore
“Moon-Drop,” in Latin, virus lunare, a vaporous drop
supposed to be shed by the moon on certain herbs
and other objects, when influenced by incantations.
~ Brewer, “Dictionary of Phrase & Fable”.
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The Moon in conjunction with Jupiter,
is found to be a good day in all humane affairs.
– Bethem’s “Centiloquium”

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Moon in the Lunar Mansion
Althurayya, The Many Little Ones,
also known as Caput Tauri, The Head of the Bull.
Marked by the fix’d Star: Alcyone, in the Pleiades.
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Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising thro’ the mellow shade,
Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies tangled in a silver braid.
~Tennyson, “Locksley Hall.”

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Lunabar Sun Almanack for Monday, 18 May, 2015

Sunrise: 5:53 morn. Sunset: 8:16 eve.
Length of Day: 14h. 22m.
Dawn: 5:23 morn. Dusk: 8:46 eve.
Length of Twilight: 0h. 29m.
Sun in 27th degree of the Sign Taurus, the Bull;
also in 5th degree of the Constellation Taurus, the Bull;

Solar Lore
A breeze usually springs up before sunset ; or if a gale is
blowing, it generally subsides about that time.
~ Collected in R. Inwards, “Weather Lore”

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Aspects of Taurus: Yin, Feminine, Lunar, Negative, Nocturnal, Earthy, Fixed, Semi-fruitful, Horary Southern, Vernal, Boreal,
Commanding, Feral, Bestial, Animal, Four-footed, Dry, Cold.
Sun moves into Gemini” reminder
Sign of the Twins, influenced by Mercury. Especially favorable time for learning and studies of all kinds. (Why final exams are always held at this time!)

 
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