Love Notes: Week May 5-12, 2023

Brief love reading for each of the signs. Be sure to look at your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs for an expanded perspective. Read your May Astro-Tarotscope here.

Underlying Theme for All the Signs: A surprise opportunity or an unexpected dilemma is now on the horizon. This could mean a helping hand, a sudden windfall, promotion or advantage. Perhaps a boost allows you to move forward in a venture, establish security, plan the future in a relationship, or a chance meeting leads to love or sensual enjoyment. Alternatively, it might be an unwelcome financial burden, a failed promise, or the consequences of poor habits coming home to roost in matters that at first seemed simple, but are now complex or costly. Whatever the scenario, you’ll soon discover how prepared you are to deal with changing situations. Whether the need is to address your own faulty judgment or the mistakes of others, finances and issues of trust are intertwined with circumstance. These situations also highlight obsessions and addictions that take the form of drama, criticism, worry, self negation, food, fitness, alcohol, success, spending money, a lack mentality or any other negative habit that’s actually rooted in a desire to quell unwanted feelings and the subconscious search for spirit. This is a week to rebuild your inner and outer strength.

Aries

• Discernment concerning domestic affairs, property, or family
• Wearing a game face–may be to negotiate matters surrounding property or when dealing with family situations; hiding true self in addressing family matters
• You may be purchasing a home, new property, setting up house, redecorating, or moving
• May need to look under the surface for the truth with regard to family members OR condition of property
• Seeing a deeper truth when it comes to family or property in relation to experiencing domestic bliss or happy home situations (or not); moving in together

Taurus

• Foolishness connected to family; feeling as if you’re not taken seriously by family; not acknowledging input of family
• The family clown (you/other)
• Putting a lot of thought into family or if you’d like to start one
• Giving/receiving advice to/from/or concerning family members
• Deep contemplation–shared family values are important to the relationship
• Taking stock of family–history, a celebration, social standing, performance, expectations, etc.
• A need for a time out from family
• Weighing options–may be surrounding family celebration or creating family traditions

Gemini

• Need for action–past conditioning affects your relationship
• Hopes and dreams that tie to something from a long time ago; aspirations that build on the past
• Results you receive from something started a long time ago exceed expectation
• Unexpected gift/opportunity comes from a situation/person connected to the past
• Sudden surprise events that tie to unfinished business or reconnecting
• Serendipitous circumstances involving someone where you continue the love from past lives into this incarnation
• “When pigs fly”–may be dealing with an ex or old lover from the past

Cancer

• Decisions concerning a vehicle, transportation, or travel
• Decisions about whether this is a serous relationship or a friends with benefits arrangement
• Decision to enjoy the ride–relationship may/may not develop into anything deeper; sheer excitement and pleasure in the company of someone
• Decisions concerning thrill-seeking (you/others)
• Choices to be made surrounding amusement, entertainment, fun

Leo

• Appreciation for (or avoiding) relationships based on looks or for fun–not a serious relationship, friends with benefits
• Luxury vehicle or luxurious mode of travel
• Pride in vehicle–washing, waxing, upgrades, etc.
• Recognizing someone’s vehicle
• Traveling to pamper yourself, luxuriating
• A need to recognize inner beauty rather than thrill-seeking
• Reveling in the moment–this relationship may/may not develop into something deeper
• Reveling in the sheer excitement and pleasure of someone’s company; amusement, entertainment, fun

Virgo

• Carelessness–red flags in documents
• Joking about who picks up the tab
• Negative comparisons; joking as a means of criticism or one-upmanship; “trash-talking”
• Purchasing a ticket for pleasure (lottery, event, travel, etc); letting loose for fun, picking up the tab
• Flag (sports); Time out–from the game, or due to excessive criticism, or for travel
• Letting loose–self righteousness, drama, rashness, resentments, etc. (you/other); red flags (when you/others let loose or go too far)
• “Pay to play”–having to pay a high price for the relationship; competition for love and affection, power plays, trading favors (i.e. sex, money, power)
• Importance of documents, receipts, permits, license, passport, paperwork, correspondence, writing, score, etc.
• Luck through comparison shopping, outbidding a rival, or getting the best price
• Easy win–score, racking up points (games, sports, credit); enjoyment of extreme competition

Libra

• Change–redoing a bedroom–decoration, renovation, etc.; change in connection to booking a room; change in bed linens
• Memories tied to an intimate space
• Change in intimate connection (for better or worse)
• Moving on from the old–an intimate relationship, a bedroom, bedroom furniture, manner of intimate connection
• Renewal of passion or feeling–relationship deepening in ways that may lead to greater physical and emotional connection; something thought dead has new life
• Sense of renewal OR changes (positive/negative) in connection to honeymoon or romantic getaway

Scorpio

• Sense of good fortune that comes with shift in scarcity consciousness
• Recognizing abundance through connection to nature
• Abundant luck; luck surrounding abundance
• A fortuitous stroke of luck allows you to reap the fruits of your efforts
• Gratitude given or received
• Luck and good fortune through a pleasant unexpected encounter or surprise
• Lucky opportunity brings meeting with someone of interest
• Wish fulfilled

Sagittarius

• Fantasy–menage-a-trois
• Not sure if you/other is the center of attention
• Third party interference is either a help or a hindrance
• In focus–multiple suitors vying for attention (you/other); one person catered to by multiple parties (you/other)
• A need to sort out fiction from reality concerning a love triangle; imagination running wild concerning third party
• Dream team–party of three; three people in this relationship (business, social, romantic)
• Knowledge and imagination contributes to crowning achievement; receiving attention for dreams/vision
• Believing in your dreams through or because of mastery; psychism–creating a magical reality; third time’s the charm

Capricorn

• Providence intervenes in foolish situation
• A need for a time out; patience–trust that all things happen at the time meant to occur
• Contemplating whether this is the right time
• Noticing the time; taking stock of a situation that involves timing or limited time
• Time flies–where did the time go?
• Giving/receiving advice concerning timing; good timing plays a role regarding advice
• Weighing options–time to act
• Perfect timing–Universe working to unfold a situation in a time frame that offers maximum experience; divine time

Aquarius

• Discernment about whether this is “the one”–person, object, situation, location, etc.
• Wearing a game face when confronted with the ideal–hiding true self (may be to not let on how smitten)
• Hiding true self–not revealing your shine (or worth–esteem, status, financial)
• Trying to determine if something has real value–relationship, jewelry, valuable object, place (a need to look under surface for the truth)
• Seeing a deeper truth–you’ve found the partner with all the traits, values, and attributes you desire; partner worth spending a lifetime with; marriage material
• You’re the power behind the throne
• Low key when receiving gifts, good fortune, or recognition; being in the spotlight, high magnetism and powers of attraction

Pisces

• Carrying the baggage of shadow behavior (you/other); inability to get past chronic negative behaviors that damage or prevent relationship
• Relationship saddled with baggage from past conditioning–ego, childhood patterns, past relationships; not letting go of old wounds and resentments
• Seeking to partner based on shared disappointments rather than common goals and interests
• Fears, illusions about someone waiting in the shadows (third party interested in your person of interest)
• A need to acknowledge fears that drive habit of escapism; unresolved issues affect the way you engage with others
• Traveling undercover or incognito; wearing a mask when traveling; low key travel plans; hidden in a bag or luggage; left under the cover of night
• Leaving someone who’s manipulative
• Hidden aspects of self or a situation; dancing with the devil (you/other)

Decks: Romantic Love Oracle, Love is a Garden Affirmation Deck, Dream in Color, The Alchemist Astrologer; The Good Tarot, Collette Baron-Reid; Mystical Healing, Inna Segal

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