By Meghan Rose
Welcome to May, a month filled with opportunities to raise our standards and get curious about life in a new way. The Tarot messages below are only the beginning of all the excitement coming your way this month! Right now is a perfect opportunity to dedicate ourselves to living authentically and set boundaries around our time, money, and energy as we start this month during Taurus season.
Below, you will find a Tarot card that was pulled to give you clarity on the month ahead. Allow the Tarot card pulled for your sign below to help you gain motivation and feel at ease with the world around you during May!
Read on for both your sun and rising sign below to help you prepare for May:
Aries —Page of Pentacles
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With a major meetup between Mars and the North Node in Aries on May 19, you might be feeling more motivated than ever to make your dreams come true. You are finally realizing that your past does not define you, and you are allowed to change the course of your life at any given moment. Let this month bring you the moment you’ve been waiting for by taking the initiative and putting yourself out there in a big way! Now is your time to shine, even if that means starting anew on a journey you’ve never considered before.
Taurus — Three of Cups
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You are going to have more to celebrate this month than a birthday! There is a lot in store for you as you begin to surround yourself with people who lift you up, rather than drag you down. You may have had to clear out a lot of space in your social circle recently, but the universe is now bringing you more healthy options for people to spend your time with than ever before. You will especially start to notice this new influx of aligned connections around the time that the new moon in Taurus arrives on May 7. Let this next chapter be one filled with joy, connection, and ease!
Gemini — The Tower
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You might feel like life is falling apart this month, but really, things that are misaligned with you are simply being blown away. Instead of clawing to keep the wrong things, people, or opportunities around, why not ask yourself where you would like to reallocate your energy now that they’re gone. You are the master of your own reality, and how you respond to this sense of loss and confusion in May will ultimately pave the way for this next chapter. Are you open to making it one full of trust, surrender, and ease? If so, you will find it around the time that Jupiter enters Gemini on May 25.
Cancer— Three of Pentacles
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With this month unveiling so many new opportunities for you to move forward and get ahead in life, it will be important for you to learn how to lean on others and start asking for help when you need it. The Three of Pentacles shows up to remind you how much better (and faster!) things get done when effective communication and collaboration are happening. You can either sit with the deep-seated belief that you do more for everyone else than they do for you or start balancing the scales by leaning on the ones you love, trust, or admire the most! This will be especially important when you are asked to “think bigger” on the Sagittarius full moon on May 23.
Leo —Eight of Wands
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May is all about taking up space and doing the things you love the most, Leo! You are being called toward an upgraded lifestyle full of wish fulfillment and chance opportunities. But it’s not just about the “right time” – the “right place” is also essential! You need to put yourself in prime positions to meet new people, have new experiences, and take life by the horns, especially around the May 7 new moon in Taurus. This month will allow you to expand your horizons, ask for more, and create more out of the life you’re leading. Ask yourself what the intention or purpose behind your actions truly is before taking any next steps.
Virgo— Page of Cups
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You are starting to realize how cyclical life truly is. You are not being punished when you have challenging moments in your life. Instead, you are being gifted an opportunity to learn something new about yourself or how much healing you’ve done by reacting differently than you did before. Something aggravating might happen around the meeting between Mars and the North Node on May 19. Let this remind you that you have options, boundaries, and resources now to deal with hard things. You are tougher than your challenging moments! On the other hand, you will be heavily rewarded with ease if you can rein in your dark side.
Libra — Four of Swords
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The month of May is asking you to slow down and take things at a more languid pace. You have been moving at lightning speed (or at least your mind has!). It’s time to face the music about any habits or patterns that are pulling you away from your eventual end goal. Too much phone time? Giving someone one too many chances? You must understand that when your ruling planet, Venus, enters fellow air sign Gemini on May 23, you are no longer required to bend backward for everyone else’s benefit. Let this month be about rest, rejuvenation, and self-prioritization above all else, or you may be forced to.
Scorpio — Ace of Pentacles
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You are realizing in May that your stability is a superpower. Instead of feeling like you are running on a perpetual hamster wheel and struggling to get out of your own way, you will start to see the light during the Sagittarius full moon on May 23. You are being granted an opportunity to upgrade your life, but it will require you to remove any stubbornness or one-track-minded tendencies. You can often be your own worst enemy when you deny the blessings that are trying to come your way. It will be integral for you to get uncomfortable this month and be willing to take detours down unfamiliar paths.
Sagittarius — Three of Wands
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Life is shifting in your favor, and you will see this clearly during the Sagittarius full moon on May 23. After dealing with eclipses and Mercury retrograde (and its post-shadow until May 13), you are finally waking up to the reality of your surroundings. You are no longer sitting in the dark corner of your mind. You are realizing that the only way out of your thought patterns is to break them by living in a brand new way. You must be willing to be the brave one this month who takes life by its horns and widens the portal into your new chapter. Don’t give up, even if it’s a tight squeeze to get through!
Capricorn — Ace of Cups
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When the meeting between Mars and the North Node happens on May 19, you might feel like there’s an emotional earthquake happening inside of you. Instead of experiencing this wake-up call with fear, why not approach your emotions with a sense of curiosity? You are the one who’s in charge of your life now, and it’s time to remind yourself of how much power you truly have. Ride the waves of life with a smile on your face, and you will realize that fear never had to sit in the driver’s seat all of these years. There’s no better time than now to change the tune of your life to one of happiness, love, and joy.
Aquarius — Five of Swords
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When the sun enters Gemini, bringing a new astrological season forward on May 20, you will start to thaw out from an elongated sense of winter’s freeze. As the water bearer, you take on so much more than others are aware of. Just because you wear your baggage with a smile doesn’t mean that it doesn’t hurt somewhere deep down. It’s important for you to have your needs met and not simply worry about meeting the mark for other people’s sake. Give yourself a chance to take time and space from the ones you spend the most time and energy on and ask yourself, “How am I really doing underneath it all?”
Pisces — Seven of Swords
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This month, you might be waking up to the truth of a situation that hurts and makes you feel betrayed. This will likely come to light around the Sagittarius full moon on May 23 and leave you feeling shocked. Don’t stress—you are more capable of handling the unexpected than ever before, but it will ask you to get out of the mode of distracting yourself. Take time away from everyone else’s opinions, unplug from social media, and give yourself the chance to truly hear your own inner voice this month. The more willing you are to sit with the discomfort, the faster (and easier) it will pass.
Meghan Rose is an LA-based celebrity astrologer, tarot reader, and writer who offers her expertise to clients and brands all over the world. She is the author of the “Intuitive Tarot Manifestation” guidebook and has worked with brands like Armani, YSL, The NFL and many more to bring spiritual practices into the mainstream experience. You can find her on Tiktok and Instagram at @the_meghanrose.