Mercury in Taurus May 10th to May 25th, 2025

Mercury enters Taurus like a stone placed on the tongue. Words become slower, denser, heavier with consequence. What was casual becomes carved. What was implied now requires proof. no one can outrun what was said, not this time.

This Mercury listens through the skin. It trusts what the body knows before the mind has words for it. You might not have the perfect rationale, but you’ll know. In your gut. In your throat. In the way your breath holds or releases when something is true.

Mercury in Taurus slows you down. It doesn’t rush because it respects language too much to use it carelessly. It teaches you the spiritual power of restraint. Of waiting until you know. Of saying only what you can stand behind: today, tomorrow, and five years from now. This is also a time to anchor the voice. Literally. Breathe into your diaphragm. Sing. Hum. Speak from your lower register. Listen to what your voice sounds like when you're not performing. When you’re rooted. This isn’t about being loud. It’s about being in your body when you speak.

And if someone’s trying to rush you? If there’s pressure to respond, to fix, to say yes before you’re ready? That’s your cue to pause.

There’s a fixity to it. A stubbornness. That can be a strength or a trap. You might find yourself looping on old stories, past hurts, what-ifs. Notice when you're returning to something because it still matters, and when you’re just afraid to move on.

Mercury in Taurus doesn’t do urgency. It knows that urgency is often manipulation dressed as momentum; a way to push you out of your center, to make you act before you're ready. It knows that what’s meant for you won’t ask you to abandon yourself to meet it, won’t demand that you overextend, to bleed just to belong. It arrives when you’re steady enough to receive it.

This Mercury is no trickster. It’s the archivist. The land surveyor. The one who returns to the burial site and asks: what was buried to be hidden? And Mercury is not alone. Between May 11 and May 24, it touches nearly every major archetype in the sky: Pluto, Mars, Uranus, Saturn, the North Node, and Chiron.

Pluto demands you speak the truth about power: yours, and the ways you've given it away. Mars pushes against your resistance, tests your ability to speak when your heart is pounding, when it might cost you something. Uranus cracks open the script. Forces sudden clarity. The words that erupt from the throat before you have time to censor them. Saturn checks for structure. Asks if your word is still your bond. The North Node asks if you’re ready to evolve, even if it means leaving behind the language of who you used to be. Chiron makes it personal. Reminds you that silence was once your shield, but it may now be your cage.

None of these transits are polite. It's the kind of transit that reveals what you’ve been pretending not to know. The kind that demands you stop talking around things and finally say what you mean. Or you stay silent, and feel what that silence costs.

And it’s not just your story under scrutiny. Others will be called out for the narratives they twisted, the truths they edited, the consequences they hoped no one would notice. It may not be your job to call it out, but you’ll see it. And once seen, it cannot be unseen. Watch for inconsistencies. The silence after the lie lands. The shift in atmosphere when the truth refuses to stay buried.

This is a season of correction. The misused word, the neglected boundary, the fantasy you kept selling yourself because it was prettier than the truth? All of it gets tested now. Pressed against the grain of reality to see what holds and what breaks.

If you’ve been lying to yourself, about what you want, what you’re worth, or what you can tolerate. Expect the body to intervene. A sore throat, a clenched jaw, a gut instinct you can no longer override. The somatic becomes the signal. You’ll know the truth not by how it sounds, but by how it lands.

You should also know: this won’t feel magickal at first. It will feel dense. Inconvenient. Like life is asking you to stop, reread the fine print, and maybe even rewrite the contract. 

But stay with it. Mercury in Taurus teaches the most underrated form of power: consistency. The strength to mean what you say, and to say only what you’re willing to build a life around.

Aspects 

May 11 – Mercury semi-sextile Neptune
We are asked to listen between the lines. To trust what our body senses before the mind catches up. The truth arrives through dreams, gut instincts, and subtle signals. Not everything can be reasoned with. Some things are only felt. Let your nervous system be your compass.

May 12 – Mercury square Pluto
Power dynamics surface. Conversations reveal their undercurrents. What you’ve been too afraid to say, or too polite to name, presses forward now. This is the astrology of speaking truth to power. Of naming the harm. Of choosing honesty even when it shakes the room.

May 15 – Mercury semi-square Jupiter
The urge to overextend ourselves shows up in how we speak. Promising more than we can give. Trying to sound wiser than we feel. This is a reminder that your word has weight. You don’t need to exaggerate your truth for it to matter.

May 16 – Mercury semi-square North Node, semi-sextile Venus
We begin renegotiating our inner contracts. Between what we want, what we say, and what we believe we’re allowed to ask for. You are allowed to change your mind. You are allowed to grow beyond the story that once kept you safe.

May 18 – Mercury square Mars, semi-square Saturn
The tension is real. Mars wants to burst forward. Saturn asks us to hold back. Together, they demand accountability. Speak when you’re steady. Rest when you’re reactive. Not everything urgent is important. Not every fight needs your participation.

May 19 – Mercury semi-square Neptune (again)
If confusion returns, it’s here to soften what became too rigid. To humble the mind. Stay with your senses. Breathe. Feel your feet on the ground. Let your body sort truth from illusion. Let presence replace certainty.

May 23 – Mercury sextile North Node, semi-sextile Chiron
Healing words. Honest words. The kind that change you once you say them out loud. This astrology opens the door to naming what has been avoided, even if your voice shakes. You don’t have to say everything. You just have to start.

May 24 – Mercury semi-sextile Jupiter, conjunct Uranus
Breakthrough. Sudden insight. Liberation in language. The right words at the right time can free you—but only if they come from the truth you’ve been building quietly all along. This is not performance. It’s presence.

Mercury in Taurus Horoscopes

Aries & Aries Rising

This month, Mercury moves through your second house and brings you face to face with the foundation beneath it all: What are you building your life on, and does it actually reflect your values?

You might feel the pressure to get your finances in order or reassess what’s truly sustainable, and that’s valid. But underneath the spreadsheets is something more important: your self-worth. Money mirrors belief. It's not just about what you earn, it's about what you think you deserve. So ask yourself, are you making choices rooted in your values, or are you still living by old fears that say you should settle?

On May 11, Mercury forms a semi-sextile to Neptune in your twelfth house, the place in the chart that rules dreams, intuition, and the things we try to avoid. You might have a quiet insight that catches you off guard. Something you notice in a dream, or a memory that surfaces unexpectedly. The subconscious is subtle because it only speaks when you’re finally quiet enough to listen. If something flickers into view during this time. A feeling, a regret, an old story about lack, don’t push it away. Pause and ask, “Is this still true for me?”

Later, on May 16, Mercury forms another subtle aspect. This time to Venus, currently in your first house of identity and self-expression. This is a moment to check in with how your self-image is shaping your relationship to money and value. If you’re spending beyond your means, ask if it’s coming from a desire to impress rather than express. If you’re undercharging or downplaying your skills, ask what part of you still feels like you have to apologize for taking up space. Value starts inside. Your bank account might be one of the last places it shows up, but eventually, it does.

Then on May 23, Mercury links with Chiron in your first house, and here’s where things get personal. This isn’t just about money anymore. It’s about identity, wounds, and repair. You might find yourself revisiting old stories around your worthiness. Maybe it shows up through a difficult conversation, or a moment when someone reflects something back to you that stings a little. Don’t turn away from it. Chiron teaches through exposure. What hurts right now is pointing to what’s ready to heal. This is not the time to get defensive. It’s the time to listen deeply to yourself. You’re allowed to grow past the version of you that thought survival was all there was.

Practice:

1. Write down every recurring money worry you’ve had in the past week. Then next to each one, write the belief that fuels it. For example: “I can’t spend on myself right now” might reflect the belief “I don’t deserve to enjoy what I earn.”

2. Choose one belief to challenge directly. Say it out loud. Then say the opposite. Notice which one feels like freedom, even if it also feels scary. That’s your truth.

3. Commit to one concrete financial decision that aligns with your current values, not your past fears. Even if it’s small.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) and Taurus Rising

With Mercury moving through your first house this month, your voice matters more than usual. But this isn’t just about how you speak to others. It’s about how you narrate your own life.

Right now, your mind is sharper, your words are more influential, and your presence carries weight. If you’ve been second-guessing yourself or shrinking in rooms where you need to expand, this is your moment to realign. Begin by listening to how you describe yourself in passing? What do you say when someone asks how you’ve been? What story are you unconsciously reinforcing each time you speak about where you're headed? Language becomes belief over time. And belief, when repeated, becomes behavior.

On May 12, Mercury squares Pluto in your tenth house of career, status, and visibility. This can trigger tension between how you see yourself and how others in power respond to you. If you notice a dynamic where someone is trying to diminish or control your voice, do not immediately internalize it. Sometimes resistance shows up when you stop following someone else’s script. And that discomfort is often a sign you’re stepping into your own authority. Use this moment not to react but to get clear. Define what success actually means to you. You don’t have to win approval. You have to stay in integrity with your direction.

On May 18, Mercury squares Mars from your fourth house, the place that governs home, safety, and your emotional roots. There may be conflict here, either with family or within yourself about what feels secure. You may feel pulled between defending your peace and asserting your identity. This is about patterns, not people. Don’t repeat what exhausted your ancestors. Just because something is familiar does not mean it’s right for your growth.

Then on May 24, Mercury joins Uranus in your first house, bringing a breakthrough around identity. This is where something clicks. A perspective shift. A bold insight. A truth that doesn’t ask for permission. If you’ve been trying to fit into a version of yourself that no longer fits, you’ll feel the urge to shed that skin. Don’t resist the change.

Practice:

1. Speak out loud a version of your story that feels aligned with where you’re going, not where you’ve been. Record it if you need to. Listen back. Ask yourself: Does this sound like someone who believes in their own authority?

2. If conflict arises this month, take three breaths before responding. Write down your first reaction, then your second thought, and then your clearest truth. The goal is not to win. The goal is to remain rooted.

3. Take one action that reflects your next evolution. Change a bio, a headline, a habit, or the way you introduce yourself. Let your outer self reflect the shift already happening inside.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) and Gemini Rising

Mercury, your ruling planet, is moving through your twelfth house right now. This is not the spotlight phase. It’s the backstage moment. The lights are dimmed, not because you’ve gone quiet, but because something deeper is being worked out behind the scenes.

The twelfth house governs rest, recovery, and the unconscious patterns that operate when you’re not watching. This is where you sit with what hasn’t been said and listen to what’s been too quiet to hear until now. If you’ve been moving too fast or talking over your own needs, this transit is a reminder to pause. Your clarity will not come through productivity. It will come through presence. Be willing to stop. That’s where the insight lives.

On May 15, Mercury forms a semi-square to Jupiter in your first house. There may be tension between your desire to expand and the quieter need to retreat. It’s okay to feel both. You don’t have to choose one or the other. You can slow down your pace while still believing in your future. It’s not laziness to rest. If you need it, you need too. When you’re clear, your next move won’t feel like a guess. It’ll feel inevitable.

On May 23, Mercury forms a sextile to the North Node in your tenth house of career, ambition, and legacy. Something you’re processing now, something private, maybe even unspoken, is connected to your long-term path. If you’ve been wondering whether to share your story or keep it to yourself, this transit reminds you that there’s a place for your truth in your professional life. Not everything has to be revealed immediately. But you are allowed to let your past fuel your purpose, not shame you into silence.

And on May 24, Mercury makes a semi-sextile to Jupiter again, nudging you to integrate what you’ve learned in solitude into your emerging sense of identity. This is the bridge between your private healing and your public growth. Between who you’ve been in secret and who you’re ready to be in the open.

Practice:

1. Create a daily ritual for solitude. Even ten minutes. No screen, no input, just stillness. Let your inner world catch up to your outer life.

2. Write about one part of yourself you rarely share. What would it mean to stop hiding that part? Who could it help? How could it strengthen your voice rather than weaken it?

3. Look at your career path. Ask yourself honestly: does it leave space for your full humanity, or just the curated parts? Begin imagining how to make space for all of you.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) and Cancer Rising

Mercury is moving through your eleventh house right now, and with it comes a shift in focus toward community, collaboration, and the long game. This isn’t about what’s urgent today. This is about what you’re building over time and who’s building it with you.

Your social world is more than just a place to belong, it’s a mirror for your future. Are the people around you aligned with where you’re going, or are they tied to who you used to be? These aren’t questions meant to create distance. They’re here to help you make space for real connection, the kind that nourishes your vision instead of diluting it.

On May 12, Mercury squares Pluto in your eighth house of shared power and emotional entanglements. You may find that a friendship or group dynamic is carrying more tension than you’ve admitted. There could be control dynamics at play, or simply an unspoken resentment that’s been festering. Don’t look away. You don’t need to call it out dramatically, but you do need to get clear within yourself. Ask where you’ve been overgiving. Ask where your silence has become complicity. Honesty is more healing than harmony that comes at your expense.

Then on May 18, Mercury squares Mars in your second house of values and resources. This is where money, time, or energy gets tight. Someone may be asking for more than you’re willing to give, or you may be realizing you’ve undervalued your own contribution. This isn’t about being rigid. It’s about being responsible with your energy. You can be generous without abandoning yourself.

On May 23, Mercury forms a sextile to the North Node in your ninth house, the part of your chart that governs purpose, belief, and expansion. Something in your community, maybe a conversation, a collaboration, or a shared dream, connects with your higher calling. Don’t dismiss it. Your future might arrive disguised as a casual idea between friends. Say yes to learning. Say yes to growth.

Practice:

1. Do a relationship audit. Think about your five closest people right now. Do you leave conversations feeling more alive or more depleted? Just notice.

2. Write down a vision for your life five years from now. Not in vague terms, but in detail. Then ask: who around me supports this version of me? Who might feel threatened by it?

3. Set one boundary this month that protects your energy. It doesn’t have to be dramatic. It just has to be clear. You’re allowed to protect what you’re building.

Leo (July 23 – August 22) and Leo Rising

Mercury is moving through your tenth house this month, which governs your career, your reputation, and how you take up space in the world. This is not a background moment. It’s a moment to get intentional about how you’re seen, what you’re building, and why it matters to you.

Visibility isn’t just about being noticed. It’s about being known for something that actually reflects who you are. You may feel the urge to clarify your public role, or the pressure to prove something. But before you push forward, ask yourself: is what I’m chasing aligned with what I value? There’s no point climbing a ladder that’s leaning against the wrong wall.

On May 18, Mercury squares Mars in your first house, bringing friction between your public life and your personal desires. You may feel pulled in two directions, one part of you wanting recognition and progress, the other part craving autonomy, space, or rest. This tension is not a sign that you’re failing. It’s a sign that something needs to be recalibrated. Let your actions come from clarity, not ego. The goal isn’t just to win. It’s to win in a way that doesn’t cost you your peace.

Later that same day, Mercury forms a semi-square to Saturn in your eighth house. There may be a roadblock here: a delay, a financial strain, or a reminder that nothing sustainable is built without confronting what’s uncomfortable. If something feels heavy, ask yourself: is this the weight of responsibility, or is it the weight of avoidance? The first builds strength. The second drains it.

On May 24, Mercury joins Uranus in your tenth house, and this is where something shifts. This is the moment to break from tradition, pivot professionally, or finally speak the truth you’ve been sitting on. You don’t have to burn it all down. But you do have to stop pretending you’re satisfied with a version of your career that doesn’t inspire you anymore. Innovation often looks like risk on the outside and relief on the inside. Trust the relief.

Practice:

1. Write down your definition of success. Then write down where that definition came from. Notice if you’re still trying to fulfill someone else’s expectations.

2. If you're facing professional frustration, don’t just vent. Ask what the frustration is trying to teach you. Is it time to shift roles, clarify your message, or take a new risk?

3. Say one thing this month that you’ve been afraid to say professionally. This could be in a meeting, on a platform, or in a conversation with yourself. Let honesty be your strategy.

Virgo (August 23 – September 22) and Virgo Rising

Mercury is your ruling planet, and this month it’s moving through your ninth house, which governs long-distance vision, wisdom, and the beliefs that shape how you move through the world. This is not a time for tunnel vision. It’s a time to zoom out.

When Mercury travels this part of your chart, the mind is hungry for meaning. You’re being invited to reexamine the beliefs you’ve built your life around. Not just what you say you believe, but what you act on when you’re tired, scared, or in transition. This is where growth happens. Not in theory, but in lived experience.

On May 11, Mercury forms a semi-sextile to Neptune in your eighth house. This transit brings a quiet but profound connection between your inner healing and your spiritual or philosophical beliefs. You might find yourself questioning long-held narratives around trust, intimacy, or grief. Don’t rush to fix what comes up. Just notice it. Sometimes spiritual growth looks like being willing to sit with uncertainty without needing to package it into a lesson right away.

Then on May 12, Mercury squares Pluto in your sixth house, the place that governs daily routines, habits, and work. This aspect challenges you to bring your expanded thinking down into your everyday reality. You may feel tension between your higher ideals and the practical systems you have in place. If your days feel cramped, if your calendar leaves no room for reflection, if your work has become mechanical instead of meaningful—this is the wake-up call. You cannot grow into your purpose if your schedule is built around burnout.

On May 24, Mercury connects with Jupiter in your tenth house of public roles and long-term achievement. This is your reminder that your education, formal or not, has value beyond the classroom. What you’re learning now is meant to shape your future. Don’t underestimate the power of your words, your voice, or your perspective. You have something to offer that others need. Start leading where you already have authority.

Practice:

1. Revisit a belief you’ve outgrown. Write down how it once served you, how it now limits you, and what might replace it. Growth isn’t about erasing the past. It’s about updating the operating system.

2. Audit your daily routine. What parts reflect the life you say you want, and what parts contradict it? Eliminate one habit that blocks your expansion.

3. Take a risk that stretches your comfort zone. Speak publicly. Apply for something bigger than you feel ready for. Say yes to a challenge that excites and unnerves you at the same time.

Libra (September 23 – October 22) and Libra Rising

Mercury is moving through your eighth house this month, which governs shared resources, emotional depth, intimacy, and transformation. This is not surface-level terrain. This is the part of your chart that asks: What are you holding that isn’t yours to carry anymore?

When Mercury travels here, you’re called to examine where your energy is going, who it’s entangled with, and what unspoken contracts still influence your choices. Whether financial, emotional, or psychological, this is a month to name the exchanges that have become too one-sided or unclear. The goal isn’t confrontation. It’s clarity. You cannot transform what you refuse to name.

On May 16, Mercury forms a semi-sextile to Venus in your seventh house of relationships. This transit opens a quiet but important doorway for examining how your closest partnerships are impacting your sense of security. This is not about whether someone loves you. It’s about whether the exchange is mutual. Are you giving more than you’re receiving? Harmony at the cost of your voice is not peace, it’s resignation.

Then on May 18, Mercury squares Mars in your eleventh house of friends, networks, and shared goals. You may experience tension between your personal boundaries and collective demands. If someone is pushing you to invest time, energy, or money in something that no longer aligns, it’s time to get honest about why you’re still involved. Don’t confuse loyalty with self-abandonment. You can support others without draining yourself dry.

On May 24, Mercury conjoins Uranus in your eighth house. This is a breakthrough moment. You may experience a shift in how you approach intimacy, money, or power. Sudden insights might arrive around debt, dependency, or a long-standing pattern of over-accommodation. This transit doesn’t require you to solve it all at once. But it does ask you to see it clearly. Liberation begins when you stop pretending everything is fine.

Practice:

1. Make a list of everything you’re currently sharing: finances, time, emotional labor. Then ask: which of these agreements are clear and mutual, and which ones are based on guilt, silence, or obligation?

2. Identify one conversation you’ve been avoiding around money, power, or vulnerability. What would it sound like to name what you need without apology? Write it out first if you need to.

3. Reclaim one part of your energy this month. That could mean saying no, renegotiating terms, or simply choosing not to internalize someone else’s chaos.

Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) and Scorpio Rising

Mercury is moving through your seventh house this month, highlighting your one-on-one relationships and how you communicate within them. This is a time to look closely at the relational contracts you’re operating under. Not just what’s been spoken, but what’s been assumed, implied, or left unsaid for too long.

When Mercury moves through this part of your chart, the spotlight turns to how you navigate difference, closeness, and commitment. If something in a partnership feels misaligned, it’s not because you’re broken or failing. It’s because relationships are living systems. They grow. They change. And they sometimes require new agreements to stay healthy.

On May 12, Mercury squares Pluto in your fourth house of home, family, and emotional roots. This is where old patterns may rise up from below the surface. Maybe it’s a fear of being controlled. Maybe it’s a deep need to protect yourself from being vulnerable. Maybe it’s a wound that comes alive when someone gets too close. Whatever it is, treat it with honesty, not shame. You are not obligated to repeat the relationship models you were shown. You get to create something different.

Then on May 18, Mercury squares Mars in your tenth house of career and visibility. You may feel torn between your professional ambitions and your relational responsibilities. This is where tension can build if you're saying yes to everything out of habit, while your body is asking for rest or redirection. You can’t show up well for others if you’re chronically overextending yourself. This is about discerning between obligation and intention. Where do you feel truly called to engage? And where are you reacting out of fear that you’ll lose love if you stop performing?

On May 24, Mercury meets Uranus in your seventh house. This is the moment something cracks open. A new truth about partnership may surface. You might redefine what commitment looks like. You might realize that freedom and connection are not opposites. They're necessary companions. If you’ve felt trapped by outdated expectations or afraid to say what you really need, this transit brings a breath of fresh air. Let it move through. Relationships survive honesty more than they survive silence.

Practice:

1. Choose one close relationship and ask: What am I assuming they know that I’ve never said out loud? Say it. Clarity is kindness.

2. Notice your reactions when others make demands on your time or energy. Are you agreeing out of alignment or out of fear? Practice pausing before responding.

3. Reflect on your family patterns around love, loyalty, and boundaries. Then name one way you want to do it differently, and take a step in that direction.
   

Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21) and Sagittarius Rising

Mercury is moving through your sixth house this month, drawing your attention to the habits, systems, and structures that make up your daily life. This is the part of your chart that asks: How do you care for the engine that keeps everything running?

You’re someone who thrives on possibility. Big ideas. New horizons. But when Mercury transits this practical terrain, it’s not about what’s next. It’s about what’s happening right now, hour by hour, decision by decision. This month asks you to refine your relationship to the small actions that build the life you say you want.

On May 15, Mercury forms a semi-square to Jupiter in your seventh house. There may be tension between what your daily responsibilities require and what your partnerships expect from you. If you're feeling pulled in too many directions, check in with your calendar and your boundaries. You’re allowed to say, “I can’t show up for that today.” You don’t have to abandon others to tend to yourself. You just have to stop abandoning yourself to prove you're reliable.

Then on May 16, Mercury forms a semi-square to the North Node in your fourth house, the place that governs home, roots, and your emotional baseline. You may notice how small, unnoticed habits are impacting your larger sense of stability. Maybe it’s how you speak to yourself first thing in the morning. Maybe it’s how you eat, how you move, how you ground yourself. These micro-movements matter. They either reinforce your foundation or weaken it.

On May 23, Mercury sextiles the North Node, offering a course correction. This is where a new habit or perspective starts to take root, not because you forced it, but because you made space for it. Pay attention to the systems that are starting to work. Let this be your evidence that you don’t need a total overhaul to make real change. You just need consistency.

Practice:

1. Choose one daily routine and track it for a week. Don’t judge it. Then ask: Does this bring me closer to or further from the life I want?

2. Write down three micro-decisions you make daily that drain you. Replace one with something that restores you. Start there.

3. If you're over-committing out of guilt, pause before you say yes this month. Practice asking yourself, “Do I have the energy for this?” And trust the answer, even if it’s inconvenient.

Capricorn (December 22 – January 19) and Capricorn Rising

Mercury is moving through your fifth house this month, the part of your chart that governs creativity, joy, romance, and self-expression. This is your invitation to drop the pressure and let something emerge that doesn’t have to prove its worth.

You’re someone who’s often focused on building, achieving, and refining, but when Mercury lights up this area, you’re being asked to reconnect with what brings you alive. Not because it earns approval. Not because it moves your goals forward. But because it reminds you who you are underneath the roles and responsibilities.

On May 12, Mercury squares Pluto in your second house, which governs money, values, and what you consider non-negotiable. A tension may surface between your desire to express yourself freely and the voice that asks, “But how will this pay off?” It’s valid to care about results. It’s smart to be strategic. But not every creative impulse is meant to be monetized. Some things exist to reconnect you with your vitality. Let this be one of them.

Then on May 18, Mercury forms a semi-square to Saturn, your ruling planet, currently in your third house of communication. Here’s where doubt might creep in. You may second-guess what you’re saying or worry it’s not serious enough. Don’t censor yourself before you’ve even begun. Play is productive. Laughter is healing. And sharing something unpolished just makes you human.

On May 24, Mercury joins Uranus in your fifth house. A creative breakthrough may land without warning. You might get an unexpected idea, feel a sudden wave of inspiration, or realize you’re ready to experiment with how you connect with others. Don’t block the momentum by trying to control the outcome. Let it be weird. Let it be yours.

Practice:

1. Reclaim something you used to do just for fun. Drawing. Singing. Writing. Dancing. Make time for it this week without turning it into a task.

2. Notice where you hold back from expressing yourself because it might be “too much” or “not serious.” Challenge that voice. Let yourself be visible.

3. Take one creative or romantic risk this month. It doesn’t have to be big. It just has to be real.

Aquarius (January 20 – February 18) and Aquarius Rising

Mercury is traveling through your fourth house this month, drawing your attention inward: to your home, your family, your emotional roots, and the internal architecture you return to when the world gets loud.

This is not a public-facing time. It’s an inner one. Mercury here asks: What does safety feel like in your body, in your relationships, in your space? Not what does it look like, not what should it be, but what actually supports you, settles you, gives you room to breathe.

On May 12, Mercury squares Pluto in your first house, which can feel like a confrontation with yourself. You may experience tension between who you’re becoming and who your family, your past, or your habits expect you to stay. This is a deep-rooted pattern. It’s likely old, maybe inherited. When you start to shift the foundations of your life, the parts of you that have relied on certainty will resist. That resistance doesn’t mean you’re wrong. It means you’re growing. Be willing to question which version of “home” you’re still trying to earn approval from.

Then on May 24, Mercury meets Uranus, your modern ruling planet, in the fourth house. This is the pivot. A sudden change in your domestic environment might arise. Or a new realization may land around your living situation, your role in your family, or your emotional patterns. Something clicks. Something shakes loose. Whether it’s a literal move, a surprising conversation, or a shift in your inner landscape, let it move you closer to truth. You are allowed to create a home that feels like freedom, not familiarity in disguise.

Practice:

1. Identify one inherited belief about family, home, or stability that you’re ready to outgrow. Write it down. Then write what you’d like to replace it with.

2. Make one change to your physical environment that brings more calm into your daily rhythm. Rearranging a room counts. Lighting a candle counts. These details matter.

3. Ask yourself: What does “safe” actually feel like? Not theoretically, but in your body. Then take one action this month that honors that answer.

Pisces (February 19 – March 20) and Pisces Rising

Mercury is moving through your third house this month, highlighting how you think, how you speak, and how you make sense of the world around you. This is the house of learning, communicating, listening, and translating your inner experience into words that others can understand.

When Mercury activates this part of your chart, the focus shifts to your immediate environment: your daily rhythms, your conversations, your habits of thought. This isn’t a grand philosophical cycle. It’s about how the small things you repeat shape the big things you believe. If you’ve felt mentally scattered or emotionally overwhelmed, this month brings an opportunity to create clarity, by slowing down, organizing your thoughts, and choosing your words with care.

On May 11, Mercury forms a semi-sextile to Neptune in your first house. This moment offers a gentle connection between your intuition and your intellect. You may find yourself trying to bridge the gap between how you feel and how you express it. Instead of forcing yourself to explain everything perfectly, ask yourself what wants to be said, even if it’s messy. Vulnerability is not weakness. It's data. Let it show you where you need more support.

Then on May 18, Mercury forms a semi-square to Saturn, also in your first house. You might hit an internal wall: a voice that tells you your ideas aren’t valid, your words don’t matter, or your message isn’t clear enough to share. This is an old story. And it’s a lie. The mind can be a loyal servant or a relentless critic. It depends on who’s giving the orders. This transit asks you to challenge self-censorship, not by yelling over it, but by choosing to speak anyway.

On May 23, Mercury forms a sextile to the North Node in your second house, bringing your communication into alignment with your values. What you say and how you say it now has the power to shape what you attract, whether that’s income, respect, or self-worth. Choose your words with the same care you’d use to build a home. Each one is a brick. Each one tells a story.

Practice:

1. Notice the stories you repeat to yourself daily. Are they kind? Are they empowering? Write one limiting narrative down and rewrite it in a way that’s honest but supportive.

2. Commit to one form of expression this month. Journaling. Voice notes. Talking to a friend. The method doesn’t matter. The consistency does.

3. Think about your communication style: text, email, conversation. Where do you hold back? Where do you overshare to compensate? Aim for honesty without performance.