Weekly Astrology Forecast for May 14–20, 2023* — Tread Lightly Under Celestial Volatility

Salutations, intrepid star-gazers!

Jupiter slides into Taurus this week initiating year-long changes. While the gifts the benefic gas giant will confer each rising sign differs (and for details check out my Sun, Moon and rising sign forecast for Jupiter’s ingress), it’s sure to be a banner year for many of us. Jupiter will expand our consciousness, set some of us on a spiritual path, and rain dollar signs down from high atop the firmament. Even if you have Jupiter transiting a less-than-auspicious house in your natal chart this year, the ancients believed that its presence could stave off negative events, so count your blessings for all those with Jupiter entering the second, sixth, eighth or twelfth houses.

The other delightful news this week is Mercury’s return to direct motion. For some of us, the lessons learned this retrograde season will help steer the next three months with greater wisdom and, in some cases, a fresh perspective. I managed to emerge from the cosmic trickster’s grasp unscathed (minus my taxes), but I’d love to hear your Mercury retrograde stories if you have them, so drop them in the comments below!

With that, let’s take a closer peek at the week’s upcoming transits.