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May 2005
By Norma Jean Ream
After a very dramatic month, May will
bring out the more stabilizing energies relative to the issues that the
April eclipses stimulated. Relationships were the hot topic last month.
The self versus others polarity with its mine or ours dilemma will draw
out the things that are most common to the human experience. That is
primarily love, comfort, and security.
On very personal and individual levels,
this may have us deciding what we are willing to live with and what we
are ready to release. If the discomfort of adaptation in relationships
calls us out to address our personal truth, we might have to let go
somewhere. Reaching for individual personal growth often demands that we
shed the old skin that has become so comfortable and familiar. On the
other hand, to remain in the old skin might come through allowing and
stretching where we thought things would burst at the seams. Change is
often difficult, yet like the seasons, the growth just happens and
before we know it, everything has changed. This month a predominance of
earth energies will bring a period of constancy, of stasis and balance,
however temporary.
On the collective and mundane levels,
the New Moon on May 7 highlights basic needs such as housing,
employment, and food. There is a pattern left over from the April 8
eclipse that continues to force issues that bring up the question of
social welfare or personal responsibility. Many people at the lower
level of the economic ladder are suffering in paradise, while land
prices continue to skyrocket at a rate of over 4 percent a month. More
people arrive on the island in search of their piece of the rock, thus
stretching the economy. Yet the homeless issue becomes more common. The
Food Bank drive to help support the needy still comes up short. The
contrast in economic values is likely to become stark over the next
several months. How will neighborhoods deal with these problems? What
will the government do to address the needs of people who are less and
less able to make do here? As a community, Puna represents a gold mine
to some and a tightening belt to others.
The Full Moon on May 23 shifts the
element influences to air signs. Air signs represent ideas and
communication; they allow things to occur through exchanges. People who
have plenty will be resistant to recognizing the struggle of less
fortunate around them. It may take longer to hear the needs and produce
new ideas to address the problems. In both the New and Full Moon charts
for May, the Moon, representing the people, is in the area of home,
family, and community. It would serve the greater good if we addressed
these issues of housing and feeding people more readily as if we were
all one family. By the middle of June, many families with young children
are likely to be in trouble and looking to the social system for help.
Even individuals with no one to rely on may be looking for assistance
more than ever. The self versus others polarity will continue to echo
through the late spring into next winter. This could be a wonderful time
to experience the joy of sharing with others and working together for a
stronger, healthier, and more prosperous community.
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