by Susan Pomeroy

Mercury stations retrograde on the 6th and remains retrograde until May 30. Maya often said that journeys undertaken during a retrograde time can be very rewarding; potentially richer internally because of the relative difficulty of making external connections. But, don't expect schedules, connections, directions, etc. to be problem-free... we need to pack our patience in a readily accessible location, haul it out frequently, and not sweat the small stuff. Traveling on the station day itself is not advised.

All times are Pacific Daylight Time, GMT-0700.

Friday, May 1. Good.

Saturday, May 2. Not good.

Sunday, May 3. Good.

Monday, May 4. OK until 6:30 pm.

Tuesday, May 5. Good until evening (we'd best finish our Cinco de Mayo celebrations early!).

Wednesday, May 6. Mercury stations retrograde; expect glitches.

Thursday, May 7. Good.

Friday, May 8. Scorpio Full Moon tonight... lots of pent-up energy in the air, and things may get wild.

Saturday, May 9. Not good. Wait until tomorrow if you can.

Sunday, May 10. Excellent.

Monday, May 11. Very good until evening.

Tuesday, May 12. Good.

Wednesday, May 13. Inertia weighs heavily today, coupled with aggressively impatient impulses.

Thursday-Friday, May 14-15. Great!

Saturday-Monday, May 16-18. Not the best. Saturday, mixed and potentially volatile. There's lots of energy, but we and the world are not in synch. Sunday and Monday, we're still not quite meshing... but everything's moving more slowly, with a bit of a dreamlike quality.

Tuesday, May 19. Back in the saddle, except for a brief VOC period mid-afternoon.

Wednesday, May 20. Lots of push-pull energy can make for a quite a bumpy ride.

Thursday, May 21. Lovely.

Friday, May 22. Good.

Saturday, May 23. Great for an early start; things tighten up after 5 pm.

Sunday-Monday, May 24-25. Poor.

Tuesday-Wednesday, May 26-27. OK.

Thursday-Friday, May 28-29. OK. Might be a little strange.

Saturday, May 30. Things should move very quickly today.

Sunday, May 31. Good.