Now that we’re fully settling into the month, perhaps you’re starting to feel the gentle pulse of May’s energy unfolding around you…
In our May Forecast, Rick Levine affirmed what many of us have already been sensing — May brings a welcome reprieve from the intensity of March and April.
I certainly felt this last week, when we celebrated one of my favorite festivals at my daughters’ school — Lei Day (our local version of May Day here on Maui). It’s a day filled with vibrant flowers, joyful dance, and cultural celebration.
Here are a few snapshots to give you a feel for it…
After all of the intensity of the last few weeks, this soft, heart-opening energy was delightful – and according to Rick, it's is available to all of us this month.
🌊 A More Stable Shore After Stormy Seas
As Rick shared, “May has some integration in it… I really do think that May has a little more stability than March and April had. They were both off the charts in the craziness of those months.”
This doesn't mean we're out of transformative waters. Far from it!
But a rhythm emerging this month allows us to catch our breath and integrate the rapid changes we've been experiencing.
💫 The Dance of Saturn and Neptune
One of the most significant themes Rick highlighted for May is the dance between Saturn and Neptune. Throughout the month, Saturn gets closer and closer to Neptune before they eventually conjoin in February 2026.
This creates a fascinating rhythm where planets make aspects first to Saturn (structure, reality) and then to Neptune (dreams, visions).
Rick beautifully explained this dynamic: “Neptune is the dream — with Neptune, anything feels possible. But it’s Saturn that helps us bring those dreams into reality. When Saturn and Neptune align, we’re often confronted with the realization that our vision may not match what’s actually true… and that’s when disillusionment can set in.”
But here’s the opportunity: “The practice is to recognize where we feel disillusioned without letting it turn into discouragement. After all, the word courage comes from the French coeur — meaning heart. So when things don’t turn out the way we imagined, it’s a call to return to the heart and ask: How can I make my dream come true now?”
🦋 The Metamorphosis We're All Experiencing
Perhaps the most powerful part of Rick’s message was his framing of our current times — not as simple change, but as metamorphosis.
As he explained, change is cyclical — like leaves falling and returning each year. But metamorphosis is a one-way journey… like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.
On the podcast, Rick shared a story that made me smile. He imagined two caterpillars looking up at a chrysalis and saying, “Man, you’d never get me into one of those contraptions!”
And isn’t that where so many of us are right now — staring at the unknown, afraid of what we don’t understand?
But the truth is, each of us — along with our culture and humanity as a whole — is on the path from caterpillar to butterfly.
And yes… it may be terrifying. But it’s also necessary and ultimately, liberating.
🌿 Invitations for Your May Journey
As we sink into these energies this month, I invite you to:
🦋 Notice Where You're Resisting Metamorphosis: Where are you, like the caterpillar, refusing to let go of what's familiar even though it no longer serves your evolution?
✨ Practice Being Present to Receive: As Venus (now in Aries) makes its third and final conjunction with Neptune on May 2nd, can you slow down enough to receive the visions and dreams that want to come through you?
⚖️ Balance Structure and Flow: With Saturn moving into Aries on May 24th, how can you create just enough structure to manifest your dreams without constricting their natural unfolding?
🌕 Pay Attention to the Full Moon on May 12th: Rick noted this Scorpio Full Moon (with Mercury square Pluto) may bring hidden truths to light. What needs to be revealed in your life for deeper healing?
🌑 Set Intentions with the New Moon on May 26th: This Gemini New Moon coincides with the Chiron-Eris conjunction, offering a powerful moment to set intentions around healing through communication and embracing necessary disruption.
🧹 Process Your Own “Trash”: Take time this month for inner work and shadow integration. What unresolved emotions or beliefs are you projecting onto others?
💃 Dance the Balance: As Rick said, our work involves “dancing between” structure and possibility. Where can you find this balance in your life?
The full episode is here and it’s definitely worth a watch:
In the meantime, may we all find the courage to let go of the caterpillar's familiar form and trust in the wings that are emerging, even when we can't yet see what they'll look like or where they'll take us. 🦋✨
With love,
Amanda “Pua” Walsh 💫
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Tune into our latest content on the ASTROLOGY HUB Podcast
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