Astrology of Saturday, May 23

The Moon is on a growth cycle, waxing toward the full moon (which will include a lunar eclipse) on June 5. A waxing, fruitful cycle will favor above ground plantings on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Get your garden on - veggies, herbs and flowers.

For those who are not gardeners, you may feel like taking a break, communing within oneself - like meditation, journaling and dream work - as the Moon in Gemini unites with a retrograde Venus and Gemini's ruler, Mercury. You may feel you need a break and sleep in.

For all of us, particularly Geminis, Virgos, Sagittarians and Pisceans, we feel keenly the lack of socializing and the dearth of face to face communication during an isolating and sometimes confusing time as we feel the tension with Neptune in Pisces challenging our needs to be "out there". There is tension between being an introvert and an extrovert - what is paramount? Our need for others or to be safe?