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This week focus on your relationship needs—and the relationship needs of others.
The full moon in your relationship house on May 31 is meant to agitate dynamics in your relationships. While this isn't necessarily fun or easy, it most certainly reflects back to the state of your unions. Instead of falling into old patterns and narratives, make sure to stay present and really listen to what's coming up inside of you, as well as what other people are telling you they feel and need. Through this kind of exchange, you can create healthier and more sustainable relationships.
This week focus on respecting your boundaries.
Navigating around your limitations in healthy ways sounds negative, but it's actually really positive. Thinking about your boundaries in life-affirming ways is the healthiest thing you can do this week. When you give yourself permission to function within your capacity, you have more energy to give to your tasks and your relationships—and you won't feel utterly depleted at the end of the day. While it may not be possible to navigate this in all corners of your life this week, it's important to consider where there is room for you to adjust your output to support your interior life, Moonchild.
This week focus on considering relationships from all sides—not just yours.
It's hard to know what to focus on when you're feeling emotionally upset, especially when it comes to relationship dynamics. This week is not the time for trying to figure out who is at fault, but instead for considering the situations you find yourself in. It's very rare that there is one singular truth in a relationship that trumps all other truths. If you can be open to many perspectives, it can help you to have more empathy for all involved, which can make you feel less defensive as you navigate what's best for you, Leo.
This week focus on the process as opposed to the outcome.
You've been working hard to make progress in your life, and it is starting to bear fruit, Virgo. Just because the approach you have taken has worked for you up until this point doesn't mean that it's the best one for you moving forward. In other words, this week it's time for you to reassess your approach and even your goals. Don't be so focused on the outcome that you stop paying attention to the process and whether it's still in alignment for you. Embrace intentional change, Virgo.
This week focus on your emotions—including the ones you'd rather avoid.
As big emotions come to the surface with the full moon on May 31, it can help you to be in more authentic contact with yourself, Libra. This is not inherently an easy thing, as you may be consciously or unconsciously avoiding certain emotions that are tricky to deal with. Nurture your emotional life by having kind and authentic conversations with yourself—and, if needed, with others—this week. This will help you to get right with yourself and help you to feel more free.
This week focus on what might need to change in your life.
There's a full moon coming on May 31 and that always signals that it's time to let go. The question is whether you're ready to change? There's a huge amount of momentum in your life, but that doesn't mean you're experiencing it in a productive way. If you've been feeling stuck or blocked, it may be because you are not willing to be the change, Scorpio. Don't wait for things to open up for you—do the opening yourself. The best way to start is by letting go of your attachment to how things have been and who you have been within them.
This week focus on rethinking the way you cope with uncertainty or anxiety.
There will be a full moon in your sign on May 31 and it's meant to be a bit confronting, Sagittarius. Big emotions will come to the surface; engage with them honestly. You may be experiencing uncertainty or anxiety, and if that's the case, don't try to figure out why while you're in the throes of those emotions. Instead, use the tools you have to cope with the feelings that you're dealing with. This can be a time when you meaningfully reorient how you cope. Rise to the occasion.
This week focus on being willing to learn from your emotions.
The full moon on May 31 is likely to kick up big emotions as you are confronted with buried feelings and other difficult thoughts, sensations and emotions. If you find yourself feeling anxious or low, do your best to explore where you need to take more accountability, or what you can learn from what isn't working or thriving in the way you wish it was. What's hard for you offers great instruction for what needs more attention, action, reflection or care; it's not an indication of what's wrong with you. The more you're willing to learn from your emotions, the better you'll feel this week, Capricorn.
This week focus on asking yourself tough questions—and exploring the answers.
You may be feeling particularly agitated these days and if that's the case, don't worry, you're not alone. The key is to have the emotional chops to sit with your emotions with honest curiosity. This is what empowers you to ask the tough questions and explore the answers that you find—even when the answer is confusion or uncertainty. Information is information and you need more of it in order to determine what's happening for you on the inside, so that you can make decisions that support you on the outside.
This week focus on tending to your emotions.
The more grounded you are, the better equipped you'll be to navigate the choices you have to make in the ecosystem of your life. If you haven't been taking care of your tender heart, you are likely to be feeling pretty worked up this week. Take the space and time you need to tend to your emotions, especially if you're feeling chaotic, overwhelmed or burnt out. Get present, get realistic—and then get to work, Pisces.
This week focus on being present and making choices based on what you know for sure.
It's hard to know what's going to come next, and it can trigger some big, stressful emotions if you're so pointed towards the future that you're not stable in the present. This week you have some meaningful choices to make, not just about what to do, but what to focus on. The foundation for your future is laid in the present and very little can be achieved by abandoning accountability to your choices in the here and now. Base these choices on what you are experiencing and what you know—instead of projections and theories, Aries.
This week focus on ensuring that your relationships reflect your values.
If you let your fears hold you back from showing up in relationships in an honest way, you're robbing yourself, Taurus. This week is kicking up the opportunity for some major emotional development that's not just likely to change you, but could also have a meaningful impact on your connections with others. Do your best to ask yourself the tough questions about how you're showing up—and with whom—so that you can make sure your relationships reflect your values, and that you are valuing the people in your life in ways that they can feel.
Jessica Lanyadoo is the host of the twice weekly Astrology + Advice show, Ghost of a Podcast, and the author of Astrology For Real Relationships.