The Garden of Earthly Delights opens its gate as the Sun enters Taurus on the April 19. Both clever Mercury and artistic Venus have finished their retrograde cycles. The eclipse season has ended. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22, bringing awareness to our celebration of our blue green planet. On May Day the goddess holiday of Beltaine dances around the Maypole.

Mars, symbolizing action in the stars, has returned to powerful, ferocious Leo, opposite Pluto in populist Aquarius. Viewpoints are polarized and tact should be called upon. Mercury and Neptune join in Aries, with startling confusion and dazzling intuition. Being true to one's self has never been more true.  

Aries - The Sun has moved into luscious Taurus, leaving Aries. Neptune, the god of the oceans and symbol of multidimensionality, has entered Aries for the first time in 164 years, now visiting you for 14 years. You are vital and active and will now be integrating the heart of intuition.

Taurus - Happy Birthday to you and to all of the earthy celebrations that you bring to the zodiac- the merry month of May, Earth Day, Beltaine, the new Super Moon on April 27 and Mother's Day. As the earth awakens, so do all of your creative ideas for the year ahead, soon to bloom.

Gemini - The garden of earth opens for you. Your ruler, Mercury, retrograded at the degree of the Aries solar eclipse and journeyed backward into the last sign, Pisces, allowing you to weave your past concepts into your present. Now you know who you are and where you are going.

Cancer - Among all of the celebrations found in the sign of Taurus, special to you will be the new Super Moon on April 27. Your guide, la luna, will be the closest to Earth that she will be all year. On May 12 the full moon will be in sensual Scorpio, dancing with oceanic Cancer.

Leo - Mars, the action man of the zodiac, moved backward in Leo in December. He journeyed into peaceful Cancer, and finally ended his retrograde cycle at the end of February. Now he's back in your powerful sign, so expect detours and delays in your life to finally resolve.

Virgo - Taurus, the new sign, presages forward motion for you. Saturn, the teacher of the zodiac, entered your opposite sign over a year and a half ago and continues essentially all this year. You have been reassessing all partnerships in order to decide which ones to end or to keep.

Libra - Venus, your guide for love and money, retrograded in March and started moving forward in April. In her detour, she visited compassionate and intuitive Pisces and now returns to self will and sovereignty in Aries. You are now ready to make decisions with both head and heart. 

Scorpio - Taurus, now in the center of the stars, and Scorpio, are poles of the same sign. Your opposite sign of partnership signals a social month ahead. Your annual full moon occurs on May 12, the famed full moon of sensuality, intrigue and werewolves while the wolfbane blooms.

Sagittarius - Fertile Taurus enters the center of the stars. Your ruler, Jupiter, remains in your opposite sign of partnership, Gemini, until mid June, so enjoy allegiances, romance and fun until then. Expect to see more energy and vitality over the course of the next two months.

Capricorn - The Sun in Taurus and the merry month of May light up romance for you, so make plans. For mothers of children or children of your heart, expect Sunday, May 11 to be a delight. Earthy Taurus to earthy Capricorn is a pleasure, so pause all of your work for fun as well.

Aquarius - Powerful Pluto continues in your sign for twenty years, allowing you to bring the planet into the Age of Aquarius. This cycle features the Sun in determined Taurus and feisty Mars back in Leo, contesting your will at times, so remember to be tactful when possible.

Pisces - Neptune, the symbol of evolution, your ruler, has now journeyed from your sign, his home, where he has been for 14 years, into self reliant Aries. You may now apply your gifts of intuition to your powers of sovereignty. You decide what is best for you and those around you.

Karen Anderson is available for readings at 303-258-7258.