The Bob Marks May and World Forecasts 2025
Welcome to my monthly forecasts. These forecasts will help you understand the energies around you. The planets are constantly shifting and the universal energies affect our daily lives
Each month I will guide you through the planetary movements and explain them in detail. Some months will have more astrological events than others but there will always be universal movements that will affect you.
HIGHLIGHTS
There will be a Full Moon in Scorpio on Monday, May 12: It is opposite Uranus. Sigh! As if things aren’t crazy enough already. The next two weeks is not the best time to begin major changes. If you are planning that, move slowly and carefully and expect the unexpected.
There will be a New Moon in Gemini on Monday May 26. Much better than that Full Moon! Powerful Pluto trines the New Moon and Mercury. Saturn and Neptune are making sextiles. Only Mars is above the Horizon. That means Mars will be getting the energy of all the other planets. It should be easier to get things done.
Friday May 2: Venus CONJUNCT Neptune: Just in time for the weekend. Relax and enjoy yourself!.
Saturday May 3: Sun SEMISQUARE Saturn AND Mars semisquare Jupiter: These are good for planning the rest of your week.
Monday May 5: Mercury sextile Jupiter Luck with communications. This is a good day to make any important contacts.
Tuesday May 6: Sun semisquare Neptune AND Venus SEXTILE Pluto: With Sun-Neptune, don’t expect to conclude any important deals. But with Venus-Pluto, things should go better in your personal life after the workday ends.
Wednesday May 7: Mercury conjunct Eris: Your mind is sharper today. Take care of all those annoying details now.
Saturday May 10: Mercury enters Taurus: It will stay there until May 25. This is a good time to concentrate on the details of practical matters. Make necessary purchases now.
Monday May 12: Mercury SQUARE Pluto: This aspect makes it so easy to tell someone off. Don’t. They will never forget it and they are likely to get even.
Thursday May 15: Mercury semisquare Jupiter: This is good for thinking big, but you will have to force yourself to take care of the details.
Saturday May 17: Sun semisquare Venus AND Sun conjunct Uranus AND Venus semisquare Uranus: This is good for “thinking outside of the box”. But don’t buy anything expensive today. As soon as you get it home and unwrap it, you will say “What was I thinking?”
Sunday May 18: Mercury square Mars AND Mercury semisquare Saturn: Mercury/Mars is impulsive. Mercury/Saturn is too cautious. Avoid making major decisions today.
Monday May 19: Mars sesquasquare Saturn AND Mercury semisquare Neptune: Mars/Saturn can be good for tackling tough. But with Mercury/Neptune involved, you have to make sure you are working on the right things. Stressful aspects involving Neptune can mean we see what we want to see, and not what is really there.
Tuesday May 20: Jupiter sextile Eris AND Sun sextile Saturn AND Sun enters Gemini: Now this is a better day for getting things done. Jupiter/Eris gives energy and enthusiasm. Sun/Saturn can give persistence and organizing ability. Sun in Gemini can figure things out fast.
Thursday May 22: Venus trine Mars AND Sun sextile Neptune: Too bad this is not happening on the weekend. Venus/Mars is good for having fun with friends. Sun/Neptune gives a boost to the imagination. Well, you can still get together after work..
Friday May 23: Mars sesquasquare Neptune: MARS is action. Neptune can be an illusion. Make sure you are heading to the right goal and not a mirage.
Saturday May 24: Sun trine Pluto AND Mercury conjunct Uranus AND Saturn enters Aries:. What a combination! Sun/Pluto gives energy and drive. Mercury/Uranus makes it easier to figure things out. Saturn in Aries can focus your energy. Be busy today. You can rest next weekend.
Sunday May 25: Mercury enters Gemini AND Mercury sextile Saturn: Your brain can work faster today and Saturn can help you to organize things. This can be a busy weekend.
Monday May 26: Mercury sextile Neptune: A good combination for your imagination. Read a novel or watch good movie today. Or just take a walk in the park and smell the flowers.
Tuesday May 27: Mercury trine Pluto: People are more likely to listen to you today.
Thursday May 29: Mercury semisquare Venus: This can make you too agreeable and easygoing. Avoid making major deals or commitments today.
Friday May 30: Sun conjunct Mercury AND Mercury semisquare Eris: This is an impulsive combination. Be careful making commitments now.
Saturday May 31: Sun semisquare Eris: Same as yesterday. Don’t rush things. Think before you act.
WORLD FORECAST Part I
"Forewarned is Forearmed"
There is nothing like a major worldwide disaster to ruin your day. What good does it do to read in your horoscope that “Today is a wonderful time to get out and meet new people” if everyone is being forced into quarantine by a pandemic? We must pay close attention to the Astrology of World Events for our own protection.
Do you think this decade, the 2020’s, has been crazy and chaotic so far? Trust me, we haven’t seen anything yet. Not to worry. Forewarned is Forearmed.
First, Pluto, the planet of extremes, entered Aquarius, the Sign of sudden and unexpected changes, on January 20. The last time Pluto was there was during the late 1700’s when we had the American, French, and Industrial Revolutions. The time before that was the early 1500’s. That one gave us the Protestant Reformation as well as 150 years of religious wars.
Right now, there are several potential wars brewing in the Middle East and Taiwan. Artificial Intelligence is poised to totally change the way we work and live. And Pluto is just beginning a 20 year stay in Aquarius.
"The Attack of the Outer Planets "
If you think this decade of the 2020’s has been wild and crazy, brace yourself. We haven’t seen anything yet. During the next few years, the World will be hit by a Cascade of Astrological events any one of which can turn things upside down and inside out. The most powerful effects will be caused by three outer planets: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
Pluto a planet of power (death and rebirth) is already hitting us. It has entered Aquarius, the sign that likes to turn everything upside-down. Demonstrators are already occupying University campuses all over the country. And this is only a small beginning. The last time Pluto entered Aquarius, we had the American and French Revolutions. The time before that in the fifteen hundreds, the Protestant Reformation ushered in a century of religious warfare. Pluto isn’t just “out with the old; in with the new.” It’s “Let’s completely destroy the old until nothing is left.”
Uranus, planet of sudden and unexpected change, is going through Taurus, a rock-solid sign of stability. The last time that happened was 1936 to 1942. No, Uranus going through Taurus didn’t cause World War II all by itself. But it did contribute to the world-wide instability then, just like it is doing now.
What has Uranus done to the United States over the years? Plenty! It takes Uranus about 84 years to circle the Sun. When it does this, it “returns” to where it was in the birth chart. The first time Uranus returned in America’s chart was 1860. Abe Lincoln won the election and the Southern Stated started to leave the Union. The result a few months later was the Civil War.
The next Uranus Return was in 1944. That’s right. World War II. Both times the nation was fighting for its life. The next Uranus Return for the United States will be right after the Presidential Election in 2028, just 4 years from now. Will History repeat itself? The planets certainly do.
How about Neptune, planets of Dreams and Ideals? It’s now going through Pisces, the sign that it rules. The last time it did that was 1848 to 1861. That was the set-up period for the U.S. Civil War. People’s ideas changed. Then Neptune went into Aries, the sign that rules War, and they decided to fight for those beliefs.
Any one of these planetary transits could cause major upheavals in the world. Over the next decade, we are going to get all three.
What can we do to protect ourselves? Keep a close watch on our own personal horoscopes. As long as we can see what’s coming for ourselves, we can maneuver and come out ahead.
I was reading for a client once who told me: “If you see something bad coming, don’t tell me; I don’t want to know.” My answer to him was: “If you’re driving at night, don’t turn on the headlights. You may see something nasty in the road.”
And that’s what Astrology is for. Like headlights on a car, it helps us see what’s ahead so we can drive safely through our life.
The big problem here is that all these things are going on at the same time. There is too much happening to put in one post. That is why I am making World Forecast a regular feature of this website.
Stay tuned.
Bob Marks
"May the stars be with you"
