weekly astrology forecast | May 25th to May 31st, 2026 - the path divides and the fire chooses the road, reality checks and truths that can't be avoided

MONDAY - Mars trines the South Node, Sun squares the Nodes

TUESDAY - Mars squares Pluto, Sun trines Pluto

WEDNESDAY - Venus squares Saturn, Ceres enters Gemini

SUNDAY - Full Moon in Sagittarius

We can see we have multiple tough squares ... plus a BIG Full Moon. 

Let's dive right in.

MONDAY is a Turning Point - Mars trine South Node, Sun square the Nodes

The week opens at a crossroads. Mars has us reaching back to what is familiar, so old instincts, old patterns, things we already know how to do. There’s a sense of "I’ve done this before," and it can feel easy, even productive, to fall into these grooves. It's Memorial Day in the United States, so many will be doing something they do every year. 

But the Sun squares the Nodes at the same time. This brings us to a crossroads/pivot point/decision around our identity, how we shine/use our Sun. Past life karma is activated. Are we going forward or backward? This is about growth vs. habit. Future vs. past. We can move quickly now, but direction matters more than speed - keep this in mind because tomorrow ...

TUESDAY is about Power Struggles and a way through them -Mars square Pluto, Sun trine Pluto

Tuesday intensifies things. This is a DANGER WILL ROBINSON aspect, so no chasing kittens into dark alleys or candy from strangers. This could be about competition and unbridled ambition. Argument. Intense frustration. Manipulation. Obsession. Jealousy. Power struggles - maybe around money/resources or within groups. Mars square Pluto is friction/tension/pressure, the feeling of hitting something that isn't moving. If Monday was some kind of a choice point, Tuesday shows us why the choice matters. Where are we pushing too hard and where is something pushing back just as hard? Our power could be challenged or we could be the one doing the calling out. If we are repressing anger/passion/strong urges/hiding something (!) - here's where the lid can come off.  We could be mad (Mars) at the truth (Pluto). We could be battling (Mars) for power/control (Pluto). This could be felt as some kind of compulsive urgency. We can expect to feel the effects of power - against us, through us, from us.

At the same time, the Sun trine Pluto offers a quieter, deeper kind of power. 

There’s a way through here, but it doesn’t come from brute strength. 

It comes from seeing clearly what’s actually in play and using the intensity constructively rather than destructively. It comes from using OUR NATAL SUN/the way we are meant to shine/who we really are. 

GEMINI is pulled in. Stay flexible. Keep things light. Stay busy/maybe distracted if things get too intense. The same Pluto that Mars fights becomes a source of INTELLECTUAL INSIGHT from the Sun. There is clarity here/perspective. 

What just happened - what was triggered, said or exposed - now makes sense. This is insight that cuts cleanly through confusion. We see the truth of a situation, and more importantly OUR ROLE IN IT. 

Mars/Pluto is a bully aspect, but it is also about having the courage to SURVIVE. Destruction, transformation, power. We want to be proactive and responsive and not react or over-react out of fear this week - keep this in mind. 

WEDNESDAY is a Reality Check - Venus square Saturn, Ceres enters Gemini

This is warmth squaring off with limitations. Relationship or financial REALITY CHECKS. This can show up as a necessary boundary, duty vs desire, a felt limit. Home/family vs what we individuality want to do - maybe dial home/family control down a notch. Sometimes with Venus/Saturn we can just feel older/the effects of aging. This isn't long-term heavy but can be SOBERING. Saturn isn't punishing us here - he is defining where we are in space and time. What is solid? What is sustainable? What is real, even if it’s not easy?

At the same time, Ceres enters Gemini and shifts the way we nurture/mother and are nurtured. Now this is all about communication, information and perspective. Care comes through words now. Through listening. Through curiosity instead of certainty. Options can come to complicated compromises and season of life situations. Stay flexible/versatile. Add humor.  NOTE - In Gemini, Ceres is going to quickly catch up with Uranus (Trump incarnate) and on JUNE 5TH as Ceres meets Uranus right on Iran's Moon (with Saturn on their Sun), transiting Mercury will be on the U.S. chart-ruling Jupiter and Jupiter will be on the U.S. Mercury which is also Trump's Venus/Saturn. This is all in play as soon as Ceres enters Gemini. Let's pray for a complicated compromise that Saturn makes sticky!

SUNDAY is Illumination via a Full Moon in Sagittarius (this will have its own post)

By Sunday, the Full Moon brings release and revelation. Sag seeks meaning, direction, belief/the bigger picture. After a week of tension, pressure, and recalibration, something comes into focus. In general, a Sag Full Moon can bring peak energy/a culmination/ending to something foreign, legal, religious, education, media, publishing, weddings. There might be a truth we can’t ignore or maybe a perspective that changes the story. I haven't looked at it closely yet, but can see it has alot going on - we will unpack it in its own post. 

The Full Moon is the full breath that leads to the exhale after the turning point that started the week, so it may play out something like -Monday asks us to choose, Tuesday shows us the stakes, Wednesday tests what’s real, Sunday reveals the truth. I don't know. Something like this :)

xo all

Back with some Trump/big picture that I keep promising and that Full Moon. Enjoy your day off if you have one.