So yesterday morning I grabbed my laptop right after feeding the cat, fired up some weird ambient music, and cracked open my usual astrology sites. Had that big dusty ephemeris book too, like always. Coffee mug sitting there half-full, getting cold while I squinted at planetary transits. Needed to figure out that Virgo energy for May 2025, you know? My buddy Carlos kept bugging me about it.
Getting Down the Basics
Started with the big picture stuff. Saturn’s hanging out in Pisces opposite Virgo Suns early May – felt that meant tight schedules and maybe feeling stuck. Wrote down “expect paperwork headaches” in my draft. Then Venus sliding into Cancer mid-month looked important, so I scribbled “family vibes stronger” with a question mark.
Biggest struggle? Mercury retrograde timing. Seriously, spent ages cross-checking my apps, calendars, dusty books – it starts late May. Wasted almost an hour because my coffee-fueled brain kept mixing up GMT and my local time. Ugh. Finally just made a chart for myself:
- Early May: Saturn opposition = grind mode activated
- Mid-May: Venus shift = cozy home feels
- Late May: Mercury goes backwards = tech disaster zone
Adding the Fluff
Around lunchtime I hit a wall. Just stared at “relationship advice” section feeling dumb. Virgos hate vague stuff, right? So I scraped that whole part. Focused on practical tips instead – stuff like “schedule hard talks AFTER May 10th” and “back up your phone BEFORE May 20th”. Kept it real. Got lazy on career predictions though, just wrote “Your boss might be extra nitpicky all month. Tune ’em out.” Seemed true.
Putting It All Out There
Finished past midnight. Proofread it twice while yawning, deleted three sentences cringing at how pompous they sounded (“celestial alignment synergies” – who even was I?!). Hit publish. Felt good seeing the title pop up live. Figured my Virgo readers would appreciate the no-BS vibe. Left the comments open like always – ready for someone to argue about Mercury retrograde dates!
