“When something breaks down… and it’s exactly what you need the most.”
Every year, around the 21st degree of Taurus, the Sun forms a direct opposition to the fixed star Unukalhai, the brightest star in the constellation Serpens (the Serpent). This star carries symbolic weight: hidden danger, poison, crisis — but also healing, transformation, and the emergence of subconscious patterns into the light.
Here, sunlight meets the serpent principle: something stalls. Something doesn’t work. And it’s often precisely the thing we most urgently need to rely on — the computer, an agreement, physical strength, spare time — that goes “out of service.”
But perhaps, through what is missing, the true theme is revealed.
Unukalhai is not here to harm. Rather, it highlights fragile points that can no longer be ignored — whether in the body, systems, relationships, or society.
The Sun in opposition is like light caught in a glare: we glimpse something only when looking sideways. We feel a “disruption,” but it’s a call for repair, realignment, or deeper understanding.
🌀 This can be a time when:
- Communication, energy, or systems break down.
- Something (or someone) disappoints — not out of ill will, but necessity.
- Old wounds resurface and ask to be healed.
- And themes of power, responsibility, and transition may activate — just like in November 2020, when the Sun’s transit over Unukalhai coincided with the meeting between Biden and Trump about the transfer of power.
It’s a subtle but deep transit. Best approached with humility, awareness, and a readiness for both inner and outer repair.
🌕 The Full Moon on May 12 Follows the Sun–Unukalhai Opposition
Two days that may reveal more than we want — or think we’re ready for.
The full moon on May 12 follows directly after the Sun’s opposition to Unukalhai. This lunar climax amplifies whatever themes have already begun to stir. Together, these two days form a potent, emotional, and — for some — even initiatory moment. A sense of pressure, urgency, or a “symptom” may surface, revealing where we are out of alignment with ourselves.
🜂 What to be mindful of:
- Fractured relationships may easily escalate — it’s wiser to stay calm or stick to the facts.
- The body may send signals that can no longer be ignored — pain, nausea, exhaustion. It’s time to slow down.
- In travel, communication, or public spaces, it’s best to stay alert and reduce speed — literally and figuratively.
🜁 To each their own…
This transit doesn’t mean everyone’s world will fall apart. Those in a stable life phase may experience only minor discomfort — a mood dip, fatigue, or a misunderstanding. But:
👉 For those at a life crossroads — whether consciously or subconsciously — these days may bring a powerful message, a warning, a signpost.
Sometimes it comes as a loss (of something no longer serving), other times as a profound insight that shifts our direction.
🌀 It’s a time when logic may not grasp everything, but much can be sensed, felt, or processed in hindsight. Let the moment pass through. Observe. Don’t add extra tension.
🕯 Advice? Slow down. Don’t insist on being right. Pay attention to the little things you usually ignore.
What may seem like weakness can hold hidden strength.