The principal feature of this present alert bulletin is the proximity of the impending New Moon on the 5th of May.

As a result moods and emotions will be filled with tense nervous restlessness and anxiety. In addition it may feel difficult to settle and relax and there will be a consuming sense of urgency even though there may be little obvious reason for this urgency to exist. Similarly there may be increased fears and concerns with raised apprehensions that may lead to an unsettled or unstable emotional atmosphere.

Under these circumstances problems will be magnified with a mounting pessimism that will be quicker to see problems rather than solutions. As with any New Moon setting there will be an inclination towards sharper moods and feelings with strong emotions that will easily tend towards aggression or anger. This may easily lead to confrontation, turmoil or conflict with others and in some situations arguments will be hard to avoid.

Once again this will be a mood of strong contrasts. It means that inspired and optimistic emotions full of zest and enthusiasm will have to contend with a hefty degree of doubt and insecurity that may give way to frustration, melancholia or even depression. Indeed plans and ideas that one moment may have seemed filled full of promise can quite suddenly appear laden with seemingly insoluble problems and difficulties. Inevitably this can lead to a blockage of emotions with strong conflicts that for some may be hard to deal with. As it is there is no doubt this atmosphere can inspire very helpful ideas for future action, but also the counter influence of more flattened, worried and cautious inclinations that will not relish challenge or adventure and prefer to stick to quieter waters.

It is likely that concentration will be far from optimal and it may feel difficult to make up ones mind even over the most trivial of decisions. There may also be a loathing for situations requiring a high degree of responsibility.

One welcome element of the next few days is the alignment of the Moon and Venus just ahead of the New Moon. At the very least this will tend to calm some of the more forceful moods of this period with friendlier and more agreeable feelings.

Alert is 8. Moon 6% illuminated.