Cosmopolitan US May2020

GEMINI

(05.21–06.20)

Turn off literally all your push

notifications, clear your Google

Cal, and add a weighted blanket

to cart. May = you taking the

m o s t t im e t o f in d yo u r s e l f.

TAURUS

(04.20–05.20)

Drama with the squad is your

theme rn—so sorry, babes! It

might be time to ditch the pals

who are dragging you down and

find some new ride-or-dies.

ARIES

(03.21–04.19)

Those late nights are def going to

pay off soon—this is the time for

major money moves. Mid-May,

your focus turns to networking,

so plan to ~connect~.

You know how after

an awful roommate

moves out, your

place still kinda feels

like an emotional

crime scene? Like,

her dirty dishes are

gone, but her messy

ways are still mess-

ing with you? It’s

because they are.

Energetically speak-

ing, at least.

See, we’re all

connected to some-

thing called the

(warning: vibe-y

term ahead) astral

plane. It’s basically

where the intangible

aspects of our rela-

tionships live, and it

helps explain how

even if someone

(that roommate, an

ex) vacates a space,

they can leave

behind a strong

impression.

The good news:

Scrubbing your

home of gross left-

overs isn’t so hard.

All you need is a

calendar, a broom

(witchy version

optional), string, a

lighter, and a few

plants or herbs.

1. FIND A
   DIVINE TIME

Full Moons serve as

celestial flashlights,

illuminating abso-

lutely everything.

Meaning this is your

moment to clean.

2. DO SOME

SWEEPING

Begin at the outside

edges of your rooms,

working counterclock-

wise as you bring all

the dust to the middle

of the floor. Negative

energy that has accu-

mulated in your space

w il l b e g a t h e re d u p

t o o. Wa ve yo u r p a l m

ove r t h e p il e t o s a y

buh-bye, then toss it

all to the curb.

3. MAKE A
   SMUDGE STICK

It’s a small bundle of

plants and herbs (try

Saint-John’s-wort,

mandrake, hawthorn,

garlic, and cinquefoil)

that you bind with

string and set on fire

to release positive

energy and burn out

neggy vibes. After

lighting it up, walk

around your rooms or

use your hands to dis-

perse the smoke. Stop

after your space feels

clearer (or, uh, the fire

YOUR

M A Y

HORO-

SCOPE

By JAKE REGISTER

Now clean(se)

that sh*t up By^ ALIZA KELLY

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