Taurus Mike Gravel's Ruling Planet is Venus

Saturn Square Mercury applying (effort strains expression)
Communication is difficult. You are so caught up in your own opinions that people feel obligated to oppose them. If you encounter resistance, re-examine your viewpoint. Your opinions may have outlived their usefulness. Judge yourself against others.

Saturn Square Moon applying (effort strains emotion)
You encounter a conflict between responsibility and emotion. You may have emphasized worldly desires at the expense of personal concerns or the reverse. If you forget your motivation for achievement, success is empty.

Uranus Sextile Sun applying (freedom supports power)
You may notice subtle but dramatic changes in your mode of self-expression. Meeting new people leads to new opportunities. Express your unique abilities to the world. You will be surprised at how people will accept your ideas.

Uranus Sextile Midheaven applying (freedom supports purpose)
Take advantage of opportunities to advance yourself. Changes you make now bring your career more in line with your individual needs. You can have what you want and fulfill demands and responsibilities simultaneously.

Pluto Trine Ascendant applying (change favors persona)
You look for profound experiences with others. You will learn much about yourself through dealing with people. You empower people or experience empowerment. Remember your place and remain humble. Take clues from relationships.

Neptune Square Midheaven applying (impression strains purpose)
You may now question your life's direction. Because of your confused nature, you may avoid direct confrontations with others. This behavior is dangerous. Be honest and defer complications. Try some charity and you may find joy.

Sun Conjunct Sun applying (power enhances power)
Reassess your past year and establish goals for the upcoming one. Goals set now carry the force of personal drive.

Jupiter Trine Sun applying (expansion favors power)
Confidence and a clear focus let you reach outward and expand. You are at peace with the world and accept its idiosyncrasies. You have a tendency to gain weight now, so exercise within your physical limits.

Mars Sextile Mercury applying (action supports expression)
You can communicate your desires forcefully and clearly. Your alertness helps you learn new topics or discover new opportunities.

Mercury Sextile Uranus applying (expression supports freedom)
Strike up conversations with people you have never associated with before. Serious, tedious duties are not for you today, but you can easily grasp new subjects. Be inventive.

Mercury Sextile Mars applying (expression supports action)
Satisfy others' needs and your own desires. Negotiations and sales presentations proceed favorably. Initiate conversations about personal wishes.

Moon Sextile Midheaven 12:05am (emotion supports purpose)
You seek comfortable situations. Sales pitches or expression of love are favored because you are pleasantly emotional. You are as sympathetic to others as they are to you.

Moon Sextile Mercury 12:16pm (emotion supports expression)
Communication now, while lively, is shallow and gossipy. Seek others' opinions. Initiate correspondence now while you are sensitive but objective.

Moon Trine Moon 4:10pm (emotion favors emotion)
You seek inner peace. You enjoy homelife and close friends and relatives.

Pluto Trine Neptune separating (change favors impression)
Your imagination may help you to bring about significant changes in yourself. Travel may help your perspective. Your will may become tempered with your ideals. This may be a good time to make changes.
(Taurus Ruler Transit)

Venus Trine Saturn separating (affection favors effort)
Highlight the practical aspect of relationships. You are at peace with your partners' earthier elements. Find creative ways to conserve resources and consolidate your alliances.

Saturn Conjunct Neptune separating (effort burdens impression)
Your life takes on a surreal quality that confuses and upsets you. Don't take your gloomy outlook too seriously. Defer important decisions until this influence passes. Your confidence and vitality reach bottom. Do not complicate your life by succumbing to drugs.
(Planets returning to their original positions in your birthchart)
5/ 4/2008 1:36am trans Mercury (Gem) Con natal [Gem] Mercury (Mercury Return)
Energy representing thoughts, intellect, and communicative activity is connected and fused together with the same aspect inside Mike Gravel's makeup. This part of their psyche will be strongly influenced.
5/12/2008 6:24pm trans Sun (Tau) Con natal (Tau) Sun (Solar Return)
Energy representing spirit, ego, image of self, and sense of aliveness is connected and fused together with the same aspect inside Mike Gravel's makeup. This part of their psyche will be strongly influenced.
5/20/2008 4:19pm trans Moon (Sag) Con natal (Sag) Moon (Lunar Return)
Energy representing emotional nature, moods, feelings, and caring tendencies is connected and fused together with the same aspect inside Mike Gravel's makeup. This part of their psyche will be strongly influenced.