Report

May 13 people often have great popular appeal in their immediate social circle or in society at large. With apparent ease, in the most natural manner possible, they can achieve the recognition and success that others must struggle to attain. Unfortunately, however, such facility often draws reproach. May 13 people are sometimes accused of superficiality or of achieving a trivial success of no real depth. Those born on this day have a marked influence on others. Therefore, if only interested in entertaining, they must be careful not to attach their ideas to a cause. If, on the other hand, they wish to enlighten or make a statement, they must remain free of corrupting forces. Rather than only teaching ideas, those born on May 13 often transmit their message through their physical presence, and activities involving the human body. May 13 people are seldom good at handling their financial affairs alone. Thus it may be helpful for them to enlist the aid of a family member, professional accountant or bookkeeper to provide guidance and keep track of things. Often May 13 people have a scorn for such practical concerns, taken up as they are with themselves and their role in life. Movement and travel of all sorts are important to those born on this day. Depression often overcomes a May 13 person at a time of real or imagined unpopularity, especially when they feel stuck in one place or occupation. The work of a May 13 person will definitely be bettered by a study of craft and broadening of technique, on the one hand, and a deepening of meaning, resolve or intensity on the other. Yet the personality of those born on this day often works against such growth, since emphasis is placed on being natural, self-taught and easy in expression. A May 13 person’s serious study in a given area usually makes the difference between being a light-headed dilettante and an artist, businessperson, athlete or worker who is taken seriously. Accepting this fact and acting on it is the central challenge in May 13 people’s lives. They can either enjoy their natural gifts and ability to impress others or make a momentous decision to deepen their mission and broaden their path. At this point more evolved persons of this day must also pledge themselves to the betterment of all around them, becoming truly responsible rather than self-seeking or destructive. Often the catalyst or turning point in the life of a May 13 person is a setback or tragedy—physical, spiritual or emotional—a kind of crisis or even breakdown after which they will be able to grow and deepen their outlook. If this event or the realization discussed earlier does not come to pass, then they may be confined to a more limited plane of experience. However, in either case, naturalness and playfulness remain the hallmarks of this day.

Numbers

Those born on the 13th of the month are ruled by the numbers 4 (1+3=4) and 13, and by the planet Uranus which is both erratic and explosive. The number 4 typically represents rebellion, idiosyncratic beliefs and a desire to change the rules. Although the number 13 is considered unlucky by many people it is, rather, a powerful number which does carry the responsibility of using its power wisely or inviting self-destruction. Since May 13 people are usually involved in social activities, they must learn to keep the uranian part of themselves under control, and allow their venusian (Taurus) instincts to lead them toward beauty and harmony.

Archetype

The most misunderstood card in the Tarot is the 13th card of the Major Arcana, Death, which very rarely is to be taken literally but signifies a letting go of the past in order to grow beyond limitations, metamorphically. Both this card and the number 4 suggest that May 13 people must guard against discouragement, disillusion, pessimism and melancholy.

Health

Those born on May 13 seem to have a pipeline to a natural source of energy and therefore generally find themselves in good health, granted that the destructive influences mentioned above don’t come to undermine their condition. May 13 people in particular should avoid hallucinogenic or depressive drugs which may distort their outlook and put them at odds with their essential character. Being outdoors, in contact with the beauty of nature, is perhaps the best medicine for May 13 people. In addition, the joy of sharing time with others brings health benefits as well. In their diet, those born on this day should consider avoiding traditional earthy Taurus foods (bread, meat) in favor of lighter vegetarian dishes.

Advice

The decision is yours. Should you choose the more difficult path you will have the joys but also the responsibilities that accompany the developing of talents to the fullest. Do not be disturbed by those who criticize your sense of ease; on the other hand do not be so easily self-satisfied.

Meditation

A teacher teaches the student to teach himself