Uki-Egua, or May, holds the energetic core of Spring as it's the month of yam planting. It's difficult to further emphasize the importance of yams within the Kingdom of Benin and Nigeria; many festivals were created to celebrate both yam planting and harvesting seasons. Yam is a dense, nutritionally packed vegetable that likewise holds spiritual meaning of stability, prosperity, and wealth. As yams grow deep into the Earth, its presence in our life acts almost as an accumulation of answered prayers and hard work toiling the soil. The preparation of the early months led us to this moment of divine possibility. As such, Uki-Egua becomes the month where everything changes.
If you've been following the lunar months, you know that the energy of Spring doesn't necessarily begin on the equinox, it is something that we prepare for starting from January 1st. You've learned how to be still enough in order to hear god in Uki-Ague (January: self-purification), developed your discernment to know what you desired for Spring in Uki-Ifie (February: bush clearing), expanded your physical and spiritual endurance to become strong enough to hold these desires in Uki-Egbo (March: tree-felling), and envisioned where exactly you'd like the energy to take you in Uki-Ekhuen (April: farm cleaning). All of these experiences have led you to this moment; if it feels like you're at the energy of the crossroads, it's this month's energy urging you to decide. Which seed will you plant first? Indecision is also a choice.
This is a good month to think less and do more. Not necessarily impulsivity, but to not lean too much in the introspection that you delay your planting. Trust in your ability to synthesize the lessons and experiences of these previous months, have faith that you will make the right choices. If what we choose to plant isn't in alignment with our destiny, trust that our ancestors will surely redirect us. You have thought enough, this is the month to finally put pen-to-paper and exercise patience. We do not immediately eat the crops we've planted yesterday--but it's the consistency that we apply to the seed is what ushers eventual, undeniable abundance. Kind of like the proverb, "the cultivator is alone, but those eat are plenty." It'll first start off slow and come together all at once. Keep heart and take your time, all is already well.
For those born in May, happy birthday! You are a natural cultivator, everything that you plant takes root. This is why you, more than others, should exercise patience. Though from the perspective of on-lookers who consider you to be too still, too caught up in the soil, we both know your pace is to align yourself with your highest timeline--and that cannot happen through rushing. If you persist and take the world bit-by-bit, you will unlock steady streams of prosperity towards you. Your only challenge is to learn when to pivot; sometimes it's just a bad seed, not a bad vision. You do not need to endure anything, you just simply need some courage to go back to the drawing board. Consistency and divine flexibility goes together!