Welcome to your December forecast!   Click on “read article” and scroll down til you find your sign of the zodiac….

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22- DEC 21)  Wow, what a month for us Sagittarians!  First, at the start of the month is a nice Venus-Jupiter opposition, highlighting what kind of fulfillment we want in life… Then on the 2^nd there is a New Moon in Sag with the Venus-Jupiter configuration, but more importantly, a square to Chiron in Pisces.  This makes the new moon very potent, especially if your birthday is between the 1^st and 4^th.  Chiron shines a light on the Sagittarian fires of self expression and urges us to get out there and shine forth.  If there is any part of you that feels as though it can’t quite come forth, let Chiron do its work and drag it into the sunlight.  Even Sagittarians can be shy.  You need to be seen, baby.  And Chiron makes this a time and a year of tremendous healing.  Then on the 5^th, Mercury enters Sag and immediately squares up to Neptune, making you spacey and inspired.  This is a great combination for intuitive perception, so if your birthday is the 5^th or 6^th you’ll have this influence all year.  Mid month Mars in Libra makes a funky angle to Saturn which is good for getting hard work done but be careful of perfectionism and holding on too tightly to your vision and opinions.  This influence is in place for the full moon on the 17^th so lay low on that full moon.  You may be feeling edgy and pressured.  Uranus also goes direct and that will trigger some global tensions in its square to Pluto. If your birthday is December 14-17 get ready for a year of very focused work.  You’ll move mountains, but what else is new?  Then comes Venus retrograde in Capricorn which begins on the 21^st and brings us a 6-week period of reflection and awareness about our values, and how we are in sync with them or not.  This may be in the arena of relationships and it may also be in regard to work and purpose.  Just stay quiet (hah!) and see what comes up…. There will be plenty of time for action later on.  The last part of the month is not without intensity, since Mars in Libra catches up to the Uranus Pluto square by the 23^rd.  Oy!  There will be some sabre-rattling going on in the world.  Stay calm and enjoy the holidays.

CAPRICORN (Dec 21-Jan19)   December is your month, honey!  Not only is it the Winter Solstice on the 21^st when the Sun enters Capricorn, but there are also many interesting influences for you. The month starts off with enjoyable relationship aspects, with Venus in Capricorn opposing Jupiter.  Then the New Moon in Sag on the 2^nd is powerful, involving the healing influence of Chiron.  This influence inspires you to look at how you hide your intelligence from others – there is no room for dumbing down with Chiron in the picture…. Mid month Mars in Libra makes an angle to Saturn, bringing a stretch for very hard work and pressure.  This influence  is also present in the full moon in Gemini on the 17^th.  People may speak before they think on this full moon so have your shields up. Then on the 21^st, the Sun enters your own sign and it is the solstice and the return of the light . Yay!  On the day of the solstice Venus in Capricorn turns retrograde, beginning a 6- week stretch of reflection about your core values.  This will be an important time for you, raising issues not only about relationships but about how you are living your life.  Don’t worry – this is a time of quiet discernment, not dramatic crisis.  The dramatic crisis may be unfolding on the world stage, however, since Mars in Libra makes a T square to Uranus and Pluto.  That will make things crazy out there and expect some global political and economic tumult, especially the last week of December.   Mercury enters your own sign on the 24^th, and if your birthday is between the 24^th and 30^th you’ll have strong Mercury influences all year, making your tenacious mind your most focal asset.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20-FEB 19)  This is a much easier month for you, now that the tremendous triggers of November’s Scorpio-Taurus lunar events are over and done with.  After the first week of December you just have Saturn in Scorpio to contend with…. But then again we all do!  The Sagittarius new moon on the 2^nd is a great one for healing some part of you that still feels like it has to hang out in the closet.  Come out of the closet and come forth with who you are, no holds

This Akron graffiti is perfect for Aquarius…

barred.  Mid month you have to watch out for working too hard, although the 14th-15th is a good time for some collaborative effort.  Make sure to have your shields up around the full moon in Gemini on the 17^th because some people –especially Geminis and Sag’s — will tend to speak before they think….During the holidays stay open to the lessons of Venus retrograde.  Between December 21^st and January 31^st Venus spends 6 weeks retrograde in Capricorn.  This is an interesting and unusual transit, and one in which we are intended to learn about our values.  You will become clear about what is really important to you in relationships and in your work.  The end of the month brings some global political tension and also changes on the work front.

PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 19)  Well, well, December is an interesting month!  First of all, there is a powerful new moon in Sag on the 2^nd with a significant influence of Chiron in Pisces.  Chiron shines a light on some wound that must be healed, and in this case it concerns ways that you hold yourself back from expressing your intelligence and wisdom. Let Chiron do its work!  Speak out!  Then Mercury enters Sag on the 5^th and immediately squares Neptune, your ruling planet.  You’ll be spacey but inspired, so get to the studio or do something to foster those creative juices.  The middle of the month brings some Mars-Saturn stress, which is great for getting work done. Focus on a difficult project—that’s how to use Mars and Saturn! But have your shields up around the 17^th when the Gemini full moon may make certain Gemini’s and Sag’s and even Virgo’s speak without thinking.  Ouch!  Then celebrate the return of the light with the Winter Solstice on the 21^st, as well as the retrograde motion of Venus in Capricorn. This 6 week stretch will be excellent for reflecting on where your values are in sync with your life and where they are not…..Enjoy the holidays but keep in mind that at the end of December Mars acts up with Uranus and Pluto to make the planet one stressful place…..

ARIES (MAR 20-APRIL19)   Oh this is a fascinating month for you…..It seems to be about fulfillment  on a few different levels.   First, the start of the month brings a nice Venus-Jupiter opposition, giving you a taste of what you want. Use the powerful new moon in Sag on the 2^nd to help focus your vision on how you really want to use your knowledge.  Chiron is all over this new moon, and Chiron shines a light on a wound, in this case, a wound that leads you to hold back where you should not.  Shocking, I know, but true.  There is some part of your life in which you hold back your wisdom.  Let Chiron help let it fly!  Then mid month, Mars and Saturn join up for several days of hard work.  Try to tone down the perfectionism and overwroughtness, okay?  Just do something hard and even physical, such as building a stone wall or stacking wood.  On the 21^st, we celebrate the return of the light on the solstice, and also honor the start of Venus’ retrograde stretch. Venus in Capricorn turns retrograde for 6 weeks, and this will be an important transit for you. Venus retrograde helps us reflect on where our lives are in sync with our values and where they are not.  It is a time of reflection, not action, and during the last of week of December it unfolds against the backdrop of a tumultuous world.

TAURUS (APR 20-MAY 20)   Well, you got through November, so December should be a piece of cake.  It starts with a nice Venus Jupiter opposition, making it easy for you to just enjoy yourself and loved ones.  The New Moon on the 2^nd is a big one, highlighting some part of your self-expression that needs to be freed up.  A part of you wants and needs to speak up and trust your own inner knowing.  Mercury enters Sag on the 5^th and squares Neptune so watch out for your propensity for misplacing things…. I’m just sayin’….Keep track of those keys and your wallet.  But back to the big stuff. The middle of the month, around 14^th-15^th, brings an intense combination for getting hard work done.  You will be required to just plow through a piece of work.  Watch out for power struggles and challenges along the way, especially around the full moon in Gemini on the 17^th.  Some Geminis and Sag’s and Pisces in your life may get hyper-rational and righteous.  Then it’s the solstice on the 21^st and the return of the light. Yay! And Venus turns retrograde for six weeks on the 21^st.  Venus is your ruling planet so this is an important transit for you, especially since it occurs in Capricorn, a fellow earth sign.  It is all about worth and value and values.  You’ll be getting in touch with what is really important to you, and you will also be learning about the real meaning of what you own, both materially and emotionally.  It is a time for reflection, not action, so savor your awareness.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)    December is an important month for you, with a lot going on in your opposite sign Sagittarius.  First of all, there is a powerful New Moon in Sag on the 2^nd that harnesses the influence of Chiron in Pisces.  This is important because Chiron shines a light on a part of you that holds you back in an area of self expression.  Let Chiron do its work of healing, and allow the inspired flames of Sagittarian fire burn you clean.  Go for it.  On the 5^th Mercury enters Sag and immediately squares Neptune and so you will have to find an outlet for your creative energy.  Rationality be damned! Then comes Mars and Saturn mid month to help you get a very hard piece of work accomplished, followed by a full moon in your own sign on the 17^th.  Be a bit careful – your tongue is sharper than usual and you have less tolerance than ever for people’s unreliability.  The Sun enters Capricorn on the 21^st and Venus also goes retrograde that same day for six weeks.  This stretch of Venus retro will help you get very clear about what is important to you and what your next steps need to be.

CANCER  (JUNE 21- JUL 21)  This month brings very different energies to bear, beginning with the Sag New Moon on the 2^nd.  Sagittarius and Aquarius are the signs most different form Cancer, and sometimes you need this difference to have an edge to bump up against…. This new moon has a strong influence of Chiron which shines a light on an area of your self expression that you hold back.  There is a part of you that needs to strongly express its wisdom and knowledge and it has been hanging back in the shadows. Well, no more.  Let Chiron do its thing! Then mid month we have a few days of very hard work .  It is a good time for collaboration and shared purpose and focus.  The 17^th brings a Gemini full moon and the mutable signs in your life – Gemini-, Sag, and Virgo – may not know when to keep their mouths shut.  So have your shields up that full moon and lay low. On the 21^st the Sun enters Capricorn, your opposite sign.  Yay!  And Venus goes retrograde in Capricorn that day as well.   This six week pass will be an important time for reflecting on where your values are in sync or not with how you are living your life.  This is not necessarily a time of action  but of learning and reflection.

LEO (JUL 22-AUG 21)  Whew!  You made it through the chunky aspects of November, thank god.  December should be much easier. The Sagittarian energy in the sky is more agreeable for you, starting with the Sag New Moon on the 2^nd.  This is an important new moon as it involves the influence of Chiron, which shines a light on a part of you that is holding back from self expression.   Not good for a Leo!   You need to shine, baby!  Let Chiron do its thing, and allow yourself to speak your truth.  Go with th flow and expect some pressure in the work realm around the middle of the month.  Mars and Saturn will help you focus and push through a difficult project but be sure to breathe and also take care of yourself.   The Gemini full moon on the 17^th  may exaggerate your feelings of being overwrought.  But then it’s the Solstice on the 21^st – the Sun enters Capricorn and Venus turns retrograde also in Capricorn.  This six-week stretch of Venus retrograde is important for you to become clear about what is really important to you, about where your values are in terms of relationship and work and where things may need to come into better alignment.  Use this period for reflection, not action.

VIRGO (AUG 22- SEPT 21)   The planets are provoking the hell out of you this month – don’t worry, it’s not a bad thing!  First of all, there is a big Sagittarian new moon on the 2^nd with a heavy influence of Chiron in Pisces.   This is a big one for you, stimulating awareness of where in your life you may not be utilizing your intelligence or  creativity and fully expressing yourself.  Chiron will make you come out of the shadows on this one, and that may not be easy.  But if you let it unfold and not try to force it you will integrate this piece of yourself.  Chiron is a gentle teacher!  Then mid month there is an intense Mars Saturn aspect that will help you move through a very difficult or challenging piece of work.  Watch your perfectionism and if you’re working with others, your critical edge.   This is especially true around the full moon in Gemini on the 17^th, which may bring out a tendency to speak before you think.  Then The Sun enters Capricorn on the 21^st – Happy Solstice! – and  Venus turns retrograde for six weeks.  This will be an important transit for you since Venus is in Capricorn, a fellow earth sign, highlighting issues if value and self worth in your work and relationships.   It is a time for reflection, not action, so just listen and learn from your own sense of where you’re in sync and where you’re not.

LIBRA (SEPT 22-OCT21)   December is an interesting month for you, highlighting issues of self expression and fulfillment.  (Could be worse, right?)  The month begins with a beautiful new moon in Sag on the 2^nd. This lunation has a strong influence of Chiron, which shines a light on the issue of self expression, or more to the point, where your self expression is constrained.   If there is a part of you that is holding back – especially in the arena of speaking or writing or art – then Chiron will make you reveal yourself.  Don’t fight this – it is a very potent healing action on Chiron’s part.  The middle of the month brings you Mars and Saturn and the ability to plow through a big project.  The full moon in Gemini on the 17^th will add to your sense of pressure – make sure you breathe and don’t become too overwrought.  The end of the month is kind of intense for you…. Enjoy the solstice on the 21^st and ring in Venus retrograde.  The six week stretch of Venus retrograde will make visible to you where your life is in sync with your values and where it isn’t.   Remember – Venus is your ruling planet, and it has to do with relatedness and also with ideals in relationship.  So the stuff of Venus retrograde is to make you aware of how you need to feel related to others and to the world.  This will be a productive transit in terms of relationships but it will be more stressful in regard to the world. The end of December has Mars in Libra catching up to the Uranus Pluto square. You’ll be crazed—what can I say.  Try to enjoy yourself and allow yourself to consider the unexpected.

SCORPIO (OCT 22-NOV 21)  November was a helluva month, and December should be easier, although no less interesting….. December kicks off with a beautiful new moon in Sag with a heavy action of Chiron.  This puts the focus on healing a part of you that needs more expression.  There is something in you that has been too pained to come forth, and it needs to express itself in all of its deep wisdom.  Chiron is a gentle healer, so let it do its work. Then mid month the planets conspire to make you work hard and push through a project.  It’s a good thing but try not to be too much of a perfectionist about it.   There is a full moon in Gemini on the 17^th, and you may want to have your shields up because the Gemini’s and Virgo’s and Pisces and Sag’s in your life might tend to speak before they think around this full moon…. The last thing you need right now is their idea of rational explanations!  Then it is the solstice on the 21^st – celebrate the return of the light and Venus turning retrograde.  This six week pass of Venus retrograde in Capricorn will be very important for you in terms of getting clear about your self worth and also about the values that undergird your relationships.  It’s a time of reflection, not action, so revel in your growing awareness.