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You have been climbing the ladder of success for two months, and now, the new moon December 5 will add to the opportunities coming your way. Still, just prior to this new moon’s appearance, Mars and Uranus will be at odds, and you may fall into an altercation with a VIP on December 3. Don’t - you are on the verge of an enormous breakthrough, so maintain your reputation as cool, calm, and collected.

With Mars in your house of fame until December 7, in the first week, you will want to follow up on any pending career opportunities. Still, Mercury will be retrograde from December 10 to 30, so you won’t be able to make any firm commitments or plans just yet. Wait until January to do so, for all through December conditions in your industry will be shifting. With a major new moon solar eclipse in Capricorn due January 4, you will need to factor in the eclipse’s changes, too. By sitting tight you will be playing it right.

While you wait for January to put plans into place, you’ll find December to be unusually festive, with many parties and mixers to attend. Often December is busy a busy time for your career, but this year, the universe is preparing for a fun time for you as well. Friends will want to include you in all their holiday plans, and getting involved would be good for you. Thoughts about work have formed a major part of the year - socializing will bring back some balance and encourage the often-awesome creativity you as a Pisces are known to possess.

The fact that Uranus will go direct on December 5 is very good news, for Uranus is in Pisces. If you have felt frustrated that you have not had a major breakthrough in a while despite how hard you’ve worked, you will see a heartwarming change in the coming weeks. Uranus will stay in strong orbit until July 9, plenty of time to make tracks.

The month holds a powerful full moon eclipse, December 21, and it will likely bring shocking news, just as you were about to settle down for the holidays. This eclipse will fall in your house of home and family, so this is where your attention will be drawn. Not all eclipses are difficult, but this one could be, for the full moon will send a direct, hard glare to Uranus, planet of unexpected developments, now in Pisces.

A parent, or someone you think of as a parent, may need your help, or it could be your home or other property that will need urgent attention. It would not be wise to be away on a trip - it will only complicate matters if you have to direct others’ actions from afar. In that case, you would likely have to come home. Pisces born on or near March 20 will feel this eclipse the most.

If you are a Pisces born February 23-26, you will benefit in some way from this eclipse, even though there may be tension around you. A romantic development seems to warm your heart and make you feel very fortunate to have found the person nearest you.

Venus in Scorpio will send shimmering vibrations to all Pisces this month, so you are likely to be the shining star at any gathering. Travel would be a wonderful idea, especially in the first half of December. Even if you can’t get away, take any opportunity you get to relax when it comes - you still have Jupiter in Pisces fiercely protecting your interests and making sure that if you do face challenges, that you get the help and protection you need. Keep that thought in your pocket as you move through December.

Dates to Note for Pisces:

The new moon on December 5 will bring exceptional opportunities to advance your career.

Two days earlier, on December 3, resist starting an argument with a VIP. Mars will be in hard angle to Uranus in Pisces, and something is likely to have you upset concerning your career.

The move of Uranus to direct motion on December 5 will bring lots of activity and possibly news of a breakthrough in ANY area of your life. Uranus is now in Pisces, so his effect will be strong for you.

Mars in Sagittarius has spotlighted your talents in November, and Mars will continue to be at your side until December 7. The new moon December 5 will allow you to take advantage of just the right offers to rise in rank.

Mars in Capricorn from December 7 to January 15 will make for an unusually festive, social time. Accept invitations to party and relax - it will be good for you to rest after such an intense professional period.

The full moon eclipse of December 21 will bring sudden, jarring news about a family member (most likely a parent), or your home or other property you own or rent. You will be needed - do not be away on vacation. Those Pisces born on or near March 18 will be most likely to feel this eclipse.

Mercury will be retrograde from December 10 to 30, so making preparations for the holidays difficult this year. Get everything done early, in the first week. The eclipse December 21 will add a wild card to the month too, so you don’t want to be caught short on time.

Romance will be best: December 2, 7, 8, 11-13, 16, 17, 22, 25, and 30.

With Venus twinkling at the very pinnacle point of your chart, your fine reputation precedes you and you’ll be the darling of just about every VIP. Last month offered you an opportunity to reach for an exciting, more responsible position, and this month, you may be following up on those interviews and opportunities. Remember not to give your final answer on an offer for a new position this month, but wait until January. It is never wise to give an answer when Mercury is retrograde because things are in flux, and more information will be forthcoming next month.

Mercury will be retrograde this month from December 10 to 30, so when delays show up and you find it hard to reach people, just laugh. There won’t be much you can do, and everyone will have a similar experience. By January, the pace will pick up so much that at times you may wish you were back in happy, sleepy December. For now, delays will benefit you. Don’t try to push through - you won’t make any progress this month no matter what you do, and plans you make now will only need to be redone.

The new moon December 5 will be deliciously social, but with the Sun and your ruler, Uranus, at odds by December 17, you may be shocked at how much you are spending to participate in some of the holiday season’s events. Fortunately you have Jupiter’s protection, so the “damage” to your wallet should not be tragic, only annoying, but you may want to watch your budget. New faces will enter your life in the first half of the month, and among those you meet, there will be one or two people you will want to see again to get to know better.

You will be cheered by the move of your ruling planet, Uranus, to direct speed from December 5 onward - you will soon feel the pace pick up, and you won’t be as mired in red tape and delays by January. Uranus in stronger mode (to stay strong during the coming seven months) will help your financial standing, too. In all ways, this is good news.

The focal part of the month will be a rather difficult full moon eclipse, December 21, which will light your house of true love. The bone of contention again will be money, but this time you seem to be at odds with a lover or one of your children. Discussions could become quite heated, so knowing this, try to keep your cool. Another bone of contention might be your heavy work schedule - apparently loved ones feel left out. Keep your health strong, because if you feel the sniffles coming on, or are low on sleep, you might feel overwhelmed by the demands on you at the time.

If your birthday falls within days of February 17, you will find a way to turn the tables and make this eclipse work to benefit you, but you will still feel tension until you do.

A tiny word of warning: Uranus, your ruler, will be in a difficult position to Mars on December 3, to the new moon December 5, to the Sun on December 17, and to the full moon eclipse December 21. These are all days when your nerves will be frayed. Do not put too much on your schedule - you will need time to attend to all that comes up.

With Mars in Capricorn from December 5 and the Sun moving into the same sign on December 21, as the month draws to a close, you will increasingly crave privacy and rest. This is not characteristic of you, as you are a highly social sign, especially at holiday time, but this year you may want to have a simple New Year’s celebration. The moon will be in Sagittarius on December 31, a good placement for you, so it looks as though you will be happy and quite content with your plans.

As the snowflakes fall, retreat inside, dear Aquarius. Home, surrounded with family, friends, and others you care about, will be the coziest place to be.

Dates to Note for Aquarius:

The month begins on a social note, thanks to the new moon, December 5. Friends and acquaintances will want to include you in holiday festivities.

You’ll want to accept invitations, but your concern will focus on the costs of participation - something about this year’s activities seem more expensive than years past, and how much so seems to surprise you. Watch December 3, 17, and 21.

Money will again become an issue on or near the full moon lunar eclipse in Gemini on December 21, and this time the dispute will be with one of your children, or if dating, your lover. You won’t see this argument coming, so you could feel broadsided by events.

Still, it will be quite a relief for you to have your ruler, Uranus, turn to direct motion on December 5. He will stay strong until July 2011, quite a long time.

Mars in Capricorn from December 7 to January 15 will bring a need for rest and privacy, and the Sun, also in Capricorn as of December 21 on, will only increase this mood. Nothing wrong with that! Plan a quiet New Year’s Eve celebration.

Mercury will be retrograde from December 10 to 30.

Romance will be best: December 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 28 and depending on what happens as a result of the eclipse, 31.

With Mars moving into your sign on December 5, to stay until January 15, you will be raring to go. Even so, you will have to be patient, as the world won’t be ready for your ideas and plans just yet. Mercury will be retrograde in Capricorn from December 10 to 30, and you will feel things slow down all month. Mercury rules all the things that the world spins on - communication, negotiation, contracts and agreements, travel and shipping - but when retrograde, all these areas become confusing and out of sync. It’s not the time to set anything new into motion.

You will be feeling energetic and in a festive mood, so direct your actions toward socializing while you have time. Jupiter and Uranus in your short-distance travel sector will allow you to pick up and go at will, often for work, but at other times for personal fun.

Have your car tuned up by a professional mechanic this month, because with Mars and the Sun in hard angle to Uranus and Mercury in retrograde, you could experience mechanical problems or a flat tire if you aren’t careful. Your most problematic days will be December 3, 17, and 21.

The new moon December 5 will fall in your most private part of your chart ruling meditation and reflection, and will be the perfect time to begin to plot your course for the coming year, but include in those plans what you want to clear out, both physical and emotional. Keep plans flexible until January when you can firm things up. Early January brings an eclipse in Capricorn and until it has spoken, you would be wise to wait.

Before that happens, there will be a full moon lunar eclipse December 21, in the last degree of Gemini, adding a note of pandemonium in your workplace. A key co-worker or subordinate will leave the company very suddenly. (It is also possible someone you hire at home could quit, such as a babysitter or housekeeper.)

This will add more work to your shoulders in the practical sense, of course, but the real impact will be the emotional effect it will have for losing this person in your everyday environment. You may be shocked that this person (most likely a woman) didn’t tell you she was leaving. Assignments are likely to change too, and you may lose a client, but you may also gain a new one later.

If your birthday falls within five days of December 21, this lunar eclipse could have another, second manifestation, because of its direct out-of-sign opposition to your Sun. You may see a close relationship reach fullness, either bringing you both to greater closeness or to separation or breakup. Eclipses are very black-and-white, depending on conditions they uncover. As is always the case, an eclipse will bring truth to the surface and help you make sense of past events.

Uranus will be in hard angle to the Sun and moon at the time of the eclipse December 21, suggesting that a clear communication will be in short supply. It also suggests that something you wrote or said could come back to haunt you now. Don’t write anything in email or social media that you wouldn’t want the world to see, because at this eclipse, everything will become public.

Romantically this is a wild card month, and because you have been through quite a bit with a relationship in 2009 and 2010, you may want to take things slow and easy. Certainly with Venus in your house of social events you will have more than your share of holiday invitations from friends and family, and by all means, you should accept.

Dates to Note for Capricorn:

Mercury will be retrograde in Capricorn from December 10 to 30, but you will feel the effects of Mercury out of phase from December 1 onward.

Bring in your vehicle to your mechanic for routine maintenance this month. You could have car problems on the road due to Uranus square Mars (December 3) and square the Sun and Mercury (December 21) and Mercury retrograde all month. Pack a spare, too.

Although you should not initiate anything this month, you can start to think about changes and initiations you would like to make in January. Sketch your plans in pencil, for you will need to change some, many, or all of them later.

The lunar eclipse of December 21 will fall in your sixth house of work assignments and seems to bring news of a co-worker or subordinate’s departure. This person may be part of your office or home life (such as a nanny). Projects will change at the last minute at the eclipse. A client may leave, but later a new one will arrive.

Strive for very clear communication all month, but doubly so near December 3, 17, and 21.

Those Capricorns born early in their sign (within four days of December 21) may additionally see some relationship turbulence. A miscommunication could light a fuse, so make sure you say what you mean. Write no emails or messages on social media that can hurt you or another.

Your best romantic evenings will be: December 2, 7, 8, 11-12, 16, 17, 25, 30, and 31.