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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 Tips for the Mercury Transit
This Mercury transit brings the desire for fresh adventure, new alliances and electric experience. Now what’s behind all this drive to change? The impetus matters to the outcome. The best way is to move toward the future in the spirit of curiosity and wonder, as opposed to moving forward in the manner of someone running from a bear.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You give love in many ways throughout the day. Most of the ways have to do with showing up and doing the regular things that the team counts on you to do. Then sometimes it’s what you don’t do or say that is the most loving.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You have a healthy respect for danger, but you’re not about to let fear keep you from taking risks. What’s on the table now is an opportunity to get into something totally new.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Studies prove that placebos can work even when the person taking them knows they are a placebo. Rituals can be a kind of placebo, too. So the important thing is not in the belief but in doing what works. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re trying to think your way through a situation, and it’s taking a lot of energy. It’s tiring you out. So ask your heart. Actually direct the question to the beating thing in your chest. Here comes the right answer.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Funny cat videos are awesome, but it’s time to get more strategic about social media. Who do you want to know better? Who do you want to align with? Controlling what you look at is to control who you’re influenced by.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Even though you have plenty of time, the best moment to do a thing is when it comes to the front of mind, or when it arises in the process of action, or when you’re talking about it. In other words, now.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Today you’ll be given a choice. Good news: There’s no correct preference that will prove you have taste or refinement or superiority in any way. So just choose what you like, what you can use or what you think will work.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Work is work. It doesn’t matter what the job is; the time and energy you put in must be balanced with rest, fueled with nutrition and recharged with leisure.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The reasonable ideas have no more of a chance of working than the wacky ones, so try both. You might be surprised at what ridiculousness works, and if nothing else, you’ll get a laugh out of it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A Zen proverb suggests, “If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.” The rest of the zodiac is turning to you, mystical goat, with question marks for eyes. Can you decipher this one? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Does it feel like you’re behind the times? That’s not a bad place to be. You’ll find something new and novel about a thing that’s been “over” for a while now and reignite a spark.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Are you reaching too far? Probably not. Whether you reach for the moon, the sun or Jupiter, you’ll get the same stretch. So reach for what makes you feel the most delight. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 12). New people come into your family. And though there’s loving support all around you, you still develop incredible self-reliance this year. You’ve so much drive burning inside you to make your life match up to the picture in your head that you can’t help but do the things that will get you there. Those things make you strong. Virgo and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 40, 39, 2 and 4.
SCORPIO AND THE HOLIDAYS:
Topping the holiday guest list worldwide is the exciting SCORPIO friend who knows how to have fun and is not afraid to mix things up. Scorpio turns every gathering into an opportunity for laugher and closeness. Here’s the rub: Scorpios are also known for being honest. This sign is a sign of healing, and healing often has to do with expelling the negative stuff. Through all of the tinsel and togetherness going on during the holidays, Scorpio’s judgment may get frosty, and it becomes challenging to know the difference between the truth that will set everyone free and the truth that will start World War III. To promote family harmony, some issues are best left untouched. Maybe it’s because they are trivial. Bringing attention to a poorly executed deviled egg or a badly knitted scarf would just be hurtful. Or maybe it’s because they are important -- the family dinner event is probably not the best time to talk about Tommy’s new religion or great-grandma’s will. Scorpio stays on everyone’s good graces by focusing in a positive way. And when in doubt, saying nothing at all is often the most peaceful choice.
CELEBRITY PROFILES: Between Blossom and Amy Farrah Fowler, Mayim Bialik stopped to get a degree in Jewish studies and a PHD in neuroscience. The Sagittarius “Big Bang Theory” star was born under three passionate Sagittarius influences and two headstrong, energetic Aries luminaries. Bialik represents her Saturn in Leo, the sign of children, when she shares parenting advice on her Youtube channel.