SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 Mercury Change
Mercury changes suit this final day of Sagittarian solar season. Use this day (and, more likely, the long night) to gather up your mementos of the last few weeks. They come in many forms, including exciting things you saw, interesting things you heard, things you learned about the world that broadened your idea of it and of your place in it.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Defensiveness shows a lack of confidence. Therefore, you opt for a different sort of reaction, one of trying to understand where people are coming from and getting as much information as you can out of interactions.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The idea that people are governed by pain and pleasure is maddeningly reductive given that most of our favorite things present both sides of life in the same package. Today’s success depends on getting the recipe right.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). No one else can determine your worthiness. You set the standard for yourself and direct yourself to hit it. No other assessment matters, nor are you in competition with a single soul for the prize of your approval.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re concerned with seeing through a collective purpose (and unworried about gaining any kind of personal credit), so you can focus on the beneficial aspects of teamwork and what can be accomplished through cooperation.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). With flexibility of mind, you will challenge your own assumptions. You’ll disregard your personal judgments, bias and prejudice to whatever degree you can. This is not the same as disregarding your intuition.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). For the most part, you act consistently to ensure the safety and support of your broader life purpose. It plays out in small daily actions that are adding up. The cosmic gift of the day: reminders and reinforcements of this path.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It will be far better to blow it off in the moment and let the dust settle where it may. In time, your work will speak for itself. Either that or someone loyal will spring to your defense.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ve an excellent sense of what others find difficult, irritating or painful. It’s an awareness you’ll make a difference with as you come up with ways to solve their problems.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your best guess is pretty good and there probably won’t be a ton of time to act on it. Go forward in confidence. You’ll be making adjustments later. Right now, it’s just about getting on the path.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Having a degree of control over one’s environment is a basic need. What’s enough? What’s too much? It’s like you have a hand on the volume knob and are trying to find the perfect level.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s as though you’re in a private competition, the rules of which are all in your head. This will inspire you to get scientific about solving a problem. You’ll gather data and base your next move on what the data suggests.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You don’t have to jump out of a plane or swim in the shark tank to prove you have courage. There’s bravery in the way you take up a vulnerable subject with someone in the name of love.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 20). You’ll speak from the heart, and, at times, this bravery will give you the world on a string. January lights a desire in you. Yours is the hero’s journey complete with the challenges to forge your character. Spring brings new relationships and moneymaking methods. In June, you’ll help your family in legendary ways. Gemini and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 30, 12, 22 and 18.
FORECAST FOR THE WEEK AHEAD: Questions are like calories. A healthy lifestyle includes a certain number of them, and there are consequences to having too many or too few.
A person who asks too few questions subverts individuality for the role of “very boring sheep” and is at risk for being herded into a flock that includes the worst aspects of humanity. A person who asks too many questions is no better off, existing in a constant state of confusion and doubt.
The winter solstice on Dec. 21 is a passage that has been commemorated in monuments and celebrations throughout the whole of human history. This time around, it comes with a rare alignment, a great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. These heavy-hitting planets, joined in the inquisitive, intellectual and philosophical realm of Aquarius, encourage the pursuit of knowledge, especially the sort with potential to lift the soul of humanity.
A peaceful trine between Mercury and Uranus will be the cosmic guardian of Christmas, signaling the best sort of surprises. The trend continues with harmonious lunar trines through Boxing Day and the start of Kwanzaa. Lift your voice in song and your spirit will follow.
CELEBRITY PROFILES: From “Superbad” to his Oscar-nominated performance in ?”Moneyball,” Jonah Hill brings a quality of heart and intelligence to his work that makes people fall in love even when the character he’s playing is not that loveable. With four major luminaries in Sagittarius, passion and exploration are high priorities for Hill. Look for Hill in the upcoming superstar studded comedy about meteorites, “Don’t Look Up.”