Stargazing
PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THESE DATES:
Full moon on November 4 at 11 degrees Taurus and Scorpio—warns against being too stubborn. New moon on November 18 at 26 degrees Scorpio—marks the day to work hard for success. Full moon on December 3 at 11 degrees Gemini and Sagittarius, and Mercury goes retrograde—stay with the tried and true, and take no chances. New moon on December 18 at 26 degrees Sagittarius—the best day to finish shopping. Mercury goes direct on December 23—brings Christmas cheer for everyone.
The Personal Signs
Your love life will be on your mind as the holidays begin. Mars, your ruler, is giving you ARIES confidence, (MARCH and 21 it is TO a good APRIL time 20) to pursue whatever you want. Finances are looking good since you have Jupiter in the eighth house of other people’s money. That can mean a raise, an inheritance or getting lucky with investments. Whatever you decide to do, this time frame looks busy, fun and profitable. You should certainly get what you want for Christmas.
Your ruler, Venus, is in Libra, making you want to spruce up your wardrobe and decorate your TAURUS house. You’ll (APRIL catch 21 the TO Christmas MAY 20) spirit early. You feel ambitious and want to tackle a lot of fun adventures. You’ll have a positive can-do feeling that may overwhelm your family, trying to keep up with you. This is a good time to stay close to home and enjoy all the good things that you have created. November 3 can bring news you have been wanting to hear.
Wrap up your Christmas shopping early while it is easy for you to find what you want. After your GEMINI ruler, Mercury, (MAY goes 21 TO retrograde JUNE 20) on December 3, you are apt to find it difficult to do serious shopping. You will probably want to travel to see family, entertain friends, attend events and be just too busy to do much else. Mercury goes direct on December 23, a great way to celebrate Christmas and start the new year.
Cancer is a moon-ruled sign, and its natives are kind, generous and loved by their families. Entertaining is especially CANCER important (JUNE 21 to TO you. JULY Christmas 22) is your favorite time of year. You love to bake cookies and cakes and prepare traditional dinners. Many changes are on the horizon for you. The planet Saturn moves into Capricorn, a good place for it to be, so that means the economy should be much stronger and bring good Christmas cheer to everyone—especially to Cancers, who pay careful attention to financial matters.
You have the sun and three planets in your fifth house of fun, theater, concerts and your love of life. Leo is a LEO fun-loving (JULY natural 23 TO leader, AUGUST so 22) others expect you to plan their parties and good times. (Note: President Trump has a Leo ascendant). You like to be in charge and are good at it, so it works well. Plan your life around Mercury and the November 18th new moon, and things should go well.
Virgos, more than most signs, need to pay attention to when their ruler, Mercury, is moving forward VIRGO (AUGUST or appearing 23 TO to SEPTEMBER move backward. 22) Things go very well on a direct Mercury as it moves ahead—especially on matters related to the written word. When Mercury is retrograde, things get mixed up, slow down and often need to be repeated. So, get your work done, gifts purchased and wrapped, cards mailed, bills paid and then sit back and enjoy December.