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December

Aries: Mar 21 - Apr 19: People may try to drag you to a special place for a special amusement (or learning experience) early this month. In fact, you may feel like people are ganging up on you during the Full Moon on December 6, but everyone means well and just wants to please you. Monday, December 15, starts a pleasant, energetic week with a Moon/Mars trine. Tie up all those holiday loose ends. The December 21 New Moon is the first day of winter. Your passion for work will just be heating up, so moderate your work time and be powerful without lapsing into work mode.

Taurus: Apr 20 - May 20: You can just look at another person's problem and solve it during the month's first week. The December 6 Full Moon gives you the power to handle situations that at other times might seem too complicated to be real. Go out and celebrate with the New Moon on December 21. When the music stops you'll still be dancing and making great progress in work that feels more like play. A lot of people may join in, and you'll all advance together. The Moon enters Taurus on Tuesday, December 30. Do some last-minute shopping for a perfect New Year's Eve with friends.

Gemini: May 21 - Jun 20: If love isn't on your mind during the December 6 Full Moon, you may still be immersed in intimate dealings with someone who cares about you. It could be more than one someone, actually. You know what and who you want. Be charming as ever, but stand your ground. For the New Moon on December 21, you can get your resources organized and prepare to take on a challenge that has been holding you back for some time. An unexpectedly warm and constructive social connection can happen in the final hours of New Year's Eve as the Moon trines Mercury.

Cancer: Jun 21 - Jul 22: Let people surprise you as the December 6 Full Moon approaches. There should be quite a group around you, and they will all want to pitch in and help with something. This can make holiday preparations effortless as well as fun. The New Moon on December 21 brings the chance to start over in a romantic relationship or the opportunity to let a fresh new love announce itself. Take time to be still and listen to your heart - and to what a current loved one has to say. A moody Friday night, December 26, turns golden as the Sun sextiles inspiring Neptune.

Leo: Jul 23 - Aug 22: The year's biggest, boldest holiday parties could come early, with the December 6 Full Moon. This could in fact set the tone for a month of festivities, so get that fancy dress ready and pace yourself. As the December 21 New Moon approaches, let a peaceful, easy feeling take over. Richly enjoy the countless little things that sometimes get lost in the glare and glitter. This powerful New Moon ushers in the first day of winter, a new season, and a bright coming year. The Moon squares Jupiter in Leo on New Year's Eve. Party hearty, but keep things smart, sensible, and safe.

Virgo: Aug 23 - Sep 22: Holiday home life may be more intense now than later in the month as the December 6 Full Moon pumps energy into the people closest to you. If the sweetness wears thin (or gets overwhelming), some public activity could conveniently call you away. Be in a bright, buoyant mood as the holidays ramp up on the New Moon of December 21. You don't have to get wild and crazy, but why count it out? Be safe and joyous with no regrets. Happy thoughts and memories take you into 2015 as the Moon trines Mercury at the very end of the year.