Horoscopes: Dec. 1-7, 2023

(Illustration: Ash Cheshire)

Aries: Mercury in Capricorn briefly highlights your tenth house this week before it begins its retrograde period next week. The tenth house highlights your reputation and career, and you are reassessing your goals and making last minute changes. Meanwhile, Venus moves into Scorpio on December 4 and challenges you to take a different approach to relationships and be more honest with yourself about some hard topics.

Taurus: Your ruling planet in your sister sign on Scorpio highlights your seventh house of partnerships and relationships. This transformative placement has a way of reconciling two opposites or two extremes for you. Your view of love and relationships is in flux at the moment. There is some deep reflection going on. Your aura is magnetic to others, but you also value your alone time, so there is a push and pull of energy. Make room for intense feelings. 

Gemini: Your ruling planet Mercury briefly stops in Capricorn before going retrograde next week. You are feeling more independent and private at work, so you aren’t talking about your next moves or sharing your goals with others. You don’t want to let anyone know what you are up to until you have something to show for it. Venus in Scorpio in your sixth house has you thinking about how your relationships and interactions impact your sense of well being. You know you should be prioritizing people who help you do and feel your best. 

Cancer: This week is when you put things that you have been planning into motion and assure that they gain momentum so they can get through Mercury retrograde, which begins next week. Mercury’s brief visit to Capricorn this week reminds you of how much you enjoy being part of a team and how beautiful and important the people of the world are. You find joy in connecting and supporting people through your work. Meanwhile, Venus in fellow water sign Scorpio has you feeling confident and creative.

Leo: Scorpio in your fourth house has you feeling serious about your role in your relationships. You appreciate commitment and stability more and more in life. Over the next four weeks, you are thinking about how much you want to show up for the people in your life, how much you can be present, and how to find joy in connections. Values play an important part in your choices. 

Virgo: December begins with some serious intention setting to give your lifestyle a makeover. You feel that you are “under construction” this week as you explore new approaches to work, creativity and relationships. The shift in your priorities feels scary at first but gets much easier as you gain confidence from the good feelings it gives you. 

Libra: Your ruling planet Venus enters Scorpio, where it highlights your second house of finances, self esteem, and stability. You seek to transform and empower yourself in the coming weeks. Independence becomes more important to you as you realize you have been stagnant in your reliance on certain people or things.

Scorpio: Venus in your first house brings you powerful sensual and transformative energy. You are magnetic and confident. Over the past few months you have experienced several hard blows to your self image, so now is a time of healing and recovery. You remember what you love about yourself and you find creativity and joy within. 

Sagittarius: You move forward with new insight and self awareness in the coming month. You have a clearer picture of the areas you want to work on in life, and you are setting out with new and interesting intentions. This week, you feel as if you have woken up from a dream and are more grounded in reality. 

Capricorn: Mercury makes a brief stop in your sign before going retrograde next week, and the planet in your first house serves to empower your mind. You come up with new ideas this week and place more trust in your own perspective. This can be a good time to socialize, meet new people, or do some public speaking. 

Aquarius: Venus in Scorpio highlights your tenth house this week where it makes you ambitious in your love life. You’re more likely to go public with your feelings or your relationship at this time. You might also be ready to share a creative piece of art you have been working on. You are using your charms to make impressions.

Pisces: Your ruling planet Neptune turns direct this week, and you finally feel a sense of stability and predictability within yourself. Your confidence is boosted and you have a better grasp on what you want to do next. Venus in fellow water sign Scorpio has you reaching out and making deeper emotional connections with people. You feel a new sense of trust and vulnerability, and you’re finally ready to learn from others.

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