December 2008 MONTHLY HOROSCOPE FORECASTS by Neil Giles
Neil Giles is a storyteller, astrologer and historian. He is a novelist and journalist and has written for theatre, radio and television, as well as many articles for Astrology on the Web. His passion for mythology and the ancient traditions has led him on a journey through Astrology, Tarot, the Runes and the Celtic Ogham Script as a seeker and personal reader. He is the author of a number of works on Celtic and Teutonic spirituality, including Odin's Runes and The Oracle of the Trees. For Neil, the storyteller's path reminds us that while the wisdom of the past still lives, we can take wise action now and in the future. Always a traveller, Neil now flourishes under the subtropical climes of Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales, a lovely spot on the Eastern seaboard of Australia.
Pisces Monthly Forecast for December 2008 (If you know your rising sign, read that too, for a balanced forecast. Go to Forecasts)
Clear Old Karma
With Pluto established in Capricorn, transforming change will come through friends, groups or social action. You'll re-jig relations with the community at large and you'll clear old karma in social relations. In the meantime, December kicks off with the union of Venus and Jupiter in Capricorn, bringing you into contact with important occasions or people of status. You will gather, celebrate or learn. Someone you know will give an OTT performance. Tension rises with authority or professional connections on Dec 4 as Sun and Mars join in Sagittarius. You'll clash or you'll take up vigorous duties or responsibilities. Dec 5 and 6 sees Mercury clash with Uranus and Saturn, bringing upsets or outbursts involving people close and dealings with career or authority. Matters of work, health or responsibility for others will create delays or obstacles.
Dec 7 will ease the mood but you'll withdraw from social dealings as Venus slips into Aquarius. There will be secret dealings or health concerns. Stress will build on Dec 10, leading to fireworks or an upheaval as Mars and Uranus clash the next day. Expect sudden or dramatic events or shifts. Someone higher in the food chain will fly off the handle or respond dramatically. Home life will see a tide of emotion or a raft communications with a full moon in Gemini on Dec 12. It's speedy, changeable or exciting in the domicile. Watch for accident or argument and keep the mood good even when you hit obstruction or can't get what you want.
The Sun rolls into Capricorn, joining with Pluto at the Solstice on Dec 21. The mood's intense where friends or groups are concerned. There'll be vigour in word or action. Watch for clashes or accident. Dec 24 brings a lighter or inspired mood while Dec 27 sets a pattern with new friends or groups at the new moon in Capricorn. Powerful action or change will follow. Humour, uplifting words or laughter will usher in the New Year.
Getting In Contact
Dec 5 sees Mercury clash with Uranus, putting you at odds with authority or undertaking a dramatic change in responsibilities. You'll split with a career contact. As Mercury grapples with Saturn the next day, you'll hit resistance or criticism from a partner or close associate. You may find opposition. Mercury enters Capricorn and joins with Pluto, creating intense exchanges. Watch for safety, measure your words and negotiate. Don't argue! Bright talk or ideas will come on Dec 24. Fortune or opportunity will come through contacts on Dec 30.
A Slight Withdrawal
Venus joins Jupiter in Capricorn on Dec 1, highlighting social activity with groups or friends. Important people or occasions will feature. The goddess slips into Aquarius on Dec 7 and you'll slip into private dealings, secret liaisons or your inner world. You'll care for someone in distress or poor health. Dec 22 brings healing or the influence of unusual people or social practice. You'll daydream or romanticise on Dec 27. Don't be swept away or seduced.
High Power
Sun and Mars meet in Sagittarius on Dec 4, bringing new professional links or action. You'll clash with authority or take it. Tension rises, peaking on Dec 11 as Mars grapples with Uranus, sparking sudden or dramatic events. Don't lose your cool or spit the dummy because someone catches you out or pushes your buttons. Act with speed not haste. The mood's light but you'll hit delay on Dec 15. There'll be intense action, a powerful person and a beginning or an end with groups or friends on Dec 27 as Mars enters Capricorn, joining Pluto.