Weekly Horoscopes beginning: Sunday, 24 December 2017

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If you`re born within cusp period (16 to 26 of any month); you`re advised to read horoscopes of both signs covered by that period. You`re in the border; you may have influences from houses within those signs.

Outlines are longer versions; consists of every possible detail of everyday and based on three parts of each sign: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Decan; that is, any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac. Even if you know or don`t know your Decan; I recommend, please read all three Decan.

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Aries
Personal theme: I am!!
Fire & cardinal sign: March 21 -- April 19

Your horoscope for this week:

Ordinarily you`d be annoyed when events or, possibly, certain well-meaning individuals take over decisions that really are yours to make. Yet with benevolent Jupiter and your ruler Mars accenting these situations, you still trust others to understand your requirements. With such powerful planetary activity shaking things up, even simple arrangements will change, and probably several times. Bizarrely, your last option will probably be the best.

It will be much easier to get your ideas across to friends and family now. Instead of them challenging your every point, they`ll listen while you do the talking. It will be such a relief to get a warm welcome for your thoughts. Career prospects are improving. People respect your cool, calm demeanour. While others panic when problems arise, you take a deep breath and get to grips with it. As a result, or even a reward, Santa could bring you a promotion.

Mercury is no longer retrograde but does continue its transit of another of the Fire signs. Mentally then you could be supercharged. You might also, between now and early January, be mopping up and concluding conversations that have taken place since December 3 but where matters are as yet unresolved. Despite the fact that this is a holiday week, much could yet be achieved. This might seem to you imperative to do now that Saturn is at the very apex of your solar chart. Both your domestic and working schedule for 2018 will be entirely different to that of 2017 and a period of adjustment will be necessary. The good news is that others will surely be more than willing to offer support. Indeed, even before the end of 2017 it should be clear who wants to be a member of your army.

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Taurus
Personal theme: I have!!
Earth & fixed sign: April 20 -- May 20

Your horoscope for this week:

For ages you`ve been restless, and eager to broaden your horizons via study, travel or, possibly, training for a new career; but obligations of a practical or financial nature have interfered. With your ruler Venus meeting practical Saturn and accenting these matters, things will come together, and magically. Not what you had in mind? Still, explore it. You`re just beginning a cycle of thrilling growth.

Tie up any loose financial ends before Christmas arrives. If you`ve been meaning to start a retirement account or make out a will, do it. Crossing this chore off your list of things to do will be the last important task you`ll perform for 2017. The opportunity to travel on business will arrive sooner than expected. Being able to tour a glamorous country on an expense account will be fun. Make sure to bring an empty case for all the souvenirs you will buy.

Mercury is no longer retrograde. All signs though are likely to be catching up with the various things that have gone awry in recent weeks. That this coincides with the holiday festivity period is perhaps unfortunate. Many people will surely be making lists of things that simply must be done before the end of the year. Here though, you could be in your element: especially as the Moon passes through your sign on Thursday and Friday. Not only could you make considerable headway, you might also make serious and sound plans for 2018. The more of this that can be accomplished before the end of 2017 the better, as 2018 begins with a complicated Full Moon that could find many people in highly emotional state - especially if there are tasks still undone.

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Gemini
Personal theme: I think!!
Air sign: May 21 -- June 20

Your horoscope for this week:

While you often long for somebody to make complex decisions for you, that`s exactly what`s happening and you`re not happy about it.. That is because others are basing decisions on what you need to learn or would benefit from, not the intriguing but unrewarding people or pursuits you`re drawn to. Don`t argue. Once you`re involved, you`ll wonder why you hesitated exploring those new options.

A close partnership helps you achieve goals that have been beyond you. Don`t hesitate to ask your best friend, business colleague or romantic partner for advice or assistance. At this time of year, you need as many pairs of willing hands as you can get. By working as a team and helping each other along the way, you`ll receive some wonderful rewards in your stocking. The year could end on a high note with good news on the fiscal front.

Though Mercury is no longer retrograde, it continues to pass through your opposite sign. By Thursday at least one person might be willing to apologise for their recent behaviour: in the process putting that partnership back on track. There is a seriousness to the start of the week that will affect all signs. Planetary conditions are perhaps near-perfect for traditional events but not quite so good for future thinking at least until the weekend. One thing that is of particular interest to you though this week, could be ideas presented by someone born around this time of year. It might now be apparent just what kind of changes they would enjoy in their working life in 2018. These might even be of benefit to you - so deflecting some concerns.

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Cancer
Personal theme: I feel!!
Water & cardinal sign: June 21 -- July 22

Your horoscope for this week:

If you`re on edge, it`s no surprise. You`re just ending a lengthy cycle of illuminating but challenging practical issues. These are finally sufficiently settled you can focus on certain concerns involving those closest, in your personal or working life. For now, observe. What you learn will prepare you for the pivotal discussions or events triggered by the emotionally intense Cancer Full Moon, on 2 January.

Solving life`s little problems suddenly gets much easier. A good friend or relative will be happy to give you some great advice about how to get through the festive season with your sanity intact. A loving partner will be happy to pitch in and help out in a very unexpected way while you turn your attention to doing those things that you are best at. You`ll feel renewed and refreshed at Christmas and maybe start thinking about a special New Year celebration.

Mercury is no longer retrograde. It`s probable though that events that have taken place since December 3 continue to require action.. There may be many loose ends to tie up, calls and people to chase up. Promisingly however, with Venus now in your opposite sign and conjoining Saturn, it should be possible to find support either from a close partner, a parent or a Capricorn whose calm and considered approach is comforting - especially over Thursday and Friday. Note that next week`s Full Moon is in your sign and yes, in the lead into this, you could be in highly emotional state.. Making the most this week then of tidying up those earlier loose ends so as to be in as calm of state as possible would surely be wise. Tempting as it may be to crawl into your shell, at the very least, take a line of communication with you. There will be many people who want to help.

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Leo
Personal theme: I will!!
Fire & fixed sign: July 23 -- August 22

Your horoscope for this week:

Dealing with the details and duties you`re facing is never your favourite activity; but with stern Saturn now accenting these matters, they`re not only vital, they`ll be unexpectedly informative. However, those amazing facts won`t surface until those tedious practicalities have been dealt with. If that`s not enough to motivate you, knowing the dramas others will create if you ignore them should do the trick.

Be honest with a potential partner. If you`ve been harbouring a secret crush, it`s time to come clean.. There`s a good chance you might catch them under the mistletoe. Are you already in a relationship? You`ll finally be able to clear up some misunderstandings in time for Yuletide. Enjoy a candlelit dinner for two. This will pave the way for a passionate reunion. Work becomes much more pleasant when a kind, caring and creative helpmate arrives.

Mercury is no longer retrograde but is still passing through another of the Fire signs. It might now feel imperative to make arrangements for 2018. Costs though could be high. This would understandably put a dampener on festivities but only if you allow that to happen. Interesting discussions - most likely centred on property arrangements could take place before the end of 2017. Whether this is related to your working environment or connected to domestic arrangements, having time out during the festival period to consider exactly what it is that is important to you and the environment in which you work best, would surely be wise use of time. In this respect, revealing conversation taking place around 28th or 29th could prompt you to consider a course of action that even a few weeks ago would have been unthinkable.

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Virgo
Personal theme: I analyse!!
Earth sign: August 23 -- September 22

Your horoscope for this week:

In early November you began reviewing your domestic, family and working life. While you`ve learnt, and changed, a lot, numerous questions remain. Those you`re currently facing involve others, especially discussions of complex issues. The trick is to speak from the heart yet avoid getting emotional, which may be more challenging than you`d expect. Still, what you learn about yourself and others more than justifies the effort.

Organising your home will relieve some festive angsts. You`ll find a lot of things you thought were lost forever during your merry makeover. This is also a good time to stock the pantry and prepare meals for the week ahead. Pottering around the kitchen will give you a warm feeling that lasts beyond Christmas. A creative collaboration could become a romantic union. Falling in love with someone who appreciates your artistry will be easy as falling off a log.

Mercury is no longer retrograde but is still moving across the base of your solar chart. Comings and goings are likely to be many. True, that suits this time of year. Even so, many arrangements could be made, unmade and changed many times over. It will surely be necessary for you to access your multitasking skills. Given Saturn`s present position, you may find that others are particularly interested in talents you showed when much younger. They might also encourage you to develop what has been a hobby. Bottom line, is it that in this last week of 2017, you could be reminded of long buried interests and encouraged to explore these once more. A further possibility is that someone, probably Aquarius, will make an interesting proposal. That they want to work more closely with you may be flattering, take care though that this doesn`t leave you overanxious in the last days of 2017. There is likely little urgency and many weeks you to consider this option.

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Libra
Personal theme: I balance!!
Air & cardinal sign: September 23 -- October 22

Your horoscope for this week:

Over recent weeks, you`ve managed to avoid dramas with others. This is a relief but also gives you hope these matters can be sidestepped entirely. They can`t. Rather, they should be discussed, frankly, and the sooner, the better. Once you actually begin talking them over, it will become instantly clear that tackling those issues you`ve been avoiding will be both informative and a huge relief.

This year looks like ending on a successful career note, so you can move on to bigger and better things. This is a perfect opportunity to reschedule a cancelled trip. Visiting a nearby city with a foreign flavour will be fun during the festive season. If you have some eleventh-hour Christmas shopping to do you will have to change a long-standing arrangement and head for the mall or the High Street. Expect a festive greeting from someone you left off your card list!

It would be unsurprising if your workload hadn`t increased. With Mercury now moving direct after three long weeks of being retrograde, there may be many communications to catch up on. Of course, this is in part normal for this time of year. 2017 concludes very differently to previous years however in that Saturn is now positioned at the base of your solar chart. You are now building foundations. Only you can know how important it is to get things right and have a scheme and strategy in place ahead of the Full Moon that opens 2018. In this respect however, you could receive much support from others born under the Cardinal signs - at least one of whom may be willing to explore plans with you and even, perhaps, do some of the heavy lifting.

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Scorpio & Ophiuchus
Personal theme: I desire!!
Water & fixed signs: October 23 -- November 21

Your horoscope for this week:

Understandably, you`re proud you`ve managed to prevent the discussion of certain potentially tricky matters. However, times have changed and if you don`t at least update others on the latest developments, and they discover those facts elsewhere, you`ll be in big trouble. Challenging as raising these seems, the individuals in question know more than you think. Once you`re actually talking those over, those tensions will vanish.

Although Christmas is almost upon us negotiations for a job are back on. You should stick to your guns and not give ground. Someone is pretending they are in the driver`s seat. Don`t believe them for a second. With determination, you`ll get both the money you want and respect you deserve. Father Christmas is on the way with a big paycheque or bonus. The Yuletide season will also find you reconnecting with loving friends and relatives.

It`s very likely that you now know on whom you can rely. The flurry of communications that have taken place as Mercury was retrograde between December 3 and 23rd should now be drawing to a conclusion. It may be possible before the end of the year to agree a deal or proposal. Yes, festivities could get in the way; yet it seems there is at least one thing you`re anxious to conclude before the end of 2017. By Thursday 28th you might also be captivated by plans made by someone born under one of the Water signs of Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces who, on this occasion, may have an ingenious concept for you to consider - one that you absolutely want to be involved in in 2018.

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Sagittarius
Personal theme: I see!!
Fire sign: November 22 -- December 21

Your horoscope for this week:

As an inquisitive Sagittarius, you`re either deep in pursuing your current passion or searching for the next one. However, with your ruler Jupiter and Mars soon to meet, and in the most strategic portion of your chart, life`s about reflection and, even more, something you`ll struggle with, which is leaving things up to others. Why? Their decisions will send you in directions you`ve been studiously avoiding.

There is a feeling that the tides of opportunity are finally beginning to turn in your favour as the Christmas festivities get up and running. It may seem like a strange time to be thinking about money, your career and the future, but if you do devote a little time to making some plans you will find that you are better prepared than most when the curtain rises on 2018. Expect a call from a half-forgotten acquaintance over the next few days.

It would be wholly understandable if you were figuring out how to get out of a major responsibility. Since Saturn entered your sign a couple of years ago, that burden may have increased. Now you might wonder what it would be like not to have it round your neck at all. This is a decision you might want to make by the winter solstice. Yet the opposite is possible too: you might feel the need to take a more decisive role. Initially, this might not appeal at all. Yet it may be that someone born under one of the fixed signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio or Aquarius would give you essential support. Whatever, though it might seem to some that you`re flapping around trying to contain too many fires, by the weekend not only might you have decided exactly which direction you are going to take, you could be super excited about the possibilities this offers and, in particular know that at last there is room for you to explore levels of creativity you haven`t been able to attend to in the last couple of years.

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Capricorn
Personal theme: I use!!
Earth & cardinal sign: December 22 -- January 19

Your horoscope for this week:

With both your ruler Saturn and the Sun now in Capricorn, you`re beginning a chapter that will refine your already intense focus. Better yet, the complications that devoured your time and prevented progress will end, some swiftly, others gradually. As longstanding obstacles vanish, there`ll be changes, many sudden. Meanwhile, you`ll note new and exciting opportunities. Explore them all. What`s good today is likely to get better tomorrow.

After running around in circles chasing officialdom, you`ll finally sense you are making some progress. Of course, the festive season brings its own delays but at least you will feel ready to move forward when 2018 arrives. Father Christmas will bring a handsome reward for being patient. Use a generous gift of money to treat yourself to something special. Expect to hear from a friend over the next few days. Their news might give you pause for thought.

Mercury is no longer retrograde and though there may be many loose ends to wind up in the coming weeks, you should at least have the sense that things are now moving forward. Indeed, it`s possible you will be excited about plans that have been in the development stage, but which now appear to be moving to a fresh phase; one in which you have considerable interest. That said, pressure to understand either new designs or the range of options being presented could yet be mentally challenging. Making notes will surely be essential. Let`s hope then, that one of the gifts you receive this week is a classy notebook in which you can jot down thoughts.

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Aquarius
Personal theme: I know!!
Air & fixed sign: January 20 -- February 18

Your horoscope for this week:

Since early December you`ve benefitted from a series of superb aspects by many of the other planets to your ruler Uranus. The result? All sorts of welcome if surprising events, encounters or offers. This continues well into January, which suggests that despite pressure to commit to solid plans, arrangements should be flexible enough you can explore, if not embrace, the thrilling events still coming your way.

Working with a group will be much easier than it has in past weeks. Instead of focusing on petty details, everyone will be able to do their part without criticising each other. Your open-minded approach will be especially helpful in smoothing over past grudges. Once you finish, you`ll be able to enjoy time at a private hideaway at Christmas. Heading off to a beautiful vacation spot will restore your equilibrium. Stay off social media and enjoy the peace.

Your sign is said to have great ability to blend old with new, past with future. This balance isn`t always easily accomplished however. This week the focus is very much toward the future. Indeed, it may be that others look to you to lead the way. Yes, you could appear as though on a mission; and yes, you may cause more than one person to be stopped in their tracks mid-week: something that you may have proposed months ago could now receive the attention it deserves. By Friday you may be quizzed on the costs and practicalities. It seems likely though that you will have all the right answers. This could work on so many levels, from excelling at a pub quiz to making clear at work that you are very much integral to a team and have a clear vision of what could be accomplished in the New Year.

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Pisces
Personal theme: I believe!!
Water sign: February 19 -- March 20

Your horoscope for this week:

As a Piscean, you long ago learnt to ignore those who ridicule your belief in what might be termed `miraculous chance`. This is especially important now, mostly because those doubters could complicate matters. The trick is to do whatever you must but, speak of your plans only to those who understand your intentions and, more important, share your viewpoint. Within days, your faith will be rewarded.

You will finally hear from someone who has been hard to track down and what they have to say will be productive. It`s time to discuss your professional prospects. Taking the helm of a creative venture will be a great use of your artistic talents. Not only will you enjoy building a team of committed professionals, but you`ll form some strong friendships in the process. If someone invites you to spend time with them over Christmas, accept.

Mercury has been retrograde at the apex of your solar chart. It is now moving forward and the process of tidying up loose ends begins. This though, is of course the holiday period and you could experience a degree of frustration - especially around the Quarter Moon on December 26th, when it may not possible to make contact with those who could assist. This though, is a temporary condition. Over Thursday and Friday, - and with the assistance of someone most likely born under one of the Cardinal signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn who understands what it is that you want to achieve in 2018 - you could agree the framework or stages that will need to be reached. In short, before the end of 2017 and with a more practical approach than is usually associated with those of your sign, you could make considerable headway..