December starts the month off on a wonderful note. Uranus in Pisces has been retrograde since July 1, but will suddenly bolt forward with enormous energy on December 1. You'll feel the difference and be suddenly filled with optimism, too. Watch projects and relationships jump to life. It will be like a strong gust of wind suddenly blew in your window and lit the inner you with a million magical points of light. Uranus is the planet of electricity and you'll feel very lit up, for sure.


Watch what happens around this date of December 1, for you may have some very exciting news to report! When a major planet - like Uranus - turns on its power, you can feel the ground move. Uranus is the planet associated with freedom, rebellion, innovation, and surprises, and because Uranus is in Pisces, you will feel its move direct even more. You'll be confident and liberated from a confining condition and may see a turn for the better in health, too.


Your home and family will be a focus too in December's first week. The full moon December 2 will light your house of home and family. You may move house or buy an important piece of furniture, such as a handsome desk or a fabulous new rug. You may renovate, do repairs, paint your bedroom, or simply become energized by the idea of cleaning out closets and washing windows. You may hope to sell or buy a house, and if so, your timing will be perfect. 

This full moon is a really friendly one - it will send a sweet vibe to Mars - so you may have houseguests, or you may give a party, or you may be thinking intently about one of your parents. Your mother may need your attention, even if she's too shy to say so, and although you will be consumed with holiday events, work projects, and home-related developments, your parent may need help, too. Save time for your mother or father - you won't want to say you can't be there if one of them needs you.

Your career will light up the night sky in mid-December and your name will certainly be "out there" on the big marquee for the entire world to see. The new moon on December 16 will send a brilliant beam to Jupiter and Neptune and introduce your name to many. You are again going up in the world, dear Pisces. Venus will be moving through your career sector, so will people know your work, they will become real supporters, and even critical reviews should be really positive. As a result of this new moon, you may be celebrating a new promotion, an offer for a new job, a launch of a very important new product or service, a new client, or truly stunning publicity. It's a critical time for you to get ahead, so give your career all you've got to give in the second half, even though it's holiday time.

At the same time all this good career news will be showing up, one project or high-level client will be getting you a little crazy. This is due to Uranus in hard angle the Sun in your house of fame and accomplishment, which will add difficult volatility. It's possible something will go suddenly wrong with a project and need your vital attention to set it straight. You won't see this coming, as Uranus' presence always points to what you'd never expect, but if you can get through December 14-17 unscathed, you'll be fine. Uranus can be extremely disruptive and upsetting in a way that can leave a scar in your memory, so be diplomatic as you approach this matter, even though you don't feel like being so careful! 

Mars has been pressing hard on you, forcing you to work very hard on many assignments and work-related matters since mid-October. Rarely have you had to do so much with such consistency and with so little relief. You have been in demand, which is flattering, but there's no end in sight - this pace is due to keep up until early June. While it is flattering, it can also burn you out, so pace yourself by penciling in some fun days on your agenda. Fortunately, Mars will be retrograde from December 20 to March 10, and that alone should lighten the load a little.

The two-and-a-half months spanning these dates that Mars is retrograde would not be the time for you to launch new ventures. For that, you would need a strong, potent Mars to supply energy and drive to lift off your new endeavor properly.

There is another reason to hold back on all-important initiations. Mercury, the planet of communication, perception, data, agreements, negotiations, commerce, and shipping will be retrograde too, from December 26 to January 16. You will feel the slowdowns and confusing effects from Mercury as soon as December 9. Any retrograde planet is a planet that is resting and will not emit its best energy to you during that time. Be smart and hold off on new ventures while Mars and Mercury are retrograde, if you can, for a lot of cosmic dust is being kicked up and it will be hard to see the road ahead. If you must launch this month, do so prior to December 20, closer to the new moon December 16, the one that will be a prestigious point for you.


December 17 will be quite a day too, when Venus, in your house of fame, will reach out to Mars, in your house of day-to-day work projects, to bring you sensational applause for work well done. You are the darling of just about everyone in the firm or your industry. Dear Pisces, this month it looks like you'll be doing everything right!


It would not be wise to do your holiday shopping too close to Mercury retrograde. Instead of doing your shopping at the last minute, I suggest you finish all on your list on December 9. Retail stock will be woefully low with two retrograde planets at play, and after searching high and low for the perfect gift, you won't want to be disappointed by the words, "We are completely sold out." I chose December 9 because a mathematical phase that Mercury will enter after that date could cause a lot of static with any kind of communication, negotiation, or commercial transaction. 

Be smart and have your shopping, wrapping, and shipping done by December 9. If you can't get everything done by then, at least get all electronic items purchased early in December, as FAR from Mercury retrograde as possible. I suggest the first week of December, for if you act then you will be pleased with your purchase, and chances are, your recipient will, too.

The month will end on a powerful note. A lunar eclipse, December 31, in Cancer, 10 degrees will light your house of true love. Eclipses are always on a mission to move you quickly forward (even if you don't feel quite ready) so that you evolve to a new, more advanced stage in life. They are the most dramatic tools the universe uses to enlighten us, fix things, or change things. They certainly widen our perspective, for after an eclipse has touched us we never view the situation in the same way. If an eclipse will touch your Sun or one of your planets, you will see very different and dramatic changes in subsequent months.


Eclipses have the power of three full moons rolled into one, so this will be a very memorable moment. Because the moon will be partnering with many planets in your eleventh house of friends, hopes, and wishes, and since Jupiter is so very close to Pisces - to arrive next month - this could be the night of your dreams. You may get engaged or married, or if single, be swept off your feet when the one you care about confesses true love. If single, you may meet someone who completely captures your attention and ignites your imagination. Having met on an eclipse, you may be together a very long time, possibly forever.