Weekly Horoscope: December 20 – 26

Who knows what they’ll think of next! Mercury, the planet of communication and ideas, harmonizes with innovative Uranus at 3:18 PM, and there is forward progress with things that have been invented or new implementations of technology.

Capricorn season begins on Tuesday, December 21, the winter solstice, at 10:59 AM. The winter solstice is the longest night of the year. Capricorn, ruled by serious Saturn, understands the empty half of the glass—it’s what makes their precious time on earth so much more vividly bright.

The last of 2021’s three Saturn-Uranus squares happens on 2:17 AM, Friday, December 24: This has been a test of our limits and structures as Uranus, the planet of surprises and lightning, has sent shocks to the long-standing rules and boundaries that Saturn has set in place. There will be challenges to things that are stale, or need to be completely overhauled. Things can feel shaky, but there are ideas that are constant and can always be trusted—the golden rule, for example!

It’s a yuletide wake-up call: Venus retrograde has been purging all things that are no longer pleasing or appropriate, and as Venus meets shady Pluto, we get a deep, subtextual understanding of our desires! Shadows are exposed on Saturday, December 25 at 7:01 PM. 

Wishful thinking is available as messenger Mercury connects with Neptune, the planet of dreams, on Sunday, December 26 at 4:28 PM. This is great for coming into new ideas that you never could have imagined on your own. It’s easy to get lost, so make sure you have communicated the correct address clearly. Nevertheless, it’s a spiritual sky!

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Aries (December 20 - 26)

You’re learning about your greater role and personal power as Mercury, the planet of communication, defines your title as an authority during its trip through Capricorn. Mercury harmonizes with inventive Uranus, empowering you with the wit to move forward with an unusual money-making scheme. News about payments can come as a surprise. Capricorn season begins, which highlights your accomplishments and puts you in a place of recognition. You’re getting attention for everything that you’re known for! Venus retrograde meets power planet Pluto, digging up dirt about your relationship to authority and the public, and on a deeper level, your parents! Messenger Mercury connects with dreamy Neptune, giving you cosmic insights into your dreams and subconscious mind.

Taurus (December 20 - 26)

It’s a spiritual time, regardless of your faith. Messenger Mercury harmonizes with inventive Uranus, giving you insight into how your worldview helps you rationalize your own quirks. You gain a better understanding and acceptance of yourself. The sun enters fellow earth sign Capricorn, helping you wrap up all of the changes you’ve been implementing this past month. This year has been marked by uncertainty in your career and personal life as Saturn and Uranus, the planet of the unexpected, have been clashing, bringing groundbreaking shifts and possibly some feelings of instability. Your planetary ruler Venus is retrograde, helping you understand your place in the world (possible that this is more geographical than conceptual) through a different perspective. Venus retrograde meets power planet Pluto, revealing information about your travels and intellectual pursuits.

Gemini (December 20 - 26)

Your mind is going to some pretty spooky, unknown places as your planetary ruler Mercury moves through a healing and psychic area of your chart. Mercury harmonizes with Uranus, the planet of surprises, giving you insight about how to make peace with and resolve some things that are outside of your control. Capricorn season asks what your commitments look like, materially. You know who your partners are, but what exactly do you trust them with? Venus retrograde meets power planet Pluto, digging up dirt about your financial commitments and trust issues. You just need to think happy thoughts! Mercury connects with dreamy Neptune, giving you mystical insights into how you can create your own little world—make it a good one!

Cancer (December 20 - 26)

You’ve been thinking a lot about your relationships as messenger Mercury travels through your chart’s partnerships sector. Mercury harmonizes with electric Uranus, giving you insight into how you and your partner can move forward with an unusual, but perfectly appropriate, vision for the future together. After all the chores and work you’ve been doing, there’s finally time to truly focus on your partners and relationships as Capricorn season begins! The planet of relationships, Venus, has been retrograde, asking you to redefine your values in love. Retrograde Venus meets with power planet Pluto, revealing shadows in your committed partnerships and helping you build trust. You and your partners (romantic or otherwise) can come out of the other side with a deeper understanding of each other’s fears and passions.

Leo (December 20 - 26)

Your vivacious planetary ruler, the sun, changes signs, initiating a vibe shift! Capricorn season puts you in a productive mood as you take yourself to the task. Getting into a routine and groove helps you feel like your energy is protected and sustained. This year has tested the integrity of your relationships and brought you to unexpected places in your career as serious Saturn and Uranus, the planet of surprises, have clashed. There’s one more litmus test to go! Venus, the planet of relationships, is retrograde in your house of routine and lifestyle, encouraging you to find common ground in relationships when it comes to mundane lifestyle choices. As Venus retrograde meets power planet Pluto, it could be easy for someone’s dirty dishes to set you off.

Virgo (December 20 - 26)

You’re exploring your definition of pleasure as your planetary ruler Mercury moves through a happy-go-lucky sector of your chart! Mercury harmonizes with Uranus, helping you understand how to share your vision with the world in a new and exciting way. The sun enters fellow earth sign Capricorn, putting you in the position to have fun and flirt! Even if you’re spinning a lot of uncertain plates, you can find peace from the things that bring you joy. Playtime must be protected! The planet of love and beauty, Venus, is retrograde, which has you questioning what you really want. Venus meets power planet Pluto, digging up dirt about your sexuality and desires. Messenger Mercury connects with dreamy Neptune, giving you supernatural insights into how you define relationships.

Libra (December 20 - 26)

There’s a lot happening behind the scenes! The planet of communication, Mercury, harmonizes with Uranus, the planet of surprises, helping you come up with a unique plan to be more strategic about money and loans. You’re really settling down as Capricorn season begins, illuminating your chart’s house of home and family. This can be a nostalgic time of year for you, and your planetary ruler Venus (which is retrograde) meets power planet Pluto, digging up dirt about your home situation. You might realize how your desires can be psychologically or materially informed by your childhood or family dynamics. Messenger Mercury connects with dreamy Neptune, giving you cosmic insights about how to create private time for yourself to slip away and rest, in an everyday setting.

Scorpio (December 20 - 26)

Your mind is extremely active, so take care of it! Mercury, the planet of communication, harmonizes with Uranus, the planet of the unexpected, providing an explanation for how other people are behaving. You may easily be overthinking things, little scorpion… The sun enters Capricorn, putting you in a chatty and busy place. Connecting with your neighbors and local community can help you feel less wacky during uncertain times. This year has thrown unexpected relationship dynamics at you that test your boundaries and ability to keep cool as Saturn and Uranus, the planet of the unexpected, have clashed. Ground is breaking and new structures take their place. Love planet Venus is currently retrograde, changing your perception of your desires. Venus meets with power planet Pluto, digging up dirt concerning how you feel about commitments and words of affection.

Sagittarius (December 20 - 26)

It’s been a big month for you, Sag! Now it’s Capricorn season, and you can change gears and shift into cruise control. You’re focusing more on your relationship to the material world, money, and resources. The planet of love and beauty, Venus, meets power planet Pluto, digging up dirt about money matters. You may be gaining more insights into how money or resources have been used to manipulate people. This can also be a deeply transformative time for your own relationship to money! Messenger Mercury connects with dreamy Neptune, giving you cosmic understandings of how to find peace with these stressful topics. They are all material and temporary, so your mind is looking to more spiritual and mystical places.

Capricorn (December 20 - 26)

Mercury, the planet of communication, harmonizes with unusual Uranus, helping you wrap your head around idiosyncrasies in your sexuality and creativity. The sun enters your sign, Capricorn, giving you more clarity and personal authority. This calendar year has tested your limits in love and money as Uranus, the planet of the unexpected, have been clashing with your planetary ruler, Saturn. There’s one more trial: Venus retrograde meets power planet Pluto, digging up dirt about your relationship to yourself and your self image. Mercury connects with dreamy Neptune, giving you cosmic insights into your own mind and illusions! Don’t get lost in there; you can always write it out and look at it again later to see if and how you’re tripping.

Aquarius (December 20 - 26)

The planet of communication, Mercury, harmonizes with Uranus, the planet of surprises, giving you insights about how to peacefully move forward with any uncertainties in your home and family life. Capricorn season begins, putting your focus on your reclusive, private, inner world. This calendar year has tested your limits when it comes to self discipline and how you plan for your future home as your planetary ruler, Saturn, has been clashing with Uranus. As love planet Venus meets power planet Pluto, you get a deeper insight into your hidden desires and secret fantasies. There can be an uncovering of old, stale relationship funks that need to be properly buried. Meditation, or some quality alone time, is useful now.

Pisces (December 20 - 26)

Capricorn season begins, and you’re feeling festive! You’re connecting with friends far and wide, and getting more energy to work toward your goals. Your hopes and dreams are coming to life, little fish! During Venus retrograde, your values and goals may be changing as you get a new spin on things. Venus retrograde meets power planet Pluto, digging up dirt about power dynamics in friend groups. You can also gain a better understanding of what you actually want for your future, purging anything that’s polluting your perspective. You can uncover a deeper drive for your desires. Messenger Mercury connects with dreamy Neptune, giving you magical insights about how to dream your way into your ideal friendships and opportunities.

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