We may struggle all week with a determined tendency to isolate, 'keep our own counsel', or 'go it alone' in this week's Sagittarian expedition. The Sagittarius urge to explore is front and center this week but we have to make a conscious choice about whether to ask others for help and guidance. What can hopefully 'Win The Day' is our embrace of any opportunity to learn and grow through the challenges that life throws at us. As Mercury moves in reverse we are encouraged to reexamine some of our most cherished, long-standing beliefs and assumptions. The process will be much more comfortable if [...]

Mercury slows down all week, turning retrograde just after the week ends (December 3rd). We begin the week intent upon freely pursuing our own, independent vision. We would rather avoid any input that provokes conflicts that might distract us or take us off course. However, by the end of the week, we are likely to realize that the big picture is [...]

The Mars-Pluto square builds all week, keeping our attention intensely focused on imperatives that demand attention, despite the fact that the Moon is waning in light — a time when we usually expect intensity to dissipate. Certainly, there are building power struggles and overt attempts to take or maintain control. However, we should not discount the importance of this week's Venus-Jupiter conjunction, with Venus carrying Jupiter's light into a trine with Neptune. Creative and artistic inspiration can provide us with [...]