Happy birthday (Dec. 1): What you do you will do with style. Instead of requiring more money, time and effort, you'll use less. The specific decisions that are so you are bolder than they are expensive. You have a full heart, and love in many forms flows through 2022. It will be impossible to be too generous in this regard as giving amplifies your resources.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your mastery of a skill depends on accurate feedback. Which opinion is correct? Gather them all, but don't act on any yet. Time will shake things out and sort them for you. By the end of the week, only the truth will remain.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are brave, persistent and focused on the right thing for you and yours. The courage of your convictions is a powerfully attractive force, and by the end of the week, you'll find you have allies.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You have your hand on the dial of your own intensity. You can take any emotion you feel and turn it up or down as needed. Combine this talent with your ability to read the room and you're unstoppable.
CANCER (June 22-July 22): Yes, something has slipped out of your grip and now you long to have and hold it. The good news is this is lost but not gone. It will, however, take work to get it back. Extend your reach.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don't wait until you need something badly or are frustrated, angry or anxious to move yourself into a better state of mind. However you feel, raise it. Why shouldn't you live in an optimum, powerful state of mind?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): On your mind will be matters of citizenship, fairness and leadership. You've a gut instinct for what's right, but it's still important to process the facts with an open mind because the lesson is in an integration of gut and intellect.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Obtain what's necessary to move forward. This is probably a skill or tool. Success depends on a belief. Try this one on for size: It was always meant to be yours; you just have to claim it.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): The Chinese proverb says, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." But it's not until step 233 that you begin to feel like you're really going somewhere.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): All of the things that money can't buy — love, respect, profound glamour, real connection — require complex kinds of work. To imagine, plot and execute your plans will feel like play.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time, but oh, how the objects will keep trying! The spirit of competition and the inevitability of collision keeps it interesting in a highly charged atmosphere.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There's a certain part of your life that's not a pretty picture. Consider that it may not be the picture's fault. Maybe it's the frame. Framing it differently will change your view entirely.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Get clear about what you want. Ranking your options in order of desirability, from your top-tier arrangement to your bottom-line necessities, will bring good fortune to your realm.
NEPTUNE GOES DIRECT
Most regrets have at their root a bad decision. To minimize our regrets, we can maximize our good decisions. Of course, if we knew the right choice in the moment, we would make it every time. The key is to give ourselves the best shot at knowing, to do what it takes to have a clear head. The turn of Neptune blows the fog away.
COSMIC QUESTION
Q: “I’m a Leo, and I see that in Tarot, there is a card called Strength that has a picture of a lion on it. Is there any connection between the two?”
A: Yes. In Tarot, the Strength card represents the astrological sign of Leo. They share the symbol of the courageous lion, and for good reason. Leos love being in the spotlight and, as anyone who’s ever had stage fright can tell you, that takes a lot of bravery. Leo is about putting yourself out there for all the world to see. The term “lionhearted” is used to describe those with great inner strength. And though the term is associated with warriors and kings, one does not have to be in a heroic line of work or royal station to require such strength. Knowing who you are and what you need to do takes strength at every level of life. Every day, we are faced with dozens of choices: what to wear, who to sit with at lunch, what to study, where to work, when to call it quits, how to keep going. If you pull the “Strength” card in a Tarot deck, the fates are telling you that love will conquer fear if you follow your lion heart.
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