December opens up with Mercury, the planet of communication, moving into business-oriented Capricorn on December 2nd. He'll turn retrograde on December 19th until January 8th and we'll face serious questions connected to re-evaluating goals and ambitions. 

Today the Sun began its month-long trek through Sagittarius, the sign of the celestial archer, which is assigned to the Temperance card of the tarot. Sagittarius’ ruler is the planet Jupiter and belongs to the element fire. In Scorpio, the Sun has been intense, careful, methodical, and concerned with longevity, in Sagittarius, the Sun is in good spirits, adventurous, open-minded, and opportunistic with big, bold ideas. It's the journey, not just the destination. While the Sun is in Sagittarius, dare to dream a little. Allow Sagittarian ideals to stir excitement within yourself. This is a perfect time to start thinking about those new goals and desires to be planted in the New Year.

I’ve had some of you email me lately about the latest 13th sign kerfuffle. Honestly, I wish the astronomers would stick to their side of the cosmos and leave us astrologers alone.  Ever since the Age of Enlightenment, they have tried (and did succeed for a while) to call us crazy charlatans and sweep astrology under the rug.  But that’s a post for another day.