Daily Horoscope December 23, 2011

Aries: A part of you wants to let things happen as they will, but another part is full of "shoulds" as you itch to micro manage.

Taurus: Pull the reins in on your spending. Do you want momentary pleasure or enduring practicality? Is both possible?

Gemini: You may feel there is much work to be done now while others are in a celebratory mood. Don't expect high productivity.

Cancer: Friends or coworkers may be calling you to firm up holiday plans or spring last minutes errands or invitations on you.

Leo: Holidays should be pleasure - not production. Accept that you can only do or give what time or resources permit. Chill!

Virgo: If you're traveling, you may miss being home. If home, you may feel you should have made holiday travel plans. Restless.

Libra: Your negative or dark side can easily show itself if you allow other people to get to you now. Patience & tolerance required.

Scorpio: A part of you wants to feel prosperous & be generous now but you may also resent commercialism this holiday season.

Sagittarius: A busy day of last minute shopping, chores & holiday visits may make you snappy. Curtail dark humor or sarcasm.

Capricorn: If you are attempting to keep work the focus, don't be aggravated if others are not. The holiday mindset prevails.

Aquarius: Clear communication or setting of plans may not happen today. The business world or friends are in holiday flux.

Pisces: Juggling personal & business schedules may be challenging. You concede to the plans of others to keep the peace.

The moon in the mutable fire sign of expansive, friendly Sagittarius is not all holiday cheer today, due to a challenging square aspect it forms to action oriented Mars in the mutable earth sign of detail oriented Virgo. Another stressful energy patten is in place now with abundant Jupiter in materialistic Taurus opposing restrictive Satu
in relationship minded, perfection seeking Libra. For many of us, the hurry and scurry of last minutes chores, trips or calls that crop up around a holiday can feel overwhelming now. Impatience and irritability could be the predominant emotions today as people scatter their energy right and left. The worry warts and controllers will be annoyed with those who ignore the undone tasks in favor of partying and the folks caught up in holiday revelry will be annoyed by those who are talking about schedules, lists and undone chores. The biggest challenge today will be to avoid spending money impulsively. The Saturn/Jupiter opposition doesn't bode well for wise choices when it comes to gift purchasing. The moon will soon joi
Pluto and the sun in Capricorn. The new moon in Caprico
this Christmas Eve will also aspect Satu
in Libra, Venus in Aquarius, Neptune in Aquarius, Chiron in Pisces, Uranus in Aries, and Jupiter in Taurus. Emotional intensity will radiate out to many areas of your life, due to all the planets being aspected by the moon. I will write more about that tomorrow, if time allows. My own schedule has been crazy these last few days. The moon/Mars square today can be even more emotionally disturbing or unsettling because we sense the approaching new moon and the smorgasbord of energy it will bring. Do your best to be patient and tolerant with yourself and other people now. If your emotions swing wildly, you will know it is a passing aspect that is to blame. Tonight, the moon/Mars square is gone and the party atmosphere of a Sagittarius moon can express fully. We will all feel a lightening of our energy as a busy day comes to a close.