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by Jeff Jawer and Rick Levine
Instead of just filling yourself up with holiday cheer, you have some emotional work to finish before the end of the year. Data-devouring Mercury's retrograde turn in your 9th House of Big Ideas on December 10 makes it more difficult to assimilate new information or organize elaborate plans. Editing and eliminating may provide the clarity you need to manage your life effectively now and make healthy decisions for the future.
Mercury's retrograde through December 30 can complicate travel, so double-check your arrangements and allow ample time to reduce stress on the road. The New Moon in free-spirited Sagittarius on December 5 stirs your 8th House of Intimacy with an itch to go on an adventure with someone special. Expressing this desire is a risk worth taking, because stable Saturn balances your hunger for more with a sense of realism and a touch of diplomacy.
It's easy to go too far when extravagant Jupiter stresses Venus and the Sun on December 15-16. Your desire to make a quick impression could lead to overindulging, overspending, or over-committing. Take what you hear with a grain of salt, as well, since your sense of hope could be inflated now. On December 18, dynamic aspects among wired Uranus, sensual Venus, and the Sun can prompt you to shock others by expressing exactly what you want. Restlessness provokes uncertainty that is best engaged by breaking with tradition and exploring new people and experiences.
Unreasonable requests at work can be frustrating on December 28, and you might feel that it's impossible to do what's expected of you. A tense square between combative Mars and restrictive Saturn on December 29 ratchets up the pressure to perform without mistakes. If this is an ongoing pattern, you may be at a defining moment of change. But if it's a onetime experience, dig in and do your best for now.