December 2010
Love Horoscopes

Passion pops

by Jeff Jawer

Loving Venus is picking up speed after she turned direct on November 18. She's back in emotionally powerful Scorpio to intensify relationships. Persistence and strong desires motivate behavior, which can help to work through difficult partnership issues. However, it will be frustrating for those who try to hold onto a relationship when there's no more love in the tank.

We do have a counter force of active Mars in playful Sagittarius until December 7, which encourages new experiences and adventures to balance Venus in Scorpio's potential to stay stuck in the past. On December 5, though, mental Mercury joins manipulative Pluto to complicate conversations with secrets and sarcasm. Ideally, this is a time to look below the surface to uncover hidden desires and unconscious motivations.

Mercury turns retrograde on December 10 to initiate three weeks when communication grows more complicated. Issues that come up early in the month may not be settled until Mercury turns direct on the December 29. It's best to avoid making serious commitments during a Mercury retrograde period as misunderstanding and missing information is common.

Mars' shift into orderly Capricorn on December 7 adds a note of seriousness that makes it harder to take ourselves and others lightly. This aggressive planet's conjunction with Pluto on December 13 can trigger power struggles and push us to extremes while its tense square with stern Saturn on December 29 requires a major dose of realism.

December 2010 Love Horoscopes