Leo Horoscope for December 2008
Leos have not had it easy lately, for September brought heavy-duty financial concerns, and November brought a strong emphasis on home, property, or family, as well as developments in your career at mid-month. While November was a positive time to make monumental decisions on these matters, you probably felt like you needed to maintain your concentration and had little time for fun.
This is why, in so many ways, December will be like a dream come true for you. The planets will work together to make you truly happy now, dear Leo, and if there is any zodiac sign that deserves a truly happy, romantic time, it’s you!
If you are single and hope to meet someone new, or attached and want jumpstart a relationship that has grown lackluster, you will have your chance to do so this month.
The new moon that fell last month on November 27 opened a gateway for greater love experiences, especially if you are single. To take full advantage, you would need to circulate more assertively from then on. Early December will be just made for love, so get your dancing shoes on, dear Leo - it’s time to leave the office early and kick up your heels!
If your birthday falls within five days of July 29, you will get a double dip of pleasure, and it will be doubly important that you do take the time to circulate.
All Leos, no matter what your birthday, will enjoy December 1, when Venus will meet with Jupiter - you’ve got a great chance of enjoying a bewitching evening. If your company is giving a party (seems possible) you will have lots of fun if you go - more than you think is possible.
Lucky you, Mars will remain in the perfect, most helpful position in your chart, your house of true love. Mars is the action planet, and so powerful is Mars that it was deemed “the timekeeper” of the zodiac, for when Mars enters any house of the chart, things start to happen. You’ve not had any help from Mars in matters of romance until now, so while you have Mars on your side until December 27, you can see enormous improvements in your romantic life. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by!
If you are attached, you’ll be well taken care of by Venus this month. Venus will glide into your house of close, previously formed established relationships on December 7, to stay all month. Venus will teach you to simply have fun - you’ll have no problem getting ready for that kind of tutoring!
Single or attached, you need to brace for a tense moment involving a social event and money at the full moon, December 12. This full moon will have a tiff with Mars, Pluto, Saturn, and Uranus, and that’s a lot of heavy-duty energy that will be creating tension for everyone, no matter what their sign.
For you this emotional full moon seems to bring high expenses in relation to socializing. News seems to be unexpected and jarring in some way, so you’ll have to watch your cash flow as best you can from the start of the month until this full moon December 12. If you are careful, you may be able to dodge the main bite of this full moon. If buying holiday gifts, you may want to set a few parameters - you are so generous and you spoil friends all the time, but it seems you will need a little slush fund to draw from this month.
December is always a hard month to stem the tide of financial outgo, but this full moon seems to have damaging financial mischief up her sleeve, so you will have to be vigilant. Buying new clothes to attend an important event or choosing a gift to give your host could set you back quite a bit. It may be that you are attending a wedding, or that you are even a member of the wedding - these events do add up.
Once you pass the full moon and you get the message of the universe, you will know where you are and can relax. All full moons each month have a wide area of influence, so keep alert from December 10 to 16 for news.
If you have children, it is possible that an expense on their behalf will be the reason your budget goes haywire at the full moon period near December 12. If that’s the way things work out, as a Leo you are very loving and child oriented, so chances are, you’ll be glad to pay for whatever comes up. Life brings many unanticipated events, and the reason we work so hard is so that we can generously care for our children when they need us most. In these cases, we simply have to laugh, as these things happen - just plunk down the plastic and don’t let this mar your enjoyment of this beautiful season.
There is one other way this full moon may turn out and that is if you are self-employed and working on a creative project. In that case, you may encounter a financial overrun, or a client may suddenly change the project’s direction or ask for some other unforeseen request. If so, you will not have much time to find a cure, as full moons are filled with high energy and require quick response. That’s both the bad news and the good news - thank goodness it is quick to blow over. Even so, you seem to have to pay out some sort of money.
If you were born on August 14 or within five days of this date, you will actually find a way to benefit from this full moon, for it will appear at 21 degrees of Gemini and reach out and match the degrees of your Leo Sun.
Whether you work for yourself or others, you will find that business is really, really good this month, and it will grow even more so after December 21, as counter-intuitive as this may sound! Watch December 22 when an influential VIP may recommend you for a plum assignment.
As you get closer to month’s end, a very magical change will take place in your thinking, and suddenly you will be determined to transform your appearance - quite a bit! Thanks to a darling new moon, you will be very determined and energized about getting fit, sleek, and toned. Perhaps you have fallen in love with someone this month (seems very possible) and will redouble your efforts to look extra sexy in (and out of) your clothes! All this is very, very possible!
Once Mars moves into your heath and fitness sector on December 27, the same day as the new moon will appear in the same part of your chart ruling health and fitness, you’ll be off and running (perhaps literally). While it seems that everyone you know will be making New Year resolutions about losing pounds and shaping up by exercising more and eating right, only you, dear Leo, have precisely the right aspects to make this happen over the long term. Don’t wait for January to dawn to get started on your plan, for in astrology it really matters greatly when you begin an endeavor.
For best luck, begin on December 28-31. Sign up for a gym membership at that time if you don’t already belong to a gym that you are enthusiastic about going to every week. Not only will you be starting at a time that is ideal, within days of the new moon in your fitness house (a rare event), but you may also nab a bargain. Gym managers will try to reach sales quotas at that time, something you won’t find to be true in January - you may get a deal!
Be sure to choose a place you’ll enjoy visiting on a regular basis. If you don’t like gyms, make a commitment to a new sport. In that case, you may want to buy some new gear and a package of lessons, and perhaps get a friend to sign up, too. The key to make your plan work is to actually begin your routine at the new moon, not just buy a membership or a package of lessons and let things sit on your desk. As it’s been said, half of the success in life is simply showing up.
See a doctor first to be sure you are healthy enough to begin, and follow your doctor’s advice to the letter. In astrology there is nothing wrong with starting slowly - long-range plans begin with baby steps. What is necessary is that you commit to consistency and growth. It is more important to exercise on a regular basis than to do too much at once and give up. Be sure to do something physical - even if you choose power walking - every day. It is always exciting to see a breakthrough, and you will, certainly in six months, no matter what shape you are in now, even if you are already quite fit. (We can always get better!) Six months from now is June, and for many bathing suit time. Hooray!
If you have had a health concern, the presence of Jupiter, the great healer, in this same sector of preventative medicine will bring you the right medical and dental advice to follow. Jupiter will be in your health sector until January 5, in a once-in-twelve-year visit. Make your appointment any time in December or early January. You don’t have to cure your disorder, just take the first steps now!
As a result of financial outgo at mid-month, you may consider scaling back your plans for New Year’s Eve. Even if you do, you won’t miss any fun, not with Mercury about to conjoin fortunate Jupiter! You appear to have a tender, romantic evening shaping up, one just made for quiet conversation and sexy, private exchanges. As they say, some of the best things in life are free, and after this sparkling evening is over, you will know this is true in your heart. Enjoy your evening, dear Leo!
Summary
There’s plenty of work to be done in December, and jobs will flow in - but your social life will be hopping too, and that seems to interest you more. The month starts off very promising, thanks to a lovely new moon that opened a gateway on November 27 and that will still be strong as you move through the first ten days. Romance should be good, and the party invitations should flow.
The problem that you are likely to encounter is a drama-filled full moon, due December 12 (operative plus or minus four days) in your friendship sector. That full moon opposes your house of true love and causes all sorts of problems in your financial houses. This full moon will be problematic for everyone, which only means that everyone you encounter will be close to a meltdown at the slightest cross look or comment from you. Don’t blame yourself. This full moon will be looking for weak links and will expose them faster than you can change channels on your TV set.
It looks like a friend or social event will trigger the problem. You may have an altercation with a friend, or it may be that a friend encounters a crisis and needs you to help. In that case, you will need to drop everything and do so. You seem to find yourself in a money jam at the same time midmonth. I am not sure if the two are related, but it seems so. It may be that your best friend is getting married and you’re in the wedding party. As hard as you may have tried to estimate costs, you now see you were quite a bit off and are in a panic. Or, it may be that your friend needs help and to do what you need to do will incur costs, such as a last minute air ticket for you or food for her family. Almost anything is possible.
Once you get beyond December 16 or so, you will have devised a plan and will be feeling better. By the time any full moon wanes, emotions die down. If you find that you have a friend who seems unusually cranky, allow some slack. This full moon will be hardest on the mutable signs (Gemini, Sagittarius, Pisces, and Virgo). Even if you say your friend is not one of the mutable signs, she or he may have a mutable sign rising or a prominent planet in one of these signs. Fortunately, full moons reveal problems by crystallizing them rapidly. Then, all is over. While the problem may linger, at least you will have no more surprises and can plan with greater certainty.
The end of December emphasizes new opportunities to work on a freelance basis or to do overtime work. If you are in your own business, you should find it fairly easy to bring in new clients this month if you put your mind to it. Considering how flustered I feel you’ll be about money near the full moon December 12, having the option to earn money though doing extra assignments may sound really good.
The new moon on December 27 will be your BFF by providing all the new job opportunities you need. With planets in Capricorn, you may be working for a bank or other financial-oriented company. I know this may sound a little weird to you because as a Leo you are generally thought to be such a highly creative sign. The financial industry is not one immediately associated with Leo. Perhaps you will be working on graphics, or working in the accounting department for an artist management group. The point is, it will be great to be employed and in demand.
You ALSO hold the distinction of having the very best new moon to set you off on the right foot for success in a new exercise or diet routine. In order to succeed, you would HAVE to begin in earnest on December 27. Consistency of sessions every week will be far more important in your success than having occasional bouts of strenuous activity.
For New Year’s, plan a quiet, romantic evening for two, away from the madding crowds. 2009 will be a banner year for commitment and true blue love. If you feel you have it, revel in it. If you want it, it seems to be on the way!
Happy New Year, dear Leo!
Dates to watch for December:
Your love life should zing with excitement: December 1-27. Wow!
Your most romantic evenings of the month include: December 1, 6-7, 13, 20, 22, 25-26, and 29-31.
A social event may bring unanticipated expenses that temporarily rock you near the full moon December 12, plus or minus four days.
Alternatively, an expense involving a child may turn your budget inside out, or an artistic project may incur overages at the same full moon, December 12. Thankfully, you’ll quickly solve things, and you may even find a way to turn the tables on the situation and benefit!
See a doctor or dentist for a check up, procedure, diagnosis, or first meeting. Do so before Jupiter leaves your sector of health on January 5 while you have extraordinary favor!
Begin a fitness plan: December 27-31. Be consistent, and don’t wait until January to begin. Do something each and every day from then on. Expect to see exciting results in your shape and strength level soon!
