Cancer Monthly Horoscope
December 2021 Horoscope: Predictions for Cancer
We’ve divided our 2021 monthly horoscopes into 3 groups (or decanates) per sign for more accuracy. Remember that if you know your Ascendant, read forecasts for both your Sun sign and your Ascendant sign. If you know your birth time, but don’t know your Ascendant, be sure to see How to Obtain Your Astrology Chart here.
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Overview for this Month: Cancer (All)
December 2021 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Cancer:
Work and health can be focal points this month, dear Cancer, with an emphasis on your solar sixth house. After the Solar Eclipse on the 4th is certainly a time for health resolutions. It's also a time for getting things done in many areas of life.
December is strong for taking care of business, handling details, increasing efficiency, and working enthusiastically at tasks that help you get caught up in your duties. Rewards or a new or improved job situation can be in the stars. While work and mundane matters often take center stage, there is nothing basic about these affairs right now. It's a time for putting new spins on your routines, daily duties, and tasks. Organizing the little things will benefit you all around and seems to be the primary key to success this month. You may be working longer hours than usual or pushing harder in health and fitness routines.
The Solar Eclipse on the 4th is a final cosmic push that motivates you to care for unfinished business related to work and health matters. Decisions that you've let hang or otherwise put off can begin to feel pressing.
Especially from the 13th, you're in good shape for energetic work, analysis, organization, and fixing problem areas in your life. It's a stellar time for enthusiastic work or the implementation of health and fitness programs. You're in a great position to make headway in projects that mean a lot to you. Difficulties with workload or excessive demands on you can come to a head. It's an ideal time to eliminate waste that interferes with health and fitness pursuits. Circumstances test the effectiveness of your routines and habits, and you might turn them around if need be. Daily life may speed up.
Do take advantage of your increased motivation and energy for work and health routines, but remember that overdoing it will set you back. Aim to avoid overstraining so that you can enjoy yourself as you get your life back into shape. The Full Moon on the 18th might conspire to enforce some rest. Watch for exhausting yourself, but also the other side–procrastination. There can be a real balancing act now! If energy levels are up and down, it's probably about inspiration, and pausing or taking a timeout can help you regain it. It's vital to balance your life by making more time for spiritual, imaginative, and reflective activities, or you'll lose some of the motivation and spark you've recently enjoyed.
The Full Moon on the 18th might also bring the fruition of a work matter or a secret to light. While it's also a good time for connecting with your intuition, Venus turns retrograde the next day, and you might wait and see.
From the 19th, there can be some complications or confusion surrounding a partnership. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a relationship can appear stalled for the time being. People in your life may seem to be "on the fence." Take your time and avoid trying to rush matters.
During this retrograde Venus cycle (from December 19-January 29), life has a way of showing you where things are losing their appeal or no longer supporting you. The pleasure factor may be missing. You can feel undecided, in limbo, or unsatisfied. However, this is not to torture you but rather to prompt a reexamination that ideally leads to improvements. Use this period to re-evaluate what you want in love and your relationship needs instead of forging ahead into unknown territory.
As the month advances, there is a growing theme of companionship, collaborations, and close partnerships in your astrology. Close partnerships begin to heat up after mid-month, and your attention shifts to significant others even more so by the 21st. Aim to be open to new ideas, but experiment wisely and creatively. Relationships that involve advice-giving, agent work, and counseling can also figure strongly. While relationships could have challenging moments, you seem to need some companionship to bring out the best in you now.
Jupiter moves into harmony with your sign on the 28th, helping lift your spirits as you tune into the bigger picture and gain perspective. You're more optimistic and confident with this transit that will stick with you until May. There can be new opportunities to learn, publish, communicate, or promote.
Productivity is also excellent as you close out the year. You seem quite capable of putting more focus, determination, and muscle into whatever you do.
Cancer (Born June 22 to July 1) and Cancer Ascendant 0 to 10 degrees Cancer:
December 2021 Cancer Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2021
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until December 21st:
The Sun continues to spotlight your solar sixth house. This is a busy period that finds you tending to many different details of your daily existence--your work, various projects, organization around the home and office, your daily routines, and health matters. Your ego may be especially tied up in the work you do, so that you are proud and more creative than usual in your job. You may be in the position to take charge in your work, or to take charge of your health and diet. Sometimes this cycle relates to increased activities involving pets. You seek to perfect your skills or methods now, and you focus on the parts that make up the whole now in order to improve your daily life. As a result, you can be more critical than usual, but this process is necessary for you to sort out what works for you and what doesn't.
From December 21st forward:
The Sun illuminates your seventh house. At this time of year, you have a greater need than usual to be with a partner. Bouncing ideas off someone helps you to better understand yourself. A partner provides a mirror for your own self-discovery. Now is the time to realize your own potential through a significant other. During this cycle, you focus on balancing your personal interests and objectives with your social life, or with those of a partner. The emphasis is on "us" rather than "me".
You need the energies, companionship, and support of other people, and they may also seek out your support and companionship. It's important to include others rather than to go solo for the time being. However, bending too much to the will of another is not advised either. Social interactions of a personal, one-on-one kind are emphasized. Circumstances are such that your diplomacy skills are required. Your popularity is increasing, and is reinforced by your own ability to cooperate and harmonize. Your ego and pride are tied up in how you relate to others now. This may be an especially busy time for people who consult or work with clients one-on-one.
Eclipse
A Solar Eclipse occurs on December 4th:
A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.
The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar sixth house, suggesting a new approach to work or health is in order. A new set-up in existing jobs or a new job altogether may be formed in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to your daily activities, health routines, and attention to practical matters.
This is a phase when you have an increased awareness of the daily routines that keep you organized and of your own health.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Venus is retrograde from December 19th to January 29th:
Venus retrograde in general: As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are periods during which we re-assess what--and who--we value. It is a period that most astrologers consider inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Major financial undertakings are not advised during this period as well.
Venus retrograde cycles are good times for creating budgets and financial plans, and for re-thinking our personal relationships. Old friends and lovers may re-appear, perhaps complicating current relationships. We are called upon to deal with relationship issues from the past. Events occur that seem fated or predestined.
It can be a real challenge getting close to a lover during this period of time. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be favored. Relationships that have been especially challenging may come to an end during this cycle.
However, strong relationships will survive it, even if there are a few bumps and bruises along the way. For singles, this is a good time for "eyes wide open" or experimental dating. It is not a time when people recognize the need for another person to complete them, or some people may be questioning whether they are with partners who actually fulfill them. This period is good for re-evaluating our relationship needs; but, again, major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends.
This Venus Retrograde cycle occurs for the most part in your seventh house of one-to-one partnerships. Misunderstandings with your partner now can be troublesome.
If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don't overreact to what your partner has to say either. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a partnership can appear stalled for the time being - something is up in the air. However, this is a good time to take a breather and to get in better touch with your feelings on a matter - you need this!
Relationships with friends and family may be a little strained, or they can be up for review, as these are Venus-ruled areas of your chart.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Until the 13th:
Mercury continues to transit your solar sixth house. This is an excellent cycle for improving your skills, objectively identifying your weaknesses so that you can work on them, and for finding flaws in your work methods or approach to daily activities so that you can make necessary changes.
You might be especially focused on list-making and to-do lists, as well as organizing things around you. The need to communicate about your work, health, and other daily affairs, or with co-workers, is especially strong now. Negative expression of this position is worrying about sixth house matters (work, health, pets, and so forth) rather than finding ways to improve these things.
From the 13th forward:
Mercury transits your solar seventh house. You tend to weigh the pros and cons of every issue during this cycle, taking into account others' needs as well as your own. Some indecisiveness is possible now, simply because you naturally entertain opposing viewpoints. You have a strong desire to cooperate and communicate with others now. You feel most comfortable spending time with people on a one-to-one level, or with those with whom you share a personal history.
Interestingly, your own thoughts become clearer through dialogue with others during this window. You may be doing public relations work, counseling, negotiating, or arbitration during this cycle. There is a lot of emphasis on communications with partners and best friends at this time. You can use the power of words to advise others or to make peace with people in your life. You are more diplomatic than usual during this transit.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Until the 12th:
Mars continues to energize your solar fifth house. This brings increased energy and enthusiasm to romance, child-rearing, and creative or recreational endeavors. It can also bring some strife to these areas of your world in some cases. For the most part, however, a romance could pick up pace, you are self-motivated and inspired on creative and expressive levels, and your self-confidence is well-received by others during this cycle. You are more willing to take little risks and you are competitive in a mostly friendly way. In your enthusiasm to take the lead, try to be sensitive to and respectful of others' needs.
From the 13th:
Mars animates and energizes your solar sixth house. You have more energy for work and your daily routines tend to speed up during this transit. Perhaps you have a larger workload than usual. It's a great time to take charge of your health. You have much energy at your disposal to pick up (or step up) a health and physical activity program. It might be hard for you to work with others in a harmonious manner during this transit, and disputes with co-workers are possible. If you are feeling especially angry, frustrated, or restless, it would be wise to find little projects and things to do so that you can channel excess energy constructively. If health is affected, fevers or infections are more likely.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2021 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Cancer:
Work and health can be focal points this month, dear Cancer, with an emphasis on your solar sixth house. After the Solar Eclipse on the 4th is certainly a time for health resolutions. It's also a time for getting things done in many areas of life.
December is strong for taking care of business, handling details, increasing efficiency, and working enthusiastically at tasks that help you get caught up in your duties. Rewards or a new or improved job situation can be in the stars. While work and mundane matters often take center stage, there is nothing basic about these affairs right now. It's a time for putting new spins on your routines, daily duties, and tasks. Organizing the little things will benefit you all around and seems to be the primary key to success this month. You may be working longer hours than usual or pushing harder in health and fitness routines.
The Solar Eclipse on the 4th is a final cosmic push that motivates you to care for unfinished business related to work and health matters. Decisions that you've let hang or otherwise put off can begin to feel pressing.
Especially from the 13th, you're in good shape for energetic work, analysis, organization, and fixing problem areas in your life. It's a stellar time for enthusiastic work or the implementation of health and fitness programs. You're in a great position to make headway in projects that mean a lot to you. Difficulties with workload or excessive demands on you can come to a head. It's an ideal time to eliminate waste that interferes with health and fitness pursuits. Circumstances test the effectiveness of your routines and habits, and you might turn them around if need be. Daily life may speed up.
Do take advantage of your increased motivation and energy for work and health routines, but remember that overdoing it will set you back. Aim to avoid overstraining so that you can enjoy yourself as you get your life back into shape. The Full Moon on the 18th might conspire to enforce some rest. Watch for exhausting yourself, but also the other side–procrastination. There can be a real balancing act now! If energy levels are up and down, it's probably about inspiration, and pausing or taking a timeout can help you regain it. It's vital to balance your life by making more time for spiritual, imaginative, and reflective activities, or you'll lose some of the motivation and spark you've recently enjoyed.
The Full Moon on the 18th might also bring the fruition of a work matter or a secret to light. While it's also a good time for connecting with your intuition, Venus turns retrograde the next day, and you might wait and see.
From the 19th, there can be some complications or confusion surrounding a partnership. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a relationship can appear stalled for the time being. People in your life may seem to be "on the fence." Take your time and avoid trying to rush matters.
During this retrograde Venus cycle (from December 19-January 29), life has a way of showing you where things are losing their appeal or no longer supporting you. The pleasure factor may be missing. You can feel undecided, in limbo, or unsatisfied. However, this is not to torture you but rather to prompt a reexamination that ideally leads to improvements. Use this period to re-evaluate what you want in love and your relationship needs instead of forging ahead into unknown territory.
As the month advances, there is a growing theme of companionship, collaborations, and close partnerships in your astrology. Close partnerships begin to heat up after mid-month, and your attention shifts to significant others even more so by the 21st. Aim to be open to new ideas, but experiment wisely and creatively. Relationships that involve advice-giving, agent work, and counseling can also figure strongly. While relationships could have challenging moments, you seem to need some companionship to bring out the best in you now.
Jupiter moves into harmony with your sign on the 28th, helping lift your spirits as you tune into the bigger picture and gain perspective. You're more optimistic and confident with this transit that will stick with you until May. There can be new opportunities to learn, publish, communicate, or promote.
Productivity is also excellent as you close out the year. You seem quite capable of putting more focus, determination, and muscle into whatever you do.
See also general trends for Cancer in 2021.
See also detailed 2021 Yearly Horoscope for Cancer.
Cancer (Born July 2 to 12)
AND Cancer Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Cancer:
December 2021 Cancer Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2021
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
All month:
The Sun illuminates your solar sixth house. During this cycle, you take more pride in the work you do and in your health routines than any other time of the year. You are sorting through the experiences of the last several months, separating the worthwhile from the worthless. This is a good time to build your skills, to get organized, and to attend to your health and wellbeing. It's a great time to make improvements to your regular routines. Your self-esteem and your ego are tied up in the work you do and in the services you give. Details are more important to you now.
It's time to bring order to your life by focusing on the little things that make up the whole. This cycle presents an opportunity to get rid of what doesn't work in your life, while also discovering what does. You could seek distinction and strive towards perfection in your work. Efficiency should be your goal now. Your physical health, as well as the relationship between your body and your mind, are in focus.
Eclipse
A Solar Eclipse occurs on December 4th:
A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.
The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar sixth house, suggesting a new approach to work or health is in order. A new set-up in existing jobs or a new job altogether may be formed in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to your daily activities, health routines, and attention to practical matters.
This is a phase when you have an increased awareness of the daily routines that keep you organized and of your own health.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Venus is retrograde from December 19th to January 29th:
Venus retrograde in general: As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are periods during which we re-assess what--and who--we value. It is a period that most astrologers consider inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Major financial undertakings are not advised during this period as well.
Venus retrograde cycles are good times for creating budgets and financial plans, and for re-thinking our personal relationships. Old friends and lovers may re-appear, perhaps complicating current relationships. We are called upon to deal with relationship issues from the past. Events occur that seem fated or predestined.
It can be a real challenge getting close to a lover during this period of time. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be favored. Relationships that have been especially challenging may come to an end during this cycle.
However, strong relationships will survive it, even if there are a few bumps and bruises along the way. For singles, this is a good time for "eyes wide open" or experimental dating. It is not a time when people recognize the need for another person to complete them, or some people may be questioning whether they are with partners who actually fulfill them. This period is good for re-evaluating our relationship needs; but, again, major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends.
This Venus Retrograde cycle occurs for the most part in your seventh house of one-to-one partnerships. Misunderstandings with your partner now can be troublesome.
If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don't overreact to what your partner has to say either. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a partnership can appear stalled for the time being - something is up in the air. However, this is a good time to take a breather and to get in better touch with your feelings on a matter - you need this!
Relationships with friends and family may be a little strained, or they can be up for review, as these are Venus-ruled areas of your chart.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Until the 19th:
Mercury transits your solar sixth house. This is a good placement for Mercury, as it is the natural ruler of the sixth house. It's an excellent period for sorting out the details of your daily existence. You are inclined to make to-do lists, pay bills and sort out clutter, and to do detail work on the job. Health matters are most certainly on your brain as well, and you could be thinking of scheduling check-ups or busy researching ways to improve your health. You may also show a keener interest in improving your basic skills.
Your approach to work during this cycle is pleasant, happy, and logical for the most part, unless you allow worry or scattered energy to enter the picture. You are inclined to want to learn new work skills, or to improve your skills and output in terms of work. There is likely to be more activity, movement, contact, and communications with co-workers now.
You tend to take more interest in organizing your working environment--and this is an excellent time to do so, as you are especially objective and intelligent when it comes to getting a handle on your daily affairs and all of the "little things" that contribute to a feeling of efficiency and competency. Menial tasks become more prominent. Watch, however, for tension or idle chit-chat interfering with your work output during this cycle.
From the 20th forward:
Mercury transits your solar seventh house. You tend to weigh the pros and cons of every issue during this cycle, taking into account others' needs as well as your own. Some indecisiveness is possible now, simply because you naturally entertain opposing viewpoints. You have a strong desire to cooperate and communicate with others now. You feel most comfortable spending time with people on a one-to-one level, or with those with whom you share a personal history.
Interestingly, your own thoughts become clearer through dialogue with others during this window. You may be doing public relations work, counseling, negotiating, or arbitration during this cycle. There is a lot of emphasis on communications with partners and best friends at this time. You can use the power of words to advise others or to make peace with people in your life. You are more diplomatic than usual during this transit.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Until the 27th:
Mars continues to energize your solar fifth house. This brings increased energy and enthusiasm to romance, child-rearing, and creative or recreational endeavors. It can also bring some strife to these areas of your world in some cases. For the most part, however, a romance could pick up pace, you are self-motivated and inspired on creative and expressive levels, and your self-confidence is well-received by others during this cycle. You are more willing to take little risks and you are competitive in a mostly friendly way. In your enthusiasm to take the lead, try to be sensitive to and respectful of others' needs.
From December 27th forward:
Mars animates and energizes your solar sixth house. You have more energy for work and your daily routines tend to speed up during this transit. Perhaps you have a larger workload than usual. It's a great time to take charge of your health. You have much energy at your disposal to pick up (or step up) a health and physical activity program. It might be hard for you to work with others in a harmonious manner during this transit, and disputes with co-workers are possible. If you are feeling especially angry, frustrated, or restless, it would be wise to find little projects and things to do so that you can channel excess energy constructively. If health is affected, fevers or infections are more likely.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2021 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Cancer:
Work and health can be focal points this month, dear Cancer, with an emphasis on your solar sixth house. After the Solar Eclipse on the 4th is certainly a time for health resolutions. It's also a time for getting things done in many areas of life.
December is strong for taking care of business, handling details, increasing efficiency, and working enthusiastically at tasks that help you get caught up in your duties. Rewards or a new or improved job situation can be in the stars. While work and mundane matters often take center stage, there is nothing basic about these affairs right now. It's a time for putting new spins on your routines, daily duties, and tasks. Organizing the little things will benefit you all around and seems to be the primary key to success this month. You may be working longer hours than usual or pushing harder in health and fitness routines.
The Solar Eclipse on the 4th is a final cosmic push that motivates you to care for unfinished business related to work and health matters. Decisions that you've let hang or otherwise put off can begin to feel pressing.
Especially from the 13th, you're in good shape for energetic work, analysis, organization, and fixing problem areas in your life. It's a stellar time for enthusiastic work or the implementation of health and fitness programs. You're in a great position to make headway in projects that mean a lot to you. Difficulties with workload or excessive demands on you can come to a head. It's an ideal time to eliminate waste that interferes with health and fitness pursuits. Circumstances test the effectiveness of your routines and habits, and you might turn them around if need be. Daily life may speed up.
Do take advantage of your increased motivation and energy for work and health routines, but remember that overdoing it will set you back. Aim to avoid overstraining so that you can enjoy yourself as you get your life back into shape. The Full Moon on the 18th might conspire to enforce some rest. Watch for exhausting yourself, but also the other side–procrastination. There can be a real balancing act now! If energy levels are up and down, it's probably about inspiration, and pausing or taking a timeout can help you regain it. It's vital to balance your life by making more time for spiritual, imaginative, and reflective activities, or you'll lose some of the motivation and spark you've recently enjoyed.
The Full Moon on the 18th might also bring the fruition of a work matter or a secret to light. While it's also a good time for connecting with your intuition, Venus turns retrograde the next day, and you might wait and see.
From the 19th, there can be some complications or confusion surrounding a partnership. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a relationship can appear stalled for the time being. People in your life may seem to be "on the fence." Take your time and avoid trying to rush matters.
During this retrograde Venus cycle (from December 19-January 29), life has a way of showing you where things are losing their appeal or no longer supporting you. The pleasure factor may be missing. You can feel undecided, in limbo, or unsatisfied. However, this is not to torture you but rather to prompt a reexamination that ideally leads to improvements. Use this period to re-evaluate what you want in love and your relationship needs instead of forging ahead into unknown territory.
As the month advances, there is a growing theme of companionship, collaborations, and close partnerships in your astrology. Close partnerships begin to heat up after mid-month, and your attention shifts to significant others even more so by the 21st. Aim to be open to new ideas, but experiment wisely and creatively. Relationships that involve advice-giving, agent work, and counseling can also figure strongly. While relationships could have challenging moments, you seem to need some companionship to bring out the best in you now.
Jupiter moves into harmony with your sign on the 28th, helping lift your spirits as you tune into the bigger picture and gain perspective. You're more optimistic and confident with this transit that will stick with you until May. There can be new opportunities to learn, publish, communicate, or promote.
Productivity is also excellent as you close out the year. You seem quite capable of putting more focus, determination, and muscle into whatever you do.
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Cancer (Born July 13 to 22)
AND Cancer Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Cancer:
December 2021 Cancer Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2021
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until December 11th:
The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar fifth house. This is a time when pleasure-seeking and creative activities come into focus and grab much of your attention. You are particularly personally charming in a spontaneous, natural way during this solar cycle. This is the time of year when you are ready to perform and to express yourself creatively.
This is a very playful cycle, when you are inspired creatively and emotionally. It's a good time for recreation, romance, connecting with children, and enjoying and performing the arts. Your ego is tied up in your children, romantic relationships, and creative output now, so that you can be especially proud of these people and things. You can also be over-sensitive about these matters if you feel you are not getting enough appreciation.
From December 11th forward:
The Sun illuminates your solar sixth house. During this cycle, you take more pride in the work you do and in your health routines than any other time of the year. You are sorting through the experiences of the last several months, separating the worthwhile from the worthless. This is a good time to build your skills, to get organized, and to attend to your health and wellbeing. It's a great time to make improvements to your regular routines. Your self-esteem and your ego are tied up in the work you do and in the services you give. Details are more important to you now.
It's time to bring order to your life by focusing on the little things that make up the whole. This cycle presents an opportunity to get rid of what doesn't work in your life, while also discovering what does. You could seek distinction and strive towards perfection in your work. Efficiency should be your goal now. Your physical health, as well as the relationship between your body and your mind, are in focus.
Eclipse
A Solar Eclipse occurs on December 4th:
A general rule of thumb regarding eclipses is to avoid major decision-making in the week before and after an eclipse. This is because new information that could change our perspective often is revealed in the week after the eclipse. There is absolutely no need to suspend projects already in progress. Essentially, it's better to take in right now--to observe and get in touch with feelings.
The Solar Eclipse marks a new beginning for you. Letting go of the past is necessary in order to move forward. This eclipse occurs in your solar fifth house, suggesting a new approach to love, children, or creative projects. A new set-up in existing love affairs or a new love affair altogether may be formed in the coming months, as well as a sense of renewal and reinvigoration with regards to your ability to express yourself spontaneously and creatively.
This is a phase when you have an increased awareness of your need for fun and leisure activities.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort
Venus is retrograde from December 19th to January 29th:
Venus retrograde in general: As the planet of love and values, Venus retrograde periods are periods during which we re-assess what--and who--we value. It is a period that most astrologers consider inopportune for getting married or starting a new relationship. Major financial undertakings are not advised during this period as well.
Venus retrograde cycles are good times for creating budgets and financial plans, and for re-thinking our personal relationships. Old friends and lovers may re-appear, perhaps complicating current relationships. We are called upon to deal with relationship issues from the past. Events occur that seem fated or predestined.
It can be a real challenge getting close to a lover during this period of time. Unorthodox, experimental, and non-intimate relationships may be favored. Relationships that have been especially challenging may come to an end during this cycle.
However, strong relationships will survive it, even if there are a few bumps and bruises along the way. For singles, this is a good time for "eyes wide open" or experimental dating. It is not a time when people recognize the need for another person to complete them, or some people may be questioning whether they are with partners who actually fulfill them. This period is good for re-evaluating our relationship needs; but, again, major love decisions are best saved for after the cycle ends.
This Venus Retrograde cycle occurs for the most part in your seventh house of one-to-one partnerships. Misunderstandings with your partner now can be troublesome.
If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don't overreact to what your partner has to say either. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a partnership can appear stalled for the time being - something is up in the air. However, this is a good time to take a breather and to get in better touch with your feelings on a matter - you need this!
Relationships with friends and family may be a little strained, or they can be up for review, as these are Venus-ruled areas of your chart.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Until the 7th:
Mercury continues to transit your solar fifth house. Increased communication with children, romantic partners, and people who share the same hobbies as you can occur now. Certainly, you are thinking about these people and about love and romance, child rearing, and/or creative pursuits more than usual. Mental exercises and competitions can be particularly enjoyable now. You express yourself with warmth and creativity, and you have an appreciative "audience" for your ideas now.
From the 7-26:
Mercury transits your solar sixth house. This is a good placement for Mercury, as it is the natural ruler of the sixth house. It's an excellent period for sorting out the details of your daily existence. You are inclined to make to-do lists, pay bills and sort out clutter, and to do detail work on the job. Health matters are most certainly on your brain as well, and you could be thinking of scheduling check-ups or busy researching ways to improve your health. You may also show a keener interest in improving your basic skills.
Your approach to work during this cycle is pleasant, happy, and logical for the most part, unless you allow worry or scattered energy to enter the picture. You are inclined to want to learn new work skills, or to improve your skills and output in terms of work. There is likely to be more activity, movement, contact, and communications with co-workers now.
You tend to take more interest in organizing your working environment--and this is an excellent time to do so, as you are especially objective and intelligent when it comes to getting a handle on your daily affairs and all of the "little things" that contribute to a feeling of efficiency and competency. Menial tasks become more prominent. Watch, however, for tension or idle chit-chat interfering with your work output during this cycle.
From the 26th forward:
Mercury transits your solar seventh house. You tend to weigh the pros and cons of every issue during this cycle, taking into account others' needs as well as your own. Some indecisiveness is possible now, simply because you naturally entertain opposing viewpoints. You have a strong desire to cooperate and communicate with others now. You feel most comfortable spending time with people on a one-to-one level, or with those with whom you share a personal history.
Interestingly, your own thoughts become clearer through dialogue with others during this window. You may be doing public relations work, counseling, negotiating, or arbitration during this cycle. There is a lot of emphasis on communications with partners and best friends at this time. You can use the power of words to advise others or to make peace with people in your life. You are more diplomatic than usual during this transit.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
All month:
Mars continues to energize your solar fifth house. This brings increased energy and enthusiasm to romance, child-rearing, and creative or recreational endeavors. It can also bring some strife to these areas of your world in some cases. For the most part, however, a romance could pick up pace, you are self-motivated and inspired on creative and expressive levels, and your self-confidence is well-received by others during this cycle. You are more willing to take little risks and you are competitive in a mostly friendly way. In your enthusiasm to take the lead, try to be sensitive to and respectful of others' needs.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2021 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Cancer:
Work and health can be focal points this month, dear Cancer, with an emphasis on your solar sixth house. After the Solar Eclipse on the 4th is certainly a time for health resolutions. It's also a time for getting things done in many areas of life.
December is strong for taking care of business, handling details, increasing efficiency, and working enthusiastically at tasks that help you get caught up in your duties. Rewards or a new or improved job situation can be in the stars. While work and mundane matters often take center stage, there is nothing basic about these affairs right now. It's a time for putting new spins on your routines, daily duties, and tasks. Organizing the little things will benefit you all around and seems to be the primary key to success this month. You may be working longer hours than usual or pushing harder in health and fitness routines.
The Solar Eclipse on the 4th is a final cosmic push that motivates you to care for unfinished business related to work and health matters. Decisions that you've let hang or otherwise put off can begin to feel pressing.
Especially from the 13th, you're in good shape for energetic work, analysis, organization, and fixing problem areas in your life. It's a stellar time for enthusiastic work or the implementation of health and fitness programs. You're in a great position to make headway in projects that mean a lot to you. Difficulties with workload or excessive demands on you can come to a head. It's an ideal time to eliminate waste that interferes with health and fitness pursuits. Circumstances test the effectiveness of your routines and habits, and you might turn them around if need be. Daily life may speed up.
Do take advantage of your increased motivation and energy for work and health routines, but remember that overdoing it will set you back. Aim to avoid overstraining so that you can enjoy yourself as you get your life back into shape. The Full Moon on the 18th might conspire to enforce some rest. Watch for exhausting yourself, but also the other side–procrastination. There can be a real balancing act now! If energy levels are up and down, it's probably about inspiration, and pausing or taking a timeout can help you regain it. It's vital to balance your life by making more time for spiritual, imaginative, and reflective activities, or you'll lose some of the motivation and spark you've recently enjoyed.
The Full Moon on the 18th might also bring the fruition of a work matter or a secret to light. While it's also a good time for connecting with your intuition, Venus turns retrograde the next day, and you might wait and see.
From the 19th, there can be some complications or confusion surrounding a partnership. A close partner could be distant emotionally, or a relationship can appear stalled for the time being. People in your life may seem to be "on the fence." Take your time and avoid trying to rush matters.
During this retrograde Venus cycle (from December 19-January 29), life has a way of showing you where things are losing their appeal or no longer supporting you. The pleasure factor may be missing. You can feel undecided, in limbo, or unsatisfied. However, this is not to torture you but rather to prompt a reexamination that ideally leads to improvements. Use this period to re-evaluate what you want in love and your relationship needs instead of forging ahead into unknown territory.
As the month advances, there is a growing theme of companionship, collaborations, and close partnerships in your astrology. Close partnerships begin to heat up after mid-month, and your attention shifts to significant others even more so by the 21st. Aim to be open to new ideas, but experiment wisely and creatively. Relationships that involve advice-giving, agent work, and counseling can also figure strongly. While relationships could have challenging moments, you seem to need some companionship to bring out the best in you now.
Jupiter moves into harmony with your sign on the 28th, helping lift your spirits as you tune into the bigger picture and gain perspective. You're more optimistic and confident with this transit that will stick with you until May. There can be new opportunities to learn, publish, communicate, or promote.
Productivity is also excellent as you close out the year. You seem quite capable of putting more focus, determination, and muscle into whatever you do.
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Our detailed monthly horoscopes are designed to reveal and interpret the current transits of the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars in your solar chart.
Because these energies or transits do not unfold neatly into any given calendar month (many transits carry forward from one month to the next), you will find some of the energies continue from the previous month.
For example, the Sun might transit the second house of your solar chart from June 21 to July 22, so that you will find a similar interpretation for this transit in both June and July’s horoscope. This is normal and expected. Transits don’t abruptly change as the calendar month changes.
These monthly horoscopes also include an overview paragraph, as well as other energies specific to the month, such as retrogrades, eclipses, or major outer planet transits.
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