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December 2023 Horoscope: Predictions for Taurus
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The following are monthly horoscopes for the Taurus zodiac sign. Cafe Astrology divides its 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: Taurus (All)
December 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Taurus:
December brings a strong need for inner change, growth, transformation, and self-mastery, dear Taurus. Your conviction to rid yourself of bad habits is potent. Still, as the month advances, your focus turns outward. At the tail-end of the month, Jupiter turns direct in your sign, enhancing you further. But before then, the month slow-drips plenty of helpful boosts.
However, there can be some delays or complications during Mercury's retrograde from the 13th through to the end of the month/year. You have a strong interest in broadening your mental experiences, in general, and finding expression of your personality through them, perhaps through higher education or exploring different philosophies. However, there can be problems with speaking too soon with Mercury retrograde. It may be better to wait to make big financial and emotional decisions until you see things more clearly.
There are substantial opportunities to expand your finances, possibly through a partner, promoting others' talents, or handling others' resources. While it's not an "all systems go" period just yet, obstacles are clearing. Relationships smooth over and deepen. It's an excellent time for compromise, negotiations, harmony, and balance. Passion, intimacy, partnership, learning, friendship, and adventure make up the broader themes of December and are areas of increased focus and opportunity.
Close relationships tend to fare especially well for you in December. Venus spends much of the month in your partnership sector (from the 4th to the 29th). You're inclined to put more loving attention into your interactions, and the rewards for doing so are great. Others see you in a very positive light. A sense of stability and faithfulness in love and friendship can motivate you now.
Mercury is retrograde from the 13th onwards, reinforcing the need to slow down before pushing forward. You may need to review educational plans, or there can be some mix-ups that introduce delays into your life. You'll benefit from looking at things from a new or different perspective, however, so even if blocks are irritating, you might get the chance to reconsider certain plans to your advantage.
While there can be some slowdowns with Mercury's retrograde, some uncertainties are clearing up this month, especially regarding your social life and your past. New ideas and approaches to your social life can emerge and empower you. Helping others or learning new things can be especially pleasurable.
The New Moon on the 12th can prompt you to get a handle on your intimate or financial life. Retrograde Mercury returns to your intimacy sector on the 23rd, and if problems are re-emerging, then it's time to look at them a little differently, perhaps by seeing more details or looking at the larger perspective.
The Sun moves into harmony with your sign and into your spirit sector on the 21st, launching a month-long cycle in which you feel more spirited, vibrant, and connected to your dreams and goals. You're outgoing or adventurous, and a breath of fresh air on mental levels is vital for your well-being.
The Full Moon on the 26th can bring excitement or tension to your communications, daily affairs, transportation, neighborhood, personal interests, or contacts. A new perspective on any of these matters can emerge. It can open your eyes to the need to express yourself more fully, which can color much of what you do in the last week of the year. It may be a hectic time, but it's also a period of discovering feelings that have been building or that you've avoided and kept at bay--and then embracing them. There can be an epiphany about your daily affairs, mobility, studies, general mental outlook, and communications.
With Jupiter's direct turn on the 30th, benefits come from reaching out and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. Your ability to take things as they come is helpful, and your positive attitude tends to attract attention. Your confidence and faith build. You become more precise about what you want, and by extension, the signals you give off to others are clearer. You are getting ready to grab opportunities and go after exactly what you want.
See also This Month in Astrology.
Taurus (Born April 21 to 30) and Taurus Ascendant from 0 to 10 degrees Taurus:
December 2023 Taurus Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2023
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until December 21st:
The Sun continues to highlight your solar eighth house. Your attention turns inward, as well as to close personal relationships on a deeper level. Personal transformations, personal power, and intimate matters fulfill you most during this cycle. There may be a strong focus on other's money, such as the resources of a partner, inheritance, banking and loans, or taxes.
You are more intense in your mood and disposition, and perhaps even secretive, at this time of year. You are more in touch with the deeper and even primal elements of your own personality, and more able to see these things in others. This can be a determined and personally powerful time of year if you apply the energy of this transit constructively.
From December 22nd forward:
This month, with the Sun spotlighting your solar ninth house, your focus turns outward, away from the more personal concerns that have occupied your thoughts in the last months. More than any other time during the year, you are feeling most adventurous and willing to take a leap of faith. This is a cycle in which you seek a higher meaning to your life, and/or seek out new experiences that take you beyond the here and now, and beyond the mundane details of day-to-day life. Anything that broadens your experiences attracts now.
A lack of superficiality finds you straight to the point, interested in the truth of things. It would be wise for you to consider scheduling a vacation, adventure of sorts, or a course that expands your mind. These don't have to happen now, but taking the time to recognize your needs for escaping the daily grind, taking a few risks, and feeding your spirit for self-expression through some form of adventure or higher learning, will help you to feel good about yourself. The only caution with this cycle is that you could lose touch with managing everyday affairs and important details.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Until December 4th:
Venus continues to move through your solar sixth house now. This is a time when beautifying and/or bringing harmony to your working environment is a priority to you. You might find more opportunities to socialize with co-workers, perhaps even meeting a new friend through your work or health routines. You are likely to bring more tact and diplomacy to your relations with the people you work with now. You may not be as productive as usual during this period, as the focus is more on social relationships and pleasure than on getting the job done. Improving health and vitality through pleasurable activities such as massage might be in focus now.
From December 4th to 29th:
Venus graces your solar seventh house during this period. This is a time for extra attention to a partner or significant other, as well as from that person! You are more inclined to flatter and charm others during this cycle. One-to-one relating appeals to you more than group activities or more casual connections. Smoothing out your close personal relationships is what makes you happy during this cycle. If single, you are more willing than normal to enter into a committed relationship. In general, you are adaptable when it comes to your affections--very willing to compromise, negotiate, and make peace.
From December 29th forward:
Venus graces your solar eighth house now. During this cycle, a financial boost is possible, or you may gain financially through your partner. A deep and intimate connection made now could be revitalizing and even healing. You are more inclined to want to smooth over differences in a partnership concerning the sharing of power, intimacy matters, finances, and other emotionally-charged topics. Intimate relationships are intensified now. Either you or your partner want a deeper union.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
From December 1st to 22nd:
Mercury transits your solar ninth house. Not content to focus on mundane, practical affairs just now, your mind turns to bigger visions, thoughts, and ideals. You are open to expanding your knowledge base during this cycle, and communications from or with someone far away may be part of the picture.
You are putting everything into perspective now, rather than compartmentalizing. Instead of simply shooting the breeze, you are more inclined to discuss broader philosophies now. Your inclination during this cycle is to think about the "big picture" rather than the mundane circumstances and details of your life. Missing appointments and other forms of forgetfulness could be part of the picture now.
Mercury is retrograde from December 13th to January 1st:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications with lovers or children, and regarding financial affairs, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. Your judgment with regards to personal finances (Gemini-ruled for you) as well as romantic partners and creative endeavors may not be up to par just now, so do avoid "signing on the dotted line". Speculation is not advised during this cycle.
Occurring in your solar eighth and ninth houses this time, extra care should be exercised regarding travel or education plans, and with any financial initiatives that involve shared resources. Delays are very possible when it comes to transportation, receiving support, loans, and taxes. There may be delays regarding financial support, loans, or taxes. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality. Investments made now may not go the way you want them to, particularly those involving joint finances. It may be hard to rely on the input of your partner now, and money you were counting on may not be forthcoming. It's best to budget rather than spend. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with professors, lawyers, acquaintances, and intimate partners, or take this time to re-examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
All month:
Mars continues to energize your solar eighth house. This is a less outwardly assertive or aggressive stage for you as you take the time to process recent events in your life and to develop strategies for going after what you want in the future. You are more observant than active during this cycle, and more strategic and deliberate when you do take action. There may be an increase in sexual appetite now. It's an excellent period for eliminating wasteful activities. Shared finances can come into focus, and you might feel an increased need to take charge of these matters. This could lead to disputes and disagreements if you are not careful or sensitive in your dealings with others.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Taurus:
December brings a strong need for inner change, growth, transformation, and self-mastery, dear Taurus. Your conviction to rid yourself of bad habits is potent. Still, as the month advances, your focus turns outward. At the tail-end of the month, Jupiter turns direct in your sign, enhancing you further. But before then, the month slow-drips plenty of helpful boosts.
However, there can be some delays or complications during Mercury's retrograde from the 13th through to the end of the month/year. You have a strong interest in broadening your mental experiences, in general, and finding expression of your personality through them, perhaps through higher education or exploring different philosophies. However, there can be problems with speaking too soon with Mercury retrograde. It may be better to wait to make big financial and emotional decisions until you see things more clearly.
There are substantial opportunities to expand your finances, possibly through a partner, promoting others' talents, or handling others' resources. While it's not an "all systems go" period just yet, obstacles are clearing. Relationships smooth over and deepen. It's an excellent time for compromise, negotiations, harmony, and balance. Passion, intimacy, partnership, learning, friendship, and adventure make up the broader themes of December and are areas of increased focus and opportunity.
Close relationships tend to fare especially well for you in December. Venus spends much of the month in your partnership sector (from the 4th to the 29th). You're inclined to put more loving attention into your interactions, and the rewards for doing so are great. Others see you in a very positive light. A sense of stability and faithfulness in love and friendship can motivate you now.
Mercury is retrograde from the 13th onwards, reinforcing the need to slow down before pushing forward. You may need to review educational plans, or there can be some mix-ups that introduce delays into your life. You'll benefit from looking at things from a new or different perspective, however, so even if blocks are irritating, you might get the chance to reconsider certain plans to your advantage.
While there can be some slowdowns with Mercury's retrograde, some uncertainties are clearing up this month, especially regarding your social life and your past. New ideas and approaches to your social life can emerge and empower you. Helping others or learning new things can be especially pleasurable.
The New Moon on the 12th can prompt you to get a handle on your intimate or financial life. Retrograde Mercury returns to your intimacy sector on the 23rd, and if problems are re-emerging, then it's time to look at them a little differently, perhaps by seeing more details or looking at the larger perspective.
The Sun moves into harmony with your sign and into your spirit sector on the 21st, launching a month-long cycle in which you feel more spirited, vibrant, and connected to your dreams and goals. You're outgoing or adventurous, and a breath of fresh air on mental levels is vital for your well-being.
The Full Moon on the 26th can bring excitement or tension to your communications, daily affairs, transportation, neighborhood, personal interests, or contacts. A new perspective on any of these matters can emerge. It can open your eyes to the need to express yourself more fully, which can color much of what you do in the last week of the year. It may be a hectic time, but it's also a period of discovering feelings that have been building or that you've avoided and kept at bay--and then embracing them. There can be an epiphany about your daily affairs, mobility, studies, general mental outlook, and communications.
With Jupiter's direct turn on the 30th, benefits come from reaching out and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. Your ability to take things as they come is helpful, and your positive attitude tends to attract attention. Your confidence and faith build. You become more precise about what you want, and by extension, the signals you give off to others are clearer. You are getting ready to grab opportunities and go after exactly what you want.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
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See also general trends for Taurus in 2024.
See also detailed 2024 Yearly Horoscope for Taurus.
Taurus (Born May 1 to 10) and Taurus Ascendant from 10 to 20 degrees Taurus:
December 2023 Taurus Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2023
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
All month:
The Sun energizes your sector of transformation, change, sexuality, personal growth, regeneration, others' money and resources, addictions, and taxes. As a result, this is not the most gregarious of months for you. You take a step back, focus on intimacy with a partner, or simply retreat a little from the hectic pace of life. This is an excellent time to create a budget or financial plan, or to rid yourself of bad habits that undermine your sense of personal power and self-mastery.
All that is deeply personal comes into focus now. Intimate matters are especially important to you during this cycle. Just how well you are handling your life comes up for inspection. Your self-mastery skills and psychological predisposition matter to you more than usual. This is the time of year when you are most desirous of change on a deep level. Clearing out psychic "junk" or ridding yourself of bad habits may be part of the picture now. You are more willing than usual to explore life's secrets.
This cycle brings greater in-depth understanding and an inclination to delve beneath the surface of matters to get to the bottom of them. Research uncovers new material that allows you to develop a better overall picture of the year's events. This is an especially introspective cycle during which you have the chance to truly uncover your personal strengths and talents. On a more practical level, you may be dealing with joint finances and shared resources now more than usual.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Until December 12th:
Venus continues to move through your solar sixth house now. This is a time when beautifying and/or bringing harmony to your working environment is a priority to you. You might find more opportunities to socialize with co-workers, perhaps even meeting a new friend through your work or health routines. You are likely to bring more tact and diplomacy to your relations with the people you work with now. You may not be as productive as usual during this period, as the focus is more on social relationships and pleasure than on getting the job done. Improving health and vitality through pleasurable activities such as massage might be in focus now.
From December 13th forward:
Venus graces your solar seventh house during this period. This is a time for extra attention to a partner or significant other, as well as from that person! You are more inclined to flatter and charm others during this cycle. One-to-one relating appeals to you more than group activities or more casual connections. Smoothing out your close personal relationships is what makes you happy during this cycle. If single, you are more willing than normal to enter into a committed relationship. In general, you are adaptable when it comes to your affections--very willing to compromise, negotiate, and make peace.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
Mercury is retrograde from December 13th to January 1st:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications with lovers or children, and regarding financial affairs, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. Your judgment with regards to personal finances (Gemini-ruled for you) as well as romantic partners and creative endeavors may not be up to par just now, so do avoid "signing on the dotted line". Speculation is not advised during this cycle.
Occurring in your solar eighth house this time, extra care should be exercised regarding any financial initiatives that involve shared resources. Delays are very possible when it comes to receiving support, loans, and taxes. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality just for now, or approach these matters with more sensitivity if they can't be left for a better time. Investments made now may not go the way you want them to, particularly those involving joint finances. It may be hard to rely on the input of your partner now, and money you were counting on may not be forthcoming. It's best to budget rather than spend during this period, and in fact it's an excellent period for review. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with financial officials and intimate partners; or take this time to re- examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Until the 7th:
Mars continues to move through your solar seventh house. During this period, strife is possible in your close personal relationships, as a significant other is now mirroring some of your own issues with assertiveness and anger. Attracting aggression in others during this cycle is a clue that there are unresolved issues within that need tending. You might actually seek some form of conflict, whether intentionally or not, in order to deal with these issues. There can be competitiveness in your life now. Any troublesome issues that have been dormant in a relationship are likely to surface, and can now be handled straightforwardly.
From the 8th forward:
Mars energizes your solar eighth house now. Sexuality and intimacy are stimulated under this transit. Negative expression of this energy is the tendency towards ego conflicts concerning jointly held property or money. Conflicts with partners over values or possessions are possible. Occasionally, this transit could bring a crisis or ending of some kind. Something you hear about now might disturb or touch you deeply. You are likely to be more strategic in your actions during this period, as you become aware of the subtleties of human interaction. This is a time when your best course of action is to recognize that you need, or rely on, others for support.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Taurus:
December brings a strong need for inner change, growth, transformation, and self-mastery, dear Taurus. Your conviction to rid yourself of bad habits is potent. Still, as the month advances, your focus turns outward. At the tail-end of the month, Jupiter turns direct in your sign, enhancing you further. But before then, the month slow-drips plenty of helpful boosts.
However, there can be some delays or complications during Mercury's retrograde from the 13th through to the end of the month/year. You have a strong interest in broadening your mental experiences, in general, and finding expression of your personality through them, perhaps through higher education or exploring different philosophies. However, there can be problems with speaking too soon with Mercury retrograde. It may be better to wait to make big financial and emotional decisions until you see things more clearly.
There are substantial opportunities to expand your finances, possibly through a partner, promoting others' talents, or handling others' resources. While it's not an "all systems go" period just yet, obstacles are clearing. Relationships smooth over and deepen. It's an excellent time for compromise, negotiations, harmony, and balance. Passion, intimacy, partnership, learning, friendship, and adventure make up the broader themes of December and are areas of increased focus and opportunity.
Close relationships tend to fare especially well for you in December. Venus spends much of the month in your partnership sector (from the 4th to the 29th). You're inclined to put more loving attention into your interactions, and the rewards for doing so are great. Others see you in a very positive light. A sense of stability and faithfulness in love and friendship can motivate you now.
Mercury is retrograde from the 13th onwards, reinforcing the need to slow down before pushing forward. You may need to review educational plans, or there can be some mix-ups that introduce delays into your life. You'll benefit from looking at things from a new or different perspective, however, so even if blocks are irritating, you might get the chance to reconsider certain plans to your advantage.
While there can be some slowdowns with Mercury's retrograde, some uncertainties are clearing up this month, especially regarding your social life and your past. New ideas and approaches to your social life can emerge and empower you. Helping others or learning new things can be especially pleasurable.
The New Moon on the 12th can prompt you to get a handle on your intimate or financial life. Retrograde Mercury returns to your intimacy sector on the 23rd, and if problems are re-emerging, then it's time to look at them a little differently, perhaps by seeing more details or looking at the larger perspective.
The Sun moves into harmony with your sign and into your spirit sector on the 21st, launching a month-long cycle in which you feel more spirited, vibrant, and connected to your dreams and goals. You're outgoing or adventurous, and a breath of fresh air on mental levels is vital for your well-being.
The Full Moon on the 26th can bring excitement or tension to your communications, daily affairs, transportation, neighborhood, personal interests, or contacts. A new perspective on any of these matters can emerge. It can open your eyes to the need to express yourself more fully, which can color much of what you do in the last week of the year. It may be a hectic time, but it's also a period of discovering feelings that have been building or that you've avoided and kept at bay--and then embracing them. There can be an epiphany about your daily affairs, mobility, studies, general mental outlook, and communications.
With Jupiter's direct turn on the 30th, benefits come from reaching out and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. Your ability to take things as they come is helpful, and your positive attitude tends to attract attention. Your confidence and faith build. You become more precise about what you want, and by extension, the signals you give off to others are clearer. You are getting ready to grab opportunities and go after exactly what you want.
See our Time Line Forecast report for a personalized forecast for the year ahead.
Get your unique Personalized Horoscope for the year ahead—over 100 pages long—for a detailed guide to your best days and your most challenging days for attracting love, career success, communication, and more.
Know More About Yourself and Others
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
birth chart reports, relationship reports, future forecasts, and more.
Love & Romance Forecast Report
Love outlook for the year ahead. Try our Love & Romance Forecast report.
Romantic Compatibility Reports
Try Cafe Astrology's in-depth
romantic compatibility reports, including the Synastry and Love Ties reports.
See also general trends for Taurus in 2024.
See also detailed 2024 Yearly Horoscope for Taurus.
Taurus (Born May 11 to 21) AND Taurus Ascendant from 20 to 30 degrees Taurus:
December 2023 Taurus Horoscope: Love, Career, & General Trends
December 2023
The Sun this Month: Central Focus, Consciousness
Until December 11th:
The Sun continues to put a spotlight on your solar seventh house--your partnership sector. This can be a time of much learning through the mirror of close relationships. It's not the time to push your agenda or personal plans forward; rather, it's a cycle in which you are at your best when you recognize the need to form alliances, to give back to a special someone, and to compromise in order to find some balance in your life.
It's a strong period for putting yourself into another person's shoes and to better understand him/her. You may be meeting with someone strong and assertive by nature now, or a partner is more assertive and needy of attention. There may be some competitive feelings between you and a significant other now. Focus is on reconciliation, forming or cementing bonds, diplomacy, consultation, one-on-one interactions, and negotiations. You may feel a little drained physically now, temporarily.
From December 12th forward:
The Sun energizes your sector of transformation, change, sexuality, personal growth, regeneration, others' money and resources, addictions, and taxes. As a result, this is not the most gregarious of months for you. You take a step back, focus on intimacy with a partner, or simply retreat a little from the hectic pace of life. This is an excellent time to create a budget or financial plan, or to rid yourself of bad habits that undermine your sense of personal power and self-mastery.
All that is deeply personal comes into focus now. Intimate matters are especially important to you during this cycle. Just how well you are handling your life comes up for inspection. Your self-mastery skills and psychological predisposition matter to you more than usual. This is the time of year when you are most desirous of change on a deep level. Clearing out psychic "junk" or ridding yourself of bad habits may be part of the picture now. You are more willing than usual to explore life's secrets.
This cycle brings greater in-depth understanding and an inclination to delve beneath the surface of matters to get to the bottom of them. Research uncovers new material that allows you to develop a better overall picture of the year's events. This is an especially introspective cycle during which you have the chance to truly uncover your personal strengths and talents. On a more practical level, you may be dealing with joint finances and shared resources now more than usual.
Venus this Month: Love, Romance, Social Life, Comfort, Pleasure
Until December 21st:
Venus continues to move through your solar sixth house now. This is a time when beautifying and/or bringing harmony to your working environment is a priority to you. You might find more opportunities to socialize with co-workers, perhaps even meeting a new friend through your work or health routines. You are likely to bring more tact and diplomacy to your relations with the people you work with now. You may not be as productive as usual during this period, as the focus is more on social relationships and pleasure than on getting the job done. Improving health and vitality through pleasurable activities such as massage might be in focus now.
From December 21st forward:
Venus graces your solar seventh house during this period. This is a time for extra attention to a partner or significant other, as well as from that person! You are more inclined to flatter and charm others during this cycle. One-to-one relating appeals to you more than group activities or more casual connections. Smoothing out your close personal relationships is what makes you happy during this cycle. If single, you are more willing than normal to enter into a committed relationship. In general, you are adaptable when it comes to your affections--very willing to compromise, negotiate, and make peace.
Mercury this Month: Communications, Learning, Connections, Transportation
This month:
Mercury continues to transit your solar eighth house. The ability to analyze and rationalize some of the deeper elements inside yourself and in your intimate life now can benefit you. This is also a good time for sorting out finances, particularly money shared or coming from other sources other than your own personal income.
You might particularly enjoy discussing topics that you typically don't verbalize with someone special during this cycle. Anything taboo, mysterious, or puzzling can be especially fascinating for you just now. You have little interest in small talk. You are more aware of subtleties and nuances during this cycle, and you can use this increased insightfulness to improve your life.
Mercury is retrograde from December 13th to January 1st:
All Mercury retrograde cycles particularly affect you in terms of communications with lovers or children, and regarding financial affairs, because Mercury rules these areas of your life. Your judgment with regards to personal finances (Gemini-ruled for you) as well as romantic partners and creative endeavors may not be up to par just now, so do avoid "signing on the dotted line". Speculation is not advised during this cycle.
Occurring in your solar eighth house this time, extra care should be exercised regarding any financial initiatives that involve shared resources. Delays are very possible when it comes to receiving support, loans, and taxes. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality just for now, or approach these matters with more sensitivity if they can't be left for a better time. Investments made now may not go the way you want them to, particularly those involving joint finances. It may be hard to rely on the input of your partner now, and money you were counting on may not be forthcoming. It's best to budget rather than spend during this period, and in fact it's an excellent period for review. It would be wise to be especially clear when it comes to communicating with financial officials and intimate partners; or take this time to re- examine issues rather than communicating about them prematurely.
Mars this Month: Energy, Drive, Courage
Until the 21st:
Mars continues to move through your solar seventh house. During this period, strife is possible in your close personal relationships, as a significant other is now mirroring some of your own issues with assertiveness and anger. Attracting aggression in others during this cycle is a clue that there are unresolved issues within that need tending. You might actually seek some form of conflict, whether intentionally or not, in order to deal with these issues. There can be competitiveness in your life now. Any troublesome issues that have been dormant in a relationship are likely to surface, and can now be handled straightforwardly.
From the 22nd forward:
Mars energizes your solar eighth house now. Sexuality and intimacy are stimulated under this transit. Negative expression of this energy is the tendency towards ego conflicts concerning jointly held property or money. Conflicts with partners over values or possessions are possible. Occasionally, this transit could bring a crisis or ending of some kind. Something you hear about now might disturb or touch you deeply. You are likely to be more strategic in your actions during this period, as you become aware of the subtleties of human interaction. This is a time when your best course of action is to recognize that you need, or rely on, others for support.
Overview Horoscope:
December 2023 Monthly Horoscope Overview for Taurus:
December brings a strong need for inner change, growth, transformation, and self-mastery, dear Taurus. Your conviction to rid yourself of bad habits is potent. Still, as the month advances, your focus turns outward. At the tail-end of the month, Jupiter turns direct in your sign, enhancing you further. But before then, the month slow-drips plenty of helpful boosts.
However, there can be some delays or complications during Mercury's retrograde from the 13th through to the end of the month/year. You have a strong interest in broadening your mental experiences, in general, and finding expression of your personality through them, perhaps through higher education or exploring different philosophies. However, there can be problems with speaking too soon with Mercury retrograde. It may be better to wait to make big financial and emotional decisions until you see things more clearly.
There are substantial opportunities to expand your finances, possibly through a partner, promoting others' talents, or handling others' resources. While it's not an "all systems go" period just yet, obstacles are clearing. Relationships smooth over and deepen. It's an excellent time for compromise, negotiations, harmony, and balance. Passion, intimacy, partnership, learning, friendship, and adventure make up the broader themes of December and are areas of increased focus and opportunity.
Close relationships tend to fare especially well for you in December. Venus spends much of the month in your partnership sector (from the 4th to the 29th). You're inclined to put more loving attention into your interactions, and the rewards for doing so are great. Others see you in a very positive light. A sense of stability and faithfulness in love and friendship can motivate you now.
Mercury is retrograde from the 13th onwards, reinforcing the need to slow down before pushing forward. You may need to review educational plans, or there can be some mix-ups that introduce delays into your life. You'll benefit from looking at things from a new or different perspective, however, so even if blocks are irritating, you might get the chance to reconsider certain plans to your advantage.
While there can be some slowdowns with Mercury's retrograde, some uncertainties are clearing up this month, especially regarding your social life and your past. New ideas and approaches to your social life can emerge and empower you. Helping others or learning new things can be especially pleasurable.
The New Moon on the 12th can prompt you to get a handle on your intimate or financial life. Retrograde Mercury returns to your intimacy sector on the 23rd, and if problems are re-emerging, then it's time to look at them a little differently, perhaps by seeing more details or looking at the larger perspective.
The Sun moves into harmony with your sign and into your spirit sector on the 21st, launching a month-long cycle in which you feel more spirited, vibrant, and connected to your dreams and goals. You're outgoing or adventurous, and a breath of fresh air on mental levels is vital for your well-being.
The Full Moon on the 26th can bring excitement or tension to your communications, daily affairs, transportation, neighborhood, personal interests, or contacts. A new perspective on any of these matters can emerge. It can open your eyes to the need to express yourself more fully, which can color much of what you do in the last week of the year. It may be a hectic time, but it's also a period of discovering feelings that have been building or that you've avoided and kept at bay--and then embracing them. There can be an epiphany about your daily affairs, mobility, studies, general mental outlook, and communications.
With Jupiter's direct turn on the 30th, benefits come from reaching out and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. Your ability to take things as they come is helpful, and your positive attitude tends to attract attention. Your confidence and faith build. You become more precise about what you want, and by extension, the signals you give off to others are clearer. You are getting ready to grab opportunities and go after exactly what you want.
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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 change because 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.
The horoscopes are divided into three groups or decans, and the differences between the groups are subtle in parts and large in other parts! For those who prefer a whole sign approach to horoscopes, simply read the first decanate regardless of your birthdate.
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