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by Lilly Roddy

As we move into the holiday period, the month begins with a Solar Eclipse on December 4 at 11 degrees Sagittarius. This event will maintain our interest in growing and learning beyond what we already know. On a national level, the eclipse will help to heighten our concerns with foreign policy issues. This 11-degree point is about the same place where Pluto was when we experienced the 9-11 attacks. Look for the government to press its case for expansion in fighting terrorism. Jupiter, the planet that rules all the things I have mentioned, goes retrograde on that same day. Look for this process to help intensify our look back at what we have been through as a culture. The Sun starts the month in Sagittarius and begins the Winter Solstice on December 21 at 7:15 p.m. Mercury is right there with the Sun and also is in Sagittarius as the month opens but quickly enters Capricorn on the 8th. Venus and Mars are both moving through Scorpio, heating things up on the physical level. Jupiter remains in Leo, Saturn lingers in Gemini, Uranus and Neptune float through Aquarius, and Pluto seeks the truth in Sagittarius.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). This is a restless holiday period for you as you seek to revive the holiday traditions that you have lost over the years. Romantic relationships strain to be closer. You may try to gloss things over and avoid the undercurrent of emotional tension. And you may be very successful at this. The latter part of the month finds you very busy and active at work or in social settings. Your creative urges are very strong. You just want to have more fun.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Relationships are the hot topic for you this month. There is lots of activity there, good and bad. Deep stirrings are bringing up your need to have a much closer interactive process with your partner. Don't even think you can ignore it. Career goals and directions are rather mushy and won't help you avoid the feelings of wanting to be close to your partner. Plan some special activity for the two of you. You will be glad you did. Keep a close eye on your financial picture this month. The eclipse in your area of shared resources will bring you some task that you will have to deal with.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Work and more work has been the dominant theme for you this whole year. At least for this month you are interested in being with others at work. And this isn't just a casual working relationship. You will want to be able to talk and discuss intimate issues that you usually leave for the bedroom. But you still have a game plan in the back of your pretty head. You are still thinking about your future and creating some permanent relationships. Big opportunities are coming your way this month at work.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You have a full schedule this month at work. There are people to meet. There are events to attend. And don't be surprised when you over-schedule yourself. Pay attention to those health signals. You have been putting off that visit to the doctor because you have just not made time to go. The holiday period always stimulates your relationship area of your horror scope. You will want to make your current relationship permanent. Or you will do something to reconfirm the commitment you have. If you are a lonely crab on the beach, you will be looking for that special crab. Don't be alone this holiday period.

LEO (July 23-August 22). You are larger than life this year, and just your mere presence lights up the room. And for the holidays, you can be your own Solstice Festival. However, you may want to avoid mater and pater (said in an English accent). Tensions are taut at home. Look for signs of those forced smiles and gnashing teeth. And then grab a turkey leg and head out the door. You just want to have fun. And work is really not on your agenda. And don't worry about having an escort for the holidays. Think larger. Think . . . entourage. Personal relationships are confusing and surrounded by quicksand.

VIRGO (August 23-September 22). This is your year to create your own holiday traditions. The eclipse is a new trend in your home and family arena. You are embarking on your own path this year and breaking away from the traditions of your family. Long-term work goals-yes, they are still there and won't be leaving your consciousness until next June. But you can push yourself away from the desk for at least 15 minutes. You are much more lighthearted as the Winter Solstice arrives, and you may be leading the voices in the holiday songs. Relationships have to have new meanings if you are to continue as before. Tensions are right around the corner if you are not addressing the future of relationships right now.

LIBRA (September 23-October 23). This is an upbeat time of the year for you. You are so active, so talkative, so fa fa fa. And behind all of this is a strong drive to profit from the season. Your actions look so casual that no one will ever know that you have not planned each step, each look. This is a great time to promote yourself or your business. And personal magnetism is high. Close to the Winter Solstice, you are more serious and find yourself drawn back into the traditions of your childhood. This is a great time to have friends and family in your home.

SCORPIO (October 24-November 21). Both Venus, planet of love and beauty, and Mars, planet of action and fiery hot emotions, are traveling through your sign for this entire month. Your romantic partners better wear their asbestos underwear if they want to be safe and not get burned. You will also be very self-focused, sometimes called narcissistic. Everything, and I mean everything, had better run on your schedule. You will not have the temper or time to listen to the trivial rantings of those underlings around you. You are somewhat more rational around the Solstice, but only somewhat.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21). It's that happy birthday time for the arrow-shooting truth seekers, the time each year when you reflect on what you wanted to do and what you did do. And with the eclipse happening in your sign, this is a special renewal period that began 18 years ago. New decisions are in the wings and will be in full swing by February 2003. You have worked hard over the last year to make your relationships more stable and to get rid of those partnerships that have no place in your life. You are getting the fat out of your dreams.

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19). You have been really working on getting your life in order, especially at the work place. And now you have earned yourself a rest. You are more sensitive than usual. And it is not just the holidays. You really are this emotional. Be careful who you surround yourself with this month. The residue from their emotional energy bodies can really screw with your psyche. You are much better after the Solstice. You will have many invitations to social functions this month, even more than normal for the holiday period. Pick and choose carefully as they will require more energy than usual to attend.

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18). Your public persona is highly activated this month. You are going to make an impression on people, good or bad. But what you cannot change is that your physical presence will impact those around you. So you might as well make the best of it and avoid that detached persona you carry around to keep the onlookers at a distance. You can use this to sell yourself at work, at a new job, in a different relationship, or just to heat up the existing ones. You are getting ready to advance past what you once were. The eclipse occurs in the area of your horror scope that rules organizations and friendships. There is plenty of new activity in those areas.

PISCES (February 19-March 20). Little fishes, y'all need to get ready for a change in your aquarium. You are ready for adventure and a definite break from your past. You will certainly feel that you have outgrown things in your past. And even those who you may be melancholy to leave, you will. The holiday period really marks a new beginning for you. There are new career paths just on the horizon. And even better relationships are coming next August. You have really cut the umbilical chord this year with your family. But you will not feel alone but ready to create a new family environment.

Wonder what is in store for you in 2003? In January, astrologer Lilly Roddy will give a public presentation on the year ahead to coincide with her annual forecast in OutSmart. Check next month's issue for the date and details. Roddy's website is www.hermesfoot.com.