Career Horoscopes (week beginning 13th December)

Your Careers Forecast for the week commencing December 13, 2010  by Peter Watson

ARIES   Mar 21 - Apr 20

At the point at which you start wondering whether you're losing your touch, you'll be encouraged by feedback that suggests you're actually doing very well.  The fact that your ruler Mars is joining forces with Pluto and Mercury this week should help you transform a fairly ordinary set-up into something that's extremely impressive.   And this is going to help you regain your confidence after one or two experiences that seem to have caused you to doubt yourself.   Never forget that it's not the things that happen to you that are really important, it's the way you manage them.  And if you can prove to yourself and others that you can bounce back and take command of situations which, momentarily, might have appeared to be slipping through your fingers, you'll do extremely well.



TAURUS  Apr 21 - May 21

You may have wondered how you're ever going to mastermind a joint financial, business or property arrangement which seems promising but also highly complex.   Don't be surprised if the answer suddenly appears before you in the form of someone with all the relevant experience and know-how.   The fact that retrograde Mercury is reversing as it were into Sagittarius at the weekend does suggest that you should ask for whatever support you need.   However, you must establish from the outset the terms and conditions involved.  And if you're made to wait for a little while before being given an answer you mustn't think you're about to be left high and dry.   That's not the case at all but you're likely to misinterpret certain situations this week or assume the worst.   Don't.  There's no need.



GEMINI  May 22 - Jun 21

If you make up your mind that one particular person could be the perfect accomplice, ally or partner for you, it might be wise to acknowledge that he or she is likely to have assets that you can't boast.  But you mustn't feel intimidated or jealous.  You have skills of your own that more than compensate for those you're missing.  And since your ruler Mercury is allied to Mars and Pluto this week you'll be in a position to capitalise on everything you have and own.   So please don't doubt your ability to come up with your fair share of whatever is required to make a shared endeavour succeed and bring in a healthy profit.   Yours is the sign of the clear thinker and the fast mover so don't delay in putting all your ideas into action.  

CANCER   Jun 22 - Jul 23

Some others will fail to agree that you have the answer to a work-related, business or financial problem.   But you'll be sufficiently competent to feel you can carry on regardless.   You won't even hesitate when, as a result of the Sun's run-in with Jupiter and Uranus, you're told by some unhelpful individuals that they have doubts about your efficiency.   You'll quickly intuit that you're dealing with people whose judgment is not to be trusted and who are interested purely in whatever they can acquire for themselves.   Hold on to the fact that you've the relevant experience to pursue outcomes that could make an enormous difference to you, your reputation and bank account.  No-one can rob you of that.   In fact, it shouldn't be long before even your harshest critics come over on to your side. 



LEO   Jul 24 - Aug 23 

When it comes to a complicated work-related or financial deal you'll feel you're being given little co-operation by the other person concerned.   This will come as a surprise, especially as you've assumed that the two of you have been working well together. Don't forget that Uranus is at loggerheads with Mercury over the next few days - and Uranus does hurl surprises at us when we least expect it. Go back to the basic idea and look at it closely to see whether you can still pursue it successfully with little or no help from whoever else is involved.  The chances are that you'll be in an especially inventive frame of mind and you will quickly see a remedy.   Refuse to be held to ransom by this person who should know better.



VIRGO  Aug 24 - Sep 23

Be adventurous with plans you put forward to colleagues, employers or associates.  But make sure that they fully understand whatever ideas you're coming up with. With Mercury appearing to travel backwards people will misconstrue some of what you're saying.  You won't want to feel that you are making a fuss or craving attention which is why you might not like the idea of double-checking to see that the right information has been passed on.  But it's essential that you do.  It's also important that you make everyone understand that when you're being particularly enthusiastic and industrious it's because you want things to work out well for everybody involved.  You're certainly not behaving like an empire builder.   People need to be sure of that fact if they are to relax and co-operate with you.



LIBRA  Sep 24 - Oct 23

Not all of your workmates, employers or associates will understand quite why you're so enthusiastic about a particular scheme or idea.  It will therefore be up to you to get the message across and win them around to your way of thinking.   Do make sure that you're not giving them such a complicated description or outline that you make matters worse.  After all, you've got the Sun squaring up to Uranus and to Jupiter so the least bit of confusion could be blown up into something much bigger.   Remember too that you probably are dealing with people who will want to make their voices heard because they are a little bit jealous of you and the impact you've been making recently.  Don't give them the least excuse to catch you out.



SCORPIO  Oct 24 - Nov 22

There will be a point when it will occur to you that a particular plan or idea needs more of a creative input than it's been given to date.   However, with the Sun at odds with Jupiter and Uranus, there could be questions raised over funding.  Or some rather difficult individuals might be inclined to question your judgment, experience or talent.   Don't whatever you do lose your cool.  Remember Jupiter can make you see problems as being much more serious than they actually are.  And Uranus can sometimes encourage you to lash out at whoever is upsetting or offending you.   It's crucial that this week especially you show that you can handle being challenged and you don't have to defend yourself in a vindictive way.   There are much better options, as you're about to discover.



SAGITTARIUS  Nov 23 - Dec 21

Capitalise on the fact that the planets are very much on your side.  In fact with Mercury, Pluto and Mars forming an extremely beneficial triangular configuration in your chart you'll realise just how many tools, assets and resources you have at your fingertips - all of which will prove invaluable when it comes to funding a work-related idea that you've long wanted to develop.   Let Pluto encourage you to do some research while Mars provides the extra energy you need and Mercury gives you flexibility of thinking.  You're being placed in a position where you're virtually guaranteed to come up with an absolute winner.  The only problem might be that people observing you will think they're entitled to some of the action.   Don't be afraid to let them see that you've no time for free-loaders.



CAPRICORN  Dec 22 - Jan 20

Finalise a contract or arrangement that has caused confusion for a while.   The more recent delays and mix-ups are easily explained by the fact that Mercury has been retrograde since 10 December.   So no wonder it's been hard to get a straight answer out of anybody.   You should try to make final decisions and sign on the dotted line this week because on Saturday 18 December Mercury reverses as it were out of your sign and into a rather sensitive section of your chart.   It would be a pity if you were to delay any longer and find that you're coming up with all manner of niggling little problems that are likely to get in your way.   This is a good time to set your sights on what you want and go for it.



AQUARIUS  Jan 21 - Feb 19

Your generous streak could get in the way of an investment you'd like to make or work you want to fund.   Others will offer opinions as to what they think you should be doing.  But as the Sun clashes with Jupiter and Uranus you're unlikely to take advice in an objective way.  You'll assume that the other people involved have a secret agenda or they have plans to feather their own nests - at your expense.   Without sounding near-paranoid you must seek reassurance that if you are closely involved with such people they're not actually working against you.   On the other hand, what you mustn't do is point the finger of suspicion at them without being sure of the facts.   Doing nothing until concrete evidence presents itself is the wisest move.



PISCES  Feb 20 - Mar 2

Developments within your work or profession is linked to the way in which Mercury is reversing into the most visible section of your chart.   This is why you'll suddenly feel that all eyes are on you and that one or two comments you overhear seem rather unfair or unkind.  Don't forget that when Mercury is retrograde as it is until the end of the month it can provoke situations where things are misheard or misconstrued.   Refuse to over-react to what's probably meant as a harmless comment.   And certainly don't respond by becoming nasty or aggressive.   It would be worth politely questioning the other person involved.   You'll almost certainly find that there are many more reasons for you to remain friendly than there are for you to become enemies with one another.