By Guy Spiro

Wednesday, Dec. 8—The positive relationship energy mentioned yesterday peaks this morning, and is very active through today. It is very good for taking relationships to deeper levels, but there can be a strong sexual component to it. While this can be great fun for some, it can be unsettling for others. Enjoy this energy, but remember that sensitivity may be called for. Aside from the major energy, today’s predawn through the morning is open. The afternoon through the early evening has good mood energy. Enjoy the evening through the late night, but be aware that the moon will be void of course from 7:07 this evening into tomorrow’s early predawn.

Thursday, Dec. 9—Last night’s moon void of course period ends at 1:31 this morning when the moon enters Aquarius. At that point, the energy will shift, and general moods will become somewhat more independent and free-thinking. Yesterday’s positive but with a tinge of caution relationship energy will tend to linger through today. Reread and apply. Another major energy today is very good for initiating projects involving communication, transportation and the uses of energy and power. Mercury is at station point to turn retrograde tomorrow, however, and you will want to take that into account. Minor energies are mixed, and moods will swing from the end of the void of course through the midday. Take an active, cooperative and communicative approach, and avoid minor irritability and relationship issues.

Friday, Dec. 10—Be aware of two major energies today. The first is Mercury beginning its last retrograde period for this year early this morning. It will back up in our sky until very late on the 29th or very early on the 30th. During a Mercury retrograde period, all things having to do with communication and transportation are prone to snafu and breakdown. Plan extra time for everything; watch for all manner of misunderstanding; avoid the signing of contracts and other legal documents; and don’t open new businesses. The second is very good for communication in relationships, but with the retro in effect, issues from the past are likely to be featured. Learn from the past and heal things from the past, but don’t dwell on the past. Moods will be primarily positive from the early morning well into the afternoon, but watch for some people to fall into aggressive attitudes. Some minor irritability occurs in the mid to late afternoon into the early evening, but this will come and go to little effect for most of us. Moods will improve through the rest of the evening, and the late night into tomorrow’s predawn. Have a great time tonight.

Saturday, Dec. 11—Yesterday’s positive energy for communication in relationships will remain with us through today. Reread and apply. This energy is also social, and late Friday-night party scenes should be positively energized well into today’s predawn. Be aware that the moon will be void of course today from 5:08 this morning until 12:40 this afternoon when the moon enters Pisces. At that point, the energy will shift very noticeably, and general moods will tend to become somewhat more mellow, spiritual and a bit spacy. A brief period of hard attitudes may occur following the void of course, but this will likely pass unnoticed. Moods will improve through the rest of the afternoon, and especially through the evening, the late night and well into tomorrow’s predawn. This will be a high-energy social Saturday night. Enjoy.

Sunday, Dec. 12—Late Saturday-night social scenes will be positively energized well into today’s predawn. Enjoy a bit of a break from major energy through today as many will just want to kick back and relax. Take a disciplined, yet expansive, approach from the late predawn into the mid morning, and put some positive things into motion. Take a similar approach through the afternoon, but be open to innovation and the unusual. Some erratic hard attitudes may occur in the evening, but this will pass quickly, if you don’t invest a lot of energy into whatever comes up connected to it. The later evening through the late night opens up.

Monday, Dec. 13—Be aware of four major energies today. The first can be very good for seeing beneath the surface and coming to deeper understanding. It will be much easier than usual to comprehend the inner workings of things and to initiate deep positive personal changes. Keep the eyes and ears open as there will be much to learn. The second can be very good for understanding the uses of energy and power and starting new projects involving these kinds of things. The third is excellent for actually putting into motion the things that the first two energies bring to awareness. All three of these are related and add up to one energy in effect. Do remember that Mercury, involved in the first two, is in retrograde and that anything that does come up will likely be concerned with the past. The fourth major energy is also related and sheds more light on all of the above. Make positive new beginnings, but understand that they will probably have to do with correcting or improving things from the past. Get anything important done before 6:34 this evening as the moon will be void of course from then until 1:04 in tomorrow’s predawn when the moon enters Aries. At that point, the energy will lift very noticeably, and general moods will tend to become somewhat more assertive and aggressive.

Tuesday, Dec. 14—Today’s predawn, following last night’s moon void of course period, is open to do with as you will. Watch the morning into the midday for scattered minor irritability, with argumentativeness, coercive attitudes and aggressiveness, in that order. Most of the rest of the afternoon is open again, but watch the late afternoon through the early evening for some potential minor erratic relationship issues. The rest of the evening is open, but the late night may have some minor spaciness. This will be a day to make the right choices and not let petty annoyances pick away at your equilibrium and eat your energy.

Guy Spiro, editor of the Monthly Aspectarian magazine and Astro-Weather (lightworks.com ^[1]), has been a professional astrologer, astrology teacher and Tarot reader for 30 years. Visit http://www.guyspiro.com/Untitled-5.html ^[2] for more information.

From the Dec. 8-14, 2010 issue