Horoscopes
Horoscopes (December 2, 2009)
By Cal Garrison
Dec 1, 2009, 12:21

ARIES: This would be easier if there weren’t so many people to consider. Disparate interests are in conflict and you’re wondering if it’s even worth it to stick around and try to get your needs met. Between complex family issues and too many factions vying for a front seat, you’re going to have a tough time making your point. If I were you, I would hold off saying anything until someone asks you for advice or until they begin to notice that you’re the only one who seems to know what’s going on. Once things settle down, making your influence felt won’t be a problem.

TAURUS: Being taken for granted has been an issue. It seems as if people expect you to be there for them no matter what. You wouldn’t mind but it’s been a while since anyone knew enough to return the favor, and you’ve had enough of being the one who cares. Others have made the assumption that this is easy for you; either that or they just keep taking advantage. If you want to maintain any sort of balance in your relationships you might want to take a look at why the give-and-take is so one-sided. People will keep on taking until you decide that enough is enough.

GEMINI: It’s anyone’s guess which way things will go from here. Needing to know what’ll happen is a handicap in situations like this. So much hangs on what others decide to do with themselves; and this is why your certainty trips are such an issue. Instead of wondering if someone else is going to change their mind, you’d do better to just keep yourself focused on what you’re doing here. You know as well as I do that everything is subject to change. Don’t think so much about making anything but your love for each other lasting and permanent.

CANCER: Being the one that people go to whenever they need a shoulder to cry on is making you wonder if you should have pursued a career in psychology. Your ability to empathize has its good points, but you’ve taken on too much of what others can’t handle and it’s knocked you off-center. What you seem to forget is that this isn’t your job; aside from that, you know as well as I do that others have to find their own strength. It’s OK to be there for people, but losing yourself to their needs or getting too identified with their problems won’t serve either one of you.

LEO: You’ve been too hard on someone — either that or you’ve got an attitude that makes it seem as if they need to be on the defensive. Underneath all the bad vibes you seem to have your own issues to clear up. Taking a look at what they might be, it’s obvious to anyone who knows you that you’re reliving the past and taking it out on whoever happens to be here. Projecting your own stuff onto innocent bystanders isn’t the best way to make friends and influence people. Pull yourself together and lighten up. It isn’t up to you to deal out death and judgment.

VIRGO: Don’t get too anal about things. You’re so busy trying to figure out how to do this right, it won’t ever get done! Sometimes we have to go for it without worrying too much about whether or not things fall neatly into place. No matter how you see it, it’s impossible to make changes like this without experiencing a modicum of disruption. You can’t save anyone from having to go through whatever it’s going to take for them to have this experience — and if you keep overcompensating and/or apologizing you’ll never own the right to change your life.

LIBRA: If you thought this was going to be all sweetness and light you’ve learned a thing or two. Going deeper into things has shown you how dark life can get when you really look at what motivates people to do what they do. If you’ve been walking on the edge of the knife, know that it’s a double-edged sword; whoever’s on the other side of the story has just as much to lose as you do. Instead of obsessing about where this is heading, stay alert to your situation and hold enough faith to believe in what you know to be true, because it is the truth that will win out in this situation.

SCORPIO: You can’t wheedle your way into people’s good graces. If you think you’ve got to connive or conspire to get this to happen, you don’t know who you’re dealing with. Most people are happier about it when we play it straight, and this particular individual is no exception. Your efforts to please are appreciated but you’d get a lot more mileage out of this if you could figure out what it is you’re really here for. If it’s just for the party, you won’t last long. Don’t expect anyone to be impressed by anything less than the sincerity of your wish to be part of this.

SAGITTARIUS: You could walk away from this but you’ve been going from pillar to post for so long it feels good to have something stable to keep you grounded. If your M.O. has always been to run away from anything that smacks of "normal" part of you is blown away by how good it feels. You’re about to learn a lot from people who are there for all the right reasons. Don’t take them or their needs for granted. Whatever this means to you it means a hell of a lot more to them, so consider their feelings in light of what might happen if and when you get bored with this.

CAPRICORN: Taking things too seriously could be a big part of the problem. It never pays to dwell upon how hard things are. You’d have an easier time if you could see your way around the difficulty and assume some level of responsibility for it. What is it that got you here? When did it start? How have you responded from the beginning? Everything adds up and what we build always becomes bigger than the sum of its parts. Backtracking far enough to see what it is that set all of this in motion will help you understand more about how to remedy your situation.

AQUARIUS: You have more choices than you realize. The idea that you aren’t free to explore more than one option comes from the belief that you need to play it straight. At this point, playing it straight doesn’t seem to be working for anyone; it’s time to diversify. You could even take the road less travelled without incurring a penalty. The need to cut loose could include a change of plans that takes you out of the ordinary or at least far enough away to give you a new perspective. Sudden trips that weren’t on the schedule could be just what the doctor ordered.

PISCES: How much will it take for you to see exactly what happened here? Don’t minimize it by saying it happens to the best of us; you’ve been through the mill. Somehow or other it’s your job to find your missing parts and reassemble them into something that looks more like the person you’ve become. You aren’t quite sure about anything and it feels strange to think that for so long you were so sure about life you had it all sewed up in a neat little package. Ever since the wrapper fell off it’s been one thing after another. Give yourself time to digest the lesson.  | RDW



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