FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011 by Holiday Mathis on Creators.com

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FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011

Due to the usual misinformation that can occur when Mercury is traveling retrograde, it might seem like your actions are failing or, worse, that you cannot act at all because the situation is paralyzing. You are not paralyzed. Be persistent. You can and will prevail. The Taurus moon favors the determined.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Maybe you used to give your love so that you could receive love back, but now you give love just because it comes so naturally for you. It's the easiest thing for you to do.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You'll experience a heightened, joyful feeling, and the best part is that it will be effortless to maintain. It will come over you like the sun and warm you through and through.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Do people choose one another, or are they meant for one another? You're not sure if you believe in romantic destiny, but in certain moments today, it will seem plausible.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You'll be ultra-observant today, and exactitude will be your forte. Peruse important documents, financial statements and contracts for errors. You could catch a mistake in time to save the day.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Wherever possible, you'll use the resources that you encounter to create opportunities. But you won't push. Things have to happen naturally for you to be excited about them.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You'll tap into an extra jolt of power and will apply it to improving your physical performance, work and/or male relationships. A father figure may have a stronger influence than usual.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You'll be motivated by a timeline. Make sure you also know what the rewards are for sticking to each deadline. You're internally driven, but it also helps to have obvious external accountability and rewards.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Someone will check in with you on a subject of great import. Don't worry. You won't be expected to come up with all the answers. For now, it's enough that you are open to hearing what the questions are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You feel confident that you don't have to control a relationship in order for it to move in a direction that will please you. You've chosen the right partners and allies so your common interests will drive the action.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You have something important to impart.

You feel that if you touch even one person with your message, it will have been worthwhile. The reality is that you'll touch many.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You are someone on whom nothing is lost. You don't always act on what you see. In fact, you usually don't feel the need. You'll log today's observations and wait for the right moment to act on them.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Unexpected encounters will get you all charged up. You may run into the one who makes your heart skip a beat or the one who secretly adores you from afar.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 7). You'll accomplish a physical goal and take actions toward optimum health over the next 10 weeks. In May, you'll act on something you read or hear and will be wildly successful. Look for opportunities to expand your business, enterprises and/or education in June. The summer will make family memories. Aries and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 16, 3, 11, 40 and 19.

NUMEROLOGY FUN WITH NUMBER TWO: Do you know what your magic number is? You can get it by adding up all of the numbers of your birthday until you wind up with one number. For instance, all the numbers in the birthday 12/6/1973 add up to 29, and then two plus nine equals 11, and one plus one equals two. So the final number is two.

If two is also your magic number, you are a sensual being, eager to take in all that is good and beautiful about life. The specificity of your appetites ensures that you hone your tastes. You know what you like and what you don't, and your strong sense of this helps you to develop a style of living that is all your own. You are also quite graceful in your approach to life, both physically and mentally. This grace comes from a core of inner strength. And though you can be tenderhearted at times, it is important to you that you don't "go soft" or become too unregimented. In order to maintain your happiness, you must have a set of rules for yourself and live by them. It is when you're in line with your own rules that you feel the most cheerful, engaging and loving toward others.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Beautiful "Desperate Housewife" Teri Hatcher recently received the Jane Wyman Humanitarian Award from the Arthritis Foundation for her work with juvenile arthritis. Hatcher is a passionate, fiery Sagittarius who was born when the moon, ruler of emotions, and Saturn, the planet of character building, were in the philanthropic station of Aquarius.

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