Do wishes come true at this magical time of the year? I say yes, especially if you are an Aquarian. If you could only see your chart at the start of the month! Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, is about to leave Sagittarius after a year's visit to your 11th house of your deeply held hopes and wishes. To wish him well as he plans to leave on December 18, other planets have raced to this constellation to create a gorgeous celebration and series of beautiful fireworks. You can have lasting benefits from this cosmic party, so listen up.

The planets joining Jupiter in this celebratory farewell bash include Pluto, Mercury, the Sun, and on December 9, the new moon - five in all! Wow! Venus is due to come too, but since she's on assignment in your 10th house of fame and honors, working to bring added glitter to your reputation, she won't be able to arrive in Sagittarius until after Jupiter leaves. (Venus will arrive in Sagittarius on December 30, and although she'll miss Jupiter, she'll come to this very social part of your chart just in time to rev up New Year's Eve. Yo, Venus, we all love you for your thoughtfulness!)

Indeed, with so many planets filling your house of hopes and wishes, if ever there were a time something dear to you could break open for you, it's now. The wish you have may be spiritual ("I need a new job that will show off my talents,") or material ("I want a computer.") Either way, something is about to come through to you.

This same house that will be so brilliantly lit is also the house of friendships, which is why I say you will be surrounded with an unusually large number of people this holiday season.

Charitable efforts are also highlighted this month, and if you will be working on a fundraiser or other humanitarian, political, or community cause, you could be thrilled with the enormous difference you make now. This is the true spirit of the season and perhaps the very best fit you could give yourself and others. You will have every reason to be proud.

The first half of the month is when all the developments that we have been talking about will happen, particularly during the week of December 9, which is also the new moon.

If your birthday falls on February 6 or within five days of that date, you are perfectly situated to reap the benefits of this extraordinary energy.

On December 11, the legendary conjunction of Jupiter (financial and other expansion, happiness, luck) and Pluto (wealth, transformation) will take place, a configuration that only happens once every 13 years. Jupiter expands everything it touches, so it will take Pluto's awesome power to transform and multiply it tenfold. Both Jupiter and Pluto are associated with powerful wealth too, so whatever occurs will also bring a massive potential for profit (or in the case of charity, for building money for the cause you believe in). Are you starting to see why I am so excited about this month? Jupiter is associated with miracles, so keep your mind and heart open.

If your birthday falls on February 17, or plus or minus five days, you will be beautifully positioned to take advantage of Jupiter and Pluto. Remember however that this is a cosmic gift that everyone, of every birthday, can partake of this month. You will have to take the opportunity to make it all happen, but this one appears to be extraordinary.

This conjunction will start a 13-year cycle, so it's not "just a day" but the start of a trend that will last years. As you move through this cycle, you will be asked at various points (in years ahead) if you want to tweak it, radically change parts of it, add to it, or abandon it.

This pairing of two powerhouse planets, Jupiter and Pluto, is considered a signature of extraordinary success when found in a chart. To give you an idea, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet both have this at birth. Since Pluto rules Scorpio, the sign you have on the cusp of your solar tenth house of fame and honors, watch what happens on or near December 11 for a clue about what could come in your career.

Sometimes slow moving planets like Jupiter and Pluto take a little time to spin their miracles, but if you want something to happen you will have to seize the opportunity when it's offered and run with it with all your might.

The last time Pluto and Jupiter met, it was November 1994, but many people found 1995 to be their big year, because only the first glimmerings of the new venture or relationship were showing up at that time. Think back to see if you can see any themes emerge. This conjunction will take place in Sagittarius, not Scorpio as it did last time. Nevertheless, you may be able to see the magnitude of this pairing by looking back.

Pluto has the power to completely transform your life. He will not work in a sudden, lightning-bolt way like Uranus does (Pluto likes to rag Uranus about this propensity for suddenness whenever he runs into Uranus.) No, Pluto works gradually.

One useful thing to note is that Pluto will want to see a near-obsessive devotion toward your mission, so if you have been working hard on your career, for example, you are about to be rewarded in kind now. Remember, this conjunction could take a little time to work. Watch the kind of conversations that come up in the start of the month but particularly those that occur December 9 through 11. Those are laden with profit potential and could eventually become life changing.

In the meantime, you may get some small but happy news on December 18 about new business you have brought in or a bonus or raise in salary due you. News would be unexpected - that's the best surprise to have!

The 11th house, so packed with planets, also rules your friendships. This conjunction of Pluto and Jupiter will bring you into contact with many people now - many more than usual - some old friends and some new acquaintances, too. Among them, one new or old friend who has become very successful and influential will reach out to you and be instrumental in the magnificent career success you are about to experience (thanks to Jupiter and Pluto). With Venus shining at the very top of your chart in your solar 10th house, the buzz about you among VIPs will be very, very positive.

Money has concerned you at several points during the year, and possibly will again on or near December 7. However, on December 18, a lucky break could easily put you back in the chips, thanks to a lovely collaboration between Venus, now in your professional sector, and Uranus, planet of surprise, in your salary sector. Venus will also see to it that your reputation in your company - and in the industry - will be strong. It appears others will say they want to work for you, and that's a sterling compliment!

Jupiter will finally leave Sagittarius on the same day just mentioned, December 18, and you will likely be grateful to him for the good work Jupiter achieved for you in the past year. You made many new friends and made a number of new associations. Some of those will be in your life now for many years, possibly forever.

From December 18 onward, Jupiter will light your behind-the-scenes sector for a full year. During the coming year, your imagination will take flight and you will do your very best work while you are alone, plumbing the depths of your subconscious. So creative and innovative will your ideas be when in solitude that you may wonder where those gems are coming from.

You'll need to find a way to remember them all, lest you forget one gem that you will later wrack your brain to recall. (Save yourself the trouble and write them all down as they come to you. They will arrive at odd times and places, including during sleep. Keep little spiral note pads around the house.)

In this, your 12th house, you will have guardian angles - not the fuzzy blue kind of make believe, but REAL people who will care about your welfare and who will go out of their way to help you. You may have to keep your benefactor's identity quiet, for certainly you will be getting very special VIP treatment.

This year also puts you on the trajectory for the best year in your life, set to arrive 13 months from now, on January 5, 2009 when Jupiter enters Aquarius. In 2008, Capricorn will be the zodiac's favorite, but before you assume this role you will have to get ready.

You need to spend this coming year deciding what you truly want in life, dear Aquarius. What is it that you want to achieve next, on a personal or professional level? What - and who - would you like to see less of? Is anyone or anything draining you unnecessarily?

When you wear the crown of celestial favorite in 2009 for a full year, you will have favor from every sector of your chart. We only rarely get a year like the one you are about to prepare for, once every 12 years. In the process of clearing out your life, both mentally, emotionally, and possibly even physically (when you clean out closets, a very therapeutic exercise), remember to leave space open for the universe to fill with brand new opportunities and relationships.

In the meantime, we will have some sensational days to dot with gold stars on your calendar.

The first stellar day (aside from the meeting of Jupiter and Pluto on December 11) will arrive on December 20, when Jupiter will conjoin with Mercury. This could have a twofold effect, because Mercury, in your chart, rules both a financial and romantic house. See what happens, but you may get a beautiful gift, receive a generous check, or have a highly romantic evening on this day. You might also want to sign a contract at this time (if you didn't do so earlier in the month, which would also be great - I like December 4 and 5 as well, as you'd have Jupiter and Pluto on your side.)

Next comes the very luckiest day of the year over the weekend of December 22-23. That's when there will be a magical meeting of the Sun and Jupiter, a conjunction we always look forward to with great anticipation and excitement. (This conjunction will occur in the wee hours of the morning on December 23, making December 22 the more important date. You will want to get an aspect as it's approaching in fullness, not decreasing.)

These two heavenly bodies will meet in your most private sector of your chart, suggesting a secret or confidential conversation could lead to magnificent results.

There is another possible ramification of this pairing - the Sun rules your relationship sector, so you may see a magical development at that time. You may get engaged on December 22 or 23 (a perfect time to do so) or promise your love at that time. It's also possible that in the days leading to this weekend, you will form a very successful business alliance.

This same date is the full moon, December 23, falling in your house of health and work projects. You may have a deadline to get out the door, and if so, you may be working late on the days surrounding December 21 or even having to put in some time on December 24. (I certainly hope not.) In the process you may lower your resistance to colds and flu. It might be a good idea to consider getting a flu shot at the start of December because it takes two weeks for the medicine to begin working. I want you to feel like a million dollars for the holiday! Try to take good care of yourself near that full moon.

New Year's Eve could be simply dazzling for you. Mars has been in your workaday sector a seemingly endless amount of time but miraculously will leave that hard working place on December 30 when it backs into your romance sector during January. Mars will be retrograde this month and therefore acting a bit sleepy, but will still be moving though your true love sector where Mars will help rev things up.

You may think about calling a former sweetheart to see if you should reconcile. If you are feeling this way, you will have a chance to find out. (I am not saying things will work, but only that they might - this is all up to you.)

On top of that, by New Year's Eve, Venus will have already rushed into your people / events / fun and happiness sector on December 30, set to stay a month. Happily, the moon will also glide in a sign good for you - Libra. The stage is set, the flowers are on the table, and music is in the air. Dear Aquarius, it's time to celebrate! Happy New Year!

Most romantic evenings: December 3 - 4, 8 - 9, 13 - 14, 18, 22, 25, and 31.

Summary:

The universe has cooked up quite an array of events for you to enjoy this month! With five celestial bodies in friendly fire sign Sagittarius, this coming holiday season will be one of your favorites - ever!

Friends will be a big part of the fun in the first two weeks, and also provide you with a valuable source of advice, references, tips, and introductions this holiday season. Over champagne or a glass of wine in a relaxed setting, you may come up with ideas with old and new friends and contacts that will help you get ahead in your profession. You'll mix and mingle the most from December 9 to 20.

Watch December 11 in particular for a high level friend to help you enormously in your career. This day brings the mega-watt conjunction of Jupiter to Pluto, and kicks off the start of a 13-year cycle. Take seriously anything that should come up at that time! The potential for massive recognition and future profit is simply off the charts! Pluto and Jupiter often work very subtly in the beginning, so a casual conversation that you don't think much about could grow and grow and become all encompassing, forming a key cornerstone to your life for years to come!

Career and money news could be unexpectedly positive: December 18.

Jupiter's move into your 12th house indicates that you're becoming more creative by the minute. This is a new trend just staring up, one to last for a full year. Take your ideas seriously and carve out time alone to nurture them. Your best work will be done when you are by yourself. From now on your subconscious will be working overtime, so show those risky ideas to the world!

Near the full moon, December 23, you will likely have a deadline that will have you working late to complete. This will be a Sunday - and since full moons have an area of influence of three days before or after they occur, you will probably feel the pressure most on Friday evening, December 21. Knowing this, it would not be wise to leave your holiday shopping for the last minute.

Over the past two years you've had Saturn creating delays and glitches, and you were asked to assume many life responsibilities. Saturn may also have brought a number of disappointments, especially in love. Happily, by now Saturn has moved away from the problematic position it held, freeing you to enjoy satisfying relationships from now on. Saturn won't be back to the same part of the sky for several decades, so you're looking at a much happier future from now on! You may get a clue about just how much your relationship has improved when Jupiter conjoins the Sun, December 22-23.

New Year's Eve looks to be shaping up as a very special for you, so you'll end the year on a high note. The moon will be in perfect-for-you Libra, and Mars, the energy planet, will leave your work sector on December 30 for several weeks, just in time to enliven your social calendar. Lucky you - you have so much going for you! Don't stay home!