This will be a busy month at your workplace, perhaps because the nature of your job is seasonal. Whatever you do for a living, it appears that throngs of customers will appear at your door or that your boss will have piles of work for you to do or manage. Prepare to be busier than Lucille Ball and her friend Ethel in the chocolate factory, as you try keep up with the ever-faster roll of the assembly line.

You won't seem to mind, though. Co-workers will be amazingly supportive and work will proceed harmoniously through the channels. Since everyone will be working very hard, you might expect a pack of complaining peers, but instead, the office atmosphere will be closer to that of Santa's little workshop filled with humming elves.

You might conclude that your co-workers have had a bit too much eggnog. (What else could explain this amazing show of peace, love, and holiday cheer in the face of so much pressure?) Thank Jupiter, planet of plenty, for bringing not only an influx of lucrative business, but also supportive peers, new tools with which to do your work, and interesting assignments. What more could you ask? Indeed, having a job is always a blessing, and having one that is interesting and where you are so needed and appreciated is doubly so.

You might be considering making a New Year's resolution soon, but if your goal will be to lose weight and to get more exercise, don't start your plan in January. Instead, begin in the days that follow the new moon on December 9.

That new moon will allow you to see results, but the caveat is that you must start your program in earnest in the days that follow December 9. "But it's the holidays!" you may cry, and yes, while that's true, realize that there are lots of people beginning this month, for gyms often give out bargain memberships now. Any new weight- related plan would have to allow for special occasions anyway, so you might as well take your very first steps now. You can do it! With five heavenly bodies in Sagittarius filling your sixth house of health, you have all the support you need.

When it comes to successful results, astrology is all about beginning actions at precisely the right time. Treat yourself to new Nikes and some sleek workout gear to get you started. You only get one new moon a year for fitness and health, and this one will be yours. You won't have the help you need from planets in January, but you will now. It's also an ideal time to schedule a medical or dental procedure or checkup.

Two days after the new moon, Jupiter and Pluto will make a conjunction on December 11 - a fantastic signature for success. These two only meet rarely, and the last time was in 1994. You can use this energy for two very different types of goals. For one, Jupiter and Pluto can help you overcome poor health. If you need medical advice, or if you need to start certain treatment, do so this month, in the first or second week if possible. This is a major aspect of awesome proportions. Take it seriously and expect the best!

The other way you can use the gifts of Jupiter and Pluto is to pick up more interesting side work. If you want to moonlight or do more freelance work, you can find a very lucrative client now. Send out feelers. Jupiter and Pluto each bring strong financial benefits to everything they touch. You happen to have the Sun, new moon, Mercury, Jupiter, and Pluto all crowded in your work and health sector (sixth house).

If you need to design an ad to buy or sell, or design a publicity campaign, do so on one of the very best days for you to do it in 2007: December 20. This will also be an excellent day to travel, for work or pleasure, or to sign a major contract.

This day, December 20, is special because it marks the annual meeting of good fortune planet Jupiter with communicative Mercury, the only time this will happen this year! Remarkably, this will occur in zero degrees Capricorn, a very forceful "Let's get going" degree! You'll be energized, and so will the people you will be talking to!

Just when you thought you'd be working through the holiday, your workload will lighten magically from December 21 onward. You will have a happy holiday - indeed, this year you may have a BANNER holiday. Just wait until you see what I have to tell you about the second half of December!

Backtracking two days to December 18, another beautiful, happy landmark cosmic event will arrive, and this one will be a critical one to notice. (Can you believe this amazing month?) That's the day when lucky Jupiter will move into your house of marriage and partnership, and will stay there a full year. This is the first time you've hosted this planet in your partnership house since 1996, and it will have some really exciting ramifications.

If you are dating someone seriously, this Christmas you may decide to get engaged, or if not then, very soon - possibly even in January! If you do get engaged or wed, you will have chosen the best time of the decade to do so!

If you are married, you will benefit from your partner's good fortune throughout 2008, even if you don't do very much to cause it! Your partner will be optimistic and more willing to consider tackling big goals, perhaps one or two that one or both of you were a little hesitant to take on. An example might be buying a house or starting your family.

If you are not dating and have no partner, you can use this sensational energy toward a business alliance as well, and find enormous success from it. Remember to form your business alliance AFTER Jupiter moves into Capricorn, from December 18 onward. Actually, you can benefit from Jupiter in both personal and business alliances. They are not mutually exclusive!

Your financial situation was dismal while Saturn toured your second house of money, but Saturn left last September. Things are looking up for you, and you may have seen some evidence of that in recent weeks. This month you could receive a generous check - as a gift, bonus, or raise at work - near December 21-23. How great is that?

On the same day, Sunday, December 23, there will be a full moon in Cancer, bringing all your desires to fullness. This day could also signal a romantic highpoint. Each year, the Sun and Jupiter join forces and produce the very luckiest day of the year. Coincidentally, this year, they will meet on the full moon in Cancer (adding lots of heightened emotion) in your house of marriage and other alliances. This could well work out to be one of your most romantic and tender moments of the year. I should add that attached Cancers have the advantage here, but I will address the good aspects of single Cancers in a moment. (Yes, you have some, too!)

If you were born on June 22, you will feel the effects of this brilliant full moon the most.

If you are getting engaged for the holidays - and there's a good chance you will - plan to do so on this glorious day, December 23. You can, if you like, announce your news to family and friends a day or two later. It's fun to have a big secret for "just us" to enjoy. If you do promise your love to one another on this date, you will have chosen the best day of the DECADE to come together. December 22 and 23 are sensational days.

If single, you will have your time to enjoy, too. Venus will add sugar and spice in your house of true love from December 8 to 30. You'll be so very popular at all the holiday parties. Be determined to leave the office at a decent hour, no matter how much you have on your desk to finish. You've helped out your co-workers for years, but now it's your time to have fun. Revel in it!

One day to watch as possibly ultra glamorous and tender will be December 18, when Venus will reach out to Uranus and create a big romantic surprise. This day has razzle dazzle written all over it!

With so much going on, by New Year's Eve, you'll crave a quiet celebration. Large crowds and loud music won't interest you this year. Instead, plan a more private evening for two, perhaps an indulgent dinner in a glamorous restaurant. Candlelight, perfume, flowers, and white tablecloth and linens sound cozily divine, especially if you both can watch the snow fall outside. This is your moment to celebrate - embrace it, dear Cancer.

Romantic evenings: December 2, 15, 16, 22, and 23.

Summary:

You'll be the worker of the year on the job, spinning plates on sticks and humming a happy tune. No one will be able to match your high level of productivity and yet you will make it all look so effortless.

The good spirit of co-workers and subordinates will make it so much easier to work during the holidays. In fact, so cheery will those around you be, that you may feel you accidentally fell into some sort of parallel universe where every day is sunny and workers help each other instead of constantly plotting against each other. Life is so rarely this way!

If you need new equipment, software, and temporary or permanent help, put in your request just after the new moon December 9, for you'll likely get anything or anyone you need. An employee like you is hard to find and your boss will do almost anything to keep you happy.

The headline news this month is that Jupiter and Pluto will combine on December 11. Together these two powerhouse planets will give you an awesome opportunity to improve your health and fitness.

You will also be able to find more assignments or important new clients. Whichever you find at this time bodes well for your future, for that client or assignment will take you to new places in your career that you can't quite anticipate yet.

Singles will love the sparkle of December 18 - give a party or go to one. With Venus in fellow water sign Scorpio and Uranus in water sign Pisces, you could not wish for a better romantic night, filled with surprise!

In a month that has everything, you will also have the move of Jupiter into your marriage and partnership house on December 18, to stay until January 5, 2009. This is considered the very best time in life to think about marriage or business partnerships, or to hire a special expert, such as a manager or agent, to work with you on a one-on-one basis. The last time you had this advantage was 1994, as Jupiter takes 12 years to revolve around the Sun.

After setting into your partnership house, one of Jupiter's first orders of business will be to meet up with Mercury, an annual event that will occur on December 20. This day will bode well for forming new contractual agreements, for travel, commerce, and all writing and communication projects.

Next, Jupiter will have a special conversation with the Sun, always considered the luckiest, happiest day of the year. This will occur very early on December 23. Since they will meet in your seventh house of commitment, it would be a heavenly day for an engagement, wedding, or any sort of "coming together" in business. Because these two luminaries meet early in the day, you can also use December 22 to your advantage.

Watch too, for a generous gift, check, or news of a salary raise to come your way: December 21 or 22.

Dear Cancer, look at all the wonderful things you have to look forward to in December! The best part is that you will have a whole year to enjoy some of the trends that are emerging now. When it comes to New Year's Eve, with Mars about to slip into your private twelfth sector, you'll probably want to plan a quiet but romantic celebration. All things considered, it looks like you'll have lots of secrets and dreams to share. What a way to end the year!