Get ready for a flurry of communication and more than just a few visits from friends, neighbors, and family. Quick, short travel will certainly be part of the picture too this month, so to maximize your holiday experience, you'll need to be super-organized. There will be lots of details to keep in mind, so promise yourself that you won't write anything on the back of an envelope but rather in a notebook where you can access the data when you need it.

Throughout the month, you may decide to visit your sister, brother, or cousin, but you are not as likely to go to a parent's house. It seems your sister will volunteer to do the honors for the family holiday dinner. Feeling free of the kitchen this year, you will be able to kick back and enjoy being pampered a little, and perhaps have a little extra time to catch up with Mom and Dad.

At work, your professional status will climb higher with each successive day. Mars will be shining at the very top of your chart, increasing your visibility and upping your chances for an important promotion. While Mars is, admittedly, retrograde and therefore weaker, he is still in your career house and will do as much as he can. Your career will really take off when Mars is back in good condition in your career house, so keep these dates in mind: March 4 to May 9. That's when you'll take off like a rocket, getting all the approvals you need, unlike now when you might feel a little stymied by others' delay in getting back to you.

Still, with a key career-oriented full moon due before Christmas, your step up the ladder could easily materialize as early as December 23, plus or minus four days. Your new position or stunningly positive professional news could well work out to be Santa's best gift to you this year, for it could change the way others see you and in the way you see yourself in the year to come.

The reason you may be celebrating a new position or step up is because, on December 23, Jupiter and the Sun will meet, an annual event that is always the luckiest day of the year. These two celestial bodies will meet in your professional status sector, in a once in 12-year occurrence. (While Jupiter meets with the Sun once a year, only once in 12 years will he meet the Sun in your career house.)

December 23 will fall on a Sunday, so you may hear news on Thursday, December 20, or Friday, December 21, as events begin to build to fullness. With Venus, your ruling planet, settling into your financial sector for most of the month, the offer should come with a solid salary, too.

At some point during the month it appears a certain negotiation with a new or established client or present superior will take place, perhaps over a contract, if one has not already begun. Those talks will need your full attention. Five heavenly bodies in fire sign Sagittarius will blend perfectly with your air sign Libra, so you should find that details snap into place quite easily.

A particularly vital day for talks or for signing a contract will be Tuesday, December 11, when Jupiter and Pluto meet for the first time since December 1994. This is considered one of the most powerful aspects possible, and one that portends enormous profit, so watch what happens then!

Romantically, a wonder day to watch will be December 18, when Venus, your ruler, contacts Uranus, planet of surprise. Whatever you suppose will happen won't - something better will! If the company you work for is due to give a holiday party, if you go (and you're single) you may decide that a certain co-worker has charms you never noticed before, and your fateful meeting and subsequent flirtatious conversation could change the course of your life in the months to come.

This day, December 18, will be important for another reason - it's the day Jupiter, giver of gifts and luck, will enter your residential / property / family sector for a 12-month stay. This is headline news, for it will allow you to make a home-related dream come true either now, immediately, or (more likely) in 2008, particularly in January, July, or in December 2008. Have you wanted to buy a house to fix up and resell? Old structures will be lucky for you, as will objects with a past: antiques. Any kind of property, real estate, or redecoration plan should do well.

Speaking of home, plan a very festive, stylish open house for your closest family and friends on a day so sterling for entertaining, it will not be repeated again for a decade: December 23. It would be a shame to miss such an outstanding day, so take out your apron and Mixmaster and get busy!

New Year's Eve should be memorable too, because the moon will be in Libra, putting you center stage. Mars will be moving back into Gemini, into your house of foreign travel at month's end, so if you've always wanted to toast the Eiffel Tower as the New Year arrived, here's your chance. You needn't to fly to Europe, of course. Skiing in Aspen, enjoying a white sand beach in Mexico, or sightseeing in Montreal would fit the bill, too - you name your trip, near or far!

Your most romantic days: December 3, 13, 14, 16, 18, 30, and 31.

Summary

This will be an extraordinary month, filled with several five-star dates to watch. The most important news in early month will be the meeting of Pluto and Jupiter, arriving on December 11. This is an event that happens every thirteen years, and it is always a major signature of success. Bill Gates has it in his natal chart, and so does Warren Buffet. While the rest of us will only get a taste of this now and then, those gentlemen have this aspect to enjoy ALL the time. It's considered the most radical, exciting aspect possible for financial gain.

Pluto and Jupiter will meet in your house of communication and intellectual thinking and they will offer you excellent potential for profit - more than you will immediately assume possible. Take seriously any brainstorms you have this month and meet with anyone who will see you to discuss them. High level VIPs will have an open door policy with you - you won't have problems getting in, even if doing so is new to you. The fact that Pluto and Jupiter are making a monumental financial aspect that is boosted by the new moon makes it even more powerful. Voice your ideas, draw up contracts, and get your projects launched.

Something career oriented is coming to a head in the days leading to December 23, the full moon, as unlikely as that sounds! (So close to the holiday!) This full moon is falling in your career sector, suggesting you may make a decision at this time.

Your career is moving in an excellent direction, even if you can't see the truth of that quite yet. You will, you will. The reason you aren't seeing your new higher position settled yet is because Mars is currently retrograde, a situation that has its pros and cons.

On the plus side, you could view Mars retrograde as a relief from day-to-day pressures, for Mars in this position will allow you to enjoy the holidays to the fullest, without fear that you'll be unexpectedly needed at the office.

However, with Mars retrograde the offer for any new position right now may be "off" in some way. If you feel the new job is not quite right for you, you will get another opportunity in March through early May, and that offer will be right. Knowing that you will have multiple options will allow you to relax and take things as they come.

Your home life is about to become the very best part of life very soon. You can, if you like, completely redo your space, rent, or buy a new space. Or, you may sell your present house or condo for a great price and pocket a nifty profit. Jupiter is moving into your home sector on December 18 for a year's stay, so what lies ahead is lots of enjoyment stemming from this area. Also, if you have been worried about the health or well-being of your mother or father, your parents will also be magnificently protected by this trend.

December 23 brings another five-star aspect - the annual meeting of the Sun and Jupiter, an aspect I call the luckiest day of the year. Jupiter is the planet of good fortune, and the Sun is at the very epicenter of our solar system. Both are meeting in your house of home, a truly sensational aspect, so you should plan something (anything!) home related at this time - buy a new piece of furniture, give an open house party, treat your mother to a holiday tea at the Ritz. You get the idea. Enjoy the day!

New Year's Eve should be just the way you want it to be, for the moon will be in Libra. You'll love how you spend this evening, and it may just be at a city far from home. Dear Libra, you have one amazing forecast, and plenty of reasons to celebrate the arrival of 2008!