Even though the holidays are upon you, December shines for all sorts of favorable domestic and real estate decisions. You may buy or sell property, acquire beautiful new furniture, or decide to remodel the kitchen.

Holiday time could be a hard time to think about these things, but if you can address these and other domestic needs from December 9 to 17, you'll find options, bargains, and ideal solutions that you would never dream possible. This is literally the best time in over a decade to address these matters, but you will have to hurry! The door is closing!

What's happening now in your horoscope is simply extraordinary - a once in a lifetime buildup of positive energy from five planets in your home-family and property area will bring you outstanding luck in regard to any property, domestic, or family-related matter.

Jupiter's meeting with Pluto on December 11 could bring massive lifestyle changes ahead - and those changes would represent improvements over any that you've experienced in the past. In fact, you may be doing something at home that can only be described as massive in scale, such as investing in a house to fix it up for resale. This property deal may prove to be extremely expensive, but you will be willing to spend because you feel you can reap a generous profit, either now or in time.

You may be right, for you have Jupiter linked to Pluto this month, a once in 13-year aspect that is considered synonymous with unusual success. Bill Gates had this aspect in his chart at birth, so you see how fortunate this is for making money. For you, your profit would stem from property and real estate, but unlike Gates, who will have this aspect his whole life, you will only have it this month, like the rest of us!

The newspapers have reported a dismal home property market in this country, and that will continue to be true for sometime. Saturn is now in the fourth house of home in the United States chart, a condition that is due to continue until October 2009. However, this downturn in the market will not apply to those Virgo who are buying or selling in early to mid-December!

If you are not buying, selling, renovating, or acquiring possessions for your home, then you may be entertaining guests all month. If so, you will entertain on quite a grand level. It's time to show off your creative skills for home arts, which judging by your chart are considerable. This trend will begin the moment the new moon appears on December 9 - and you'll keep on going most of the month.

I need to take a moment here to underscore how important these aspects are for home-related actions. It's rare to see five heavenly bodies in one sign, and you have just that, with Jupiter, Pluto, Mercury, Sun, and new moon in the very same house. Once Jupiter and Pluto leave this area (Jupiter will leave on December 18, and Pluto on January 25, 2008), you won't have these planets all together in one place here in your home sector ever again in your lifetime.

If you need to move, buy, sell, rent, or make renovations, I urge you to plan your actions for early December, even though it is so hard to do with the holidays coming near. The door of your opportunity is closing, dear Virgo. In astrology, it matters when you make your first steps, for that creates the "birth" of the endeavor. So if you know you need to work on any home-related plan, take your first steps this month, just after your annual new moon, December 9. You will find options, all very affordable, for you have that elusive quality of luck that won't be there in the same degree in later months and years (not unless you have Libra rising).

This also includes any plans you may want to make to help a family member, such as your mom or dad, also covered by the glittering aspects at play this month.

Romantically, your love life is about to catch fire. Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, will zoom into your true love sector (fifth house) on December 18 for the first time since 1996. Jupiter will remain in this area of your chart for slightly over a year, until January 5, 2009. No matter how good it was in 1996, it's due to be even better now!

You may have been through quite a bit of emotional woe as a result of news that surfaced at the time of the eclipses. Those eclipses, in Virgo and Pisces, came by in pairs every six months since March 2006. The latest one arrived on August 28, 2007. You will still have one more eclipse, a lunar full moon eclipse in Virgo due February 20, 2008, but after that, you can rest. That eclipse will affect mainly those readers whose birthdays fall in the last week of August.

The reason I bring up these eclipses is that Jupiter is on his way to help you heal and to bring you a whole new relationship, should you need one. Jupiter will do all in his power to help restore your faith in life and love. Never underestimate the power of Jupiter, considered the planet of happiness, expansion, and even miracles.

The universe has not forgotten you, dear Virgo. I know that for some readers it may have been tough for relationships recently, because the tests that the eclipses stage are not always easy. Some readers breezed through, but if there were any weak links in your alliance, those were to become glaringly obvious under the eclipses. No matter what occurred, you are about to enter a whole new phase, and if single, be able to meet the kind of romantic partners who are far better suited to the new and evolving you.

Aside from the considerable work Jupiter will do for you just mentioned, there will be other benefits. Having Jupiter "trine" the Sun, as you will have, means that you will be able to successfully market your ideas and talents to others who will truly value them. You will make stunningly positive new alliances and associations in the coming year, too. In short, you will have cosmic help - something you've not had a great deal of in the past.

December and January have OTHER aspects that will make it extra special for love, if you can believe it. (I haven't seen a month like this one in years!) There are several special dates I would like you to watch closely, because they will be as beautiful as they are rare.

The first day to watch will be Thursday, December 20, when Mercury will meet with Jupiter. This will be an important, four-star day for you because Mercury is your ruling planet and will give you extra benefits. These two planets will meet in your house of true love and creativity, so either a romantic episode or a creative project, or both, will dazzle you with many possibilities. Since Mercury also rules your solar tenth house, watch for outstanding career news to come your way as well.

Next, we have the luckiest day of the year, a five-star day we all look forward to with great anticipation each year, when good fortune Jupiter will align with the mighty Sun. This annual event will occur in the wee hours of the morning of December 23, so it will affect December 22 and 23 almost equally. What a weekend, just made for love and romance! Believe me, after others read your forecast, everyone will want to be you, dear Virgo!

Watch for exciting developments to surface on December 22 and 23 that will warm your heart. Single Virgos, be out and about - go to every social event you happen to get invited to! No parties? Then give one, or have an open house. Married or closely attached? Surprise your partner with tickets to a show, a concert, or book a great restaurant you've always wanted to try. Celebrate your love!

With Jupiter now in your fifth house for the duration of 2008, if you hope to have a baby in the near future, 2008 will be when this would most likely happen - and the best time to plan a baby.

If a baby is not part of the plan, you may be focused hard on a creative project. If so, your creative project will blossom in a big way, in ways that will delight and surprise you all year. You've not seen an aspect this powerful since 1996, and honestly, this one will be even better, due to the awesome support you will get from other planets such as Saturn, now in perfect angle to Jupiter.

I might add that anything related to children - children's clothing, toys, entertainment, and so forth - would prove to be very beneficial for you in the coming year.

Travel on December 2, 18, and 20 should go very well indeed, for any purpose.

Of the two upcoming holidays, Christmas and New Year's, December 25 will be your best for love, fun, and closeness with family and friends. Almost all month, Mars will add snap, crackle, and pop to your social life too, so you should have more than your share of parties, lunches, dinners, and special events to look forward to in December.

By December 28-29, more good career news will come your way. (Hopefully you'll not be on holiday!) With Mercury so beautifully angled to Uranus, planet of surprise, and the moon in Virgo, you should feel like the prima ballerina or the accomplished tenor at the Met, for you'll be showered with applause, bouquets of flowers, and professional acclaim, so be ready to take your bow.

For New Year's Eve, you may opt for a quieter, private celebration at the home of a friend or at your home, spent with family. You seem to be cognizant of how much you've spent lately and may want to economize a bit. Even though you may welcome the New Year on a small scale, your stars show your evening will still be warmly satisfying.

With the Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter lighting your true love sector, a romantic interlude on New Year's Eve seems assured. Here's where the scene fades to black as the door closes. As the director of the movie of your life, you get to decide what you'll do next!

Most romantic days: December 1, 20, 23 (five stars), 24, 25, and 28 - 29.

Summary

This month holds all the treasures of the year, and you get to enjoy each one as they arrive right after the other. Truly, this month the planets have set up an embarrassment of riches.

The first part of the month will center your focus on your home and family. If you have any domestic needs or decisions to make, from big to small, it behooves you to focus on finding options and solutions now, before Jupiter leaves your house of home on December 18. The new moon will arrive in this quarter on December 9, making this part of the year your best to see progress in this area.

On December 11, the five-star aspect, Jupiter conjunct Pluto, will occur in this sector too, suggesting decisions you make now regarding real estate or the appreciation of your home should bring you a hefty profit, either now or in time. When two planets make a major conjunction like this (the last time Jupiter and Pluto met like this it was 1994), they set up a 13-year cycle, so you may enjoy the profits from your decisions for at least that long, if not forever.

Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, will enter your true love sector on December 18, to stay until January 5, 2009, a period of over a year. Jupiter brings happiness and opportunity to whatever it touches - its motto is "More!" so you should get many opportunities to fall in love, or if you already are in love, to enjoy the person you are with now much more.

If you hope for a baby, the stork may bring a cute little one very soon. (If you've had problems with conception, see a specialist after December 18, for you'll have a year of outstanding benefits from Jupiter, a planet that is associated with health and healing, among many other benefits.)

Your career should be a shining source of satisfaction this month, too, especially near December 20, when Mercury, your ruler, will link to happy-go-lucky Jupiter. You may be singled out for praise or score a business victory that becomes the buzz of the company or the whole industry.

Throughout the month, and in the coming year, your creativity will reach new heights. If you are in a creative field, are working on a creative project, or have a serious hobby, you will see astounding developments in the weeks, months, and year to come. This is no ordinary trend! It will get even bigger in January (and your love life will grow then, too).

Your career should be in excellent shape, with December 20 and 29 your very best days to receive news or to announce a big decision. A lucky break or good timing could make all the difference on one of those days.

On the weekend of December 22-23, we come to what I call the luckiest day of the year, the five-star day when Jupiter will align perfectly with the Sun. It's always a time filled with happy surprises and a touch of luxury, and since these two will meet in your house of true love (solar fifth house) you will be in a position to enjoy this weekend to the fullest. Be sure to do something special on one of those two days.

Note: This conjunction will occur in the very early hours of December 23, while most of us will be sleeping, so for all practical purposes, December 22 will be your big day.

After such a social month, you may be happy to celebrate New Year's at home, or in a quiet, romantic restaurant with just your partner, or along with a few close friends. There is some indication that you may have spent a lot on gifts or home-related things, so you may not want to be too extravagant at New Year's Eve. That's fine - often less is more.

With Jupiter beautifully angled to your Sun in 2008, you have so much to look forward to, dear Virgo! So raise your glass and give a toast to the New Year. I bet you can't wait for it to begin!