Like a proud pine, the triangular aspect of Venus and Neptune twinkles in the light of the swollen moon. The deep soulfulness of Venus in Scorpio and Neptune’s fantastical visionary powers give an otherworldly shimmer of sacredness to our holiday hopes and dreams. Wherever there is peace on Earth, let us feed it with the expanding power of love.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). No need to control the experience. Surrender, and the spirit of it will take you to sparkling places where you’ve nothing at all to worry about. You’ll still work to make the day run well, but all efforts will be a pleasure.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Gratitude is a compliment, a prayer and ultimately a course of action as it moves you in the direction of the highest good for yourself and all. You will quickly take a place among your favorite people.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There’s a twinkle in your eye and effervescing joy in your heart as you give to people who need it most. With your astute powers of observation, you’ll collect sweet moments and notice new things about familiar people.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your lustrous warmth gleams to loved ones and strangers alike. Focusing on the needs and wants of others is the most natural thing in the world for you. You’ll move with the flow and thrive in what comes.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Dorothy Parker famously said, “Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves.” The real luxury to nurture is the lavishness of togetherness, from which any number of good things will spring.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Maybe the visions are not of sugar plums, but how they will dance in your head. Even better, you will bring some of these fantasies into being, some taking a short amount of time, others a long amount of time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll bring wit and intelligence to the mix and do what’s prudent, even when you’re not thinking about it. You’ll be orchestrating a flow of activity and teasing the lovely fun out of a day that’s ripe with potential for it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Some of your best new experiences come wrapped as old traditions. You revel in the chance to honor people through exchanges that speak to history and roots, while pointing a beam on bright hopes for the future.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your sense of humor is a rare and beautiful gem, and you will brighten people’s days with laughter. It has taken a lot of effort to get to this place where you can relax. You’ll have it easy because you’ve already worked hard.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The day has many tones, some poignant, others playful. A delicious quirkiness prevails. You’ve a gift for holding a moment with cupped care, as though partridges perch in your steady hand.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your preparation pays off, though not predictably, and you’ll be fulfilled by unanticipated aspects of the day. Mirth and merriness center around lending an unqualified “yes” to life, people and all forms of jolliness.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The fun envelops you, and it’s wonderful to lose all worry, self-consciousness and fear as you sync your heart up to the beat of those around you. As you give yourself over to life’s process, you get the sense all is happening through you, not to you.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 25). You’ll live the legendary advice and embody the change you want to see in the world in big and small ways. This solar return sees you becoming ever-stronger, not so much through discipline but through self-directed tenderness. You’ll find the routes and methods that help you consistently create in the direction of your dreams. Virgo and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 13, 2, 1 and 5.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: Robert Ripley was a Christmas baby born when Venus was in Sagittarius, the sign of adventures. In astrologically astute timing, the Capricorn explorer published his first “Believe it or Not!” cartoon in 1918, within days of his solar return. The traveler, cartoonist, entrepreneur and amateur anthropologist shared his wonder-filled worldview through his exploration of little-known facts, impressive records, exotic customs and other oddities. Now dozens of attractions around the world uphold the tradition.

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