Blogoscopes week of December 15 to 22, 2008

Aries - Thankfully the weather is still cold enough to require wearing a hat because I can tell you right now that not everyone is going to love that new hairdo you're sporting. Try to deal with people at arms length for a few days - phone, email, letters; but it won't be possible to avoid all human contact so you should have a handy tam.

Taurus - Heads up! I want you to be prepared just in case the ghost of Christmas past comes for you this week. You are not a Scrooge, this spectre just wants to reminisce - which is fine up to a point. Take control, lead the way, carry only one bottle of wine and get a friend to phone you a 1/2hour before you have to leave.

Gemini - This is just wrong - there is so much you need to get done and everyone is being highly obstructive. Well they're not really getting in your way it's more like they've abandoned you to get on with things by yourself, which is mean because they know you can't do this without them. Do they know? And do you need them?

Cancer - You really want that red car. Really. Want. Red. It's hardly even about the car at this point, it's just about the red. No one had better tell you that you can't have the red. Red says a lot about you - if you want to let yourself be so narrowly defined. Have you considered pink? Ah, see how nice that is?

Leo - You are very creative. You've got a vivid imagination, a good eye and a keen sense of drama. But I certainly would not call what you're doing now 'art'. No my dear, it's not research for a role either. Everything tastes good with rum and chip dip comes in a million flavours. Just admit it - you're goofing off.

Virgo - You may be tempted to volunteer to work in a soup kitchen this holiday season. That's very kind of you but chances are the you'll get distracted with business calls and drop your blackberry in the chicken noodle. Put your talents to better use by organizing all your friends to do the work while you supervise.

Libra - Wear headphones. Plug them into something portable with a long play list and don't take them off until next week. Things are changing all around you right now. Big things, little things, in a good way and as if by magic. The reason I suggest the phones is that some changes make disturbing sounds. Try not to listen.

Scorpio - Bubble baths, quiet music, pleasant conversation with close friends, afternoon naps and perhaps a visit to an art gallery; schedule your week around this kind of activity and then near the weekend, when you've lulled your brain into a stupor have that chat with you-know-who. Be relaxed, be honest. Repeat as needed.

Sagittarius - A crowd is chasing you down the street. Depending on what time of day it is you can be convinced that they're all trying to stop you; that they all want an autograph; or that everybody - including you - thinks you're shooting a musical. Truly? They're trying to tell you your back wheel fell off. Ah who cares?

Capricorn - Have you ever heard of the witness protection program? Just kidding; it seems that wherever you are at the moment is where the action is. Which is why I'm going to suggest that you relocate the happening to someone else's home. You've got enough going on in your world without getting stuck with the clean up too.

Aquarius - Everybody is watching you right now. Most of them don't have any idea what it is they're looking at or why they're watching you, but that won't stop them from noticing if you make the slightest mistake. Fortunately for you, you're at your best when you're at your worst. Just try not to blind them.

Pisces - You know how sometimes you just know something and you can't explain how you know it? Not psychic gifts, but just knowing how you feel even when it defies all logic; it's an unshakable certainty. Which is why I stand behind you now and fully support your refusal to eat that icky stuff even if it's good for you.