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GEMINI: May 22-June 21: Wow, SCORPIO: Oct. 24-Nov. 22: The you’re like a sparkler that’s about unconscious plays an important ready to ignite on the Fourth role in rearranging your life this of July. This is a month when December. This means paying you discover the potential for attention to the subtle and an adventuresome love life — or powerful guidance that comes perhaps how staid and limited from your dream life. Also, this it’s become. Make it a goal to is a good time to reveal and study take some chances. Get out there secrets. It’s important that you and mingle and keep your eyes understand how unseen forces open for a potential playmate that are interfering with your peace of will compliment your wit and mind. Remember, the truth will set charisma. Cut a rug (or two). you free. Lucky Days: 17-29 Lucky Days: 17-26 Lucky Numbers: 3-50 Lucky Numbers 9-55

Horoscopes for CANCER: June 22-July 22: An SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 23-Dec. 21: exciting career opportunity is Saturn remains in your star sign December 2016 waiting to bloom if you’ll allow this month, which means settling ARIES: Mar. 21-Apr. 20: for it. But are you willing to step for less is sometimes the smartest Freedom. What does the word outside of your comfort zone to way forward. Negotiation is an art Sailing Along mean to you? That’s the big accommodate its requirements. form you’re good at (when you set question you’ll end the year Make this bit of wisdom from your mind to it). Use it. Don’t be In Life with. There’s a giddy pressure the writer Anais Nin your motto afraid to use charm to acquire what Dear Dream Lady, building in your soul to cut loose for December: “Life shrinks or you need. This will win people over I have read your column for and roam. Before you jump, talk expands in proportion to one’s to your point of view and make for years. Most of the dreams people things over with your partner. Not courage.” Be bold. a wonderful holiday season. have are scary or odd, but I have everyone understands the call of Lucky Days: 5-22 Lucky Days: 15-28 been having dreams of me walking the wild in the same way that you Lucky Numbers: 9-60 Lucky Numbers: 8-61 in orchards, vineyards, berry fields do. Do your best to compromise, and even large vegetable gardens. though it won’t be easy. LEO: July 23-Aug. 23: You’re CAPRICORN: Dec. 22-Jan. I am just walking, not being happy Lucky Days: 8-19 feeling the pressure from your 20: You’re feeling serious and or sad, and whenever I go to bed, I Lucky Numbers: 39-55 ruler aligned with Saturn now, and determined this holiday season, pressures come to a head on the and with good reason—you’ve am sure I am going to dream about this. Is that all right? — Amy F., TAURUS: Apr. 21-May 21: full moon on the 13th. You must been sitting on a particular egg for San Bernardino, California You love the holidays because face maturing head on, rather most of the year, and with Mercury of all the fun indulgences that than trying to escape from the in your house of self, you’re ready Dear Amy, come with them—food, drink, progression of time. We all have an to hatch it. The power of your Yes, it is just fine. Being in and festivities. The full moon on allotted number of hours on earth mind is fierce when it’s focused any of those fruit-producing the 13th cautions to take it easy to accomplish our gifts and this is and tethered to a dream. Think areas, even in a “dream world,” though—make moderation your the month when you must commit hard enough about something and indicates you have completed your guiding principle. You don’t want to engage to the fullest. you’ll achieve it. wishes in life and are sailing along to wake up in the New Year with Lucky Days: 20-22 Lucky Days: 9-28 contentedly. I hope you have more maxed-out credit cards and a Lucky Numbers: 22-39 Lucky Numbers: 8-45 dreams like this! — Dream Lady burgeoning waistline. Lucky Days: 11-21 VIRGO: Aug. 24-Sept. 23: With AQUARIUS: Jan. 21-Feb. 19: Dear Dream Lady, Lucky Numbers: 9-60 Mars moving into you relationship With Venus and Mars in your house, prepare yourself for some sign you get to experience both I am upset about the way our dynamic exchanges in your social sides of the coin as it relates to nation is going. Maybe that is why circle. This means you’ve got to social or romantic life. This new I am having horribly scary dreams be on the top of your game to level of objectivity will benefit of alligators, snakes, spiders and work with these relationships your partnerships, and you can assorted wild animals chasing in a creative way. It’s good to let apply this inclusive approach to me every night. I go to work passion act as inspiration but any problem or challenge that’s shaky and unsettled. I am deeply don’t let it cloud your thinking blocking your path. When you concerned that my awful dreams and the messages your intuition see both sides, you see the whole might cause me to lose my job. offers as guidance. picture, and that’s liberating. I’ve been married for 33 years and Lucky Days: 13-24 Lucky Days: 16-25 my husband says I need to see a Lucky Numbers: 18-49 Lucky Numbers: 12-46 psychologist about my fears of the future and sleeping and getting LIBRA: Sept. 24-Oct. 23: PISCES: Feb. 20-Mar. 20: more of these dreams. What do I Although the holidays are a time During the full moon on the 13th, do? — Allison F., Reno, Nevada for folks to come together, you’re home and family life delivers feeling the exact opposite this you a new responsibility in Dear Allison, month when the urge to clean out December. If this is something Your husband is right. Your the driftwood of your social life you’re welcoming, that’s great. dreams reflect your fears and comes on strong. Don’t be afraid You’re more than ready to rise to clearly indicate you have high to cut people loose that feel like the occasion. But if this proves anxiety about the future. Please burdens or hangers-on. Everything too much for your already loaded see a licensed therapist who in life has its cycles, including schedule well, as always with your specializes in anxiety. There are times for closure. sign, the key is exercising your several in your town. Let them Lucky Days: 14-19 right to say no. know you need to work with Lucky Numbers: 24-39 Lucky Days: 14-21 one who takes your dreams and Lucky Numbers: 38-63 your concerns about the future seriously. —Dream Lady

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