December Horoscope 2024: Let Travel Hiccups Lead to Unexpected Adventures

26.11.2024 - 11:51 / cntraveler.com / Steph Koyfman

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Consider this the overarching theme in your December 2024 horoscope: If the best you can do this month is make it up as you go along, you’re doing about as well as anyone else is right now. Between an error-prone Mercury Retrograde that will take us down the least efficient path to our destination and a Mars Retrograde that could derail us entirely, we’re not looking at “business as usual,” and we definitely shouldn’t rely on things going neatly according to plan. There are logistical complications and miscommunications compounding the effects of steeper obstacles right now. For most of us, this could amount to feeling like we’re running out of steam or motivation, needing to bide our time or wait for the right moment to act, or calculating our next chess move as we duel with a complex adversary. A tactical pause might just be the move right now, and you might need the extra time to get your head straight anyway.

Don’t underestimate the effect that an offhand comment could have on stoking the flames of a deeper conflict, though. Particularly in the first half of December, while Mercury is retrograde in Sagittarius until December 15 and Mars is stationing retrograde on December 6, the forecast calls for a higher-than-usual chance of “foot in mouth” and “wounded ego.” While avoiding conflict entirely is probably not the most emotionally mature approach to the current moment, take extra care to not accidentally blunder into an argument you’ll have to backpedal on later. People will be extra touchy this month, and also extra “in the mood to let you know about it.”

Of course, “things not going neatly according to plan” applies a great deal to the realm of travel, too, and there might be literal detours we’ll need to take while these larger life questions hang over our heads. A sense of humor in travel is essential, especially in the first half of December. Delays and cancellations could present themselves, but even the flights that arrive on time could take you on a completely different trip than the one you had in mind. Rather than calcify around your frustrations, try going into things with the expectation of being surprised, and remain open to the experience you’re actually having. Life could have a better adventure in store for you than you ever could have planned yourself.

Astrologer's note: Below we refer to your signs as “rising” signs, also known as your ascendant sign. Horoscopes are more accurate when read this way—using your birth time and location, you can quickly find your rising sign online (it takes less than 30 seconds).

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