As the month opens, you will still be under the golden vibrations of the lovely new moon of October 30, in Scorpio 8 degrees, giving you a soft, breezy social influence to enjoy. You are a highly ambitious soul, and career success means a lot to you, but the first ten days of November would be best used to see friends and to make new ones, perhaps by joining a club or group. Go to industry events, too, and show your face to the world. You will see gains accrue to you if you do.

Neptune will be the only planet speaking to this new moon, and in the loveliest, most graceful way. Neptune is found in your third house of communication using written words or speech, so working for a charity to help raise funds or awareness for a cause dear to your heart would be a fine idea in early November. Neptune is the planet of sympathy, selflessness, and sacrifice for a higher cause and will be coaxing you to help those less fortunate.

If your birthday falls on December 30, plus or minus four days, you will benefit from this new moon to in a powerful way. The same is true if you have Capricorn rising 8 degrees, or your natal moon or natal planet in Capricorn, Virgo, Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces at 8 degrees, and in all cases, allow a plus or minus four degrees.

The full moon November 14 will continue the lyrical, social mood that you’ll be in, but this time, the full moon can bring an experience that will be breathlessly romantic. Influential for a plus or minus four days, this full moon will fall in fellow earth sign Taurus at 23 degrees and light your house of true love. Your relationship is coming to a culmination, and it might just be that you and your partner are ready to go to the new level. You may promise to be exclusive to each other. Or, in another manifestation, your chart shows enormous emphasis on your home living situation (more about that later), so this may mean that you and your partner are ready to move in together. Or, even more exciting, this full moon may mark the time you may get engaged or married for the year-end holidays.

If you are already married or in a long-term established relationship, you may decide to spend more time together and to give each other the gift of your undivided attention. You will never regret a decision like that, for in the hustle-bustle pace of life, we sometimes forget to give attention to the one we love. If you have always wanted a baby, you may feel it is time to get serious. This new moon will reach out to Pluto, which admittedly is a little bit far mathematically, but still within the accepted degree of influence: seven degrees. Pluto will help you transform your emotional life.

If you are single, you may meet a person that completely captivates you on this fantastic full moon, just made for love. Your solar fifth house has Taurus on the cusp, and Venus is therefore the ruler of your true love sector. Venus this month is in Capricorn – the stage is set for love, dear Capricorn! Go out and circulate!

If your birthday falls on January 14, plus or minus four days, you will certainly feel the beauty and tenderness of this lovely full moon. This also will be true if you have Capricorn rising at 23 degrees, or your natal moon in Capricorn, Virgo, Taurus, Pisces, Scorpio, or Cancer at 23 degrees, and in any of these cases, plus or minus four degrees.

The position of Mars is always insightful, for Mars is the energy planet that directs your prime attention. As the month begins, Mars will be at the tail end of his visit to Capricorn, a tour that will end on November 11. Because having Mars in your sign is an enormous advantage, time your biggest and most important initiations for early November, prior to November 11. November 7 should be a fine day for you, for the Sun in Scorpio will be in ideal angle to Pluto, helping you garner favor from a VIP.

Mars in Aquarius will tend to force up your spending, but that may be because you are shopping for holiday gifts. You might say, “Everyone is doing that!” Yes, true, but you seem to be doing more spending than most people. It may also be that tuition is due for college, or that you need to spend on improvements for your home, or if self-employed, your office. Mars is the natural ruler of your fourth house of home, so this appears to be an area that money is being directed to.

Next month, from December 19 to January 8, Mercury will be retrograde, but you will feel the slowdowns, delays, cancellations, and postponements earlier, as soon as December 5. For that reason, you are smart to do your holiday shopping earlier. Never buy electronics while Mercury is retrograde, for yourself or others, for you will not enjoy the product later for any number of reasons. If you run out of time, you may have to resort to the less creative idea of giving a cash check (if the gift is for your grown child) or a gift card to a store you know your recipient loves. I like to do research in advance, because the entire idea of giving a gift is to see the expression of surprise and happiness in your recipient’s eyes. Shop this month and have a stress-free December.

Earlier, I was saying how you would be spending more money than now through the first three weeks of December. Something rather extraordinary is going on this month that is rare and special. We have a mutual reception between Mars and Uranus now, and that’s great news. In order to qualify for a mutual reception, you need two planets orbiting in the sign that the other one rules. Bingo, we have that! Mars is now in Aquarius, the sign that Uranus’ rules. At the same time, Uranus is in Aries, the sign that Mars rules. A mutual reception means that the two planets – here, Mars and Uranus – will have a special buddy-buddy relationship and help each other in ways that are unusual. In fact, each will take on the persona of the other. So Uranus will act like Mars, and Mars will act like Uranus, indicating that the expenses do seem to be centered on your home or other property, or to help a family member, such as a parent. It does seem that your spending for home or a parent would come up suddenly and spontaneously.

Hosting Uranus in the house of home can be jarring, and nobody knows this better than you. Since March 2011, you have had this planet of surprise in your house of home, and as a result many Capricorns moved house more than once. This time, no matter what you are doing, you have help from Mars from your financial house, so you will be able to pay for the changes you are making, whether they are large or small.

Speaking of home, Venus and Uranus will be in fine form over the weekend of November 5-6, a perfect time to give a party. Venus also holds sway over design questions, so this would also be a good weekend to choose items to beautify your decor, including the idea of adding festive holiday decorations. On November 5, the transiting moon will be in Capricorn, making that Saturday evening extra special for stylish entertaining.

Speaking of Venus, Venus will move into Capricorn on November 11, to stay until December 7. This is great – you’ve not seen Venus in Capricorn since the end of January into early February this year. Here’s your chance to buy new things for your wardrobe and to find ways to refresh your appearance. Do you want to do something different with your hair? Be my guest. Venus will make you charismatic and hypnotic, so it’s a great time to circulate socially. Lucky you, you have invitations to festive holiday parties during the same time that Venus will be in Capricorn. You’ll be stepping out, so get ready!

A magical weekend for love and fun will come up when Venus in Capricorn will be in perfect sync with Neptune in Pisces, November 19. The glamour of Neptune will create a breathtaking evening with Venus in Capricorn. The moon in Leo will give you a yearning for a touch of luxury. Love it!

By the time you get to the new moon of November 29, you will have been socializing quite a bit and by late month will be in need of rest. You will be coming up to birthday time soon, so it’s a good time to slow down and design your next birthday year. In astrology, we feel that daydreaming and musing about the year ahead is always a good idea, for that way you will make it more productive.

You seem to be working on something that still needs more attention and tweaking, and your big moment to show it to the world might be December 12, but a better time to unveil it would be a the new moon in Capricorn December 28.

Meanwhile this new moon of November 29, the one that may have you feeling in such need for privacy, seems to find you working on a project behind closed doors. Good fortune Jupiter will be friendly to this new moon from your tenth house of career honors, so this appears to be an assignment that can bring you excellent attention and praise.

At month’s end you have the Sun, new moon, Saturn, and Mercury all stacked in your highly creative twelfth house, so the project may need an original twist. Work alone, away from others, for imaginative ideas will occur to you.

This same gathering of planets will bring the right moment to go for medical or psychological help on anything your mind, body, or spirit might need to feel comfort and recovery. If there is any habit you’d like to end, you don’t have to do it alone, as there are many qualified professionals who are standing by to help you. Reach out after this new moon appears November 29, and you will be glad you did. Jupiter, the great healer, is working to help you to heal.

Last month may have seen your career status zoom skyward. In November, the pressure to perform will be off, and you will get a chance to exhale. The new moon of October 30 that just appeared in your eleventh house of friendship / people / events / fun will bring in an easy, relaxed influence, where you’ll be able to push back from your desk and have fun with friends. Do not worry that you will lose an ounce of career momentum. With Jupiter, the giver of gifts and luck, protecting you from your tenth house of professional recognition, you are almost assured to see continued career gains this year and most of next year – go ahead, for now, relax.

Make your goal this month to make a new friend, to attend social or professional club meetings, to accept invitations to parties and mixers, and to generally expand your sphere of influence. You can even gain from attention at a trade show or seminar.

The magical quality of the month will be very apparent at the full moon, November 14. If you’ve been dating, you may reach an important pinnacle point together, and if you are single and not dating, you may meet someone within four days of this date. This will be of the only full moon of the year in your true love sector, so something exciting seems poised to happen. Look your best!

Adding to the sparkle of the month will be Venus in Capricorn for the first time since late January-early February of 2016. Venus will remain at your side, increasing your charisma and charm from November 11 to December 6. During that time, find ways to refresh your appearance. Mars is in your sign too, also a holdover from last month, to remain until November 8, having you win the cosmic jackpot in love, charm, and good looks in early November.

Financially, you appear to be spending money – more than usual – but your spending will taper off once you get to December 19. For now, you may be shopping up a storm for holiday gifts, and if so, you are right to get started early. Mercury will start to retrograde on December 19, but due to a certain mathematical elements in Mercury’s orbit, you will feel the slowdowns, mix-ups, and lapses in judgment that Mercury brings almost immediately, by December 5. It’s never wise to buy electronic items while Mercury retrogrades, and this advice fits all signs, for it is one of the few astrological aspects that will have a uniform effect on everyone, of every sign. Shop now, and enjoy a calm, joyous holiday later.