This has been a stressful month for our entire team. I had written the November horoscopes, but we couldn’t post them. A severe storm in Maine knocked out power in a good deal of the state, including where Sherie, my top editor, lives…

The month starts with a big, delicious full moon in Taurus at 12 degrees, lighting the sky in pale white fullness, on either November 3 or 4, depending on your time zone. At this time, you will see something dearly important to you come to fruition and a final conclusion. This full moon is sweet and you will be the center of attention. Last month, October, was a trying workout, leaving everyone jittery and tension-racked, after the new moon arrived on. October 19. At that time, Uranus opposed the full moon and Sun – yikes, that can feel like you put two fingers in the socket.

This month will be sweeter and kinder, and although you will probably still need to deal with details of all that occurred last month, you won’t feel broadsided by events – by now you know the score. The October new moon was difficult, but the ones this month will be sweet as sugar.

I love this full moon of November 3-4 in Taurus for you. As you enter November, you probably have a good idea of what might come to final culmination. Here’s the news that will make you happy: Pluto will be beautifully oriented to the Sun and full moon, so you can expect support from the press, academia, the courts, the international arena, and powerful or passionate people based in various countries, across the board.

Pluto happens to rule your seventh house of marriage and partnership, making this a perfect time to become engaged or wed, or to sign on a business partner, agent, or other such middleman. Romantic Neptune, planet of unconditional love, will lend a hand to you too at the full moon, and Neptune’s silvery beams will translate loyal friends who will support you and bring you happiness. Indeed, your friends will be loyal and think of ways to support your dearest wishes.

If your birthday falls on May 2, plus or minus five days, you will feel the events of the full moon November 3-4 the most. The same is true if you have Taurus rising at 12 degrees, the natal moon in Taurus at that degree, or a natal planet, also 12 degrees, in Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces, plus or minus five degrees.

On December 9, Pluto will meet with the Sun in what is called in astrology a sextile, denoting opportunity for you to act. You can attend to any of your areas of good fortune listed above, from the media, to foreign people and places, universities, and more. On this day, the Sun and Pluto will be beautifully conversant. Even more importantly, the Sun and Jupiter will still be within six tiny degrees of conjunction, bringing you a sensational benefit from collaborating or committing from a partner. This year, you should not try to work things out alone, by yourself, but rather, team up with another person who complements your talents with skills that could help you both get ahead. In love, if you have found the person who completes you, there will be no reason to wait.

In early November, you may also find you have good news about your home; real estate you are interested in buying, selling, or leasing; or concerning your family. You may also get good news about money from a bank, as credit, or as an outright cash gift (or valuable gift) from your family.

You will see a glorious manifestation of Venus conjunct Jupiter on November 13. These two luminaries meet once a year, and only once in 12 years in Scorpio in your partnership / marriage sector. The glamorous, glittering emphasis on coupling up or signing a business partner will be very strong indeed. November 13 will also be another great day for news about money. Don’t go and bet at the blackjack table – money can come in by all kinds of routes, including a bank willing to give you a loan at attractive rates.

    You will see a glorious manifestation of Venus conjunct Jupiter on November 13. The glamorous and glittering emphasis on coupling up or joining forces with a business partner will be very strong indeed on this stellar day, and later in the month, too.

The theme of collaboration will become even stronger by the new moon in Scorpio on November 18. By this time of the month, the Sun, new moon, Venus, and Jupiter will crowd your seventh house of commitment, giving you a divine chance to make a promise to someone important to you. Venus and Jupiter will still be close, dear Taurus – this is a very romantic vibration. Last month, in my previous month’s forecast, you and I talked about the luck you’d have in late 2017 by being represented by an expert like an agent, broker, business partner, lawyer, publicist, manager, stylist, headhunter, or other such professional.

I also wrote that if YOU are the agent or regularly represented talent or others, then someone that you will represent this year will bring you impressive income, either by a new talent you sign, or someone you have been representing who begins to bloom. Think about how you can collaborate with a partner this year, for that person will bring you opportunity you could not find on your own.

Work will stay busy from now through December 9, the period Mars will spend in Libra. This strenuous accent on assignments and filling orders might start to make workers cranky by month’s end, and by the time Mars opposes Uranus, November 29 and 30, employees may be at wit’s end. If you are the manager, give your workers frequent rest periods, and also bring in treats, plan an after-hours holiday party, and show appreciation for work well done. Do whatever you can to show workers they are important to you. See if you can hire temporary help to ease the load on the regular workers in the department. By November 29 or 30, co-workers may be shouting at one another when things start to go wrong. This is temporary – stay calm, show sympathy, and show you are on their side. Despite all this, your career should be going exceptionally well. This is just a little blip on the screen.

There is an alternative way the Mars opposition to Uranus might work out on November 29 or November 30, in that you might not be watching what you are doing and injure yourself. For example, you may try to pick up a heavy box the wrong way, and later you will realize you should not have done that because you feel the tension in your lower back as a result. Keep good form, wear comfy shoes, and keep breathing. After December 9 you will have more time to get into the holiday spirit and to spend with those you love the most.

Mercury will be retrograde all month, so it’s imperative that you shop in November. Shop for toys for children first (we can’t disappoint the little munchkins) and then, for electronics. You simply can’t shop for electronics when Mercury is out of phase from December 3 to 22. Concerning other gifts, I feel that shelves will empty quickly because retailers will not stock deep inventory, and they will run out quickly. Weather will be bad in December because UPS, FedEx, DHL, and others are all ruled by Mercury and will struggle to keep up. Shop this month for the most fun, and for being sure you get the items that will delight the people you love so dearly. Don’t play it too close.

A wonderful time for travel or shopping would be over the long weekend of November 24-27, when Mercury (commerce) and Uranus (electronics) join forces. In fact, Uranus is what astrologers call “the higher octave of Mercury” – the planet that takes Mercury’s intellectuality and brings it to a new level of innovation. Included in this span of days are Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States, so bargains should abound. This year, Mercury will be retrograde December 3-22, so stay away from buying anything next month. The best day to shop seems to be Black Friday, so be armed with your list, check it twice, and be ready to choose.

In terms of fun, Neptune’s turn direct on November 22 will turn up the volume on your social life, and you’ll be able to see friends again, just in time for the coming holiday season. Neptune won’t go retrograde again until June 2018. Yes! June! You have seven months of fun ahead!

The urge to merge energies will be very strong in November. If you are ready for marriage, it looks like all the pieces of your puzzle will fall perfectly into place now, and a proposal should soon be forthcoming. The date will be set, and it will be time to shop for rings. If this reflects your life, your timing will be ideal. If you are already married, you will start to hear happy news about the growing prosperity of your partner, and having more money that will allow you options you have not enjoyed previously – you may buy a house, or take an important trip together to a city that requires a passport for entry. Exciting possibilities will emerge.

If you are not interested in getting married, you can still use these heavenly aspects for forming important business partnerships. For example, you can hire an agent that does very well for you, and if you ARE the agent, you can now either see a talent you had acquired a while ago now grow impressively in stature under your guidance, or you may attract an impressive new talent to represent. All kinds of middlemen from publicists, agents, to lawyers, will do well under the shining presence of Jupiter in your seventh house of contractual, one-on-one relationships. Venus, Jupiter, the new moon, and Sun will gather into your partnering sector on November 18, and from then on, the plans to join forces or couple up will start to happen.

Mars will remain in your workaday sector all month, until December 9. After that, your workload will lighten in time to enjoy the holidays. You may have sudden glitches arise in the days near November 19, most likely on November 17 or 20. You may have problems with shipments or customs, so keep tracking shipments as they go through the many hands that eventually lead to you. These would not be days for you to travel abroad either. Your team may crack under the pressure, and by November 20 or 30, they may be at one another’s throats. (Well, maybe not THAT bad, but people will be frayed at the edges.)

Your career should be going exceptionally well this year. Saturn and Uranus will make a rare alignment on November 11, and because these planets move slowly, you will feel this lovely aspect all month. Foreign travel, university study, the media, and law are all areas that will benefit you.

You will have time for friends too, once elegant Neptune goes direct on November 22. If you have had problems getting together with friends to relax and unwind, it now will become easier to set dates and stick to them. It will be fun catching up.

Is marriage on your mind, dear Taurus? It might be if you are dating someone you love this month, that’s for sure. If you are already married, your partner will do VERY well, and you will benefit too. If you are not married, and don’t want to get married anytime soon, you can still use this heavenly month to collaborate with an expert or business partner.