Your horoscope for the week ahead: You will find clarity and solutions to your problems

Jupiter's return to the healing sign of Pisces on Tuesday will bring hope for good things to come. Jupiter first entered Pisces in May, but his retrograde cycle took him back into Aquarius at the end of July. 

Jupiter will magnify everything under the aegis of Pisces. It will help you delve deeper into your own spiritual world and feel the oneness of all life — and it will nurture the growth of compassion. 

A most auspicious union of Mercury and Venus on Wednesday  will give the day a harmonious feeling. It's a good time to collect your wishes and send them skyward. 

Thursday is set up to be an action day. The Moon in Sagittarius signals a time to get your show on the road as the New Moon in Capricorn kicks in on Sunday. Life on Earth will draw in a deep breath. A new 29.5-day lunar month has begun. 

Mercury's entry into social Aquarius on Sunday will encourage creative thinking. Pleasant discussions with friends, groups and associates gets 2022 off to a terrific start. 

Here is your horoscope for the week of Monday, December 27, 2021:

Aries

Close your eyes and imagine an exotic location or an inspiring situation — a world full of wonderfully positive possibilities. Try to see yourself in a position where anything can happen next as long as it's encouraging and constructive. And remember to keep breathing. That's the key. When you open your eyes, you'll feel a lifting of all the pressure you are under. What a fabulous feeling. You will soon encounter an experience that brings you close to this kind of satisfaction. You have the power to create your own future. You can have whatever you want — within reason, of course. 

Taurus

We look at people and within a nanosecond, we start making judgments. There might be something about them you don't like. You might think they have a bad attitude or perhaps you don't like their appearance. Who knows what? Your imagination will find something. And let's say that you trip and fall flat on your face. Guess what? That very person you attached all those faults to, is the very person who will rush toward you and help you on your feet. Perhaps you already know this. Perhaps you've been through this kind of experience. Be wary of making judgments this week. Accept people as they are. 

Gemini

The challenge you face can be sorted out through deep thought, the acquisition of information and the application of brainpower. Like all human beings, you have the potential ability to see what lies ahead, but you also have the very real ability to confuse yourself about what you are seeing. This week you are going to get a glimpse of what your next few years hold in store. Your thoughts may also flash on a fearful vision. Ignore that one. You might inadvertently attract it. Instead, embrace the inspiring sight. It's not an idle fancy. It's as real as the nose on your face. 

Cancer

You can't expect everyone else to understand your current enthusiasm for an unusual source of satisfaction. You, however, know precisely what you want and why. You don't need to change or compromise this aspiration, but you do need to consult your loved ones and close friends. Take their ideas and opinions into account. Consider the broader picture and be especially sympathetic to any suggestion that involves a kind, sensitive reflection on what may be best for you. There is much goodwill that will be stimulated by reaching out. Your sensitivity will be appreciated. 

Leo

You are both blessed and cursed with a sharp set of critical faculties. You can find fault with any situation or setup. You can detect the hidden agenda in the most seemingly straightforward situations. You've got X-ray vision. You can take one look at a convincing character and see, straight away, what's dodgy about their demeanour. All the above qualities are assets in life. They come in very useful at times when decisions have to be made. But not when they are turned inwardly. Avoid being too harsh on yourself. Be kind to yourself. You're a good person. 

Virgo

You might be having something of a confidence crisis. You are familiar with this mood. You've been here before. You're wondering if you are really capable of doing what you appear to be so good at. You are wondering how a critical plan will work or a situation will change for the better. Actually, though, things will improve — not so much because of what you've done and decided but in spite of it. You definitely worry too much. You are right to have reservations but wrong to have fears. There is, ultimately, nothing at all to worry about. You are over-dramatizing your predicament.  

Libra

The planets suggest that your imagination is working very well at the moment — perhaps a little too well. Remember that an acorn is not an oak tree, an egg is not a chicken, and a bowl of flour mixed with yeast is not a loaf of bread. You have a seed, a promise or a package of hopeful ingredients. You are entitled to take some reassurance from this. There is, it's true, a need to avoid becoming complacent. It is also important, though, not to plant in the wrong place or put your mixture in the oven before it has risen. Don't move in haste. The stars will guide you to the right place when the time is right.

Scorpio

Far from smiling on you, fortune appears to be grimacing, wincing or making other antagonistic faces in your general direction. Whatever else we may still have to learn about luck, we know that it has no favourites. Nor are there people that it refuses to visit. It has not been conducting a personal vendetta. It is more likely that there is something that it wants to draw your attention to. Try working out what it wants and then watch what happens. You are not in a hopeless situation. Faith plus ingenuity, plus the eventual arrival of a welcome change in the way things stand, this week, will give you plenty reason to be cheerful. Then you'll know that fortune really is smiling on you. 

Sagittarius

The technique employed by ostriches of burying their heads in the sand when they sense trouble in the offing may not be as ridiculous as it sounds. This week, your inner radar will be functioning well. You may not be able to work out precisely what's going on, but you will at least sense what to avoid and what to head for. Even though you don't fully know why you feel what you feel, you should trust this and proceed with confidence. Later, when you are treated to an explanation, all will make a lot more sense. Meanwhile, don't be talked out of an idea by someone whose own idea is no better than yours. 

Capricorn

It isn't easy to tell whether the mystery you are dealing with is a code that needs to be cracked or an irrational, emotional phenomenon that no amount of intelligence will resolve. Something is not as it ought to be, but putting it right will require a lot of research and understanding. Conduct a thoroughly objective review. Abandon your preconceptions. Be willing to consider other causes and contemplate other solutions. You may uncover a very useful insight. And, if not, at least you'll know for sure that your original idea was right. You will end up understanding something of enormous value. 

Aquarius

Things are not what they used to be, nor will they ever be that way again — luckily. A situation has arisen, or is about to arise, that will prove easy to face and adapt to. You're seeing a new side to someone close to you. The relationship has already altered substantially and soon, the balance of power between you will shift further in your favour. That's comforting in one way, confusing in another. The stars won't give away secrets about your destiny without putting you through a series of tests first. No worries! You're going to pass with flying colours. Your past experience has made you wise.

Pisces

It's never too late to put the record straight. Often though, when time has elapsed, we feel reluctant about reopening old conversations. Rather than say what we know we should, we silently agree to pretend that something never happened. Privately, we think one thing. Publicly, we avoid all hint of, or reference to, what may prove controversial. Yet when all cards are placed on the table by all parties, a lot can be learned from someone else's take on an issue. The thing under review now is most certainly worth fixing. Use soft words if you're pointing out a defect. And if you're being told of one, listen while sipping herbal tea.