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Weekly horoscopes for the week of December 5 by cup

December 5, 2022

Arundhati Roy, a Sagittarius.
Photo-Illustration: by Preeti Kinha; Photos: Getty

On Tuesday evening, communication planet Mercury will enter results-oriented Capricorn. It’s no longer enough to walk around and experiment, throw ideas against the wall and see what sticks. No matter how much fun you are having, you will only be satisfied if you also feel that you are making progress towards your goals. So use this time to look ahead and map out next steps. Then, on Wednesday, a particularly chaotic full moon in Gemini lights up the night sky. When this happens, the consequences of any recent negligence or wrongdoing on your part will become apparent. Try not to panic. You have time to mend relationships that may have been strained. Finally, on Friday evening, the love planet Venus joins Mercury in Capricorn and your desire for adventure in the field of romance will fade. This doesn’t mean that your love life is going to get boring, only that fun and excitement alone won’t be enough. You need something that will last.

Usually, you prefer to keep your gaze focused on the path ahead. We tell ourselves that what’s done is done and that it’s better to move forward than to be stuck looking back. But don’t kid yourself that your story doesn’t make sense, that your memories have no bearing on who you are today. You have seen and survived so much, and it all matters to your life. This week you can learn a lot from your past if you are willing to sit down with it. Ultimately, this will lay the foundation for a bright future.

You are rarely reckless. When you put a plan into motion, you’ve already thought about every step; When you ask favors from others, it’s because you know you can argue why you deserve them. The problem is that there is not always time to be so intentional. Sometimes when the universe opens a door, you have to act fast. If you wait until you have all the answers, it may close. Unexpected opportunities often require a leap of faith. This week, decide to be brave in the face of uncertainty.

As hard as you try to stay focused, to move through the world with consideration and intention, sometimes you get a little… careless. Do not worry. You are a human, not a computer, and it is your prerogative to prioritize creativity, joy, and curiosity above order. This week, know that things will probably go downhill. And while it’s important to minimize the problems it causes for the people you love, you should also remember that embracing the wilderness can ultimately lead you to new relationships and experiences that make life worth living.

Your cynical side has been particularly persuasive lately, convincing you that you have no future, that life will never get better, and therefore it’s hardly worth trying to improve the world. . Your job this week is to ignore the negative voice in your head, no matter how clever. If realistic thinking only leads to despair, then for now, give yourself permission to stop being so logical and start dreaming, hoping, and imagining instead. Despite the darkness, the joy remains.

More and more, you feel hemmed in by the rules and routines that shape your daily life. You want new experiences, but you’re stuck in a rut. You want freedom, but your job or your family or simple inertia keeps you firmly in place. This week, remember that you can change your life without blowing everything up and starting from scratch. Sometimes you just have to change the little things. Talk to new people, listen to different songs, change your habits where you can. There are many ways to feel rejuvenated.

Most of the time when you are involved in a disagreement, you find that you can resolve it by rationally considering the other person’s point of view. But that doesn’t always work. This week, if you’re feeling stuck, frustrated, or resentful, it might be time to take a more active approach to finding a solution. If someone treats you badly, tell them. If they are rude to you, be assertive. Don’t start a conflict for fun, but don’t be afraid of it either.

This week, you may need a reminder that your character’s strength isn’t determined by how long you’re willing to hold out in bad circumstances. Your courage is not measured by the amount of hardship you are willing to endure. If your efforts to make a change have gotten you nowhere, the best thing to do might be to leave and start over, to say No more. Leaving (a job, a relationship, a project) is not still the right option. After all, you can’t escape, but sometimes it opens the door to great new possibilities.

Every day it feels like the ground is shaking under your feet. You have an encounter or read a story in the news that further erodes your trust in the universe, your faith in others. But just as fear and suspicion can protect you, they can also make your existence smaller, sadder, less rich than you deserve. So this week, step back by taking risks, moving forward boldly. The world is full of danger and uncertainty, but you can still rise up and face it without fear.

You enjoy being fair, open-minded, easy to work with; you treat people around you well. Sometimes, however, that means putting your own needs on the back burner. You imagine that if you compromise now, if you give others what they need, things will balance out somewhere down the line, there’s always time later to get yours. But this week, it’s time to defend your interests. Not at some undetermined point in the future, but now. You’ll be glad you did.

There’s a part of you that thinks your accomplishments don’t matter as much if you get help along the way. And not just unfair benefits, but normal support that everyone deserves: the love of your community, the help of your colleagues, the kindness and generosity of your friends. In reality, of course, no one succeeds without some kind of support. When you try to go it alone, you hold yourself to a standard no one has ever met. People will want to to help you this week. Let yourself be asked and accept it without shame.

If it were up to you, the good times would last forever: friendships wouldn’t sour and romance wouldn’t fade; the passions and interests that enlighten you now would never lose their luster. But you are human, and that means you are constantly learning and evolving. Sometimes you outgrow what you loved the most. This week, reflect on what is no longer working. This doesn’t have to be cause for guilt or dramatic judgement, just remember that if your needs and wants have changed, you are allowed to adjust accordingly.

You don’t have to be good at everything. It seems obvious, but for you it’s too easy to hold yourself to impossible standards. You think you should excel at work, keep a tidy home, have strong relationships with everyone you’ve known, and shine in a variety of hobbies and activities. But you don’t have to. There are only so many hours in a day, and at some point you need to prioritize. You don’t have to be everything to everyone or even to yourself. It’s okay to lean on the people who love you.