Taurus Weekly Horoscope

There’s strength in numbers, Taurus. Wednesday’s quarter moon in Pisces and your eleventh house of groups helps you align with the right team. Working with people who have integrity and solid values is the only way to go. If you’ve fallen in with a shady bunch, pull yourself away, STAT! Embrace your inner hippie: Finding new ways to pool resources—like organizing ride-shares, buying together in bulk, hosting clothing swaps—means you’re doing your part as a sustainably minded citizen. (The earth thanks you.)

Evaluate your social circle, Bull. Although you might die trying, you can’t be BFFs with the world. By the same token, you don’t want to be an elitist, screening out TOO many people from your inner circle. Quarter moons are all about restoring balance, and this one helps you form a proper posse, or figure out how to manage the hundreds of people you call your friends. Group hangouts may soon become de rigueur for a busy bee like you. Your humanitarian nature will be piqued by la luna, so squeeze in a midweek volunteer post or pass the hat around your office to gather a larger donation for your chosen holiday cause.

December 21 marks the solstice and the official re-set point of the Mayan calendar. On this day, the Sun beams into Capricorn and your ninth house of faith and optimism. If the Mayans were right, this is the beginning of a new era. For a change, you’ll be the one reminding everyone to look on the bright side instead of worrying about what might go wrong. Planets form a “Yod” that day, which pushes energy toward your second house of finances. A promising partnership (perhaps even a long-distance one) could bring a windfall your way. Thinking outside of the box and being willing to try another person’s approach could also boost your income before the year is through.

You might even have to travel to nab that brass ring. Capricorn’s solar power broadens your horizons, pulling your attention to other parts of the world. You’ll have extreme wanderlust for the next 30 days. The luckiest Bulls will find themselves booking tickets that also require a passport. Chilling in a Moroccan riad or trying out the swim-up bar in a Caribbean resort…now THAT would be your ideal picture for ringing in 2013. But if life won’t let you get away, act like a tourist in your own town. Take that guided historical tour, meet friends for a cup of cheer at a swanky hotel bar (you might even meet some sexy out-of-towners), explore the up-and-coming area of your city, mingle multiculturally.

Entrepreneurial Bulls can expect large doses of inspiration to flow in. Whether your toes are in warm sand or your bunny slippers over the coming month, keep a notebook handy to capture the brilliant business ideas that flow in. Long-distance relationships percolate with possibilities. Stay up late to Skype your sister-friend in Sydney or that business lead in Mumbai. If you’re looking for love, stretch your search radius by a few good miles. Romance is not always geographically convenient, but if you feel the sparks, take a gamble and pursue. Coupled? Book a getaway-a-deux before January 20, even if it’s just an overnight jaunt. If you’ve been dying to enroll in a class—particularly one that involves experiential learning—call it your holiday present to yourself and sign up. The Capricorn Sun awakens your sporty spice too. Put that gym membership on your wish list, or start a special savings account for the winter yoga retreat you’re dying to attend.

In the early part of the weekend, you could find yourself swamped and borderline resentful about how much you’ve taken on. Don’t just plow ahead, trying to prep a gourmet holiday celebration all by your lonesome! Enlist the troops and delegate. With the moon in Taurus on Sunday, you’ll need some unstructured “me time” to play as if there weren’t a care in the world.