It’s that time again!
Just in time for New Year’s Eve, Monday Magazine’s intrepid astrologer Georgia Nicols presents her predictions for 2020. So find your sign and have some fun reading about how the coming year may shape up for you.
ARIES (APRIL 20-MAY 20)
Who me?
You’re the adventurer warrior of the zodiac! You love action, speed and conquest. (You need to win because you late to lose, which means you can’t resist a dare.) You dress like an extra from Raiders of the Lost Ark. You’ll try anything once. You’re the first and you always have the last word! You’re a hero!
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| Famous Aries Celine Dion |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
There are three reasons why this year is professionally successful. First, it’s your time of harvest, when your cherished dreams will come true! (This occurs every 30 years.) Secondly, lucky Jupiter will be at the top of your chart, during your time of harvest, which is a double whammy of good fortune! You will receive a promotion, public recognition, kudos and the increased esteem of your peers. The third influence is your ruler Mars will be your sign for the last six months of the year, making you work hard and ready to be a fighter for your own rights! You’ll be PowerPoint on steroids!
Relationships – Love is Chemistry: Sex is Physics
This is a winning year for your reputation and success is sexy! If single, you’re a better catch. If in a relationship, you will be happier, upbeat and more ready to celebrate life. Meanwhile Mars will boost your sex drive for the last six months of the year!
Let us not forget the rare influence of Mars in 2020! Mars is energy, but it is also the planet that symbolizes sexual activity. Imagine how this year will be when this hot, sexy planet (which incidentally, is your ruling planet) is in your sign for six months! Yowsers! You will be primed for action! Aside from the obvious sexual drive that Mars will give you, Mars will also make you optimistic, proactive and enthusiastic about life – all qualities that you can bring to enhance any relationship.
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Obviously, when you have more physical energy, confidence, drive and optimism, you can address any situation and get better results. This year, you will have abundant energy for family activities. You will have more energy to share with your kids. You will be more enthusiastic about adventures and vacations. You will have more energy to do things in your personal life and this will make you a winner!
My Aries Mantra for 2020: “This is my year to go for the gold!”
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TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)
Who Me?
What a tactile, sensuous sign you are! You adore being petted and stroked. You adore massage. You are an earthy hedonist who loves your creature comforts. You like mortgage-free land and money in the bank. You appreciate antiques and fine furniture. You love gardens and walking in nature. (To me, outdoors is where the car is.)
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| Notable Taurus, Olympic Champion Tessa Virtue/Photo Charlie Riedel Canadian Press/AP |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
It’s important to know that by 2021, you will arrive at a time of harvest in your life. Not this year but next year. Therefore, because you know this, you also know this year is your last chance to prepare for your coming success. The extent to which you study and work this year, will impact and dictate the success you will have starting next year and for several years ahead. It’s time to get performance ready! Take a course, go to school, get training in any way that will improve your future career and improve your chances for future success. If you can travel – great! This will make you more sophisticated and knowledgeable, which is the kind of edge you need to enter 2021.
Relationships – Love is Chemistry: Sex is Physics
“There’s good news and there’s bad news.” The bad news is that because you will find it difficult to get credit for the work you do, especially in the last six months of the year, you might feel irritable and frustrated, which in turn, will impact your relationships. Therefore, be mindful later this year so you don’t let your frustrations harm your personal relationships. Fortunately, the good news is you will have amazing opportunities to travel and interact with other cultures! Fun stuff! You will find yourself involved with people who are different from you. (A romance with someone “different” might begin.)
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Your home scene might change this year because you are travelling more. Some of you might move to another country or get involved with someone from another culture. You might be away from home because you’re attending school. However, you will feel rewarded by this increased travel! You will be stimulated by learning more, and this new stimulation can enrich your relationships with family. Remember that your efforts this year will come to fruition next year with a stunning success that is apparent in 2021-2022. Patience.
My Taurus Mantra for 2020: “This is my year of preparation for good things to come!”
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GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)
Who Me?
You are the wordsmith of the zodiac. You’re quick-witted, clever and articulate. You’re never at a loss for words. You fit into whatever is happening because you’re a shape shifter. You are curious about everything and have a strong need for freedom. You’re intrigued by people, information, new discoveries, music, maps, compasses, pens, reading and writing. You invent gadgets.
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| Green Party of Canada leader, and Gemini, Elizabeth May at her victory party in October. Arnold Lim/Black Press |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
This year is about your assets and the wealth you share with others, which includes shared property, debt the wealth you have that is tied up with the government or something you hope to receive including insurance settlements. Starting last year, many of you have had to get along with less support from a partner. This year will loosen the purse strings of others, including partners and other sources! You can swing that loan or raise money for your business or perhaps get some kind of payout. Finally, you have an edge! Money and financial support are coming your way!
Relationships – Love is Chemistry: Sex is Physics
Money is a big factor in relationships, sometimes more than sex. This is because money affects our practical day-to-day living and the stress we feel to fulfill our wants and needs. In this respect, your relationships will improve this year because you will start to benefit financially, and in practical terms. This will pave the way for smoother relationships. However, some friendships might experience problems, especially in the last half of the year. You will want your way. You will resent group pressures and find it difficult to work with anyone who tries to tell you what to do. Oy vey.
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In the same way that partnerships will improve because the financial loss that you felt last year will be reduced; likewise, family relations will benefit from increased wealth that you receive this year. Many will inherit. You might receive more money from the government or get a payout from somewhere, which allows you to be generous with family. This will make fun vacations and social outings possible and create happy memories. You will feel you’re making a contribution to your home. If you have suffered recently, especially physically, this year it will be easy for you to heal because many fortunate changes are taking place that will make your life richer and more rewarding.
My Gemini Mantra for 2020: “I’m happy to get more money and support!”
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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)
Who Me?
You are the nester and the nurturer of the zodiac. You cook, you garden, you fix things, you hug and you listen. You have a fabulous sense of humour. You love sailing, boats, marinas, books and fresh flowers. You’re a savvy shopper and find great bargains. (But you do hand on to everything.)
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| Victoria Film Festival director Kathy Kay is a Cancer. Photo Randy Waldie |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
This year partnerships will help your career. Therefore, be open to working with others and accepting their advice, their assistance and the benefit of their experience because the support and help of partners and close friends will benefit you in your work. Mars will be at the top of your chart for the last six months of this year arousing your ambition as never before; however, it will also make you bossy. Remember Goethe’s advice about educating children: “Correction does much but encouragement does more.” Because you will achieve more than you ever dreamed this year — think big!
Relationships – Love is Chemistry: Sex is Physics
Approximately every 33-38 years, Saturn lines up with Pluto and this is powerful. This occurred in 1914, 1947, 1982, and now in the beginning of 2020. For you, this phenomenon occurs in your House of Partnerships, which means some of you might have a radical change to committed partnerships and marriages. While this strong influence takes place, weak and troubled partnerships might end. However, countering this influence, lucky Jupiter is also present in your House of Partnerships, promoting loving affection and mutual appreciation in partnerships. Partnerships that are meant to last will endure this challenging time but they will undergo necessary changes.
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One of the main influences that will benefit your relations with family members is that all your encounters will be unusually positive this year because Jupiter is opposite your sign. (This happens only once every 12 years.) This also means that others will help you and vice versa. It also means it’s the best year for Cancers to get married in over a decade! However, for the last half of the year, you are eager to achieve your aims. This will rob your time from home and family and perhaps create conflicts with authority figures. Keep this in mind because promoting family harmony is vital for your happiness. Family is gold.
My Cancer Mantra for 2020: “I appreciate how important and helpful others are.”
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LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)
Who Me?
You dress with flair – animal prints, big sunglasses and chunky jewelry. You’re witty, entertaining, flamboyant and dramatic. You are also loyal, courageous, generous, compassionate and protective of loved ones. You’re a natural leader who is quick to see the big picture. You excel at role playing, which is why two Leos in love are the leading stars in their own soap opera.
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| Notable Leo, B.C. Premier John Horgan. |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
The year 2020 is fabulous for all aspects of employment because you have the best chance in over a decade to improve your existing job. You will get better duties, a promotion, better working conditions or your evil boss will be transferred to Timbuktu. Or you can get a better job!
From July 1 onward for the rest of the year, Mars will boost your energy and make you vigorous and willing to work hard. Your self-confidence will be strong and yet, you will be calm decisive and clear about your intentions. Expect great success for yourself this year because you’ll be unstoppable!
Relationships – Love is Chemistry: Sex is Physics
Your job success this year will affect your relationships in two ways: You might be so successful you give less energy to your relationships. (There are only 24 hours in a day.) Or you might be so happy because of your job success, you carry this happiness into your relationships. When people are happier, they are more forgiving, easier to be with and certainly more fun! Success is a double-edged sword. This year is also an excellent year for your health, which is good news for all your relationships because when you feel good –everyone is happier!
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This year your increased job success will make you feel happier and when you feel happier – everyone else is happier! Admittedly, your success might demand more of your time, which means you have less time for family. However, this year, especially from July onward, you will have many opportunities to travel, and this includes family trips and family vacations. This year you will be a strong role model for your family because you are healthy, focused, motivated and happy. You also will put energy this year into expanding your mind and learning new things, which is always exciting to share with others, especially with kids.
My Leo Mantra for 2020: “My energy and focus help me attain success!”
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VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)
Who Me?
You’re clever and witty and can mimic others with slicing accuracy. You’re a fact magnet with an intelligent, discriminating mind. (You notice details.) You’re health conscious, which is why you look young when you’re old. You like order. Everything has its place but you apologize for the mess. Your discerning skill with words has given the world great writers.
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| Great Britain’s Prince Harry was born under the sign of Virgo. |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
This year brings new opportunities in the hospitality industry – restaurants, hotels and resorts, as well as the arts, show business and the entertainment world. (This includes the music and video game development industry.) Likewise, look for opportunities with sports or teaching children. From July until January 2021, you might be embroiled in a conflict about shared debt and shared responsibilities. Don’t be bullied into doing something you don’t want to do. The thrust of this year is to explore opportunities for freedom of self-expression and to be bolder when dealing with your world in a professional sense. Your greatest opportunities will be where others pay money to be entertained.
Relationships – Love is Chemistry; Sex is Physics
This year you will socialize, party and enjoy the arts and fun vacations! (Buy some classy duds to be ready for the scene!) Meanwhile, after June, Mars will be in one sign for six months, which will heighten your sex drive! The same energy could introduce quarrels about shared property, loans or anything you own jointly with someone else. You might not agree about how to spend a limited amount of money? Meanwhile, this is also the best year in over a decade to enjoy a vacation. Make plans to take several little getaways plus a big vacation to stoke the embers of your romance.
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This is the best year in a decade for a family vacation! Make plans for whatever your budget will allow. Aside from travel and vacations that are formally planned – you will have abundant opportunities to enjoy sports events, movies, fun outings, picnics, barbecues, musical events and family get-togethers. These fun times will occur waaaay more than usual, this year. This is the classic year to expand your family through birth, adoption or marriage. The bottom line to your family life this year is that you will get greater joy through your children.
My Virgo Mantra for 2020: “This is my year for a vacation and fun times!”
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LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)
Who Me?
You’re attractive. You dress well and are colour coordinated. After all, your sign is the ruler of haute couture, the fine arts and the legal profession, which is why lawyers look so spiffy. (I rest my handbag.) You are affected by your environment – smells, colours, lighting and furnishings. You’re a people pleaser who doesn’t like to rock the boat. You’re the most social sign in the zodiac!
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| Famous Libra, Canadian musical star Avril Lavigne. Facebook |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
All aspects of real estate will be profitable this year. Those who invest in real estate or who work in real estate can boost earnings. Meanwhile, counsellors and professionals who work with families will be more successful. Before you push further in your career, you want to put down roots and have a sense of belonging. This is wise. After June, fiery Mars will oppose you for the rest of the year creating tensions with partners and fellow workers. Don’t waste your energy fighting about something that isn’t worth fighting over. Hate the deed not the doer.
Relationships – Love is Chemistry; Sex is Physics
Because you will be happier and more secure this year, your personal happiness will attract others to you and improve existing relationships. However, after June, Mars will make you less patient. But are these people annoying or is your threshold of tolerance lower? There is a story about a great teacher named Atisha who had a cook, who was dirty, unkempt, rude, vulgar — plus, he couldn’t cook! Confused, his students said to him, “Master! Why don’t you get rid of this terrible cook?” Atisha answered, “I would never abandon my cook! He is my most valued treasure! He gives me the opportunity to practise patience — daily.”
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In 2020, your home and family life will improve in a wonderful way! In fact, this will be one of the loveliest years you have had dealing with family and your private life. You might move to something bigger and better. Or you might change where you currently live by redecorating, renovating or expanding it in some way. You might also expand your family through birth, marriage or adoption. You will benefit through real-estate transactions. Something will happen that makes you feel richer at home. Family members will be more generous to each other and will enjoy each other’s company more. Plan to entertain at home more this year.
My Libra Mantra for 2020: “Home and family are gold.”
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SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21)
Who Me?
You are sexy, playful, intense, focused and secretive. You have tremendous willpower and are magnetic and alluring! You can spot a phony a mile away because you have the mind of a sleuth. (You work in security or crime detection.) You’re a healer who wants to improve and reform, which is why you work in medicine and psychology. You know that power corrupts – but hey, we all need electricity!
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| Theatre Skam’s Matthew Payne is a local Scorpio. Photo by Derek Ford/Blue Bridge Theatre |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
This year is a turning point. In 2012, you began to create a “new you” and this year, that job is complete. “Stick a fork in the Lord, I’m done!” Now you will start to work for future goals. You might train in a new position or improve your existing career because you’re headed for a time in 2028-2029, a time of major recognition! That’s why this is the year to get advanced training in a field of study that can be useful to you. (Some will change your jobs if you haven’t already done so recently.) Furthermore, beginning in July, Mars will give you an enormous boost to work hard for the rest of the year. The only downside is you might not get credit for what you do.
Relationships – Love is Chemistry; Sex is Physics
In the past year, you enjoyed playful, flirtatious fun relations. This will continue this year; however, a subtle change will start to take place as you begin to focus on establishing a home base for yourself in the next few years. A change of residence will increase your desire for solidity and stability, which will translate into the kind of relationship you want. If you are with someone who does not offer stability – that relationship might end. Alternatively, you will seek out someone who offers the security you want.
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Many of you will experience a change of residence. Even though you might have moved recently, you might move again because your main desire is to secure your home base. Accept that you are in a state of flux and do what you can to secure your home. One thing is certain – in 2021 (and for later Scorpios in 2022) you will have a wonderful blessing in terms of real estate, family and where you live. At that time, you will move to something you really love! It might be bigger and better. It will suit you!
My Scorpio Mantra for 2020: “My new contacts and training are scripting my future.”
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SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21)
Who Me?
You are the eternal optimist. Physical activity and optimism are survival issues for you. You enjoy expanding your experience of the world through travel. You love animals. You’re an outdoor enthusiast who is pleasure loving, but you are also a shrewd business person. You are the truth seeker who wants the answers to the big questions.
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| Victoria Royals hockey head coach Dan Price falls under the sign of Sagittarius. Courtesy Victoria Royals |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
The exciting news for you this year is you will get richer! Ka-ching! Your earnings will increase or you might become richer through your investments. You might become richer because you inherit or someone gives you something. This new wealth might come in the form of material, land or shared property. One advantage you have this year is that in the last half of this year, your energies will soar! You will be invigorated and willing to work long and hard hours. Your self-confidence will increase and you will be more effective and competent at whatever you do. You’ll look like a winner!
Relationships – Love is Chemistry; Sex is Physics
Relationships are a tad confusing because since 2015, you’ve been reinventing yourself. If you’re in an existing relationship, your partner will sense these changes. “Who will I wake up next to today?” This year you are testing some values. One thing is certain, in the last half of this year when fiery Mars is boosting your Sun, you will be a force to contend with! You will be strong, invigorated, confident, enthusiastic and you will attract this kind of person to you. (However, this newfound strength and exuberance might overwhelm others.)
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Because this year you’re getting richer, you will improve your home or move to bigger and better digs. This increased wealth will let you help family members, which in turn will be personally rewarding for you. A residential move will happen in the next two years. This is something to consider in your future plans. After June, your energy will increase, which means you will be more enthusiastic about anything related to your home or perhaps a family related project. If there is something you want to achieve, you will make it happen! In fact, your ability to be calm and yet effective and hard-working – will earn the respect of relatives and anyone at home. You’ll be a dynamo!
My Sagittarius Mantra for 2020: “Bring on the wealth – I’m ready!”
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CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)
Who Me?
You’re cool, collected, passionate and sexy! You look old when you’re young and young when you’re old. You are goal oriented because you intend to make something of your life. You believe in being useful. You want respect. You hate waste. You’re capable of undergoing hardship to reach your goals. You dress to fit in. (We can take you anywhere!)
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| Legendary country and pop music singer Dolly Parton,is a Capricorn. |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
Fabulous news! This year lucky Jupiter is in Capricorn. This blessing occurs only once every 12 years and will not return until 2032.
Since this happens only three or four times in your adult productive career, do everything to use this advantage. People and resources will be drawn to you. Personally, you will feel more confident and secure about yourself. It will be a time of learning and gaining new experience because Jupiter rules universities and travel. Even the spiritual dimension of your life will become greater. It will be a fortunate year for you both professionally and personally. By nature, you are cautious, but this year, you have Lady Luck on your shoulder. (It’s important to know that next year in 2021 you will become richer.) It’s time to set your armies marching!
Relationships – Love is Chemistry; Sex is Physics
There’s no question that when lucky Jupiter is in your own sign, you appear more attractive to everyone because you’re happier! Not only are you happier, you are more confident and comfortable in your own skin. Therefore, this is one of the best years for singles to meet new people. However, it’s also a fabulous year to improve any relationship simply because if you’re happier, then others want to be in your company. Enjoy your good fortune this year because this translates into improved relationships with everyone you encounter – romantic or otherwise.
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For the last several years, your home environment has had sudden interruptions. However, these sudden changes are indications where your life needs to improve. In some cases, old ties with the past must be broken. Fortunately, this year, with Jupiter in your sign, you’re happier, more relaxed and confident and these qualities will improve your relations with family members. After June, your home scene will have increased activity and chaos, and your ability to be upbeat and positive and to introduce an optimistic vibe into your home scene will be invaluable.
My Capricorn Mantra for 2020: “The harder I work, the luckier I get!”
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AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)
Who Me?
You are an idealist who wants to make the world a better place. You’re fascinated with astronomy, rocket technology, aviation and computers. You’re independent, inventive and a fighter for liberty, truth and equal rights for all. You’re an amazing networker. We love your eccentric behavior and bold choices!
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| NBA Hall of Famer Steve Nash from Victoria is a famous Aquarian. Photo Associated Press |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
This year begins low-key and then gets stronger and stronger, professionally speaking. In the last six months, you will be confident and assured. If you can avoid being overbearing, people will respect and listen to you. By the end of the year, lucky Jupiter will enter your sign giving you an even greater boost of confidence and a good luck. This year is also the beginning of a 30-year journey where you will reinvent yourself in the next eight years. After June, the pace of your everyday life will accelerate and you will feel a renewal of energy! You will identify with your opinions and ideas, to the point of being argumentative. Beware of trying to coerce others in the business world or in your job.
Relationships – Love is Chemistry; Sex is Physics
This will be a happier year for relationships. Because you will explore new spiritual dimensions, your ego will be softer, which means you will look more compassionately upon others. This is a strong benefit. In addition, because you’re striking out in a new direction, many of you will meet new people, especially romantic partners. However, after June, you will become more aggressive. Obviously, this has some positive benefits. But it can also be off-putting to close friends and romantic partners. They might see you as bossy, opinionated and too keen to proselytize your ideas.
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In 2020, much of the anxiety and depression you felt in the last few years will lift away. Secondly, it will be easier to feel compassion and a genuine sense of caring for loved ones. You will learn more about yourself and be more honest about who you really are. Thirdly, Mars will make you aggressive and opinionated. (This won’t cancel out the second influence of a gentle appreciation of you are. It will be there as a third influence.) Therefore, be aware of how you speak. Be kind. Be thoughtful. Don’t get hung up on your need to convince others to agree with you. Remember: there are none so deaf as those who are wearing headphones.
My Aquarius Mantra for 2020: “I welcome new ideas, new places and new people into my life.”
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PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20)
Who Me?
You are pretty in an angelic way – male or female. You often dress in a way that suggests a costume because your archetype is “the dancer.” You move with grace and fluidity. (Bruce Willis in Diehard?) You’re whimsical, imaginative and entertaining. You are also compassionate, tender and caring. You weep easily because Pisces rules the tear ducts. You charmer!
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| Pisces Justin Bieber rounds out the list. The Associated Press |
It’s 2020!
Career & Money – the Second Most Important Thing
In 2020, you will be more popular, which means your challenge is to learn how to work with people in a coordinated way and yet, at the same time, maintain your own independence, authority and integrity. Do not sell out to please everyone. Don’t let this happen. Having said that, you actually stand to benefit from your cooperation with others. (Yes, I know this sounds like a contradiction – and it is.) In the last six months of this year, you will work hard to make money! It will give you lots of energy to achieve your goals but it will also make you identify with YOUR ego, YOUR needs and YOUR ideas. Oops?
Relationships – Love is Chemistry; Sex is Physics
This will be one of the best years in your life for relationships because friends will help you. Groups and clubs be important, and you might take on the role of leadership. You will meet new people, which promotes the possibilities of new romance! For those in existing partnerships, jealousy is possible. Your partner might not understand why you choose to be more involved with friends and groups this year. Ideally, include your partner to assuage their suspicions or insecurities. But in the bigger picture, you will be happy because of your popularity — and this happiness will reflect in a greater warmth and deeper bonds. It’s a happy year. “I’m too sexy for my shoes!”
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Because you are happier this year, you will enjoy a more positive relationship with family. If you’re a parent, you will be happier dealing with your kids. However, your popularity and increased involvement with clubs and associations might rob you of the time you spend at home. Plus, after June, you’re pumped to boost your earnings, which might also steal time away from home and family. But hey, this year you’re Gordon Gekko wearing shoes by Ferragamo! Or you’re prancing in a Prada suit, flashing red soles. I rest my handbag (a Coach.)
My Pisces Mantra for 2020: “I will learn how to handle being popular.”
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