Horoscope: Thursday, Dec 1

If you make any kind of promise today you must make sure you are in a position to deliver on it, otherwise your reputation will head south faster than you thought was possible. Your best course of action is to make no promises at all.

So many things are going well for you now but you can’t seem to get over that one little thing that went badly a short time ago. You’ve got to put it behind you. You’ve got to move on. The universe does not expect you to be perfect.

Love is in the air as the new week begins. Too often of late you have allowed affairs of the heart to take a back seat while you took care of business but that must now end. Give your attention to the people who matter – the people you love.

Your attitude towards a certain person will harden today and no matter how much others say you should be more forgiving you will find it difficult to let them off the hook. You’re in no mood to give anyone the benefit of the doubt.

Are you considering moving to a new residence, redecorating, or making some home improvements, Gemini? If so, this is a good time to do it. These types of projects promise to go well, so don't let doubt get in your way. Explore every possibility, consider all the pros and cons, and then if it looks like it's going to work, go for it!

You're usually full of energy, Cancer, but today you may not feel so vivacious. There's nothing to worry about. In fact, you may have the time to do some thinking about your personal life and what you expect to get out of your relationships. You might also want to think about how you intend to go about getting it! Perhaps some of your motivations have changed lately.

It’s quite possible that your emotions will get the better of you this weekend and you end up saying or doing things that make a bad situation even worse. You may not be able to switch off your feelings completely but you can learn to control them.

Before you start something new, be it a project, a hobby or even a relationship, ask yourself how much it might cost in the long-term. And don’t just think in financial terms. If loved ones don’t agree with your aims there could be an emotional cost too.

Realize that you may be controlling other people's actions without even consciously knowing it, Virgo. This is one of those days in which emotional outbursts could explode in your face as a result of other people's reactions to your pressure. Don't feel like you need to take on the responsibility of everyone else's actions. You may be having a hard enough time dealing with your own personal issues.

This is an important time for relationships and Mercury’s move into your opposite sign may bring some unwelcome news. But if you look on the bright side and look for ways to turn this development around it could still work in your favor.

Be careful when discussing topics that might be contentious because some people are likely to overreact to what you say. You may not care that their feelings are hurt but you will care if they possess the power to make life difficult for you.

There's tension in the air today, Scorpio. Even though it isn't your doing, you may want to keep a low profile, especially if you need to work. Try to avoid any discussions. Just because someone is confrontational doesn't mean you have to rise to the bait. It would be better if you didn't. Keep to yourself and all of this will blow over by tomorrow when it will be safe to mingle again.

In navigating the seas of your emotional life, Sagittarius, you may feel as though you've made a great effort over the past month. You've been available and conciliatory and have done your best to maintain harmony. With today's celestial energy, you want to be more spontaneous. The enterprising and reckless you has returned!

Don’t worry if you appear to be losing ground to rivals on the work front. Most likely it isn’t true but even if it is you will catch up with them again later on. Stick to the course you have chosen and give it time to bear fruit.

The world around you may be somewhat chaotic at the moment but it will all come right in the end, so don’t get too personally involved and certainly don’t choose to fight on one side against the other. The only side that matters is your own!

Yes, someone is making life difficult for you but maybe they feel they have a good reason for doing so. With Mercury energizing your ruler Neptune it might be worth your while making an effort to see things from their point of view.

You should know by now that there are as many opinions as there are people – also, that just because an opinion comes from someone in a position of power does not mean it is right. Bear that in mind today, especially if you’re the one with the power!