Horoscope: Monday, Dec 15

You’re living in a bit of a dream world at the moment and need to snap out of it. There is nothing wrong with dreaming, of course, but if your dreams take the place of reality then clearly something is wrong. Come down to Earth again this weekend.

Resist the urge to pry into other people’s private affairs. If you let your curiosity get the better of you chances are you will cause bad feeling among those who have something to hide. Who says you have a right to know what that something is?

Some new equipment made available for your use might prove fascinating, Taurus, and you're apt to want to learn as much as you can about how it works. Therefore, this is a great day to increase your computer skills. You might also want to try your hand at sound or video recording. Art combined with modern technology could well be a primary focus for today. Learn as much as you can, and have some fun in the process.

Sometimes life gets a bit too much, even for a Gemini, and if that is how you feel at the moment then you need to take a break. There is no point pushing yourself harder as the point of diminishing returns has been reached. Be kind to yourself.

Business success may have come your way, Cancer, but today you could find yourself feeling a little sad and wondering why, since there's no real reason to feel this way. What's going on is probably, first of all, a letdown, since your brain is no longer churning out the endorphins. Second, you may be wondering where you go from here. Only you can decide that. Set a new goal and move on.

Attempts to contact others in different states or foreign countries today could go awry, Leo, as technology that we tend to take for granted, such as telephones and the Internet, could malfunction, perhaps due to solar flares. There isn't much point in making yourself crazy, as this is beyond human control. The only thing you can do is wait! In the meantime, do something else that you love.

Act quickly today if someone in a position of power offers you a good deal. This is no time to be cautious. If you wait too long you could find the opportunity has been withdrawn and offered to someone else. It’s worth the risk.

You are entitled to your opinion but not everyone will agree with what you have to say this week. Does that mean you should not say it? Of course not, but it does mean you will need the facts and figures ready to back up your views.

Scientists are sometimes pretty strange. They can be so engrossed in reality that they seem almost absent from it, as if they float above the Earth. That's a bit how you feel about things, too, Libra. You like to explain the world in your own special way, the way you see it and not necessarily the way it really is. That's your secret. You know that no one else can see the world the way you do.

Make an effort to reach out to those you love today, and those you would like to love but for one reason or another have not had the chance to get close to – until now. Venus in your opposite sign makes you all but irresistible.

Yes, someone has been saying and doing things that are deliberately harmful but try not to get worked up about it. Most likely they are hoping you will lose your cool and overreact. Don’t give them the satisfaction. Stay in control at all times.

Ideas will come thick and fast over the next 48 hours as your mind moves into a higher gear. Your thoughts will rarely be clearer or more potent and what you think today will most likely be your reality tomorrow – so think carefully!

You're apt to come up with some new, radical thoughts today, Capricorn, which you should feel free to share with others. There are opportunities around that you should grab hold of. Be aggressive about pushing ahead with your progressive thoughts. Communication with people who possess opposing viewpoints will prove quite valuable. Take a lesson from the bizarre and outlandish.

You may be in the mood to change things as the year draws to a close but don’t go too far and change what common sense suggests should be kept pretty much as it is. Evolution may be slower but its effects last longer – unlike revolution!

Money matters may be causing you some concern but chances are most of your financial issues are not really so bad. The planets urge you to stop worrying and start looking for reasons to be cheerful – there’s plenty of them out there in the world.

There's apt to be powerful aggression today that may leave you feeling like you want to declare war on everyone, Pisces. You may get the feeling that everyone else is completely nuts and you're the only one who really knows what's going on. Beware of misinformed people and false information. Fights could erupt over facts that seem true at first but are just someone's misguided dreams.