December 22 Zodiac Birthday Signs – Magnetic and charming, yet hardworking, you possess outstanding potential for achievement if you only apply the necessary self-discipline. Being born on a cusp, you have the advantage of both the realistic and pragmatic perspective of Capricorn and the Sagittarian ability to see positive opportunities. Together these qualities can help you achieve positions of leadership, where you are able to use your refined social skills and emotional sensitivity in your adept dealings with people.
With the subinfluence of your decanate ruler, Capricorn, you are ambitious and have a strong sense of duty. A touch of perfectionism implies that if you undertake a job, you want to do it properly. Your good sense of structure gives you natural business abilities and helps you organize your goals. Financial matters are likely to occupy much of your attention, and you have the capability to commercialize your many talents. You may have to be careful, however, that your preoccupation with materialism or prestige does not distract you from your high ideals. In fact, one of your challenges may be to obtain the right balance between work and play and thus ensure that life does not become arduous.
Caring and kind, you possess deep feelings and enjoy putting others at their ease. Your interest in people may manifest as a strong humanitarian streak that may encourage you to fight for an idealistic cause. Friendly and naturally persuasive, you have refined conversational skills and are expert at the personal touch. A feel for beauty and the arts may find expression through music, art, or drama as well as a desire to surround yourself with style and luxury.
Up to the age of twenty-nine, you are likely to be goal-oriented and have a practical approach to your achievements. At the age of thirty, when your progressed Sun moves into Aquarius, you reach a turning point that highlights a growing need for freedom, new ideas, and expressing your individuality. Another turning point occurs at the age of sixty, when your progressed Sun moves into Pisces. This is likely to bring more emphasis on your emotional receptivity, imagination, or psychic awareness.
SUN: CAPRICORN/SAGITTARIUS
CUSP
DECANATE: CAPRICORN/SATURN
DEGREE: 29°30’-0°30’ CAPRICORN
MODE: CARDINAL
ELEMENT: EARTH
FIXED STAR
Star’s name: Sinistra
Degree position: 28°46’-29°44’ Sagittarius between the years 1930 and 2000
Magnitude: 3
Strength: **
Orb: 1 °40’
Constellation: Nu Ophiuchi
Applicable days: December 21, 22, 23
Star qualities: Venus/Saturn
Description: a dwarf orange star located in the left hand of Ophiuchus
Your Secret Self
Although you can be very generous, warm, and spontaneous, you also possess an ability to be tough and dutiful. This may sometimes cause a conflict between your affections and your work. With your extreme sensitivity and strong emotions, you can suffer deeply from disappointment or frustration if you focus on negativity and are unable to let go of the past. By thinking positively and taking life as it comes, you learn to be more detached and less cynical, trusting that life will spontaneously provide you with everything you need at the right time.
While growing up, you may have experienced instances of controlled love and had to live up to others’ expectations. By building faith and confidence in your abilities, you are in a position to give compassionate care to others by intuiting in the moment what feels right for you.
PRIMARY STAR’S INFLUENCE
Sinistra bestows success in business enterprises, good executive abilities, leadership potential, and an independent or original personality This star, however also imparts restlessness and a constant need for change, which may result in fluctuating circumstances. Often you seek powerful and influential positions.
Linked to your Sun’s degree, Sinistra bestows high aspirations and a daring and original yet contentious nature. Achievements in business, the legal profession, government, or dealing with the public are all indicated by the influence of this star Alternatively, you may have aspirations for higher learning, religion, and philosophy. There are also opportunities to make a name for yourself and achieve fame or notoriety.
• Positive: high position in public life
• Negative: domineering, unfeeling, overserious
Work & Vocation
Although sensitive and creative, you are practical by nature. You may be attracted to the financial world, where you are likely to make an excellent economist, analyst, or stockbroker. Alternatively, you can become an advisor or a business accountant. A flair for dealing with people may encourage you to work as a negotiator or dealer. Ambitious, you prefer to be in a leading position. As you possess excellent organizational skills, you can achieve success as a politician, manager, or administrator. You may also be attracted to research and science or work for the community. Conversely, as you are creative and multitalented, you may be drawn toward design, drama, or music.
Famous people who share your birthday include singers Maurice and Robin Gibb, baseball player Steve Carlton, former First Lady Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson, TV personality Noel Edmonds, opera composer Puccini, and actress Peggy Ashcroft.
Numerology
With a number 22 birthdate, you are a practical, disciplined, and highly intuitive individual. This is a master number and can vibrate both as number 22 and as number 4. Often honest and hardworking, with natural leadership abilities, you have a charismatic personality and a deep understanding of people. Although undemonstrative, you often show a caring and protective concern for the welfare of others. You never lose sight, however, of your pragmatic or realistic stand. The subinfluence of the number 12 month indicates that you are ambitious and idealistic. Being both optimistic and skeptical implies that much depends on your frame of mind. When you are positive, your ideas can turn out to be highly profitable, but you must guard against depression and emotional anxiety. Highly receptive, you have strong premonitions, but if you doubt yourself, these turn to worry. A need to create harmony and a calm environment can enhance your chances of achieving inner peace and tranquility.
• Positive: universal, original, highly intuitive, pragmatic, practical, good with your hands, skillful, builder, good organizer, realist, problem solver, achiever
• Negative: get-rich-quick schemes, inferiority complex, bossy, materialistic, lazy, egotistical
YOUR SPECIAL SOMEONE
To find love and long-lasting relationships, you may want to look out for someone born on one of the following dates.
Love & friendship: Jan. 2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 22, 25, Feb. 7, 10, 20, 23, 26, Mar. 5, 8, 18, 21, Apr. 3, 6, 16, 19, May 1, 3, 4, 14, 17, 20, 24, 29, June 2, 12, 15, 27, July 10, 13, 16, 20, 25, 30, Aug. 9, 15, 24, 26, Sept. 7, 13, 22, 24, Oct. 4, 7, 10, 14, 19, 24, 28, 29, 30, Nov. 2, 5, 8, 12, 17, 22, 26, 27, 28, Dec. 3, 6, 10, 15, 20, 24, 25
Beneficial: Jan. 12, 23, 29, Feb. 10, 21, 27, Mar. 22, 26, Apr. 6, 17, 23, May 4, 15, 21, June 2, 13, 19, 28, 30, July 11, 17, 26, 28, Aug. 9, 15, 24, 26, Sept. 7, 13, 22, 24, Oct. 5, 11, 20, 22, Nov. 3, 9, 18, 20, 30, Dec. 1, 7, 16, 18, 28
Fatal attractions: June 20, 21, 22, 23, July 29, Aug. 27, Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 21, Dec. 19
Challenging: Jan. 1, 4, 26, 30, Feb. 2, 24, 28, Mar. 22, 26, Apr. 20, 24, May 18, 22, 31, June 16, 20, 29, July 14, 18, 27, Aug. 12, 16, 25, 30, Sept. 10, 14, 23, 28, Oct. 8, 12, 21, 26, Nov. 6, 10, 19, 24, Dec. 4, 8, 17, 22
Soul mates: Jan. 20, Feb. 18, Mar. 16, Apr. 14, May 12, June 10, July 8, Aug. 6, Sept. 4, Oct. 2
Love & Relationships
With your intuition and understanding, you can easily relate to others. Friendly and affectionate, you need people and relationships. Although you are usually generous and caring, there can be times when you become oversensitive and withdrawn. At these times you may appear cold, so it is necessary for you to rebalance yourself. Change, travel, or physical exercise can all help you recover your usual good spirits. Romantic and sensitive with humanitarian and universal concepts, you enjoy sharing experiences and can be a loyal and supportive partner or friend.