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Astrospeak: Your zodiac forecast for Diwali 2012!
On the occasion of Diwali, Monisha Singh Dudaney provides astrological counsel based on your zodiac sign.
Standing on the threshold of a New Year as per the Hindu calendar, here's what the festive month of November has in store for you.
Aries (March 21 to April 20)
The New Year for many of you promises to be splendid, bringing with it much happiness. Like the determined Arian you are, you will be moving forward to share your joys with friends and family. Choosing gifts, handpicking diyas, candles and everything to do with the festival...you will be in a happy mood! Shopping for new clothes and jewellery will occupy much of the month for you. Loved ones will surround you as incense, flowers and sweets add to the happiness!
Lucky colour: Wear mustard to stay easy
Lucky day: Saturday
Lucky stone: Onyx
Lucky number: 3
Taurus (April 21 to May 21)
A busy November ahead. For the season, your home will play host to many a lavish spread and card parties. Buying jewelry, gold and other auspicious items is very much on your list! This Diwali, your words and action will finally showcase your feelings. Many of you take two weeks off work for the puja and then a short holiday with friends/family to spend quality time is indicated. Love will be all around and prosperity comes along side, as you begin this New Year with peaceful, calm and loving thoughts towards all!
Lucky colour: Wear mustard to bring in the good vibes!
Lucky day: Sunday
Lucky stone: Emerald
Lucky number: 9
Gemini (May 22 to June 21)
November promises to be bigger, brighter and better! Diwali finally allows you the social bonhomie and the networking you are keen to do! Rituals, which seemed unnecessary in the past, will have a special relevance and you extend your excitement to the smallest detail -- be it flowers to even incense in your home. Loved ones pamper you with good food and silence to de-stress. Be happy!
Lucky colour: Wear turmeric yellow to bring in good fortune
Lucky day: Tuesday
Lucky stone: Citrine
Lucky number: 8
Cancer (June 22 to July 23)
Get ready for a sizzling and sparkling November. Friends you have lost will find a way back into your life and the making up will be sweet and stirring. Buying gifts may keep you on your toes as you choose between many an option. But you find yourself making the most of the many exciting options in stores be it perfumes or clothes, customised stationery leading the way. Loved ones may deserve an extra treat or two for all the hard work put in. Be generous!
Lucky colour: Wear bright pink for love
Lucky day: Thursday
Lucky stone: Gomed
Lucky number: 7
Leo (July 24 to August 23)
Persistent and enthusiastic, the energy of the next few weeks now makes you ready to push forth your plans with much consistency and accuracy. Enjoying the five days of festivity, you throw yourself whole-heartedly into every chore -- be it cleaning, or even painting lamps with your special art. Staying calm as you reflect back on the year that went by, you will find yourself being grateful and happy for what you have. Introspective and feeling spiritual, you will find yourself learning to let bygones be and enjoy the year ahead.
Lucky colour: Wear cream for calm
Lucky day: Thursday
Lucky stone: Sapphire
Lucky number: 3
Virgo (August 24 to September 23)
Your plate is buzzing with new opportunities and the few weeks ahead allow you to look at your plans afresh. This Diwali is a highlight as you go out of your way to network and mingle with colleagues, clients and competition, strengthening your bonds! Money is your highlight as big bucks come your way as pending payments materialise allowing you to accord your team large bonuses and many special treats. Your mate may need quality time. Be communicative.
Lucky colour: Wear silver with grey to stay special
Lucky day: Wednesday
Lucky stone: Citrine
Lucky number: 8
Libra (September 24 to October 23)
A dash of luck and a ton of good fortune is what November brings for you! Keeping you in the best of spirits, the first ten days of the month are a roller coaster ride as you review your plans and pitch for the busy month ahead. Diwali is a busy one as you throw many a card party/poker and sweets for your friends and your home is filled with much laughter and chatter! You use the occasion to touch base with your bevy of friends across the world, you let the phone/e-mail and even surprise visits do all the talking!
Lucky colour: Wear electric blue for focus
Lucky day: Tuesday
Lucky stone: Crystal
Lucky number: 1
Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)
A month ahead of much happiness is what your birthday brings for you. Outgoing and flamboyant, you will be busy in the first half in order to make sure that Diwali is celebrated just as you would like for it to be! Gift buying and gift giving is an art you lay much stress on and you make sure that you spend enough time giving your Diwali a perfect head start. Money owed to you returns and you make the most of what comes your way, spending it on luxuries and necessities.
Lucky colour: Wear yellow for clarity
Lucky day: Monday
Lucky stone: Jade
Lucky number: 7
Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)
November is all about doing the same things in different ways! Your house is full of happiness, decorated with lights, diyas, candles and much incense to spread the great feeling all around. Travel enhances the light of your festive season as you travel to meet with extended family and friends across the country. Diamonds and emeralds are what you invest in, indulging in an elaborate jewellery item to add sparkle on Diwali day! Cash concerns get allied with all that comes your way to give you a break and allowing you to splurge!
Lucky colour: Wear green for balance
Lucky day: Wednesday
Lucky stone: Aquamarine
Lucky number: 9
Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)
The change you want to see is now finally upon you. Diwali for you is about letting go -- loosening your purse strings, opening up your heart and also easing up dietary restrictions to enjoy yourself completely. You immerse yourself in decorations and arrangements making sure you have a splendid five day festival. Money deals and investments are profitable as all you touch turns lucrative. Your home is filled with much laughter and chatter over board games and movies in the cold evenings post and pre-Diwali!
Lucky colour: Wear brown to stay real
Lucky day: Monday
Lucky stone: Tourmaline
Lucky number: 6
Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)
An ability to hold your ground is what makes you stronger. Diwali is about understanding what makes you tick and surrounding yourself with all that genuinely care for who you are. Allowing yourself to recognise your own ability makes you stronger and able to figure yourself in the quiet light of the lamps, candles and diyas. You emerge with a sense of steel that shows about at work and in all you do as you turn your head towards the real and diligent.
Lucky colour: Wear blue for focus
Lucky day: Tuesday
Lucky stone: Emerald
Lucky number: 4
Pisces (February 20 to March 20)
Your inner knowing and desire for the unusual is what holds you in good stead this November especially in all your plans. A loud gregarious time will be had as you manage to make the big difference in the lives of those around you. That's what makes this Diwali special. Lights, crackers, food and lavish gifts make you the perfect host and you go all out to make your friends and family feel appreciated. Cash flows in from your wise investments on the stock market this month and you find yourself flush with the bucks.
Lucky colour: Wear cream to invite success
Lucky day: Monday
Lucky stone: Sapphire
Lucky number: 2
