ARIES

March 20 – April 18

The trick to making the best of this challenging and often contentious week is to focus on learning what you can from each and every situation. That ensures that instead of struggling to overcome obstacles, you concentrate on the actual circumstances you’re facing. Thus, whether your win or lose, you’ll acquire a lasting knowledge of the people and circumstances involved.

TAURUS

April 19 — May 19

Worrying as the shake-ups triggered by the recent eclipse may have been, you and those around you will be discussing potential changes that, previously, you hoped would never happen. Now they might, and with every day you’re feeling far more positive about them. You should. The more you explore even unsettling changes, the more you’ll realise that they’re long overdue.

GEMINI

May 20 — June 20

Being accommodating by nature, you can usually find a way to accomplish what you need to, yet keep others happy. Now, however, you must focus intently on your requirements, often over those of others. Initially you might find this challenging. But with Mars, planet of ego, in your sign, life’s about learning to put you and your interests first.

CANCER

June 21 — July 21

ages you’ve been justifying - to yourself and others - arrangements that are just plain unfair. True, once they may have been in some way useful. Or, perhaps, others cornered you into commitments and you’ve been too soft-hearted to extricate yourself. Whatever the case, this is the week when you to say enough is enough, then do something about it.

LEO

July 22 — August 21

You have a lot of thinking to do. All this reflection is in preparation for the Leo New Moon later this month, when it will be time to say farewell to certain pursuits and goals. While this might constitute a temporary loss, you’re making room for far more worthwhile activities, some of which make themselves known this week.

VIRGO

August 22 — September 21

Having struggled to think of good excuses to escape from certain increasingly burdensome obligations, this week’s events will do the job for you. Having tried being subtle and achieved nothing, you forget about being gracious. Often, in fact, you’re just plain blunt. This works, and better yet, this forthright approach proves even more helpful when you’re pursing intriguing new ideas.

LIBRA

September 22 — October 22

This week’s planetary emphasis is on love and life’s pleasures. If that sounds like you’re in for a wonderful time, it’s true. However, this also means you’ll have to be vigilant about not allowing certain individuals to undermine who or what you encounter. You know who they are, and avoiding them requires you make it very clear you’re busy elsewhere.

SCORPIO

October 23 — November 21

While recent forthright discussions cleared up a great deal of confusion, don’t imagine that’s the last of these. Not only will last week’s eclipse have raised yet more issues, the resulting changes mean you must work together with others. Ironically, the more open you are to their suggestions, the better this will go. Once you understand that, the rest is easy.

SAGITTARIUS

November 22 — December 20

Sometimes you discover you’ve accumulated more activities, goals and relationships than you have hours in the day, so must conduct a serious review, then a giant clear out. That time has come. Not only will this simplify your life, you’ll be free to pursue the remarkable opportunities promised by brilliant aspects to your ruler Jupiter later in the week.

CAPRICORN

December 21 - January 18

Usually, clashes with others are merely tedious. But as they’re being just as stubborn about certain arrangements as you are, there’s something worthwhile to be learned. Focus on acquiring this knowledge instead of on having your way, and you’ll not only resolve differences swiftly, you’ll also be in exactly the right frame of mind to spot exciting, and unexpected, offers.

AQUARIUS

January 19 — February 17

Others are a hurry to make plans. But because last week’s Aquarius eclipsed Full Moon introduced both changes into existing arrangements and new, exciting but unsettling options for the future, you need time to both reflect and explore. Bear in mind, however, that because most changes are inevitable, it’s not a matter of whether or not they’ll happen, but when.

PISCES

February 18 — March 19

Think carefully before you agree to others’ ideas or suggestions. While their intentions are good, they haven’t thought things through in depth. What’s more, recent changes in your own circumstances must be considered before anything’s agreed. Begin talking things through now and by the week’s close you’ll not only have dealt with these, you’ll actually have improved on their arrangements.

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