Weekly Astroguide

Although we're free to choose our friends and companions, we have no choice when it comes to our family. Although we might choose to spend more time with some relatives than others, we have to accept that we're connected to certain people, despite the fact that we may not feel particularly fond of them. A situation in your home or family life has been problematic, and this has made you unhappy. This week, under the New Moon, a shift will occur that makes you much happier. In your love life: Trust your experience and remain calm yet determined. Take all your reasons to worry with a pinch of salt.

The New Moon ushers in an opportunity for you to make an arrangement that benefits both you and someone else. You've got a win/win situation on your hands. There's no need for anyone to draw the short straw or accept a dud prize. Since you're surrounded by an aura of fairness and equality there's no need to fight for what's yours. Whilst it would be lovely if life could always be this easy, that's not how life on planet Earth works! But, for this week at least, you can get what you need. In your love life: Expect reassurance on a subject that has been a concern. Doubts will reduce. Be confident in your abilities.

When people feel comfortable with a familiar route, they will happily take a long and winding road to get to where they want to be. They figure that it might even be faster than taking an unknown way and risk getting lost. If someone shows them a short-cut, they might think again and then try it out themselves. Before long, it becomes their preferred route. This week, the New Moon highlights an innovative way to tackle a process that has been taking up too much of your time and energy. At last! In your love life: The truth about a sensitive matter may soon come to light your opportunity to show someone trust.

Your ruling planet Mars has been in your sign for so long it's no wonder that you've acclimatised to its effects; it's easy to underestimate the advantages it has brought your way. Now that it has turned retrograde, this week brings chances for you to re-evaluate your recent progress, assimilate some of the gifts you've received and have another strike at the opportunities you may have overlooked. Don't be daunted by anything or anyone. You're exactly where you need to be. In your love life: You have a good hand in a high-stakes game. Or is it a game? Slowly you will see how to get what you want most.

We use myths and legends to explain important issues and dilemmas. With the passage of time, we use our own stories in a similar way. When we look back at important incidents, the experiences we've gained can be used to change the way we relate in the present moment. But we don't always draw the right conclusions; sometimes we learn the wrong lesson. The New Moon enables you to revisit a piece of your history, review what happened, and change the way you approach a key relationship. In your love life: It is time to ask if some of your ideas may have a destructive impact, even if you see them as constructive.

Someone's trying to tell you something, but their way of communicating is sending mixed messages. What are you supposed to make of their behaviour? What's really motivating them? Is there a hidden agenda? Much though you enjoy deciphering the incomprehensible and the mystifying, do you really need to invest so much effort trying to work out the truth of their message? If you take what's happening at face value this week, you'll soon identify the action you need to take. In your love life: If you are happy with your circumstances, fine. But if change beckons, put all your effort into this endeavour.

There's an expression 'make hay while the sun shines'. Although it's meant to be encouraging, as gathering crops is hard work especially in hot weather. Wouldn't it be better to wait for a cool, cloudy day? Yet, putting wet hay into storage isn't a good idea and the risk of rain means that although we might prefer to be doing less demanding work, the fields must be cleared. The New Moon signals a change of climate in your life. You've been working hard. Be ready to enjoy some rest and recreation. In your love life: Someone needs your support; a situation you can't ignore. Accept as much and you will start to feel inspired.

One man's ceiling is another man's floor' is a song about living in a block of flats. It perfectly captures how our perspective alters depending on where we are and what we can see. While some people might be desperate to get away from something, others might desperately want to get hold of it. This week's New Moon enables you to define your boundaries vis- -vis someone else's requirements. Your own needs are valid and deserve to be recognised and valued. This will be easier than you think. In your love life: There is a wish you can't ignore; it could turn into something much more substantial. Be sensitive.

Apparently goldfish have such short memories that they instantly forget; that's why they're happy living in tiny bowls. Yet wild salmon travel vast distances and scale waterfalls to return to the same location every year. The notion that goldfish forget so quickly is probably wishful thinking on our part. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could simply blot out any difficult parts of our lives? Although the New Moon in your sign won't enable you to wipe a slate clean, it will help you see with fresh perspective. In your love life: Life should become less stressful soon. Turn to the pleasant business of enjoying a rare, special opportunity.

As each day goes by it's easier to stand back and view an emotive situation with more objectivity. As your levels of anxiety decrease, you're more able to assess new developments with clarity. Although someone's suggesting that you seek a second opinion, your judgment is accurate; other people's advice might even confuse the issue again. The New Moon indicates that the best person to advise you is the one you see in the mirror! Self-belief is the key to a successful week. In your love life: Be grateful for your uncertainty. Dwell on it as much as you dare. Ask yourself if a greater misgiving is behind it.

If you've ever tried to fit a square peg into a round hole, you'll know that it's impossible; unless, of course, you trim the sides so that it's no longer square. Or, you could use a tool to reshape the hole and make it so large that the shape of the peg is irrelevant. Yet unless you're skilled in the art of carpentry, you're likely to end up in an unsatisfactory mess! This week, don't waste your time trying to do the impossible. The New Moon encourages easy solutions to any problems. Relax. In your love life: The role you have been thrust into, is a part you were born to play. Be yourself. Be brave and spontaneous. Shine.

People read their zodiac predictions for all sorts of different reasons. Whereas some people face a challenging situation and look for advice and hope, others are content with their lives and read it to see if there's any excitement in the offing. Astrologers have to choose words to suit everyone; not too flippant and not too intense. Yet this week, as your ruling planet Jupiter connects with the planet of communication, there's only one message. Your week will be good (and get even better). In your love life: You can make happy progress in your emotional life through being more willing to express your inner-child.

Loans/funds/ deals/mergers/even partnerships in joint stock ventures are coming up and will prove profitable, or at least satisfactory. What you will need to remember, however, is that while it may be new and exciting, it's also hard work. Make sure it yields only loss, sorrow, debts. That's always a risk, but let me spell out further details. There are the joys of living dangerously, gambling riskily in the fields of speculation, high finances.

Equally exciting could be gambles with your heart, but it is still wise to be cautious. You might get lucky of course, and pull off some good deals, by clever handling, but balance will be a better bet all-round. Your reputation, your respect and cooperation from family relations will be experienced. You may also host a spiritual program at home.

You may become cheerful by the profits you will receive, happiness from family relations and from meeting with a new friend, still you may experience problems due to excess of expenses and at work. Your foes will be defeated. You may receive good profits from your business if you use your intelligence rightly, try to spend less than you earn then you will receive happiness at home and from friends.

Speculation losses are indicated. You may have to postpone important property transactions due to your inability to keep your commitments. Your lavish lifestyle and flamboyance would be impressive for your peers. You may pursue profits single-mindedly, irrespective of what is going around you. Assess what your seniors want from you to give desired professional results. Make sure you avoid any nasty situation at family front.

If you are going to attend an appraisal meeting with boss make sure you have specific goals to achieve. Stay positive at workplace. This is the secret mantra to succeed. Is possible, take the help of logical power to avoid confrontations at family front. A message from romantic partner would gladden you. Threat of physical injury looms large for those employed in uniformed services.

If you face a difficult situation at workplace use your patience to tackle it. You miss an opportunity to add sweetness to romantic relationship. Make sure you spend time creating rapport with team members by using professional expertise. Even workaholic attitude will fail to bring results up to expectations. Eyestrain could force to face a problem of seeing multiple images with an open eye.

You need to follow others guidance carefully to your benefit. Little manipulations and negotiations will bring unexpected gains at work. Your hopes to get financial gains are likely to disappoint due to delay in payments. Conveying romantic feelings will not only unburden your heart but also lay the foundation of erecting love castle. Pain in the back of both heels could make it difficult to walk for you.

Success mantra: don't make commitments unless sure to honour them. You can finally get back to your normal routine now that this matter will cease to remain a distraction for you. It is time to move on in life, especially mentally and emotionally. Your plans to have a change of place in the same dispensation may not materialize immediately.

If you are expecting to receive a communication regarding your travel-abroad plans, you may receive it in later days. Your academic career will get a boost and you will be able to move smoothly as per your plans. If you are already a sick person, you will be on the verge of recovery. You are likely to enjoy a vacation too.

Some of the spinsters will be successful in selecting their life partners. You will have an excellent financial status and may end up with surplus funds to spare for additional and unexpected requirements. The second quarter may bring in revenues from the Governmental agencies too. You may clinch the final deal for fund generation for owning a house of your dreams.

Those dealing in real estate business may solve a major property dispute in their favor boosting up their business prospects. You will be in your elements, as your morale will be high in professional as well as in family matters. You may feel proud that you will be looked up to by everybody. You could make some irrevocable commitments. You may become unsteady or fickle minded.

Knowingly or unknowingly, you will be one of the factors for boosting up the confidence levels of your life partner. A long-standing legal battle, which may have been the source of a lot of worry and anxiety for you, will finally be concluded in your favour. Keep in mind children of depressed parents can suffer significant psychological damage.

You may indulge in several unnecessary acts and waste efforts. Adopt a conservative approach in all dealings and transactions. Realtors will have plenty of opportunities in business matters, but your fickle mindedness may make you indecisive and lose them. Be aware. You should find that you are feeling particularly cautious, this should have a great benefit to your finances.

You will find that any financial or legal negotiations that you enter into now will go especially smoothly. You regain health and vitality through yoga and healing techniques and feel more relaxed and easy at work and at home. If this is the case, you may find that your best action would be to pull out of the negotiations entirely.

Broadening the vistas of your mind and the horizons of your life is what you want. You are standing on the verge of a different world! You are functioning on a different plane altogether, and now painting a picture of life on a very large canvas. Fear from theft, fire, from animal of some sort that may be a costly loss for you.

Your expenditure will be at the high. Over expenditures may give you tensions, though all your efforts towards money realization will be successful. Your health needs concern and you may suffer with seasonal disease. There is a win situation in legal cases if pending. You may understand well that your earnings are not much comparing to your hard work.

In legal battle you may be the gainer. You need to be brave in front of children. You need to take interest in the training to enable yourself to provide better service in respective field. Right time for you to focus on personal growth at professional front to enhance career prospects. Don't let slip the romantic opportunity from your hands.

Mothers recovery from prolong illness would bring unlimited happiness at family front. Make sure you let the real love relationship develop between you. You are likely to get many promising opportunities at professional front. You might refuse assignments that make you feel undervalued at professional front. Don't forget to mould thinking with changing times to succeed at romantic front. Conflicting ideas at domestic front could vitiate the peaceful atmosphere.

Finally you learn from negative experience and get on with your life. New friends will be there in your fortune. Do not invest in venture that you are not sure about. Don't hesitate to express your talents. Your charms and generosity will bring new friends and romantic opportunities. Your dream to get a sound physique will likely to be realised soon.

You are sensitive and tend to take things personally. Sudden spurt in expenditure may upset your plans. Speculative activities are better left untouched, as loss of wealth due to faulty suggestions is foreseen. Construction activities may get held up due to financial stringency. Where there is a will there's a way. This is the motivational tonic to succeed at professional front.

Try to be open-minded toward people who are close to you. Positive attitude will win you lot of appreciation. You may have to seek your life partner's guidance in social or official matters. House-wives may find it difficult to cope up with the increasing load of domestic chores. In the house job, you are likely to prove your disinclination towards responsibilities.

Your expenditure may upset your financial calculations and you may have to spend more on domestic needs. If you are in Real Estate business, you will make substantial gains by clinching long pending agreements. Regarding personal property matters, you will have your say. Medical professionals, those working in hospitals and pharmaceutical industry, departmental heads in Government and politicians will have pleasant times.

You will feel more comfortable financially. You will be in your elements and devote time to fulfill your obligations as a student. If you are trying to go abroad, you may achieve your aim. Persons in employment will be appreciated for their hard work and sincerity. In every sphere of activity, you will exhibit high intelligence tie-ups.

Siblings will be very affectionate. You are likely to devote more time for the sake of your children. Housewives may get an opportunity to command and control their hubbies. If you are a working woman, you will get plenty of opportunities to dominate the proceedings at your work place. Persons in employment will get their deserved promotions and salary hikes. Students may pass out with flying colours.

Whoever said that life is a stroll in the park was experiencing something very different to you! For some time now, you've been dealing with a high level of intensity in your world. It's lucky then, that you're a fan of action and adventure. Your Sagittarian delight in anything unusual, and your ability to rise to a challenge, is enabling you to take back control whenever it feels as if it's all getting too much. The New Moon brings proof that a recent (rushed) decision was inspired. Things are working out well. In your love life: Your imagination is working a little too well, imagining mountains where there are molehills; Imagine something wonderful instead.

You're in the middle of a challenging situation that you're keen to sort out and you're looking for advice to apply ASAP. So, you won't mind if we press 'pause' and have a short chat about the wonders of nature and its ability to transform throughout life's changing seasons? Does it hold a lesson for you? Do you need to panic when a storm cloud appears on the horizon? There's every chance that you're concerned about something that doesn't need to worry you in the slightest. Relax! In your love life: You are keen for an adventure. So far, things have not made this feasible. But it is safe now to create some magic.

When we put someone onto a pedestal, they can do no wrong. Once they've been raised up to such a level, we're not in any rush to take them down again. Whether this involves heroes, celebrities or our nearest and dearest, our respect, once given, tends to last. Yet the very nature of being human is that we make mistakes. None of us is perfect. When this week's New Moon reveals the flaws in someone's reputation, show as much acceptance as you can muster. You'll make an important discovery. In your love life: You are only doing what comes naturally; there is no reason to assume that this is in any way wrong. And that has to be right.

Whilst it's true that we can go for a while without thinking about moments from the past, it has a way of creeping up on us, tapping us on the shoulder and reminding us about events and relationships we might prefer to stay buried in its depths. Under this week's New Moon, a memory resurfaces which places you back in a situation you were happy to have left behind. This time around though, you have a chance to challenge a response and lay a cause of frustration to rest. Then, you really can move on. In your love life: Coming events in your emotional world will show you something about what life really means. They will yet prove priceless.

We might have search engines at our fingertips offering us answers to any question we can think of. We might have friends who have explanations for everything. Yet life still contains issues we're unable to make sense of. This week brings a situation that fits this criteria. You can puzzle about it; research it, but you'll be none the wiser. The cosmic gift offered by the New Moon is the ability to accept whatever you face. You'll discover that it holds the key to a change you've been longing to make. In your love life: Try not to look superficially at current developments. Think deep thoughts and you'll make wise choices.

There's no point wrestling with life's natural ebbs and flows. If something's on its way out, it's best to let it go; and if it's on it's way in, then make it feel welcome. Just because we see the benefits of following this advice doesn't make it easy. You'd prefer to be able to hang onto something that seems to be disappearing into the past. There's a sense that if you could only do things differently, everything would stay the same. Yet if you find the courage to move on, the space will be replaced by a gift. In your love life: Fearful people tend to think narrow thoughts. You are about to lose a fear... and make a wonderful gain.

The New Moon brings an element of chaos into your world this week. At least for a day or two you should expect the unexpected. If the thought of disruption makes you feel anxious, it would be beneficial to adopt a more positive approach to change. If you're able to avoid taking things too seriously, or assuming that anything that's being said is enduring, you'll find that once the winds of change die down, an ongoing drama will have dissipated and things will be back to normal - yet better! In your love life: There are pressures on you now, but also great rewards on your horizon. You don't have to work as hard as you think.

There's a sense that an aspect of your life is disappearing; yet the opposite is true. In the act of letting go, you're discovering something of real value. For some time now, you've been focusing on other people's needs. Yet rather than being rewarded for your generosity, you've been overlooked and taken for granted. The New Moon in your sign is a signal. It's time to think about what you want from life. As you discover how lucky you are, you become aware of what you no longer need to put up with. In your love life: You are starting to gather impressive momentum. You have been waiting a long time for this advantage. Enjoy it.

As we get on with our lives, it's easy to be swept up in 'busyness'. There's so much to keep on top of; from Zoom meetings to emails, from shopping to paying bills and running errands, we get caught in the fast-flowing stream of things to do. It's only when we stop, that we realise how busy we've been and how much we're overlooking. The New Moon brings the inspiration to see through the veil of obligation. When this week offers opportunities to increase your level of happiness, seize them. In your love life: So much seems out of your control. Yet the state of flux you find yourself in represents an opportunity to find new strength.

The 'rush' of adrenaline is so powerful that some people become addicted to it. Whereas most of us like to plan our lives so that they flow smoothly, these folk get such a thrill from sudden moments of drama that they consciously, and sometimes unconsciously, create scenarios where it can arise. There's no reason to allow anyone to drag you into anything that takes you off course this week. The New Moon enhances your ability to see to the root of a problem, and nip it in the bud. In your love life: There is simply no point in indulging a mood. Issues and problems must be sorted out. That's precisely what will happen.

It's as if the more you try to stay in the driving seat, the more challenging the road ahead becomes. Navigating around life's bumps and obstacles demands such high levels of concentration that you could do with a co-pilot; yet not only are you not getting help where you should be getting it, but you're surrounded by other people's growing levels of anxiety. Luckily, this week's New Moon indicates the clear route to follow to free yourself from a drama and replace chaos with clarity. In your love life: Another week of drama? Another chance to show what you are made of. Another chance to step closer to a happier future.

Whoever said that life is a stroll in the park was experiencing something very different to you! For some time now, you've been dealing with a high level of intensity in your world. It's lucky then, that you're a fan of action and adventure. Your Sagittarian delight in anything unusual, and your ability to rise to a challenge, is enabling you to take back control whenever it feels as if it's all getting too much. The New Moon brings proof that a recent (rushed) decision was inspired. Things are working out well. In your love life: Your imagination is working a little too well, imagining mountains where there are molehills; Imagine something wonderful instead.

Though it will be auspicious for you to acquire new properties, make it a point to analyze any deal from all possible angles before commencing the work. Ensure that your accounts are in order as some trouble from Govt. agencies is foreseen. Construction activities and purchase of new assets may have to be postponed for the time-being due to other financial commitments.

Minor tiffs and arguments between the couples may upset domestic harmony. Even though you may not have to counter any major illnesses, mind irritants may mar your appetite and sleep. Children may not perform to your satisfaction. Students will reap the benefits of their hardwork. Legal matters will get post-poned. Self-employed professionals will enjoy a steep accent in their career graph.

Friend may land both themselves and you in trouble with the authorities. Those in service may encounter challenges and unforeseen controversies at work. Financial and other forms of assistance from banks, government etc. will get realized only after sustained efforts. Invest and speculate only in moderate quantities. Think twice before spending and save for the contingency. Creative artistes may be troubled due to the activities of jealous co-artistes and gossip mongers.

Those who are seemingly ill disposed towards you will be interested to cooperate and help you. A brief affair with someone to whom you have always been attracted will come as a fulfillment of a dream. Some of you are likely to get romantically involved with a distant relative of opposite gender. Though your career prospects look promising, increased workloads may take a toll on your health.

Attend to even minor health complaints promptly. Time is of mixed fortunes with surplus and deficit coming in alternate cycles. Meditation will help you to overcome the negative impact of stress arising out of a hectic life-style. Medical expenses are likely to increase. Self-employed professionals will have to face obstacles at work and deal with troublesome clients. Those in service will enjoy moderate prospects.

Good times ahead for those in show biz. Auspicious for taking important academic/ career decisions. A good inflow of funds will help you to manage situations comfortably. The achievements of your children will make you proud and contented. Avoid impulsive speech and actions. Be cautious while taking important decisions, as the possibility of losing money in unwanted channels is foreseen.

Rely on your own intuition rather than on other's advise. Though good inflow of money is likely, it will be quite a task to deploy your funds appropriately. Shared feeling gives you inner satisfaction. Journeys world yield quiet satisfactory results. A promising time to give the relationship a meaningful thought. Health demands some attention. Important decision and plans regarding business growth should be made now.

There are chances that you could suffer from certain unexpected problems at work. Health of a family member might require immediate attention. You will have to create a mechanism where people are organized around-shared values & goals to bring harmony at workplace. Your energy is down but there is certain calmness about you which others will find appealing.

You experience a sincere emotion called love, which would give a meaning to your life. Liver patients need to maintain a distance from anger to keep their problem under control. If possible, avoid giving financial help to risky investments. Absence of love partner might be felt. You will confront many obstacles at professional front. Love pangs would prevent from enjoying your sleep.

Obesity patients will have to make exercise a part of daily life to burn those extra calories to enjoy physical fitness. Being innovative is all about freedom and open offices. Failure in resisting temptation could land in some problems. Behave properly while going out with love companion. You are likely to confront many issues, which would require immediate attention.

The feeling of ill will would prevent from developing friendly relations with others. But a careful planning on your part would be required to succeed. You are likely to suffer from chronic ailments. You must check your short temper, otherwise it may be a lot of trouble to you. It is very important for you to choose your words carefully.

Try to steer clear of associates who may be fun to be with, but who can act in an outrageous way. Curb your aggressive instincts and use your logical abilities instead. Calculated risks in business activities will prove to be money-spinner. Good influx of wealth is likely. This period will prove auspicious for initiating new ventures and for signing new partnerships. However, you should be extra-careful in all your business dealings.

Students are required to work hard to get desired results in the examinations. You may get each and every thing, if you control your egoistic behavior. You have to think positive and leave your negative thoughts. Your hard work will yield good results and attract huge money. Your social circle will tender their full co-operation to you to overcome the problems.

Gradually routine works will be completed. You may face hindrances at every step you initiate in your day to day routine work, which makes you surprised and you will loose hearted. Take advice of your partner if you are going to do something new. Family expenses may be on the rise, which make the situation tense. You may recover your money from a dead source.

You will be able to complete your pending work on time in your professional life. There will be an auspicious event celebrated at home with great festivity. Those in love will enjoy intimate moments in the company of their beloved mate. You hardly got any time to devote at home and at your family. Children's affairs could take up most of their time.

The week requires you to show details and practical aspects to others. Get a through medical checkup. Love as that helps to change attitudes and improve your relationship. You still have time to change your mind or clear doubts about a person who wants to work with you. You will get opportunity to solve your outstanding problems in one go and it is a good period for financial gains.

You will get many opportunities in businesses and profession some overseas contacts will come forward to boost your morale. A positive attitude in personal relationship brings healing and love. Good health and energy level will be high but avoid working late as you are likely to be trapped in illusion. You may usher in some important changes in your professional phase but you are advised to keep away from deceptions.

Journey undertaken for work purpose will be hectic and tiring but bring good results. Financial transactions and business deals are conducted smoothly and honestly. The lovers' facilitate you to be open and inspired by new ideas and creative projects. You will be concerned about the lack of business and money but you will try to take a positive point of view and wait for the final verdict.

A loved one is supportive but confused about professional priorities and personal commitments. Personal relationships are sensitive and need to be enthused with tender, loving care. Generosity and hospitality you experience the luxury of feelings and emotions as friends, loved ones and family gather around you to share and celebrate your wealth. New dimensions within you, in creativity and relationships are waiting to be discovered.

Your personal relationships are packed with love and romance but need promise commitment, time and attention. You greatest success will come through new or repeat business contacts. Take a good diet for a health. Health may trouble you but it's nothing serious. Too much romantic involvement may disturb your concentration to work effectively. Love and romance in a personal relationship lead to promise and commitment.

In terms of health, some areas should be worked on if you want to enjoy life longer. Hard work and appropriate efforts will bring good results. A birth of an unconditional love, without any expectations or demands is on the cards! Sure mounts up and you need to take care of your health. In the evening shopping with family members would be exciting.

Those engaged in business may get some new opening. You may look forward to enjoy favours from the higher ups. Your family will give you much happiness as you celebrate an occasion together. Anything you can do to spend quality time with those who are very close to you will have wonderful results.

You should experience almost no hurdles in your path. This will be a wonderful time as it'll have a bonding influence on you. Overindulgence in others affairs would bring disappointment. The feeling of admiration and respect for the qualities of someone special is likely to sail love in your life. Persons suffering heart problems need to quit coffee because prolong use could complicate problems.

You need to keep your disruptive emotions and impulses in check to maintain overall health. You will have to work hard with full energy and dedication to overcome your lethargic behavior, to get success in your new projects. Otherwise your all efforts will be wasted out. In love you need to remain a little careful as someone might play with your emotions.

Imagine that you've been given the key to open the door of a palatial house. You arrive in the courtyard and walk up to an impressive oak door. But the key fails to open it. Perplexed you wander around the outside of the building and come upon a small door which your key unlocks. Does the means of your entrance impact your experience of the magnificent interior? Although what's unfolding may not look exciting, it's everything you're hoping for. Don't be fooled by appearances this week. In your love life: You want to ask a question. You hardly dare. It might be rude or inappropriate. Never mind. Ask anyway.

Sometimes it's best to keep a lid on new information. Exciting though it might be, it's wiser to allow some time to pass before revealing it. So this week, if you were to share news on a need-to-know basis, who would you immediately need to share with? In a situation in which conclusions are being reached before facts have been verified, it would be easy to take a report out of context. Fortunately, your ability to see reason is being highlighted. You can use your discerning skills to sort out a confusion. In your love life: Tense? Restless? Agitated? It's normal; proof that you are truly human. Handle it. Good things will come.

If it's true that the darker the light, the brighter the shadow', what should you think about the dark skies that have recently gathered above your head? Your feelings of apprehension are being equally matched by a sense of renewed hopefulness! As Jupiter and Neptune align, they offer an opportunity to seek beyond your worries and discover a tangible reason to be optimistic. This week, as you trust that good things are on their way into your life, the shadows will be replaced by sunshine. In your love life: You have been wondering why so much is so difficult. Soon, you will attain some inspiring answers.

Are you on the right path? Although you might be expecting your astrologer to know the answer to that question, I'm asking you because you've recently received information that has reinforced an idea and strengthened your resolve to pursue a plan. My job is to tell you that your propensity to doubt your reasoning is unnecessary and unhelpful. As events unfold this week, they will enable you to see that you have a high chance of achieving the success you're hoping for. Don't hang back - go for it! In your love life: Sooner than you think, your troubles will just be memories. Recognise this; it will help bring forward that day.

You need to be careful whose advice you heed this week. People have more influence than they think. Sometimes, an off-the-cuff remark can influence the course of your direction in an unhelpful way; and an ill-thought-through idea might lead to an ingrained position that becomes so comfortable that you waste valuable time defending it. We can't help ourselves doing this to one another. This week, don't be tempted to tell yourself that your goal is unreachable, and then set out to prove it. In your love life: There's something you are trying to resist. But it might actually suit you to accept a lot of what's now unfolding.

They say there's no place like home'. Yet how can anyone know what our home situation is really like? They haven't ever been to my house... have they been to yours? Since every human being is unique, can such a simple phrase be applied to everyone? Well, feeling safe and secure is one of our most basic needs. It's on a par with eating and sleeping. That's why it feels so good when these needs are met. This week, the cosmos bestows the sense of fulfilment you've been yearning for. In your love life: An obligation is calling you. Is it imagined or real? If it's artificial, why do you let it dominate your thoughts?

Just because you refuse to think about a difficult situation doesn't make it go away. Or does it? It depends on what it is. While some problematic issues are eased when they're paid less attention, others bubble in the background, stewing on the back burner until they boil over. They get thicker and more complex the longer they're ignored. This week's powerful cosmic alignments encourage you to attend to a situation you've pushed to the back of your mind. Times have changed. You can deal with it. In your love life: Don't attempt to fix just what seems to be wrong on the surface. You need to get closer to the root of a problem.

As Jupiter and Neptune link this week you're able to make progress. At long last, you'll be able to see that recent efforts have been worthwhile and that you're getting somewhere. The doubts which have been festering can be laid to one side as you start to move onwards from a situation that has been holding you back. That's not to say that you'll be completely free from pressure and tension. But a strong sense of hope will enable you to succeed. If you need help, there's plenty to be had. In your love life: An old problem is stirring. The crunch may be weeks away, but action now will help you avert a crisis.

Why do some people seem to be at the right place at the right time whilst others always turn up either too early or too late to benefit? The truth is that, while we're all subject to serendipitous moments, there's an art to surfing the waves of good fortune which seems to involve the courage to believe that you can stay on the board, and that you'll survive in the water even if you come off. If there's even a hint of trouble ahead, the cosmic climate insists you have the ability to surf to a happy outcome. In your love life: Recent changes have unnerved you. Changes worry you. But this is the right kind of change. Embrace it.

When something isn't okay, what can you do to make it okay? Well, it often depends on whether you're prepared to redefine your expectations. Is the situation you're embroiled in seriously not okay, or just a bit? Sometimes it's appropriate to be flexible and explore different levels of okayness'. Yet, as Jupiter and Neptune align, you no longer need to swing from one side of an argument to the other. You have the skills to make something really okay... without having to offer a compromise. In your love life: Some people can be wonderful, kind, giving and loving. You are about encounter this aspect of human nature.

Like a wallflower, do you need to wait patiently in the corner waiting for an invitation before taking up your position on life's dance floor? Or should you step confidently out, ignoring your self-consciousness? Although boldness would compromise your privacy, if you stay in the shadows you risk missing your chance to take a crucial step forwards. When the hand of opportunity asks you to dance, it's best to seize the moment. Put yourself in the centre of the action this week. You won't regret it. In your love life: You need to move on, but fear missing what you leave behind. Fear not; this change leads to a vast improvement.

With shops open once again, no doubt the high-end stores will continue with their policy of not displaying the prices of the goods they sell. If you need to ask how much it costs, you won't be able to afford it' seems to be the sentiment behind this practice. This week, when you're presented with a metaphorical bill, you become aware of the price you've paid for a recent decision. Don't be disheartened even if it appears to be more than you can afford. Your choice is going to enrich your life. In your love life: Don't put off change. The rewards for making courageous, decisive decisions will be exceedingly generous.

You're not looking for miracles. You just need one. How big does it need to be? Not particularly big at all. As this week's Astrological Blue Moon brings a series of synchronous events into your world you'll begin to see that a situation that seemed too good to believe is reliably unfolding. No matter how unlikely it seemed, there's a way to solve the difficult situation that's been taking up so much of your time. The freedom that results gives you the space to chase a dream. In your love life: Fight or flight? No room for compromise? Pick one of your options. If it feels right, think no further. If not, think again.

Although arriving at a destination means that the journey is complete, it also marks the start of another voyage. As long as you're prepared to set off armed with the knowledge you've learned from past mistakes, the adventure you're about to embark on promises to be most rewarding. The rules that you've had to abide by no longer dictate the direction you need to set out in. This week's cosmic climate encourages you to embrace a new opportunity and try an untested path. Progress is possible. In your love life: Your big issue is not about success or failure but about finding wisdom. You're about to start doing brilliantly.

One person's food is another person's poison. Unless, that is, the food has been left out of the fridge, in which case it will do both people harm. This week, although you're faced with a distasteful situation, it's not going to do you any damage. It's your aversion to it that's causing you to feel anxious. When we imagine that something is going to taste bad, we project our expectations and influence the reality. Rather than imagining problems where there are none, trust in your bright future. In your love life: Is there a persistent effort to get you to reconsider something? Give this enough respect to at least consider the offer.

Although you're making progress, with your ruler Mars in your sign, you're finding it hard to be satisfied with the speed that things are moving. Could you be going faster? Not without risking the sustainability of your success. One of the problems of living in a world of 'click' and 'fix' solutions is that we expect instant results to our endeavours. We want things to happen as fast as possible. Yet if you're able to redefine your expectations, you'll allow the cosmos to sort something out perfectly. In your love life: Why do some people feel they must control you? Once you know what's really wrong you can start making it right.

It's an uncomfortable feeling when you sense that you're being led up the garden path. Someone is telling you a story which you're finding hard to believe. To make matters worse, they seem to be able to sense your discomfort and are going to great lengths to get you on their side. No wonder you're feeling uneasy. Your list of questions is growing in correlation with the increasing pressure they're putting you under. Are you being unfair? All will be well as long as you trust your instincts. In your love life: You are due to discover great fulfilment in the very area of life where you have lately had to endure great discomfort.

With Venus, the planet of love and creativity still in your sign, not only are your feelings more intense, but in the moments when you don't feel anything you're aware of a sense of emptiness. It seems that sticking a picture over a crack in a wall is no longer adequate. There's action that needs to be taken, and this week brings the help you need to begin. Here comes a chance to get in touch with someone or something from your past which will lead to an accomplishment of enduring satisfaction. In your love life: It really isn't the winning that counts. What matters is not how good at something you can be, it's how good you are.

There are worse things to do than chase rainbows. Despite what someone else thinks, your aspirations aren't as implausible as they would like you to think. That's why you can't just put your dreams to one side and just focus on what's happening in your life. One of these days, at least a part of what you're dreaming about will come true. Is that going to happen this week? Even if it doesn't, with the Astrological Blue Moon in your sign, you can get the process off to a very good start. In your love life: What matters more, elation or explanation? Don't just sit and think. Throw yourself into something you truly love.

Imagine someone very poor who's wandering the streets pulling all they possess on a trolley. Someone rich pulls up in their car and offers to drive them to a bank, where they will withdraw a lot of money which they'll give to them. The pauper refuses because their trolley won't fit into the car. Now... if you put yourself in the place of the pauper and imagine that this week's opportunity as the car, you've understood the analogy. Don't miss a chance to significantly improve your life this week. In your love life: Trust your heart. As happier times approach, allow yourself to be courageous enough to honour your deepest feelings.

What would you do if you were happily travelling along in a cart which went over such a big bump that you fell out? Would sitting in a ditch, watching it ride off into the distance, be appropriate? Or would you recognise the fact that bumps are an inevitable occurrence along any road, pick yourself up and get back on board? Don't hesitate when this week's Astrological Blue Moon brings the cosmic equivalent of a cart into your life; jump on! It's heading in the right direction. In your love life: Do what is necessary to keep stress at bay. And that deadline that worries you? Breathe, relax, refuse to be rushed.

How heavy is the ball and chain attached to your foot? How many markings have you scratched onto the wall to indicate the time you've been imprisoned? Although you're feeling powerless; stuck in a situation from which there's no escape, have you tried to open the door that will release you? You're punishing yourself for a misdemeanour. Despite evidence to the contrary, you've decided that you're guilty. This week, the cosmos brings freedom from a burden you've been carrying unnecessarily. In your love life: Aiming for the right thing but taking a complex route? The cosmos warns you not to push anything or anyone too hard.

The words of the poet Wordsworth are key to your week. 'What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars'. Someone has been trying to share information with you, but, like the naughty kid at school, you don't want to listen and learn. It's not that you're being stubborn, it's that you feel hurt about a situation they're involved with. You don't want to hear an easy excuse or a rational explanation. Yet, if you're less defensive and develop a level of trust, you'll learn something of great value. In your love life: Whose rules are you playing by? Is there nothing you can do about a difficult situation? You can rewrite the rulebook.

Whilst none of us are as young as we were, neither are we as old as we sometimes feel. The problem is that we live in a culture that worships youth. Although there are role models who demonstrate the art of ageing well, society tends to focus on younger folk. Sagittarians however, never age in a traditional way. You almost effortlessly find innovative ways to reinvent yourself and your lifestyle. This week, you can set an example. Use your enthusiasm to inspire the people you care about. In your love life: You're cross about someone's role in a sensitive situation. The challenge is tough but the reward will be great.

We humans can't seem to stop acting as if we know everything and have been around forever. We think that we own the planet and forget that we're only visitors. We also forget the responsibility that comes with residing on this spinning ball of rock. Like toddlers, we act with confidence without really having an awareness of the implications of our actions. That applies to everyone who lives here. Yet you're approach to life shows a higher level of maturity. Extra insight serves you well this week. In your love life: You wonder how wise it was to make a gesture of faith. Don't feed a fire of doubt. Ignore it and doubt will fade.

Astrological textbooks say that people born under your sign tend to be aloof and undemonstrative. Yet, these skills should be valued rather than criticised. If you're able to detach yourself from an emotionally draining drama this week, you'll find yourself in a position from which you can calm down an escalating conflict. And, when you draw on your passionate and sensitive side, you'll be able to help keep trouble to a minimum. Your peacekeeping skills will be much appreciated. In your love life: Don't be driven by fear of failure and just settle for second best. Don't talk yourself into accepting a raw deal.

Sometimes it's reassuring to hang onto the past. Yet just because something happened yesterday doesn't mean you can count on it happening again. There's no point living your life by standards you once thought to be important. Your world has changed, and you need to be embarking on a mission that reflects how you feel now; not what you think you 'should' be doing. This week brings a wonderful opportunity to embrace. All you need to do in order to guarantee success is confidently move on. In your love life: Much that seems uncertain should become clear again. A little more time needs to pass. Go carefully and try not to worry.

There are fewer and fewer fires being lit these days. Thanks to technological advances most of us don't have to go to such primeval lengths to warm ourselves up. Perhaps that explains the popularity of the humble candle. There's nothing quite like that magical moment when a tiny spark lights something that continues to steadily burn. There's an art to good fire lighting. It's a skill that must be learned. Fortunately, the flame of hope that's being kindled in your heart this week will burn strong. In your love life: The cosmos can help you achieve a stronger base. Nothing needs to leave your world, other than a sense of fear

They tell us not to try to run before we can walk. But why do they say that? When a toddler starts taking their first steps they often start by running. It's only when they've learnt the art of balancing that they're able to slow down. This week is ideal for taking your first steps towards attaining one of your long-term objectives. Rather than gingerly stepping forward, the cosmic support you're receiving encourages you to throw yourself into the challenge. It's time to give this everything you've got. At last! In your love life: You have a chance to make tomorrow sweeter than today. But hold on for a while and review some options first.

Reading your astrological forecast is a bit like reading a traffic report. The road you're thinking of taking to your destination might be blocked, with congestion going back for miles, yet, with some advance warning, you can always find an alternative route. The movement of your ruler, Mercury, as it begins to move forwards this week, is a clear signal that you're getting back on track. Don't lose time worrying about apparent obstacles. With a few simple adjustments, the path ahead will be clear. In your love life: You are entitled to a happier emotional life. You matter. It is time to claim the power to which you are entitled

With a click of your fingers can you manifest a flower? If you wish hard enough are you able to turn back the hands of a clock? We mere mortals struggle to achieve these amazing feats. It's impossible to create something from nothing, or affect the cosmic laws of time. Yet even without the use of a wand, we can still work magic. You might not feel as if you have the tools to create the magic that you need, but the cosmic message is clear; even if you don't have much, you have more than enough. In your love life: The stars speak of your quest for comfort. It is attainable but only once you recognise that it is a frame of mind.

There are times when we're able to live from day to day, delighting in the good things that happen and allowing life's more difficult aspects to pass by without dwelling on them. With an inherent understanding of impermanence, we find solace in whatever comforts are available. Lately, you've been trying to work out a way to build a stronger foundation to a part of your world that feels fragile. As your ruler, the Sun, makes powerful links, it enables you to see who and what you can rely on to assist you. In your love life: You can't sit on the fence. Give more commitment; it won't be easy, but it will become very rewarding.

As Mercury begins to move forwards this week, it brings blessings in your direction. You've had more than your fair share of intense issues to deal with recently. You're still implicated in a situation that's so 'loaded' with emotion that it's starting to wear you down. Feelings have been triggered and you've been struggling to find answers to the questions that will help you resolve the complications. This week, as your ruler turns direct, it shines a light into the darkness. You're about to find reasons to smile. In your love life: The 'jump' you face is a big one. Make it with all your heart; don't dwell on fear or misgivings. Summon confidence.

Are you rolling with the days as they roll by? Or do you feel as if you're on a rollercoaster; climbing slowly up a very steep incline knowing that once you've got to the top you're going to hurtle down at an uncontrollable speed? There's no need to worry this week. You have the ability to turn even difficult situations into pleasurable opportunities. A recent past experience has given you the tools you need to solve any messy scenarios. You just need to take a bird's eye view, and trust your judgment. In your love life: Here comes some cosmic help. Prepare to be inspired and see the positive potential of a personal relationship.

The more discontented you feel, the closer you get to finding a solution to your current problem. That's why feeling fed up with the way that progress is being made is helpful. What's even more significant, is the way you're questioning an assumption that's being made. The challenge, is that your enquiries are putting you at odds with some of your colleagues and it's making you feel uncomfortable. Your sense of humour will help to alleviate tension this week, and enable you to put something right. In your love life: You have a cosmic connection to a source of wisdom. Tame your emotions. Stay calm and you will stay clear.

Shall we try an experiment? I'll try picturing a banana and you see if you can guess what I'm thinking about? Amazing! You got it in one! How could you tell? I'm not wasting your time here! I'm just trying to remind you of the strength of your powers of discernment. You don't need to have powers of clairvoyance to be able to know what's on in someone's mind. You've just got to be interested enough to read the signals they're emoting. Your sensitivity to others will be key this week. In your love life: Set your heart only on goals that truly inspire you. The best is yet to come. An emotional investment will pay off.

There are always opportunities to be found. Even when life is challenging and troubled, it's possible to find times of relaxation and ease. Often, when we think there's nothing we can do to improve a situation, we're merely finding excuses not to do anything. Sometimes it feels easier to go along with the mediocre rather than strive to improve things. This weekend, the Lunar Eclipse in your sign brings celestial encouragement. Just allow yourself to be swept along in an aura of positivity. In your love life: You can expect a great situation that suits your mood. So don't dwell on false fears or you may turn them into realities.

Words might be nothing more than a bunch of letters arranged in a certain order, but our language is filled with phrases we deem unacceptable. It's possible to manipulate what we say in such a way that our words become weapon-like. Even in polite society, our language can have a devastating effect. Words like should' and ought' need to be banished from your vocabulary. Why allow yourself to be governed by either obligation or a sense of regret when the Lunar Eclipse is bringing inspiration? In your love life: You have the right to reconsider commitments. You needn't tell everyone everything, nor need you apologise for anything.

A friend of mine suddenly came into a large amount of money. Having struggled with finance for many years, they were catapulted into a level of wealth that enabled them to buy somewhere to live where they then disappeared because they invested all their spare time and energy doing the property up'. Despite the healthy size of their bank account, they didn't feel able to spend any of it on paying for help. Wealthy people often think they're poor. Don't be afraid to use the resources you have this week. In your love life: There is more to a sensitive situation that worries you. Talk to someone who sees things differently. Pool your knowledge.

Although we like the idea of easy options, we're attracted to complicated situations and people. When our inner radar systems indicate that something isn't as easy as it sounds we're more likely to be motivated into taking action. Genuinely simple solutions raise our suspicions. We're much more orientated towards problems; they give us something to sink our teeth into. This week, you can either get worked up over an irritating issue, or you can choose to take the more direct road. In your love life: Putting up with an unsatisfactory situation? Dismantle and rebuild what's wrong. That is your ultimately joyous task now

If human beings are supposed to be happy, why is so much of our time spent worrying about what's happening in our lives, or complaining? Perhaps we'd be able to attain a sense of permanent pleasure if we could just overcome our attraction to unhappiness! Rather than allowing things we don't like to affirm our negative views, we could use them as a means to indicate ways to improve things. This weekend's Lunar Eclipse offers you the chance to see an uninviting situation in a hopeful light. In your love life: Are you in a cycle of silliness. Abandon it. Just be a little more tolerant and prepare for a big improvement.

The blame lies at your feet. You're completely responsible for everything and everyone else is scot free. Since they don't have a black mark against them, there's no reason for them to feel even the tiniest shred of guilt. Why would anyone bother trying to take any responsibility when you've taken the whole weight on your shoulders? You can go ahead and keep on giving yourself a hard time this week. Or you can take an objective look at your sense of liability and then let it go. In your love life: Wherever you feel that someone or something needs to change, give yourself permission to change yourself instead.

Wake up! Your bedtime hot chocolate is ready! Obviously that's a ridiculous statement and not the way you're going to start your day. Yet, the Lunar Eclipse in your opposite sign is adding a sort of nonsensical quality to your life. Everything looks and seems sensible until you look more closely and realise that someone is painting the grass green and someone else is running as fast as they can just to stay in the same place. Don't do anything until you can understand why you're doing it this week. In your love life: Coming events are about to provide you with the power to shine a different kind of light on the past. Don't fear change.

It's all well and good letting sleeping dogs lie', yet, there are times when we have no choice but to ring the bells of change and wake them up, even when we know the consequences might be unpredictably noisy. No one can tell you what you must do. And, if you decide to let things go on in the same old way, no one's going to point the finger of blame in your direction. Doing nothing might be the perfect thing to do. Yet the Lunar Eclipse suggests that a bold step into the unknown will bring success. In your love life: A big idea needs to be applied slowly. If you feel it is safe to confide in those you can trust, be bold and don't hold back.

You have more information than you think. Not only have you been involved in conversations and absorbed other people's knowledge, you've also drawn on your own experience. If you consider your options, you'll also realise there are things that you instinctively know. You're an intuitive Virgo. You can trust your feelings and have confidence that you've put everything together in a way that brings you the awareness you need. You're more than ready to respond to the opportunity ahead. In your love life: Consider yourself entitled to fully embrace the upside that is on offer to you now. Forget your fear; embrace your dream.

In these times of global warming Mount Everest is getting smaller. By how much it's hard to gauge. I don't mean to be facetious; it's not an easy thing to measure! Yet, even though it's not as high as it was, it's still not an easy mountain to climb. Since the challenge you face is getting smaller rather than larger it might be a useful symbol for you to hold onto. The Lunar Eclipse shines a light on a problem and enables you to find an effective way to solve it. This week's climb will be easier than you think. In your love life: Prioritise your most important issues. A positive cosmic climate will help you protect what you care most about.

There are moments when the fairy of good fortune waves her magic wand over our lives and things start to go our way. At others, she flies past, leaving a parcel in her wake, sprinkled with fairy dust. These packages contain items that are rarely straightforward to deal with. Often we don't know where they're from, or who sent them. They can even be disguised as problems. Although you've got to unwrap a situation this week, the Lunar Eclipse indicates that it contains something very pleasing. In your love life: Something doesn't quite make sense. Request insights that may be relevant. When you get them, trust them.

You're closer than you realise to fulfilling a dream. What kind of a dream are we talking about? Is it rooted so far back in the distant past that it's no longer relevant? Could what's unfolding be providing you with the right answer, but to a question that's no longer a concern? Are there more pressing issues that need addressing in the light of the changes that have recently taken place in your life? Don't worry! The Lunar Eclipse will help you see that you're being given what you need. In your love life: Problems are part of everyone's landscape. Your biggest problem' is a side-effect of your greatest asset. Don't fear it.

Sometimes, being smart' involves using your powers to discriminate and draw on past experience to influence situations that need to be smoothed out. There are other times when it's better to simply accept what's unfolding. There will be times in July when standing back, and allowing other people to call the shots will be to your advantage. Reducing the levels of stress you're under will not only allow you to recuperate, it will enable you to do things the way you want to do them in the very near future. In your love life: Are you being told the truth? Something deep down in your heart can tell the difference. Trust that.

Arguments are much harder to get out of than they are to get into; and when solutions first appear, they're often an uncomfortable fit. Like new shoes, they need stretching and squeezing into before we feel at home in them. Just because something is challenging doesn't mean that it's 'wrong'. Neither is there any point getting into a dispute just because someone holds the opposite position to you. Mars enables you to find constructive ways to move ahead in July. You just need to look for them. In your love life: They say you should never look back. But you can now use what you have learned and get a kind of second chance.

Your ability to adapt and flow with situations gives you a natural resilience and a remarkable way of dealing with pressure. It enables you to push forwards and accomplish things that other people would not be able to complete. Yet the turmoil you've recently been through has left you feeling exhausted. No wonder you're tired and ready for a rest. The good news is that the cosmos brings you a reason to feel jubilant this month. As the reasons for worry are resolved, things are about to get much easier. In your love life: You are being asked to tie yourself to someone else's opinion. If the reasons are right, you can do it.

Surely you don't have time to sit around reading your horoscope? With Mars, your ruler, in your sign for the entire month of July, you're under pressure to get ahead, go faster, try harder and take less time to relax. No! Rather than allowing yourself to be wound up into a frenzy, you can galvanise the gift of energy you're being given and direct it calmly and confidently into the areas of your life that need change. Don't be driven by deadlines. The more time you take, the more success will follow. In your love life: Sources of tension are becoming obvious. Soon, you will also begin to see what you can do about them.

Many of the people who look into the future believe in reincarnation. Personally, I'm not sure; it might happen, it might not. If the concept that there will be something better happening in the next life leads us to put up with second-best in this one, it doesn't seem like a healthy way to approach this lifetime. Conversely, thinking that things are tricky because of what we've done in the past isn't particularly helpful either. When July brings a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity your way, don't hesitate! In your love life: A different era begins. Prepare for a change that seems small at first but has the potential to take you a long way.

When life is like a bowl of cherries, full of sweetness, we can cope with any problems that crop up. Yet appearances can be deceiving. Just because someone is surrounded by success and wealth doesn't mean they're content with their lives. Being happy takes more than power or money, and is much more valuable. Plus, when we experience happiness, we somehow attract what we need into our world. This month, with Venus in your sign, prioritise your wellbeing and everything else will follow. In your love life: A while ago you asked the cosmos for help. None was forthcoming. But here comes a late granting of your request!

The world is filled with mysteries we're unlikely ever to solve, and questions that are impossible to answer. Since we're aware of this, we manage to find ways to overlook complex paradoxes and accept things the way they are without questioning them. This sometimes manifests into turning a blind eye to what's going on in our own lives. This month, when a key person in your world stirs up uncertainty and confusion, simply step back. Hypothetical questions don't have to become real. In your love life: Tempted to get passionate about something that will create drama? Better, rather, to apply your passion to patience!

There's no point wasting time engaging in a futile debate this month. There are more important things to focus on. Even if you're drawn into an argument that feels important, there's a strong chance that you'll be wasting your time and energy getting wrapped up in an avoidable drama. July brings opportunities for constructive change. In order to maximise the chances that come your way your discriminatory powers are being called for. Focus on what seems simple, clear and worthy of your time. In your love life: Reason and logic can be dull. Ask yourself: Do you want excitement and enjoyment? Or to wallow in tedious safety?

Finding yourself at the edge of a metaphorical cliff can be exhilarating. A sense of false confidence can make us venture close to the edge. Conversely, making important life decisions often induces anxiety. Recent events are making you wonder where you stand vis- -vis an important situation or relationship. But just because the ground under your feet feels less secure doesn't mean there's anything wrong. Trust what inspires you this month. And take your time when you feel uncertain. In your love life: It's a sensitive time - for you and others, all looking for equilibrium. Just hang loose, and watch what develops.

Rules and magic don't sit well together. In order for magical things to occur there needs to be space for creativity and impulsivity; spontaneous laughter and a willingness to embrace uncertainty. This month, if you allow yourself to relax, and step back from trying to control challenging situations, magic can happen in your world. If you find a way to be grateful for what feels impermanent, hard to understand, even troublesome and problematic, it's in these areas that transformation can be found. In your love life: Try rewriting your own rules to get past the obstacles you face. If you can be courageous you'll gain rewards.

Can one new idea make a real difference? Well, it depends on what it is, who has it and how much it's needed. Throughout July, you'll be presented with situations that enable you to build on recent past challenges, turning them into cornerstones that support you in a positive way. Things aren't how they used to be, and they won't be the same again. As long as you have confidence in your ideas about your future direction, you're being blessed with the impetus to take you to a new and brighter place. In your love life: Staring at a blank canvas? Try some random brushstrokes, an outline will emerge and lead to a masterpiece.

Success', it's said, often comes down to 'who you know rather than what you know'. Of course, there's an element of truth in this; good connections are always helpful. This month, as you begin to appreciate how well connected you are, the positivity you're beginning to feel about a new venture will enable you to change a situation for the better. You just need to speak quietly into the right ear. As long as you ensure that you've carefully considered your needs and make a fair request, you'll get the help you need. In your love life: A lot of what's bothering you is less threatening than it seems. Light can shine even in the darkest corridors

This weekend brings a Solstice Eclipse and the Sun's annual move into your opposite sign. Get ready for a change and a challenge! Of course, change is always challenging, and challenges always change the way we interact with the world. Yet, neither of them need to be scary. When conditions are right, they bring positivity and productivity and encourage us to reach for our goals. So, although this week won't be straightforward, with a confident and optimistic approach, it will bring blessings. In your love life: Who is now making a fuss and who is now keeping quiet? Be less drawn by the noisy and show more respect to the quiet.

Not even the most talented clairvoyant or psychic can read your mind unless you actually want them to do it. Not that there's anything that you need to hide. There's no need to be ashamed or embarrassed by your thoughts; you're perfectly entitled to have them. Even though the dream you're daring to dream might not be ready to divulge, it is valid and, more importantly, possible. Although the Solstice Eclipse makes you aware of the need to be discreet, it brings the encouragement you need. In your love life: With effort and wisdom now, you can make decisions that enable you to permanently improve your position.

Some conversations are inevitable. They might have had to move to a different medium, but there are people you need to talk to and listen to. Yet there's no guarantee that a meaningful conversation will take place; social pleasantries and dull communications abound no matter which social platform we use to communicate. Yet there's a quality to the Solstice Eclipse that indicates the possibility of a rare and special imminent encounter. Be ready to embrace a delightful sense of mutual understanding. In your love life: You may feel unable to see a route from here to where you want to be but if you can picture the destination, you can reach

No matter how hard we might try to hide it, the truth always comes out in the end. So the trick, if you don't want something to end when it finally emerges, is to ensure that it's brought out as soon as possible. This Solstice week the cosmos encourages you to speak your truth. The challenge will come when you need to find the courage to speak honestly about a situation that's fostering resentment. As long as you're willing to lay your cards on the table, events will play to your advantage. In your love life: Though you may feel out of your depth in a situation, you are not in over your head. You can - and will - learn to swim.

The Solstice is a time for everyone to review and reflect, but for Taureans, it brings a chance to re-examine some of your hopes and fears. In the light of various frustrations and enforced changes of plan due to the current global situation, you've had to lower your expectations. Even though a key person has been trying to inspire you, you've struggled to keep motivated and optimistic. Even though the Solstice Eclipse won't immediately solve all your problems, good things are on their way. In your love life: You feel, as if you ought to be resisting something or someone. Don't. Adapt, accept and see the good in what's happening.

Just as it does at every June Solstice, the Sun is moving out of your sign. This year, the change of momentum it creates is highlighted because of a Solstice Eclipse. This is an auspicious time for you. There's a clear indication that, in the best possible way for all concerned, it's time for you to move on. You've been micromanaging a challenging situation with some success. This week, by stepping aside from a minor dispute, and allowing a situation to unfold, you'll win an important victory. In your love life: Some people now feel entitled to find fault with you. Try not to take it personally. Meet hostility with kindness.

You become more powerful at the Solstice. As the Sun moves into your sign at this significant moment in our earthly year, you're the lucky recipient of a cosmic boost of charm and magnetism. You're more able to persuade people to see things from your point of view, and more likely to be creatively inspired. Yet, so much power comes with a warning. You need to be aware of your responsibilities. Be careful this week about what you say and to whom you say it. You have more impact than you think. In your love life: Don't dwell on an upsetting issue. Put it to the back of your mind then wait to see what hope naturally bubbles to the front.

Since the Solstice involves your ruler, the Sun, standing still on its journey across the horizon, before turning and going back where it came from, this is a chance for Leos to pause and take stock. As you reach the mid-point of the year, it's a perfect moment for reflecting on all that you've achieved, and reviewing your strategies about how to deal with the challenges that lie before you. With understanding, and insight highlighted by the Eclipse, this week brings the promise of a revelatory idea. In your love life: Only nurture constructive expectations and you'll be surprised how many positive developments you magically attract.

The Solstice Eclipse is a perfect time for serendipitous moments. And this week, as Venus turns direct, there's a possibility of magical coincidences occurring. This will be a powerful week; one in which you can encourage people to see things from your perspective and engage the support you need to propel you on your path towards progress. Even a past, baffling problem will be easy to solve. If you share your perceptions, the insights you gain will reveal exactly what you need to do next. In your love life: You have been stuck too long. Sooner, you will have the freedom to move once more. Prepare for a lot of progress.

Human beings are creatures of routine. Although we're able to adapt (as has been clearly evidenced over the past few months), we quickly fall into habits and patterns; we find them supportive and comforting. When we have a whim to do things differently, everything is fine until we find ourselves being challenged; that's when we want things to go back to how they were before. If you're trying to run your life in a new way the Solstice Eclipse will help you to make a crucial and helpful adjustment. In your love life: The fact you least want to face is the reality you will ultimately be most grateful to embrace. Have faith and be optimistic.

The way to tell the difference between a big risk and a small one is to evaluate the amount you stand to lose rather than what you might make. And the difference between a crazy gamble and a big risk depends on how well you've assessed the amount you might lose! This weekend's Solstice Eclipse encourages you to make a proper, grown-up assessment of a situation that's been perplexing you. Do you really know all the ins and outs of what's going on? Trust only what you're sure about. In your love life: The more you doubt yourself, the more you are going to complicate something that is actually simple... and sweet.

At the Solstice, the Sun reaches a turning point in the sky as it changes direction on its apparent journey across our horizon. For three days, it appears to stand still as it prepares to make its move; contemplating and carefully assessing the road it has travelled and the path its about to take. As a Sagittarian, the turning point you've reached is more concerned with emotional regeneration and revival rather than looking back over recent intellectual gains. This should be an inspiring week. In your love life: Stop dwelling on the past. Stride forward on the journey through your emotional life with confidence. It won't be misplaced.