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and youarereadyto pressahead–but

beforeyoudo,therearea fewdaysofquiet

calm, whereyoucan stillbackoutif you

change your mind at the last minute.

JANUARY 20 – FEBRUARY 18

AQUARIUS

You feel you’re being rushed into

arelationshipdecisionthatyou’renotyet

readytomake.Thisleadstoa bigemotional

outburst – arare thingfor you– in mid-

August,andthentoaretreat,asyoutryto

takethesituationbacktowhereit wasa few

weekspreviously,so youcanthinkthings

throughagain.You’renotlookingfora way

out,justaskingforsometime;make sure the

other person understands that.

FEBRUARY 19 – MARCH 19

PISCES

You’re very good at adapting your

behaviour to fitthesituationyou’re in, or

playinga role,if needed– butlikeanyactor,

youneedtoreturntoyourtrueselffromtime

totime,andtherelationshipyou’reinnow

won’t allow that. Although late August is

wonderfullysexy,Septemberputsyouunder

pressure,provokinganemotionaloutburst

mid-month. Put your own welfare first.

MARCH 20 – APRIL 19

ARIES

Thenextfewweeks arewonderfully,and

perhaps alittlealarmingly,fluid.Youhave

a chancenowtomakebigchangesinevery

partofyourlife:a newcareer,a newlifestyle

andperhapsa newrelationshipaswell.For

some,theprospectofsomuchgoingon,and

somanywaysinwhichit couldallgowrong,

wouldbeveryworrying;butnotforyou.You

see it as an adventure – and you’re loving it.

APRIL 20 – MAY 20

TAURUS

Apotentialromancethathasbeenbuilding

for several weeks finally becomes real.

It might be wise,you think, to keepyour

expectations low– butwhen ithappens,

you realise immediatelythatnot onlyisit

everythingyoudaredhopefor,butbothof

youfeelthesameway.Eachdaythatfollows

takes the affair deeper. Within a week,

you find yourself thinkingabout long-term

commitment. You’re astonished.

MAY 21 – JUNE 21

GEMINI

Sometimesit’sreassuringtoknowthatthe

doortoaparticularfutureisfirmlylocked.

Youcansavetimebynot havingtothink

aboutit;sometimesyoucanevenleanonit

fora bitofsupport.Soyoumightbesurprised

tolearnthatit’snotlockedatall– oratleast,

not any longer. It probably won’t swing

openonitsown,butit willmoveif yougive

itagentlepush.Isit time to go through it at

last? Think about it.

JUNE 22 – JULY 22

CANCER

Mostofussaywhatwefeelwe’reexpected

tosay,andagreewiththeopinionsofthose

arounduseitherbecausewewanttoshow

solidarity,orbecausewecan’tbebothered

to argue. But this month,as you listento

yourselfspeaking,yourealisehowmuchof

ityoudisagreewith:youressentialbeliefs

arechanging,andyouarenolongerhappy

just to follow the crowd. Should you be

worried? Not at all.

JULY 23 – AUGUST 22

LEO

Youseemsettoagreeonadealthatwill

makeyoualot ofmoney.Isthispartof

acareermovethatletsyoudosomething

you’vealwayswantedtodo?If so,thenthe

moneyis nice,butirrelevant– you’dgladly

doit forfree.Oris it compensation– a high

price demanded to keep you doing

something youdon’t actually like?Ifso,

thennoamountofmoneywillmakeyou

happy. Think before you sign the contract.E

Youhavea habitofputtingdutybeforepleasure,

andwhensomethingfrivolousandfuncomesinto

yourlifeyouusuallysayyou’retoobusy.Actually,

that’snottrue:you’renevertoobusy,justtooshy,

andnervousaboutmakingmistakes.Butwithno

fewerthanfiveplanetsin yoursignrightnowtoboost

yourconfidence,youneedhavenofears.Failingthe

test? No, you’re setting the standard. Enjoy yourself.

AUGUST 23 – SEPTEMBER 22

SEPTEMBER 23 – OCTOBER 23

LIBRA

It’snaturaltowanttostaywithsomething–

orsomeone– youlove,andweallknowwe

havetoleavethepastbehindandfacethe

future,butwhatif thefutureseemsempty,or

uncertain?It’sonlywhenyoumakea break

withthepastthatyou’llilluminateyourfuture.

You must take that first step on faith alone.

OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 22

SCORPIO

Youhavealwaysknownthatthecloseryou

gettosomeone,thehotteryourrelationship

becomes;butit’salsotruethatif youhold

someonetootightly,theywillfighttogetfree.

It maybea goodidea,then,todeliberately

downgradea relationshipintoa friendship,

allowingyourselvesroomtomove,breathe

andgetclosewheneveryouwantto–but

not when you don’t. It’s better that way.

NOVEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 21

SAGIT TARIUS

Newoptionsarebeingfiredatyou now

withsuchforceandinsuchquantitythatyou

can’tpossiblycatchthemall,yetyoufeelat

leastoneofthemmustbetheoneyou’ve

beenwaitingfor.Theanswer,foronce,is not

tomovefaster,buttomoveless.Don’treach

foropportunitiesthataretoofaraway,but

letthemgoby. Thosemeant foryouwill

come straight at you – and you’ll catch them.

DECEMBER 22 – JANUARY (^19)
CAPRICORN
You’re approaching a commitment point,
themomentwhenyouhavetoacceptallthe
possible outcomes and consequences of
youractions,boththosethatyouwantand
those that you don’t. You know this, of course,
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Words: Bernard Fitzwalter. Illustration: Janna Yotte