YOUR STARS

(FRIDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2017)

ARIES (March 21-April 20) – You are somewhat liable to lose your temper and should do all you can to restrain yourself. In solving a problem, see to it that you do not replace it by another, perhaps even worse, problem. By keeping your mind on what you are doing you will be able to avoid some complications. TAURUS (April 21-May 20) – Spending a little more time getting to know the principles behind what you are doing will be well worth the effort. If you are prepared to learn you will gain self-confidence and a lot more that that. Once you have gotten into a satisfactory routine, do all you can to adhere by it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Do not rely on instincts to tackle a problem requiring specialized knowledge. Do not take everything quite literally, but do not read too much into it of what you would like to be the case. You cannot avoid getting older, but you can and should avoid losing your curiosity and eagerness to learn. CANCER (June 21-July 20) – You will be able to make some important changes about the house, but you must beware of exceeding an affordable budget. There is a tendency to make things more complicated than they are. This is to be avoided as much as a tendency to oversimplify matters. LEO (July 21-Aug. 20) – Avoid trying to imitate others just now; what worked for them will not work for you. An acquaintance who had seemed like a friend will prove to be little of the kind. If you are tactful, you will however be able to prevent him from becoming positively hostile. VIRGO (Aug 21-Sept. 22) – Restraint is difficult, but the effects of excess would be little short of disastrous. You will know what to do and how to do it; only you must discipline yourself to get on with it. Avoid being fanciful, instead use all the commonsense you can summon up. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) – Think a little longer before you utter what is on your mind and avoid giving offence. Instead of craving for what is beyond your means, do make the most of what is available to you. Not everything will please you but there are plenty to be pleased about if you only let yourself be. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) – Do your very best to avoid excessive tension and make sure you get sufficient rest. You will make progress with a project which has been in the doldrums but not exactly in the direction in which you had expected. There will be monotonous tasks so do all you can to make them more interesting. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 20) – Exercise just a little more financial caution as this is not a good time to take big risks. Lending a friend money may well jeopardize the relationship; do so only if you can afford not be repaid. You should avoid an emotional involvement that could result in your breaking a commitment. CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 19) – You are more inclined to give way to pressure and should resist, particularly if a matter of principle is involved. If the task at hand requires manual dexterity, it will not be easy to correcting something you are doing wrong. You will now have a heavy weight to deal with; make sure you do not strain yourself. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – You will recognize in good time that what seemed at first like a good opportunity is nothing of the kind. Do not be angry about something caused by your clumsiness, but do seek to stop it from happening again. A friend or relative will be more pleased than you thought to hear from you. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – There is a tendency to underrate the difficulties, but you should not make them appear more formidable than they are either. Rely less on hints; instead speak frankly making sure you do not give rise to offence. Think twice and more before you commit yourself to an onerous capital outlay.