STAR GAZING

World-renowned astrologer Shelley von Strunckel writes a daily column exclusively for tabloid!

Aries March 20 April 18

The rare but powerful encounter between your ruler Mars and the stern and practical Saturn may not take place until Monday. But the odds are good you’re already wrestling with the issues in question. Tedious and possibly time-consuming as discussing and dealing with these would be you simply can’t ignore them.

Taurus April 19 May 19

One of your virtues as a Taurus is you know yourself well. This includes being clear what you’ll do and are happy with and what’s unacceptable. Yet within days events will force you to rethink certain of those views. What’s more you’ll begin discussing changes, some of which you’ve sworn you’d never make.

Gemini May 20 June 20

There are two schools of thought about serious disagreements. Some say they do wonders to clear the air while others insist the resulting over-heated feelings cause lasting problems. While ordinarily you don’t care, now you do. So much that you’re carefully avoiding topics that would trigger conflicts of any variety.

Cancer June 21 July 21

When you look back on this period you’ll realise that you allowed one particular individual to corner you into agreeing to certain arrangements you regard as unfair. Worse, discussing these is nearly impossible. Or so it seems. The problem is you’re worried you’ll upset them. You won’t. That’s pure emotional blackmail.

Leo July 22 August 21

Long ago you learnt there’s little use in arguing with somebody whose thinking is rigid. The problem is at the moment that individual is you. Certain changes are urgent. Yet because you’re unclear how things would work you’re battling these. There’s only one way to learn that and it’s by undertaking those changes.

Virgo August 22 September 21

The current powerful aspects to the tough but also practical Saturn suggests that at long last you’ll be able to get others to acknowledge certain persistent problems need attention. This alone will be a relief. Getting them to take action may be more challenging, but within a short time they will.

Libra September 22 October 22

Every Full Moon brings both feelings and potentially tricky issues to a head. And because this Saturday’s is in your sign you could already be wrestling with certain of these matters. Tempting as it is to try to resolve now with so much in transition you’d only have to rethink your solution, possibly more than once.

Scorpio October 23 November 21

Even those Scorpios who seem to be spontaneous and speak and act in a carefree manner keep close track of what’s likely to work out and what won’t. Judging by the coming days’ powerful planetary activity however you’ll have to think and move so swiftly you must truly rely on your formidable instincts.

Sagittarius November 22 December 20

It would be easy to blame current misunderstandings on the retrograde Mercury. But many of these date back to plans made weeks if not months ago. The real problem is time has moved on and circumstances have changed far more than you knew. The solution? Going over those changes point by point.

Capricorn December 21 January 18

Usually you have no problem making decisions. But the unsettled nature of the situations you’re dealing with are making it difficult to do any more than guess what the outcome will be and just as much the timing. This means future plans must be half guesswork and as much based on your intuition.

Aquarius January 19 February 17

When it comes to dealing with certain increasingly tricky matters timing is everything while often there’s good reason to move swiftly. But once you begin you’ll realise you’re short of facts. That being the case take things slowly, learning whatever you can each day. Soon things will come together, but by no means overnight.

Pisces February 18 March 19

Somebody seems to have decided you’re to blame for certain of their problems. You know and so do they that the source of those difficulties is their laziness and lack of attention to details. While that’s a fact you needn’t say that. All you need to say and very clearly is it’s not your fault.