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I’Ve Just watched a video of popcorn cooking, slowed to 30,000 frames per second. At that speed, the process looks incredible. The kernel opens up like the petals of a fluffy white flower. Yesterday, I suggested that life could be like a race between high-powered cars. Actually, that isn’t the complete picture. There’s at least one astrological influence that’s slowing things down. The planet Venus is on its way to turning retrograde. But some things are only enhanced by slow motion.

ARIES ‘WALK my way, and Mar 21 — Apr 20 a thousand violins begin to play, Or it might be the sound of your hello...’ Though the melody of Misty was written by Erroll Garner, the words are Johnny Burke’s, whose lyrics I quoted yesterday. I’m not saying you’re about to have an attack of romanticism. In fact, a Mars-Jupiter opposition can give you impetus and carry you from confusion to clarity, especially when it’s preceded by an Eclipse. But, still, a big part of your heart is full of hope. No bad thing. March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5601.

TAURUS IN MANY walks of Apr 21 — May 21 life, we find abolitionists and reformists — people who believe the yoke of regulation must be thrown off — and those who think it needs to be adjusted to fit more comfortably. Perspective differs, according to whether they think of themselves as the coachman or the horse! But they agree that change, big or small, is required and inevitable. Today, consider both views. It’s OK if you aren’t convinced by either cause. It’s enough to remain committed to improvement. March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5602.

GEMINI MOST email May 22 — June 22 accounts have a ‘junk’ folder. Every so often we need to check it in case an important missive is filtered as ‘spam’. As you check, should you read everything else in there, just in case a foreign prince really does need your help transferring funds? As your ruler makes tricky links to Jupiter and Uranus, try not to be distracted by unnecessary trivia that would like nothing better than to draw your attention their way. Don’t lose focus of what’s important! March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5603.

CANCER ‘KEEP an eye on June 23 — July 23 that dog, it could pull its owner on to the road. Get into the correct lane, we turn off in a few miles. Watch out, that helicopter might need to make an emergency landing.’ No one relishes a backseat driver. While the passenger feels they’re useful assistance will keep everybody safe, the driver perceives their words as

controlling. There’s a chance that your worries could lead to you shouting dodgy directions. Stay calm and trust the celestial

hands on the wheel. March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5604.

LEO ‘THEY sailed away for a July 24 — Aug 23 year and a day to the land where the bong tree grows...’ People have long wondered what a bong tree is. Edward Lear left no explanation. But then, he was unashamedly writing nonsense. What sort of explanation can nonsense ever have? With your ruler soon conjunct Neptune, consider your efforts to find justification for a ridiculous state of affairs. Don’t waste time looking for something that doesn’t exist. Sense the way forward, and you’ll find it emerges. March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5605.

VIRGO ‘WERE there Aug 24 — Sep 23 none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better,’ said Florence Nightingale. So should we be grateful for discontentment? Should we be happy for unhappiness? No. While we may acknowledge its role in motivating improvement, the moment we accept displeasure is the moment we allow it to linger. You don’t have to be perennially irritated. Just focus on the reforms that will bring the greatest benefit. March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5606.

LIBRA WELCOME to life Sep 24 — Oct 23 after Mars conjunct Uranus, opposite Jupiter in your sign. The rules are being reversed. Or some of them are. Two days ago, in your forecast, I apologised for sounding rather enthusiastic about your prospects. Yesterday, I swung to the extreme and put a shadowy coat around a bright promise. Yet I was making the same point and I make it again today. Things don’t have to be how they’ve been. They can be different. That’s more of a blessing than you yet realise. March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5607.

SCORPIO YESTERDAY, I Oct 24 — Nov 22 called on you to adapt. Yet it’s likely that compromise is not on your mind right now. And while the ‘my way or the highway’ approach may sometimes be appropriate, it rarely ingratiates us to those on whom we may need to rely. Today, it may be wise to appear generous and concede in matters where the ground given is less important than the strategic gains made. If you want to take great strides forward, try on the shoes of magnanimity. You may just find you rather like how they fit! March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5608.

SAGITTARIUS THE Nov 23 — Dec 21 people who write new software have to ensure it is ‘backward compatible’. They have to work on new laptops as well as ones that came out a couple of years ago, which are (in computing terms) antiques. The words derisible and desirable are but a couple of typos away from each other. Jupiter, your ruler, is reversing into another opposition with Uranus. No matter how exciting your new direction, you need to be a little more ‘backward compatible’, too! March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5609.

CAPRICORN ‘JUST keep Dec 22 — Jan 20 swimming’ is Dory’s mantra in the movie Finding Nemo. Ostensibly about a father searching for his son, it’s really a coming-of-age story… not for the young clownfish, but for his desperate father. By the end of the film, Dad is beginning to understand that often, when you just keep moving ahead with the right attitude, things have a habit of working out. Fear could paralyse the progress you’re now able to make. Just keep swimming and you may soon forget what worried you. March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your fourminute forecast. Call 0906 751 5610.

AQUARIUS MERCURY is Jan 21 — Feb 19 flitting between tricky links to Jupiter and your ruler. Perhaps that’s why your mind is so active? You are blessed with perspicacity. You can see things others miss. You’re good at identifying solutions and remembering little pieces of information that create a much bigger picture. But you can usually find a constructive purpose for these skills. Now, it’s as if all you can see is what’s wrong. Yet only when you have seen what’s wrong can you set it right! March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5611.

PISCES ‘WHY is it only the Feb 20 — Mar 20 Tudor houses we mock!’ cried comedian Harry Hill. It’s funny, but it raises an interesting question. When my son looks at a building, he takes it on face value. A mock-Tudor house is simply a stripy paint-job. The facade is just how the front looks. And a folly is as much a castle as the most ancient battlements. No matter who you want to be, you only need to ‘fake’ it if you’re unwilling to commit to the role. The image you present is only false if you don’t deliver on what you promise. March is due to be an amazing month. What’s going to happen to you and when? Find out in your four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5612.