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IN THE UK, and other countries that share its Victorian heritage, today is Boxing Day. The name derives from ‘Christmas Boxes’ given to workers for faithful service, and also from boxes containing alms for the poor. Whether you’re working or not today, yesterday’s Venus- Saturn conjunction encourages us to take matters of the heart seriously, and be cautious when considering anything expensive — either emotional or financial. It will be pleasantly surprising to discover what can be eked out today. ARIES DID you get all you Mar 21 — Apr 20 asked for? Have you been checking what you received, noting whose gifts failed to hit the mark? I hope not — that attitude might encourage Santa to visit the reindeer stables when filling your next stocking! Although it’s Christmas time, this isn’t a celestial environment where you’ll be handed your heart’s desires on a plate. But that doesn’t mean the kitchen is bare. You can still get what you want if you put in the effort. NEW! Your forecast for 2018 is ready! Just give me four minutes and I’ll give you the keys to a great year. Call 0906 751 5601. TAURUS THINGS aren’t as Apr 21 — May 21 bad as they look. Nor are they as bad as you fear. And they’re a lot better than one certain someone seems to imagine. Somewhere in your world, there’s a pessimist who takes a very bleak view of current prospects. To them, even Christmas looks more like a threat than a promise. Your involvement with this character has begun to have an impact on your own enthusiasm. You’re not sure what you believe in any more — or what you have to look forward to. But you’re soon going to have your faith restored. NEW! Your four-minute forecast for 2018. It’s going to be a much better year than you think. Find out why. Call 0906 751 5602. GEMINI THE Christmas May 22 — June 22 truce of 1914 was unofficial. Troops from both sides stopped shooting, climbed out of their trenches and made friends . . . albeit briefly. Their senior officers were furious. How can you keep up an army’s morale if the soldiers know each other to be human beings and not just ‘evil enemies’. You’re tempted to create a caricature and demonise someone or something. But if you can resolve to go beyond that and remain real, human and kind, you’ll move a long way in the right direction. NEW! Your forecast for 2018 is ready! Just give me four minutes and I’ll give you the keys to a great year. Call 0906 751 5603. CANCER BEFORE anyone June 23 — July 23 had heard of Christmas, the world held a festival around this time of year. They celebrated the solstice, the turning point in the journey of the Sun as it travels along the horizon. No wonder we all still associate these holidays with a chance to start taking our own lives in a new direction. It may seem as if no such opportunity exists. Other people’s choices seem to limit your choices. But you can choose not to give them that choice. In your personal journey now, it is time to be strong about your true needs. NEW! Your four-minute forecast for 2018. It’s going to be a much better year than you think. Find out why. Call 0906 751 5604. LEO CHRISTMAS is all July 24 — Aug 23 about tradition. Hearth and home or beach barbecues. The tradition can change but repeating an old favourite activity is integral to the exercise. Your life, no matter how caught up with the holidays it may now be, is not quite one and the same thing as the festive season. There is room to manoeuvre, scope to improvise and space for innovation. There’s nothing wrong with the tried and tested this holiday season. But if there’s room for improvement, it needn’t be ignored. NEW! Your forecast for 2018 is ready! Just give me four minutes and I’ll give you the keys to a great year. Call 0906 751 5605. VIRGO SOME people thrive Aug 24 — Sep 23 on mayhem and melodrama. The nearer they are to disaster, the happier they seem to be. For much the same reason, many of us enjoy horror movies or roller-coasters. This enhances the sensation of ‘being alive’ — what we all yearn to feel. Sometimes, when life is too quiet, everything becomes too flat or dull. Now, about the current source of excitement in your life . . . If you feel it is doing you good, roll with it. If not, remember one thing: it is optional! If you want a peaceful Christmas, you can create one. NEW! Your four-minute forecast for 2018. It’s going to be a much better year than you think. Find out why. Call 0906 751 5606. LIBRA CHRISTMAS is Sep 24 — Oct 23 traditionally a time for families to get together. Now, we become able to spend time with relatives and remember, in the process, why we are secretly quite glad we are normally too busy to see some of them! Tensions arise, conflicts emerge and, if we are not careful, we end up painfully aware of the void between ‘how things are supposed to be’ and ‘how they actually are’. Yet despite all that now seems less than ideal, one situation truly is starting to become magical. Enjoy that this week. NEW! Your forecast for 2018 is ready! Just give me four minutes and I’ll give you the keys to a great year. Call 0906 751 5607. SCORPIO VENUS didn’t just Oct 24 — Nov 22 converge with Saturn yesterday. She also made a slightly tense angle with Jupiter. This would usually just be a footnote on the end of a statement. But with Jupiter in your sign, it’s worth exploring the terms and conditions. After all — you don’t want to get caught out for the lack of a little due diligence! Because Venus isn’t asking you to invest in a scheme with instant return; she’s encouraging you to define what you value and to put your heart into making it work. Don’t let emotion become the enemy of wisdom. NEW! Your four-minute forecast for 2018. It will be a much better year than you think. Find out why. Call 0906 751 5608. SAGITTARIUS WE ALL Nov 23 — Dec 21 become a little luckier at this time. If our thoughts turn to sources of sadness, they can soon be steered back to more inspiring subjects. Now, what happens to people who feel more fortunate? They become more fortunate! Their choices have pleasing consequences. Though she has exited your sign, Venus’ alignment to Jupiter and Saturn this Christmas can still bless you with an exuberant mood. Indulge it! You can create a festive season’s worth of hope and happiness if you think positively. NEW! Your forecast for 2018 is ready! Give me four minutes and I’ll give you the keys to a great year. Call 0906 751 5609. CAPRICORN YOU are Dec 22 — Jan 20 the same person you have always been, even though the person you once were may have difficulty recognising the person you have become! You’re now looking at a situation that, had it arisen in the distant past, might have left you feeling floored. But it is happening now, not then! You’re ready for it. It is right for you. Life is about growing, learning and moving on. Christmas may be presenting you with a challenge but it is also presenting you with an opportunity that you can rise to and thrive on. NEW! Your four-minute forecast for 2018. It’s going to be a much better year than you think. Find out why. Call 0906 751 5610. AQUARIUS IT’S easy Jan 21 — Feb 19 to forget Christmas is a spiritual celebration. But you don’t have to thump a Bible to access its relationship with ‘the divine’. All religions teach that, if we follow a particular path, we will gain positive attention and co-operation from whatever force governs the universe. Are they wrong? It is not my job to comment. But I have a duty to point out your personal connection to a higher authority is not as tenuous as you fear. For you, the festive season can bring deep spiritual awakening. NEW! Your forecast for 2018 is ready! Just give me four minutes and I’ll give you the keys to a great year. Call 0906 751 5611. PISCES YOU still have the Feb 20 — Mar 20 power to make this a wonderful Christmas, not just for yourself but for all you love and care for. What wand must you wave? What spell must you recite? What great sacrifice must you make? None! Indeed, in some ways, the less you do, the better. You just have to be yourself, to be a part of what is happening and to be supportive of others as they grapple with the challenge that the festive season presents. Your time is the greatest gift that you can give; and, in giving, you will receive so much back. NEW! Your four-minute forecast for 2018. It will be a much better year than you think. Find out why. Call 0906 751 5612.