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Venus entered one of her celestial homes at the weekend, so over the next three weeks her celestial influence will be stronger, and the way she works will feel more natural. A Taurean Venus reaffirms the delight to be found in the senses. Food and physicality both become more pleasurable, while music and art seem sweeter. We might also start to value our material circumstances more highly. so while we don’t want to become decadent divas, if ever there was a good time to pamper ourselves, it’s now! ARIES Mar21—Apr20 IT’S natural to feel frustrated when obstacles crop up. It’s as though the heavens are conspiring against you, isn’t it? Well, have you ever considered that is just what the Heavens might be doing? Not ‘conspiring’ exactly, more ‘watching out for you’. The benefit will become clear only when you finally do achieve your aim. Delays give you time to consider, reorganise and improve — to gain greater success in the end. Sometimes a hitch or delay is the best thing that can happen, thank heavens! Are you ready for a brand-new month? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make April great! Call 0906 751 5601.

TAURUS Apr21—May21 EVERY adolescent has a phase when the deepest philosophical questions come to mind. They consider the concepts of ‘infinity’ and ‘eternity’, but that’s usually where it ends as they quickly discover the joys of nights out on the town, falling in love and other delights en route to adulthood, when employment and pensions start to worry them more. Those difficult questions rarely resurface. There’s something in your life now, though, that’s difficult to understand. That is all the more reason to make an effort! All you need to know about April is crammed into your four-minute forecast. Make it a magical month, call 0906 751 5602.

GEMINI May22—June22 PHILOSOPHERS down the years have argued for peace and understanding instead of conflict and war. Mahatma Gandhi famously said: ‘An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.’ He was a lawyer, philosopher and activist. It was never enough for him merely to campaign; he also had to set the best example to all, including his opponents. He shunned violence, no matter how angry his enemies were. You are a great person, too! Emulate his example today. NEW! I’ve got lots to tell you about April — and you’re going to like it. For four minutes of really helpful news, call 0906 751 5603.

CANCER June 23 — July 23 IF WE want to fix our hair, we use a mirror. To fix our hearts, we need a different approach. We might see a therapist or confide in our closest friends. Merely taking care of how we look won’t address the deeper issues. If you’re experiencing strain in a relationship, you need to demonstrate you are willing to communicate, to take a new look at ideas and to examine any points of conflict that have emerged. It’s also crucial that you are sincere in this. No one benefits from empty gestures. It is in your hands now. Are you ready for a brand-new month? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make April great! Call 0906 751 5604.

LEO July24—Aug23 IT’S important to be mentally prepared for a long trip. We don’t fly off the handle at the six-hour mark on a plane bound for faraway places, but if an hour’s commute is delayed by 30 minutes because of leaves on the line, the air in the carriage can turn blue. Your route might be a familiar one, but it’s part of a longer journey that requires you to be open to diversion and delay. It’s not speed that matters now so much as the meaningfulness of adventures along the way. All you need to know about April is crammed into your four-minute forecast. Make it a magical month, call 0906 751 5605.

VIRGO Aug24—Sep23 YOU know where you are going. You know what you are doing. You have a plan. So what’s the problem? Each time you get close to an achievement mile-post, something crops up to stop you. Is someone — or something — trying to give you a message? It might only be a tiny detail, but the cosmos is urging you to take another look at your plan — and revise it. Only a fool would stick to a notion that fails repeatedly. Doubt is a tool for you to use. ‘Adapt and survive’ is the message today. NEW! I’ve got lots to tell you about April — and you’re going to like it. For four minutes of really helpful news, call 0906 751 5606. LIBRA Sep24—Oct23 ‘IF ONLY . . .’ ‘I wish I had . . .’ ‘Why did I . . .’ We’ve all been there: some way down the road after a mistake has been made. You can’t turn back time, but you can learn from an error, and it is never too late to say sorry. There are always two sides to every story — and someone in your world might secretly welcome the opportunity to wipe the slate clean. When is the best time to act? Well, the skies say now is the perfect moment. One of you needs to make the first move. Let it be you. A fresh start is possible. Are you ready for a brand-new month? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make April great! Call 0906 751 5607.

SCORPIO Oct24—Nov22 ARE you really doing your best? Be honest! I thought so. Well, it’s in your hands — and I am not your boss, I am merely your astrological adviser. All I can say is that the time is perfect for you to make a new start and do your absolute best consistently over a particular relationship or project that matters to you. Like eating and sleeping, doing your best has to be repeated. Once is not enough. I am not saying this will be easy; it requires commitment, even sacrifice. But it will get easier. And the time is now. All you need to know about April is crammed into your four-minute forecast. Make it a magical month, call 0906 751 5608.

SAGITTARIUS Nov23—Dec21 THE folks who develop digital software usually make their products ‘backwards compatible’. It means that they will run on the latest computers but will also work on old ones. What’s my point? It’s simply that we sometimes need to make ideas and plans ‘backwards compatible’, too. Not everyone moves forward at the same speed; new ideas can take some getting used to among loved ones. Retrograde Mercury links to Mars today. Make your ideas appeal to others. NEW! I’ve got lots to tell you about April — and you’re going to like it. For four minutes of really helpful news, call 0906 751 5609.

CAPRICORN Dec22—Jan20 STUFF! It’s everywhere in our lives: papers, possessions, emotions, hang-ups, half-finished projects ... an endless list that can lead us to feel stuck in a rut. It’s time to apply the official Cainer Airline Boarding Test. Never heard of it? Imagine you are boarding the plane, but you can only take one modest suitcase with you. You’ll never get aboard with all of yesterday’s baggage. Let some go — or, at least, parcel it into a manageable package. Courage is needed, but it’s the only way to get lift-off. Are you ready for a new month? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make April great! Call 0906 751 5610.

AQUARIUS Jan21—Feb19 HOW are you getting on with your New Year resolutions? It’s not easy to stick to them, is it? But sometimes a better moment comes along to make a new start. While Mercury is retrograde and linking to Mars today, this is an opportunity. Don’t be over-ambitious. Pick just one resolution to revisit — and all the better if it concerns improving communications with loved ones. It should also be a good moment to look at how a relationship has developed into dependency. All you need to know about April is crammed into your four-minute forecast. Make it a magical month, call 0906 751 5611.

PISCES Feb20—Mar20 IT’S great to have friends and loved ones who are willing to offer advice. But it’s not so great if they give you a hard time when you don’t always follow it. For that reason, it’s easy to end up doing what you are told in order to have an easier life. But that can be a route to dissatisfaction. The opinions of others can be helpful, but you don’t have to follow them slavishly. While Mercury is retrograde, it’s a time to reflect and regroup. Use this time wisely, especially as Mercury links to Mars today, to reclaim control. NEW! I’ve got lots to tell you about April — and you’re going to like it. For four minutes of really helpful news, call 0906 751 5612.