Our astrologer Oscar Cainer’s view

AS creative Jupiter and pragmatic Saturn meet in innovative Aquarius – a celestial event known as the Great Conjunction – many astrologers are hailing this as the true dawning of the Age of Aquarius, a period that will take us into and through 2021.

Whenever Jupiter (which represents freedom and optimism) connects with Saturn (standing for authority and structure) they create a transformational energy that can shift worldly systems.

They usher in revolutionary change and deliver groundbreaking progress that will benefit us all, even if this progress may not always take the most direct route – think of Saturn as the stick and Jupiter as the carrot, but working together to achieve their goals.

Together they will shake up our world in ways we can’t even imagine. Some moments will be powerful, happy events; the kind that make us remember where we were when we first heard the news.

The first of these is happening now. The arrival of vaccines against coronavirus is a definite cause for world celebration, but there will be more. Aquarius governs the part of the sky associated with progress and invention.

It sees what others overlook, and finds solutions to problems no matter how outlandish the puzzle may be.

So be it at a personal level – or for society at large – technology, innovation and change lie at the heart of the solutions we seek.

In this case, expect to see great leaps being made in science, where recently gained knowledge suddenly develops new, real- world applications.