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TODAY, Venus and Mars link in a way best described as flirty; great for expressing ideas and desires, not so good for hiding feelings. If emotions are suppressed, they tend to sneak out, misshapen, from a suitcase that won’t close. Perhaps we can use the energy creatively to ring in positive change. Sometimes it’s better to wear our hearts on our sleeves with pride. If we find courage to do that, we can carry it off with style.

ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20

IT’S not that we’ve run out of reasons to worry, it’s more that we’ve burnt ourselves out and disregard has become the default mode. We throw what we have at our problems and challenges and just hope for the best. It’s not a bad approach. And, on our better days, we can still imagine a world filled with exciting possibilities; and the more we focus on these, the closer they come to being part of our reality. That sounds very much like what the cosmos is encouraging you to do.

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TAURUS Apr 21 - May 21

I’M OFTEN teased about the optimistic tone of these astrological predictions. I always explain that my job involves reflecting on the ‘human condition’ and reporting on the diverse cosmic influences that are acting on it. Human beings have a strong, natural, tendency to veer towards positivity. The celestial forces seek to nurture this whenever they can. As your ruler, Venus, links with powerful Mars, if you take the most encouraging view of a situation, it will turn out to be exactly the right one.

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GEMINI May 22 - June 22

DO YOU believe in fate? Well, why are you here then? Doesn’t the whole point of astrology rest on the understanding that your astrologer is the conduit between your destiny and the capricious cosmos . . . and that you can do little more than accept whatever future it has in store? Phew! So you aren’t sold on the idea of pre-destiny? Good. Me neither. Yet sometimes, forces beyond our control seem to drag us in a certain direction. As Venus and Mars link, this is no bad thing.

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CANCER June 23 - July 23

BE GLAD of the most annoying person in your life. They might be irritating but nature abhors a vacuum. If you manage to get rid of this exasperating individual, you’ll create a space for someone else to fill and who knows what trouble they might bring. As with people, so with situations. There are positives to be found when you stick with the devil you know. There are advantages to persevering with the situation you’re in. Don’t be tempted to jump from a frying pan into a fire. Jump higher, and further.

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LEO July 24 - Aug 23

JUST as you can’t be everywhere at the same time, you can’t be all things to all people. You can’t hope to tick off every task on your to-do list either, or to fulfil every one of your dreams. Right! Have you had enough of me disguising pessimism as realism? Let’s look at what you can do. You can make great inroads into an intimidating project. Or begin an important process, even if it’s going to take a while before it reaches a conclusion. As Venus and Mars link, the skies are encouraging today.

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VIRGO Aug 24 - Sep 23

IT TAKES a certain kind of individual to set out to trick or cheat people. They must surely believe that their actions won’t have any consequences. Most folk are too sensitive to behave in such a way. They’re intrinsically kind, caring and thoughtful. They only create misunderstandings if they’ve unconsciously fooled themselves into believing something. There’s no point in blaming anyone for what appears to be a piece of misinformation. Be glad, instead, for the truth when it appears.

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LIBRA Sep 24 - Oct 23

IF THINGS always turn out for the best, then what’s going on? And if, in 12 months time, it transpires that things weren’t as bad as they seemed, why can’t we feel that now? Perhaps it’s because we’re so focused on worrying about the future that the present can never be more than a bundle of tense frustrations. But what does that mean for the future when it arrives? Will we be able to enjoy the dreams we’ve worked so hard to realise? Don’t let ambition blind you to the beauty around you.

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SCORPIO Oct 24 - Nov 22

IT’S really quite extraordinary the lengths we go to for a ‘labour of love’. We happily make sacrifices, suffer hardships and turn from temptations. We do everything within our power to prove ourselves worthy. We put ourselves through hell because we feel such depths of emotion. Yet, we rarely go to such efforts for our own benefit. Is that because we don’t love ourselves enough? What would you do to help someone who deserved the best? The Venus/ Mars link says it’s time to do that for yourself.

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SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 - Dec 21

NOT all of us are lucky enough to have been born into a life of privilege. Most of us were brought up knowing not to expect too much from life. We’re warned, from an early age, that it’s going to be hard work; that there will be disappointments. And there will be. But didn’t the great creator design us all equally with a sprinkling of stardust? Despite popular opinion, the cosmos wants the best for us all. Today brings indisputable proof of its goodwill towards you.

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CAPRICORN Dec 22 - Jan 20

AN EVENT in history is only truly in the past when we’ve stopped dragging it back up, making it a part of the present, and focusing on it with such intensity that it starts to affect the future. You need to allow more water to pass under the bridge before you can be completely separated from a series of events that continues to haunt the corridors of your mind. But today, as Venus and Mars link, even if the actual process takes a little more time than you’d like, you can start letting go and moving on.

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AQUARIUS Jan 21 - Feb 19

WE LIKE our routines and rituals, our habits and customs. It is one reason why the past year has been so difficult. Simple acts, such as popping for a coffee on the way to the office, were taken away — and moving from bed to the living room and back doesn’t quite count in such a meaningful way. Yet, in time, this experience will invigorate us. It’s not easy to appreciate the mundane tasks of our day but we’re all a bit more grateful. The Venus/Mars link brings reasons to be thankful.

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PISCES Feb 20 - Mar 20

ALTHOUGH you’ve been let down recently, you’re not the first person to suffer such an experience. Others have been beset by difficulties; and some of those people have found ways to put these events behind them. When we’re reeling from an injustice, it’s hard to have faith in the goodwill of the cosmos. Yet, when we start to trust in its goodness, we begin to reap its rewards. If we expect trouble . . . that’s what we’ll get. As Venus and Mars link they bring inspiration. Give your heart to hope.

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