Your Stars

MARY TAYLOR

Sept 8 1966, Cape Town, 00h35 Sun sign: Virgo

Moon sign: Gemini

Rising sign: Gemini

Your energies are ruled by the youthful renegade, Mercury, and he’s asking you to misbehave. Your Virgo side usually manages to keep you on the straight and narrow, so it’s not often that you lose the plot. Still, you can put those energies to creative use. You’re wondering whether your choices have been the best; but don’t be in too much of a rush to change your life. Relationships are under scrutiny and they’ll be needing your attention. Your finances are fine and you’re at your creative best. You may need a stint with a therapist to unearth all those secret demons. You’ve put on a brave face for too long; now you want to find out who else is in there. Your psychic and creative gifts need a way out. Start by writing down your dreams. Get to know yourself better. Huge changes are coming. Be willing to let go of the past.

VIRGO Aug 23 - Sep 22

Delegation. Yes, trusting someone else to do the job as well as you can. Obviously a breakthrough of this magnitude is going to cause some stress. Try not to take it out on the people who like you. And try even harder not to sneak back to your old comfort zones. If the anxiety gets too much, remind yourself not to take yourself so seriously.

LIBRA Sep 23 - Oct 22

There you go, rushing in head first, and with no preparation. Sure, it's not always easy to know when to act and when to step aside. But if you're planning to make any progress, you'd better figure out the difference fast. Take note: right now your temper is frayed, your energy is erratic and your ideas are dodgy. So some good advice would be to take one tiny step at a time.

SCORPIO Oct 23 - Nov 21

So you think you’re a big deal? Be very careful. The planets are teasing you now, leading you to believe things that simply aren’t true. The idea, of course, is to shake you out of your complacent rut. All admirable, but potentially unnerving all the same. So here’s what you do: you make some basic decisions about love, work, money and travel before Friday and then stick to them for at least three months. Start with that.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 22 - Dec 21

You're drowning in a mass of verbiage, as if everyone has forgotten how to feel and all they can do is talk. Hang in. By Friday, a few live human beings will be emerging from the rubble. In your own life, things are picking up. Stalls, delays, blockages are moving out of the way — replaced by a new dynamism and action. Don't forget to thank those who helped.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 - Jan 20

Endurance is something you’ve always had; now flexibility is needed too. Start with the physical (it’s easier) — join a stretch class. Then extend those stretches to your mind. Make a note of every new possibility you come up with. With this new focus, rethink the agreements you’ve just made. Note: everyone must benefit, or dissension will result. Be generous — and open to discussion.

AQUARIUS Jan 20 - Feb 18

Money is what your week is about: making it or losing it. Your biggest risk is that you’ll do the blabbermouth thing and tell someone else your plans. Stay calm and discreet. Think of money as yet another energy you’re attracting into your orbit. Same for love, incidentally. Although, at the moment your problem may be more that you’re so in love with yourself there’s no room for anyone else. Not entirely a bad thing.

PISCES Feb 19 - Mar 20

Convinced you’re repeating the same patterns you thought you’d dealt with? Well, maybe your world is travelling in circles. But only for a few more days, after which you’ll feel freer than you have in ages. Use this time to carefully examine your life. There are details you won’t want to see again. Smile, and let them move on. Pay extra attention to the love life though. It needs your help.

ARIES Mar 21 - April 19

There’s no point accepting a dare just to satisfy your ego. Your energy is up and creative brilliance is at its peak, but try to find somewhere constructive to place your gifts. No-one will be impressed when you collapse with exhaustion, specially if the reward is disappointing. The love life is more than a little tense, so do what you’re good at. Communicate.

TAURUS Apr 20 - May 20

The trouble you’re having is because you haven’t learnt to separate the business from the personal. If there’s drama with work, you yell at the family, and vice versa. This is a bad move, since no-one ever knows what’s going on. This week offers chances to start afresh. Of course, instructions may include the odd tiny apology. But if you close your eyes and think of diamonds, you’ll be enormously pleased with the results.

GEMINI May 21 - June 20

You’re really just a rebel at heart, aren’t you? Just as it should be. You’re here to shake the rest of them out of their ruts. The snag is that your innocent attentions are not always welcome. That wouldn’t bother you so much if you hadn’t been under such pressure this year. Good news is that those pressures find release this week. Nothing spectacular. Just a quiet calm washing over you. Nice.

CANCER June 21 - Jul 22

It’s all happening now as the planets gather in your space. Your relationships are suddenly exciting, with “unexpected” and “extraordinary” among the adjectives. Career-enhancing activities reach a turning point as you begin to see a clear destination. The only possible snag would be that you don’t believe anything good can come from all this and you wish it all away. Typical?

LEO Jul 23 - Aug 22

Creative urges dampened by an annoying demand for structure and discipline? Don’t fight it so vigorously. There are many ways to focus without losing the flow. Ideas without structure tend to end up as babblings in the pub. The love life’s going well though. With charm plus innate sensuality, there’ll be no difficulty lining up admirers and making acres of hay while the sun shines.