STAR GAZING

World-renowned astrologer Shelley von Strunckel writes a daily column exclusively for tabloid!

Aries (March 20 – April 18) Obviously life would be easier if you could talk through differences all at once. But as you’ve learnt, things don’t always work that way. This is especially the case now with September’s two eclipses shaking things up and Mercury, which will be retrograde until the 22nd, triggering all sorts of confusion. Taurus (April 19 – May 19) You rarely change plans at the last minute. But judging by the coming days’ planetary activity that’s exactly what you’re about to do. And bizarrely you’ll rather enjoy it. This is mostly because events are enabling you to break away from arrangements you thought you’d just have to live with. Gemini (May 20 – June 19) In late July your ruler Mercury moved to accent the structure of your life at home and out in the world. Since then you’ve explored lots of options and made numerous changes. Still, you’ve been sidestepping certain tricky issues. Resolve them soon, ideally before Mercury moves on in early October. Cancer (June 20 – July 21) Don’t allow those who ignore the feelings you express or who laugh when such things as intuition are mentioned, to bother you. While this arrogant behaviour could be considered offensive they’re simply insensitive to such matters, so have no idea of the impact of their attitude or their words. Leo (July 22 – August 21) As a fire sign you have a knack for encouraging others and in ways that make a difference. While often you do this without even thinking about it, at the moment somebody really needs a boost. You’re probably aware of this, but bizarrely, haven’t realised how helpful your support could be. Virgo (August 22 – September 21) While the bountiful Jupiter departed Virgo on the 9th, by no means is its influence gone from your life. Rather, because it’s now accenting your resources, from your assets of a financial nature to your possessions, its presence is encouraging you to consider what and who you most value in life. Libra (September 22 – October 21) The time has come to be frank both about your plans and in regard to your feelings about certain complex situations. While you’ve tried to be discreet, that’s only making things more complicated. With the communication planet Mercury meeting truthful Pluto twice and within only a few days you must be candid. Scorpio (October 22 – November 20) Judging by the current very tricky and tense planetary setup this is no time to confront anybody. Yet you can’t ignore increasingly difficult issues. The best approach therefore is to take things in stages. Tackle one problem or obstacle a day and gradually you’ll manage to put these issues to rest. Sagittarius (November 21 – December 20) This is an unsettled week in a month of changes as sudden as they are disruptive. While in most cases you’ve recognised the promise in these, you’re still feeling overwhelmed. Take a break. While the pace of events won’t slow down, you can ignore them for a day or so. Capricorn (December 21 – January 19) Exciting as certain plans are, you’re being told they’re final. That seems excessive, especially with so much still being discussed and decided. While you could cite that as a point, you can also rely on the fact that with Mercury retrograde until the 22nd even the simplest arrangements are likely to change. Aquarius (January 20 – February 18) At the moment life is a bit like a serialised story in that every week or so you learn more about what’s happening, but never everything you want to know. That’s because the world around you is changing. As a result even simple arrangements must be regarded as tentative. Pisces (February 19 – March 19) You may be tempted to make promises to certain individuals that you can’t necessarily keep. Still, you’d like to reassure them. The big problem is that sooner or later they’ll ask you what’s happening with those promises you made and what you’ll say to those individuals then.