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JONATHAN CAINER

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I RECENTLY found myself teaching a little history to my 11-year- old daughter. I explained that, not so long ago, women were not allowed to vote. The law didn’t even treat them as ‘proper people’. If they were married, they belonged to their husbands. And girls were rarely educated. It was considered a waste of time to teach them. As my daughter responded with amazement, it dawned on me that the current cosmic climate has the power to bring about another sea change in people’s attitudes. An age of even greater enlightenm­ent for humanity may be about to dawn.

ARIES Mar 21 — Apr 20 IF YOU want to start doing things differentl­y, you have to stop doing things in the way you have always done them. That sounds very reasonable, but it is the kind of advice many of us have difficulty putting into practice. We are creatures of habit. We draw on our experience. We fall too easily into old routines and patterns of behaviour. But if, this weekend, you can summon enough determinat­ion, you can instigate a change that is long overdue. And you can sustain it. NEW! Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5601. TAURUS IT IS rarely good to

Apr 21 — May 21 be fussy. If you are an artist, you can come up with very clear reasons why one thing is acceptable and another is not. But, generally, the more we say: ‘I must have it this way,’ and ‘I cannot accept that,’ the more we block our own happiness. This is my point about Santa Claus. How much easier would his job be if people only said: ‘Dear Father Christmas, I don’t mind what you get me, just get me something that helps me to feel happy.’ Remember, this

weekend, all you want is happiness. Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5602.

GEMINI May 22 — June 22 IT IS possible to

swim through shark-infested waters without getting bitten. It just requires a bit of luck. If you are successful, you can allow yourself to be triumphant. But if you really want to avoid the risk, it’s better to go where there are no sharks. Life, this weekend, urges you to look at your own tendency to live dangerousl­y. Why take risks? Is the potential for reward really so great? And is there not a much safer, if less dramatic, option on offer? It may be better to be wise than brave. NEW! Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5603. CANCER WHAT stops you

June 23 — July 23 from rewriting the rule book? Why can’t you just break with tradition and do everything differentl­y from now on? Ah yes, responsibi­lities. The promises you must keep. The commitment­s you have already given. Aren’t they tedious? Well, in one way they dull the edge of what would otherwise have been an exciting experience. Yet they are also precious and important. Don’t resent the circumstan­ces that are keeping you in check, just try to recognise all

that you have to be grateful for. Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5604.

LEO July 24 — Aug 23 MERCURY remains

retrograde in your sign. That is indicative of your current need to go back over recent history and reconsider some of the decisions you made. You want to be clear. You want to forge ahead with confidence. Yet there is a conclusion that you have reached too hastily and you must now give more considerat­ion to an option you have been inclined to overlook. You may find this annoying, but you stand to benefit enormously from a little reflection this weekend. NEW! Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5605. VIRGO EACH time I look at

Aug 24 — Sep 23 your cosmic climate, I keep seeing the same image in my mind’s eye. It is one of those movies where soldiers are trying to escape from a prison camp. While some of them distract the guards, others are digging a tunnel. Even if they can burrow beneath the perimeter fence, how will they get away? Aren’t the odds stacked against them? Well, here is the funny thing. In the film, at least some of the heroes succeed. You now stand a better chance of breaking free than you think. Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5606.

LIBRA Sep 24 — Oct 23 IF ONLY some people listened carefully to you, they could avoid making some big mistakes. Your advice is good. Your insight is wise. So why is it not always welcome? Because people have to find things out the hard way. They can’t reach an understand­ing unless they have first had an experience. You may need to be patient with someone this weekend. Give them a chance to learn a lesson for themselves and save your ‘I told you so’ for the moment when they look at you and say: ‘You told me so.’ NEW! Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5607. SCORPIO YOU don’t have to

Oct 24 — Nov 22 explain everything. You just have to drop a hint. But it must be a good, sharp, carefully aimed hint, not just a scant suggestion. If this is connected to your own need for assistance, it may be wiser not to hint at all but simply ask for help. Don’t imagine that by the time you have told someone about what you require of them, it would have been easier just to take care of the problem yourself. Once they see what needs to be done, they will very quickly grasp the nature of the challenge. Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5608.

SAGITTARIU­S Nov 23 — Dec 21 YOU will

be happy to hear that, this weekend, life does not require you to wrestle a crocodile or do a parachute jump. You can undertake such challenges if you wish to, but they really are not necessary. You simply have to pit yourself against a problem that seems almost as scary but which is much more psychologi­cal than physical. You have to do something you don’t want to do and put a smile on your face while you do it. Your chances

of success are surprising­ly high. NEW! Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5609.

CAPRICORN THERE are

Dec 22 — Jan 20 sacrifices you will happily make on behalf of someone you care for or in support of a cause that means much to you, yet you would hesitate to be so strong on your own behalf. You need to ask yourself, this weekend, how much you matter? Don’t you deserve to be in the best possible shape? Won’t everyone benefit if you choose to do what is right? Allow yourself to be generous. Look at the big picture and consider the best way to make that even bigger and better. Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5610. AQUARIUS SOME while

Jan 21 — Feb 19 ago, I told you about my friends who were walking from England to Italy. You will be happy to hear they completed their adventure. As they look back on the journey, it doesn’t seem like such a big deal. But, then, that is the nature of triumphs. It is only when we are in the midst of them, only when we are not really sure how things are going to turn out, that we experience doubt and stress. You may now be wondering whether you can accomplish the task before you. But you can! NEW! Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5611.

PISCES Feb 20 — Mar 20 WILL you one day stand on a podium with a gold medal around your neck while a band strikes up the anthem of your homeland? Well, that depends on what the world eventually chooses to reward. You certainly deserve appreciati­on and respect for the many wonderful things you do. Yet this weekend you may have to settle for being an unsung hero once again. Others seem to be taking you for granted. That is their mistake. Nonetheles­s, you know what you must

do and why you must do it. Want to know more about why your outlook is so special? For great news about next week’s exciting opportunit­ies, call 0906 751 5612.

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