JONATHAN CAINER

A READER called dave recently expressed a concern. ‘If,’ he asked, ‘we’re seeing light from stars that burned out long ago, perhaps we, too, are already dead.’ I’ve thought more about this since then. When watching an old movie, the actors are no longer with us yet we can still see them. Isn’t that just the same thing? Meanwhile, Brian writes reassuringly to say the odds of a star burning out while its light is already on its way to earth are small; Stars live so long that a few thousand years is ‘the blink of an eye’.

ARIES Mar 21 — Apr 20 IF ‘THE heart doesn’t grieve what the eye cannot see’, the reverse must also be true. There are some people whose hearts and heads seem to be almost entirely disconnected. They ignore their emotions, suppressing these with a series of rational justifications. But few born under your sign fall into this category. Your head dances to the tune of your heart and that’s a wonderful thing. Waste no time today seeking clarification and explanation. Just be glad of what you feel and of what someone feels for you. Are you ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5601.

TAURUS Apr 21— May 21 ANCIENT wisdom, handed down from generation to generation, in the oral tradition of the fairy tale, makes one clear point. If we seek our fortune, we are supposed to set out on a quest for it. By implication (and often by example too) we are taught that we should not sit around waiting hopefully for fortune to come out in search of us! Astrology, too, is a form of ancient wisdom. Given the power of the current cosmic climate, I can only concur with our ancestors. Meet your current opportunity with effort! Are you ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5602.

GEMINI May22 — June22 ‘ME AND my shadow, strolling down the avenue…’ These are the words by Billy Rose that Al Jolson made famous. But they take on a different meaning if we consider them from the perspective of a Jungian analyst. The great professor said we all have a shadow-side; an aspect of our personality that is not quite as sunny or as bright as we like to think we are. We often don’t see our own shadow till others point it out to us. Don’t fear what you are being shown today. Just build a better relationship with it. Ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5603.

CANCER June23 — July23 MOST people are very fond of animals. We love our pets, we much enjoy wildlife documentaries and give generously to charities that protect and rescue abused or endangered species. Yet we are not always automatically inspired to express similar kind-heartedness towards our fellow humans. Why is that then? Might it be because we know that all other creatures are free from guile? Yet are not the vast majority of people in this world truly lovely folk too? Look, today, for the best in someone and that is what you will find. Ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5604.

LEO July24 — Aug23 WE ALL tend to be more aware of our failings than our talents. Even if we are wise enough to be proud of ourselves, we often feel that it would be wiser still to stay safe and stick to challenges that we know we can rise to. We don’t want to feel silly because we have bitten off more than we can chew. Perhaps this is why you are reluctant to take on a task today. But it just so happens that you were born to play a particular role. You will take to it like a duck to water and will yet glide with seemingly effortless ease to success. Are you ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5605.

VIRGO Aug 24 — Sep23 SOME topics are divisive. That’s why, when we meet strangers, we usually steer away from sport or politics till we know a little bit about what they think. Deep spiritual beliefs can also create controversy. Yet if we can keep away long enough from such sensitive subjects, we may eventually discover that we have so much in common (and such a strong natural rapport) that we can happily agree to differ where our views don’t meet. Someone else deserves respect today, even if their ideas don’t seem to. Are you ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5606.

LIBRA Sep24 — Oct23 THE road through the frontier town is deserted. The citizens have gone indoors and only the twitching curtains reveal that many are nervously studying the street. As the sun reaches its zenith above the horizon, a stray piece of tumbleweed rolls in the breeze. Then the two tall figures with wide hats and heavy holsters step out to face each other. Who will be quickest on the draw today? Actually, the only winner will be the person who realises this is not a Western and strives for a compromise instead of a showdown! Are you ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5607.

SCORPIO Oct24 — Nov22 A SPEED limit, is a speed limit. It is expected to apply equally whether the road is empty in the middle of the night or chock full of traffic in the middle of the day. Much though many a motorist might argue that an allowance ought to be made for a particular set of circumstances, the law remains inflexible. This may not be an appropriate forum in which to discuss the general principles but it is certainly fair for us to ask, today, whether sufficient weight is now being given to a story that may make quite a difference to a situation. Are you ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5608.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 — Dec 21 MORE often than not, we do what we’ve always done. We keep up our habits, respect our own rhythms, rituals and routines. From these, we gain the reassurance of familiarity. Even if we don’t much enjoy having to do what we find ourselves doing, we can at least gain some strange satisfaction from complaining about it and perhaps envisaging a time when somehow, magically, things will be different. But how do we feel when they actually do change? You may be about to discover today. It is quite good news. Ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5609.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 — Jan 20 WHERE were we before we came here? What world did we inhabit? And what has happened to our ability to recollect this? How have we all managed to arrive here with our memories wiped? If we can’t recall so much as a single thing, no wonder we are apprehensive about what will happen to us when we eventually depart once again. Perhaps that very nervous uncertainty is essential to human existence. If we knew the meaning of every mystery, there would be no sense of magic. Don’t fear the unknown today. Are you ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5610.

AQUARIUS Jan 21 — Feb 19 DO YOU like logic puzzles? They give us little grids, then drip-feed bits of information about imaginary scenarios. If, for example, the person who likes carrots doesn’t live at the red house, but someone called Dave does live there, Dave can’t be the person who likes carrots. And on they go, obliging us to tie up our minds in complicated knots. Are you trying to make sense of a baffling situation? Success, today, could come down to ensuring that you ask the smartest possible question. Ask a smart question. Are you ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5611.

PISCES Feb20 — Mar20 TOO often, we doubt ourselves. We imagine that we are making a mistake. We suspect it may not be safe to trust our own judgement or to believe what we think we remember. Now, it is always healthy to entertain a little uncertainty. Many an error is made through an excess of confidence. But then a far greater number of mistakes are made when people lack the courage of their own convictions. Recent events have awoken an idea in the back of your mind. Try not to send it back to sleep with a lullaby of disbelief. Are you ready for the month ahead? Your prediction for the next 30 days is ready. Make September great! Call 0906 751 5612.