JONATHAN CAINER

Dear Jonathan, Many years ago, in a book called Supernature, Lyall Watson proposed that the sex of a child is influenced by the position of the Moon at the time of conception. What are your thoughts? Michael. Dear Michael, Lyall Watson was a fine writer w

ARIES Mar 21 — Apr 20 ‘ONE day,’ suggests

the Bible, ‘swords will be made into ploughshares and the lion will lie down with the lamb.’ Naturally for someone in my line of work, I’m fond of prophecies like this, no matter where they come from. As long as they have something positive to say about the future, I’m willing to believe them! I can’t, sadly, foresee a delightful transformation of this nature occurring in your life today but there is, at least, a chance to heal a rift and to pour oil over waters which need now no longer be troubled. Anxious? I’ve recorded a very special message for you. I’ll give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5601.

TAURUS Apr 21 — May 21 THE world is full of halls of learning; schools for children, colleges for teenagers and adult education centres. There would, we might imagine, be a chance in some of these places, of getting lessons in how to be kinder, nicer, sweeter to people. Perhaps too, we could be taught not to fear one another or how to proceed with more trust, even in a world that is seemingly full of adversity. It would seem, though, those are lessons we must learn for ourselves. But you can make a delightful

discovery today. Confused? I have recorded a very special message for you. I’ll give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5602.

GEMINI May 22 — June 22 CAN you

communicate with the realm beyond? Do spirits send you messages from the other side? Do you rival Dr Dolittle in your ability to communicate with animals? Even if you can answer ‘yes’ to all of the above, we must put your uncanny powers to one more test. I’m holding a coin. When I flip it, will it land on heads or tails? Even the most prescient people have moments when they doubt their abilities. Nobody gets it right every time but once in a while, you do get it right. Trust yourself today. Anxious? I’ve recorded a special message for you. I’ll give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5603. CANCER

June 23 — July 23 SOME people cut corners but Cancerians go the extra mile. Does that make them foolish? Does it mean you provide other people with an invisible licence that permits them to take advantage of you? No! It simply means you have a responsibility to yourself and to others, to maintain an exemplary standard and to show us all what immaculate behaviour looks like. Despite the temptation to reach for anything less, today, you will again be a shining beacon of how to do everything the right way. Uncertain? I’ve recorded a very special message for you. I’ll give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5604.

LEO July 24 — Aug 23 FACED with a bewildering array of options and alternatives, we often have to make draconian decisions — it’s either that or get bogged down in detail. We sometimes deliberately develop passions and prejudices to help us to make a difficult choice. We know we could do this, or that, but as we don’t want to hang around dithering, we feel pleased when we remember we have created a reason to rule out this and exclude that. Even so, be aware that there may be other, more preferable ways, to proceed today. Anxious? I have recorded a very special message for you. I’ll give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5605. VIRGO

Aug 24 — Sep 23 THERE is 'being wrong’, there is ‘being right’, and then there is ‘being wise’. Wise people can see why sometimes it is right to be wrong or even why it may be ‘wrong’ to be ‘right’. Wisdom, in the modern world, is woefully underrated yet it is just as valuable as it was in ancient times. Someone has to provide it, supply it and apply it. Right now, in your part of the world at least, that task falls upon your shoulders. Today, be wise enough to remember that wise people are rarely thanked for their

wisdom. Anxious? I have recorded a very special message for you. I will give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5606.

LIBRA Sep 24 — Oct 23 SOME board games

involve forming words to score points. Poets don’t necessarily have the advantage one might expect. The way to win involves developing a mercenary attitude to the value of those letters. There may be prettier possibilities but they won’t pay so well. Skills can be transferred but only if the participant sees the difference between the activity they think they are being asked to engage with and the challenge that they actually face. Watch out for a distinction like that today. Worried? I have recorded a very special message for you. I’ll give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5607. SCORPIO

Oct 24 — Nov 22 HOW do we feel when there is something that we want, yet we seemingly can’t get? Our objective becomes elusive, distant, apparently unattainable. The more we think about it, the more frustrated we feel. If we are prone to anxiety or insecurity, we often apply this to our situation. We think: ‘Oh, I’ll never get that will I?’ What you are getting now is so very valuable. It is an insight into what you truly need, plus a recognition that this aspiration is more feasible than you might have thought. Uncertain? I have recorded a very special message for you. I will give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5608.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 — Dec 21 POPULAR

though the lottery is, many entrants miss the pointof it. They believe that by buying a ticket they create the possibility of winning. The chances of that, though, remain hopelessly remote, regardless of how lucky their stars may be. What we actually purchase is the right to fantasise from the moment we pay until the moment the result is in. If you want to do well today though, try something slightly more feasible and you may be pleasantly surprised by how far that takes you. Anxious? I’ve recorded a special message for you. I’ll give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5609.

CAPRICORN

YOUR sign Dec 22 — Jan 20 bestows upon you the gift of leadership. It makes you inventive and innovative and backs this up with great commitment, born of loyalty. You don’t investigate the possibility of change for the sake of change; you do it when you can see something is unsatisfactory in its current state and that a better way needs to be found. When you reach such a decision, you move heaven and earth to ensure that any opportunity you can identify is maximised. That is what you are doing today. Confused? I have recorded a very special message for you. I will give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5610.

AQUARIUS

Jan 21 — Feb 19 WE are all good at some things, less successful when we turn our hand to other endeavours. We take pride in our accomplishments and turn a blind eye to those activities that aren’t so easy. If we don’t think about these too much, we can kid ourselves that we are supremely gifted! All is then well until we are put to the test. It takes real courage to be smart enough to keep pitting your wits against problems that are not so easy to conquer — how else will you learn and make progress? Be brave today. Worried? I’ve recorded a special message for you. I’ll give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5611. PISCES

Feb 20 — Mar 20 WHENEVER things aren’t entirely normal, interesting developments tend to ensue. There are, indeed, some who might argue that if we could only train ourselves to take more of an interest in whatever appears to be ordinary, nothing would ever be entirely ‘normal’ again. As you now open your mind to a deeper understanding of a familiar situation, you begin to identify a possibility that might previously have seemed unlikely and far-fetched. It will yet have positive implications for many areas of concern. Uncertain? I’ve recorded a very special message for you. I’ll give you the key to your future. Call 0906 751 5612.