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Mars is making his presence felt in combination with some of the solar system’s giants. Today, he makes an intense aspect to Neptune, while tomorrow he forms a harmonious link with Jupiter. While Mars is about fiery heat, Neptune’s energy resembles impressionistic water. Like a hot iron plunged into a cool pool, together they can make for passionate, steamy encounters. But most of all they encourage us to chase dreams in the pursuit of happiness. Contentment isn’t as elusive as we fear.

ARIES Mar 21 — Apr 20

AS THE UK approaches yet another election, people are looking for indicators, portents and coincidences that hint at the outcome. You hear lots of phrases like: ‘Whenever football team X loses its last home game of the season, the winner is always the incumbent party.’ Do such expressions have a subtle effect on people’s views? You must be wary of linking unrelated developments. You can’t take success for granted, but neither should you see signs of doom where none exist. There’s important news about the big changes due in your life. Pick up the phone for a very special message: Call 0906 751 5601.

TAURUS Apr 21 — May 21

SUPPOSE a major airline had made changes to its planes in response to a customer survey? Having realised that passengers were afraid of losing belongings during flights, they had installed little safes beneath the seats. All well and good, but to accommodate this, they removed the life jackets. Or to put it another way, under Mars and Neptune’s influence, there are things that in terms of your personal security you don’t need to worry about. Focus on more pressing (and more likely) concerns. You don’t need to worry about the future! Just four minutes on the phone will give you the key to a happier life. Call 0906 751 5602.

GEMINI May 22 — June 22

WHAT kind of a planet is this? What are we all doing here? Whose idea was it in the first place? If time goes on for ever, why do we all have so little of it? If space is infinite, why do we keep staring at the same old walls? Having started today’s forecast with a few tricky questions, we can then try some easier ones, such as: what are you supposed to do about you-knowwhat? Stumped for an answer? Never mind. Life’s full of things we can’t understand. Yet this really need not be a problem. Just try to relax. There’s important news about the big changes due in your life. Pick up the phone for a very special message: Call 0906 751 5603.

CANCER June 23 — July 23

IMAGINE you’re alone in a flimsy shack, surrounded by woods full of wolves. Night has fallen and with curtainless windows you daren’t even light a candle lest you attract invaders. Under such circumstances, you might be wise to stay up, alert and on guard, until morning. Now, please go back to the beginning of this forecast. Notice that one crucial word ‘imagine’. If it’s all only just imagination, you needn’t go to such trouble. As Mars squares with Neptune today, don’t let imagination carry you away. You don’t need to worry about the future! Just four minutes on the phone will give you the key to a happier life. Call 0906 751 5604.

LEO July 24 — Aug 23

YESTERDAY we talked about not feeling ‘boxed in’. There are some paths through life that will never lead to success without a modicum of commitment. And when we’ve committed to a particular course, sometimes that involves shutting our eyes and closing our ears to possible alternatives. You really shouldn’t be made to go down with a sinking ship now. But neither should you abandon a journey just because the water’s getting choppy. Give your vessel the opportunity to right itself. There’s important news about the big changes due in your life. Pick up the phone for a very special message: Call 0906 751 5605.

VIRGO Aug 24 — Sep 23

QUIZ show contestants rapidly find out that it’s one thing to answer a question while they’re relaxing on their own sofa, quite another to keep their minds sharp under the glare of a studio light, with an audience and an inquisitor close by. Problems are much easier to solve if they belong to someone else. You can’t conveniently transfer ownership of your current dilemma, but you can try standing back from it. Mars and Neptune’s link suggests that the less directly involved you feel, the wiser you’ll be. You don’t need to worry about the future! Just four minutes on the phone will give you the key to a happier life. Call 0906 751 5606.

LIBRA Sep 24 — Oct 23

WHERE have you reached a very bold decision? If you’ve made a commitment, you can hardly go back on it. It’s too late to start wondering whether or not this was wise. You simply have to have faith in the choice you made. Trust yourself — you’ve arrived at a wise destination, no matter how dubious your route. Despite tension, and confusion that seemingly won’t go away, everything will work out surprisingly well. Where you most need the blessing of a fortuitous firmament, you’re about to get it. There’s important news about the big changes due in your life. Pick up the phone for a very special message: Call 0906 751 5607.

SCORPIO Oct 24 — Nov 22

YESTERDAY I explained how auspicious it is to have the Full Moon in your sign. Its influence doesn’t last for just one day, though. And, combined with your traditional ruler Mars’s dynamic link with Neptune today, little could more distinctly and delightfully represent a turning point. That’s what you have arrived at. As for that lingering sense of doom and gloom? That’s just a hangover from an instinctive awareness of the impending profound and positive change on your personal horizon. Let it go. You don’t need to worry about the future! Just four minutes on the phone will give you the key to a happier life. Call 0906 751 5608.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 — Dec 21

SOME of my Sagittarian friends tell me they are not quite sure what the cosmos holds in store for them. On reflection, I understand their predicament. Really, it is just trying to urge you to keep on reaching for the very best in life. I’m aware that sometimes, when success comes within your grasp, you think you’ve come close enough to it and don’t need to bother with the final steps. It would be a shame to retreat from the brink of a victory. Seize it! There’s important news about the big changes due in your life. Pick up the phone for a very special message: Call 0906 751 5609.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 — Jan 20

THE Full Moon is due to keep bestowing its blessing on you for some time yet. If you aren’t already feeling confident, as if a weight is being taken off your mind and a new source of hope appears, you can expect such an experience soon enough. Don’t underestimate your ability to be a constructive influence on the people around you. Even where it looks as though a tough decision has been reached and there’s no way to go back on it, you may yet discover your magical powers of persuasion. You don’t need to worry about the future! Just four minutes on the phone will give you the key to a happier life. Call 0906 751 5610.

AQUARIUS Jan 21 — Feb 19

USUALLY, when you say you’re going to do something, you do it. Even if it no longer needs doing! Even if the person you made the promise to no longer wants you to keep it! Even if you can think of better ways to pass the time, a commitment is a commitment. Well, kind of. You’re not that predictable, but you do have a stubborn streak. It’s a natural extension of your loyal personality. So be careful what you allow yourself to offer your energy to today. Make sure it’s worth your attention. There’s important news about the big changes due in your life. Pick up the phone for a very special message: Call 0906 751 5611.

PISCES Feb 20 — Mar 20

MARS today makes an energetic link with your modern ruler, Neptune, before reaching a harmonious understanding with your traditional ruler, Jupiter, tomorrow. You could hardly wish for more auspicious signs. That’s the power you seek, the motivation you require. It’s also a clear suggestion that there’ll be some real opportunity. The only risk attached is that you could end up becoming overly stubborn about one small matter and thus fail to see the bigger picture. But you won’t let that happen, will you? You don’t need to worry about the future! Just four minutes on the phone will give you the key to a happier life. Call 0906 751 5612.