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Pick Me Up! astrologer Claire Petulengro reads your month ahead!

Aries March 21st - April 20th

You have begun to look at your life from a wiser angle. You want to make sure that you are creating a life you can continue to enjoy for years to come. This will see you looking at your close ones with a more analytical eye. Try to apply some of this intelligence you are being gifted to take a closer look at your finances. Your stars tell me that you are wasting money you could be enjoying. Downscaling on several levels this month could well be the key to your freedom. It’s worth asking more than once regarding financial avenues ahead.

Taurus April 21st - May 21st

Love the life you have, not the one you think you should have. Make it your own. This is the month to start, Taurus. The events of the last few months have given you reason to claim your life as you own. No longer do you owe a certain person your loyalty. I know you’ll be taking the baton and running with it, my friend. Someone you didn’t think was ‘on your side’ always was and is, as you’ll find out around the 6th. Try not to talk about other’s lives this month, or you could be cast as a gossip in an already sensitive situation.

Gemini May 22nd - June 21st

Children prove more difficult to deal with than usual. Don’t fret, but give them time. If you can be a constant in their life and not a nag, then they will soon open up to you. Documents you fill in or writing you do will be much to your advantage in the New Year. If you are given more time, don’t take it, but show instead what a consummate professional you are. Someone is using you for either your social connections, or your finances. Put a stop to it while you still feel you can. This is an exciting time for home affairs and where you live.

Cancer June 22nd - July 23rd

I can see that you have had to show an awful lot of patience in recent weeks and even months, my friend. What happens this month is that those around you start to make decisions about their life. What they don’t know, but which you are now prewarned about, is that they are likely to change their minds several times afterwards. Therefore, don’t offer money to their cause until you see things signed in writing. Your personal life comes under the spotlight as you realise from the 23rd what is and isn’t working for you. It’s a refreshing life change.

Leo July 24th - August 23rd

Start as you mean to go on this month. If you mean no, then say no. To lead others on, as you have been, is only going to break down all methods of communication. Try as you might, it seems that someone wants you to come into their world but is not willing to come into yours. Take some time to imagine what it would be like to face a total change. Your heart will provide you with the answer you need. You asked friends last month, and they told you what they thought you wanted to hear. The full moon gets the rubbish out of your life.

Virgo August 24th - September 23rd

Face each new day this month with the best of intentions. Write a to do list, as this is the most likely month you will complete it. There seems to be uncertainty in the home, but hold in there. A calmer and more predictable safe time is coming from the 12th onwards. Time you spend away from a certain person is not by your choice, but is certainly an eye opener as to how well you can cope when they’re not there. Work hard this month and don’t be afraid to ask for more. Important faces are taking notes. Saturn can help you.

Libra September 24th - October 23rd

You are not alone on your journey through life, Libra. Walk with others who enjoy the same things you do, and stop mixing with those who take you outside of your comfort zone. Neptune is on hand to wake up your subconscious and to make you see yourself as a priority again. News of someone who has moved away gives you reason to want to plan an important trip. Do it, as much for you, as for the person involved. It’s important that you get to fill in those missing blanks. You’re about to have friends in high places professionally.

Scorpio October 24th - November 22nd

A touch of fame beckons this month, Scorpio. You begin to get a better idea of how to work your profession so that you get to enjoy it. A sign such as you often makes their work their life, so it’s a good idea to find one you enjoy. Friends make it hard for you to stay friends this month. Do your best to avoid getting involved in dramas which touch a past nerve in you. What you do professionally this month will set the stage for months, if not years, to come. Be you – after all, everyone else is taken. Recent texts will take you in a new direction.

Sagittarius October 24th - November 22nd

There is the need in your stars for you to retain important information this week. You start to see where you were going wrong and you are no longer afraid to ask questions. I would even go so far as to advise you to take a pen and pad with you everywhere you go. Remembering the finer details of people’s lives, and even just their first names, can go a long way to you cutting corners. Try not to fall out with family you know are feeling the strain from others. You could become the vent they’re looking for if you get too close.

Capricorn December 22nd - January 20th

You want to know where you stand with a certain person, but you are finding it impossible to get any answers from them. Try taking a step back from the situation this month. It’s what will prove to be the ace up your sleeve. You now know what was not working in your career. From here on in, you know which paths to stay away from, and this in turn will open up a whole new world of sights for you to see. Things you begin professionally now are your key to long term financial security. Ring now to find out where you’re going.

Aquarius January 21st - February 19th

The need to get away and to take a break from life is fuelled by Mercury this month. In fact, there are faces you could normally not live without who you just don’t want to see right now. Make space and time for you to work out exactly what’s going on in your head. I honestly think you are angrier at yourself than you are anybody else. Trying to juggle figures may prove disarming this month. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. What you’re doing now is building the base for your dreams. It’s time to make your mark in life.

Pisces February 20th - March 20th

Don’t believe words without seeing proof. It could be your downfall if you do. Aspects suggest you may be blaming the wrong person. Do your research and go to the source, not the third parties who have already led you astray more than once. You start to see who brings stress to your life and who brings joy. Separating them is not as easy as you had hoped, but it can be done if you add time and patience to the mix. Family take a stand and you take yours. You’re in the right. Remember that, and work through this.