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DEAR Jonathan, An astrologer friend suggested I should do lots of work during this phase while Mercury is retrograde. He believes in pursuing many different projects and tasks on the grounds that some will succeed even if others fail. What are your though

ARIES Mar21 — Apr20 DEEP within the Pacific Ocean lives a creature called the Sea Squirt. In its infancy, it looks like a tiny tadpole. But eventually, it attaches itself to a rock and slowly turns into a kind of vegetable, developing one of several bright colours, depending on the mineral content of its host. You could argue that such an existence is a wonderful example of how to find peace by giving up progress and independence. Or you see it as a warning. What are you getting too caught up with? Isn’t it time to break free? The Solstice can touch your heart and transform your world. Make the most of the energy available to you now. Call 0906 751 5601.

TAURUS Apr21 — May21 NOW you can see what you couldn’t see before. You couldn’t see it, even though you were looking right at it. That, indeed, was why you couldn’t see it. It was too obvious. It had begun to blend in with everything else. It had become part of the furniture. Finally, you are starting to recognise the true value of an asset and thus the importance of something that previously seemed trivial. It means you are having to reassess your idea about what a particular situation has been leading up to. But even so, it is good news. The Solstice brings potential for powerful positive change! There’s great news in your NEW four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5602.

GEMINI May22 — June22 THERE is no such thing as an argument you can’t pick any holes in. Or a proposition you can’t find fault with. Any idea will become less convincing if it is subjected to the scrutiny of a doubting mind. Now, while it’s true that too much enthusiasm can blind us to drawbacks that we really should acknowledge and be wary of, faith can also provide the mechanism by which flaws are compensated for. Be open to the information you need, but not so open to the suggestion that a cause is somehow lost. How will the Solstice transform your life? I have inspiring news for you in your NEW four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5603.

CANCER June23 — July23 YOU have had your part to play in the development of a particular drama. Your hand has held the spoon that stirred the pot. Some of the ingredients in the cauldron are there only because you added them. Nonetheless, you did not cast a spell on your own and you cannot be held fully responsible for its consequences. This gives you some potential freedom from blame,

which is good. It also gives you the know-how necessary to create an antidote and keep a

potential problem at bay. That is even better. Just four minutes on the phone could change your life! Let the warmth and power of the Solstice inspire you. Call 0906 751 5604.

LEO July24 — Aug23 ONCE, the leaves on the tree were baby buds waiting to unfurl. What made them decide to grow into the luxuriant foliage that they have since turned into? Perhaps they realised that one day you would look upon them and they were so excited about being inspected by such an important person that they did their best to become all that nature ever intended them to be. Don’t doubt whether you actually have such power. Own it and accept it. And act as if you expect more good things to happen. The Solstice can touch your heart and transform your world. Make the most of the energy available to you now. Call 0906 751 5605.

VIRGO Aug24 — Sep23 A NEW word is entering the English language. People are starting to talk about ‘hoptimists’. These are hopeful individuals who are not content simply to sit around and look on the bright side. They are doers, not dreamers. When they come across an obstacle, a barrier or a problem, they summon up all their positivity and somehow jump over it. They hop to it. That’s why they are called ‘hoptimists’. You are in an excellent position to make something good happen and thus to prove a pessimistic prognosis wrong. The Solstice brings potential for powerful positive change! There’s great news in your NEW four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5606. LIBRA Sep24 — Oct23 OUR instincts don’t always guide us to take action. Sometimes, they encourage us to leave matters well alone, to keep our options open and to remain on the fence, even when we are being urged to take sides. Such intuitive realisations are rarely experienced as eager impulses. Often they take the form of apathy, listlessness or reluctance. When we feel that way, we judge ourselves too harshly and assume they are negative traits that should be overcome. But you are about to become glad of yours. How will the Solstice transform your life? I have inspiring news for you in your NEW four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5607.

SCORPIO Oct24 — Nov22 WE ARE often encouraged to ‘seize the day’. Quite right, too. Surely it is up to us to make the most of every moment and extract as much opportunity as we can from every experience that comes our way. But what if someone else gets there first? What if we can’t ‘seize the day’ because someone else has already seized it? Actually, days don’t work this way, even if they sometimes seem to. It is important not to assume that you have been pipped to the post. That victory line is yours. You will yet cross it. Just four minutes on the phone could change your life! Let the warmth and power of the Solstice inspire you. Call 0906 751 5608.

SAGITTARIUS Nov23 — Dec21 THE villain in the tall black hat, twirling a long waxed moustache, is tying the heroine to a railway line. The train is thundering towards her as we speak. Only moments remain before disaster strikes. What a good job we have all seen those old black and white movies and we know that, with seconds to spare, the hero will emerge to cut her free. There is a big difference between a disaster and ‘the brink of a disaster’. Where a situation is on such a brink, it can yet be pulled back. The Solstice can touch your heart and transform your world. Make the most of the energy available to you now. Call 0906 751 5609.

CAPRICORN Dec22 — Jan20 THIS is no time to be a shrinking violet. Take out your light from under that bushel and proudly pin it high upon the nearest tree. Hold your head high, too. Straighten your back. Walk tall. Carry yourself with the air of quiet confidence that would be appropriate for a person who is well placed to solve a problem, clear up a mess and make sense of the confusion caused by someone else. Then, be that person. Save that day. Live that dream and make that allimportant difference. You have got all that it takes. The Solstice brings potential for powerful positive change! There’s great news in your NEW four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5610.

AQUARIUS Jan21 — Feb19 WHAT gives you the right to assume you can fully answer an important question? Doesn’t this touch upon a subject that has vexed many authorities and confounded numerous optimistic hopes and expectations? If others have failed to make progress in the territory you now find yourself in, surely you too should anticipate a tough time? Well, actually, things are different. You are different. The impact you have upon a sensitive situation is due to be different. You are the one who can do it. How will the Solstice transform your life? I have inspiring news for you in your NEW four-minute forecast. Call 0906 751 5611.

PISCES Feb20 — Mar20 PEOPLE don’t just communicate with words. They say something about themselves and their abilities through their body language. They also speak volumes via their tone of voice. As a sensitive Piscean, you are fully aware of this. Indeed, possibly, you are hypersensitive. Are you now so intimidated by someone else’s stance that you feel wary of asserting your own authority for fear of causing offence — or perhaps even inviting mockery. That is surely all the more reason to be yourself and to be proud of who you are. Just four minutes on the phone could change your life! Let the warmth and power of the Solstice inspire you. Call 0906 751 5612.