JONATHAN CAINER

Just curious, Jonathan. A dishonest work colleague got promoted by using corrupt and devious methods and subtly discrediting others. Bosses seemed ‘brainwashed’. this person’s horoscope keeps telling them success will get stronger. Does the ‘success’ message apply to crooks and honest people alike? Please tell me he will one day get his just deserts. Anthony sorry to say, Anthony, that astrological messages Do apply to crooks and honest people alike. they also apply equally to those who find fault with others and those who don’t! But the law of natural justice is as powerful as any planetary influence.

ARIES Mar 21 — Apr 20

IF ONLY you could wave a magic wand. Well, OK, perhaps you need two magic wands. With the first, you would get what you wanted. With the second, you could put right the damage you did elsewhere in the world when you were waving that first wand! Probably you would have to use a third one, too — lest in putting right that damage, you inadvertently created more! Beware the ‘wave of a wand’ solution this weekend. But don’t rule out a slower, more complex plan that can have the ideal outcome. Your in-depth, NEW October forecast could be one of the most rewarding phone calls you ever make. Dial 0906 751 5601.

TAURUS Apr 21 — May 21

EACH day this week, I have been alluding to taboos. I have tried to touch lightly on a topic many of us are so sensitive to, that we become offended at the slightest suggestion that there is anything to discuss! Yet in allowing ourselves to live in denial of certain very basic, human traits, tendencies, facts and faculties, don’t we do ourselves profound, potential, psychological harm? A candid conversation may be no more attainable this weekend than any other. But a tacit understanding can (and should) at least be reached. I’ve taken a good look at your forecast for October and I have great things to tell you. For inspiration call 0906 751 5602.

GEMINI May 22 — June 22

WHAT is the world coming to? We ask this every time we open a newspaper. Indeed, some publishers insist their readers only feel satisfied when they are given many good reasons to ask exasperated questions of this kind. Perhaps we can’t rely on our regular sources of information. Perhaps they are only telling us about the few negative exceptions in an attempt to distract us from the many wonderful interactions. This weekend, a situation you had begun to fear as hopeless, reveals itself to be full of hope. Even if you don’t usually call, you should hear the excellent news in your NEW October prediction. Call 0906 751 5603.

CANCER June 23 — July 23

IF THE past is a dictatorship and the present a democracy, what of the future? That depends on which way the vote goes in the here and now. You have the chance to cast off the shackles of yesteryear. You can say: ‘That may have been the way things were but it need not be the way things always are.’ And if you don’t feel like making such a choice immediately, you get a fresh option to make it with each new dawn albeit that this gives you slightly more precedent to defy and deny. This weekend, take responsibility for tomorrow. Your in-depth, NEW October forecast could be one of the most rewarding phone calls you ever make. Dial 0906 751 5604.

LEO July 24 — Aug 23

WE BECOME capable of doing amazing things when we are put under pressure. That pressure need not always be unpleasant or stressful. We can challenge ourselves or respond to some urge to impress a loved one. Or we may see a need or identify a situation in which we could be helpful, become inspired to do our best and then discover that we have surpassed ourselves. It is an achievement of this nature that you can look forward to accomplishing this weekend. Have faith in yourself. I’ve taken a good look at your forecast for October and I have great things to tell you. For inspiration call 0906 751 5605.

VIRGO Aug 24 — Sep 23

SO WHAT exactly is it you fear you can’t do this weekend? Where do you feel as if you are likely to be thwarted? Why do you expect that an experience of frustration and exasperation awaits? Now I know that traditionally, it is at this point in the forecast your astrologer is supposed to tell you to be confident and then promise that this will bring the happy result you desire. But surely, you can say that to yourself, can’t you? You can, and you will, and it will make all the difference that you need it to make. Even if you don’t usually call, you should hear the excellent news in your NEW October prediction. Call 0906 751 5606.

LIBRA Sep 24 — Oct 23

MANY a children’s fairground ride contains a car, fitted with a steering wheel. The infant is deposited in the miniature vehicle and drives it as the platform rotates. The child doesn’t know their efforts to control the car are making absolutely no difference to its speed and direction. If, indeed, they were old enough to understand this distinction, they would probably enjoy the experience far less. Remember, this weekend, how an illusion of engagement and involvement can make a big difference to a sense of belonging. Your in-depth, NEW October forecast could be one of the most rewarding phone calls you ever make. Dial 0906 751 5607.

SCORPIO Oct 24 — Nov 22

WHICH came first, the chicken or the egg? My daughter argues vehemently in favour of the chicken. But most of us would agree this is just one of those questions that can’t really be properly answered. It is a conversation stopper! Or a conversation starter! A bit like asking, for example, who started a particular argument? Disputes that go a long way back in time, are never easy to unravel. Don’t fuel a feud this weekend. Make a conciliatory gesture and you may yet rise high in someone else’s estimation. I’ve taken a good look at your forecast for October and I have great things to tell you. For inspiration call 0906 751 5608.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 — Dec 21

IT SEEMS intellectuals find it hard to parent small children. The storybooks are woefully short of long words and complicated concepts. Toddlers’ TV shows also lack nuance. It can begin to seem like a kind of torture. All that alleviates this is a sense of love, devotion and dedication. Then, the dull wasteland becomes a rich paradise. In a similar way, there is only one way to cope with the restrictive requirement your circumstances are placing upon you. Be glad, this weekend, of the bus that you are obliged to ride. Even if you don’t usually call, you should hear the excellent news in your NEW October prediction. Call 0906 751 5609.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 — Jan 20

WE GET good at whatever we do most often. If we frequently solve problems, when new ones arise we take them in our stride. And if we are often prone to worry and fret, we fall naturally into such a state at the first suggestion that there is some justification for it. Old habits don’t always have to be followed. New tricks can soon be learned. Make this the weekend during which you replace the urge to feel anxious, with the impulse to trust. You won’t be wrong! Your in-depth, NEW October forecast could be one of the most rewarding phone calls you ever make. Dial 0906 751 5610.

AQUARIUS Jan 21 — Feb 19

YOU HAVE been through a lot. You have covered much ground and have risen to many challenges. Now you deserve a little time off. But perhaps you feel that you dare not permit yourself an indulgence until you see some proof that recent efforts were not in vain. So what should you do then? Spend the weekend feeling uncomfortable while you wait for what will hopefully be reassuring news? There is a very high likelihood that when it comes, it will be good. Even if it isn’t, you should surely still allow yourself some fun. I’ve taken a good look at your forecast for October and I have great things to tell you. For inspiration call 0906 751 5611.

PISCES Feb 20 — Mar 20

IF THERE is an element of doubt or an edge of uncertainty surrounding any key issue in your life, be grateful for that this weekend. If there is more than one way to see a situation, don’t be in any great rush to narrow down the options and reach a definitive conclusion. Mysteries are best thought of as cocoons from which caterpillars of confusion can eventually emerge as butterflies of opportunity. They just need to be given a little time. Be patient and you will yet benefit from a most marvellously magical metamorphosis. Even if you don’t usually call, you should hear the excellent news in your NEW October prediction. Call 0906 751 5612.